‘You would see me just curled up on my bed in a foetal position, not wanting to go anywhere or do anything.’
Chronic Pain
One in Five Australians suffer chronic pain. It can be a debilitating condition, leading to personality changes
When in drought
Farming is a tough job on a good year, but even harder when facing severe drought.
Domestic violence: getting the facts
‘No one is immune to domestic and family violence’
Surviving the Streets
‘How I became homeless is I just kept running till there was nowhere else to go.
It Doesn’t Make Sense
‘When driving in the Australian bush and you see a kangaroo on the road, all the old farmers used to tell me that it’s not the one you see that will get you, it’s the one you don’t see.
When waters rise
‘Life doesn’t stop for anything even a natural disaster. You can become pretty naive to think that it won’t happen to you. And when it did actually happen, the devastation was beyond our comprehension at the time. And we’ve been dealing with that for the last two years.’
Finding hope in your grief
‘My best friend was diagnosed with cancer. We heard on a Wednesday there’s nothing that can be done. He was dead by Friday. That was a bit of a smack in the head!’
Carrying Hope
‘Us Australians are a generous bunch, often willing to support an important cause that might bring hope in a time of need. But when it comes to financial giving, we don’t always get to hear the impact that our donations really have.’
Comfort for Tragedy
‘There is life after a fire.’
What do you do when you’re away from home and you receive a phone call that there is a bushfire in your area?
