Data released today reveals around 500 calls to Lifeline each day are related to financial management, employment, or housing insecurity. Of this number, around 50 are focused on concerns related to homelessness. Lifeline Australia CEO Colin Seery said it was important for anyone struggling to know that the organisation is available 24/7 to provide support.…
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Coles Fundraising With ANZAC Biscuits
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Coles has enlisted the help of Richmond Football Club’s very own ‘top guns’ Jack Graham and Seth Campbell to encourage customers to get behind military charity Bravery Trust in the lead up to Anzac Day. Graham and Campbell put their baking skills to the test by making their own batch of Anzac biscuits under the…
Embrace Your Slow Cooker
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With grocery prices on the rise and the ACCC investigating supermarket pricing practices, Australians are looking for ways to get creative and save money on food. Feeling the squeeze at the supermarket? You’re not alone. With grocery prices on the rise and the ACCC investigating supermarket pricing practices, Australians are looking for ways to get…
Wilson’s Promontory to Newcastle NSW to Raise Money for Lifeline
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On the 5th April a local man from Wallsend, Ian Kidd, embarked on an 1800km solo bike ride from the southernmost part of the Australian mainland in Victoria, Wilson’s Promontory, to Newcastle along the East coast of Australia. He aims to raise much-needed funds for his local Lifeline centre as well as create a greater…
$2.3 Mill In Documentary Funding
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Screen Australia has announced nine documentaries that will share in over $2.3 million of production funding.Among the projects is Our Medicine, an NITV series that follows First Nations professionals working on the medical front-line as they try to achieve better health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients and communities; The Kimberley explores the…
ACT Government Hiring More qualified Teacher Librarians
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The ACT Government is hiring more qualified teacher librarians across the ACT public school system. Qualified teacher librarians support students, classrooms and whole schools by enhancing digital and information literacy and helping students become critical, creative and collaborative thinkers. To date, eight ACT public schools have benefited from this initiative.“We know how important teacher librarians…
Dance For Sick Kids
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Dance for Sick Kids, the ultimate feel-good fundraiser, returns this May, as people of all ages and abilities join the 7-day challenge to raise critical funds for families supported by Ronald McDonald Houses in Greater Western Sydney, Victoria and Tasmania. And this Thursday 18 April, Jessica Raffa from Dancing with the Stars is getting into…
New Public Housing in West Belconnen
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The ACT Government is building and renewing the housing our growing city needs, with construction on nine new public housing units in West Belconnen now complete and ready to welcome its newest tenants. The homes have been developed under the ACT Government’s Growing and Renewing Public Housing Program, which has seen more than 475 homes…
Floriade Out into the Community
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Floriade Community will again be spreading colourful blooms across Canberra’s suburbs and town centres when Floriade, Australia’s Biggest Celebration of Spring, returns for 2024.Eligible community groups and organisations are invited to apply now to participate in Floriade Community and bring their corner of the city to life with bursts of colour this spring.The Floriade Community…
Victorians Urged to Take Fatigue Seriously
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RACV is calling on Victorian motorists to take the risks of fatigue seriously while driving over the Easter weekend. According to the Transport Accident Commission (TAC), around 30 people die each year (five-year average) in Victoria and up to 200 people suffer serious injuries in crashes caused by fatigue. The TAC said driving when tired…