May Doncon fled her homeland as a child in fear for her life and has gone on to prove refugees can contribute greatly to their new countries.
Author: Christine Kerr
Natasha Anderson – Risking life to save rhinos
Fighting for a cause you believe in is one thing but risking your life to do so is quite another. What drives this Australian woman to risk her life to save rhinos amid achingly beautiful Zimbabwean bush?
Mary Hutton – Freeing the bears
Mary Hutton has transformed from a humble mum in the suburbs to an international powerhouse negotiating with Asian governments in her ongoing bid to rescue Asian bears.
Marcia Huber and Eleanor Gorman – Loss, love and new life
As Marcia Huber watched her sister Eleanor Gorman suffer through the grief of failed IVF attempts and miscarriages, she offered to carry Eleanor’s child through pregnancy as a surrogate mother. The resultant journey took them on an emotional whirlwind of gut-wrenching fear, restrained hope, sheer love and, ultimately, unbridled joy.
Andrew Outhwaite and a social experiment to transform a community
Andrew Outhwaite and a team of like-minded people launched the social enterprise Pollinators five years ago as deliberate, conscious, social experiment. Their test hypothesis? Could the right type of social enterprise help make a community sustainable within one decade?
Fleur Porter – Maintaining faith in the magic of love
How do you maintain faith in love when you’ve been devastated by heartbreak? Life coach Fleur Porter draws on her own life experiences, and her training as a life coach and relationship mentor, to reveal what she has learned about love.
Mid West Charity Begins at Home – Easing pain, capturing hearts
This wildly successful fundraising phenomenon has captured the hearts of a region with its tireless efforts to raise money for the seriously ill. Samille Mitchell investigates what drives the volunteers behind the charity and peeks into the lives of some of those it has helped.
Tamara and Sarah Walker – A love story
The topic of same-sex marriage unleashes sometimes ferocious debate in Australia. Yet one Geraldton couple have acted on the strength of their love to declare it to the world, no matter what the criticism, gossip, or controversy.