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How buying a home makes us feel…
How green spaces have infiltrated our homes, our minds and our lives
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Managing Editor, Constance Allan, speaks to Maggie Mackenzie about One Woman Project’s upcoming Brisbane Feminist Festival.
Ava Govanstone investigates the conversation about quiet quitting and the hard realities of caregiving professions.
Meet the author of Together We Can which shares inspiring stories on solutions to climate change
A list of issues, conflicts, and disasters that no longer dominate our media cycle but rightfully deserve our attention and awareness.
Meet the Founders changing the media landscape
Ava Govanstone explores the ways in which courtship and love are changing.
An interview with Sarah Ghassali
Olivia Seltzer, Founder & Editor-In-Chief of The Cramm, discusses how a presidential election inspired her to make a difference.
From Dylan Alcott being awarded Australian of the year, to a shift in leadership, to the Royal Disability Commission, or jarring commentary of feeling blessed, conversations around disability are gaining momentum and all for significant reasons.
Ava Govanstone investigates the social and economic consequences of the buy-now pay-later industry, and what the future holds for the embattled sector.
We catch up with First Hike Project Founder, Neil McCulloch, as he highlights the importance of connection and community for youth refugees.
KOS Intern Ava Govanstone sat down to chat with Alita Brydon, Founder of popular online community ‘Bad Dates of Melbourne’ to chat all things dating, heartbreak, and laughs along the way.
Discover how ‘Queer: Stories from the NGV Collection' has opened the door to community organisations investing towards queer art, and the wider celebration of artists in the LGBTQIA+ community.
We sat down with the QVWC Shop! Curator, Jenny Huang, about the importance of connection and community for Victorian creatives.
This is the manifesto of Arts Project Australia, a social enterprise dedicated for artists with intellectual disabilities.
Managing Editor Constance Allan chats about all things feminism with One Women Project’s National Co-director of Online Engagement, Maggie Mackenzie.
Writer Deborah Prospero sits down with NARM Design Founder Julie, to discuss the reality of ‘conscious’ fashion choices being largely inaccessible for the average buyer, and provides some more realistic solutions
Journalist Sheridan van Gelderen sits down with Hilary of Odonata, about the not-for-profit’s decision to employ Victorian citizen scientists to track the whereabouts of the newly-threatened Australian platypus.
Journalist Joanne Fong analyses how disadvantaged young first homebuyers are being pushed out of the market.
Bonnie Jarrett is a 22 year old “thinker, dreamer, problem solver, full time photo taker & part time creative-anarchist.” Making waves in the Melbourne photography scene, KOS recently sat down with her to chat about what it’s like to be an emerging creative in 2021.
Podcard is a “single edition personalised podcast for someone you love.” Created through online audio submissions from friends and family, Anna Frey Taylor creates a professionally produced “audiobook of memories,” to help you celebrate your loved one. We spoke with Anna to discuss how meaningful she’s found Podcard to be and what it means to connect in a world stretched so far apart.
Happy Givemas Day Ten, today we share the special interview with Chris Lockwood, National CEO of Mates In Construction.
Today we share KOS Co-Founder Natalie Williams in conversation with Artemis & Aristomenis of CityWalks.Live for Givemas Day Nine. The duo share how their passion for travelling inspired the picturesque virtual travel platform.
Sikh Volunteers works to help vulnerable communities while embracing and promoting diversity.
Charity providing science resources to remote schools across Australia, with a focus on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.
On Givemas day six, we reflect on the mental health challenges of COVID-19, and chat to Voice of Heath, an online mental health organisation on the ground making a difference.
Discover how this young dynamic duo had found their way into the frontlines of the pandemic.
KOS recently spoke with PARK Co-Founder and Creative Director Sam Davy to discover his vision for change for people and for the planet.
On Givemas Day Three, KOS chats to Polly Vadasz of Sighh Studio, a UK based stationery goods store full of gorgeous products that are fun and practical.
Co-Founders of Sock Drawer Heroes Erin and Bec explain just how life-saving gender affirming affordable products can be to the trans and gender diverse community.
On the first day of Givemas, KOS Co-Founder Natalie Williams chats with Felicia Lannan, Founder of Wildhouse Circus, about the connected community and personal strength she’s discovered through performing circus.
Journalist Demi Ball explores how non-profit Youthrive is shaping the next young leaders in sustainability from rural and regional Victoria.
Journalist Joanne Fong sits down with Melbourne-based OnlyFans creator Dahria Smith, breaking down the challenges sex workers face both online and off.
Editor Bianca Breen chats with Tabitha McMullen, Executive Director at FORM, on how the non-profit merges art and culture to build a rich social climate for Western Australia
Writer Demi Ball summarises the best Australian Literary Events that bring writers and booklovers together
Writer Bianca Breen reflects on the cancellation of the 2021 Melbourne Writer’s Festival and the persevering spirit of writers throughout the pandemic.
