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…
AUSTRALIA’s only national support service dedicated solely to early pregnancy loss, Pink Elephants, has reported a significant growth in its online support services. Ahead of Mother’s Day this Sunday, 8 May, which can be a triggering event for women who have experienced…
AUSTRALIA’s leading brain cancer charity, the Cure Brain Cancer Foundation, is leading the charge to support women and their leadership aspirations. The Cure Brain Cancer Foundation’s leadership team is currently all women whilst the organisation is also made-up of 83 per cent…
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…
ISLA is one of the “Little Ambassadors” for the 2022 Good Friday Appeal. The eight-year-old is in remission after spending half her life in treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. Isla’s parents knew something was wrong five years ago when their bubbly and…
CHILDREN in rural and remote areas will have better access to life-saving medical equipment. The Federal Government is providing $100,000 to The Humpty Dumpty Foundation in 2021-22 to support its work to improve the care of children in rural and remote Australia…
The Shepherd Centre has unveiled a first-of-its-kind virtual reality (VR) experience to allow others to find out what life is like with hearing loss. The unique experience is designed to prevent bullying of children with hearing loss at school by giving their…
EXTRAORDINARY Aussies are continuing to stand with people impacted by blood cancer by taking part in this year’s World’s Greatest Shave. With The World’s Greatest Shave taking place across the country from March 16-20 (Shave Week), Aussies are preparing to lose their…
