Josh Meredith lives with Down syndrome and is helping change community attitudes towards disability in the workplace.
Category Archives: Community Organisations
Power to the people: Community-owned renewable energy turned on
A people-powered revolution is taking place in north-east Victoria with the region's first community-led energy network going live.
Co-working office space trend goes up a gear with ‘virtual’ spaces
Co-working office spaces have been a hit with work-at-home professionals or self-employed people seeking a productive environment and sense of belonging, but now they're going a step further.
Conservationists push to save critically endangered regent honeyeater’s only known breeding site from development
It is one of Australia's rarest birds, but conservationists say Hunter Valley habitat crucial to the breeding and survival of the regent honeyeater is currently zoned for industrial development and urgently needs protecting.
As Great Ocean Road tourism thrives, this surf club struggles to stay afloat
The steady increase in tourism along Australia's famous Great Ocean Road is having a negative impact on a local surf club, which its president describes as "woeful and shameful" with community safety at risk.
Dozens of life-saving organs never donated as families veto loved ones’ choice
When you register to donate organs you might think that guarantees your wishes to donate — but your family can thwart those plans, and data reveals that in Canberra, seven families have been able to override their family member's decision to donate in the past five years.
Insurance locks up beach wheelchair access
The Whyalla community purchased three beach access wheelchairs that have only been used for a few events because they are not covered by public liability insurance.
Power of social media harnessed to save WA communities from funding cuts
A clash with the WA Government over funding, teaches organisers of regional community centres the power of social media in telling their stories and harnessing collective power.
Designers bringing a sense of style to people often forgotten by fashion
Choosing an outfit is something most of us take for granted, but for tens of thousands of Australians with disabilities it can be a painful experience. But a small coterie of Australian designers are out to change that.
Productivity Commission calls for Veterans’ Affairs Department to be shut down
A draft report from the Productivity Commission calls for the formation of the Ministry of Defence Personnel and Veterans to deal with policy, with a Veteran Services Commission providing support in what would be the biggest shake-up to the portfolio since World War II.