<![CDATA[SJD Foundation Ballarat Inc. - Latest News]]>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 08:39:04 -0700Weebly<![CDATA[SJD Foundation Ballarat delivers Easter Eggs to Ballarat people this Easter...]]>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 01:23:51 GMThttps://www.sjdfoundationballarat.com/latest-news/sjd-foundation-ballarat-delivers-easter-eggs-to-ballarat-people-this-easterWe were thrilled to be able to bring some hope and joy to 10 Ballarat families who are experiencing financial hardship this Easter (2026).

We supplied these families with these great Easter bags full of chocolate goodies and even some bunny ears!
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]]><![CDATA[Santa Sacks picked, packed and delivered for 2025]]>Sat, 13 Dec 2025 07:17:56 GMThttps://www.sjdfoundationballarat.com/latest-news/santa-sacks-pickd-packed-and-delivered-for-2025Our Christmas Santa Sacks are complete and delivered to Cafs today for distribution to some very happy children in their orbit.
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This has been a tradition for SJD Foundation Ballarat Inc for many years now and we are excited to once again see it come to fruition.

100 Santa Sacks full of Christmas treats were made possible by the generous support of these businesses and volunteers!

Buxton Ballarat
Shepp Cannery Surplus
ALDI Australia
M Group
GroundUp
Spanners & Sparks Automotive
Ballarat Turf Club at Sportsbet-Ballarat
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Volunteers: Brayden, Gav, Jarrod, Tamara, Libby, Mary, Naomi, Mick, James and Clemmie.
Thank you and Merry Christmas / Happy Holidays to all
]]><![CDATA[School Children spread Christmas Cheer]]>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 23:59:33 GMThttps://www.sjdfoundationballarat.com/latest-news/school-children-spread-christmas-cheer🧒🏽 We are proud to have assisted a local Ballarat Primary School in their endeavours to spread the Christmas cheer! 👦🏼

These talented kids all sang Christmas Carols for the shoppes at Delacombe Town Centre this morning to lots of applause! 👏🏽

These kids are so spirited! 🎅🏼

The school's budget didn't stretch to pay for buses for this kind of activity, so we were very happy to help!
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]]><![CDATA[Response to urgent need]]>Mon, 17 Nov 2025 11:30:47 GMThttps://www.sjdfoundationballarat.com/latest-news/response-to-urgent-needSJD Foundation Ballarat pride ourselves on being able to respond to urgent situations of hardship with tangible items that will immediately help a situation. Such as groceries, clothing or bedding and toys.

This situation saw a grandmother needing to take in her grand-daughter immediately and not having any of the everyday items on hand and no money to buy them.

We quickly got a list from her and delivered the items needed pictured below including formula, bottles, clothing and dummies.
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]]><![CDATA[Swift response to urgent need]]>Mon, 17 Nov 2025 11:24:57 GMThttps://www.sjdfoundationballarat.com/latest-news/swift-response-to-urgent-needThis week we had a request for some urgent items for a local Ballarat mother who was escaping Domestic Violence with her 2 young sons.

Among other items, she desperately needed clothing suitable for the summer months but didn't have the funds to buy new clothes.

SJD Foundation Ballarat were able to step in and give this local mum a hand up by buying and delivering clothing, some toys etc directly to the house.
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]]><![CDATA[Ballarat Turf Club raise $10,000 for SJD Foundation Ballarat Inc.]]>Tue, 27 May 2025 23:57:59 GMThttps://www.sjdfoundationballarat.com/latest-news/ballarat-turf-club-raise-10000-for-sjd-foundation-ballarat-inc👏🏽 A huge thank you to the Ballarat Turf Club for choosing us to be the charity recipient of their Annual Golf Day.

The Turf Club worked hard with other local businesses below to run a great day for members and friends.

Importantly they also raised $10,000 and have donated this money to SJD Foundation Ballarat Inc.

We have already started to put this money to good use helping local children and families through tough times.

👏🏽 Thank you also to:
Dave Canny from the Red Lion Hotel
Cam Vallance from Midlands Golf Course
Vin Armstrong from C.U.B.
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]]><![CDATA[We help family in need with displaced children]]>Tue, 27 May 2025 22:26:27 GMThttps://www.sjdfoundationballarat.com/latest-news/we-help-family-in-need-with-displaced-childrenThis week we helped a grandmother take in her two grandchildren who were displaced from their parents in Ballarat. 

The grandmother had a spare room but no furniture or clothing for the grandchildren. We were able to help with clothing, toys, books, bunk beds, and bedding for the children to make their time at their grandmothers house comfortable and safe.

This was an urgent situation and we ere able to help within a few days to complete this task.
Thank you to all our donors - without whom we would not be able to complete this urgent work.

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]]><![CDATA[Donations to CAFS - Foster Children 2024]]>Tue, 17 Dec 2024 01:17:33 GMThttps://www.sjdfoundationballarat.com/latest-news/donations-to-cafs-foster-children-2024We were once again pleased to be able to provide 100 Santa Sacks worth of Christmas goodies to CAFS Ballarat to be passed onto the local foster children in the Ballarat area.

Each sack has 15 items valued at $100, we sincerely hope they bring a smile to some children's faces for Christmas this year.

A big thank you to the following businesses and people who volunteered their time to make this happen:

SJD Foundation Ballarat Inc Board: Nicole, Brayden, Gavin, Jarrod and Anthony
Mick and Gill from GroundUp Coffee Recyclers Ballarat
Mary (CAFS)
​Clemmie
James, Tayla and Kaelee from Buxton Ballarat
Shepp Cannery Surplus - Howitt Street

If you'd like to donate to our charity, all donations over $2 are tax deductible. You can donate here.
]]><![CDATA[Young Parent's Program - Christmas Hamper Delivery]]>Wed, 11 Dec 2024 05:30:23 GMThttps://www.sjdfoundationballarat.com/latest-news/young-parents-program-christmas-hamper-deliveryWednesday 11th December 2024.

Board members Brayden and Gavin today delivered some well stacked Christmas Sacks to the Yuille Park Community College Young Parent's Program. These committed young parents have worked hard to keep their studies going while being parents at the same time.

We have supported this program for over 15 years and it was a pleasure to once again deliver the goodies for the kids this Christmas.

Pictured is Teach Amelia from Yuille Park Community College accepting the sacks!
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]]><![CDATA[Local Ballarat business supports SJD Foundation]]>Thu, 11 Jan 2024 23:46:55 GMThttps://www.sjdfoundationballarat.com/latest-news/local-ballarat-business-supports-sjd-foundation
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Philip Kolarik and his team at Spanners and Sparks (Ballarat and Wendouree) are regular monthly financial contributors to SJD Foundation Ballarat Inc.

A huge thank you to Phil and the team for their efforts to donate $2 from every job through their doors each month to our charity.

Please support the team with your next car service if you can!
www.spannersandsparks.com.au

327 Creswick Road, Ballarat - 03 4050 7834
3 Golden Crescent, Wendouree - 03 4014 9027
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Left to Right: Philip Kolarik from Spanners and Sparks and Jarrod Page - SJD Foundation Ballarat Inc Board Member.
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