Home Our services About us How you can help News room Contact us Events FAQs Relevant links Library Careers School projects Fun   State & Territory   Survey SEARCH: Commit to changing lives in 2010 Support Red Cross each month and see how your support transforms the lives of people in need. Take part in the Coles cereal challenge Every box of Coles brand cereal sold until 17th February means a $1 donation to the Australian Red Cross Good Start Breakfast Club. Commit to changing lives in 2010 Support Red Cross each month and see how your support transforms the lives of people in need        Make 2010 the year you commit to changing lives Support Red Cross each month and see the difference you can make to people in need.     Red Cross marks the first anniversary of the 2009 Victorian bushfires One year on from the devastating bushfires that swept across Victoria in early 2009, Red Cross is marking the first anniversary. Join us.        After the emergency Red Cross has developed an innovative new resource for young people affected by emergencies - an MP3 player filled with information, music and messages of support, and a website with stories from people who've experienced disasters in the past.      Haiti earthquake 2010: Red Cross relief efforts ongoing  The global Red Cross response continues in Haiti where local and international Red Cross staff and volunteers are providing relief in the most needed areas. Click here to make a secure online donation now.     Buy Coles cereal and give kids a good start Help Red Cross help kids this February by taking part in the Coles Cereal Challenge! For every box of Coles brand cereal you buy between 4 - 17 February, Coles will donate $1 to the Red Cross Good Start Breakfast Club.  The more cereal you buy, the more you’ll help children in areas of greatest need.        Improving Aboriginal family and community safety Australian Red Cross is rolling out a breakthrough violence-prevention, education and capacity-building program in partnership with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.   Shop with us and make a world of difference Purchase any item from our humanity range, warm fuzzy or 2009 card and gift catalogue and you will also be supporting the work of Red Cross. Working overseas with Australian Red Cross We regularly advertise on this website for people seeking to undertake training as International Aid Workers. Profiles advertised and selected will vary depending on need. CVs and applications are only accepted during the advertised recruitment. Important Notices: Fraudulent emails, websites and hoaxes: Australian Red Cross advises all donors to be aware of hoax letters, email, website scams and bogus collectors Email warning about Australian Spider bite An email warning purporting to come from Australian Red Cross about an Australian spider bite is not an official communication. We do not send unsolicited emails with health warnings, and therefore cannot verify any of the information contained in this email, so please do not forward it on. Hoax 'HIV warning' email: An email regarding a needle found in a cinema seat or an automatic teller machine, purporting to come from the Australian Red Cross Blood Service is a hoax and should be ignored. See the Blood Service website for more information.

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