The Sustainable Development Goals were formulated in 2015 by the United Nations General Assembly as a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future. These Goals are:

1)      No poverty – end poverty in all its forms everywhere

2)      Zero hunger (no hunger) – end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture

3)      Good health and well-being – ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages

4)      Quality education – ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all

5)      Gender equality – achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls

6)      Clean water and sanitation – ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all

7)      Affordable and clean energy – ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all

8)      Decent work and economic growth – promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all

9)      Industry, innovation and infrastructure – build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization, and foster innovation

10)   Reduced inequality – reduce income inequality within and among countries

11)   Sustainable cities and communities – make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable

12)   Responsible consumption and production – ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns

13)   Climate action – take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts by regulating emissions and promoting developments in renewable energy

14)   Life below water – conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development

15)   Life on land – protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and half and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss

16)   Peace, justice, and strong institutions – promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels

17)   Partnership for the goals – strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development

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Insight is a proud supporter of Reconciliation Australia, where we are actively working on our Reconciliation Action Plan.

Reconciliation Australia is a non-government, not-for-profit foundation established in January 2001 to promote a continuing national focus for reconciliation between Indigenous (ie. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people) and non-Indigenous Australians.

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Insight is a proud member of the Ethnic Communities Council of Queensland. ECCQ is the peak body working with and representing the needs and goals of multicultural communities to promote a socially cohesive, equitable, respectful and multicultural Queensland. ECCQ represents over 400 individuals and associations, and provides high-quality aged care services, health and employment programs.

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Newlife Care

Newlife Care offers support to those in the community facing challenges in their personal, family and social lives.

Since 1958 Newlife Care has been supporting the Gold Coast community  by providing

• emergency food aid,

• a social engagement program for people with a disability, their families and carers,

• assistance to those who are experiencing or are at risk of homelessness,

• a pampering service for ladies going through physical, emotional, mental or financial hardship, which involves an educational session to power women by providing training in practical life skills

• a service that reaches out to police referred and other people coming out of difficult circumstances and referring them to internal services and external service providers of our Gold Coast service provider network.

Newlife Care is an initiative of Newlife Church.

The Parliament of the World’s Religions was created to cultivate harmony among the world’s religious and spiritual communities and foster their engagement with the world and its guiding institutions in order to achieve a just, peaceful and sustainable world.

The vision of the Parliament of the World’s Religions is of a just, peaceful, and sustainable world in which:

• Religious and spiritual communities live in harmony and contribute to a better world from their riches of wisdom and compassion.

• Religious and cultural fears and hatreds are replaced with understanding and respect. People everywhere come to know and care for their neighbors.

• The richness of human and religious diversity is woven into the fabric of communal, civil, societal, and global life.

• The world’s most powerful and influential institutions move beyond narrow self-interest to realize common good.

• The Earth and all life are cherished, protected, healed, and restored. All people commit to living out their highest values and aspirations.

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­­Insight CEO, Dr Mark Griffin, has provided event and technical support to activities of the Griffith University Gold Coast Student Guild since 2023. The Guild runs programs in the areas of Wellbeing (physical and mental), Sport and Fitness (including nutrition and return from injury), Academic Support, Careers and Employability, University Life and Navigation (including childcare, money management, legal help, accommodation and transport), and Community and Culture (including diversity and inclusion).

Griffith University Gold Coast Student Guild