Inspirational

Elise Hawthorne Fleeing the Nazis, Eva with her parents Fritz and Margaret Stern arrived in Sydney in January 1939. Back in Vienna, Eva’s father was an active member of the…

Elise Hawthorne Henry Roth, fashion icon, social enterprise and personal branding strategist attributes his drive and spirit to his incredible parents Aneta and Joseph Weinreich. Growing up hearing firsthand testimony…

Elise Hawthorne Our world seems to be full of never-ending conflicts in one way or another, which is surprising to me as history should have taught humans to behave in…

By Elise Hawthorne Internationally acclaimed actress Miriam Margolyes OBE and her great friend Sydneysider Robin Amadio, the doyenne of Australian social journalism are firm friends, meeting over 35 years ago.…

By Elise Hawthorne Approximately 300 women from over 20 cultural backgrounds came together for a night of singing, dancing, eating and laughing at the 2018 Women of Diversity Dinner (WDD)…

By Liron Lavi Turkenich I was born in Haifa, a city in Israel that has a mixed population of Hebrew and Arabic speakers. Every sign in Israel is set in…

By Dr Wendy Foote An interesting development has taken place in corporate Australia this week, with accounting giant PwC unveiling details of its new HR policy that aims to make…

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…

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…