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Pearly prose from the western shoreline

And a volunteer with great appeal.

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Tracy Dods outside Katoomba Local Court in October.

How the death of one kangaroo could leave Tracy with a criminal conviction

The Blue Mountains artist has cared for hundreds of injured kangaroos as a WIRES volunteer. She stands accused of animal cruelty for allegedly failing to provide veterinary treatment.

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons
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Three Jewish doctors walk into a hospital ...

Take my vrou, please.

These four women have found the secret to fulfilment

About five million Australians take part in volunteering activities and find they get as much as they give.

  • Dilvin Yasa
Liz Martin, a former WIRES carer who has left the organisation after 10 years, standing before now-empty rehabilitation cages for possums and gliders.

WIRES risks mass exodus as internal warfare comes to a head

Australia’s largest and richest wildlife rescue charity has introduced a structural change that lessens oversight of what remains of the $100 million raised during the Black Summer bushfires and curtails the rights of volunteers.

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons
“You used to be able to express an interest in something, and then rock up and start,” says one volunteer. “Now there will be forms, courses … sometimes it feels too hard.”

Red tape’s strangling volunteering – creating more casualties than you’d think

Bureaucracy is making it ever more difficult to lend a hand – to the detriment of willing helpers as well as those in need.

  • Alan Attwood
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Andrew Colvin at th Fullerton Hotel in Martin Place.

‘I haven’t joined to preside over its decline’: Red Cross chief on charity’s future

A key challenge facing Andrew Colvin as he joins the Red Cross is how to replenish ageing volunteer ranks from younger generations.

  • Deborah Snow
Muzaffar (left) and the Multicultural Youth Sorority (right).

At just 19 she’s one of Perth’s most celebrated volunteers. Here’s what she loves most

This week’s perspective comes from a young woman who has packed more into her life before 20 than some manage in a lifetime. Prepare to be inspired by her outlook.

  • Maisara Muzaffar
Aerial view of shack sat Era in the Royal National Park. Owners of the historic shacks which were built in the 1930s, 40s,and 50s are campaigning for another lease extension for their properties. 27 April 2024 Photo: Janie Barrett

Ray of hope for beach shack owners in the Royal National Park

The beach communities at Little Garie, Era and Burning Palms in Australia’s oldest national park are heritage listed. Their licences expire in March 2027, and the government is yet to decide what happens after that.

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Before: The Battery Observation Post in operation in an Australian War Memorial photograph, 1944. After: The Harbour Trust with help from volunteers have refurbished the North Fort Battery.

Sydney’s undercover wartime lookout post reopens after ‘labour of love’

An abandoned, empty and crumbling military base will be opened to the public after a two-year restoration project.

  • Tim Barlass

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