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.
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Flight of fancy became world record
SEEMINGLY impossible dreams do come true. It’s a message 20-year-old pilot Ryan Campbell wants to share with teenagers across Australia to inspire them to reach new heights.
Little fighter shows courage beyond his years
SANTO Celi struggles to relate to other kids his age. While his peers have been lobbying for an Xbox, or trying to get out of homework, the 14 year old has been dealing with matters of life and death.
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.
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Helping hand extended to caring for orphans
PETER Baines’ life was forever changed by the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami. Mr Baines was a NSW Police forensic detective sent to Thailand to help identify thousands of bodies.
His mum’s love brought Liam back to life
THIS is a story about a mother’s faith. Mary Knight refused to give up on her youngest son Liam.
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.
Quick-thinking boy saves mum from diabetic coma
DANIEL Tucker has earned a Pride of Australia award nomination for his quick-thinking actions after his mum fell to the ground shaking and slipped towards a diabetic coma.
Jenny fights to liberate the slaves
JENNY Stanger’s life’s work is to remind us people trafficking still happens, even in Australia, in restaurants, farms and nail salons.
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.
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 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.
GP mum battles genetic disease
ALONG with looking after her daughter, Kara, now 15, Karen Crawley has made it her mission to ensure people, especially doctors, are aware of mitochondrial disease.
Pride of Australia nomination for boy who saved his family from fire
Smoke and sound woke Connor Stewart around midnight, then instinct kicked in and he raced to wake his family and get them to safety in time.
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