Blood services in Canada, England and Australia unite in a call for more donors

Donors giving blood

Blood services in Canada, England and Australia are today calling for more donors, with blood supplies across the three countries dropping.

Millions globally depend on blood transfusions for surgeries, trauma, and cancer treatment, and regular donors are the foundation of a resilient supply.”

— Gerry Gogarty, Director of Blood and Plasma Supply NHS

SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA, August 25, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- EMBARGO: Tuesday 25 August 2026 12.01am

Global blood services unite in a call for more donors

Blood services around the world are calling for more people to donate regularly as a range of pressures – from extreme weather and seasonal illness to changing donation patterns – challenge blood supplies.

Parramatta Roofer Confirmed To Eleven Media The Growing Trend For Roof Restoration Work

Roof Repairs Parramatta

Parramatta roof repair specialist confirmed to Eleven Media the increasing trend of Sydney property owners to conduct roof restoration in favour of reroofing.

PARRAMATTA, NSW, AUSTRALIA, August 24, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Roof Repairs Parramatta provides roofing and roof repair services to residential and commercial building owners in and around Sydney. Their services

Significant progress on 145 new social homes at Villawood

Construction of 145 new social homes at Villawood has reached a major milestone, with the building structure now reaching its highest point and work progressing on the internal fit-out.

The Albanese and Minns’ Labor Governments are partnering together to deliver thousands

Albanese and Cook Governments select site of the Henderson Defence Precinct

The Albanese and Cook Governments are today announcing the selection of the site for the new Defence Precinct at Henderson – supporting thousands of well‑paid, highly skilled jobs, and delivering continuous naval shipbuilding and sustainment in Western Australia for generations to come.

The site layout includes the preferred location for the Government’s naval shipbuilding and

National Institute of Beauty Sets New Standard for Cosmetic Tattoo Training in Australia

NIB offers online cosmetic tattoo training with HLTINF005 infection control, plus intensive in-person training in Melbourne and Sydney.

We want students to learn more than cosmetic tattoo techniques. They need the practical skills, infection control knowledge and trainer support to work safely and confidently”

— Karen Harrington

MELBOURNE, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA, August 24, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- National Institute of Beauty combines flexible online cosmetic tattoo training with nationally recognised infection-control training, while expanding hands-on options in Melbourne and Sydney.

The National Institute of Beauty (NIB) has strengthened its cosmetic tattoo training offering

Morgan Business Sales Names 2026 Award Winners at Annual Conference in Tweed Heads

Morgan Business Sales

Morgan Business Sales has announced its 2026 award winners, recognised at the firm's annual conference held at Twin Towns, Tweed Heads.

BRISBANE, QLD, AUSTRALIA, August 24, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Morgan Business Sales, a leading mid-market business brokerage operating across Australia, brought its national team together for a two-day annual conference

Joint statement on deepening economic engagement between Australia and Thailand

The Prime Minister of Australia, the Honourable Anthony Albanese MP, and the Prime Minister of Thailand, His Excellency Mr Anutin Charnvirakul, reaffirmed their commitment to deepen economic engagement, pursuant to our Australia-Thailand Strategic Partnership.

Leaders agreed to strengthen economic engagement to bolster the economic growth,

Joint statement on transnational crime between Australia and Thailand

The Prime Minister of Australia, the Honourable Anthony Albanese MP, and the Prime Minister of Thailand, His Excellency Mr Anutin Charnvirakul, reaffirmed the longstanding and close ties between Australia and Thailand as reflected in the Australia-Thailand Strategic Partnership.

Leaders reiterated their shared commitment to a peaceful, stable, and prosperous Indo-

$15 million funding boost for Royal Flying Doctor Service

The Minns Labor Government is investing $15 million to support not-for-profit charity the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) to continue the lifesaving care they provide to people across NSW.

The funding boost is being delivered as part of the 2026-27 State Budget to help the RFDS deliver its range of services including primary care, dental, mental health, retrieval services and patient and clinician transport across regional, rural and remote communities.

Operating for 98 years, the Royal Flying Doctor Service also employs more than 390 staff in

Funding opens for local projects supporting young people and safer communities

Community groups across NSW can now apply for grants of up to $40,000 to deliver local projects that support young people, prevent youth offending and build safer communities.

The second round of the Community Safety Investment Fund grant program is part of the Minns Labor Government’s $5 million investment in community-led initiatives to tackle youth crime and improve community safety, particularly in regional areas.

The first round of the program is already supporting 27 community-led projects across