But I Didn’t Know… Housing Is Already Recognised as a Right Elsewhere

The ACT Legislative Assembly will debate the Human Rights (Housing) Amendment Bill. If passed, the ACT would become the first jurisdiction in Australia to explicitly recognise the right to housing…

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Help us build a better front door to support in Canberra

When people in Canberra need support, it can be hard to know where to start. That might mean trying to find mental health support, food relief, housing advice, disability services,…

By heidi
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People with Purpose: Isabel Richards & Ella McCarthy

Rewriting the Future, One Story at a Time There is a quiet revolution happening in how we understand science. It is not being led from behind laboratory doors or locked…

By heidi
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Not Just Treatment, But a Way Back to Life

When you are young, the world is meant to be opening up. Study, friendships, identity, independence. But for some young people, that trajectory is interrupted by something frightening, confusing, and…

By heidi
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What We Learned at the EmpowerHer Panel Hosted by SiTara’s Story

There are conversations that sit politely on the surface, and then there are conversations that quietly shift something deeper, the kind that stay with you long after the room empties.…

By heidi
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Digital Health Record: Big Promises, Real Impact… But What Does It Mean for You?

The ACT Government has released its first report on the Digital Health Record (DHR), sharing how the system is improving care across Canberra’s public health services. At its core, the…

By heidi
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People with Purpose: Katherine “Kat” Berney

There’s a certain kind of person you notice before they ever say a word. Not because they demand attention, but because they carry something with them, a quiet certainty, a…

By heidi
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New Path Upgrades in Spence and Fraser

At first glance, it might sound like just another infrastructure update. But when you zoom out, this is really about how people move, connect, and access their community day to…

By heidi
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A New Name, A Familiar Promise: Service One Becomes Good Loop

On a warm Canberra afternoon, surrounded by community leaders, partners, members, and long-time supporters, a quiet but significant shift took place. Service One Mutual officially became Good Loop. At first…

By heidi
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People with Purpose: Tendayi Ganga

She never set out to be recognised.She set out to make a difference. Long before the title of 2026 Canberra Citizen of the Year, Tendayi Ganga was already doing the…

By heidi
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More Than a Jersey Donation.

When Vaa Lauvao walked back through the grounds of Leififi College in Samoa, he was not returning as the boy he once was. He was returning as a father. As…

By heidi
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The Conversation That Feels Too Hard… Until It Isn’t.

“I felt so nervous talking about an advance care plan, because we always made decisions together. But in this situation I would need to make the call without him.” There…

By heidi
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Canberra’s Hidden Support Network: Why You Don’t Have to Navigate Alone

Canberra is small enough that you can run into your child’s teacher at the supermarket, your GP at the café and your MLA at the school fete. And yet, it…

By heidi
6 Min Read

Essential Guide: Where to Begin Asking for Help

Women & Gender-Specific Support Womens Health Matters WEBSITE Women’s Health Matters is the peak body for women’s health and wellbeing in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). It is an independent,…

By heidi
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People with Purpose: Tim Fulton

There are some people who turn their hardest chapter into a compass. For Tim Fulton, that compass now points toward 7,000 destinations. Seven thousand known rare diseases.Seven thousand communities.Seven thousand…

By heidi
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People with Purpose: Jane Lee

There is a moment Jane Lee will never forget. She was sitting beside her child’s hospital bed, exhausted from another long admission, holding together a life that felt like it…

By heidi
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