by Lavinia | Jun 28, 2021 | BLOG
Trigger warning: This story mentions mental health. Helen Ockerby is a Bardi and Noongar woman based in Broome. She is the Culture, Art, and Sports Manager of Garnduwa Amboorny Wirnan. Helen works alongside remote communities and townships of the Kimberley, delivering...
by Lavinia | Jun 16, 2021 | BLOG
Cindy-lee, 22 years old from Donnybrook, has always been passionate about agriculture. Still, with no farming background or experience, she felt as if her dreams of having a career within the industry were out of reach. At 18, She acquired a job as a stockwoman at...
by Lavinia | Jun 9, 2021 | BLOG
Molly Fuge is a Full time permanent Farm Hand (Central NSW) she has been with Lawson Grains since she started as a Casual employee in Feb 2018. Molly was born and bred in Forbes. Being raised on the farm, she was always surrounded by horses, sheep, and big machinery....
by Lavinia | Apr 21, 2021 | BLOG
I was 22 years old when I pulled up outside the Commercial Hotel in Dowerin ready for a 6-week stint working as a barmaid before the final leg of my lap around Australia as a British backpacker. I didn’t want to come to Dowerin. The thought of it terrified me. I...
by Lavinia | Apr 19, 2021 | BLOG
By Julia Schortinghuis BCom, PGDipEd, CFP, AFA As a Financial Planner I have witnessed the ever-increasing cost of producing financial advice, which restricts many people from receiving information to help them achieve their financial goals. Whilst our superannuation...
by Lavinia | Apr 12, 2021 | BLOG
Trigger warning: This story mentions suicide & mental health. The Blue Tree Project was founded in 2019 after Kendall’s brother Jayden took his own life. The Project uses the beacons of the Blue Tree to draw attention to mental health, with Kendall using the...