Yep, Portia. You nailed it! For her 60th birthday, Ellen received a new foundation - the Ellen DeGeneres Wildlife Fund - and the organisation’s first project is to house a gorilla conservation centre in Rwanda. It's all thanks to wife Portia De Rossi who came up with the idea:
Imagine if 1 million people didn't have to die from HIV/AIDS each year. Imagine if the disease could be stopped, even in the most remote communities of the world, in our lifetime. Hollywood icon Elizabeth Taylor had those same thoughts, and thanks to her foundation, family and
I recently read that the "Despacito" video clip has had more views on YouTube than any other video, ever. It's currently on 3.3 billion views! (Pretty sure my kids and I are responsible for at least a billion of those clicks.) When something is so
Some days my social media feed is full of doom and gloom (I follow a lot of journalists - ha!) But amongst the darkness, no matter what may be happening in the news, there is always a beacon of light, celebrating all that is good in the world. That beacon is
#StopSucking on single-use plastic straws - that's what Entourage star and United Nations Goodwill Ambassador Adrian Grenier is asking all of us to do right now. Why? Because there are 500 MILLION - yes MILLION - straws being used in America every single day and they're ending up
Right now, there are more than one million Syrian refugees in Lebanon - 200 thousand of those are kids who don't get to go to school. They've seen violence, they've seen poverty, they've seen what it's like to be forced to
Before his death, Chris Cornell made a promise to keep fighting for the world's most vulnerable children. And now, thanks to his widow Vicky, and non-profit organisation Childhaven, that promise will be kept. A new music therapy program has been set up in Seattle, in memory of
Every year, dozens of rhinos and elephants in Namibia are severely abused or killed for their horns and tusks. While authorities are being given more resources and powers to crack down on poachers, the problem is bigger than Namibia itself - it's international. The ivory-trade business brings in
The NRL arena is no stranger to lending its support to a cause, whether it be raising funds and awareness for cancer research or support for former players who’ve fallen on hard times but this weekend, The Wests Tigers and Parramatta Eels are throwing their support behind a cause
Sometimes, the internet really is bloody amazing. A dad from West Yorkshire, England recently took to Twitter asking people to send his son positive messages for his birthday. Ollie, who is turning 9, has been having a hard time with a bully. His dad, Christopher, wanted to make sure this
According to several media outlets, in the last 24 hours, Brad Pitt has been on a date with Elle Macpherson AND he's been getting cosy with Sienna Miller! (Insert shocked face!) The truth is, Brad has been doing A LOT more than anything that's ever written
Actress Azie Tesfai's kindness has no bounds - literally. While playing Nadine Hanson in the hit series, Jane The Virgin, she has also been helping thousands of people around the world, from Africa to Asia and South America. Her latest role is that of ambassador for SupportKind - an organisation
A friend of mine - let's call him Richard - recently pointed out that I "should be shouting Oliver's name from the rooftops rather than Winfrey's." He was referring to English comedian and "Last Week Tonight" host John Oliver. At first, I
You can forget about Johnny, Turtle and E! Adrian Grenier has a new "entourage" these days - the amazing men and women at the United Nations. The actor has just been appointed UN Environment Goodwill Ambassador. His mission is to raise awareness about some of the biggest issues facing
Just when you think Oprah couldn't be any more fantastic, she is! Not only has the media superstar given hundreds of girls an education through her school in South Africa, she 's now going to each of their graduation ceremonies in the U.S. They call her
In Australia, 1 person is diagnosed with brain cancer every 5 hours. And 1 person dies from brain cancer every 7 hours. This week, the NRL community is coming together to change those horrific stats. Round 11 (May 18 - 21) is the "Beanie for Brain Cancer Round" and
