'An amazing young woman':Volunteer recognised after 18 years of work

'An amazing young woman':Volunteer recognised after 18 years of work

After years of helping with a vision charity,Hannah Ostle has received recognition.

  • byTim Barlass

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'Try telling a guy you’ve got a major disability:you’ve never seen them run so fast'

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Volunteer groups get cracking in face of COVID challenge

Volunteer groups get cracking in face of COVID challenge

Victorian charities have been forced to overhaul their approach to serving the community amid the pandemic,especially those staffed by older volunteers.

  • byLisa Favazzo
'We volunteer because we love it':hard yards behind community sport's return

'We volunteer because we love it':hard yards behind community sport's return

Community sporting clubs in NSW are allowed to train again - but many are still wading through reams of onerous guidelines and requirements before they actually can.

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Once a week,Jenny calls Sara. It means more than just practising English

Once a week,Jenny calls Sara. It means more than just practising English

Sara,80,lives with her 98-year-old mother,both Syrian refugees. Like hundreds of migrants,her virtual English classes are her main link to the city she lives in.

  • byMichael Fowler
'Don’t buy me gifts':Boy seeks donations to charity for his birthday

'Don’t buy me gifts':Boy seeks donations to charity for his birthday

Jhez Mattsson was seven months pregnant when she sought help from a church. Ten years later,her son Troy has asked for donations instead of birthday presents.

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Lean on me:a guide to helping in any way you can

Lean on me:a guide to helping in any way you can

There are many ways individuals can help soften the blow of COVID-19 and its impact on our communities,businesses and public service professionals. Here are just a few.

  • byRiley Wilson
Despite distance and differences,love led Shaniera to embrace a new life with Pakistan cricket star Wasim Akram

Despite distance and differences,love led Shaniera to embrace a new life with Pakistan cricket star Wasim Akram

Shaniera Akram was working in PR in Melbourne in 2011 when she met former Pakistan cricket captain Wasim Akram,whose wife had passed away two years earlier. Married in 2013,the couple live in Karachi.

  • byKonrad Marshall
'We're all in this together':Amid uncertainty,a tradie delivers good sense

'We're all in this together':Amid uncertainty,a tradie delivers good sense

As a pandemic gathers,we all need a little straight-talking reassurance. And this tradie,torn by uncertainty himself,delivers.

  • byTony Wright
What bio? Actions speak for our volunteer heroes,not self-aggrandising CVs
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What bio? Actions speak for our volunteer heroes,not self-aggrandising CVs

Grace Brennan is just the kind of Australian we need to get us through a tough century.

  • byPru Goward
Thank God for Australia's army of'ordinary people'
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Thank God for Australia's army of'ordinary people'

Selfless,caring and sharing ... volunteers are the small cogs that keep our communities turning.

  • byClare Boyd-Macrae