The fight to Save Preston Market

For four years, Melbourne filmmaker Kim Chow-Evans has followed the community campaign to stop a fifty-year-old market being demolished and replaced with luxury apartments. The Save the Preston Market Action Group’s decade-long fight has already secured a Heritage Overlay protecting the site. But …

Interview - Making Young Carers Visable with Tandem and Satellite Foundation

Jon chats with two CEOs: Merewyn Foran of Tandem and Nadine Bartholomeusz-Raymond of Satellite Foundation on Knock Offs. We unpack their Make Young Carers Visible campaign, shining a light on Victoria's hidden young carers, plus what they're asking of political parties ahead of November's Victorian…

Interview: Kim Chow-Evans on Saving the People's Market

Jon chats with filmmaker Kim Chow-Evans on Knock Offs. We discuss her doco in progress The People's Market which you can donate towards through the Australian Cultural Fund. And the broader movement to Save Preston Market from corporate over community interests.

Religion and Fundraisers in the Census and Unlock DGR for Charities

Jon chats with Dr Heidi Nicholl from the Humanist Society of Victoria about: Not Religious? Mark No Religion campaign and updating the ethical design flaws in the Census question on religion Make Fundraisers Count campaign to recognise Fundraisers as a distinct occupation within the Occupation Stan…

Diamond Valley Foodshare is feeding our community in need

Jon chats with Michelle Allen from Diamond Valley Foodshare on Knock Offs. We discuss how the volunteer-run is feeding our community in need, sourcing food from local partners, and how you can help out by donating your money, products and time to this worthy cause.

Fundraiser Appreciation Day 2026: The Power Of The Ask

In Australia, Fundraiser Appreciation Day occurs on the first Friday of July, which is the first Friday following the end of the financial year, when we see the highest levels of donor generosity. The theme for Fundraiser Appreciation Day 2026 is The Power Of The Ask. Fundraisers are vital in help…

Siblings are the infrastructure that holds families together

Jon chats with Dr Shannon Schedlich from Siblings Australia on Knock Offs. We discuss the challenges faced by siblings of people with disability, how we can acknowledge and support them, and their new SibCircle regular giving program to sustain the programs, peer support, and advocacy that siblings…

Push-Up for Youth Mental Health

Jon chats with Jacquie Thompson-Bennetts from headspace Greensborough about youth mental health and how you can participate in The Push-Up Challenge 3-26 June 2026 to support your own physical and mental health while fundraising for our local mental health service to 12-25 year olds on Knock Offs.

Interview - Adrian Danks from Melbourne Cinémathèque talks Australian cinema in 1975 and Australian women in animation

Jon chats with Adrian Danks from Melbourne Cinémathèque about their latest programs IT’S TIME: AUSTRALIAN CINEMA IN 1975 and MOTHER TONGUE: AUSTRALIAN WOMEN IN ANIMATION on Knock Offs.

How AI and fundraising support community media

Community broadcasting is at the heart of every community. That's the vision for the sector's Roadmap 2033. At the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia conference, stations and presenters discussed how AI can be used as a tool to support broadcasters. And how fundraising strategies can b…