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‘Rehumanising’ work delivers poet major prize

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CASTLEMAINE’S Andy Jackson, who discovered poetry “almost by accident” 30 years ago, has won one of the biggest literary prizes in the country. Jackson, who lives with the physical condition Marfan syndrome, took out the $80,000 Prime Minister’s Literary Award for Poetry for his fifth poetry book Human Looking, which challenges preconceptions around disability and … Continue reading →

Advocacy sector in crisis as city loses support group that changed lives

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Bendigo Advertiser July 20, 2024: Pam Scherger credits a local support group with helping her adjust to an acquired disability. Now, as government policy around the complicated sector continues to evolve and advocacy organisations campaign for urgently needed funding increases, that support group has closed down. Some of its members have been “devastated” by the … Continue reading →