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Opinion/Politics

End the silence on the impact of lockdowns on our kids

Silence - in our schools and briefly in our playgrounds, on our sporting fields, everywhere but online and in social media. That is what is greeting our kids.…

by The Advocate
September 16, 2021April 6, 2022
2296 views
Community/Health/Politics/Uncategorized

Australia’s National Plan to re-open does not involve kids

AUSTRALIAN parents want their kids vaccinated and back at school, according to a national poll by UNICEF. The results, released on August 11, 2021, found parents were overwhelmingly concerned about the academic effects of extended periods in lockdown. Learning loss was a…

by Tia Haralabakos
August 17, 2021January 21, 2022
373 views
Charities in the spotlight/Health

COVID isolation is affecting bereaved parents

DEMAND for support services for new parents has soared over the past year as COVID-19 has created additional anxiety and crisis for families. COVID-19 lockdowns and restrictions are placing additional stress on parents dealing with the grief of losing a child, forcing…

by Sara Bolst
August 12, 2021January 21, 2022
538 views
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Community

Award Recipients Announced at Volunteering Victoria’s 2020 State Awards (COVID Response)

Volunteering Victoria announced 4 recipients at its sixth annual State Awards by video broadcast on Thursday 26 November 2020. “The State Awards celebrate the incredible examples of leadership and contribution volunteer-involving organisations, their leaders and volunteers make in our communities,” said Scott…

by Ryan Fritz
December 1, 2020
227 views
Opinion

The prominent yet dangerous role of alcohol at major sporting events

As a proud sporting nation, it is embedded within Aussie culture to crack open a cold one with a few mates while watching the AFL Grand Final or indulging in a glass of champagne over the races, however the role alcohol plays…

by Georgia Franc
November 10, 2020November 10, 2020
390 views
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Health/Uncategorized

Telehealth extension giving veterans greater access to mental health care

Mates4Mates has welcomed the extension of telehealth services until March 2021, after an announcement from the Federal Government.…

by Sarah Jacob
September 28, 2020September 28, 2020
472 views
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Community/Uncategorized

400% spike in numbers accessing ASRC foodbank

The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) has urged the federal government to extend its COVID19 safety nets, as new data shows a four-fold increase in numbers accessing its foodbank.…

by Sarah Jacob
September 23, 2020September 23, 2020
397 views
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Community/Uncategorized

New survey indicates JobSeeker cuts would mean extreme hardship for 1.6 million people

A survey of people on JobSeeker released on Friday by the Australian Council of Social Service lays bare the grim outlook for people without paid work in this recession.…

by Sarah Jacob
September 14, 2020September 14, 2020
322 views
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Health

Psychology appointments for veterans up nearly 30 per cent

The demand for psychology appointments has increased by 27 per cent at Mates4Mates in 2020, with the pandemic adding to the toll of mental health on many veterans.…

by Sarah Jacob
September 7, 2020September 7, 2020
386 views
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Community

Garment workers on poverty pay are left without billions of their wages during pandemic

Millions of garment workers around the world have not received their regular wages, or have not been paid at all, for months since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, shows a new report by Clean Clothes Campaign, launched last week.…

by Sarah Jacob
August 17, 2020August 17, 2020
266 views
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