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Lisa Mayoh is the Editor of Insider, the arts and entertainment section of The Sunday Telegraph. She writes in-depth celebrity profiles, theatre, arts and entertainment features, and highlights important social affairs issues. Lisa has been a journalist for more than 20 years and is passionate about sharing people’s stories.

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Pride of Australia

Nipper Nick up for gong over saving lives

SAVING a life is one thing — but saving five in five days when you’re only 13 is something else entirely.

Pride of Australia

All our heroes deserve to win

THE Daily Telegraph’s Pride of Australia winners are set to be announced at a ceremony in Sydney today as we honour the people who strive to make our country a better place.

Pride of Australia

Pride of Aus nomination of Henry Isherwood, 9. He has raised $1200 in sponsorship for completing a 14km run next month for Lotus Outreach Australia - which will send three girls to school in Cambodia for a whole year. Henry found out that it only costs $350 to put a girl through school for one year, and that $60 buys a bicycle so a girl can travel safely the long distances to school.

Huge heart puts young Henry in the running

WHEN nine-year-old Henry Isherwood found out children in Cambodia could not afford to go to school or own a bike, he knew what to do.

Pride of Australia

Fire fighters during their back burning efforts at the edge of St Columba's High School's grounds in Winmalee. The Blue Mountain Bushfire's. Bushfire. Picture: Bradley Hunter

Teacher that saved kids from bushfires

JOAN Murray says many who lived through last October’s savage Blue Mountains bushfires are just grateful to be alive. For some parents, though, there is gratitude to Ms Murray for helping save their children’s lives.

Pride of Australia

Warm heart homes in on good causes

FIVE years ago, Waverton mum Jenny Carter went to the Philippines to work in orphanages and build houses for the underprivileged.

Pride of Australia

Wollongong detective Darren Kelly has been in the police force for 20 years and regularly goes above and beyond - putting himself in high risk situations as a trained negotiator, mentoring young officers and volunteering to educate local medical staff on police procedure. Senior Sergeant [Investigations Manager], Darren Kelly. Pics Ian Svegovic

Humble cop risks life to help others

DARREN Kelly has been a police officer for 20 years — he is as humble about his efforts as he is committed to the force.

NSW

11 year old Cassidy Strickland with her mother Linda started a charity called Hawkesbury Helping Hands, feeding and helping the homeless, hungry and lonely. It started when a man was going through their family bin for food and Cassidy wanted to help. Cassidy with one of the long-time patrons 8-year-old Teleshia Dent. Picture: Adam Taylor

Cassidy reaching out to help the homeless

CASSIDY Strickland was only eight when she saw a man going through a bin looking for food. And she knew then she just wanted to help.

Pride of Australia

A soul sister on a mission

MARNEE May grew up in the hardened western suburbs of Melbourne, surrounded by public housing, violence and drug and alcohol abuse.

Pride of Australia

Firies Tony Gutteridge (right) and Phil Holdsworth were 2 of 4 firefighters who went above and beyond to protect 54 people and their pets, including a horse, in a single house as a Blue Mountains bushfire hit Yellow Rock on 17 October. They have been nominated for a bravery medal.

Pride in bravery of Sydney firefighters

WHEN St Marys firefighter Phil Holdsworth got a call to say his sister-in-law couldn’t be contacted after being evacuated from the Blue Mountains fires, he rushed to help.

Pride of Australia

Vicki a driving force behind cultural change

IT has been 18 months since Brooke Richardson died texting while driving — a lifetime for mum Vicki who has spent every day campaigning for young drivers to put down their phones.

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