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Australia’s most remote World’s Greatest Shave by ‘sarahandkeelan.travels’ at stunning Ningaloo Station

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Keelan Smith and Sarah Sellin from sarahandkeelan.travels are two travel loving Aussies who have been making their way around the country for the last three years, whilst documenting their adventures for the world to see. They’ve garnered a large following and have just completed Australia’s most remote ‘World’s Greatest Shave’ at the stunning Ningaloo Station in WA.  Keelan has been … Continued

Critical funding needed for transgender and gender-diverse Victorians facing homelessness

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Council to Homeless Persons (CHP) has called on the Victorian Government to fund safer housing solutions for transgender and gender-diverse Victorians experiencing homelessness, in the upcoming state budget.   In its budget submission, Victoria’s peak homelessness body highlights the urgent need for dedicated crisis and transitional housing facilities, alongside research and practice development.   For … Continued

VICTORIANS ATTENDING AHMADIYYA RAMADAN IFTAR DINNER

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The event will be followed by a complimentary Iftar Dinner and members from the community are invited to attend the event.     Date: Sunday, 07 April 2024   Time: 5:000 PM   Address: 6 Leisureland Drive, Langwarrin, Victoria, 3910  (Bait-us-Salam, House of Peace mosque, Langwarrin).     Please RSVP:   We would be honored by your presence … Continued

Killing of Australian aid worker in Gaza tragic and preventable

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The Australian Council for International Development, the peak body for the aid and humanitarian agencies, has today expressed its deepest condolences to the family of killed Australian aid worker Zomi Frankcom.  Ms Frankcom was killed, along with four of her fellow aid workers, by an Israeli air strike in Gaza. She was working with the … Continued

Unearthing the bedROCK of Early-Onset Bowel Cancer?

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Tuesday, 2 April 2024: Bowel Cancer Australia today announced a team led by Professor Michael Samuel as the successful applicant for a three-year $600k early-onset bowel cancer research project through the 2023 round of Cancer Australia’s Priority-driven Collaborative Cancer Research Scheme (PdCCRS).   Professor Samuel of the Centre for Cancer Biology (an alliance between the … Continued

2 MONTHS TO GO – SAVE THE DATE

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June is Bowel Cancer Awareness Month   Bowel Cancer Australia’s signature event to raise awareness of Australia’s second deadliest cancer and funds for the leading community-funded charity dedicated to championing what matters most to people impacted by bowel cancer and empowering everyone affected to live their best life.   bowelcanceraustralia.org/early-onset Helpline: 1800 727 336 (SCREEN) … Continued

RAPID RELIEF TEAM SUPPORTS GOOD FRIDAY APPEAL

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MEDIA RELEASE   RAPID RELIEF TEAM SUPPORTS GOOD FRIDAY APPEAL   Food and drinks will be taken care of at the Good Friday Appeal as the Rapid Relief Team (RRT) supports the Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne’s (RCHM) annual fundraising event.   Thirty volunteers are expected to serve up around 1,200 meals, including bacon and egg … Continued

Do what’s best for health in the bush

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The Best for the Bush: Rural and Remote Health Baseline 2023 released by the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) today, shows the alarming health disparities between the 30 per cent of the Australian population living in rural, regional and remote areas and those living in cities, which aligns with the National Rural Health Alliance’s (the … Continued

Prevent A Suicide: what to say” App wins Innovation Award

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No waiting, medically approved, suicide prevention at no cost to anyone The Australian Suicide Prevention Foundation’s (ASPF) new tool, the  App “Prevent A Suicide: what to say” has won the Suicide Prevention Australia’s 2024 Victorian Innovative Practice and Research Award.  The Life Award was presented on 19 March, recognising this valuable new approach to community-based … Continued