Tag: charity

Good Friday’s fashionable fundraising kick-start

FASHION and fundraising go hand-in-hand in Casterton - just ask Bonnie & Fred proprietor, Vikki O’Brien and the team from the Casterton Royal Children’s...

Small stall grows into men’s health charity force

What started as a charity stall with three clothes racks and a table in the former Rotary Market in Mount Gambier has now reached...

Women’s Day celebration

Mount Gambier charity ac.care will lead International Women’s Day celebrations with a main street procession, guest speakers and activities on March 7.
International Women’s Day...

Charity golf day teed up

Ahigh-end restaurant will cater for a charity golf day to benefit the Millicent support group of the Royal Flying Doctor Service.
Staff from The Tasting...

Softballers step up for CFS round

Over the weekend, the local softball community came together in a fantastic display of support and gratitude for the hard-working volunteers of the Country...

Higher education costs eased

The Stand Like Stone Foundation has announced its annual educational scholarships as the region’s students head back to school and university.
The foundation has offered...

Regional residents generous to a fault

Local community based op shops are being inundated by donations following a busier than usual festive holiday period.
Some shops such as Vinnies have been...

BOOST FOR TINS IN BINS

AFTER being awarded joint Community Event of the Year for its 2024 Family Day, the Tins in Bins project has received a massive boost...

Hats-off to Turbans for Tins

WHAT started out as an idea with a carton of UHT milk and a household garbage bin, has turned into a full-time passion and...

Millicent workers stand heat of charity kitchen

Regular tasks were briefly suspended for some Millicent Nutrien Ag Solutions employees recently as they cheerfully swapped computers and yard duties for kitchen utensils. Under...

Blazing a fundraising path

LIVE rural communities across the country, Merino is a champion for chipping-in and at the weekend, the locals and some visitors dug deep, once...

Lionesses’ night out helps in fight against childhood cancer

Avolunteer organisation recently held a fundraiser supporting childhood cancer.
The Lions Club of Blue Lake City Lioness held a showing of the new Paddington in...

Donation honours memory

The family of late Millicent district resident Ada Gurney has recently made donations to two local charities which were dear to her heart.
She passed...

Men’s Shed group built on foundation of trust and support

“We constructed our own composting dunny, come check it out,” announces John Davidson, as he proudly throws open the door to the official throne...