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The Advertiser
a day ago
- Health
- The Advertiser
Singleton Diggers support for Little Wings' gives kids access to medical care
The ongoing financial support from Singleton Diggers Club to Little Wings, a non-profit organisation providing free air and ground transport for seriously ill or injured children in rural and regional NSW, ensures ongoing access to lifesaving medical treatment that is only available in a major city. Little Wings services, provided by a team of volunteers, mean children and their families receive the support they need during challenging times and improves overall health outcomes for children via consistent and timely access to medical specialists. Little Wings is an essential service in the process of closing the gap on healthcare inequities that currently exist. Providing a free, prompt, and consistent service for regional families. Clare Pearson, CEO Of Little Wings states, "We are truly grateful to receive the consistent support of Singleton Diggers Club; their assistance over many years has allowed Little Wings to support regional families in need without hesitation, to plan services for those with chronic or lifelong needs, and to be part of the solution for regional healthcare. With the assistance of Singleton Diggers Club 15 seriously ill children from regional and remote NSW have been directly supported, either seeing their specialist in their treatment hospital or via a Medical Wings clinic in their local region. "Over the past five years, Little Wings has experienced remarkable growth, expanding from 429 missions before Covid-19 to over 2,371 missions in FY24, a 400 per cent increase in service demand. "This surge in demand underscores the critical need for continued support and funding." One of the families Singleton Diggers Club has supported is Huxton. Just after celebrating his second birthday, he had an accident that necessitated specialised care at Westmead Children's Hospital in Sydney. Residing in the town of Paxton near Cessnock, Huxton and his family found themselves without local medical support when he sustained his injuries, requiring them to travel to the specialist burns clinic at Westmead. "It is through the partnership with Singleton Diggers Club that Little Wings was able to provide transport to ease the journey for the family," Ms Pearson said. The ongoing financial support from Singleton Diggers Club to Little Wings, a non-profit organisation providing free air and ground transport for seriously ill or injured children in rural and regional NSW, ensures ongoing access to lifesaving medical treatment that is only available in a major city. Little Wings services, provided by a team of volunteers, mean children and their families receive the support they need during challenging times and improves overall health outcomes for children via consistent and timely access to medical specialists. Little Wings is an essential service in the process of closing the gap on healthcare inequities that currently exist. Providing a free, prompt, and consistent service for regional families. Clare Pearson, CEO Of Little Wings states, "We are truly grateful to receive the consistent support of Singleton Diggers Club; their assistance over many years has allowed Little Wings to support regional families in need without hesitation, to plan services for those with chronic or lifelong needs, and to be part of the solution for regional healthcare. With the assistance of Singleton Diggers Club 15 seriously ill children from regional and remote NSW have been directly supported, either seeing their specialist in their treatment hospital or via a Medical Wings clinic in their local region. "Over the past five years, Little Wings has experienced remarkable growth, expanding from 429 missions before Covid-19 to over 2,371 missions in FY24, a 400 per cent increase in service demand. "This surge in demand underscores the critical need for continued support and funding." One of the families Singleton Diggers Club has supported is Huxton. Just after celebrating his second birthday, he had an accident that necessitated specialised care at Westmead Children's Hospital in Sydney. Residing in the town of Paxton near Cessnock, Huxton and his family found themselves without local medical support when he sustained his injuries, requiring them to travel to the specialist burns clinic at Westmead. "It is through the partnership with Singleton Diggers Club that Little Wings was able to provide transport to ease the journey for the family," Ms Pearson said. The ongoing financial support from Singleton Diggers Club to Little Wings, a non-profit organisation providing free air and ground transport for seriously ill or injured children in rural and regional NSW, ensures ongoing access to lifesaving medical treatment that is only available in a major city. Little Wings services, provided by a team of volunteers, mean children and their families receive the support they need during challenging times and improves overall health outcomes for children via consistent and timely access to medical specialists. Little Wings is an essential service