The Southside Community Group is a partnership of 11 charities and not-for-profit organisations these include:
YMCA of Brisbane;
Queensland Blind Association;
Mansfield State High School P&C Association;
Mansfield State Primary School P&C Association;
Clairvaux Mackillop College P&F Association;
Sunnybank Senior Rugby Club Inc.;
Sunnybank Junior Rugby Club;
St Joseph’s College Gregory Terrace;
Eastern Suburbs Soccer Club;
Merton East Old Boys Association Inc.;and
Brothers Rugby Club Inc.
The group strives to provide and maintain a sustainable income stream for all the valuable
community organisations to allow them the ability to respond to the needs of their local community.
St Andrew’s is a secular not-for-profit that provides an innovative caring environment for retirees to live their best lives. Established in 1982, with its first nursing home opening in 1983, St Andrew’s Ballina now consists of both nursing homes and retirement living to allow residents to access a number of facilities that can assist them in different ways through all stages of their retirement.
AustLII is a free online resource providing access to Australian legal information. AustLII aims to improve access to justice by offering better access to information, including primary legal materials such as, legislation, treaties and decisions. It also includes a number of secondary legal materials examples of which include, law reform and royal commission reports, and a large collection of law journals. AustLII is a joint facility of the University of Technology Sydney and the University of New South Wales, which relies upon generous contributions to operate and provide this free access to legal information.
Share the Dignity is a women’s charity dedicated to making a difference for women experiencing homelessness, fleeing domestic violence or doing it tough. Share the Dignity believes that managing menstruation should be the last concern for women and girls in tough situations, which is why they distribute period products to those in need. Each year, Share the Dignity hosts hundreds of thousands of period product collection drives which the team at Merthyr Law actively take part in as often as they can. With the support Share the Dignity has received they helped to “axe the tampon tax” in 2018 and continue to work on campaigns, to abolish the shame and stigma around periods and to make sanitary products free in public hospitals.
Cure Brain Cancer Foundation is the leading organisation for brain cancer research, advocacy and awareness in Australia. The foundation strives to increase the survival rate and quality of life for those suffering from brain cancer. Donations, voluntary work and hard working teams have allowed the Cure Brain Cancer Foundation to invest $21 million into brain cancer research and $8 million into helping children suffering from various types of brain cancer. Each time a donation is made the donor funds are invested into research aimed at improving survival, and without all the generous donations from the community the foundation would not be where it is today. The foundation now has an incredible $133 million plan to double the survival rate of brain cancer over the next 10 years.
Research has shown that Australians living in remote areas die from suicide at an average of twice the rate of those living in metropolitan areas, but have access to mental health services at one fifth of the rate of Australians in metropolitan areas. RideWest is determined to make a much needed difference to the mental health of regional Queenslanders. RideWest is a 1,311km bike ride from Brisbane to Longreach that raises money to deliver more mental health support programs to those living in regional areas. Over the last 13 years RideWest has raised more than $1.95 million for the Royal Flying Doctor Service, this important funding allows the Royal Flying Doctor Service to deliver their ‘Wellbeing Out West program’.
Informed by the National Eating Disorder Collaboration’s ‘peer work approach’ and in accordance with the National Recovery Framework endED provides a non-clinical service advocating for self-management, empowerment and advocacy. endED began when founders Mark and Gay Forbes – whose two daughters struggled with eating disorders – started opening their home to the friends, parents and carers of those navigating the same challenges. They found that the support needed was simply unavailable. With assistance from the community, the government and Butterfly House, endED created ‘endED Butterfly House’. endED has now continued their mission and opened the House of Hope with an aim to help even more people navigating eating disorders.
For the past 15 years legal professionals have walked on National Pro Bono Day to raise funds in support of LawRight services. LawRight is a not for profit community legal centre that has been improving the lives of vulnerable people since 2001 by allowing increased access to justice through vital partnerships with pro bono lawyers. LawRight connects with clients at various community, health and civic organisations, this leads to improved access to housing, income, legal rights, health, and well-being. The Queensland Legal Walk is a crucial fundraising event that ensures Queenslanders can continue to receive the legal help they deserve. The walk is a fantastic opportunity to celebrate pro bono work carried out by members of the Australian legal profession.
The effects of brain injuries can be life-altering, learning to live with these injuries can be extremely difficult for individuals and families. BrainLink supports those whose lives have been impacted by a number of brain injuries including, Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Parkinson’s disease, Motor Neurone Disease (MND), Huntington’s, or acquired brain injuries (ABIs). BrainLink is the first point of call for families impacted by these injuries and diseases, offering education, carer support, knowledge, and NDIS support coordination BrainLink provides an all inclusive approach to support. In 2014, BrainLink hosted the Bang on a Beanie campaign to raise funds and awareness for this often invisible disability. The campaign raised essential funds to ensure BrainLink can continue supporting the 1.6 million Australian affected by brain injuries.
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