Grants to help girls into sport
Applications have opened for a grants program aimed at getting more women and girls involved in sport.
The 2024-25 Change Our Game Community Activation Grants...
Take action when noise gets excessive
Noise annoyance, either from surrounding construction, loud entertainment venues or just loud neighbours is much too common — with the Environment Protection Authority (EPA)...
Music industry gets boost
Victoria’s music industry has got a boost, with applications for two separate funding grants now open and a new advisory council established.
On Wednesday, January...
Action plan required for students with asthma
As kids return to school for 2025, Asthma Australia is urging parents to update their child’s asthma action plan.
Just like packing a school...
Police issue school road safety warning
Police are urging motorists to slow down around schools as thousands of students return to class this week for the first term of 2025.
Forty...
Submit your nomination for the 2025 Local Heroes Awards
Nominations for the fourth annual Vision Super Local Heroes Awards, in partnership with the Australian Services Union (ASU), are now open – and they’re...
Safety tips to protect kids on the roads
As Victorian children return to school, Kidsafe Victoria is asking parents, carers and drivers to prioritise child safety on the roads.
With busy driveways, bustling...
Ten-year national road safety plan ‘wildly off-track’
An ambitious plan to halve the number of Australian road deaths is in tatters, with a fourth consecutive national toll increase marking the worst...
Free vaping education material released
Quit Victoria has released a range of free Victorian curriculum-aligned vaping education resources to teach young people about the harms of vaping.
Primary school teachers...
Include pets in your bushfire survival plan
CFA and RSPCA Victoria are urging residents to include pets in their bushfire survival plans, with significant fire activity already parts of the state...
Buy a virtual lap around Bathurst and help beat cancer
Australians are being urged to take a front-row seat in the fight against prostate cancer and buy a virtual lap to raise funds for...
Back to school road safety
Wyndham council is urging drivers to keep children safe as a new school year gets underway.
Among the rules the council wants drivers to observe...
Independent schools a live-saver for many
Precede: An alternative school in Epping is helping students who have struggled at mainstream schools to re-engage with learning. For some of the students,...
Teal takeover for ovarian cancer month
These days the colour teal is often associated with the political independent movement which won a swag of seats at the last federal election.
With...
Call to invest in west
Advocacy group LeadWest is calling on the federal government to invest in Melbourne’s west at the upcoming federal election.
On Thursday, January 23, LeadWest announced...
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Free basketball clinics
Young people looking to get fit and play basketball are encouraged to try out with the Good News Power Basketball Club in Tarneit.
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