Tag: Charities and Community Organisations
More families in need of food charity
A food charity says despite improved economic conditions it is still feeding 70,000 people a week in south-east Queensland. [MORE]
RSPCA rejects criticisms
Tasmania's RSPCA has labelled criticism from a former acting president a "self-indulgent rant."[MORE]
Music event to muster up funds for charity
It is hoped this year's Gympie Music Muster can raise about $100,000 for Angelflight.[MORE]
Flying doctor looks to bolster interstate ties
The recently appointed chief executive officer of the Victorian section of the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) is hopeful of forging even closer ties with the Broken Hill operations.[MORE]
Outback community getting firefighting truck
A new Country Fire Service (CFS) brigade will be set up in the far north community of Ernabella in South Australia this week.[MORE]
Increasing demand on Illawarra homeless shelters
The Salvation Army says a crisis in affordable accommodation and rising living costs is driving more families and individuals into homelessness.[MORE]
'Severe shortage' of aged care facilities in regional Qld
Aged Care Queensland (ACQ) says services in the state's regions are worsening due to limited resources and is appealing to both sides of government to reform the sector. [MORE]
High stress levels hit community workers
A lack of funding, staffing and support is leading to high stress levels among health and community workers in the Northern Territory.[MORE]
Push to get young disabled people out of aged care
Efforts to get young people with disabilities out of aged care homes and into purpose-built accommodation are ramping up in the Hunter.[MORE]
Anglicare calls for focus on struggling Australians
Anglicare Australia says the asylum seeker debate has overshadowed more important issues that Governments should be addressing.[MORE]
Funding to help drought-affected families
The Canberra region is set to receive more than $500,000 in Federal Government funding to help with drought counselling. [MORE]
Tertiary fund set to help Dubbo students
A charity to help students achieve their tertiary education dreams is being set up in central-west New South Wales.[MORE]
Foodbank aims to help Whyalla disadvantaged
The Saint Vincent de Paul Society at Port Pirie says the number of people seeking help has increased by 80 per cent over last year.[MORE]
Cyclone Ului relief funds reach families
The Red Cross is this week sending out payments from the Premier's Disaster Relief Appeal to help residents affected by Cyclone Ului in north Queensland.[MORE]
Laos landmine legacy under attack
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It's a sweltering day in Vientiane, the capital of Laos. [MORE]
Justice not served for custody death: Amnesty International
A human rights group has demanded that State and Federal Governments do more to prevent Aboriginal deaths in custody. [MORE]
Red Cross begins blanket drive for homeless
The Red Cross says Alice Springs is in the grip of a homelessness crisis and is launching emergency measures to help people through this week's chilly temperatures.[MORE]
Silverton holds Indigenous youth camp
Around 150 young Indigenous people will converge on Silverton today for a Christian Youth camp.[MORE]
Red Cross opens Port Augusta office
The Red Cross says it plans to increase its work in remote Aboriginal communities in the far north of South Australia.[MORE]
Financial stress on the rise
Lifeline says its financial counselling sessions have more than quadrupled in the past year and that figure will increase as price hikes come into effect from today. [MORE]
Injection of funds for Foodbank
The State Government has given the food charity organisation Foodbank WA a $6 million grant.[MORE]
Salvos' resources stretch thin over winter
The Salvation Army says its services in the Hunter region will be stretched over winter, after the region recorded a 100 per cent increase in the number of homeless people.[MORE]
Qld homeless facing a tough winter: Salvos
The Salvation Army says there has been a 50 per cent increase in the number of people who say they are homeless or sleeping rough in Queensland. [MORE]
Rotary Club helps bushfire victims
Eight members of the Rotary Club of Broken Hill South have recently returned from a trip to help the community of Traralgon recover from last year's Victorian bushfires.[MORE]
Inquiry hears Scientology cash siphoned overseas
Parliamentary inquiry hears claims the Church of Scientology leaves members to fund local charitable activities out of their own pockets, as it siphons donations to church officials overseas.[MORE]
