More children and families from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds are accessing and attending kindergarten through council-led outreach programs. Supporting councils to run engagement activities and employ outreach workers, grants totalling $3.5 million have backed children and families from CALD backgrounds to access and attend kindergarten, connect with other early childhood supports and transition...Read More
“Learning English is the key to successful settlement” TEDx speaker, 2022 Western Sydney Champion and 2023 Westpac Social Change Fellow Hedayat Osyan says learning English transformed his life. The founder of CommUnity Construction – a social enterprise that has created work and life opportunities for more than 75 refugees – said without good English, refugees...Read More
For more than two decades, North Queensland surgeon Professor Ajay Rane OAM has been dedicated to improving the lives of thousands of refugee women suffering from severe childbirth issues in developing countries. Prof Rane, a Mater Private Hospital Townsville urogynaecologist, has led the fight against women’s health problems, such as obstetric fistula, by training medical...Read More
Food delivery workers are at risk of physical and psychological harm at work. Safe Work Australia data shows 10 food delivery workers have tragically died at work, since 2019. This has led to a genuine concern for work health and safety within the cohort, many of whom are migrant workers who may not necessarily have...Read More
During the winter school holidays children can participate in a range of fun and impactful new arts experiences at ArtPlay designed by an ensemble of young idea makers called the By Kids for Kids Collective. For the past year, during a couple of catch ups each school term, the collective have reinvented the mixed messages...Read More
Pedestrians are being urged to “Stop. Look. Live.” as part of a new Crime Stoppers Victoria campaign delivered in partnership with Victoria Police. The campaign will focus on reducing the number of pedestrians seriously injured or killed while crossing the road in built up areas, where there is a speed limit of 60km/h. Crime Stoppers...Read More
Tickets go on sale for all season 2023/24 women’s and men’s internationals. All five Australian men’s NRMA Insurance Tests to take place in the holiday period. World champion women’s team to play across seven Australian cities. Entry level prices to men’s international matches have been frozen for the eighth consecutive year. Tickets to this summer’s...Read More
Safe Work Australia has launched the Deliver yourself home safely (www.swa.gov.au/deliversafely) campaign this week, a national public communications campaign that focuses on the safety of food delivery workers across Australia. The food delivery industry has experienced significant growth in Australia in recent years, as digital ‘gig economy’ platforms grow in popularity. With this, there has...Read More
The Conservation Regulator is seeking information from the public after magpies were recently detected with caged legs and chains around their necks in Hoppers Crossing. Five to ten magpies have been affected, some of which were found alive but sadly several were found dead. One bird had to be euthanised after a vet assessed it...Read More
Puffing Billy Railway, a beloved heritage steam railway that has been operating for over 120 years, is proud to celebrate National Volunteer Week 2023 by honouring its dedicated volunteers who have contributed to the railway’s evolution throughout the years. This year’s National Volunteer Week theme of “Change Makers” is particularly fitting for Puffing Billy Railway,...Read More
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