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Want to donate blood after the Bondi attacks? Here’s what you need to know

Australian Red Cross Lifeblood’s website and call centre have been inundated with people responding to calls for blood donations since Sunday night’s terrorist attack at Bondi Beach.

The Conversation

Bondi attack: vigils held as more than A$1m raised for man who tackled shooter – as it happened

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‘Man with the golden arm’: Grandfather whose rare blood saved millions of babies dies aged 88

By donating blood over 1,100 times, James Harrison helped develop Anti-D, a life-saving treatment for newborns at risk of Rhesus disease

The Independent UK

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Landmarks to glow for major Red Cross anniversary

Landmarks across the country are being lit red to celebrate the 110th anniversary of Australian Red Cross.

AAP

7 Touching Facts About Blood Donation That’ll Make You Run To Your Nearest Giving Centre

Thinking about donating blood at the Australian Red Cross Lifeblood? Here's who gets donated blood, how many people need blood & eligibility.

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Blood reserves hit critical levels: '4,000 bags of blood needed every day'

A team of Cooks Hill soccer players have a new goal: saving lives.

Newcastle Herald

Tell Us What Free Snacks Would Get You To Donate Blood & We Might Give You $500

Australian Red Cross Lifeblood wants to know what free food and drink you want at your next blood donation. And you might win $500 in return.

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'Critical holiday period': 200 extra blood donors needed in Hunter

200 extra blood donors are needed in Hunter over New Year period

Newcastle Herald

How the incoming heatwave has affected Hunter events and activities

Authorities are advising people to take extra care in the heat.

Newcastle Herald

You Can Finally Donate Those Pre-Loved Clothes Haunting Yr Wardrobe This Weekend Through Uber

Keen on a wardrobe update? Uber has teamed up with The Red Cross to let you donate your pre-loved clothes through Uber this weekend.

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Lack of household emergency plan puts millions at risk

Australian households are being urged to prepare for wild weather and emergencies after a survey found more than 12 million people do not have a plan.

AAP

Newcastle, Lake Macquarie make up most of NSW weather damage claims

Many of the claims followed severe hailstorms in May.

Newcastle Herald

Red Cross denies regional blood shortages despite cancer patient turned away twice in one month

The Australian Red Cross's Lifeblood service strongly denies there are blood shortages in regional Western Australia, despite a cancer patient on the Goldfields being turned away from transfusion appointments for the second time this month.

ABC News

Urgent call for blood and plasma donations

The Australian Red Cross has issued a desperate plea for blood and plasma donors as demand from hospitals reaches its highest level in nearly a decade.

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How to donate to charities working to help victims of the Türkiye and Syria earthquakes

If you're feeling helpless as you watch the rescue efforts from the other side of the world, you may be considering donating money to help. Here are some of the charities already at work in the region.

AAP

Red Cross marks busiest year yet in NSW

The Red Cross says there were just 36 days in NSW this year when the humanitarian aid and community services charity was not responding to a disaster.

The New Daily

Heatwave spreads across Australia

A heatwave warning has been issued in five Australian states, with most of the country set to sweat through the coming days.

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TIL You Can Give Plasma The Second After Getting A Tattoo Why Didn’t Anyone Tell Me Earlier?

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Newcastle Herald

Game of hard knocks does itself few favours

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UK heatwave: Australians offer advice for keeping cool and staying safe in extreme heat

The North East is set to be hotter than Florida, Athens and Sao Paolo this week

AAP

Women, low-income areas 'most generous'

Women and low-income earners are among Australia's most generous when it comes to donating to a good cause, new research by the Australian Red Cross shows.

ABC News

Australia's blood stocks plummet as donors off sick with flu and COVID, Red Cross Lifeblood says

Australia's blood stocks are expected to drop to their lowest point since the start of the pandemic as donations take a nosedive during the country's surge in flu cases.

ABC News

Response to war in Ukraine provides glimmer of hope to veteran aid worker

Jessica Letch says the compassion shown for people displaced by the war in Ukraine is unlike anything she has seen in her 22-year career. She'd like to see everybody supported with "the same amount of heart".

Newcastle Herald

Help save a life this Easter weekend

There is an urgent call for blood donations this Easter long weekend after supplies have dropped to record low levels. There is currently only enough supplies of emergency blood type O negative to last one and a half days. For the first time, Newcastle Blood Donor Centre will open its…

The New Daily

Community-led initiative is putting up Northern Rivers flood evacuees in vacant Airbnb properties

After thousands of homes were ruined by floods across the Northern Rivers, the community has stepped up to host people in vacant Airbnbs.

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