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Logan’s Men4Respect joins the Queensland Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Council
One of the young men behind a Logan-based service championing young men and boys to change their attitudes towards consent and respectful relationships has joined the Queensland
School boys taught about gender equality, masculinity | ABC News
https://youtu.be/kwln9ghj7CUAndrew Taukolo, coordinator for the Men4Respect program with YFS says the program teaches male empowerment to equip young boys with the skills to identify and change toxic traits.
ABC Radio National’s breakfast program turns to YFS Men4Respect
This morning’s ABC Radio National breakfast program relied on YFS’ Men4Respect coordinator Andrew Taukolo for an insight into boys and young men’s attitudes towards consent and respectful
Queensland entrepreneurs use old laptop batteries to help combat global energy crisis among poverty-stricken families | ABC News
By Jessica Stewart, ABC News A Queensland social enterprise is turning electronic trash into a global treasure, repurposing old laptop batteries to create a solar-powered solution for
JobSeeker payment to rise by $25 per week and increase recipient obligations | ABC News
ABC TV 7pm news bulletins in all Australian states have run a story featuring YFS CEO Cath Bartolo, about the new JobSeeker rate. The story was the
Be energy wise: Save money with these air conditioner tips
You can save money by making some simple changes to the way you use your air conditioner. In this video, our home energy worker Rose offers some
Be energy wise: Fans vs air conditioners
Say you use a ceiling fan for 5 hours a day. It would typically cost $6.75 over three months. If you use a standard living room air
Did your Christmas gift turn out to be a dud?
Did your Christmas gift turn out to be a dud? Are you entitled to a refund or an exchange? If you groaned with despair rather than squealed
YFS e-News, February 2021
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Party safely: Supervising teenager parties
https://youtu.be/iXw0Iq3nMRk Did you know that if you are an adult and you host a party for a teenager, you take on the responsibility for the party? It’s
Ways to be energy wise
https://youtu.be/7fEOL1ErMzQ Summer in Logan means a hot home. It also means higher energy bills, especially if you use air conditioning. Save money by turning your air conditioner
Party safely: Partying and the police
https://youtu.be/gXUpALdsVCk If you are at a party and the police turn up, what should you do? In this video Natasha, from Logan’s community legal service YFS Legal,