by Edwina Baily | Aug 2, 2023 | Community, Youth
An End to Homelessness Did you know that on any one night more than 122 500 Australians are homeless? More than that, in the year 2021 to 2022, over 272 000 people sought help from Specialist Homelessness Services.[i] This is not just a statistic. These are people,...
by Edwina Baily | May 4, 2023 | Community
What does a mother need to thrive? “Thriving”, according to the dictionary, means “growing or developing vigorously; flourishing”. I wonder how many of us are really flourishing. It sounds like a wonderful state to be in, not only for a weary mum, but for all of us....
by Edwina Baily | Mar 7, 2023 | Community
In the approach to the Day of Action for Neighbours Every Day on Sunday 26 March, we’re asking, what it means to LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOUR in 2023? We all need a community to be part of; a place where we can belong and know we matter. It’s in this connected, supportive...
by Edwina Baily | Feb 6, 2023 | Community
To mark Safer Internet Day on Tuesday 7 February, we’re taking a look at how we make our online spaces healthy, productive and safe for everyone. The Upside to Disruption The last few years have certainly been disruptive, but have you also experienced an...
by Edwina Baily | Jul 4, 2022 | Community
Meet Councillor Gerald Power This NAIDOC Week, we’re celebrating the Indigenous people from our past, present and future whoby their actions, show us what it means to “Get up! Stand up! Show up!” To help us get ready, Bev Rankin from Fusion Central West NSW spent some...
by Edwina Baily | May 30, 2022 | Community
Those of us who’ve lived in the dustbowls of droughted Australia know well the gift of gentle rain, the fresh smell of raindrops hitting the parched earth and the soft gentle greening that follows. This is not the harsh scouring of flash flooding, that rips its way...