Charities

Port Macquarie’s Warren Turner is a 79-year-old cancer survivor, and he’s preparing to take part in the City2Surf for the 18th time next weekend - raising money for research charity Cure Cancer.

When Danielle Carroll's sister Kelly Wilkinson was murdered by her estranged husband, she became the carer for Kelly's children. While they were surrounded support at first, months later it began to slow down.

More than 10 per cent of Tasmanians aged 15 to 19 surveyed say they've been homeless in the previous 12 months, a new study finds. The government says it is spending millions on the issue, but one young woman caught up in the problem says a new approach is needed.

A Queensland charity has overcome a major setback after its trailer was stolen along with thousands of dollars' worth of clothing and sleeping bags, just hours before they were due to be donated to homeless people.

For Jenny Scott, the decision to become an organ donor was about giving precious years to her daughter with end-stage kidney disease.

Jacqui Cooper is grateful to be in remission from the rare cancer that stole her ability to walk or look after her son, but advocates for patients say sarcoma still does not receive enough research funding.

Churches in Victoria's north east are working together to provide a solution to the country's homelessness crisis.

Amid the increasing demand on outreach services, some communities are banding together to try and bridge the gap for those struggling to make ends meet.

What steps can you take to ensure you are donating to a legitimate charity, how much of your donation is making it to those in need, and how do you decide which charity is right for you?

What started in the central Victorian town of Seymour as a youth group offering skating lessons and a safe place for young people has grown into a full social enterprise, with plans to expand across Australia.  

This fibreglass cow has done the rounds of WA over the past three years, but now Clarabelle is lending a hoof to farmers in a campaign against a ban on live sheep exports.

This New Zealand-born woman has had some tough times. But things began to change when she started meeting with her homeless friends at a park to cook lunch.

Margarita Aunei-Stowers was sleeping on the streets of Fortitude Valley when she decided to start cooking lunches for her fellow homeless people. Those picnics in the park became the charity, Giv3 Our Time.

Hannah Ingram-Moore, the daughter of a British veteran who raised millions for the NHS, has been banned from being a trustee of a charity he set up before his death.  

A Tasmanian homelessness charity has removed two mobile trailers containing sleeping pods for people sleeping rough after being told it didn't have permission to put them there, in the latest tussle with the local council. 

The billionaire investor and philanthropist's donations to the world's largest private charity, begun by the Microsoft founder and his former wife, will end with his death. 

Chief executive Kate O'Hara says the Kimberley requires more support to tackle food insecurity, as locals aim to create solutions on the ground to empower residents. 

A record 399 Canberrans swim naked in Lake Burley Griffin on the Winter Solstice to raise money for Lifeline Canberra.

Pet ownership can offer a wealth of positives for many people, but for those experiencing homelessness, the costs can be insurmountable.

This year's annual homelessness fundraiser in which SA business and community leaders sleep rough for one night has a deeply personal relevance for Angelique Boileau, whose mother was imprisoned in post-war Hungary. 

Back in her salon 12 months after the melanoma was removed from her arm, Kira Eacott is having honest conversations about skin health with clients and family.

Two Jewish mates organise an event that brings hundreds of Canberrans together to raise funds for Australian doctors working in Gaza.

Hopetoun locals had to travel up to 100kms to get crutches, wheelchairs and commodes before its Men in Sheds Containers for Change program raised $100,000 for the community.

When Newcastle's Belair Public School introduced a new uniform, it didn't want the old ones to end up in landfill. A plan was hatched to recycle them, and also help a remote Fijian community, cyclonic conditions and all.

Western Australia's community centres once hosted gardening groups and elderly fitness classes, but they've quickly had to funnel resources into emergency food relief for kids.