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SUMMARY:Benevolent Society Early Years Centres
DESCRIPTION:Benevolent Society Early Years Centres in Gracemere/Mount Morgan\, Browns Plains\, Beaudesert and Acacia Ridge. Each supported playgroup is being encouraged to cook a meal with the group and provide ideas around cooking low cost no cost meals. Our budget for the cooking of the meals in the group will include the items to cook for the group and an additional 10 packs of the items for a family to take home. \nOrganiser is Benevolent Society
URL:https://antipovertyweek.org.au/event/benevolent-society-early-years-centres/2025-10-30/
LOCATION:Gracemere/Mount Morgan
CATEGORIES:QLD Activities and Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251028
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251031
DTSTAMP:20260725T025723
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SUMMARY:Benevolent Society Early Years Centres
DESCRIPTION:Benevolent Society Early Years Centres in Gracemere/Mount Morgan\, Browns Plains\, Beaudesert and Acacia Ridge. Each supported playgroup is being encouraged to cook a meal with the group and provide ideas around cooking low cost no cost meals. Our budget for the cooking of the meals in the group will include the items to cook for the group and an additional 10 packs of the items for a family to take home. \nOrganiser is Benevolent Society
URL:https://antipovertyweek.org.au/event/benevolent-society-early-years-centres/2025-10-28/
LOCATION:Gracemere/Mount Morgan
CATEGORIES:QLD Activities and Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251023
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251026
DTSTAMP:20260725T025723
CREATED:20251013T041004Z
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UID:10000898-1761177600-1761436799@antipovertyweek.org.au
SUMMARY:Benevolent Society Early Years Centres
DESCRIPTION:Benevolent Society Early Years Centres in Gracemere/Mount Morgan\, Browns Plains\, Beaudesert and Acacia Ridge. Each supported playgroup is being encouraged to cook a meal with the group and provide ideas around cooking low cost no cost meals. Our budget for the cooking of the meals in the group will include the items to cook for the group and an additional 10 packs of the items for a family to take home. \nOrganiser is Benevolent Society
URL:https://antipovertyweek.org.au/event/benevolent-society-early-years-centres/2025-10-23/
LOCATION:Gracemere/Mount Morgan
CATEGORIES:QLD Activities and Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251021
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251024
DTSTAMP:20260725T025723
CREATED:20251013T041004Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251013T053348Z
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SUMMARY:Benevolent Society Early Years Centres
DESCRIPTION:Benevolent Society Early Years Centres in Gracemere/Mount Morgan\, Browns Plains\, Beaudesert and Acacia Ridge. Each supported playgroup is being encouraged to cook a meal with the group and provide ideas around cooking low cost no cost meals. Our budget for the cooking of the meals in the group will include the items to cook for the group and an additional 10 packs of the items for a family to take home. \nOrganiser is Benevolent Society
URL:https://antipovertyweek.org.au/event/benevolent-society-early-years-centres/2025-10-21/
LOCATION:Gracemere/Mount Morgan
CATEGORIES:QLD Activities and Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251018
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251021
DTSTAMP:20260725T025723
CREATED:20251106T022222Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251106T022222Z
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SUMMARY:Benevolent Society Early Years Centres
DESCRIPTION:Benevolent Society Early Years Centres in Gracemere/Mount Morgan\, Browns Plains\, Beaudesert and Acacia Ridge. Each supported playgroup is being encouraged to cook a meal with the group and provide ideas around cooking low cost no cost meals. Our budget for the cooking of the meals in the group will include the items to cook for the group and an additional 10 packs of the items for a family to take home. \nOrganiser is Benevolent Society
URL:https://antipovertyweek.org.au/event/benevolent-society-early-years-centres-2/2025-10-18/
LOCATION:Gracemere/Mount Morgan
CATEGORIES:QLD Activities and Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251017T110000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251017T140000
DTSTAMP:20260725T025723
CREATED:20250917T061645Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250929T061458Z
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SUMMARY:Anti-Poverty Week Community Event
