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As some of you may know, I am currently a volunteer article writer for Hope Link Gladstone Community. 



I thought I would share with you my May Article for the newsletter.

Too Much to carry

With the change of season from summer to winter, it starts to getcold and dark earlier which leaves me with less desire to go for an evening run. Instead I rush home, put on my…

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Into its third year of production, the ever-growing Emerging Leaders Report is back in 2012, yet again looking for the opinions of tomorrow’s leaders. Fantastic data and responses from…

Caitlin O’Neill is an Australian 5th generation Irish. Caitlin’s family originally grew apples in Toodjay, then moved to Mt Barker and grew apples, and then when apples went out of fashion they became sheep farmers. Her parents still live on the family farm that her grandfather cleared and they grow sheep and blue gum trees for woodchipping and export to Japan for paper. Caitlin is also related to almost 50% of Mt Barker locals as her dads parents (Mt Barker origin) had like 8 siblings each.…

Rotary Club of Crawley is looking for budding leaders - are you the one? Or is this for someone you know?

Who could benefit from an amazing scholarship opportunity? Rotary are looking for young people under 25 who are either budding entrepreneurs, students or in their first professional role OR someone from an Indigenous Australian descent OR someone with a disability.

Scholarship provides leadership development, mentoring, networking and skills development.…

Hi guys, I have been thinking about this, I don't know how difficult it is for the blinds and the disabled Australians to find jobs, I guess, in year 2012 it's still not easy.

As you may have read in my previous post . I have improved my thoughts that in fact can also do something to help disabled Australians too. As long as their ears work, their voices work. It's ok if they move on…

Aisha Novakovich was born as Nancy in the year 1983 in Indonesia, Aisha was the first born of four girls. Aisha along with her family migrated to a small opal town in South Australia called Coober Pedy when she was just six weeks old.



Nancy had her name changed to Aisha at the age of six, when Aisha's uncle gave her the name meaning one who prospers. Although Nancy remains her legal name Aisha is the name that she has chosen to go by.



“I’ve always loved school” Aisha…

For writers Steve May’s advice before you start close editing of words and phrases, ask larger questions, such as:

. Is this telling the story I want to tell?

. Is each event, each passage, necessary or desirable for the telling of that story?

. Have I starred in the best place?

. Are the right characters in the right place at the right time?

. Why do the characters do what they do?

.…

I wanted to share the story of the Quad Squad with you. Oxfam WA State Committee are proud to be hosting these amazing young men over a few days in Perth June 9-11. 

In 2010 the Quad Squad started their extraordinary journey, travelling 57000km on quad bikes

through Europe, Africa and Australia to raise $100 000 for Oxfam Australia's African development

program work - food, water, sanitation, education, agriculture, livestock and…

“For many Indigenous Australians, the fundamental standards of health, education and housing are not being met. In many cases, they are below third world standards. Indigenous Community Volunteers provides access to high-quality services and skilled volunteers in areas where employment, economic development and education opportunities are often limited. We want people to have the same access to culturally appropriate services and education. Communities and volunteers share knowledge and…

Since watching Susan Cain's video on the Power of Introverts, I've been thinking further about her call for more quiet, contemplative time for deep thought.  She spoke about how natural it was for introverts to go out into the wilderness, be by themselves and just think.  And the lack of further encouragement for everyoneto have this time.

Appreciating Time to…

Nora is a young Lebanese woman at 23 years  from a background mix of Lebanese and Palestinian She was born  here in Australia she attended Santa Maria college for her secondary education she later decided to study pharmacy having a TEE( atar)  of 99.8 she was offered a scholar ship at Curtin university. She has now completed her bachelors is pharmacy.  Nora's says 'despite initial challenges, my parents whole heartily embrace Australia and call it their home". Nora is also a young…

Many People or nearly all of us look for peace one way or another but the most important peace we want to find is Inner Peace .Yes! I have said Inner Peace .We wake up in the morning rush to school/university or even work  a daily routine that we seem to not even think about  .By the time the week is over have we accomplished anything ? did we relax just for an hour had some space to think about our lives and did we meditate ? these are questions we must ask ourselves In order to find…

If strengths define a character, one would say that Catherine is a very strong, determined, spiritual young woman. Her faith and her inner strength are her biggest assets for this 29 year old.

Cath works as a migrant support worker in the suburb of Clarkson and is a graduate of Social Justice and Politics Degree from Notre Dame University. Cath loves her job and aims to keep working towards her goal. Born in Zambia, Catherine often speaks of her love for helping people and her passion…

“I think that I'm very resilient... it takes a lot to bring me down! And being a young, black, Muslim, woman living in this society, that is super important!”

Late one evening in April, 2012, Safaa Idris arrived at a young women’s gathering, nestled up in the Muslim Women’s Support Centre building in Bentley. By the end of the evening, she had mingled with people she just met, chatted, discussed and played games with them all! It was a terrific beginning to a 3 months…

Shaharbanu, originally from India, may appear a shy, reserved woman. But behind her quiet exterior is a dedicated mother of three young children, who joined the Young Women’s Leadership Program in search of more confidence and people skills.

Shaharbanu is an educated woman who graduated from university with a Bachelor of Arts. However, like so many wives and mothers, she has mainly focused her attention on her family, since being married for the past nine years.

She migrated to…

Troy King

BE Projects



Troy has an extensive background as an engineer and began BE projects because of his passion of seeing plans come to life as they are being constructed.



His Magic Story begins is about a time when he BE projects was contracted by the Public Transport Authority to modify their bus depot. Completely tangential to the task, Troy was asked by the depot manager to replace some of the temporary access ramps that they had installed on the grounds…

1. Your creative juices have been untapped.  Once you start, you just can’t stop. To have a…

Rob Toohey



Rob has been selling since the age of 3. His family cat had produced a litter of kittens and it became Rob’s responsibility to sell them off to good homes. This childhood talent continued to flourish with Rob selling cherries grown from their own tree. By constantly developing his natural abilities, Rob has been very fortunate to be able to accept career opportunities that have allowed him to travel around the world and be witness to…