Being scam-aware

04/09/2021 Editor

Scamming is now a major concern for Australia, and other countries like the USA and UK with most calls emanating from Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) in India. According to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) […]

Compassionate Friends

Compassionate Friends

03/09/2021 Guest Author

The Compassionate Friends is a worldwide organisation, dedicated to providing peer support to parents, siblings and grandparents following the death of a child, sibling, or grandchild, at any age and from any cause. They promote […]

Box Hill Mini Railway

Box Hill Mini Steam Railway

03/09/2021 Chris Gray

The Box Hill Miniature Steam Railway is located in Elgar Park , and open to the public on the third Sunday of every month (second Sunday in December).

Homelessness Melbourne

Homeless in Melbourne

03/09/2021 Editor

ustralian Bureau of Statistics Census data indicates that homelessness in eastern and southern Melbourne is only slightly less than the Victorian average.

100% Volunteering

28/05/2021 Raine Biancalt

I know of at least three local not-for-profit organisations run very successfully solely by volunteers with absolutely no paid staff. The first, of course, is The Bulletin, now in its 41st year and which relies […]

Dance for Parkinson's

Dance for Parkinson’s

27/05/2021 Editor

Dance for Parkinson’s is a group-based treatment for Parkinson’s Disease (PD) incorporating physical exercise, cognitive tasks, sensory experience (music), emotional expression, and social interaction. Originating at the Mark Morris Dance Center New York in 2001, […]

Focusing on Need with EERN

27/05/2021 Editor

Eastern Emergency Relief Network Inc (EERN) is made up of community-based organisations in the cities of Boroondara, Whitehorse, Manningham, Maroondah, Knox, and Monash. EERN holds a repository of emergency furniture, whitegoods and other household items, […]

Orange Sky

Orange Sky

26/02/2021 Raine Biancalt

There are around 116 000 people in Australia experiencing homelessness. Orange Sky is a not-for-profit organisation helping to positively connect people doing it tough by providing free laundry, warm showers and genuine conversation.