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the Anti-Poverty Week Community Event \nFriday October 17\n515 Wickham Terrace Spring Hill\n(Milne St carpark) \nAll welcome!\nBring a load of washing if needed\, Orange Sky will\nbe on site to offer laundry support \nThere will be Info sessions\, free BBQ & drinks\, free health checks and plenty of games and prizes. \nBring a load of washing – Orange Sky will be onsite to offer laundry support! \nWhat’s On \n11.15am – 12:00pm: REAL TALK: Thriving (or at least surviving) the cost of living crisis. Real tips from real people \n12:00pm – 12:45pm: The Weight We Carry \n1:00pm – 1:45pm: Courage Conversations
URL:https://antipovertyweek.org.au/event/anti-poverty-week-community-event-2/
LOCATION:515 Wickham TCE Spring Hill\, 515 Wickham Tce\, Spring Hill\, Queensland\, 4000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:QLD Activities and Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mission Australia":MAILTO:HodgeCa@missionaustralia.com.au
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251017
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251020
DTSTAMP:20260725T025723
CREATED:20251106T022222Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251106T022222Z
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SUMMARY:Benevolent Society Early Years Centres
DESCRIPTION:Benevolent Society Early Years Centres in Gracemere/Mount Morgan\, Browns Plains\, Beaudesert and Acacia Ridge. Each supported playgroup is being encouraged to cook a meal with the group and provide ideas around cooking low cost no cost meals. Our budget for the cooking of the meals in the group will include the items to cook for the group and an additional 10 packs of the items for a family to take home. \nOrganiser is Benevolent Society
URL:https://antipovertyweek.org.au/event/benevolent-society-early-years-centres-2/2025-10-17/
LOCATION:Gracemere/Mount Morgan
CATEGORIES:QLD Activities and Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251017
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251018
DTSTAMP:20260725T025723
CREATED:20250818T061106Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250929T064740Z
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SUMMARY:International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
DESCRIPTION:The observance of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty can be traced back to 17 October 1987. On that day\, over a hundred thousand people gathered at the Trocadéro in Paris\, where the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was signed in 1948\, to honour the victims of extreme poverty\, violence and hunger. \nThey proclaimed that poverty is a violation of human rights and affirmed the need to come together to ensure that these rights are respected. These convictions are inscribed in a commemorative stone unveiled on this day. Since then\, people of all backgrounds\, beliefs and social origins have gathered every year on October 17th to renew their commitment and show their solidarity with the poor. \nReplicas of the commemorative stone have been unveiled around the world and serve as a gathering place to celebrate the Day. One such replica is located in the garden of United Nations Headquarters and is the site of the annual commemoration organized by the United Nations Secretariat in New York. \nThrough resolution 47/196 adopted on 22 December 1992\, the General Assembly declared 17 October as the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty and invited all States to devote the Day to presenting and promoting\, as appropriate in the national context\, concrete activities with regard to the eradication of poverty and destitution. \nThe resolution further invites intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations to assist States\, at their request\, in organizing national activities for the observance of the Day\, and requests the Secretary-General to take\, within existing resources\, the measures necessary to ensure the success of the Day’s observance by the United Nations.\nOctober 17th presents an opportunity to acknowledge the effort and struggle of people living in poverty\, a chance for them to make their concerns heard\, and a moment to recognize that poor people are the first ones to fight against poverty. Participation of the poor themselves has been at the center of the Day’s celebration since its very beginning. The commemoration of October 17 th also reflects the willingness of people living in poverty to use their expertise to contribute to the eradication of poverty. \nDownload the UN General Assembly Resolution A/RES/47/196 of 31 March 1993.\nEnglish | Français | Español | Русский | عربي | 汉语
URL:https://antipovertyweek.org.au/event/international-day-for-the-eradication-of-poverty-2/
CATEGORIES:ACT Activities and Events,National Activities and Events,NSW Activities and Events,NT Activities and Events,QLD Activities and Events,SA Activities and Events,TAS Activities and Events,VIC Activities and Events,WA Activities and Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20251016T080000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20251016T090000
DTSTAMP:20260725T025723
