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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


Faith inspires op shop ministry
An outer east suburban woman driven by her faith manages an op shop and food bank as a form of ministry for the community. Judy...
Jun 8, 20192 min read


When “toxic masculinity” is just not cricket
David Burt has endeavoured to create meaningful cultural change in sporting clubs. Photo Ryan Malcolm. Cricket clubs have long been a...
Jun 4, 20193 min read


Diversity spells love in Brighton community garden
Co-founder of Resilient Aspiring Women (RAW) and book author Mariam Issa is seeking artists for a collaborative art project in her...
Jun 4, 20193 min read


Serving up about sexism
Emily Leenards, an ex-functions supervisor with over five years of hospitality experience, says that on one of her first shifts the...
Jun 4, 20193 min read


Volunteer firefighter risked his life to ensure team’s safety
Frank Morgan during the Black Saturday fires in Hazelwood. Photo by Karen Anders. A Latrobe Valley volunteer fire-fighter risked his life...
Jun 4, 20192 min read


Dieting to be skinny
Christmas is the perfect time for giving and overindulging in guilty pleasures. But after months of dieting and exercising, 16-year-old...
May 23, 20196 min read


Vandalism claims as Higgins goes to the polls
Voters at Hughesdale Primary School. Photo Maddison Wrench In an otherwise respectful day of campaigning in the south-east Melbourne seat...
May 20, 20192 min read


Media spotlights Higgins
When Jon Faine came to to host a live Mornings broadcast from Georgio’s Café in Armadale Every time Australians are due to head to the...
May 15, 20193 min read


The detention visits “lifeline” ordeal
Thirty-seven-year-old Daniella Olea sits in a modest Roxburgh Park townhouse sipping coffee and describing her latest project. This most...
May 15, 20195 min read


Non-emergency calls leave operators seeing red
An unsuspecting mother who found her son in the garden and talking to someone on the phone was left red-faced when she found out who was...
May 15, 20195 min read
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