Staff Reporter, Thursday, 12th April 2012 -
Volunteer committees and charity boards could get tripped up by the large volume of recent governance and tax reforms announced by the Federal Government, a Queensland University…
Staff Reporter, Thursday, 5th April 2012 -
The Victorian State Government has passed legislation which will allow in-house lawyers to undertake pro bono legal work in the same way as their private practice counterparts and…
Staff Reporter, Thursday, 29th March 2012 -
Two state-based aged care representative bodies, Victoria and Queensland, have withdrawn from the national peak body ACSA (Aged and Community Services Australia) to form a new…
Staff Reporter, Thursday, 8th September 2011 -
Queensland-based rail freight company, QR National has established of a community fund targeted at grassroots community projects in regional and rural Australia.
In unveiling…
Staff Reporter, Thursday, 21st July 2011 -
Volunteering Queensland has launched Australia’s first interactive online disaster preparedness tool.
The initiative comes in the wake of one of the major lessons from…
Above: Soldiers from the Plant Troop, 21 Construction Squadron, assist residents in carrying flood damaged rubbish into a pile in Karalee. Flickr image by Aust
Staff Reporter, Thursday, 16th June 2011 -
Less than twelve months after the largest volunteering effort in Queensland’s history, Brisbane is set to hold Volunteering Australia’s National Conference on Volunteering…
Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 7th June 2011 -
Scholarships are available for future leaders from the Not for Profit sector to take part in an intensive year-long leadership program in Queensland.
Applicants are being sought…
Staff Reporter, Thursday, 7th April 2011 -
Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Queensland Premier Anna Bligh have announced a $39 million support package for Not for Profits to help in the recovery and wellbeing of people in Queensland…
Staff Reporter, Thursday, 17th March 2011 -
The Queensland flood disaster has demonstrated strengths and weaknesses of Australia’s emergency services and warnings systems, especially in terms of access for people…
Staff Reporter, Thursday, 3rd February 2011 -
National relief agencies and supporting Not for Profits have turned their attention and resources towards Northern Queensland in the wake of Tropical Cyclone Yasi.