CREATED:20250901T040549Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250929T064156Z
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SUMMARY:Free Hot Breakfast
DESCRIPTION:Free Hot Breakfast in rooftop gardens at Brisbane Common Ground
URL:https://antipovertyweek.org.au/event/free-hot-breakfast/
LOCATION:Common Ground Qld\, Level 13\, 15 Hope St\, South Brisbane\, Qld\, 4101\, Australia
CATEGORIES:QLD Activities and Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Micah Projects":MAILTO:engagement@micahprojects.org.au
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251016
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251019
DTSTAMP:20260725T025723
CREATED:20251106T022222Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251106T022222Z
UID:10000902-1760572800-1760831999@antipovertyweek.org.au
SUMMARY:Benevolent Society Early Years Centres
DESCRIPTION:Benevolent Society Early Years Centres in Gracemere/Mount Morgan\, Browns Plains\, Beaudesert and Acacia Ridge. Each supported playgroup is being encouraged to cook a meal with the group and provide ideas around cooking low cost no cost meals. Our budget for the cooking of the meals in the group will include the items to cook for the group and an additional 10 packs of the items for a family to take home. \nOrganiser is Benevolent Society
URL:https://antipovertyweek.org.au/event/benevolent-society-early-years-centres-2/2025-10-16/
LOCATION:Gracemere/Mount Morgan
CATEGORIES:QLD Activities and Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251016
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251019
DTSTAMP:20260725T025723
CREATED:20251013T041004Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251013T053348Z
UID:10000895-1760572800-1760831999@antipovertyweek.org.au
SUMMARY:Benevolent Society Early Years Centres
DESCRIPTION:Benevolent Society Early Years Centres in Gracemere/Mount Morgan\, Browns Plains\, Beaudesert and Acacia Ridge. Each supported playgroup is being encouraged to cook a meal with the group and provide ideas around cooking low cost no cost meals. Our budget for the cooking of the meals in the group will include the items to cook for the group and an additional 10 packs of the items for a family to take home. \nOrganiser is Benevolent Society
URL:https://antipovertyweek.org.au/event/benevolent-society-early-years-centres/2025-10-16/
LOCATION:Gracemere/Mount Morgan
CATEGORIES:QLD Activities and Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20251015T083000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20251015T093000
DTSTAMP:20260725T025723
CREATED:20250929T002405Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250930T014712Z
UID:10000442-1760517000-1760520600@antipovertyweek.org.au
SUMMARY:Bundaberg Anti-Poverty Week Community Gathering
DESCRIPTION:🗓 Tuesday 15 October 2025\n🕣 8:30am – 9:30am\n📍 Buss Park\, Bundaberg CBD \nJoin us for a thought-provoking morning as we come together to raise awareness during Anti-Poverty Week. This free public event will explore the realities of poverty across Australia and right here in Bundaberg. \nAttendees will receive a small food pack to help visualise what children living below the poverty line receive through Foodbank Queensland’s School Breakfast Program. The program is available in 430 Queensland schools\, with many more on the waitlist. For some\, this may be all the food they eat in a day. \nThe event will feature speakers and community voices discussing:\n– The scale of poverty at national\, state\, and local levels\n– What support is currently available\n– What more we can do to help those who are struggling \nLet’s stand together to raise awareness\, inspire action\, and build a stronger community where everyone has equal opportunity to thrive.
URL:https://antipovertyweek.org.au/event/bundaberg-anti-poverty-week-community-gathering/
LOCATION:Buss Park\, Bundberg CBD\, 194 Bourbong Street\, Bundaberg\, Queensland\, 4670\, Australia
CATEGORIES:QLD Activities and Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="IMPACT Community Services":MAILTO:awratten@impact.org.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251015T070000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251015T090000
DTSTAMP:20260725T025723
CREATED:20250917T021042Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250929T064305Z
UID:10000438-1760511600-1760518800@antipovertyweek.org.au
SUMMARY:Supporting Families in Crisis
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Wednesday 15 October to talk about the reality of family homelessness and poverty in Brisbane and show solidarity with locals who need our support. \nRight now\, hundreds of Brisbane families are living in motels – not by choice\, but because there’s nowhere else to go. \nWe’re asking our community to stand with local families who don’t have a home\, by helping to fund a temporary roof. \nBrisbane is facing a growing homelessness crisis\, worsened by a lack of affordable housing and an overwhelmed social housing system.
