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Libby’s book provides a guiding light

When Libby Andrew’s son Daniel was diagnosed with Congenital Heart Disease (CHD), there was no guide book to turn to, so the local mum decided to create her own. Launched during February, which...

Have you heard? DonateLife Walk

DonateLife Walk Aiming to promote organ and tissue donation across the Canberra community, the Gift of Life DonateLife Walk is a free event on Wednesday 26 February 6.45am starting from Rond Terrace, at the end of...

RSPCA ACT ready to clear the shelter

The RSPCA ACT is aiming to ‘clear the shelter’ this Friday and Saturday (21 and 22 February) helping animals in their care to find a forever home. There are currently over 300 animals...

Have you heard? Barkfest fundraiser

BarkFest ‘Paws’ what you’re doing and fetch your best fur-friend for the Social Dog Company’s BarkFest at QT Canberra’s back car park and deck area on Sunday 23 February 3-7pm. It’s a fun, fundraising dog...

Have you heard? Share the love

Share the love in Pambula Pambula on the Sapphire Coast, NSW is hosting a three-day event designed to showcase their amazing location, boutique businesses and talented locals. The Far South Coast of NSW...

Have you heard? New tents and swags

GIVIT donation of the week: new tents and swags Recipients: Bushfire victims on the South Coast. The recent bushfires have caused significant damage to properties in the South Coast and surrounding areas. Residents have lost their...

Canberra Pet Rescue branches out to the bush

Local organisation Canberra Pet Rescue has branched out to help those affected by the ongoing bushfire crisis. Usually, the Canberra Pet Rescue volunteers would dedicate their time to rescuing cats and dogs...

Call for Canberrans to rent out South Coast holiday homes

More than $250 million has been donated to charities for Australian bushfire relief in recent weeks, while the Federal Government has allocated $2 billion to the recovery effort. The groundswell of financial and emotional...

Have you heard? The Campbell community

Campbell community cares The Campbell community has come together to assist the tiny rural community of Nerrigundah, 20km west of Bodalla, NSW, which was impacted by bushfires. A sold out trivia night was held on Saturday...

Bushfire art appeal

Gold Creek’s Aarwun Gallery has announced a bushfire art appeal, and are calling on the public to donate artworks that will be given to bushfire victims. Director of Aarwun Gallery, Robert Stephens, is hoping...

Have you heard? Bushfire relief

Bushfire relief Red Cross: The Red Cross is supporting the bushfire relief and the communities throughout Australia affected by fires. You can donate to the Red Cross disaster appeal at redcross.org.au Vinnies: Vinnies is...

Have you heard? Craft for Kindness

Craft for a cause The Community Services #1 (CS#1) Craft for Kindness seniors social group proudly made over 100 hand-knitted items for charity in 2019. The items, most knitted or crocheted, include soft...

Have you heard? Joint patrons for Soldier On

Joint patrons for Soldier On Soldier On has announced that the Governor-General of Australia, David Hurley, and his wife, Linda Hurley, have accepted the role as joint patrons of Soldier On. Soldier On...

Have you heard? Dog Christmas Party

GIVIT donation of the week: toiletries A support program for prisoners and their families requires donations of toiletries for men and women, including shampoo, soap, toothbrush, deodorant, etc. This program works with Aboriginal...

Help care for Canberra’s vulnerable children

Having been a foster carer for over two decades, 2020 ACT Local Hero Julia Rollings said there is a need for more carers for Canberra’s most vulnerable children. Ms Rollings has looked after...

Fundraising for a safe night’s sleep

In a bid to improve access to crisis accommodation services for homeless women, the National Council of Women ACT Inc (NCWACT) is fundraising to establish a Sleepbus in Canberra. A relatively new concept,...

Paige gets her wish

Six-year-old Canberran, Paige Rule has always wanted to meet a mermaid, and last week she did, when she was granted her surprise Starlight Wish from the Starlight Children’s Foundation. Diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic...

Marathon man: Naden ready for New York challenge

For seven years, Travis Naden has been chasing his marathon dream and on Sunday 3 November it will come to fruition alongside eight other members of the Indigenous Marathon Project (IMP) squad...

Walking for Annabelle

Awareness = Funding = Research = Treatment. It’s a simple equation and one that Canberra mum, Kathie Potts, is passionate about realising in a bid to change outcomes around childhood brain cancer. Kathie’s daughter...

A walk in the park for Parkinson’s

There is a common misconception that Parkinson’s affects only older people but for those diagnosed with Young Onset Parkinson’s disease, Young@Park provides valuable support. According to Parkinson’s Australia, Young Onset Parkinson’s generally refers...

Getting together for a ‘yarn’

Theona Combos initially used knitting as “just something to do” when she lost her mum in May last year after a 16-year battle with Alzheimer’s disease. She says “I came home and...

Step up to the challenge

Canberrans are a generous bunch – but what if your good deeds could also help you feel better and fitter, too? Steptember offers a ‘win-win’ for participants by raising important funds to support...

Be a hero, host a Cupcake Day

Preheat the oven and tie your apron; the RSPCA’s annual Cupcake Day fundraiser is upon us again, and it’s time to get baking for a good cause. The RSPCA is asking Canberrans to...

Charity hunting for a larger space

Frequently packed to the rafters with second-hand baby goods, Roundabout Canberra is on the hunt for a new location so they can continue to help local families. Founded by Hannah Andrevski, Roundabout Canberra...

Lids4Kids gives plastic for a purpose

When Tim Miller decided to start Lids4Kids, collecting plastic lids to support Envision Hands, little did he realise the impact it would have. Inundated with people offering plastic lids or volunteering to collect,...

Harnessing the ‘millennial dollar’

ANU business graduate Alexandra Martin is harnessing the power of the millennial dollar, creating her own charity donation platform aimed at engaging young people. “I was really unhappy with donating and the current...

Kirrah’s voice of reason

Subjected to hate comments, cyber bullying and hurtful private messages across social media platforms, local singer Kirrah Amosa has channelled the experience into new material. Dropped on Friday 5 July, Nothing On Me...

Raise some dough and Bake for Babies

Twenty-seven weeks pregnant, an emergency caesarean and the arrival of a beautiful boy 13 weeks early and weighing only 1.185kg. This was the scenario facing Tina Martinovic in May 2016 when complications...

CEO Sleepout raises record amount

While conditions for this year’s Vinnies CEO Sleepout were “bitterly cold”, St Vincent de Paul Society Canberra/Goulburn CEO Barnie van Wyk said the support from the community “warmed” his heart. As at Monday...

RSPCA to upgrade ‘home’ with $300k funding boost

RSPCA ACT has announced their intention to finalise a business case, named Project Home, which would see the organisation redevelop and renew their shelter site in Weston. The ACT Government on Tuesday...
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