For nearly a year and a half we have lived with an invisible virus, which due to actions and reactions to combat it, is slowly bringing our way of life to a halt. I thought I was doing okay, handling it and staying cheerful but this last lockdown has made me weary. I am Weary […]
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I am only one, but still I am one, I cannot doing everything, but I can still do something. – E Everett Yes, it is probably true, on some level that the idea of giving your time and energy to a cause without financial reward may seem an impossible task and you may even wonder
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Our lives as individuals, families and communities has taken on a new normal in 2020 with the Covid19 pandemic. A century ago, our ancestors were dealing with another pandemic; the Spanish Influenza. In 1919, Australians had just lived through 4 years of war. Back then, it was not just the unknown of when social distancing may
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What a learning curve we have been on! A little while back, Transition Streets Geelong invited us to run a series of workshops for them, under the title Made It Myself – Sharing With Others. Skills based workshops where participants learn a skill, practice it, then pass it on to others. Since then, we have
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The other day I met a man, who with his partner had recently moved into our district. They had both grown up in Melbourne and had lived most of their married life living in inner Melbourne, in an apartment.Firstly, they were just going to stay on weekends and mini breaks, but very quickly became enamored
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Oh, my wasn’t it a wet and cold July? We have a lake in the yard, the ducks are happy, the dogs are muddy, the goat is not impressed and the chooks well they just avoid that wet stuff the best they can!
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