Guest blog by Mark Pearce, Chief Executive Officer Volunteering Australia Volunteers Are Change Makers Millions of volunteers across Australia are giving their time and energy to make change in our communities. This National Volunteer Week we are celebrating the power of volunteers to drive social change and make our world a better place for everyone. […]

By Harry Lovelock, Acting CEO Mental Health Australia. Last weekend, amid an anti-trans rally, the passing of South Australia’s First Nations Voice to Parliament Bill, and the New South Wales state election results, Neighbour Day had its 21st anniversary. Neighbour Day launched in 2003, created in part by the discovery of 75-year-old Elsie Brown in […]

To mark Neighbour Day, Ending Loneliness Together have launched Australia’s first national online directory to help more than five million people experiencing loneliness find meaningful connections so that they can live healthier lives. Loneliness is a serious but preventable issue affecting a significant proportion of our community. One in four Australians aged 12 to 89 […]

By Nick Tebbey, National Executive Officer, Relationships Australia, March 21, 2023 Neighbour Day, the annual day of celebration and hallmark of Relationships Australia’s Neighbours Every Day campaign is finally here! On Sunday 26 March 2023, communities across Australia will come together to reflect and celebrate on the every day connections they have created. We have […]

Guest blog – Neighbours Every Day Ambassador Hugh Mackay AO Every community has its differences of opinion, its social divisions, and its cultural tensions, which is simply to say that every community is both diverse and, inescapably, human. If you want to master the art of belonging, you’ll need to accept the imperfections and deal […]