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Ocsober Is Nearly Over!!
I put an exclamation point on the title of this article because I wanted to you to think I was really excited for Ocsober to be over and that I was rolling about on the floor, clutching at my throat, gagging for a shooter, gasping for a martini, chok...
The 2010 Men of Cricket Calendar
Earlier this week, 3 mobile, sponsors of the Test Series in Australia, launched the 3 mobile Men of Cricket Calendar in aid of the McGrath Foundation. This limited edition calendar, supported by Cricket Australia, features photographs of Australia’...
Oh, Ocsober – I’m Rolling Sober
I’m going okay. No, really. I mean it. Not being facetious in the least. Sure, I’d love an icy, fizzy G&T at the onset of cactus hour, a snifter of red after dinner. I’d even love a little nibble on a salty margarita rim as Saturday evening...
Cheers to a Sober October
Oh boy. It’s starts tomorrow. A sober October. My tee-total commitment to raise funds for Life Education’s invaluable initiative – Ocsober – is about to begin. Thursday, to be exact. At midnight. Well, one second past midnight if we’re gett...
Oxfam Christmas Cards and 2010 Calendars
Order your Christmas cards and calendars early this year, from Oxfam’s great new range, including the new 2010 Aboriginal calendar (pictured), featuring 12 original designs by talented indigenous artists and using soy based inks. All card desig...
Support Diabetes Buzz Day on Friday 18 September 2009
Australians will be given the opportunity to buy Buzz Bee merchandise on Friday 18 September to help those living with or at risk of diabetes. Every seven minutes, one Australian is diagnosed with diabetes; the country’s fastest growing chronic d...
World Vision: Sponsor a Child Today
World Vision is Australia’s largest charitable group. With the support of over 400,000 Australians, World Vision helps over 20 million people every year. As well as providing relief in emergency situations, we work on long-term community develo...
Save the Lives of Unwanted Animals by Hosting a Party for Strays
Register during August to host a “Party for Strays” and not only will you be saving the lives of unwanted dogs and cats, but you’ll also be in the running to win some fantastic prizes, including a holiday at beautiful Byron Bay on t...
Nationwide Search for the Next Outreach Blogger for ActionAid
ActionAid Australia has launched a nationwide search for an Australian blogger to send overseas in an effort to shine a light on the causes of poverty. The person chosen as the next outreach blogger for Project TOTO will have the opportunity to exper...
How Australians Buying Fair Trade Benefits the Poor in Developing Countries
While the market for Fairtrade in Australia is still relatively small, the move towards the purchase of ethical products is a worldwide phenomenon. Consumers in Australia and New Zealand are also in a unique position to provide assistance to their As...
Run for Charity at the Sydney Running Festival
TV personality and mother of four, Antonia Kidman, will be chasing a personal best in this year’s Blackmores Sydney Running Festival. In addition to her role as official ambassador for this year’s event and joining more than 28,000 people taking...
Buy Fair Trade Goods at the Oxfam Shop
Oxfam Shop is a passionate supporter of fair trade and deals on a fair trade basis with more than 100,000 producer partners around the world, including indigenous Australians. Through fair trade Oxfam are part of a global movement calling for an end ...
Tania McCartney Goes Sober for October
Can you get through Ocsober? We humans are strange creatures of habit. Not only do we form habitual ways over time, we also become so reliant on these habits, they become part of our very psyche. Sometimes, we even begin to bow down to them like preh...
Go Sober in October for Ocsober
Life Education Australia (LEA), Australia’s largest private charity providing drug and alcohol abuse prevention and health education, has announced the participation of three high profile television personalities for LEA’s major annual fundraisin...
Trekking through the Vietnam Hills for Charity
The ultimate holiday for adventurous spirits, wanting to experience new cultures first hand and even spend their vacation time doing something for the greater good, has to be the upcoming Variety Vietnam Hills Trek & Community Project. The trip o...
One Year On McGrath Foundation Continues Jane’s Legacy
Today marks one year since the passing of inspirational woman and McGrath Foundation Co-Founder, Jane McGrath. Public memorial services are being held nationally today to remember Jane McGrath and also to remember those lost to breast cancer. Informa...
