Four nurses from Canberra Hospital have raised over $15,000 after shaving their hair for blood cancer.Claire Doherty, Gabrielle Nugan, Genevieve Gerrett and Lucy Clark all participated in the World’s Greatest Shave for the Leukaemia Foundation on 6 January.
Recycling Discovery Hub public session: pondering plastic
Have you ever wondered what happens to recycling and waste in the ACT? Find out at the Recycling Discovery Hub’s next open session at 1 Recycling Road, Hume...
Setting up the annual Christmas light display isn’t a casual weekend of work for Fisher resident Andy Staines – it’s up to six weeks of late nights and long weekends.
Four-year-old cat Wallace has been at the RSPCA for more than 100 days and is hoping to find his purrfect, forever home before Christmas.
RSPCA ACT is making adult cats, Wallace included,...
Canberra-based Arrernte runner Korey Summers went across the country and around the world with the Indigenous Marathon Project (IMP) in 2012.
He said the physical and mental challenge helped to develop his sense...
Kids in Care supplies gifts for birthdays and Christmas, as well as Go Bags full of thoughtfully chosen essential items for the first 24 hours a child enters emergency or crisis care in the ACT.
Vinnies will be holding a live auction in Yass this Saturday, selling unique items from local stores to support people in need over the Christmas period.
There will be a range of gems...
The online charity GIVIT has partnered with the ACT Government to create Christmas presents that support small businesses, the local economy, and help the community attend special Canberra events or experiences on...
Santa made a surprise appearance at Gungahlin Village this morning, arriving by light rail rather than his signature sleigh, marking the start of Communities@Work’s annual Christmas Appeal.
When 22-year-old Esmaeil Safi moved from Iran to Canberra with his family 14 months ago, it was more difficult than he had imagined.
Esmaeil needed to learn a new language, find new friends...
Orange Sky is calling on locals to step up and volunteer to run the charity’s mobile laundry and shower services for people experiencing homelessness in Canberra.
Operating in Canberra since April 2016,...
A new limited-edition Australian Community Relief board will honour regional Australian towns that were heavily impacted by bushfires, floods and COVID-19 in 2020.
When Tina’s husband passed away earlier this year, she was completely at a loss as to what to do with herself. At the same time her daughter Nikki was studying community development...
Share the Dignity: It’s in the Bag
Share the Dignity, a charity helping women and girls in need, are asking for help to make this Christmas special for women in our communities experiencing...
The Indigenous Marathon Foundation celebrated its 10-year Indigenous Marathon Project anniversary with a midnight run in Alice Springs under a full moon last Saturday, 31 October.
Charmain Habjan and her partner Sean Amos could never have imagined spending 122 days at Ronald McDonald House Canberra with their daughter, Gabriella.
COVID-safe fundraising opportunities were few and far between in 2020 and Canberra’s Stella Bella Little Stars Foundation is one of thousands of Australian charities forging ahead amidst financial precarity.
That time of year has snuck up on us again: it’s time to prepare your face for a ‘mo’ in the name of men’s health for Movember.
Movember runs annually in...
Rotary and Capital Region Muscular Dystrophy have provided Canberra United's Powerchair football team with a new set of wheels, to compete in the Australian Powerchair Football National Championship competition.
Previously the ACT has...
Nearly 15,000 Canberrans have already signed up to a Secret Santa with a difference. Charity GIVIT has partnered with Handmade Canberra for a contactless Christmas appeal that promotes local products, supports small...
After being nominated and voted for by her community, Street Law Solicitor Michelle Barclay has been named a Westfield Woden Local Hero.
Michelle received the nod for her work helping Canberrans experiencing homelessness...
