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Renata Gortan

Renata Gortan is a freelance journalist who has been telling stories professionally for the past 12 years, but asking people questions all her life. She has a BA (English) from Sydney University and is based on Sydney’s Northern Beaches. Her work has been published across a wide range of print publications and online sites, including bodyandsoul.com.au, news.com.au, The Daily Telegraph, The Australian and more.Her specialty is features writing across lifestyle – from food to fashion and culture to health. When she’s not writing, Renata’s insatiable curiosity – and matching appetite – means she’s usually eating.

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Invictus Games Athlete and Former Army Commando, Garry Robinson is pictured at Canterbury South Public School with (left) Elizabeth Turner, 8, Georgia Scrivener, 9, Melia Antonopolous ,10, Alice Bursill Dickinson, 9, Elliot Foxlee, 8, and Beatrice Shimada, 9, who have written letters to encourage the athletes. Picture: David Swift.

Kids cheer on athletes for Do Something Day

WAR veteran athlete Garry Robinson lost a leg after a Blackhawk Helicopter crash in Afghanistan in 2010 but now he is a professional athlete. Campsie RSL has asked children to write letters of support to athletes as part of Do Something Day.

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Portraits of former Masterchef contestant Courtney Roulston cooking at The Station Drop In Centre in Sydney on 9th July 2018.  Courtney is teaming up with Club York for "Do Something Day" to serve up a hot breakfast for clients of the centre in Sydney CBD. (Pictures by Julian Andrews).

Chef dishes up act of kindness

FOR the second year running, former MasterChef contestant Courtney Roulston is teaming up with Club York to cook a hot breakfast for clients of The Station drop-in centre in the CBD as part of Do Something Day.

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Chef Naomi Lowry, at her restaurant, Culina et Vinum, today. Naomi is having chemotherapy and has lost her tastebuds due to the chemo but is still cooking. Picture: Justin Lloyd.

Chemo chef still cooking

A chef who lost her tastebuds to chemotherapy is still running her own restaurant and even made it to the grand final of a national cooking competition.

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Sachi Baxter, 5, from Picton feeding a baby calf at the Country Valley dairy farm in Picton, for a story on the farms Adopt A Cow campaign to feed their herd during winter. Picture: Jonathan Ng

Adopt-A-Cow campaign saves farmer’s herd

A DROUGHT-stricken farmer has been astounded by people’s generosity after his social media SOS saved his herd in just six short weeks. Donations flooded in from across Australia and even the world.

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DAILY TELEGRAPH - Project Sydney - Pictured is food expert Joanna Savill, at Chatkazz Sweets in Harris Park today. Picture: Tim Hunter.

Secret’s out on Sydney’s Little India

COTTAGE restaurants, clouds of spice and sweets so bright you’ll need sunglasses. Harris Park’s Little India is bursting at the seams with the best Indian street food in Sydney.

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