DINA GETOVA My Community Legal has begun a fundraising initiative in partnership with three Gold Coast universities to help provide free legal services for people experiencing financial hardship. The legal centre is working with … [Read more...]
LGBT+ community struggles over COVID stresses
Sep 18, 2020 by Leave a Comment
ALEXANDER MCKENNA COVID-19 and the social isolation it has created is having a negative effect on the mental health of members of the LGBT+ community both in Australia and around the world. The pandemic affects people in different … [Read more...]
Gold Coast markets back in full swing
Aug 25, 2020 by Leave a Comment
GEORGIA SCHAMPERS Farmers’ markets around the Gold Coast are up and running again after COVID-19 restrictions forced them to close earlier this year. The temporary closure of the markets had meant hundreds of small, locally-owned … [Read more...]
Classical music festival boosts community spirit
Sep 5, 2019 by Leave a Comment
JADE MCGARRY The NSW country town of Tyalgum is using its annual classic music festival to bring the community together after a difficult August. In August, fire destroyed several businesses in the small town of approximately … [Read more...]
Music helps people with a disability
Oct 15, 2018 by Leave a Comment
MICAELA ABOODY Music is a powerful thing. It can make your happy when you’re sad and arouse memories of particular times, places and moments that you thought you’d forgotten. But, for people living with physical and intellectual disabilities, … [Read more...]
Doors open to Brisbane’s hidden gems
Oct 10, 2018 by Leave a Comment
JACOBBE McBRIDE AND STAFF WRITERS This year’s edition of Brisbane Open House promises to be bigger and better than ever, giving visitors the chance to explore a treasure trove of buildings and places that are normally hidden from the public … [Read more...]
Days for Girls turn periods into pathways
Oct 7, 2018 by Leave a Comment
MICAELA ABOODY International organisation Days for Girls is helping stop girls in remote communities and developing countries from taking days off school during menstruation by providing them with reusable sanitary items. The not-for-profit … [Read more...]
Farmers struggle through drought
Oct 4, 2018 by Leave a Comment
MICAELA ABOODY The current drought across Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and inner Western Australia has left cattle and crop farmers struggling to keep their farms viable. Farmers and support organisations have said while the current … [Read more...]
Community approach needed for suicide prevention
Sep 18, 2018 by Leave a Comment
REBEKAH ROENNFELDT Brisbane's World Suicide Prevention Day Community Forum is encouraging everyone in the community to play a part in helping to reduce the incidence of suicide. The annual forum, organised by the Australian Institute for … [Read more...]
Volunteers build networks during festival season
Sep 12, 2018 by Leave a Comment
ASHLEE STENNER No one knows the importance of networking more than volunteer veteran turned Brisbane Festival volunteer organiser, Zac Reimers. Mr Reimers spent six years volunteering in various music and guest-orientated positions at the … [Read more...]
