27 November 2019 Media Release
New alliance calls for urgent action on the mental health of women and girls
Good Shepherd Australia New Zealand has joined a new Women’s Mental Health Alliance to advocate for a stronger focus on the mental health of women and girls. Consumers, clinicians and community organisations have come together to demand more be done to address the specific mental health needs of women and girls.
With the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System under way, there is a once-in-a-generation opportunity for government to show that women’s and girls’ mental health matters and commit to funding a dedicated strategy to improve women’s mental health. This view has been endorsed by 28 organisations and released today in the form of a joint statement.
11 October 2019 Media Release
Local community organisation celebrates million-dollar milestone
A local community organisation today celebrated a major milestone, with the Port Douglas Neighbourhood Centre issuing more than $1 million in life-changing No Interest Loans (NILS) to the local community since 2009.
Read More4 October 2019 Media Release
New funding to support Indigenous financial resilience
Grants of up to $10,000 have been awarded to 27 community organisations from across the Northern Territory, Queensland, News South Wales, Victoria and Western Australia to help improve the financial resilience and capability of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
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