Perth retiree Damien Kelly’s 4,000km solo, unsupported cycling journey across Australia has reached a significant milestone, with the 67-year-old arriving at Border Village and officially crossing into South Australia, marking the beginning of the Nullarbor Plain crossing. Having departed Perth on 16 March 2026, Damien has now spent approximately 18 consecutive days on the road,…
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Zelle® and Bank of America Partner on Charitable Disbursements App
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Zelle® and Bank of America have announced a first-of-its-kind application of Zelle to enable charitable disbursements from Donor Advised Funds (DAFs). The new capability allows nonprofits to receive charitable grant funding in near real time, replacing the traditional multi-week, paper-based process with fast and reliable digital payments using the Zelle network. This new capability is…
Mum’s Jam Raising Money for Sick Kids
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A new range of deliciously sweet and tasty fruit jam has hit the shelves at Coles to help raise funds for Australian charity Hospitals United for Sick Kids.
Grants Given for Charities to Combat Illegal Dumping
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The McGowan Government has reimbursed more than $300,000 in Waste Disposal Levy fees this year through the Waste Authority to charitable recycling organisations who were forced to dispose of waste from illegal dumping and unusable donations. Six charitable recyclers – Alinea, Anglicare WA, Good Sammy Enterprises, RSPCA, St Vincent de Paul Society WA and the…
Coffee Van Charity Receives Funding Boost
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Coffee Van Charity Second Shot Espresso has received a funding boost after the next round of funding from the Palaszczuk Government’s Dignity First Fund was recently announced. Minister for Housing and Public Works Mick de Brenni said Second Shot Espresso, established by James Christie and Mick Keelty AO, had been awarded $179,315 in round 2…
Plan to reduce illegal dumping at charity bins
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The Minister for Territory and Municipal Services, Shane Rattenbury, recently hosted a meeting with charities who have clothing donation bins on public land as one of the last steps in finalising the Code of Practice for the Management of Charity Bins on Public Land. “Charity bins allow the community to support charities with donations of…
ACT Libraries collecting food for charity
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ACT Chief Minister and Minister for Territory and Municipal Services, Katy Gallagher recently announced that in the lead up to Christmas ACT Libraries would be accepting food in lieu of library fines. “The concept is quite simple – basically one tin or packet of non-perishable food equals $2 worth of fines. So if you donate…