Inspiring stories about community life and family life - making a home, volunteering, community centres and more!

Somehow my mum still manages to embarrass me at family gatherings but this time I figured out just how smart she really was with me as a child. Find out how this school teacher mum of mine encouraged and enabled my childhood creativity and saved money in one go with these 7 great ideas for kids all year round, not just for the school holidays.

Op Shop Tips for Upcycling and Recycling Treasures

Find out how Op shopping can unearth great treasures, tips on how to op shop like a pro and have a ball of a time all at once as Belinda reveals her not so secret love for her local Vinnies.

So if you're into recycling and upcycling you'll love getting to know your local op shops, all the while doing your bit for the community and the environment as well!

Great Gardening Tips For Garden Lovers

Find out everything you need to know about all different types of gardening. These blogs will teach you about garden design, potted gardens, herb gardens, bonsai gardens and more. Make your garden flourish with all these great tips and be inspired online!

Online Resources for Rebuilding After the Flood

With so many affected by devastating floods and having to rebuild their lives, their homes and their businesses we thought we'd share useful and practical online resources to bring the information you need to you quickly.

So read on for help with rebuilding, emotional support, government assistance, checklists and volunteering resources.

Facebook Flood Auctions

Facebook has been an amazing community hub during the floods for sharing news, reconnecting families and showing what's happening.

Now it's proving to be a great way to fundraise for the communities so harshly hit by the floods. Check out these inspiring auctions!

Creative Community Flood Relief Fundraising

Quilters, bloggers and creative spirits are pulling together to fundraise for the Queensland Flood Appeal.

Find out how you can be involved and be part of making a positive difference!

5 Ways to Help Flood Affected Communities Recover

We've all been stunned by the natural disasters in Queensland and Victoria this summer and inspired by the community spirit we've witnessed. But the long term recovery of these devastated communities will keep needing our practical help.

So we've come up with 5 ways to help flood affected city and regional communities recover.

10 Victorian and Queensland Craft Associations

So many of us are passionate about our hobbies and crafts and the idea of loosing all our stashes, treasures, tools and equipment is horrible.

With so many facing this reality and our own strong desire to help we're bringing you 10 guilds and associations across Queensland and Victoria as they know who needs what, when and how.

Wrap With Love Warms Hearts Around the World

Knitting blogs and groups are all a buzz with work being done for the 702 Knit in for Wrap with Love and you can be involved too - whether you're a beginner knitter or the most experienced knitter in the country!

So be inspired and get knitting to wrap the world in love!

5 Top Tips About Worm Farms

Starting a worm farm is simple and fun for everyone. Follow these easy instructions to learn how to build a worm farm from your home. Worm farms are great for the environment and provide you with nutrient rich fertilisers for your gardens.

Worm farming is the best way to organically fertilize plants and an easy way to get rid of household wastes. Start your worm farm today.

Making Gardens Bloom with Bucketful of Ladybugs

As creepy crawlies are lured back by the growing heat there is one little bug we won't be spraying this summer. Known best for its bright red coat and black spots, the Ladybug is a popular feature of poems and fairytales. Lesser known is the Ladybugs appetite for plant-eating insects making it an environmentally friendly alternative to harmful insecticides for pest control.

Now available by the bucketful ladybugs make a great gift idea for the gardener in the family.

10 Top Tips to Save On Your Power Bill this Winter

Save money this winter now by cutting your energy use with these 10 handy tips.

We all want to cut costs and as usual, doing some smart money saving tricks also help the environment - this time with cutting greenhouse gas emissions.

Composting – Not Just a Heap of Rubbish

Thinking of getting a compost system going?

Find out the easy way of getting it working with Trish Koh.

Making The Summer Holiday Road Trip Safe

With the summer holidays starting and so many of us heading off to our favourite holiday destination we thought some handy holiday driving tips would make for a safer and more enjoyable time out.

So read on, get organised and have a great holiday road trip!

Kiva Microfinance Loans Are Changing the World

Who are the safest bets for lending money to? Women determined to pull themselves and their families out of poverty! So tells the amazing statistics of the inspirational online micro-finance community Kiva.

Find out why She Inspires is now a Kiva Lender and how this successful charity is changing the world $25 at a time.

Getting Your Next Family Pet

A family pet makes a great addition to a family and household.

Where you get your pet is equally important - pet shop, breeder or animal rescue centre. Here we look at the large variety of animal rescue centres where you can get virtually any type of animal, even down to selecting particular breeds!

Let Your Creative Spirit Come Alive at the ARTfest Festival of the Arts

If you're creative spirits are itching away at you, driving you to distraction we've found the perfect balm - a 10 day arts festival on the stunning south coast of NSW!

ARTfest 09 is a celebrate of painting, writing, photography, designing, sculpture, poetry and music for everyone to get involved in. You can go in the running for the abundant range of art prizes, attend performances, craft shows, concerts featuring Eric Clapton and a whole heap more.

10 Tops Tips for Taking the Pain out of Moving House

Moving house is one of the most stressful things in life so here are 10 great tips to help make it all that much easier.

So keep the move simple by being organised with a few key things and you'll get a good night's sleep in your new home and breakfast in the morning!

Rescuing and Rehabilitating Victorian Bushfire Furry Friends

The bushfires in Victoria burned for weeks, causing devastation as they went.

Millions of animals perished in the fires but thousands survived with burns and lost their homes. Now caring and generous hearted volunteers are helping heap and rehabilitate our native animals and beloved pets.

This will go on for months and they need our financial support with donations over the coming months to rebuild, rehabilitate and releasing animals back into their bushland homes.

Jack Manning Bancroft on Closing the Education Gap

Discontent with the disadvantages that Indigenous Australians continue to face at every stage of the life cycle, Jack Manning Bancroft together with some dedicated volunteers are making a huge difference to the health and well-being of hundreds of Australia’s Indigenous young people through Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience (AIME).

Take a look at how AIME came to be, and how the aspirations of one man is improving the educational outcomes of Indigenous Australians and helping to c

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