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HelpingACT needs the ACT public’s help

Local Nicholas Fuller - April 28, 2026

HelpingACT needs to raise $20,000 to repair or replace their station wagon ‘Trudie’. Without it, some of their srevices cannot continue.

Pocock and frontline services call for support for most vulnerable

Local Nicholas Fuller - April 1, 2026

Frontline organisations, backed by Senator Pocock, call for targeted supports to stop food and housing insecurity spiralling out of control.

VolunteeringACT: Food pantries struggle to meet demand

Local Newstime Media - February 11, 2026

Nearly 100 Canberra families go without food every day, and demand for food relief services increased by a quarter between 2024 and 2025.

The year ahead: HelpingACT

Local Newstime Media - January 16, 2026

Canberra Daily asked community leaders for thoughts on what 2026 would bring. Mohammed Ali is HelpingACT's founder and president.

‘Need is stronger than last year’: HelpingACT’s Christmas appeal

Charity Nicholas Fuller - November 26, 2025

HelpingACT’s annual ‘November is Giving’ appeal finishes next week. The public can donate money, toys, and long-life food until 1 December.

November Is Giving Month: HelpingACT launches fundraiser

Charity Newstime Media - November 5, 2025

Running until 30 November, the campaign aims to fill 250 hampers for families in need — particularly children under 10.

Voices from the frontline: HelpingACT

Local Nicholas Fuller - September 5, 2025

Nobody should go to bed hungry, says Mohammed Ali; despite growing demand, HelpingACT will feed the vulnerable, with the public’s support.

Feed hope this winter: HelpingACT’s JuneroCity dinner

Local Nicholas Fuller - June 5, 2025

Food relief charity HelpingACT will hold its annual JuneroCity fundraising dinner on Tuesday 17 June to address the increasing demand for assistance in Canberra.

ACT politics bulletin: Monday 19 May

Local Newstime Media - May 19, 2025

Voluntary assisted dying: consumers want to be heard. Volunteers celebrated at National Volunteer Week. Recruitment drive for firefighters.

ACT politics bulletin: Wednesday 9 October

Local Newstime Media - October 9, 2024

The ACT Greens promise more food relief; ACT Labor, more build-to-rent projects; and the Canberra Liberals, a partnership with UC.

ACT politics bulletin: Thursday 26 September

Local Newstime Media - September 26, 2024

ACT Labor: more free school meals. Canberra Liberals: health workers and disabled people. Belco Party: community sport.

Homelessness Week: Housing is a human right, says Pocock

Local Nicholas Fuller - August 9, 2024

To mark Homelessness Week, Independent Senator David Pocock and Alicia Payne MP visited the Early Morning Centre.

Nelson Mandela’s legacy helps hungry Canberrans

Local Nicholas Fuller - July 29, 2024

To mark Mandela Day the South African High Commission launched a food donation campaign for food relief charity HelpingACT.

HelpingACT appeals to public’s JuneroCity

Local Nicholas Fuller - June 20, 2024

Demand for food assistance has doubled since last year, and many Canberrans struggle to put food on the table.

HelpingACT helps refugees and asylum seekers at Eid-al-Fitr

Local Nicholas Fuller - April 9, 2024

Food relief charity HelpingACT donated 30 hampers to refugees and asylum seekers in Canberra for Eid-al-Fitr.

Hampers for hope: HelpingACT brightens Xmas for families in need

Local Nicholas Fuller - November 24, 2023

Food relief charity HelpingACT hopes to pack 225 hampers for people in need this Christmas - and asks the public to help.

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