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Emma Booth, with her horse Zidane, during her time qualifying for the Paralympics three years after becoming a paraplegic. Picture: Dylan Robinson

Emma’s riding high after Rio

AS a girl Emma Booth dreamt of representing Australia at the Olympics. But she never imagined she’d be going to the Paralympics instead.

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Jeremy pedals the gift of giving

A FORMER extreme metal musician cum pool technician has found his calling — repairing and giving away more than 1,000 unwanted bikes.

Sarah Hillier, 48, has an authentic, hand-stitched Chewbacca costume, complete with stilts to make her 2.38m tall. Most weekends, as part of her membership in the 501st Legion, a group of Star Wars fans who dress up and appear at comic conventions, charity fundraisers, etc. Picture: Dylan Robinson

Chewbacca’s selfless deeds bring joy

AFTER she fell in love with Star Wars character Chewbacca as a child, Sarah Hillier now thrills others by dressing up and performing as the fabled Wookie.

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Pursuit to find the Tasmanian tiger

COL Bailey has spent almost 50 years trying to prove the Tasmanian tiger still exists — and he’s hoping he’ll still be here when it’s finally found.

Roz Holme has saved thousands of wombats over the past 30 years. Her latest addition to the injured list arrived with a broken leg and now needs a name. Picture by Peter Lorimer.

Wombat rescuer’s labour of love

IT was a love that started in childhood and 35 years later Roz Holmes has saved thousands of native bare-nosed wombats from a range of horrors.

Andrea Ruske with bat Susan moved to the NT from Germany 10 years ago she started volunteering to rescue native animals - she is a committee member of Wildcare NT and mentors new carers, she is the secretary for Ark Aid Inc and volunteers for AMRRIC, she has been nominated for a Pride of Australia award.

‘Australia is my home now’

SHE came down under for a working holiday but 10 years later German-born Andrea Ruske hasn’t been able to leave and it’s all because of our Australian wildlife.

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