Teacher Wins Lottery, Buys Shoes For 200 of Her Students

Bri Dredge, a teacher won $20,000 on the game show Millionaire Hot Seat, used part of the prize money to buy her students new leather shoes.

By Jeanne Goddard

20 July 37 Views

Instead of Sad Ads for Animal Rescue, Happy Dogs Walking Humans See 100% Adoption

Most pet adoption campaigns make us feel pity for the animals but in this one, it was the sad humans working all day in Melbourne, Australia offices that needed rescuing. Cue the happy dogs ready to go for a walk in the park, and suddenly you had workers falling in love with dogs, with the result being a 100 percent adoption rate.

By Jeanne Goddard

19 June 42 Views

Koala Hit by Car is Rescued and Given Mouth-to-mouth and CPR

Firefighters and wildlife workers have revived an injured koala with mouth-to-mouth resuscitation after it was hit by a car.

By Linda Curtis

23 August 49 Views

Old Man Filled With Emotion as $6000 Cash is Returned by Kind Strangers

The Victoria Police reported Thursday that an elderly man of 87 was reunited with a bag of cash containing $6000 after he lost it in a Melbourne suburb.

By Jeanne Goddard

10 October 36 Views

Former Addict Cuts Homeless People's Hair and Spreads Joy of Rehab

Six days a week, Nasir Sobhani cuts hair in a barber shop. On the seventh day, he hops on his longboard and asks homeless people if they'd like a haircut.

By Jeanne Goddard

09 July 50 Views

Pirate Johnny Depp Surprises Patients in Visit to Children's Hospital (Watch)

There's nothing like a visit from Johnny Depp dressed as Pirate Captain Jack Sparrow to warm the hearts of children at an Australian children's hospital.

By Sandy Kay Wright

09 July 52 Views

Koala Breakthrough: Vaccine Protects Against Deadly Scourge

Queensland researchers say they have made a breakthrough in the fight to protect the shrinking koala population against chlamydia.

By Jeanne Goddard

29 October 41 Views

Beach Town Gives Free Holidays to Aussie Fire Victims

Fifty families who were victims of the terrible Australian bushfires last year will enjoy all-expense-paid holidays on the Gold Coast beaches of Queensland. 150-200 fire victims will be provided with the free, five-day holidays, including flights courtesy of Virgin Blue.

By Tatiana Spence

07 July 37 Views

Sympathetic Australians 'Buy a Bale' for Farmers in Drought

Community-minded Aussies are baling out farmers in Northwest Queensland who are faced with the choice of slaughtering their animals in the midst of massive draught and food shortages. Cash, fuel and bales of hay are on their way: The farmers now only need to ask. A joint venture between Aussie Helpers and The Give Back Campaign launched last week has taken off, with about $1.5 million in cash and supplies being donated already through the Buy a Bale campaign.

By Jeanne Goddard

23 June 53 Views

Aussie Chocolate Maker Helps 50 Different Families Longing to Be Reunited

Celebrating the 50th anniversary of TimTam chocolates, Arnotts is flying Australian family members to be reunited with loved ones far away, even some who live overseas. Aging parents who want to see their adult children before they die, and brothers, sisters and best friends who have been years apart -- are all being given beautiful memories from Tim Tam. Gorgeous Videos tell the tales of two such reunions.

By Jeanne Goddard

26 March 40 Views

Australian Researchers Discover New Treatment Options for Pancreatic Cancer

While many advances have been made in other types of cancer, pancreatic cancer remains largely incurable. New research from Australia offers new hope to change this.

By Jeanne Goddard

28 February 43 Views

Johnny Depp Becomes Foster Father to Orphaned Bat

Pirates of the Caribbean star Johnny Depp embraced his "batty" side on the movie set of his new sequel by getting to know some tiny winged creatures of the night.

By Si'mone Lewis

19 May 49 Views