Another community event has fallen victim to COVID-19 restrictions but the Weston Creek Community Council (WCCC) have refused to let lockdown dampen their spirits.
The council’s infamous yearly Father’s Day Scarecrow Competition has...
The St Vincent de Paul Society (Vinnies) has adapted its operations to assist vulnerable Canberrans in distress and hardship during the COVID-19 outbreak and lockdown in the ACT.
"An alarming increase in people living out of their cars" was the catalyst for a new community food pantry that has opened at the Y Lakeside Leisure Centre in Tuggeranong this week, Homelessness Week (1-7 August).
Independent Assessments proposed for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) have been scrapped following the Disability Reform Ministers Meeting on Friday.
In the lead up to the 2021-22 ACT Budget, the ACT Council of Social Service has called on the ACT Government to urgently address the ACT’s ongoing housing crisis; to provide adequate funding for community sector organisations; and to improve outcomes for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Sitting outside on a cold night, Dr Stephen Lising began crying as he realised the desperation, frustration and embarrassment homeless people feel every day in Canberra.
It was 2018 and he was doing...