in the process of closing the gap on healthcare inequities that currently exist. Providing a free, prompt, and consistent service for regional families. Clare Pearson, CEO Of Little Wings states, "We are truly grateful to receive the consistent support of Singleton Diggers Club; their assistance over many years has allowed Little Wings to support regional families in need without hesitation, to plan services for those with chronic or lifelong needs, and to be part of the solution for regional healthcare. With the assistance of Singleton Diggers Club 15 seriously ill children from regional and remote NSW have been directly supported, either seeing their specialist in their treatment hospital or via a Medical Wings clinic in their local region. "Over the past five years, Little Wings has experienced remarkable growth, expanding from 429 missions before Covid-19 to over 2,371 missions in FY24, a 400 per cent increase in service demand. "This surge in demand underscores the critical need for continued support and funding." One of the families Singleton Diggers Club has supported is Huxton. Just after celebrating his second birthday, he had an accident that necessitated specialised care at Westmead Children's Hospital in Sydney. Residing in the town of Paxton near Cessnock, Huxton and his family found themselves without local medical support when he sustained his injuries, requiring them to travel to the specialist burns clinic at Westmead. "It is through the partnership with Singleton Diggers Club that Little Wings was able to provide transport to ease the journey for the family," Ms Pearson said. The ongoing financial support from Singleton Diggers Club to Little Wings, a non-profit organisation providing free air and ground transport for seriously ill or injured children in rural and regional NSW, ensures ongoing access to lifesaving medical treatment that is only available in a major city. Little Wings services, provided by a team of volunteers, mean children and their families receive the support they need during challenging times and improves overall health outcomes for children via consistent and timely access to medical specialists. Little Wings is an essential service in the process of closing the gap on healthcare inequities that currently exist. Providing a free, prompt, and consistent service for regional families. Clare Pearson, CEO Of Little Wings states, "We are truly grateful to receive the consistent support of Singleton Diggers Club; their assistance over many years has allowed Little Wings to support regional families in need without hesitation, to plan services for those with chronic or lifelong needs, and to be part of the solution for regional healthcare. With the assistance of Singleton Diggers Club 15 seriously ill children from regional and remote NSW have been directly supported, either seeing their specialist in their treatment hospital or via a Medical Wings clinic in their local region. "Over the past five years, Little Wings has experienced remarkable growth, expanding from 429 missions before Covid-19 to over 2,371 missions in FY24, a 400 per cent increase in service demand. "This surge in demand underscores the critical need for continued support and funding." One of the families Singleton Diggers Club has supported is Huxton. Just after celebrating his second birthday, he had an accident that necessitated specialised care at Westmead Children's Hospital in Sydney. Residing in the town of Paxton near Cessnock, Huxton and his family found themselves without local medical support when he sustained his injuries, requiring them to travel to the specialist burns clinic at Westmead. "It is through the partnership with Singleton Diggers Club that Little Wings was able to provide transport to ease the journey for the family," Ms Pearson said.
Yahoo
28-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
$4.5bn wasted while Aussies go without
While Aussies go without, big companies are throwing away essentials that could be redirected to people in need, major charities say. Australia wastes $4.5bn worth of new, unsold goods, including hygiene products, clothing and homewares, every year, a Good360 report reveals. Despite young families struggling amid cost-of-living pressures, personal hygiene items, cleaning supplies and infant products are among those growing fastest in the near $5bn waste pile. These products have increased waste by 33 per cent in just three years despite being necessities. One of the charities calling for goods to be redirected is Little Wings, which uses items donated through Good360 to help seriously ill children and their families in rural and regional areas. Little Wings chief executive Clare Pearson said families of sick children desperately needed aid while companies were just throwing out usable goods. 'When you're caring for a sick child, for us, from our perspective, is that families go without in so many ways just trying to conserve their finances," Ms Pearson told NewsWire. 'To have some of these resources redirected to families who really cherish and desperately need them … it's really a game changer for so many families.' Ms Pearson said it was 'really upsetting' that companies were throwing away usable goods despite recent extreme weather events worsening families' situations. 