Beyond the Country By Kiara Blinco The year was 1962, Gary Blinco was just 14 years old when he dropped out of the eighth grade to start working full-time. That was the norm in Millmerran at the time. Large families often required the [...]
Sport motivates you in all avenues of life BY KIARA BLINCO Judy Luxton, a former Olympian, says she owes it to her childhood passion of swimming for all of her success today. Judy was raised in Brisbane and was never far from the water. Her father and grandfather [...]
Turning tragedy to Commonwealth Games Gold By Jason Nykiel For someone who reached the summit of domestic and international competitive swimming, broke world records, competed at two Olympics and won Commonwealth Games Gold all before her 25th birthday, Meagen Nay is incredibly modest. Despite how easy Meagen made [...]
Meet Nola who is improving digital literacy To celebrate International Women’s Day we are shining the spotlight on senior trail blazers who are making the world a little bit brighter in their own way. Today we meet Nola Shoring who has developed a successful grant application to [...]
Breaking the rules with Dr Penny Burns To celebrate International Women’s Day we are shining the spotlight on senior trail blazers who are making the world brighter in their own way. Today we meet Dr Penny Burns who is a strong advocate for education and breaking discriminating rules. [...]
For the love of Travel By Ryan Hoy From England to Australia, Diane Sadler has never been afraid of the travelling life. Diane was born in Enfield, a borough in North London, and while she did enjoy life in England, it wasn’t to be, as [...]
Tina and Ann Traralgon Red Cross Our founder Bev Wilkinson is on a quest to seek wisdom from elders in regional Victoria. First off the bucket list is Traralgon, which is the largest city in the Latrobe Valley Victoria Austalia. Tina and Ann are volunteers at [...]
Wisdom at the bus stop By Caitlin McMullen Edited by Jake Watson A cold and rainy Wednesday afternoon; fate set this up. I hardly catch my local 566 bus, but as it was raining, I thought that I would. Sitting under the bus shelter, waiting [...]
Age is just a number By Rebecca Turner MEET Dawn Hutchinson, she is a passionate, tech savvy senior that Australia needs to know about. At 87 years old, she never seems to slow down. Dawn is always moving from project to project, her passion being [...]
A Look inside: Palliative Care By Rebecca Turner Palliative care is the end of life initiative that is put in place to make patients and family as comfortable as possible during heartbreaking times. In Australia, palliative care had a 56 per-cent increase over the 10 [...]
Confession Time with a person in the spotlight By Bev Wilkinson Imagine being picked on because you were tall and kind of awkward. Well this is how it all started for CEO of Ritchies Supermarkets Fred Harrison who admits as a child he was a scaredy cat. Meeting [...]
Celebrate Living History Profile: of an Aged Care Nurse. By Stephanie Dunbar Working in the aged care industry is not a job for the faint hearted. It involves lots of patience, long hours and constant focused attention. Celebrate Living History was fortunate enough to gain a glimpse into the [...]
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