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With tickets selling fast and early bird discount ending next week, time is running out for Australian not for profits to secure a 25 per cent discount for the Connecting Up Transform Conference at Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) from 8-10 May.

Australia’s premier not-for-profit technology conference, with a strong complementary focus on philanthropy, fundraising, marketing and social media, Transform 2019, will see world-class speakers and not-for-profit sector leaders converge on MCEC for master classes, panels, plenaries, a 35-stand not-for-profit technology expo, Australian Not-for-Profit Leadership …

Tanya Dupagne is the director and founder of Camp Kulin, a youth program to help children in rural Western Australia affected by childhood trauma, get back on track. She’s this week’s Changemaker.

Despite warnings from friends about moving from Perth to a tiny Western Australian community of 300 people in 2013, Dupagne saw an opportunity others didn’t.   

Having worked in youth camps that helped underprivileged children in the US, she knew there was the potential to do the same for kids affected by childhood trauma in …

Melbourne-based outdoors apparel brand, Mister Timbuktu, is tackling the war on waste by recycling plastic bottles into leggings and raincoats that are made for adventure.

Recycling and fashion traditionally haven’t been analogous terms, with the fashion industry creating excessive negative impact upon both people and planet. From using scarce non-renewables for fabric, to excessive plastic usage, and not looking after workers within the supply chain, there’s been a lot left to be desired.

Quantity over quality became the focus thanks to fast fashion, with clothing production …