Canberra is being called upon to help select our local heroes and provide community initiatives with a cash injection via the Westfield Local Heroes program. In the running at Westfield Belconnen is Mark Brosnan who has been nominated for his role as a volunteer with Mental Illness Education ACT (MIEACT).
Doing something for nothing can make you feel like a million bucks. Which is probably why three in 10 people in Australia are volunteers (including me).
This week is National Volunteer Week (15-21...
With the clicking of knitting needles and careful stitches, members of the Canberra knitting and crocheting community create items made with love for people in need around the world.
When Nepalese graphic artist and filmmaker, Prajdnik Awasthi, responded to a post looking for a volunteer in Canberra with an interest in art, he had no idea he would be paired with former Trade Commissioner to New York and avid art collector, John Bush.
With Dr Lisa Myers, Psychiatrist and author of 'When the Light Goes Out', offers nine top tips to help you cope during the festive season, especially if you don't feel like celebrating.
In the backyard of a home in northern Canberra hides a small but mighty sanctuary, the Wombat Rescue. Founded by Yolandi Vermaak with operations running from her house in Nicholls, she and her volunteers are dedicated to helping the local wombat population.
Stitch by stitch, with a touch of glue and a little rewiring, the Hawker Repair Café is saving once-loved items from going to landfill. It isn’t just goods being restored; the project also helps to restore community connection.
State Emergency Services across Australia are being recognised for their dedicated service on Wear Orange Wednesday (WOW Day), 19 May, and Aussies are asked to wear orange to show support for their local SES volunteers.
Volunteering improves physical and mental health, enhances skills and knowledge, builds friendships and networks as well as delivering feelings of personal satisfaction through contributing, a new survey has found.
August is Platypus Month – and Waterwatch is inviting Canberrans to join the Platypus Month annual survey to count the elusive monotreme in local waterways.
Late winter is the ideal time for spotting...
Future commitment to volunteer firefighters, protection of whole farmland, and bans on residential development in high risk bushfire zones were some suggestions put forward yesterday at the review of the 2019-20 ACT bushfire season.
