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By Elise Hawthorne weaving art through different areas of study Parents are offered an abundance of education options for their children; what makes a Montessori education such a compelling choice…

Interview by Elise Hawthorne Foster Care Week, 11 – 17 September honours the essential role played by foster carers in our community, and this year’s overarching theme; ‘Be Part of…

Mona Helen Preuss Floating in the Pacific Ocean, our heads just above the water, we’re eye-to-eye with a tropical penguin standing on a rocky outcropping. He shifts from foot to…

Mona Helen Preuss You stand at the river’s edge, the thunderous water shaking the ground at your feet. Tilting your head back, way back, you take in the sight, both…

Elise Hawthorne I first met Jac Vidgen over twenty five years ago when he was the creative force behind the legendary RAT parties in Sydney. Jac has always been ahead…

Elise Hawthorne I love to know what lurks inside the minds of artists whom I admire, to understand their motivation, what inspires them and how it all began; Peter Griffin…

Elise Hawthorne A Google search defines kindness as “the quality of being friendly, generous, and considerate”, which sounds easy enough in theory and Michael Lloyd-White, Chairman, Founding Director, World Kindness…

Elise Hawthorne What Dijanna Mulhearn doesn’t know about fashion, one probably doesn’t need to know. Every now and then I come across someone who is stylish and more importantly gives…

Jenny Cottle Many holidays impact heavily on the environment – from the fuel that is used to get you to your destination, to the high usage of disposable items, to…

Elise Hawthorne When I think about what a typical 11 or 12 year old might be doing in their school holidays I think of the usual – going to the…