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Poverty In Australia
“If a free society cannot help the many who are poor,
it cannot save the few who are rich.”
John F Kennedy
Fifty years ago, social critic Donald Horne dubbed Australia “The Lucky Country”. Sadly ...
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Tuesday, December 30, 2014
Poverty In Australia
“If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich.”
John F Kennedy
Fifty years ago, social critic Donald Horne dubbed Australia “The Lucky Country”. Sadly f...
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Community
Tuesday, December 30, 2014
Christmas Remembered
“They were the best of times, they were the worst of times.”
Charles Dickens (A Tale of two Cities)
Christmas times are often amongst a family’s happiest memories; for many, they were indeed the b...
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Thursday, December 25, 2014
Christmas Remembered
“They were the best of times, they were the worst of times.”
Charles Dickens (A Tale of two Cities)
Christmas times are often amongst a family’s happiest memories; for many, they were indeed the b...
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Grief
Thursday, December 25, 2014
Salvation Army @ Christmas
Synonymous with the festive season are Salvation Army Bands playing Christmas Carols outside shopping centres in the hope that shoppers will open their hearts and their wallets to help feed and buy...
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Tuesday, December 23, 2014
Salvation Army @ Christmas
Synonymous with the festive season are Salvation Army Bands playing Christmas Carols outside shopping centres in the hope that shoppers will open their hearts and their wallets to help feed and buy...
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Community
Tuesday, December 23, 2014
A Wish Before I Die : The Peter Gourlay Story
During late May and early June I couldn’t help but be touched by the story 3AW’s Neil Mitchell ran on four-year-old Peter Gourlay.
Peter was suffering from terminal cancer and had stolen the heart...
Wednesday, December 17, 2014
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Christmas Message 2018
Christmas is a wonderful occasion...but equally it can be a very tough day for many in the community.
To everyone who is so very much looking forward to Christmas, I wish you a wonderful d...
Coping at Christmas 2018
If you have experienced loss the whole festive season can be extremely challenging.
Time and time again people have said to us they wish they could go to bed at the end of November and wake...
Art For The Heart: Beauty From Loss & Pain
This year’s Art For The Heart exhibition had substance and richness that lifted the spirit with honest, beautiful and sometimes provocative creative works relating to love, loss and hope. Shaped by...
Celebrating Father Gerard Dowling’s 45 Years on Air
Congratulations to our great friend Father Gerard Dowling OAM DE as he celebrates the huge milestone of reaching 45 years on air! Father Dowling hosts a regular spot on the RSN 927 AM every Sunday ...
Father's Day 2018
Father’s Day is certainly a different occasion for me today because my father died in 1998. In fact Father’s Day 1998 was the last occasion that we had gathered as an entire family, m...
Say It Now Week "Appreciation"
One of the very great sadness’s associated with the sudden death of a family member or close friend can, for the bereaved, be the lingering anguish and heartache associated with their not having to...
Six Songs That “Say It Now”
We Australians have always been a stoic lot - most of us are well-practiced in keeping emotions to ourselves. I often get the impression that Aussies of a certain age would rather have a tooth pull...