Writer Deborah Prospero exposes the realities of the elusive gemstone industry.
Environment, Ethical, Humanitarian
Melbourne-based streetwear label and social enterprise supporting youth affected by homelessness
Editor Bianca Breen discusses the impact disposable masks are having on our environment.
With photography and poetry, moments 20.09.21 - 24.09.21 pays homage to those brief and fleeting times in life …
Iconic Melbourne-based duo Wintana & Rahel discuss the formation of The Bittersweet Podcast
From first memories to market magic and the charming blend of culture, Melburnians share their story of belonging.
International Youth Day 2021
WaterAid’s Impact Accelerator
Art, Culture, Sports, Community
LGBT, IDAHOBIT, Event, Community, Culture
Youth Empowerment, Philanthropy, Giving
World Laughter Day 2021
Youth Mental Health, Done Differently
In conversation with Benny Dominish
Water.org answers: What does Water mean to us
Womxn safety should be everyone’s concern
International Women’s Day 2021 #WomenLead
The journey of 2020 gave us the RESILIENCE for 2021
Our Christmas series is coming to KOS this December! 12 stories of 12 amazing people, organisations and changemakers doing wonderful work
Check out our list of how you can give back with care this holiday season
Bianca Breen writes about the exciting challenges of participating in NaNoWriMo in 2020
Interview with Best-Selling Author and medium Amy White
The English Collective of Prostitutes tell us how sex workers in the UK are struggling in lockdown
Dom Hone explores the deep impact a loss of touch has done for many in lockdown in 2020
Nalisha Kumarasinghe’s creative photo essay highlights our relationship to technology
Liptember: Raising awareness of women’s mental health
Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children
The KOS team shares the books they’re reading during lockdown.
Emily Readman discusses her small business focused on changing the conversation around consent
Ada Lausberg-Colwell gives us her personal guide
Don’t limit yourself to media consumption, understand yourself, and the news you share.
PE Teacher Nam Nguyen discusses how he’s adjusted to online PE classes in COVID-19
The Victorian based LGBT+ organisation is here to offer support to marginalised communities
Steve Rawlins shares his experience living with dementia with lewy bodies.
Learn about the conditions for refugees in Greece
The power music has to create change
A coming of age feature film about three best friends surviving their last year of high school together
Planting the seed for climate action
Walking Billboards of Change
Honesty. Purity. My Mum
From Kickstarter to Kickoff
A Conversation with Flourish Girl
100 Story Building
Y-Change Submission into Youth Homelessness in Victoria
Filmmaker Lydia Rui discusses the power of film in creating social change.
From a victim to a scare
Goodtings Healthcare Heros
Resumes for Refugees
Teaching and sharing everything together
Men’s Mental Health Awareness
The Arts and COVID-19
Digital Advocates
Sustainable Living
It’s Not a Compliment
Best we forget
"At no point in anyone’s life should you feel alone".
The scope of child trafficking.
UQ students keep fire burning for Hong Kong Protest
Building hope for humanity
No Student Left Behind
Delivering Difference
Everyday Superheroes
Building a sense of belonging
A voice for the First Australian queer community
“Stories of change.
Let us inspire you to make a difference.”
What first started as a few folks playing cards in the back room of their local game store, has quickly grown into an established not-for-profit group with 200+ members passionate about Magic: The Gathering.
For Givemas, we spoke with James Alvarez, the President of the Greensborough Commander Community about how Magic has impacted his local gaming community.
As we continue to experience the pandemic’s on-going effects on our mental health, many are feeling burnt out and struggling to look after themselves.
We spoke to Co-Founder and CEO of Lumi Interactive studios Lauren Clinnick about how their free-to-play mobile game Kinder World is helping people across the globe practice self-care.
Disability activist Bianca Stern is the General Manager at All Things Equal, a cafe that provides purposeful employment for people with and without disability in a ‘mainstream’ work environment. Jessica Colgan is CEO of All Things Equal and Co-Founder at Ginger Snap Patisserie, a social enterprise celebrating the limitless potential of people with disability, and creating meaningful employment for people with disability. We hear from Bianca and Jessica about why it is important to have equal employment opportunities for all types of people.
For Givemas 2022, we spoke with Melbourne based enamel pin designer and digital illustrator Jessica Harris about her Etsy store, her PCOS pin series and the art of making.
Writer Ava Govanstone investigates the emotion behind the tumultuous Australian housing market.
In this story, KOS Writer Natasha looks into the human-nature relationship and how everyday Australians have embraced green spaces into their lives post pandemic.
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