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Girls’ sports should not be an afterthought

August 12th, 2021 - Ellen Sandell

Like so many girls across Victoria, I loved playing netball when I was growing up.

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Talking with children about their parent’s mental health

August 12th, 2021 - Satellite Foundation

Parents often worry that talking openly with their children about mental illness will make things worse. However, when supported to have these conversations and offered accurate information, the opposite is true.

Building a community? It’s child’s play

August 12th, 2021 - Rebecca Smith

It’s never too early to start meeting your neighbours and making friends, something Jimmy and Indie (pictured) understand well.

Adaptation in a post-COVID-19 community

August 12th, 2021 - Simon Harvey

Maybe it’s not useful to talk about a “post-COVID-19” time, because post-COVID-19 doesn’t equal post-pandemics! I think that’s already clear because we’ve effectively got a very frisky COVID-21!

A vet for all, within and beyond the walls

August 12th, 2021 - Melbourne Zoo

When people think of a zoo vet, they usually think of elephants, giraffes, lions and all the big animals. I often get asked how I can possibly know everything about so many species. And most people assume that every animal I care for lives at the zoo.

Act of kindness brings a smile to isolated international student

August 12th, 2021 - Brendan Rees

Alone, far from family, and living in her West Melbourne home without a heater while trying to undertake her doctoral research, Arianna Oddo was feeling the winter chill.

Faces of North West City

August 12th, 2021 - North West City News

Have you received your COVID-19 vaccination?

The founding of North Melbourne’s Lost Dog’s Home - 1913

August 12th, 2021 - Felicity Jack

Community dissatisfaction with the handling of Melbourne’s lost dogs came to a head in 1910 with the following article in Melbourne’s Argus newspaper …