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.
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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.
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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.
Family’s pride in dental care for the poor
FAMILY of John and Helen Niven never imagined the couple, in their 70s, would be off trekking to remote villages in Nepal to provide free dental care to poverty-stricken people.
Making the Jets fly again
AT HENSON Park, home of the Newtown Jets, rugby league is like it used to be.
Finding grace in heart of sorrow
WHEN Newcastle grandmother Vivian Hayles left her high-powered corporate job, the passionate photographer wanted to give something back – and that’s when she found Heartfelt.
Kay’s clean-up shows Pride of Australia
IF you’ve been lucky enough to see the sun rise over the south coast’s Sanctuary Point, chances are you‘ve also seen Kay Phillips picking up rubbish tourists have left behind.
Beating cancer step by step with pride
WHEN Andrew Rust was a young surf lifesaver he didn’t bother with sunscreen. Then came the cancer. He’s now determined to spread the slip, slop, slap message.
13 years spent nursing terminally ill kids
THE love shown by Narelle Martin, 53, at Manly’s Bear Cottage hospice, where heartbreak is a daily business, has seen her nominated for the prestigious medal.
Brave Nicholas inspires his siblings
After their three-year-old brother Nicholas was diagnosed with cancer, Charlotte and Luke Forwood began a remarkable fundraising drive that has raised more than $120,000 and earned them a Pride of Australia Medal nomination.
Parents like the cut of David’s jib
WHEN David Pescud sails in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race, most members of his crews are disabled. That tireless work with the disbaled has earned him a Pride of Australia Medal nomination.
Paramedic risked his life to help trapped woman
THE first instinct of paramedic Josef Pichler was to relieve his patient’s pain. It didn’t matter that she was under a bus, or that the bus hadn’t been secured.
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