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Koalas: Australia’s Love Language

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The Australian Koala Foundation (AKF), the leading non-profit NGO dedicated to the conservation and management of the wild koala and its habitat, unveils a heartwarming collection of Koala-themed treasures donated by supporters. These items, including plush toys, statues, and artworks, celebrate the Koala’s status as a beloved Australian icon and inspire both creativity and affection … Continued

“We felt a glimmer of hope as aid arrived into Gaza. Today, we are in despair,” says ActionAid as Israel steps up strikes on Gaza.

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Despite calls from the United Nations to stop further escalation, the Israeli military has announced its intention to step up strikes on Gaza. At this moment, ActionAid fears for the lives of Gaza’s 2.3 million people, including our own dedicated staff, volunteers and partner organisations.    Michelle Higelin, Executive Director at ActionAid Australia said: “What … Continued

The Essentials Collective Takes On Hygiene Poverty For The Thousands In Need Across WA

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  The Essentials Collective Takes On Hygiene Poverty For The Thousands In Need Across WA   Perth, 23.10.23: The Essentials Collective is calling on Western Australians to support the thousands in their community confronted with hygiene poverty, with the launch of its Collecting the Essentials campaign – a donation drive that provides essential personal hygiene and care items to … Continued

Diary Note: National Recycling Week just three weeks away

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Australian households and businesses encouraged to keep valuable resources out of landfill   Planet Ark is aiming to remind Australians this National Recycling Week (Nov 13-19) that much of what we currently send to landfill is valuable material that could be reused, repurposed or recycled. This year’s theme “What goes around, comes around” is all … Continued

Wanted! Loud support for kids in Melbourne with deafness

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  20 October kicks off Loud Shirt Day across Australia. Australia’s major hearing loss charities combine their efforts to make Loud Shirt Day a big deal on the national fundraising calendar for deaf children. It’s all about wearing your wackiest shirt to increase community awareness about hearing loss and raise critically important funds for kids … Continued

Terrified families returning to Gaza’s north: “We would rather die in dignity in our own homes”

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ActionAid hears from families in southern Gaza, who after days of sleeping in the streets without access to food, water or medicine, make the heartbreaking decision to return home to Northern Gaza    The humanitarian situation in the besieged territory is catastrophic and entirely avoidable. More than 500 people were killed at Gaza’s Al Ahli Arab Hospital, and six people died in the deadly strike on an UNRWA school yesterday. Today, Israel also targeted the only … Continued

Salvos Anti-Poverty Week Letter to the Editor

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19 October 2023    Salvos Anti-Poverty Week Letter to the Editor   It is financially tough out there –for some than others. In my work as part of the Salvos Moneycare team, I see lots of people who have been weighed down emotionally by their financial situation. I see the way the constant thinking about … Continued