Aid agency CARE Australia is warning communities could be at risk of disease outbreaks in cyclone devastated Fiji as water supplies remain cut off and thousands shelter in evacuation centres.
Meg Lanning set to Walk In Her Shoes
February 27, 2015
Commonwealth Bank Southern Stars Captain Meg Lanning says that with the world’s attention on Australia during the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup, now was the time for Australians to step up to help reduce the distances women and girls walk for water, food and healthcare in developing countries. Meg Lanning, the reigning Belinda Clark medallist, […]
Australians urged to take steps towards a healthier future
February 11, 2015
New research, released by CARE Australia, has revealed that only seven percent of Australians are walking more than the recommended daily distance for general health and wellbeing. Results of the study, released as part of CARE’s Walk In Her Shoes Challenge, have revealed the average Aussie only walks 3.2 kilometres per day – the equivalent of […]
Letters from tsunami survivors delivered at Boxing Day Test
December 26, 2014
CARE Australia and the Australian cricket community have partnered in a moving event to mark 10 years since the Boxing Day tsunami, with 10,000 letters of thanks from tsunami survivors delivered to cricket fans at the Commonwealth Bank Boxing Day Test. The Thanks for Caring Australia campaign kicked off today with the arrival at the […]