Healthcare is often pushed aside by homeless people struggling to survive. This service aims to change that
For the team behind Street Side Medics, the service comes down to an “exceptionally simple idea”. Founder Daniel…
Volunteer activities fully start in quake-hit Kumamoto
HIKAWA, KUMAMOTO PREF. – Volunteers have fully started their activities in Kumamoto Prefecture, which was hit hard by…
Prince William, Princess Kate watch Diamonds netball team at Commonwealth Games
The Prince and Princess of Wales and their three children threw their support behind the Commonwealth Games by…
Oxford vaccinates first volunteer in Bundibugyo Ebola vaccine trial
The University of Oxford has announced that the first volunteer has received the ChAdOx1 BDBV vaccine candidate in…
‘This animal has given us a sense of identity’: Iconic kiwi birds return to New Zealand’s capital
The kiwi, New Zealand’s sacred national bird, vanished from the hills around Wellington more than a century ago.…
NT Police say some in community ‘absolutely know’ where missing Alice Springs girl’s suspected abductor is
Northern Territory Police say some people in the community “absolutely know” the whereabouts of five-year-old girl Sharon Granites’s…
The ‘mudcrabs’ volunteering to remediate Sydney’s Cooks River from toxic pollution
Scurrying about the banks of Sydney’s Cooks River, an army of volunteers known as the ‘mudcrabs’ is working…
Stranded rare whale freed by volunteers in Auckland city beaches again 18km across harbour
Project Jonah confirmed the news of the whale’s death at 9pm on Wednesday. “Local iwi, Te Kawerau ā…
Rare whale stranded in Auckland’s Waitematā Harbour saved, volunteer’s solo actions seen as heroic
People took to Facebook to remark on Lee’s valiant actions. “Wow, Shaun, great commitment…great job.. thank you’ while…
Denmark volunteers unite for coastal rehabilitation in wake of destructive tourist season
About 450 kilometres south of Perth on a remote stretch of pristine beach, 50 or so people spent…
Astronaut Katherine Bennell-Pegg named 2026 Australian of the Year
Space engineer and astronaut Katherine Bennell-Pegg has been named Australian of the Year for 2026. Ms Bennell-Pegg, an…
Wildlife ACT calls for more volunteers as demand soars
Wombat poo is famously cube-shaped, but over the past few days Lindy Butcher has discovered it can come…