Tag: charity
Nurses embark on mercy mission
Two Brimbank nurses are ready to give back to those in need.
Jonathan Hardwick and Brett Timms will take to the ocean this February onboard...
On a mission for charity
Sunshine Mission is putting out an urgent call for donations following an alarming increase in the number of people requiring food.
Sunshine Mission manager Casey...
Books to begin new chapter in PNG
Twelve boxes of books donated by Holy Eucharist Primary School pupils will soon have a new home in Papua New Guinea.
The donations were part...
Community grants for Brimbank
Five Brimbank groups are among 200 community organisations that have been awarded grants of $10,000, as part of the 2017 Westpac Foundation Community Grant...
Fitness fundraiser fun
The motto of Tanya and Andrew Carroll is “live strong”.
It’s part of the name of their personal training business and it’s the reason they...
All fired up for relay
Emergency services members are hitting the road from Mildura to Melbourne this week to raise money and awareness for mental health.The MFB, CFA, Victoria...
Avid knitters wanted: Melton council
Wanted – avid knitters.
Donations of 500 knitted items are being sought from across Melton to help keep people warm this winter.
Knitters are being asked...
Beard shave for a cause
Brian Bartz admits it will be strange looking in a mirror and not seeing a wild forest of hair on his chin – but...
Shave for a cause
One year after adopting a half-shaved, undercut hair style, Keilor East’s Beth Guglielmini is ready to go all the way in the World’s Greatest...
Selina Tseng named young citizen of the year
Brimbank young citizen of the year Selina Tsang started volunteering as a year 9 student at Sunshine West’s Marian College.
“I wasn’t really in a...
Sunshine plumber spreads water love
Sunshine’s Richard Harvie is no ordinary plumber.
Mr Harvie has received $12,500 from Reece to continue his charity work in Zimbabwe, where he is helping...
Little jobs, big help
Grade five and six pupils at Resurrection Catholic primary school have upped their workload of household chores this term.
Amy, Emma, Matthew and Jude (pictured)...
Charity rolls out welcome mat for asylum seekers
Hands-on charity West Welcome Wagon is rolling out Brimbank’s welcome mat for more than 300 asylum seeker families.
The not-for-profit, which began in 2013, has...
Funnyman George Kapiniaris keeps focus in hostile footy land
Much-loved funnyman George Kapiniaris says he’s prepared to brave the throngs of Collingwood and Carlton football supporters in Melbourne’s north-west if it means he...
Footscray designer Iva Pfeiffer raises funds for refugee charity
The auction of a clothing collection inspired by harrowing journeys made by refugees has raised more than $3000 for charity.
Pieces from Footscray designer Iva...
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Keilor quarry fined for leak into creek
The operator of a Keilor quarry has been fined $9616 by the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) after it found industrial wastewater flowing down a...
