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The Transformative Power of Connections and Belonging on Mental Health: A Neurodivergent Perspective
Guest Blog by Michelle Ridsdale – Founder of Kaboose In a world grappling with loneliness, one in four feels the weight of isolation....
I had to become my own role model…so I did
Guest Blog by NED Ambassador DJ Cooper Smith "Melbourne based DJ and producer, Cooper Smith is an 18-year-old with cerebral palsy (CP) who...
Why We Thrive on Connection
Guest blog by NED Ambassador Hugh Mackay AO 42,000 years ago, a cataclysmic climatic event wiped out four of the five species of humans...
Guest Blog: We urgently need a community big build
It’s understandable we want to put COVID behind us. But in our desire to move on, let’s not throw out this hard-won lesson: given the...
Guest blog: Play as an antidote to social isolation and loneliness.
Do you remember as a child neighbourhood street play? An international movement, now here in Australia, is revitalising street play and...
Guest Blog – Volunteers Are Change Makers – Relationships Australia – National Volunteer Week
Guest blog by Mark Pearce, Chief Executive Officer Volunteering Australia Volunteers Are Change Makers Millions of volunteers across...
Good neighbours help communities flourish
By Harry Lovelock, Acting CEO Mental Health Australia. Last weekend, amid an anti-trans rally, the passing of South Australia’s First...
Guest Blog – It’s not where you live, it’s how you live
Guest blog - Neighbours Every Day Ambassador Hugh Mackay AO Every community has its differences of opinion, its social divisions, and its...
Guest Blog – Connection & Belonging
Guest blog - Neighbours Every Day Ambassador Hugh Mackay AO We become deeply attached to particular places because of the life we...
Our Actions Create Belonging
Building a future where everyone has equal opportunity to belong, contribute and thrive. This is the heart of Welcoming Australia’s...
Volunteering Australia guest blog – Volunteering: Bringing people together
Guest blog by Mark Pearce, Chief Executive Officer - Volunteering Australia Volunteering: Bringing people together This year’s National...
Personal connection in the new world
Guest blog by Dr Leanne Beagley, Chief Executive Officer - Mental Health Australia It is a new world. The pandemic has left us with a new...