QLD Volunteering Inquiry: Submission

We welcome the decision of the Queensland State Government to hold a Parliamentary Inquiry into the issues faced and opportunities for improvement in Queensland’s volunteering sector. The Importance of Volunteers to Queensland Volunteering Queensland states “Approximately two-thirds of Queenslanders over 15 years old are volunteers, that’s 2.8 million people out of 4.3 million. Volunteering happens […]

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Turning lemons into lemonade: a new session format!

As the proverb goes, necessity is the mother of invention – and no truer phrase applies than to a mother suddenly in a pickle! In a recent commonkind community session, our Founder, Carolina did not have anyone available to care for her youngest child. She always brings her eldest child and other families often bring […]

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Honouring our ANZACs

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 […]

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