04/06/2026
Today (5th June) is: Annual Giving Day, World Environment Day!
Australian babies, children and young people in crisis need you. Help Backpacks 4 VIC Kids raise $200,000. They urgently need to raise funds that will ensure that they can continue delivering essential material‑aid packs to vulnerable children entering out‑of‑home care or emergency accommodation. Every night in Victoria:
•13,613 children are living in out of home care or on Permanent Care Orders.
•Thousands more cannot live with their biological parents and rely on supported placements.
•26% of people experiencing homelessness are aged 12–24, with at least 6,000 young people homeless on any given night.
Since 2014, Backpacks 4 Vic Kids has been there at the very moment a child is removed from an unsafe home, often with nothing but the clothes they are wearing.
They receive no government funding. Their impact is powered by community generosity, a dedicated volunteer network contributing 17,532.5 hours last year, and donors who provided 436,734 giftable items. Together, they have delivered over 70,000 packs across five programs. https://b4vk-annual-giving.raiselysite.com/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0HWCozAkQI
The Earth is already speaking to us—through record-breaking temperatures, more intense wildfires, extreme storms and glaciers disappearing before our eyes.For years, we have said that limiting global warming to 1.5°C is essential to avoiding the worst impacts of climate change. Today, that threshold is dangerously close to being exceeded—and every fraction of a degree matters. Climate change is no longer a future threat: it is reshaping life across the planet. Yet another force is also gaining momentum: collective action. Communities are restoring ecosystems. Young people are driving change. Clean energy is transforming cities and homes. Sustainable solutions are already building a different future.Time is running out, and nature is in emergency mode. To keep global warming below 1.5°C this century, we must halve annual greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. Without action, exposure to air pollution beyond safe guidelines will increase by 50 per cent within the decade and plastic waste flowing into aquatic ecosystems will nearly triple by 2040.We need urgent action to address these pressing issues. https://www.un.org/en/observances/environment-day
