By Val Cocksedge NCWQ Consumer Affairs Adviser The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) is promoting a free search tool intended to re-unite $1.1billion in unclaimed money with its owners. More than a million account
By Georgina Pickers NCWQ Human Rights Adviser In June 2016 the Queensland Government established a committee to enquire into a possible Human Rights Act for Queensland (popularly referred to as a Bill of Rights). Victoria,
By Georgina Pickers NCWQ International Relations and Peace Adviser A tumultuous 12 months has passed since the last AGM report. As much as I would like to think there have been improvements in global
You and your friends are invited to the Annual Bursaries Fundraising Morning Tea and Fashion Parade of the NCWQ. The event will be held on Wednesday 18th October 2017, starting at 10am. The cost is
By Jennifer Ann Davies NCWQ Arts and Letter Adviser Connecting! Sharma mourned the fact that we have lost touch with our humanity; largely because human beings have never been less connected. Aldous Huxley begged us
Originally published in the South Burnett Times here. A KUMBIA student has been given a helping hand from South Burnett Mayor Keith Campbell. Samantha Crawford was awarded the South Burnett Mayor’s Bursary at the National
By Kathy Cavanagh, Bursaries Coordinator The 2017 Bursary Program culminated with the presentation to recipients on Wednesday 26th July. Always a special event, it was enhanced this year with the presence of His Excellency the
By Jennifer Ann Davies, NCWQ Arts and Letters Adviser Raising spirits through writing, reading, responding, retrieving rituals, reciting, reporting, recognising, relating, researching, representing, recommending and recording is the quintessential purpose, pulse and heartbeat of the
By Pat Pepper, NCWQ Environmental Adviser Update on Great Barrier Reef (GBR): Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority has confirmed an estimated 29 % of shallow water corals died from bleaching in 2016, up from