Check out our commonkind list of favourite books to read with your preschooler to introduce the concept of kindness. All books are ruthlessly reviewed by our panel of real child judges! Although they are still learning kindess they don’t hold back on the important subject of books! Please note: when you purchase a book through […]
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On June 2 2024, commonkind hosted a Nappy Sort & Count Event for our charity partner The Nappy Collective to process nappy donations given by Queenslanders to benefit needy Australian families facing “nappy stress”. TL;DR The 2024 Nappy Sort & Count Event commonkind hosted the 2024 Nappy Sort & Count Event on Sunday the 2nd […]
Our CEO and Founder, Carolina Puleston, a first-generation Australian and Sydney-sider at heart decided to stop racking up frequent flyer points in 2014 and choose to settle in Brisbane. Although still not the same time zone as Sydney for half the year, being back in Australia is a welcome change. Disliking coffee and most teas […]
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Dani Townsend, Director, grew up in Tasmania, eventually making Brisbane her forever home after a stint in England and a few fun travelling adventures. Driven by passion, purpose and a well-caffeinated oat flat white Dani gave us a peek into life as she knows it. Question 1: Why did you join commonkind? I joined commonkind […]
Our Board Chair, Ester Willims, was born in England but made her way over to Australia in 2007 for work and has been here ever since. Community service has been a common theme throughout her life. Here, over a quick cup of Assam Tea (black) she shares more of her history. Question 1: Why did […]
Today is Mother’s Day in Australia. We know that for some, this day can bring conflicting feelings for so many reasons. Whatever your relationship to motherhood, we want to say we see you, value you and are thinking of you. We also want to honour and say thank you to all of the mothers and […]
commonkind: an Official Supporter of the National Strategy for Volunteering We are proud to announce we are a member of the Coalition of Support for the National Strategy for Volunteering to help make volunteering the heart of Australian communities. See the organisations that have join commonkind in committing to progress the national strategy here. What […]
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On Anzac Day we commemorate those who have served or continue to serve our country. Lest we forget those who have made the ultimate sacrifice to protect our country and its allies. Engaging our youngest Australians in honouring our Anzac history In our latest commonkind community session we talked about the upcoming Anzac Day. We […]
Today, commonkind, was officially registered with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) as a Public Company Limited by Guarantee. We are pleased with the progress we are making from evolving commonkind from a grass-roots non-profit to our goal of being a registered charity as recognised by the Australian Charities and Not-for-profit Commission (ACNC). For […]
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Over the past two months we held our annual collection drive to support our Charity Partner Baby Give Back, the incredible Queensland charity who support thousands of families in crisis each year through donations of gently used and new baby items. With many taking advantage of the new year break to declutter, this proved a […]
commonkind is an Australian registered charity that provides age-appropriate community service opportunities for children, young people, and families to assist fellow Australians suffering disadvantage and distress. We empower young hearts to build kinder communities.
COMMONKIND LIMITED (ABN 86 676 508 188) is a registered charity and Public Benevolent Institution with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission.
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