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Getting a fine can ruin your day, or your month if it is a big one. But thanks to a new website funded by the Victorian Law Foundation, the people of Victoria can now find out what their options are if they do find themselves on the wrong side of a parking inspector or a police officer. And it’s helping relieve the burden on Legal Aid and community legal centres.

What makes an effective philanthropic investment? FRRR looks back at a decade of investment in a small Western Australian town.

FRRR ABC Heywire Youth Innovation Grants give over $115,000 to pilot projects that tackle issues affecting youth in rural Australia.

Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair will showcase the work of artists from 65 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community Art Centres from across Australia with the support of the Tim Fairfax Family Foundation.

“I think there is opportunity for the industry to work differently in the world of philanthropy for long-term, sustainable change in Australia.” Susan Bannigan, CEO Westpac Bicentennial Foundation, discussing the Westpac Social Change Fellowships.

New research suggests that participating in collective giving has the potential to substantially grow philanthropy and build stronger communities in Australia.

Nominations are now open for enterprises in Australia who do good for people, the planet and animals to be recognised through Moral Fairground’s innovative awards program.

The NAB Foundation has announced over $1.4 million in funding for six organisations, including for-profit social enterprises.

The $1 million gift from the Bowness Family Foundation will establish an endowment fund to help secure the long-term future of Zoos Victoria and its position as a world-leading conservation organisation.