URL:https://antipovertyweek.org.au/event/supporting-families-in-crisis/
LOCATION:1/15 Hope Street South Brisbane\, 1/15 Hope Street\,\, South Brisbane\, Queensland\, 4567\, Australia
CATEGORIES:QLD Activities and Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Micah Projects":MAILTO:engagement@micahprojects.org.au
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251014T130000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251014T143000
DTSTAMP:20260725T025723
CREATED:20250925T050949Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251003T013949Z
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SUMMARY:Unfinished business: 50 years after Henderson
DESCRIPTION:Registration information is at: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/unfinished-business-50-years-after-henderson-tickets-1736078881669 \nThe Henderson Commission of Inquiry into Poverty (1972-1975) identified structural inequality as the primary driver of poverty and recommended a suite of measures to ensure no Australian would fall below the poverty line. Fifty years later\, around 3.3 million Australians (13.4%) remain in poverty\, with persistent gender inequality and the welfare state’s systematic failure to serve First Nations peoples representing critical unfinished business from Henderson’s agenda. \nThis online panel event examines the trajectory of Australian poverty policy since Henderson’s landmark report\, analysing why many of the report’s core recommendations were not implemented and how poverty has evolved in the context of labour market casualisation\, housing unaffordability\, and the development of an increasingly punitive social security system. The panel discussion will be guided by three key questions: \nHow has the nature and measurement of poverty changed since 1975?\nWhat structural barriers continue to prevent effective poverty reduction?\nWhat future policy innovations could achieve Henderson’s goal of ensuring no Australian falls below the poverty line?\nDrawing on contemporary poverty research\, policy analysis\, and lived experience\, panellists will assess contemporary social policy frameworks against Henderson’s original vision\, while also exploring future opportunities for change. \nFacilitator: \nDr Cassandra Goldie AO is CEO of ACOSS and Adjunct Professor with UNSW Sydney. Cassandra has represented the interests of people who are disadvantaged\, and civil society generally\, in major national and international processes as well as in grassroots communities. Cassandra is Co-Chair of the ACOSS and UNSW Sydney Poverty and Inequality Partnership\, and a member of the Federal Government’s independent Economic Inclusion Advisory Committee. In 2023\, she was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for distinguished services to social justice through leadership and advocacy\, promoting the rights of marginalised and disadvantaged people. \nPanellists: \nAssociate Professor Bruce Bradbury is an Associate Professor at the Social Policy Research Centre (SPRC) and part of the UNSW Poverty and Inequality Partnership. His research looks at poverty\, inequality and economic disadvantage and the role of government policies in their creation\, alleviation and prevention. He is the co-author of the 2015 book Too many children left behind: The U.S. achievement gap in comparative perspective and a co-editor and author of the 2001 book The Dynamics of Child Poverty in Industrialised Countries. \nProfessor Kay Cook is the Associate Dean of Research in the School of Social Sciences\, Media\, Film and Education at Swinburne University and the only female academic or qualitative researcher on the federal Economic Inclusion Advisory Committee. Her research focuses on the gender of social policy processes and their outcomes\, which are often most striking and disadvantageous for single mother families. \nJeremy Poxon is a welfare rights activist based in Ballarat. As a lead organiser on the grassroots campaign to Raise the Rate\, Jeremy worked alongside welfare recipients to push their demands for economic justice to the forefront of the national agenda. His investigations and condemnations of Australia’s welfare system regularly appear in the ABC\, The Guardian\, SBS\, and elsewhere.
URL:https://antipovertyweek.org.au/event/unfinished-business-50-years-after-henderson/
CATEGORIES:ACT Activities and Events,National Activities and Events,NSW Activities and Events,NT Activities and Events,QLD Activities and Events,SA Activities and Events,TAS Activities and Events,VIC Activities and Events,WA Activities and Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Organiser Name":MAILTO:support@magicdust.com.au
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20251014T103000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20251014T140000
DTSTAMP:20260725T025723
CREATED:20250915T054500Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250929T064551Z
UID:10000437-1760437800-1760450400@antipovertyweek.org.au
SUMMARY:Community Meal
DESCRIPTION:Every Tuesday\nOpen from 10.30am\nWith Tea Coffee
URL:https://antipovertyweek.org.au/event/community-meal-2/
LOCATION:Kurilpa Hall\, Brisbane\, 174 Boundary St\, West End\, Qld\, 4101\, Australia
CATEGORIES:QLD Activities and Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Micah Projects":MAILTO:engagement@micahprojects.org.au
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20251014T080000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20251014T093000
DTSTAMP:20260725T025723
CREATED:20250904T050213Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251003T115210Z
UID:10000435-1760428800-1760434200@antipovertyweek.org.au
SUMMARY:Queensland Parliament Breakfast Bag
DESCRIPTION:This event is a platform to elevate the voices of people with lived experience of poverty and to foster understanding and support for change. \nCommunity sector organisations and people with lived experience of poverty will share their lived experiences\, stories and insights as well as connecting with other service providers and decision-makers. \nAnti-Poverty Week is also promoting key campaigns Raise the Rate\, End Child Poverty and Everybody’s Home. \nLight refreshments and breakfast bags and will be provided. The breakfast bags contain a simple meal—like what children might receive through a school breakfast program. These bags are a recognition of the everyday support that can make a meaningful difference in the lives of children and families experiencing poverty. \nThis is a closed event by invitation with RSVP needed to attend.
