Articles tagged: Charity
Important occasion for cancer survivor
COLAC cancer survivor Janine Benson will wear a daffodil today to help support the Cancer Council’s Daffodil Day.
Daffodil fundraiser blooming
COLAC'S Cancer Council branch will spread daffodils around Colac on Friday to raise money for cancer research.
Cancer survivor backs plan for closer treatment
COLAC district cancer survivor Pam Payne says she could have travelled around Australia with the kilometres she clocked up driving to treatment over two years.
500km journey to help sick children
MEETING families with sick children has given Colac McDonald’s consultant Anthony Nigro a new outlook on life.
Families need winter clothing
COLAC’S Red Cross volunteers are keen to receive warm winter clothes to help struggling Colac district families.
Woman starts Ghana education crusade
VOLUNTEERING in an African school and orphanage inspired Apollo Bay’s Laura Taylor to start a charity to support homeless children in Ghana.
African orphanage inspires Colac crusader
A COLAC woman has travelled to South Africa every year since 2011 to volunteer at an orphanage.
Donation helps disadvantaged
DISADVANTAGED children will have the chance to pull on a pair of running shoes owned by the late Colac long-distance champion John Paatsch.
Orphans one step closer to family reunion
A COLAC Sudanese family is one step closer to bringing an orphaned nephew and nieces to Australia.
Grandmother’s cancer battle inspires Colac cyclist
COLAC'S Kayla-leanne Clarkson will embark on one of the toughest challenges of her life in memory of her grandmother who died of cancer.
Colac support boosts project for women
COLAC women have thrown their support behind an international project which provides second-hand bras and undergarments to disadvantaged women.
Generosity impresses Colac Salvation Army
COLAC Salvation Army Major Alan Jenner says Colac district residents’ generosity impressed him at the organisation’s annual doorknock.
Trip inspires campaign for Nepal entrepreneur
COLAC district resident Ammie Jackson says meeting a Nepalese entrepreneur and women’s rights campaigner inspired her to help her cause.
Welfare budget cuts concern for charities
COLAC welfare agencies say young people, unemployed people and struggling families will be hit hardest by proposed changes in the federal budget.
Colac knitter uses skills for charity
COLAC’S Mary Neal felt the urge to volunteer after losing a friend to bipolar disorder.
Sharp idea helps Fijian children
A COLAC district boy will use a family overseas trip to improve school life for Fijian children.
Winter a busy time at welfare agency
A COLAC welfare agency official says colder winter months can put increased strain on people’s household budgets.
Transforming Kenyan classrooms
A WINCHELSEA woman is helping a Kenyan school community grow food sustainably with support from Colac and district residents.
Dad’s unique thank you to hospital
A COLAC vet has devised a unique way to thank the Royal Children’s Hospital for helping his daughter survive leukaemia.
Preparing to help in Phillipines
COLAC organisers of Philippines youth camps say they are proud of their group’s younger members as they prepare for their departure next week.
Colac dancer will perform on TV
COLAC teen Sheridan Finn says she’s excited about her first dance performance on television this weekend.
Cancer sparks charity work
COLAC'S Bryan Hunt has known for nearly four months that he has six years to live.
Great Wall walk for epilepsy
A COLAC district family will tackle the Great Wall of China to raise awareness of epilepsy.
Colac dancers in cancer initiative
COLAC dancers will perform to help save lives when they participate in a dance fundraiser for cancer next week.