'With the recent floods, it's been really devastating. We've seen so many of our families lose everything from their homes to their cars to their businesses,' Ms Pearson said. 'These are families that are already struggling. They're caring for a seriously ill child over long periods of time. 'They're not as resilient, you know, the tank is empty.' Little Wings not only provides families with essentials but gives sick children and their loved ones some creature comforts that make difficult situations a little more bearable. 'When you have cancer, being gifted a beautiful teddy bear or a beautiful doll is a real comfort and a distraction for little people,' Ms Pearson said. 'As much as it is a gift and a distraction, it's just a beautiful way to actually support the treatment they're going through. 'These little comforts, they make a big impact and they stick with you.' The pile of wasted unsold retail goods has increased by 17 per cent since 2021 and has now reached $2.9bn, in addition to another $1.5bn from online shopping returns, according to the research led by Deloitte Access Economics. Good360 aims to address this waste by reallocating the goods to charities that desperately need them through their technology marketplace. 'We are seeing rising levels of waste on one side, and record levels of need on the other,' Good360 Australia founder and managing director Alison Covington told NewsWire. 'Around 85 per cent of charities say that the need for going on in the next 12 months is bigger than they've ever seen before and around more than 50 per cent of those charities have seen people come to them that haven't come and asked for help before. '$4.5bn of goods are wasted and charities have an unmet need that they can't keep up with.' Ms Covington said Good360 focused on an efficient allocation of resources so charities get what they actually need. 'It's not bits and pieces … it's also brands that you recognise that are the same as what you could do if you could afford to buy them,' she said. 'You're not being humiliated when you have to receive these goods. And that's really important if you put yourself in the shoes of the person who needs help in a challenging time.' Although Good360 is celebrating its 10 year anniversary, waste just seems to keep rising. 'No matter how hard I'm working, the waste is getting bigger and the demand is getting bigger,' Ms Covington said. 'On one side, I'm so thrilled that we've helped five million Australians. I say to the team, what if? What if we didn't do this? 'I'm calling on more Australians to join us and help solve this issue because … it just doesn't seem to be the right thing that's happening here when we can put all of these beautiful goods into the hands of people who need them.' Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data
The Advertiser
28-05-2025
- Business
- The Advertiser
Push to recover billions wasted in unsold goods
Small luxuries such as electric blankets and Lego can quickly fall off the shopping lists of families with seriously sick kids who are struggling with the rising cost of living, steep medical bills and caring responsibilities. But that doesn't mean they have to go without. Little Wings charity flies thousands of kids from the bush living with cancer, burns and other conditions to life-saving medical treatment each year for free thanks to volunteers, but their help doesn't stop there. Families receive packages of essentials and gifts designed to ease the emotional and financial stress of commuting from the regions to major hospitals. "Sometimes, just turning up with a parcel of personal products and a small gift just to say we see you and you're doing a great job, that changes someone's day," Little Wings chief executive Clare Pearson told AAP. "When you're really struggling, these little things are game changers for people". Demand for their help has soared fourfold in recent years which is why it was upsetting to learn a $4.5 billion worth of retail stock becomes waste each year, even though it could go to charity. "It's heartbreaking, isn't it?" Ms Pearson said. "Not only for the families, but for the planet." Some $2.9 billion worth of unsold goods from retailers are thrown out each year while more than $1.5 billion worth of online shopping returns are discarded, according to a Deloitte Access Economics report for not-for-profit Good360. It's a 17 per cent jump since 2021, despite continual charity demand for clothing, homewares, hygiene products and other essentials. Little Wings is among more than 4500 schools and charities that Good360 supports, providing unsold products from retailers such as IKEA, Harvey Norman, Colgate and Nestle. "The need has never been greater," the organisation's Australian managing director Alison Covington said. "People are so focused on food, but I always talk about as individuals we need more than food. "I ask you to think about what you used since the moment you woke up in your warm bed." Ms Covington believes a growing amount of stock is going