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News, Events and Updates

Stay connected with what’s happening across our community. Here you’ll find updates, stories, and reflections that highlight how we’re working together to create change for children, young people, and families.

Events and Updates

Keep up to date with what’s happening —as we bring you the latest updates on our initiatives, upcoming events, and milestones as we continue building a stronger, more connected future.

PLACE Community Roadshow & Listening Tour Commences in Mildura

The PLACE Community Roadshow & Listening Tour will roll out in the Mildura and Wimmera-Mallee region from 25th-28th of March, marking the first stop in a 10-week national community engagement..

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Community at the Centre: Hands Up Mallee’s Call for Local Voices

Mildura, VIC – Hands Up Mallee (HUM) is calling on local community members to join its governance groups and contribute to long-term change in the region. Since 2015, HUM has..

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HomeBase Secures $100,000 of LocalSolutions Funding to Enhance Supportfor Local Young People

Hands Up Mallee congratulates HomeBase, an initiative of Sunraysia Community Health Services (SCHS), on their successful application for $100,000 through the NextGen Community Connect Local Solutions Funding. This funding will..

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Blogs

Reflections, stories, and learnings from our work, including how we track progress and share what we’re learning along the way.

Connected in Co-Design

What if connection is also the critical ingredient in taking work from simple consultation to effective co-design? “Now more than ever, people want community connection and through the process of..

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Having an impact – Place based collaboration in the time of COVID-19

During the COVID-19 pandemic, many businesses, not-for-profit organisations, philanthropic funders, community groups and government departments have had to re-think their function and focus in response to the needs and demands..

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Measuring change together

Over the past few months, Hands Up Mallee have been working together with community members, service partners and government to build an Understanding Measurement Evaluation and Learning Framework (U-MEL). A..

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Newsletters

Our newsletters bring you the latest stories, updates, and achievements from across the Hands Up Mallee initiative. Each edition highlights the voices of community and showcases the progress we’re making together.

Hands Up Mallee Quarterly Newsletter – September 2025 Edition

Celebrating Connections and Culture- Highlights from the Learning on Country Day

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Hands Up Mallee Quarterly Newsletter – September 2025 Edition

Hands Up Mallee Quarterly Newsletter – July 2025 Edition

In The Media

Explore recent articles and coverage to see how our community-led approach is gaining attention and sparking conversations in local and national media.

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