URL:https://antipovertyweek.org.au/event/anti-poverty-week-queensland-breakfast/
CATEGORIES:QLD Activities and Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Anti-Poverty Week Queensland":MAILTO:apw@antipovertyweek.org.au
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251014
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251017
DTSTAMP:20260725T025723
CREATED:20251013T041004Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251013T053348Z
UID:10000893-1760400000-1760659199@antipovertyweek.org.au
SUMMARY:Benevolent Society Early Years Centres
DESCRIPTION:Benevolent Society Early Years Centres in Gracemere/Mount Morgan\, Browns Plains\, Beaudesert and Acacia Ridge. Each supported playgroup is being encouraged to cook a meal with the group and provide ideas around cooking low cost no cost meals. Our budget for the cooking of the meals in the group will include the items to cook for the group and an additional 10 packs of the items for a family to take home. \nOrganiser is Benevolent Society
URL:https://antipovertyweek.org.au/event/benevolent-society-early-years-centres/2025-10-14/
LOCATION:Gracemere/Mount Morgan
CATEGORIES:QLD Activities and Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251013
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251014
DTSTAMP:20260725T025723
CREATED:20250929T002234Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250929T065043Z
UID:10000443-1760313600-1760399999@antipovertyweek.org.au
SUMMARY:Stronger Together Podcast – Anti-Poverty Week Special
DESCRIPTION:Hosted by: Tanya O’Shea\, Managing Director of IMPACT Community Services\nGuest: Jess Watkinson\, Foodbank Queensland \nIn this episode of Stronger Together\, Tanya O’Shea sits down with Jess Watkinson from Foodbank Queensland to explore the realities of poverty in Australia and the critical role of food relief in supporting vulnerable communities. Released in alignment with Anti-Poverty Week\, the conversation sheds light on: \n– The scale and impact of food insecurity across Queensland and nationally.\n– How Foodbank’s partnerships with schools\, charities\, and community organisations help bridge the gap.\n– The importance of community-led solutions and advocacy in addressing systemic issues.\n– Ways the public can get involved\, from volunteering to supporting policy change. \nThis episode is part of IMPACT’s broader commitment to raising awareness during Anti-Poverty Week\, including a community event at Buss Park on 15 October\, where poverty statistics and experiences will be shared to inspire action. \nThe podcast continues its mission to amplify voices of resilience and promote wellbeing through empathy\, storytelling\, and collective action. \nThe podcast episode will be available from Monday\, 13 October 2025.
URL:https://antipovertyweek.org.au/event/stronger-together-podcast-anti-poverty-week-special/
LOCATION:Online (see website for details)
CATEGORIES:ACT Activities and Events,National Activities and Events,NSW Activities and Events,NT Activities and Events,QLD Activities and Events,SA Activities and Events,TAS Activities and Events,VIC Activities and Events,WA Activities and Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="IMPACT Community Services":MAILTO:awratten@impact.org.au
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20241019T120000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20241019T160000
DTSTAMP:20260725T025723
CREATED:20240913T032202Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240919T053556Z
UID:10000358-1729339200-1729353600@antipovertyweek.org.au
SUMMARY:'Art With Heart' Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:Mission Australia Inner-City Brisbane Homeless Service\, presents ‘Art With Heart’. \nWe provide accommodation and support to men 18-65+ who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. \nOur art class is passionately facilitated by a trained artist / art therapist\, so please immerse yourself in the vibrant world of painting and sculpture with the residents ‘Art with Heart’ class members sharing their lived experience of homelessness. \nFree Entry. 100% of Sales go to the Artist.
