Courage to Care Vic CEO, Mike Zervos OAM, gives evidence before the Royal Commission
Statement from Courage to Care Victoria CEO, Mike Zervos OAM. Yesterday I gave evidence to the Royal Commission into Antisemitism…
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Statement from Courage to Care Victoria CEO, Mike Zervos OAM. Yesterday I gave evidence to the Royal Commission into Antisemitism…
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Statement from Courage to Care Victoria CEO, Mike Zervos OAM July 2026 In my role as the Courage to Care…
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On Tuesday 28 July our staff management team presented to our Committee of Management (COM). We do this on annual…
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From 7-9 July Courage to Care exhibited at the Teach For Australia Conference. This is a very significant event for educators. The conference was…
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Recently, whilst holidaying in Europe long standing volunteer Tony Weldon had the opportunity to present the Upstander message to a…
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In June three of our volunteers were honoured in a ceremony as part of the Glen Eira Council Volunteer Recognition…
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For the second year, Heritage College hosted a Holocaust Memorial, with members of the Courage to Care Committee of Management…
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Our CEO Mike Zervos appeared on Talking to the Max on J-Air Radio with host Gary Max. Mike was able to promote our…
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National Volunteer Week is Australia’s largest annual celebration of volunteering, recognising the contributions of millions of volunteers who support communities across…
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