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[Sunshine Coast, Queensland] – STEPS Group Australia is delighted to announce its upcoming charity event, Gift Wrap to Give Back, at Maroochydore’ Sunshine Plaza shopping centre. This festive initiative invites shoppers to take a break from holiday shopping rush by allowing our volunteers to skilfully wrap their Christmas presents. The best part? All proceeds from … Continued
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Press Release REMONDIS Australia creates new jobs for people with disability while expanding WA Containers for Change operations Canning Vale, 30 November 2023, REMONDIS Australia – REMONDIS is creating additional jobs for people with disability as it expands its involvement in Western Australia’s Container Deposit Scheme, widely known as ‘Containers for Change’. Having recently been … Continued
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10,000 WAYS TO HELP ‘SHAPE’ ASBESTOS EDUCATION IN AUSTRALIASHAPE Australia Donate $10,000 to Advocacy Australia’s Asbestos Education Committee to Help Save Lives SHAPE Australia (SHAPE) is helping to eliminate asbestos-related diseases through a $10,000 donation to support the National Asbestos Awareness Campaign conducted by Advocacy Australia and the Asbestos Education Committee. Now in its 12th … Continued
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Media alert On Saturday December 2, Vision Australia will be joined by their youngest clients and families from across the state for a joyous afternoon to celebrate the upcoming festive season. A visit from Sensory Santa, a Christmas treasure hunt, cookie decorating and braille letters to Santa will ensure they get to … Continued
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The National Rural Health Alliance (the Alliance) will move into the new year with great vigour, with new Board members elected at the 32nd Annual General Meeting (AGM) this month. Nicole O’Reilly, Head of School Health Sciences at Charles Darwin University and Jacqueline Emery, Chief Executive of Royal Far West were re-elected as Board … Continued
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As a four-day humanitarian pause ends in Gaza with an extension of two days, aid agencies supporting humanitarian work there are in Canberra stepping up calls on Prime Minister Albanese and Minister Wong to push for an immediate and permanent ceasefire. With the brief break in fighting, Oxfam Australia, Islamic Relief Australia, ActionAid Australia, Union … Continued
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The Select Committee on Workforce Australia Employment Services anticipates tabling a final report for its inquiry into Workforce Australia Employment Services on 30 November 2023. Committee Chair, Mr Julian Hill MP, said “this is not a fairy floss review. It’s the only ‘first principles’ review of Australia’s employment services system conducted in several decades. “The Committee has identified … Continued
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The festive spirit is brewing in the rural town of Warialda, NSW, and it’s not just the hint of tinsel on street poles and the merry-tunes blasting unapologetically in shops; the town is also staying up late on December 1st for an exclusive Christmas event. Rivalling a scene from our favourite Hallmark Christmas movies, Warialda … Continued
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*** MEDIA ALERT *** Who: CFMEU National Secretary Zach Smith will join heads of Oxfam Australia, Union Aid Abroad, Plan International Australia, Islamic Relief Australia and ActionAid Australia What: Media conference calling on the Australian government to push for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and boost humanitarian aid When: Tuesday November 28, 10.30am Where: … Continued
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Premature births increase by up to a third in the last month The collapse of Gaza’s hospitals and healthcare system, coupled with the catastrophic living conditions, is resulting in babies dying of preventable causes, Oxfam warned today. Newborns up to three months old are dying of diarrhoea, hypothermia, dehydration and infection as mothers have little … Continued
