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ABC News
13-05-2025
- Entertainment
- ABC News
Knit a Beanie with Feeney for 2023
This winter, ABC Radio Brisbane and Queensland is asking the community to knit together to create hundreds of beanies to donate to those who need a bit of extra warmth. Whether you're a knitting pro, or a yarning novice, everyone can get involved and contribute to this appeal. All you need to do is knit or weave a beanie. If the best you can do is knit a little square, that's great, we'll turn them into blankets! Just make sure the square are 15 x 15 centimetres. On Friday 30 June, we're holding knit-a-thon events right across the state. You can find details of knitting events near below. So, if you're a knitting or community group and want to get involved, simply send an email to How to Donate: Once knitted, you can drop your knitted masterpiece to our office or mail them to us at ABC Radio Brisbane, 114 Grey Street, South Brisbane 4101, and we'll donate the items to trusted charities through GIVIT. Challenge your friends and colleagues to see who can knit the most! Queensland Knit-a-thon Events A massive thankyou to everyone who knitted up a storm at knit-a-thon events across the state last Friday! Don't forget to drop off our knitted masterpieces at your designated collection point. Brisbane ABC Brisbane Foyer and Auditorium Hosted by: ABC Radio Brisbane Address: 114 Grey Street, South Brisbane Time: 12.00pm to 3.30pm Queensland Spinners Weavers & Fibre Artists: QSWFA Address: Fibrecraft House, 12 Payne Street, Auchenflower Time: 11.00pm to 3.30pm Toowoomba Toowoomba Spinners, Weavers & Dyers Group Inc Address: Homestead Building, Toowoomba Showgrounds, Glenvale Road, Toowoomba Time: 12.30pm to 3.30pm Members of the Toowoomba Spinners, Weavers & Dyers Group knit beanies for Feeney at a knit-a-thon in 2023. ( Supplied: Toowoomba Spinners, Weavers & Dyers Group ) Hervey Bay Hervey Bay Spinners, Weavers and Fibre Artists Address: Old Nikenbah Schoolhouse, Cnr Chapel Rd & Aalborg Rd, Nikenbah Time: 1.30pm 3.30pm Contact: hbspinnersweaversfibrearts@ Mackay Valley Spinners and Crafters group Address: 78 Mackay Habana Road, Richmond Time: 1.00pm to 4.00pm Ladies knit beanies at the Mackay knit-a-thon for Knit a Beanie with Feeney for 2023. ( Supplied: Valley Spinners & Weavers Group ) Ladies knit beanies at the Mackay knit-a-thon for Knit a Beanie with Feeney for 2023. ( Supplied: Valley Spinners & Weavers Group ) Therese from Mackay drops off a box full of squares to be made into a rug for Knit a Beanie with Feeney 2023. ( Supplied: Valley Spinners & Crafters Group ) Bundaberg
Yahoo
07-03-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Photos show major mistake as Aussies brace for cyclone fallout
As the country holds its breath as Cyclone Alfred hits the east coast, the Salvation Army is pleading with Aussies not to dump "well-intentioned donations" at their door in the aftermath of the storm. After the last two major flooding events occurred in 2022 in Lismore, and 2019 in Townsville, the charity was inundated with bags and boxes of donations from those desperate to do their bit to help those affected. However it left volunteers with a mountain of items to sort through, and it quickly became a logistical headache when time was of the essence to provide critical support. "Recovery organisations are forced to allocate precious time and resources to receiving, sorting, storing and distributing unrequested items," a branch located in Maclean, in the NSW Northern Rivers in conjunction with charity GIVIT, wrote to the public. "Unrequested donations should not be dropped off at organisations or sent to impacted areas." The huge piles of donated clothes pictured above, ultimately ended up in landfill, the charity said. The GIVIT charity is urging Aussies to instead showcase the donations they have to its online warehouse. This not only makes the process more orderly, but it also centralises all donations and gives access to more than 4,900 partner charities who can review and reserve items — ensuring they get to the right people who need them. When the items are required, a charity will contact the donor directly. Donation dumping continues to be an issue op shops are wrestling with across the country and it's not just exclusive to severe weather events like in Queensland and Northern NSW at the moment. Striking photos have been shared by volunteers showing bags, and even loose items, left at storefronts and blocking access to the building, when decrying to behaviour. People are encouraged to take donations into the shops during opening hours so volunteers can physically inspect, accept and process to "get them on the shop floor for sale", Paula McCormack from St Vincent de Paul Society previously told Yahoo News. "We are absolutely, very grateful for donations. But there is a process, and unfortunately, when things are basically dumped outside the front or the back of the shop, by the time we actually get to them the next morning, they're damaged, dirty, wet, strewn all over the footpath," she said. Do you have a story tip? Email: newsroomau@ You can also follow us on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter and YouTube.
