Bundaleer Forest’s Nature Play Area
Annual Review stories Community stories: 22 December 2020
Nestled in the heart of the Bundaleer Forest lies a quiet haven where local South Australian families can visit to reconnect with nature, and each other. Just eight kilometres from Jamestown, the picnic...
Students ready for work in Nambucca Heads
Annual Review stories Community stories: 21 December 2020
When teachers at Nambucca Heads High School in northern NSW decided to embark on a practical vocational skills program to help their students become job-ready, the community came on board to help out. Principal...
George Town Neighbourhood Home
Annual Review stories Community stories: 9 December 2020
It’s hard not to smile when entering George Town Neighbourhood House. The community centre is a vibrant place, buzzing with people working to fight structural disadvantages in the area. With a couple...
Kingston Beach Surf Life Saving Club
Annual Review stories Community stories: 9 December 2020
If you head north along the stunning beaches of the Kingsborough coast in southern Tasmania, you are bound to hit the town of Kingston. It’s one of the more central points on this 300km long beach,...
Volunteers are the building blocks of a community that thrives
Annual Review stories Community stories: 9 December 2020
Situated 55 km east of Adelaide is the small rural community of Mount Pleasant. Mount Pleasant acts as a hub for a range of nearby smaller towns including Springton, Eden Valley, Cromer, Birdwood, Palmer,...
Water bugs for Tambo River
Annual Review stories Community stories: 9 December 2020
Did you know that one of the best ways to measure the health of a river is to look for microscopic water bugs? The Great Alpine Gallery has created the ‘Living River Water Bugs’ art installation along...
Spreading Harmony across the Wimmera Southern Mallee region
Annual Review stories Community stories: 9 December 2020
When the Centre for Participation (CP) purchased a food van, named the ‘Harmony Van,’ they knew straight away that with the right tools they could address a lack of job ready hospitality trainees...
Students steer-ing the way
Annual Review stories Community stories: 9 December 2020
For high school students studying agriculture in South East NSW, hands on experience gives them the skills they need to gain employment when they finish their studies. For 200 students from across 11...
Don’t Burn the Butt
Annual Review stories Community stories: 9 December 2020
The Tarmoeo Rural Fire Brigade received $4,170, funded by the David MacTaggart Foundation, to create a community engagement campaign to help the local community increase their understanding of the importance of being prepared for bushfire season, and the benefits of becoming a volunteer.
Northern Territory Friendship & Support Inc
Annual Review stories Community stories: 9 December 2020
The challenge of attracting volunteers to support charitable organisations serving the community is universal, but exacerbated further in remote communities where the potential pool from which to recruit...
We acknowledge and extend our deep respect and appreciation to the Dja Dja Wurrung People, the Traditional Owners of the land on which our Foundation is located in Bendigo, and to the Traditional Custodians of the lands on which our programs are assessed and delivered. We pay respect to their ancient and continuing cultures, their connections to the land, seas and skies, and to the Elders, past, present and emerging.