to waste due to tough economic times, as fewer sales means more products are left on shelves and binned. While the retailers her organisation works with are grateful for stock being taken off their hands while also doing the right thing, it can be an uphill battle for the not-for-profit. Businesses responses to their customers and the feedback from some who don't work with Good360 is that shoppers aren't asking to know what happens to unsold products in the same way they demand recycling schemes. "Everybody's been asked to bring back their goods and recycle them, but first we all need to be asking ourselves, what happened if this didn't sell?" Ms Covington said. "There's nothing about saying, did the business actually sell through their clothing and what are they doing about it? I'd like to see more about the reporting of what happened to all the items." While Ms Covington is focused on advocating to businesses and government for funding, she says individual shoppers can vote with their feet. Small luxuries such as electric blankets and Lego can quickly fall off the shopping lists of families with seriously sick kids who are struggling with the rising cost of living, steep medical bills and caring responsibilities. But that doesn't mean they have to go without. Little Wings charity flies thousands of kids from the bush living with cancer, burns and other conditions to life-saving medical treatment each year for free thanks to volunteers, but their help doesn't stop there. Families receive packages of essentials and gifts designed to ease the emotional and financial stress of commuting from the regions to major hospitals. "Sometimes, just turning up with a parcel of personal products and a small gift just to say we see you and you're doing a great job, that changes someone's day," Little Wings chief executive Clare Pearson told AAP. "When you're really struggling, these little things are game changers for people". Demand for their help has soared fourfold in recent years which is why it was upsetting to learn a $4.5 billion worth of retail stock becomes waste each year, even though it could go to charity. "It's heartbreaking, isn't it?" Ms Pearson said. "Not only for the families, but for the planet." Some $2.9 billion worth of unsold goods from retailers are thrown out each year while more than $1.5 billion worth of online shopping returns are discarded, according to a Deloitte Access Economics report for not-for-profit Good360. It's a 17 per cent jump since 2021, despite continual charity demand for clothing, homewares, hygiene products and other essentials. Little Wings is among more than 4500 schools and charities that Good360 supports, providing unsold products from retailers such as IKEA, Harvey Norman, Colgate and Nestle. "The need has never been greater," the organisation's Australian managing director Alison Covington said. "People are so focused on food, but I always talk about as individuals we need more than food. "I ask you to think about what you used since the moment you woke up in your warm bed." Ms Covington believes a growing amount of stock is going to waste due to tough economic times, as fewer sales means more products are left on shelves and binned. While the retailers her organisation works with are grateful for stock being taken off their hands while also doing the right thing, it can be an uphill battle for the not-for-profit. Businesses responses to their customers and the feedback from some who don't work with Good360 is that shoppers aren't asking to know what happens to unsold products in the same way they demand recycling schemes. "Everybody's been asked to bring back their goods and recycle them, but first we all need to be asking ourselves, what happened if this didn't sell?" Ms Covington said. "There's nothing about saying, did the business actually sell through their clothing and what are they doing about it? I'd like to see more about the reporting of what happened to all the items." While Ms Covington is focused on advocating to businesses and government for funding, she says individual shoppers can vote with their feet. Small luxuries such as electric blankets and Lego can quickly fall off the shopping lists of families with seriously sick kids who are struggling with the rising cost of living, steep medical bills and caring responsibilities. But that doesn't mean they have to go without. Little Wings charity flies thousands of kids from the bush living with cancer, burns and other conditions to life-saving medical treatment each year for free thanks to volunteers, but their help doesn't stop there. Families receive packages of essentials and gifts designed to ease the emotional and financial stress of commuting from the regions to major hospitals. "Sometimes, just turning up with a parcel of personal products and a small gift just to say we see you and you're doing a great job, that changes someone's day," Little Wings chief executive Clare Pearson told AAP. "When you're really struggling, these little things are game changers for people". Demand for their help has soared fourfold in recent years which is why it was upsetting to learn a $4.5 billion worth