KATE MEIKLE headed out to Phillip last night to snap some photos at the Business After Business event.
"I want my kids to understand that we are a 'no-nonsense' family – that when it comes to unpleasant but important experiences such as vaccination we just get on with it. Yes, it will hurt, but it will be quick and, yes, we get a treat afterwards," writes Mummy columnist KATE MEIKLE.
Networking coach and author Misty Henkel is taking her passion for networking to a new level by organising the world’s biggest networking event, writes KATE MEIKLE.
"IT'S the worst feeling in the world when you hand a young person a swag or sleeping bag, knowing that’s the best you can do for them,” says Sarah Murdoch, who runs Raw Potential, a community-funded program dedicated to improving the lives of Canberra’s disadvantaged youth. KATE MEIKLE reports.
Colin McCulloch woke in intensive care to the news he had a brain tumour the size of an orange and his chances of surviving surgery weren’t great. He beat the odds and, as he tells KATE MEIKLE, he’s dedicated himself to raising funds and awareness for four brain cancer charities.
"It’s staggering… less than 10 per cent of female high-school students in Canberra are meeting Australia’s physical activity guidelines," writes KATE MEIKLE.
The shelves at Canberra's largest emergency food charity, St John’s Care at Reid, are almost bare and management is reporting an urgent lack of supplies to support an increasing number of people in need, reports KATE MEIKLE.
"Women deal with fear and threat every day. We are conditioned to check behind our shoulders, to quickly find polite excuses to leave when conversations become creepy and even to hide from men when we feel scared," writes KATE MEIKLE.
"I grabbed my bestie and as we sat down, we realised we were all sitting in the exact cliques that we had at high school. Nothing had changed!" What is it about school reunions, asks KATE MEIKLE?
What happened to the little darlings of Westgarth Street?
"Right now, one in five children in Australia start school developmentally behind their peers, but attending preschool can reduce that," writes Mummy columnist KATE MEIKLE in praise of what the ACT has to offer.
