Uni student debuts at Cannes
HOW at 22, Maeve McKenna, took the Cannes Film Festival by storm with a 15 minute short film — and her cinematic future looks bright.
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Fitness saves triathlete after accident
WHEN Kerryn Harvey lost her arm to a flesh eating disease, she lived her worst nightmare. But the triathlete refuses to let it stop her doing what she loves.
‘Why play when you can create?’
WHILE other nine-year-old girls played with dolls, budding tech guru Anvitha Vijay was coding to develop her first app.
Peter’s craft has spoonfuls of success
PETER Trott has been making wooden spoons ever since he was a child, and he’s managed to turn his hobby into a successful career.
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50 years spent saving rabbits
Widow Kim Cooney has been nominated for an award for her work saving hundreds of unwanted bunnies at the Rabbit Rescue Sanctuary in Northern NSW.
The Aussie who saw the big picture
MANY young Aussies agonise over what they might one day become but as a kid, David Kilderry could literally see his future from his bedroom window.
Pixie’s taking care of business
PIXIE Weyand quit her corporate job to clean toilets in Queensland mines. But after more than a year she’d saved enough money to start making her dreams come true.
Healthier hospital food is a must
A FORMER TV executive was visiting her brother-in-law in hospital when she noticed — with alarm — what staff were feeding him. That’s when she knew she had to act.
Grammy winner you’ve never heard of
HE’S the Aussie musician who’s won three Grammy Awards and played at Carnegie Hall but chances are you probably wouldn’t recognise him.
Birds of a feather flock together
IN Sydney in the late 1990s, Ravi was a common sight as his pet birds flew along with him while he walked his dog. Now people flock to him to see him work wonders.
Photographer follows her animal instincts
ALEX Cearns always had a love of animals and after 20 years in the workforce finally turned her passion into a career using the power of photography.
Alice Springs local lending a hand to youth
AFTER a trip to his parents’ native Ethiopia in 2012, Caleb Maru quickly developed a social conscience and is now changing the lives of Alice Springs youth.
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