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Former Police Chief Takes On New Role

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 7th June 2012 - 
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Christine Nixon. Photo: australianoftheyear.org.au Christine Nixon has been appointed inaugural Chair of Good Shepherd Microfinance, a community organisation that…

Community-Owned Bank Takes Out Gong

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 6th June 2012 - 
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An Australian community-owned bank has been named ‘Socially Responsible Institution of the Year’ by Money magazine. Bankmecu took out the award for the…

Flood Recovery Overlooks Communities: VCOSS

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 28th April 2011 - 
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Assistance for farmers in flood-affected Victoria is important, but the Victorian Government must also invest in community recovery, according to the Victorian Council…

Australians Oppose Service Cuts to Balance Budget

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 7th April 2011 - 
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Australians are not in favour of returning the budget to surplus in 2012/13 at the expense of public services, new research by the Community and Public Sector Union has shown.…

Community Projects Toolkit

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 4th November 2010 - 
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A new toolkit to help build community projects and improve the safety and wellbeing of children has been launched. The Parliamentary Secretary for Community Services,…

Submission Extension for Community Sector Pay Case

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 16th September 2010 - 
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THE Federal Government has sought an extension of time to make a submission to an historic equal pay case for the community sector before Fair Work Australia. The Government…

Think Tank Backs Primary Care Organisations

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 2nd September 2010 - 
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Regional Community and Primary Healthcare organisations should be established and resourced at Commonwealth level, according to a Not for Profit Policy Think Tank held…

National Volunteer Funding Recipients Announced

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 15th July 2010 - 
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Volunteer-based emergency service organisations, RSL clubs and Meals on Wheels are the big winners in the Federal Government's latest volunteer grants program.…

NFPs Spend Big on Community Services

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 24th June 2010 - 
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Australia's community service providers spent $25.2 billion on direct services in 2008-09, according to the latest figures from the Australian Bureau of…

Sea and Tree-Change Families Face Life On The Fringe

Staff Reporter, Monday, 3rd August 2009 - 
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Despite the attractions of a sea or tree-change, a new report has found that once families moved they faced significant barriers which affected their ability to participate…

Natural Neighbourhoods, Real Communities – National Conference

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 14th April 2009 - 
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The Centre for Civil Society is calling for papers and presentations as past of the National Conference on the theme of Natural Neighbourhoods and Real Communities taking…

Project Helps Find “Forgotten Australians”

Staff Reporter, Monday, 28th July 2008 - 
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A landmark project is set to develop an accessible history of Victoria’s children’s homes in a bid to help "Forgotten Australians" to find out…

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