VIC | WAG | RAISING | Awareness, Support and Funds towards Saving Wombat Forest
Wombat Action Group (WAG) says when the state government announced an "End to Native Forest Logging" in Jan 2024 it failed to mention that there are NO PLANS to end logging in Western Victoria!
This is an urgent call to support this group of activists who are in a race against time to protect native forests from catastrophic logging of critical habitat.
"With timber sources elsewhere being cut-off, we fear that more forests in the west will be opened up for logging. We urgently need permanent protections for the Wombat Forest and across Western Victoria.If we don't fight this and fast, they will smash and grab every last log from this forest leaving a catastrophic bushfire risk behind."
The group of activists and citizen scientists need your help to to ensure endangered species are protected from more extensive logging. They won't stop until they ensure the creatures and their habitat are permanently protected.
Can you help this determined group to do all they can to protect this precious forest?
AUST | PATHFINDERS | RAISING | Awareness, Support and Funds towards Funding a Birth Certificate for an Aboriginal Child
Birth certificates are currency. For some Aboriginal people, their cost is too high.
The links between the stolen generations and the non-registration of Aboriginal births are clear. Many First Nations people are hesitant to reveal their unregistered status, fearing punishment due to the legacy of colonisation. It is also easy to see how poverty becomes entrenched when people are required to pay significant amounts for a document that is mandatory for access to essential services.
Pathfinders Ltd is a not-for-profit company and registered Charity with a large footprint across regional New England North West and Mid North Coast regions of New South Wales. It has assisted more than 19,000 people since 2015 by ensuring Aboriginal people are assisted by mob in the application process. There are still over 100,000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who don’t have a birth certificate - please help them keep doors open for generations.
For 17 years, Dakota Saltner did not exist in the eyes of the government. The teenager was born in the remote Indigenous community of Woorabinda, central Queensland, in 2004 but her birth was not registered. Gaining her birth certificate has been life changing. "Just to have a legal document for myself to know where I come from, and also get other IDs for myself like my driver's licence and other legal documents as well," she said. "It's just given me more options."
Essential services can be taken for granted for those of us who have easy access to them.
Show solidarity and chip in to help Aboriginal people and families get their birth certificate for free.
VIC | MNCR | RAISING | Awareness, Support and Funds towards Companion Animal Crisis Centre
When families experience an emergency like a bushfire, their furry friends have few, if any, options. Many evacuation centres are unable to accept pets making the evacuation process even more stressful.
Without anywhere to go, these animals may end up either running away or being left behind to fend for themselves in devastating bushfires.
Maneki Neko Cat Rescue couldn't let that happen again.
They need our help to create a space where families can entrust the well-being of their pets while they navigate through emergencies like bushfires.
The Crisis Centre will not only safeguard these animals but also offer support and compassion to their human companions.
By supporting the Maneki Neko Crisis Pet Care Centre, you become an integral part of a movement that values every member of the family, no matter how small or furry.
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