With more Australians experiencing the devastation and disruption of a blood cancer diagnosis, the Leukaemia Foundation is announcing Australia’s first and only dedicated blood cancer support line – 1800 620 420 – on the first day of Blood Cancer Month. The latest…
The Moonee Valley Racing Club (MVRC) is proud to announce that Make-A-Wish Australia will be its Cox Plate Carnival Charity Pin partner for the next two years. In what is a milestone year for the Club with the Centenary running of the…
The Live Fearless Challenge is back for its fifth year this September, and Crohn’s & Colitis Australia (CCA) is calling on individuals and teams to get involved to make it bigger and better than ever. For more than 30 years, Crohn’s & Colitis Australia has been…
Mission Australia is calling on young people aged 15-19 across Australia to have their say in Youth Survey 2022 before it closes on 31 August. Youth Survey is the largest of its kind and last year more than 20,000 young people shared…
To increase the acceptance of Deafness in society, the Logie-winning children’s show Bluey introduced a Deaf character in an episode entitled “Turtleboy”, which aired on Australian television this year. The character, named Dougie, is shown communicating with his mum using Auslan (Australian…
What is possible if refugees are given greater community and government support? A story like that of Dr Linny Kimly Phuong and The Water Well Project is possible. Linny’s parents were Vietnamese boat people, leaving the war-torn country in the 1970s when…
Make-A-Wish Australia has made unicorns fly, sent kids to the moon and recently granted a pawsome adventure for 16-year-old Sahara from Parmelia, Western Australia. Sahara, who was diagnosed with an Acquired Brain Injury, is an animal enthusiast with over ten pets, including three dogs, five…
The Nappy Collective, Australia’s only not-for-profit solely focused on collecting and redistributing nappies to families in crisis, is launching its annual Collective Campaign today. Currently, 1 in 10 families in Australia can’t afford the nappies they need for their babies. Without access…
For over a hundred years, Sparkways (formerly Try Mentoring) have been offering a mentoring program for young people. What do some of the young people completing the program today say about it? “I have learned that I can’t always change things and…
Diphtheria cases infecting children in northern New South Wales is a stark reminder of the importance of vaccination, says Senior Vaccine Advisor to UNICEF Australia, Chris Maher. The former senior advisor to the Director-General of the World Health Organisation said: “The last…
