2010 Sydney Leadership Program

Social Leadership Australia will launch its 2010 Sydney Leadership Program at a free information evening in Sydney on Tuesday 8 September, 2009. Now in its 11th year, ‘The Sydney Leadership Program’ was established in 1999 by The Benevolent Society to develop leaders to drive social change. The Sydney Leadership Program is a ten month social [...]

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Teen Fiction: Surf Sisters by Laurine Croasdale

Reading Surf Sisters sent me back to my teenage life, a time when wet hair, zinc cream and the warm smell of wax was de rigueur in our coastal town. It also sent me back to the sisterhood of teen friendship – the strong connection forged between friends, the occasional hiccups and of course, the [...]

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Cookbook Review: Little Vietnam by Nhut Huynh

I can still remember the moment I slid my teeth into my very first Vietnamese rice paper roll. I can feel the soft, dry, sticky exterior on my lips and tongue. I can feel the slight give of the sheet as my teeth enter the interior of the roll, and the tang of the fragrant [...]

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Playtime: Activities for Little Children that can Make a Big Difference

Most of us know someone that is ‘great with kids’. With a magnetic force akin to the Pied Piper, they can be spotted a mile away – an expressive look on their face, animated gestures flailing, and a hovering horde of little people at their feet, hanging on their every word. Not all of us [...]

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Everyday Ways Parents can Develop their Children’s Literacy and Numeracy

National Literacy and Numeracy Week (NLNW) will be held from 31 August to 6 September 2009 across Australia. The theme for the Week in 2009 is Getting the Basics Right. The aim of NLNW is to promote the importance of literacy and numeracy as fundamental life skills. The week gives schools the opportunity to get [...]

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Art Competition for Breast Cancer Survivors

The Westmead Breast Cancer Institute has launched a new national art competition, the Mural of Survivorship, at the inaugural Ray of Hope fundraising dinner. The competition, open to all those affected by breast cancer and their family and friends, has been created to celebrate ‘survivorship’ – the term used to describe the time from diagnosis [...]

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Education for Women in Franchising

Women in Franchising (WIF), an initiative of the Franchise Council of Australia, and Westpac have partnered together to provide more education on business matters for women in the franchising industry. WIF Committee Chair Kate Johnson said the FCA’s research findings were the main reason behind WIF’s decision to form the partnership. “Through research the FCA [...]

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Six Figures Expands Offering to Deliver Executives More

Six Figures, the Executive Job site for $100K+ jobs and talent jobs across all industries and professions, has launched a new website design and expanded the offering to include Executive Jobs, News and Services. Due to growing demand by high salary earners for more specific career and industry related content, Six Figures is meeting demand [...]

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Australian Women Under Pressure to be the Perfect Mother

More than one in five Australian mothers feel intense pressure to ‘have it all’ – balancing career, baby, partner and social life within the first 12 months of their child’s life, according to a recent survey by The Baby Show*. The Baby Show Mother Load Barometer has found Australian mothers feel overwhelmed by social expectations [...]

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Girl’s Guide to the World

I was recently surfing the net, in search of a Guest House to stay in, during an up and coming visit to Chiang Mai, in Thailand’s north. Often, I look on Trip Adviser, one of the many internet based travel resources I use when planning my trips, but as I was travelling alone this time, [...]

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