URL:https://antipovertyweek.org.au/event/art-with-heart-exhibition/2024-10-19/
LOCATION:Paddington Substation\, Cnr. Enoggera & latrobe Tce\, Paddington\, Queensland\, 4064\, Australia
CATEGORIES:QLD Activities and Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mission Australia":MAILTO:HodgeCa@missionaustralia.com.au
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20241018T100000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20241018T120000
DTSTAMP:20260725T025723
CREATED:20241009T103640Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241009T103640Z
UID:10000402-1729245600-1729252800@antipovertyweek.org.au
SUMMARY:Anti Poverty Week CASA Event - Mackay
DESCRIPTION:If there is one thing that almost everyone can agree on\, it is that these are tough times due to the cost-of-living crisis. \nAlmost every household is feeling the pressure and it is leading to worsening poverty in our country. \nThis Anti Poverty Week\, CASA (Community Accommodation & Support Agency) would like to invite you to a space that allows you to gain access to services that aren’t as easily affordable and allow you the chance to connect with services that can help you and your family through times of financial hardship! \nThis Anti Poverty week you can expect to see services such as: \n\nFree of charge Haircuts\nFree of charge Chiropractic Care\nAccess to Flu Vaccinations\nBreast Screening\nServices that assist with food and financial aid such as No Interest Loans Scheme’s\nEmployment Assistance programs\nHealth Care\nAnd many more to be advised!\n\nPlease come and be a part of this free event to help you or to help others in our community. \nDonations of non-perishable food items are welcome on the day to provide to struggling persons and if you are business/organisation that would like to be part of this year’s Anti Poverty Week event\, then please contact CASA via our Facebook page. \nWe look forward to seeing everyone at this important event 🙂
URL:https://antipovertyweek.org.au/event/anti-poverty-week-casa-event-mackay/
LOCATION:Blue Water Quay\, Mackay\, 10 river street\, Mackay\, Q;LD\, 4740\, Australia
CATEGORIES:QLD Activities and Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="COMMUNITY ACCOMMODATION &amp%3B SUPPORT AGENCY":MAILTO:media@casamackay.org.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20241017T130000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20241017T160000
DTSTAMP:20260725T025723
CREATED:20240913T032202Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240919T053556Z
UID:10000360-1729170000-1729180800@antipovertyweek.org.au
SUMMARY:'Art With Heart' Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:Mission Australia Inner-City Brisbane Homeless Service\, presents ‘Art With Heart’. \nWe provide accommodation and support to men 18-65+ who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. \nOur art class is passionately facilitated by a trained artist / art therapist\, so please immerse yourself in the vibrant world of painting and sculpture with the residents ‘Art with Heart’ class members sharing their lived experience of homelessness. \nFree Entry. 100% of Sales go to the Artist.
URL:https://antipovertyweek.org.au/event/art-with-heart-exhibition/2024-10-17/
LOCATION:Paddington Substation\, Cnr. Enoggera & latrobe Tce\, Paddington\, Queensland\, 4064\, Australia
CATEGORIES:QLD Activities and Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mission Australia":MAILTO:HodgeCa@missionaustralia.com.au
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20241017T080000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20241017T090000
DTSTAMP:20260725T025723
CREATED:20240926T010704Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240926T011255Z
UID:10000372-1729152000-1729155600@antipovertyweek.org.au
SUMMARY:Breakfast for Families - Acacia Ridge Long Daycare (closed event)
DESCRIPTION:The Benevolent Society invites all families and children enrolled in the Acacia Ridge Long Day Care to Breakfast from 8-9am on Thursday 17 October.
URL:https://antipovertyweek.org.au/event/breakfast-for-families-acacia-ridge-long-daycare-closed-event/
LOCATION:Acacia Ridge Long Day Care\, Nyngam Street\, Acacia Ridge\, QLD\, Nyngam Street\, Acacia Ridge\,\, QLD
CATEGORIES:QLD Activities and Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20241016T080000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20241016T090000
DTSTAMP:20260725T025723
CREATED:20240926T004051Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241010T115147Z
UID:10000369-1729065600-1729069200@antipovertyweek.org.au
SUMMARY:Breakfast for families and Kindy children - Beaudesert (closed event)
DESCRIPTION:Breakfast for parents with children enrolled in the Benevolent Society’s Beaudesert Kindy.
