Current Media Releases
Give in to Christmas
Whitehorse Leader
21 December 2011
A Whitehorse welfare agency is urging
residents to be generous this Christmas.
Local's gift to 10 families
Manningham Leader
14 December 2011
An inspiring act of kindness will help
10 Manningham families have a merrier
Christmas.
Cops home in on violence
Manningham Leader
30 November 2011
A new police task force will crack down
on family violence.
Girls learn the signs of domestic
violence
Manningham Leader
23 November 2011
Doncare is pioneering positive
relationship paths for young women in
Manningham.
Counsellor for kids
Manningham Leader
9th November 2011
Manningham's dire need for a
child-specific counsellor has been met.
Doncare drops hampers
Manningham Leader
19 October 2011
Christmas is changing at Doncare.
Cranking up Banking
Bendigo Bank Winter 2011
Newsletter
Strategies for calmer parenting
Manningham Leader
21st September 2011
Doncare is offering a course for
exasperated parents next month.
Spotting the signs
Manningham Leader
7th September 2011
Doncare wants young women willing to
participate in focus groups for a new
domestic violence prevention program.
Five welfare volunteers needed
Manningham Leader
31st August 2011
Volunteers such as Glennis Derrick are
the lifeblood of Manningham's welfare
agency Doncare.
Pilly Hunter
Melbourne Weekly Eastern
23rd August 2011
I've worked for Doncare for nine years
now.
Back to lend a hand
Manningham Leader
20th July 2011
Doncare is reaching out to local
families through the newly reinstated
Hands on Parenting program.
Read on for nice yarn
Manningham Leader
20th July 2011
Thirty-six Manningham women have spent
the past four months knitting more than
100 blankets, scarfs, beanies and gloves
for chilly seniors.
Cash for 166 public homes, but just one
here
Manningham Leader
20th July 2011
Only one of 166 new public funded
housing dwellings to be funded this
financial year by the State government
will be built in Manningham.
Abuse of elderly increasing
Manningham Leader
6th July 2011
An elderly woman forces to cook, clean
and provide a home for her free- loading
40 year old grandson is just one of a
growing number of "elder abuse" cases in
Manningham, welfare workers day.
Age never a barrier to be a proud Aussie
Manningham Leader
6th July 2011
At 91 years old, Ron Coia has discovered
a new sense of identify and belonging.
Planting seed of charity
Manningham Leader
June 22 2011
Clients of Barry Plant Manningham are
being encouraged to keep the needy in
mind when buying or renting a property.
Discrete food service in demand
Manningham Leader
15th June 2011
Doncare Emergency Relief Program
assistant Megan Holden said the
Emergency Relief Fund was not the
agency's most widely publicised program
but one of the most widely used.
Guiding angels
Manningham Leader
8th June 2011
A pioneering program run by Manningham's
welfare agency Doncare is bringing
together domestic violence survivors
with mentors to turn the cycle of harm
into a cycle of healing.
'Angels'
offer hope- Victim finds way back after
years of abuse
Manningham Leader
8th June 2011
Manningham's volunteer 'angels' are
leading domestic violence survivors out
of hell.
Sharing the warmth
Manningham Leader
1st June 2011
The Winter Warmth campaign to help
Manningham seniors struggling to pay
utility bills is seeing some movement.
Generous few find great rewards from
volunteering
Manningham Leader
11th May 2011
Only one-third of Manningham residents
volunteer, but those who do love it.
Renovation rescue
Manningham Leader
11th May 2011
Denise Gibson wept tears of joy as an
army of volunteers renovated her Bulleen
home made virtually uninhabitable by a
fire nearly two years ago.
Taking the bite out of food fight
Manningham Leader
20th April 2011
Dee Pakendorf's daughter, Alexi, had
stopped eating anything except yoghurt.
Hope given on child counsellor
Manningham Leader
13th April 2011
The State Government will consider the
urgent need for a child-specific
counsellor in Manningham as part of a
wider review, says Doncaster state
Liberal MP Mary Wooldridge.
Troubled little souls
Manningham Leader
6th April 2011
An outbreak of stress, anxiety and
trauma among Manningham children is
being blamed on the recent succession of
natural disasters in Australia and
abroad.
Needy pensioners suffer
Manningham Leader
6th April 2011
An elderly Doncaster East pensioner
unable to pay his electricity bill was
left to sit in alone in the darkness
last month.
It's your op' to help
Manningham Leader
23rd March 2011
Templestowe's expanded opportunity shop
sings out for more volunteers.
No hope for post office
Manningham Leader
16th March 2011
A late attempt to save the Tunstall
Square Post Office has been
unsuccessful.
Move for review of funding
Manningham Leader
2nd March 2011
Mullum Mullum Ward councillor Graeme
MacMillian has urged Manningham council
to be stricter with its funding for
community services.
Mum gets key to freedom
Manningham Leader
9th February 2011
A Doncare volunteer has given single mum
Belinda Aston the keys to a new life
literally.
East could get boost
Melbourne Weekly Eastern
1st February 2011
Manningham's community service groups
could be in for a cash boost after the
state government announced a review into
funding.
Thank- you awards for 'local angels'
Manningham Leader
26th January 2011
Manningham welfare agency Doncare has
made sure its "local angels" will be
recognised this Australia Day.
More people gave at Christmas
Manningham Leader
19th January 2011
Doncare's 2010 Manningham Christmas
Appeal was a huge success, thanks to a
big increase in the number of donors,
organisers say.
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