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		<title>$40m for local National Crime Prevention Projects</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 04:07:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ursula Stephens</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Time is running out for local government and community organisations to apply for funding from the National Crime Prevention Fund. Applications for the current round close on May 29th.More information here- www.crimeprevention.gov.au.   <a href="http://www.ursulastephens.com/blog/archives/836">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s time to think ahead and have &#8220;THAT&#8221; conversation!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 05:14:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ursula Stephens</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week is National Palliatve Care Week in Australia, and the  theme for National Palliative Care Week 2013 is 'Palliative Care... everyone's business'. Palliative Care Australia is calling 2013 the year to make palliative care everyone’s business. To ensure that we all have quality care at the end of life, and are able to live and die well, we all need to take responsibility for making this happen.

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		<title>Tony Abbott will cut hundreds of dollars from low income Australians</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 04:56:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ursula Stephens</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What's at stake in the 2013 election?  Well, for more than 1 million Australians there are hundreds of dollars in income support under threat, with Abbott's plan to cut $1.1bn in payments from newstart, supporting parents and young people. 

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		<title>MEDICARE LEVY INCREASE TO FUND DISABILITYCARE AUSTRALIA PASSES THE PARLIAMENT</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 10:54:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ursula Stephens</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[DisabilityCare Australia now has a strong and stable funding stream, after legislation that provides for a half a percentage point increase in the Medicare levy passed the Parliament.  <a href="http://www.ursulastephens.com/blog/archives/821">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Who deserves thanks in your community?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 03:47:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ursula Stephens</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It's National Volunteer Week and now is the chance to nominate someone who works for your community for one of the  National Volunteering Awards. <a href="http://www.ursulastephens.com/blog/archives/817">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Search for Hidden Treasures in rural NSW in National Volunteer Week</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 03:01:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ursula Stephens</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nominating a rural woman for the Hidden Treasures Honour Roll is a great way to celebrate rural women from across NSW who give so much of their time to improving our communities and neighbourhoods. You can nominate a friend, family member, colleague, community worker – any rural woman who you believe makes your community a better place to live. <a href="http://www.ursulastephens.com/blog/archives/793">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>New  Round of Volunteer Grants is open.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 04:23:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ursula Stephens</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The latest round of volunteer grants is open, and $16m will be distributed to community organisations across the country that have worthy projects deserving support. does this sound like your not for profit organisation. <a href="http://www.ursulastephens.com/blog/archives/809">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Harmony Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 18:24:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ursula Stephens</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[21st March is Harmony Day! It's a day to celebrate Australia's diversity. It is a day of cultural respect for everyone who calls Australia home – from the traditional owners of this land to those who have come from many countries around the world.  <a href="http://www.ursulastephens.com/blog/archives/795">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The CAMAC Review of Charitable Trusts and Foundations</title>
		<link>http://www.ursulastephens.com/blog/archives/803</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 11:01:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ursula Stephens</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I spoke in the Senate this week about a very important issue for charities and the not for profit sector in Australia - the Review of Charitable Trusts and Foundations. <a href="http://www.ursulastephens.com/blog/archives/803">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Pope Francis &#8211; a new era</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 10:49:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ursula Stephens</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was awake last Thursday morning when the white smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, and think he is a wonderful choice. <a href="http://www.ursulastephens.com/blog/archives/800">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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