of retail stock becomes waste each year, even though it could go to charity. "It's heartbreaking, isn't it?" Ms Pearson said. "Not only for the families, but for the planet." Some $2.9 billion worth of unsold goods from retailers are thrown out each year while more than $1.5 billion worth of online shopping returns are discarded, according to a Deloitte Access Economics report for not-for-profit Good360. It's a 17 per cent jump since 2021, despite continual charity demand for clothing, homewares, hygiene products and other essentials. Little Wings is among more than 4500 schools and charities that Good360 supports, providing unsold products from retailers such as IKEA, Harvey Norman, Colgate and Nestle. "The need has never been greater," the organisation's Australian managing director Alison Covington said. "People are so focused on food, but I always talk about as individuals we need more than food. "I ask you to think about what you used since the moment you woke up in your warm bed." Ms Covington believes a growing amount of stock is going to waste due to tough economic times, as fewer sales means more products are left on shelves and binned. While the retailers her organisation works with are grateful for stock being taken off their hands while also doing the right thing, it can be an uphill battle for the not-for-profit. Businesses responses to their customers and the feedback from some who don't work with Good360 is that shoppers aren't asking to know what happens to unsold products in the same way they demand recycling schemes. "Everybody's been asked to bring back their goods and recycle them, but first we all need to be asking ourselves, what happened if this didn't sell?" Ms Covington said. "There's nothing about saying, did the business actually sell through their clothing and what are they doing about it? I'd like to see more about the reporting of what happened to all the items." While Ms Covington is focused on advocating to businesses and government for funding, she says individual shoppers can vote with their feet. Small luxuries such as electric blankets and Lego can quickly fall off the shopping lists of families with seriously sick kids who are struggling with the rising cost of living, steep medical bills and caring responsibilities. But that doesn't mean they have to go without. Little Wings charity flies thousands of kids from the bush living with cancer, burns and other conditions to life-saving medical treatment each year for free thanks to volunteers, but their help doesn't stop there. Families receive packages of essentials and gifts designed to ease the emotional and financial stress of commuting from the regions to major hospitals. "Sometimes, just turning up with a parcel of personal products and a small gift just to say we see you and you're doing a great job, that changes someone's day," Little Wings chief executive Clare Pearson told AAP. "When you're really struggling, these little things are game changers for people". Demand for their help has soared fourfold in recent years which is why it was upsetting to learn a $4.5 billion worth of retail stock becomes waste each year, even though it could go to charity. "It's heartbreaking, isn't it?" Ms Pearson said. "Not only for the families, but for the planet." Some $2.9 billion worth of unsold goods from retailers are thrown out each year while more than $1.5 billion worth of online shopping returns are discarded, according to a Deloitte Access Economics report for not-for-profit Good360. It's a 17 per cent jump since 2021, despite continual charity demand for clothing, homewares, hygiene products and other essentials. Little Wings is among more than 4500 schools and charities that Good360 supports, providing unsold products from retailers such as IKEA, Harvey Norman, Colgate and Nestle. "The need has never been greater," the organisation's Australian managing director Alison Covington said. "People are so focused on food, but I always talk about as individuals we need more than food. "I ask you to think about what you used since the moment you woke up in your warm bed." Ms Covington believes a growing amount of stock is going to waste due to tough economic times, as fewer sales means more products are left on shelves and binned. While the retailers her organisation works with are grateful for stock being taken off their hands while also doing the right thing, it can be an uphill battle for the not-for-profit. Businesses responses to their customers and the feedback from some who don't work with Good360 is that shoppers aren't asking to know what happens to unsold products in the same way they demand recycling schemes. "Everybody's been asked to bring back their goods and recycle them, but first we all need to be asking ourselves, what happened if this didn't sell?" Ms Covington said. "There's nothing about saying, did the business actually sell through their clothing and what are they doing about it? I'd like to see more about the reporting of what happened to all the items." While Ms Covington is focused on advocating to businesses and government for funding, she says individual shoppers can vote with their feet.
