Key Facts: ·         Now in its fourth year, Playdates with Emergency Services was created following the devastating 2019-20 Black Summer Bushfires to help children and families build confidence,...

Key Facts: Many NDIS participants across Melbourne are paying out of pocket for garden and lawn maintenance that is already fundable under their plan, due to consistently low awareness among...

Key Facts: Victoria has seen a dramatic rise in remand decisions following bail law reforms in 2025 and 2026, with 10,000 more remand decisions recorded in 2025 than in 2024 — an increase of over...

Key Facts: Must Have Maintenance, a Melbourne lawn care company completing over 15,000 jobs annually, warns that preparation work carried out in September and early October has a greater impact on...

Key Facts: The Australian federal government's Cheaper Home Batteries Program, launched in July 2025, reduced upfront battery installation costs by approximately 30%, resulting in over 266,000 home...

Key Facts: Australia's home battery installation boom has raised serious safety and compliance concerns, with the Clean Energy Regulator receiving 95 whistleblower tip-offs about installer fraud...

Key Facts: EduMarking, an Australian playground marking supplier, has released a free Playground Lesson Plan Guide to help primary school teachers use outdoor markings to deliver literacy and...

Key Facts: Australia received a D- for overall physical activity levels in the most recent Global Matrix 4.0 international benchmark, with only around one in four children meeting the recommended...

Key Facts: Build Metric, an Australian quantity surveying firm, warns that builders are submitting tenders priced at current costs without accounting for escalation on projects that won't begin for...

Key Facts: Construction firms accounted for 24.5% of all insolvencies in Australia, with 3,472 first-time insolvency events recorded, and a second wave is forming in 2026.63% of Master Builders...