URL:https://antipovertyweek.org.au/event/breakfast-for-families-and-kindy-children-closed-event/
LOCATION:Beaudesert Early Years Centre Kindy\, Michaelina Street\, Beaudesert\, QLD\, 4285\, Australia
CATEGORIES:QLD Activities and Events
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20241015T150000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20241015T160000
DTSTAMP:20260725T025723
CREATED:20241001T050217Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241001T054508Z
UID:10000379-1729004400-1729008000@antipovertyweek.org.au
SUMMARY:Nourishing Meals\, Bright Futures launch - Bundaberg
DESCRIPTION:Nourishing Meals\, Bright Futures is a new initiative by IMPACT Community Services\, which will be launched as part of Anti-Poverty Week in Queensland (October 13-19). \nThis project\, which will roll out early 2025\, is intended to see families collaborate with our hospitality students\, under the expert guidance of trainer Leigh Francis\, to develop customised menus based on dietary needs. The nourishing meals created aim to provide essential sustenance for the families\, particularly for young people\, supporting their wellbeing and learning. \nInitially\, we will involve families from our Intensive Family Support program\, raising awareness within the family unit about healthy diets. This initiative aligns with IMPACT’s focus on holistic wellbeing\, supporting youth emotionally\, educationally\, and physically.
URL:https://antipovertyweek.org.au/event/nourishing-meals-bright-futures-launch-bundaberg/
LOCATION:108 Bargara Road\, East Bundaberg\, 108 Bargara Road\, East Bundaberg\, Bundaberg\, Queensland\, 4670\, Australia
CATEGORIES:QLD Activities and Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="IMPACT Community Services":MAILTO:awratten@impact.org.au
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20241015T130000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20241015T163000
DTSTAMP:20260725T025723
CREATED:20241010T062932Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241010T062932Z
UID:10000405-1728997200-1729009800@antipovertyweek.org.au
SUMMARY:Community Friends Food Giveaway - West End Qld
DESCRIPTION:Join Community Friends for sausage sizzle\, food giveaway\, clothing\, blankets give away and more from 1pm in Punyappa Park\, West End\, Queensland.
URL:https://antipovertyweek.org.au/event/community-friends-food-giveaway-west-end-qld/
LOCATION:Punyappa Park\, 68 Vulture St\, West End\, Queensland\, 4101\, Australia
CATEGORIES:QLD Activities and Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Community Friends":MAILTO:jimmy@communityfriends.org.au
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20241015T130000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20241015T160000
DTSTAMP:20260725T025723
CREATED:20240913T032202Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240919T053556Z
UID:10000356-1728997200-1729008000@antipovertyweek.org.au
SUMMARY:'Art With Heart' Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:Mission Australia Inner-City Brisbane Homeless Service\, presents ‘Art With Heart’. \nWe provide accommodation and support to men 18-65+ who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. \nOur art class is passionately facilitated by a trained artist / art therapist\, so please immerse yourself in the vibrant world of painting and sculpture with the residents ‘Art with Heart’ class members sharing their lived experience of homelessness. \nFree Entry. 100% of Sales go to the Artist.
URL:https://antipovertyweek.org.au/event/art-with-heart-exhibition/2024-10-15/
LOCATION:Paddington Substation\, Cnr. Enoggera & latrobe Tce\, Paddington\, Queensland\, 4064\, Australia
CATEGORIES:QLD Activities and Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mission Australia":MAILTO:HodgeCa@missionaustralia.com.au
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20241015T103000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20241015T130000
DTSTAMP:20260725T025723
CREATED:20240927T014644Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241014T210126Z
UID:10000376-1728988200-1728997200@antipovertyweek.org.au
SUMMARY:Community Meal & Foodbank Hunger Report - Brisbane
DESCRIPTION:Low-income households are enduring the highest rates of food insecurity since the onset of the cost-of-living crisis shows the Foodbank Hunger Report released today.\n\nNow in its eleventh year\, the report from food relief organisation Foodbank releases its report during Anti-Poverty Week 2024.\n\nFollowed by\n\nMicah Projects community meal \nKurilpa Hall\, 172 Boundary St\, West End \n11am AEST\, 12pm AEDT \n\nSpeakers\nJess Watkinson\, Foodbank Qld CEO\n\nAnnette Gillespie\, Micah Projects\n\nDownload Foodbank Hunger Report 2024\n  \nMicah Projects is hosting a Community Meal every Tuesday from 1 October. \nAt Kurilpa Hall\, 174 Boundary St\, West End\, Brisbane. \nOpen for Coffee\, tea and chat from 10.30am \nLunch served at 12pm
URL:https://antipovertyweek.org.au/event/community-meal/