West Australian
28-05-2025
- Business
- West Australian
Push to recover billions wasted in unsold goods
Small luxuries such as electric blankets and Lego can quickly fall off the shopping lists of families with seriously sick kids who are struggling with the rising cost of living, steep medical bills and caring responsibilities. But that doesn't mean they have to go without. Little Wings charity flies thousands of kids from the bush living with cancer, burns and other conditions to life-saving medical treatment each year for free thanks to volunteers, but their help doesn't stop there. Families receive packages of essentials and gifts designed to ease the emotional and financial stress of commuting from the regions to major hospitals. "Sometimes, just turning up with a parcel of personal products and a small gift just to say we see you and you're doing a great job, that changes someone's day," Little Wings chief executive Clare Pearson told AAP. "When you're really struggling, these little things are game changers for people". Demand for their help has soared fourfold in recent years which is why it was upsetting to learn a $4.5 billion worth of retail stock becomes waste each year, even though it could go to charity. "It's heartbreaking, isn't it?" Ms Pearson said. "Not only for the families, but for the planet." Some $2.9 billion worth of unsold goods from retailers are thrown out each year while more than $1.5 billion worth of online shopping returns are discarded, according to a Deloitte Access Economics report for not-for-profit Good360. It's a 17 per cent jump since 2021, despite continual charity demand for clothing, homewares, hygiene products and other essentials. Little Wings is among more than 4500 schools and charities that Good360 supports, providing unsold products from retailers such as IKEA, Harvey Norman, Colgate and Nestle. "The need has never been greater," the organisation's Australian managing director Alison Covington said. "People are so focused on food, but I always talk about as individuals we need more than food. "I ask you to think about what you used since the moment you woke up in your warm bed." Ms Covington believes a growing amount of stock is going to waste due to tough economic times, as fewer sales means more products are left on shelves and binned. While the retailers her organisation works with are grateful for stock being taken off their hands while also doing the right thing, it can be an uphill battle for the not-for-profit. Businesses responses to their customers and the feedback from some who don't work with Good360 is that shoppers aren't asking to know what happens to unsold products in the same way they demand recycling schemes. "Everybody's been asked to bring back their goods and recycle them, but first we all need to be asking ourselves, what happened if this didn't sell?" Ms Covington said. "There's nothing about saying, did the business actually sell through their clothing and what are they doing about it? I'd like to see more about the reporting of what happened to all the items." While Ms Covington is focused on advocating to businesses and government for funding, she says individual shoppers can vote with their feet.
Perth Now
28-05-2025
- Business
- Perth Now
Push to recover billions wasted in unsold goods
Small luxuries such as electric blankets and Lego can quickly fall off the shopping lists of families with seriously sick kids who are struggling with the rising cost of living, steep medical bills and caring responsibilities. But that doesn't mean they have to go without. Little Wings charity flies thousands of kids from the bush living with cancer, burns and other conditions to life-saving medical treatment each year for free thanks to volunteers, but their help doesn't stop there. Families receive packages of essentials and gifts designed to ease the emotional and financial stress of commuting from the regions to major hospitals. "Sometimes, just turning up with a parcel of personal products and a small gift just to say we see you and you're doing a great job, that changes someone's day," Little Wings chief executive Clare Pearson told AAP. "When you're really struggling, these little things are game changers for people". Demand for their help has soared fourfold in recent years which is why it was upsetting to learn a $4.5 billion worth of retail stock becomes waste each year, even though it could go to charity. "It's heartbreaking, isn't it?" Ms Pearson said. "Not only for the families, but for the planet." Some $2.9 billion worth of unsold goods from retailers are thrown out each year while more than $1.5 billion worth of online shopping returns are discarded, according to a Deloitte Access Economics report for not-for-profit Good360. It's a 17 per cent jump since 2021, despite continual charity demand for clothing, homewares, hygiene products and other essentials. Little Wings is among more than 4500 schools and charities that Good360 supports, providing unsold products from retailers such as IKEA, Harvey Norman, Colgate and Nestle. "The need has never been greater," the organisation's Australian managing director Alison Covington said. "People are so focused on food, but I always talk about as individuals we need more than food. "I ask you to think about what you used since the moment you woke up in your warm bed." Ms Covington believes a growing amount of stock is going to waste due to tough economic times, as fewer sales means more products are left on shelves and binned. While the retailers her organisation works with are grateful for stock being taken off their hands while also doing the right thing, it can be an uphill battle for the not-for-profit. Businesses responses to their customers and the feedback from some who don't work with Good360 is that shoppers aren't asking to know what happens to unsold products in the same way they demand recycling schemes. "Everybody's been asked to bring back their goods and recycle them, but first we all need to be asking ourselves, what happened if this didn't sell?" Ms Covington said. "There's nothing about saying, did the business actually sell through their clothing and what are they doing about it? I'd like to see more about the reporting of what happened to all the items." While Ms Covington is focused on advocating to businesses and government for funding, she says individual shoppers can vote with their feet.
