Category Archives: People
Imran is free!
Rohingya refugee, Imran Mohammad, who fled Burma and has suffered in detention for five years in PNG on Manus and Nauru, under Australia’s unconscionable detention laws, was one of the lucky ones in the group of exchange refugees, under President
Maggie has the recipe
One of the nicest things about being a guest at a Writer’s Festival, is meeting interesting people, who happen to have written a book or two. So, I was thrilled to meet Maggie Beer, great cook and writer, TV personality,
When will he be free to live and laugh and love?
Imran Mohammad is 23 years old and a Rohingya refugee who has been in detention on the hellhole of Manus Island since 2013. At Christmas (2017) he was notified to go to Port Moresby to be interviewed by US officials
White Ribbon
Morgan Stewart, CEO of Club Taree Golf Club, is a shrewd businessman who has embraced women as his prime customers. He is also a White Ribbon Ambassador. The White Ribbon campaign began 26 years ago in Canada as a
Why private schools should be banned
Elizabeth Farrelly If I had one wish for Australia it’d be this. Ban private schools. The Turnbull government has been caught hiding funding figures for Catholic schools but it beatsmewhy such funding even exists. Indeed, it beatsmewhy private schools
Nicole’s Story
A lot of readers would know John (dec) and Coralie Rowsell’s daughter Nicole, who is volunteering at a school and orphanage for children in crisis and at risk in Thailand. She has been volunteering for two years for an Australian
Surviving the Women’s Adventure Summit!
I have just attended the first ‘Women’s Adventure Summit’, organised by two local women, Amy Heague and KerryAnn Hayes, who started an adventure magazine, ‘Travel Play Live’. Going against the online trend, they turned their business into a print
Gold Fever!
Tinonee residents, Chris and Graham Gibbons are keen travelers on a mission. Here Chris tells of gold detecting at Forsayth in outback Queensland. We have just returned from two months at Forsayth in Queensland, where we have been
Prince of Misrule
The internet is alive with stories about Prince Philip, including some dubious facts. Such as, that he has written 14 books, to which we can return later. When it was announced, very recently, that he was standing down, he famously
A Passion for Painting
Wingham businesswoman, Donna Carrier, runs a cafe and small art studio using Chalk Paint created by Annie Sloan to transform furniture. Here Donna shares her trip to England to study with Annie Sloan in Oxford. Chalk Paint™ is a decorative
Searching for the Perfect Life
There are some people who have lived in a village like Tinonee all their lives. Then there are newer residents. like Cheree Finnerty, who discover this gem of a village and take a punt on moving and starting a