LOCATION:Kurilpa Hall\, Brisbane\, 174 Boundary St\, West End\, Qld\, 4101\, Australia
CATEGORIES:QLD Activities and Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Micah Projects":MAILTO:engagement@micahprojects.org.au
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20231023T140000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20231023T153000
DTSTAMP:20260725T025723
CREATED:20231011T051651Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231011T051651Z
UID:10000310-1698069600-1698075000@antipovertyweek.org.au
SUMMARY:Webinar: Play\, Participation & Poverty
DESCRIPTION:Play\, participation & poverty:\n– How our policies can create fairer\, healthier futures for children & young people \nWith Anti-Poverty Week and Children’s Week both falling in October\, NAPCAN is taking a look at the important overlap between the themes of the two weeks: child poverty and play. \nThis fresh conversation will build on what we already know… that:\n– activities like outdoor play\, organised sport\, dance and drama outside of school are good for the future health of all children\n– the benefits are greatest for young people who commonly have the least access to these activities (ie from lower-income families)\n– our policies have the power to remove many of the barriers that lock people out of opportunities to play and participate\n– fantastic local examples are providing insight into simple smart investments that are creating fairer\, more protective communities for children. \nWe’ll hear from passionate researchers and advocates on the topic:\n– Dr Alex O’Donnell from the University of Tasmania will share his research about how extracurricular activities benefit children and young people\, including new research about impacts on mental health\n– Sally Weir from the Department of Territory Families\, Housing and Communities\, Northern Territory Government and Rachel Fosdick\, the Board Secretary and Founder of Palmerston and Regional Basketball Association\, will talk about the Palmerston Youth Activities Programs and the benefits that are being seen when young people are connected to activities in fair and equal ways.\n– Hyahno Moser founder of the Australian Institute of Play\, will share his decades of experience promoting access to outdoor neighbourhood play including in organisations such as Nature Play and Logan Together\, Qld. \nThis will be an engaging conversation for anyone who works with children or youth\, or who is interested in creating smart evidence-based policies (including at federal\, state\, local levels) to give every child in every community a fair go. \nMonday 23 October 2023\n2pm AEDT\n1pm AEST\n12.30pm NT \nRegister here\nhttps://napcan-org-au.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_14gCPEs-T0CZ8P99M2u5Ew
URL:https://antipovertyweek.org.au/event/webinar-play-participation-poverty/
CATEGORIES:National Activities and Events,QLD Activities and Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="NAPCAN":MAILTO:helen.fogarty@napcan.org.au
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20231020T073000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20231020T090000
DTSTAMP:20260725T025723
CREATED:20230804T002343Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230804T002449Z
UID:10000278-1697787000-1697792400@antipovertyweek.org.au
SUMMARY:The Big Breakfast
DESCRIPTION:Community Gro Inc. is a not-for-profit organisation and is the governing organisation for the Upper Ross and Garbutt Community Centres in Townsville.\nWe are holding a Big Breakfast at our Upper Ross Centre from 7.30am – 9am on Friday 20th Oct 2023.\nCommunity members will have a free healthy breakfast and the opportunity to engage with local service providers.
URL:https://antipovertyweek.org.au/event/the-big-breakfast/
LOCATION:1/43 Allambie Lane\, Rasmussen QLD 4815\, Unit 1\, RASMUSSEN\, QLD\, 4815\, Australia
CATEGORIES:QLD Activities and Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Community Gro Inc":MAILTO:enquiries@communitygro.org.au
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20231018T093000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20231018T170000
DTSTAMP:20260725T025723
CREATED:20231010T062136Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231010T065059Z
UID:10000302-1697621400-1697648400@antipovertyweek.org.au
SUMMARY:Tackling poverty and disadvantage through data-informed decision making - by invitation
DESCRIPTION:Policy analysts invited to gather for an open discussion on ways to harness the power of data to tackle poverty and disadvantage. \nThis roundtable is organised through the Breaking Down Barriers project at the Melbourne Institute: Applied Economic & Social Research in collaboration with the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Children and Families over the Life Course (Life Course Centre).
URL:https://antipovertyweek.org.au/event/tackling-poverty-and-disadvantage-through-data-informed-decision-making-by-invitation/
CATEGORIES:QLD Activities and Events
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