Since it opened in early May, the For Change, Middle Park cafe has been delighting customers with its plant-based menu and unique location – the space was formerly a tram stop! This cafe will also provide hospitality training and entry-level employment to…
Carol Berger, a Community Development Worker, and Manager of Power Neighbourhood House, started Connecting Teens in 2008. Connecting Teens supports young people to experience and develop friendships. Her son, who is on the autism spectrum, was a teenager at the time and experiencing bullying and social…
A first-of-its-kind beach access directory, which lists details of accessible beaches across Australia for people living with a disability, has just been launched by Accessible Beaches Australia. The directory – accessiblebeaches.com – has been developed in partnership with Deloitte and will provide Australians…
IKEA Australia recently concluded its ‘Buy-back Move Forward’ initiative that it formed in partnership with RizeUp, a domestic and family violence charity. In April, customers who used IKEA’s Buy-back service to return pre-loved furniture had their refund matched dollar-for-dollar. This money was…
THE Happy Boxes Project, a not-for-profit organisation that provides beautiful boxes of toiletries, sanitary items and self-care products via Happy Boxes to Indigenous women in remote communities around Australia is proud to announce the launch of ‘The Happy Hub’. Located on the…
AUSTRALIA’s leading mental fitness not-for-profit foundation, Gotcha4Life, is this week launching the Mateship Miles, a week-long roadshow to kick-start conversations about the importance of building mental fitness, meaningful mateship and social and emotional connection, and good health in communities. To help spread…
HUMANITARIAN aid organisation, Care Australia, has launched a new initiative in time for International Women’s Day on Tuesday, 8 March. The Her Circle campaign aims to generate a domino effect of female empowerment by utilising the ‘multiplier effect’. Care Australia’s Head of…
Salvos aim to raise $10 million to support Aussies affected in Queensland and NSW As damaging weather ravages the east coast of Australia and thousands of Aussies have become displaced from their homes, The Salvation Army is launching an appeal for donations…
OVER three billion animals were killed or displaced in the Black Summer bushfires of 2019-20 – 60,000 of those were koalas. The fires burnt about 24 million acres and confirmed the trend of worsening fire weather with increased forest areas caught by…
SNAPCHAT has partnered with First Languages Australia to launch a series of “language learning lenses” to help raise awareness and educate young people on Australia’s first languages and Indigenous culture. Australia is home to more than 750 distinct Aboriginal and Torres Strait…
