Jenny Cottle Plastic is convenient, cheap and a worldwide environmental scourge. Whilst science is finding many alternatives to plastic, people are beginning to realise that they need to change their…

Brenda Janschek Eating more raw foods (vs cooked) is a must for you and your family. Eating raw reduces the loss of vitamins and minerals that occur when food has…

Craig Priddle Created in the spirit of TED’s mission, “ideas worth spreading,” the TEDx program is designed to give communities, organizations and individuals the opportunity to stimulate dialogue through TED-like…

Elise Hawthorne A.J. Taylor’s HAWKESBURY exhibition at the Martin Browne Contemporary art gallery in Sydney bought a grown woman, namely me, to tears. Not since Author Boyd’s Shoalhaven landscape series…

Bret Harding This week, I had the good fortune to watch a documentary on cable regarding a blast from the past named Sixto Rodriguez. The film Searching for Sugar Man…

Elise Hawthorne Following last week’s article about the very talented and inspiring Bill Cunningham, I ventured out on the streets of Sydney to try my hand at capturing images of…

Jenny Cottle Reading about a new innovation in bicycle design made me think about living sustainably in an urban environment. As individuals there are so many things we can do,…

Brenda Janschek Kale chips are a big hit with my kids and, evidently, their friends, who come around and hoover them down before returning home demanding their mums make them…

Elise Hawthorne Life Begins at 50 is the brainchild of market research expert Ellen Baron. It is setting out to create a community of people who want to help change…

Mona Helen Preuss The mysterious allure of Mo’orea, playing hide-and-seek amidst the clouds in the distance, beckons at the port of Pape’ete where we board one of several daily ferries…