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Hailing a young fighter for mental health
Young Citizen Of The Year and local hero Kayla Shelbourne has been recognised for her efforts in generating awareness for suicide...
Jun 10, 20192 min read


Courage to care for coastal Victoria
A Torquay environmental advocate has been instrumental in protecting coastal Victoria through volunteering and creating the Surf Coast...
Jun 9, 20192 min read


For the love of sisters
A Melbourne theatre director has given up her day job after she was inspired by actor, Samuel Johnson, and is now the backbone of his...
Jun 9, 20192 min read


No more “stressing”, says young leukemia survivor
Harper with the members of the 7pm Project, 2010. Photo Darren Vowels. A battle against leukaemia in his childhood has been the trigger...
Jun 9, 20192 min read


Imagine there’s no prisons
Idil Ali started performing spoken word poems a year and-a-half ago and now uses it to express her activism. “I talk about displacement...
Jun 9, 20192 min read


Youth call out climate change
Asha-Mae Chapman Ralph became politically engaged when she realised the drought that affected her parents’ farm for two years was a...
Jun 9, 20192 min read


The two of us
A Tarneit woman who is grieving the loss of her son and her partner disabled in a workplace accident say they are determined to act as...
Jun 9, 20193 min read


Life’s hard lessons put to good use
A Gisborne mother is drawing on her experience of past tragedies to help others as a life coach. “It doesn’t define you, what happens to...
Jun 9, 20192 min read


Lawyer wants more than “Band-Aid” for vulnerable
A Werribee based lawyer says she’s determined to work for change to address the causes of disadvantage rather than reacting to its...
Jun 8, 20192 min read


Saving baby “just another day”
A community worker came into what he thought was just another day at work, oblivious to the fact that he was about to save a child’s...
Jun 8, 20192 min read


Call to boost family violence services
The creator of a non-profit family violence organisation in the western suburbs is calling for more to be done to help tackle the demand...
Jun 8, 20192 min read


Hannah bats on
Hannah at KHCC cricket ground. Photo Sophie Evans. Women’s cricket is being given a healthy boost by a bayside inspiration who dominates...
Jun 8, 20192 min read
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