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Bushfire royal commission releases final report The introduction of a national state of emergency, an all-hazard emergency warning app and more aerial firefighting resources are among the recommendations from the bushfire royal commission's final report. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-30/bushfire-royal-commission-final-report-recommendations/12815204 #CharitiesandCommunityOrganisations #InformationandCommunication #CommunityOrganisations #GovernmentandPolitics #DisastersandAccidents

Wowan, population 216, raises $10k to help its rural kids hear and speak Arthur Olsson hasn't turned 3 yet, but he's already inspired a tiny central Queensland town to get behind an important cause. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-22/wowan-raises-10k-to-help-its-rural-kids-hear-and-speak/12798142 #CharitiesandCommunityOrganisations #CommunityOrganisations #CommunityandSociety #RuralYouth #Hearing #Health #Rural

Don't worry Brisbane, you won't miss out on your Ekka sundae this year Four tonnes of strawberries and 10 tonnes of fresh ice-cream will be used to serve up 60,000 iconic Ekka strawberry sundaes at pop-up stalls throughout Brisbane, with DIY packs available for delivery to your workplace too. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-07-06/strawberry-sundaes-to-keep-the-ekka-spirit-alive/12425182 #CharitiesandCommunityOrganisations #EpidemicsandPandemics #AgriculturalShows #AgriculturalCrops

Crunch time for Girl Guide biscuits after six decades For more than 60 years, Girl Guides across Australia have been selling their iconic biscuits to raise funds — but things are about to change. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-07-03/girl-guide-biscuits-super-sized-as-costs-skyrocket/12414590 #CharitiesandCommunityOrganisations #CommunityOrganisations #CommunityandSociety #RuralYouth #RuralWomen #Youth

How blending teas helped a young Indigenous woman connect to her culture Dja Dja Wurrung woman Sharlee Dunolly-Lee was just beginning to discover her culture when a chance meeting at an Indigenous cooking workshop changed things forever. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-27/how-blending-teas-helped-one-young-indigenous-woman/12396058 #CharitiesandCommunityOrganisations #ArtsandEntertainment #IndigenousCulture #HumanInterest #TeaCoffee

'Bottle'O'Bob' saved 294,000 containers from landfill and funded a skatepark in the process An octogenarian who raised about $40,000 for his community by saving tens of thousands of bottles and cans from landfill is named New South Wales Environmental Citizen of the Year. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-05/nsw-environmental-award-given-to-man-who-recycled-290k-cans/12324898 #CharitiesandCommunityOrganisations #RecyclingandWasteManagement #CommunityandSociety #Environment #Rural

'Bottle'O'Bob' saved 294,000 containers from landfill and funded a skatepark in the process An octogenarian who raised about $40,000 for his community by saving tens of thousands of bottles and cans from landfill is named New South Wales Environmental Citizen of the Year. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-05/nsw-environmental-award-given-to-man-who-recycled-290k-cans/12324898 #CharitiesandCommunityOrganisations #RecyclingandWasteManagement #CommunityandSociety #Environment #Rural

Outback border duty becomes church mission for soldiers A small outback church has undergone a facelift, thanks to Australian Defence Force personnel deployed at a remote COVID-19 border control point. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-04/adf-helps-repair-outback-church/12320420 #CharitiesandCommunityOrganisations #CommunityOrganisations #Relationships #RuralTourism #Regional #Catholic #COVID-19 #People #Army

Coronavirus crisis a 'heaven-sent opportunity' to reset national park tourism The closure of national parks during the coronavirus pandemic hit patrons and advocates hard, but some in the industry are seeing the crisis as a chance to rethink how they're managed. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-18/coronavirus-national-parks-future-after-pandemic-tasmania/12236100 #CharitiesandCommunityOrganisations #CommunityOrganisations #DiseasesandDisorders #CommunityandSociety #TravelandTourism

'My mental health would spiral': The town hall holding a fire-ravaged community together The community hall that survived the bushfires now is the centre of hope as coping with the coronavirus also has an impact. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-05-10/bobin-hall-binds-community/12193244 #CharitiesandCommunityOrganisations #InformationandCommunication #CommunityOrganisations #WirelessCommunication #CommunityandSociety #Agribusiness #Bushfire

'My mental health would spiral': The town hall holding a fire-ravaged community together The community hall that survived the bushfires now is the centre of hope as coping with the coronavirus also has an impact. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-05-10/bobin-hall-binds-community/12193244 #CharitiesandCommunityOrganisations #InformationandCommunication #CommunityOrganisations #WirelessCommunication #CommunityandSociety #Agribusiness #Bushfire

'Tsunami-like' floods destroy bushfire recovery steps on northern NSW coast Communities on the north coast of New South Wales are struggling to recover from an extraordinary series of natural disasters. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-20/disaster-follows-disaster-on-nsw-north-coast/11977496 #CharitiesandCommunityOrganisations #DisastersandAccidents #StormDisaster #MarineBiology #Bushfire #Floods #Rural