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Canberra United’s Powerchair football team gets new wheels

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...

This year, give the gift of a very GIVIT Christmas

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...

Michelle Barclay named Westfield Local Hero

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...

Free yoga classes raise funds for domestic violence

Starting from next weekend, your sunny Sunday mornings could be spent in the tranquil gardens of the Gorman Arts Centre in Braddon doing yoga for free - for a good cause. The 9am...

Have you heard? GIVIT seeks FJ Holden Ute parts

Woolworths and Variety the Children’s Charity are inviting customers to support sick and disadvantaged children across the ACT.

Charity Super Bowl strikes a chord

Local sports stars, businesses and charities converged for the inaugural Charity Super Bowl to raise funds during Mental Health Month.

Local Borderline Personality community’s head cheerleader

For most Canberrans, Black Summer was intense and stressful, but for the estimated two to five percent of ACT residents with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), it was a triggering event. The founder of...

Josh Tonna’s marathon effort for Lifeline

Queanbeyan Muay Thai fighter Josh Tonna is easing the pain of his recent loss in Singapore by walking 42 kilometres a day in hotel quarantine in Sydney, while raising money for Lifeline...

Leo Sayer ‘feels like giving’ for Can Give Day

The Canberra Hospital Foundation have brought Leo Sayer on board as an ambassador to launch their new fundraising venture Can Give Day.

VIEW Club celebrates 60th anniversary

VIEW Club members from the ACT and NSW came together to celebrate their 60th anniversary at a reception at Government House on 13 October, hosted by The Governor-General David Hurley AC DSC (Retd) and Mrs Linda Hurley.

Lids4Kids calls for one-stop recycling centre

The founder of grassroots organisation Lids4Kids is calling for a permanent home for the facility in the ACT – a one-stop recycling drop-off centre for Canberrans. Lids4Kids currently operates out of founder Tim...

The Fathering Project to launch in Canberra next year

National charity The Fathering Project is recruiting volunteers as they prepare to roll out their services in the ACT early next year.

Sun’s out, pink buns out

There has never been a better excuse to buy one of Bakers Delight’s iconic Pink Buns (or a six pack) than from today until 28 October.

Have you heard? Big garage sale

On Saturday 10 October 8am-12pm at Good Shepherd Community Church, you'll find a big garage sale with a large variety of goods.

Zango turns purple for a good cause

Local property platform Zango is harnessing the power of community and painting the town purple for a good cause.

Brumbies meet the Bemboka and Broulee locals

Tumut, Bemboka and Broulee were visited by the 2020 Australian Super Rugby champions, the Brumbies, and national online charity GIVIT last week, as they provided financial support and a morale boost for...

The icing on the cake: get baking for RSPCA Cupcake Day

It’s that time of year again when we whip up our best baking creations in the name of a good cause - RSPCA Cupcake Day.

Have you heard? GIVIT donation: Seeds

GIVIT is seeking 300 seeds for a variety of herbs, fruits and vegetables which are suitable for growing in the south coast NSW region.

Have you heard? RSPCA Cupcake Day

RSPCA’s annual Cupcake Day will be officially launched at South.Point shopping centre on Saturday 26 September 11am-1pm at the Centre Court.

Have you heard? Calvary Hospital plant stall

Calvary Hospital Auxiliary will be holding its annual Spring Plant Stall at Jamison Centre on Thursday 24 September 8am-4pm.

RSPCA ACT remind Canberrans to desex pets as kitten season starts

September is National Desexing Month and RSPCA ACT is reminding all pet owners to desex their pets as "kitten season" starts.

Same duds, no suds for ‘the Sudsy Challenge’

A local volunteer will be donning the same orange T-shirt for at least three days next month, in a bid to raise awareness and start conversations about homelessness in the ACT and...

Tiny’s Car Challenge raises more than $87k

Tiny’s Car Challenge, held last Thursday 3 September, has raised over $87,000 for local charities and a three-way tie for the new VW Golf.

Have you heard? Slow cooker donations

GIVIT donation of the week: Slow cookers Many families and individuals who lost homes and livelihoods in the Black Summer Bushfires are still living in temporary accommodation as they undergo the daunting task...

Have you heard? National Walk Safely to School Day

Postponed from May due to COVID restrictions, National Walk Safely to School Day 2020 has been rescheduled to Friday 11 September.

Canberra gears up for Tiny’s Car Challenge

he Canberra community is gearing up for Tiny’s Car Challenge, to be held on Thursday 3 September in Hall, the first instalment in Goran ‘Tiny’ Srejic’s plans to raise $2.5 million for local charities in the next five years.

Have you heard? National Wattle Day

Canberra is lighting up for this year’s National Wattle Day to celebrate Australia’s floral emblem, Golden Wattle.

Have you heard? David Hunter Memorial Lecture

For the last 16 years, ANTaR has presented the David Hunter Memorial Lecture and this year it will go online due to Covid-19.

Floods, drought, bushfires and pandemics – who helps the helpers?

Regional manager of the national charity GIVIT, Caroline Odgers, is on her way to the NSW village of Braidwood, fresh from a week off work, her first since she became involved in...

Step up for cerebral palsy this STEPtember

Sebastian Claessens, 16, with Capital Chemist community program manager Melita Flynn (left) and Cerebral Palsy Alliance corporate manager Kristie Steggles, step out ahead of STEPtember, a major fundraiser that’s still going ahead in keeping with ACT health restrictions.
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