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Author Tim Winton hopes his three-part nature documentary Ningaloo Nyinggulu will give viewers a taste of the awe and wonder of coming face to face with a humpback whale. He also wants the production – due to screen in more than 100 countries – to help establish Ningaloo Reef and the interlinked ecosystems of the … Continue reading
Bendigo Advertiser, March 9, 2023: Wayne Porthouse is adamant the Stroke Association of Victoria’s Bendigo support centre saved his life. Mr Porthouse’s stroke was so severe that he was left unable to swallow, eat or drink, and before visiting the centre and joining the support group he had become seriously depressed. “When you’ve had a … Continue reading
THREE out of 14 Bendigo aged care homes have received unsatisfactory ratings in the federal government’s new online aged care star rating system, indicating “improvement [is] needed.” Despite teething problems with the new system, including claims its ratings are out of date, experts say it is a good first step in providing transparency and accountability … Continue reading
Bendigo Advertiser, December 29 2022: Bendigo Health’s COVID-screening clinic has probably carried out close to a million tests over its three years of operation, nurse unit manager Veronica Steegs thinks, although it is impossible to know for certain. Staff have carried out 624,000 tests since January 2021 but due to a change of systems, data … Continue reading
Sean O’Farrell saved by Bendigo Health nurse Bec Fawcett after Lake Weeroona heart attack Bendigo Health emergency nurse Bec Fawcett was overcome with emotion when asked about the man whose life she saved at Lake Weeroona last month. Sean O’Farrell, who had a heart attack after a Saturday morning footy training session, is just 22. … Continue reading
Rebecca Miller is “dead-set living the dream” at Richmond, where she was pre-selected for the trail-blazing inaugural women’s team in 2020 and also found her life partner. But that doesn’t mean it is all smooth sailing. Inner East Review 9 August 2022 Read more
Cremorne residents have been anxiously awaiting news about the Cherry Tree Hotel after the Balmain St building was put on the market with an asking price of $6.5 million. With its art deco facade, the pub may retain little of its original structure, but in its 166-year-old story it holds a rich history of the … Continue reading
Artist and restaurateur Mirka Mora left her mark on Melbourne with murals and mosaics, as well as helping lay the foundations of contemporary art in Australia. Her gallerist son William has curated a local tribute to his mother’s legacy. Inner East Review 6-12 April 2022 Read more
Tucked away behind Melbourne’s biggest arterial road, the rambling old Bakehouse Studios building is now ringing again with the clatter of amps and buzzing with an eclectic range of film and art projects. The much-loved institution has survived the density restrictions and lockdowns that wiped out three other Melbourne reherasal studios but still has a … Continue reading
Mongabay 12 July 2021: An Australian mining company hoping to build a vast open-cut rare earths and uranium mine on a mountain in southern Greenland has told shareholders it will persist with the project despite the mine having been rejected by the people of the Arctic nation. Publicly listed Greenland Minerals Limited has been working to develop … Continue reading
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