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Grassroots sport urgently needs better funding – society depends on it

Andrew Cairns, Tuesday, 26th March 2019 -  Grassroots sport and community recreation play an important role in getting people active, producing a myriad of benefits for physical and mental health – it’s time to invest, writes…

Opinion

Powering Communities While Protecting Individuals

Erica Czaja, Thursday, 28th February 2019 -  The trend of making increasingly granular data publicly available for community use simultaneously raises important questions about individuals’ rights to privacy, writes Erica…

Community Leaders Shine in 2019 Honours List

Wendy Williams, Friday, 25th January 2019 -  Charity leaders, disability advocates and unsung heroes have shone in the Australia Day 2019 Honours List, in a year that saw a record number of awards for outstanding service or achievement…

Older Women’s Housing Program Tackles Growing Crisis

Jeanette Large, Thursday, 24th May 2018 -  A new housing program hopes to help the increasing number of older women who find themselves living in unstable, highly overpriced or grossly inadequate housing, writes Jeanette…

Creating Supportive Communities Around People Doing it Tough

Contributor, Tuesday, 3rd April 2018 -  How Gather My Crew, a new online rostering tool, is encouraging a digital community revolution. At some point in our lives, we will all face an overwhelming challenge that will test…

Community Infrastructure That Delivers Social Outcomes

Contributor, Tuesday, 27th March 2018 -  Brimbank City Council’s new infrastructure project in St Albans, in Melbourne’s West, will use the development of a leisure and community centre as a way to deliver population-level…

Empowering Children to Lead Positive Social Change

Andrea Lemon, Tuesday, 23rd May 2017 -  Children have great capacity to affect the lives of those around them, writes Dr Andrea Lemon, CEO and founding co-director of Kids Thrive. “Before Kids as Catalyst I was just an ordinary…

Australia Helping the World Turn Outward

Wendy Williams, Friday, 24th March 2017 -  Australia can help lead the world towards better community engagement by demonstrating what new and innovative place-based strategies could look like, according to the president…

Does your organisation support the wellbeing of Australian youth?

Staff Reporter, Monday, 20th February 2017 -  Since 1917 Commonwealth Bank staff have been supporting young people to thrive through their workplace giving program the Staff Community Fund. In their 100th year, they are awarding…

Opinion

Placing A Community ‘Lens’ Closer to Home

Julia Keady, Tuesday, 25th October 2016 -  We all need to start getting our heads around what are incredibly sacred, yet vulnerable and overlooked parts of people’s lives and their collective wellbeing, writes social impact…

New Grants Unite Communities to Sing With One Voice

Wendy Williams, Thursday, 13th October 2016 -  New grants have been launched to help communities across Australia come together through the power of song. Creativity Australia is calling on local communities to apply for seed…

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