Kindness Tree donations support Back to School Vouchers 

In November, Wholelife Pharmacy and Healthfoods set up a Kindness Tree allowing everyone in the community to buy a bauble for $2, $5 or $10 in support of local families experiencing financial hardship.  By Christmas it was filled to the brim.  Each bauble was a simple act of generosity, and together our community raised an incredible $619.  A small bauble, a big impact for local families It […]

Giving to support local need: the Kindness Tree at Mirboo North WholeLife Pharmacy

The festive season has arrived in Mirboo North, and with it a wonderful opportunity for locals to spread a little kindness where it’s needed most. Continuing its tradition of supporting the local community, the Mirboo North WholeLife Pharmacy and Health Foods has set up a Kindness Tree – a simple but powerful way for community […]

Give to the Community Foundation & Support Local families

Mirboo North Financial Hardship Fund supports local families who are struggling with the rising cost of living, food insecurity, and the challenges of education expenses. We know from both public and anecdotal data that many families in our community face weekly pressures. For example, 2021 ABS Census data shows that if Mirboo North were a […]

Give Local – See the Impact 

One third of the individual tax-payers in our postcode make tax deductible donations each year, according to statistics from the ATO.  In the 2020/21 financial year (the most recent data we have) that amounted to a total of $230,000 of tax-deductible donations across the 3871 postcode.      No matter what you are giving, your time or […]

Back to School Vouchers for local Schools 

Last month the Community Foundation distributed ninety ‘back to school’ vouchers worth $50 each across the six primary schools and the secondary college in our district.  Each school passes these Kmart vouchers on to local families for the purchase of clothes and materials needed by the students to start school.  These vouchers, worth a total […]