A Rage Beyond Words May17

A Rage Beyond Words

I am sure that this post will garner controversy, and so be it. But this is something very, very personal to me, and the anger that I feel this morning on behalf of a very dear friend, a gorgeous, once golden girl, who now sees herself as nothing short of dross, as well as all women, is...

HATS OFF TO CANCER KIDS May15

HATS OFF TO CANCER K...

A list of restaurants that reads like the Who’s Who of Australian fine dining is putting its weight behind the Camp Quality Supper Club, taking place in six cities across Australia in May. Almost 200 restaurants, many with multiple chef’s hats, are lending their support to the...

MORE TO LOVE Mar13

MORE TO LOVE

In Australia, multiple births (twins, triplets or more) currently account for approximately one in every 80 pregnancies. The number of multiple births has been increasing consistently since the 1970s. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, there were 4,500 multiple births...

RAIN AND RUIN Mar07

RAIN AND RUIN

As I write this, my family is enduring a torturous wait to see whether the flood waters that have engulfed other towns in the Riverina will continue its path of destruction to their doors. I grew up in the town of Narrandera and floods were a relatively regular event. It’s a town nestled...

IT’S OUR DAY Mar07

IT’S OUR DAY

Tomorrow is International Women’s Day - a global event celebrating the economic, political and social achievements of women in the past, present and future. It is a day when women are recognised for their achievements, regardless of divisions, whether national, ethnic, linguistic,...

CAN YOU HELP? Feb28

CAN YOU HELP?

Last week, I shared the story of little Maya, who was diagnosed with a rare form of childhood cancer at just three weeks of age. Yesterday, her parents were dealt another blow…Maya’s dad, Mark, has been given two weeks’ notice from his job. As the family’s sole wage...