by Brooke Falvey
Community awareness
Will you help me Bust a Move for breast cancer?
I’m going to come right out and say it, I love my boobs and I love my friend’s boobs. So it really sucks to know that 43 Australian women are diagnosed with breast cancer EVERY DAY*. That’s 15 930 Australian women a year. That’s why I’m getting ready to burn up the dance floor to help Mater Chicks in Pink […]
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10 things every woman should remember
I found these tips on Tumblr and wanted to share it with all my lovely female friends because I think it makes some valid points that, at times, we all need to remember. 1. Learn to put on your bracelets and zip up your dresses by yourself. There will be times when you will be alone. […]
MoreRevamp your work wardrobe
You’d have to be hiding in a bubble not to know domestic violence is a hot topic in Australia right now. One in five Australian women are affected. And with 37 women killed so far this year in domestic violence incidents, we need to be yelling it from the rooftops and doing everything we can to help […]
MoreThe long road from a broken heart
When Jeremy Scott was four years old, his parents told him he was going on holidays. They lied. Unable to face telling their young son that he needed open heart surgery—a procedure that was still considered a ‘lottery’ in 1977—Jeremy’s parents chose instead to tell a little white lie. The eldest son of Steve and […]
MoreWe need to talk
We need to talk. These four little words can strike fear in my heart—and it doesn’t matter who says them. They’re ominous and they’re scary. But their message is so bloody important, just not in the way you probably think. Today’s world is a busy one; time is short, moments are fleeting and communication comes […]
MoreDi rides for a cure
2 days. 200 Kilometres. 1 epic ride. Participating in the Rio Tinto Ride to Conquer Cancer has been described as one of the more ‘fun, exhilarating and rewarding’ ways to help fight cancer—a disease which will affect one-in-two Australians. It’s also the way most likely to result in a ridiculously bruised and sore butt and a feeling […]
MoreUnite in white
This is Michelle. ‘Mich’ to her loved ones. She is mum to Finnigan, 4, and Eloise, almost 2, and last year she celebrated her 40th birthday. An architect by trade, she is from the United States originally, and moved to Australia with her husband in 2009. When she isn’t hanging out with her family, Mich loves visiting art museums […]
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