MICHELE Phillips, 62, had no idea what a wild ride she was in for when she started an animal shelter a quarter of a century ago. Since then, she has saved everything from tiny baby possums and kangaroo joeys to magpies, lizards and turtles.
BABIES and mothers around the world are better off thanks to a Melbourne couple globally sharing their medical expertise. And the pair say smartphones have played a big part.
A FITZROY Breakfast Club run by the Brotherhood of St Laurence that offers migrant children a healthy start to the day has earned volunteer Aguer Athian a Pride of Australia Award nomination.
TWO-and-a-half years after the senseless death of their teenage son Pat, Matt and Robyn Cronin are rebuilding their lives with new purpose after launching a foundation in his honour.
Do you know someone who has inspired you through their dedication, initiative, courage or charity?
THEY are the local legends whose names rarely hit the spotlight, but today they will be honoured as Victoria’s heroes.
IT was like a scene from The Shining. A raged man hacked an axe through the bedroom door, his family cowered in fear on the other side. Sgt Daniel Willsmore saved their lives.
Do you know someone who has inspired you through their dedication, initiative, courage or charity?
IAN Davis holds his son Archie, knowing he won’t be able to for much longer. The young father, who has MND, has started to lose grip in his left hand.
HOW do you thank a stranger for saving your daughter’s life? It’s the question Scott and Kate Lucas have been grappling with since three people they never met brought their daughter, Kristen, back to life.
A KNIFE-wielding thief has a quick-thinking police sergeant to thank for saving him from being gunned down.
AT just seven years old, a sick little boy with a gap-toothed grin has saved the lives of complete strangers.
WENDY Charles has become a guardian angel and adopted mother to a struggling refugee couple that came into her life by complete chance.
QUICK thinking by her grandsons saved Fran Gronow’s life as she suffered a stroke.
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