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A Line In The Sand

Stop and think before you hit the ‘send’ key
Posted: 01 Feb 12 | THE touch of a button can be a dangerous thing. It seems we spend more time hitting “send’’ than we do communicating face-to-face, and now we are living with the consequences. | CommentsComments (2)
Posted: 18 Oct 10 | CATH Harwood knew how to do many things, but two stood out. She knew how to love, and how to live – both of which she did with gusto and expecting nothing in return. | CommentsComments (0)
Posted: 10 May 10 | Nicole Ferrie draws a line in the sand and talks about current issues. | CommentsComments (0)
Posted: 13 Feb 10 | BEFORE you panic with the pressure of finding the perfect gift for your loved one this weekend, take a moment to consider the famous William Shakespeare quote, that love sought is good, but given unsought is better. Seriously, think about it for a few minutes. | CommentsComments (0)
Posted: 30 Nov 09 | STATISTICS show that one in three women will experience physical assault and one in five will be sexually violated. Studies also show that if a man physically harms a woman, he will most likely do it again. A man who harms his partner will use fear, guilt, shame and intimidation to control his victim, until eventually she becomes passive and accepts a life under his conditions. | CommentsComments (0)
Posted: 14 Nov 09 | READING today’s story about high water consumption during the past week makes me feel a little guilty, although I’m sure I’m not alone. The girls and I have spent the past week having water fights after dinner. | CommentsComments (1)
Posted: 24 Oct 09 | ABOUT a week ago a I visited the Ballarat soup bus as part of a fact-finding mission for a similar project being undertaken in Bendigo. The brightly painted old bus carries meals to homeless people in the heart of the city; it started operating two nights a week in July and has already increased its service to five nights a week. | CommentsComments (0)
Posted: 12 Sep 09 | HOW do we protect children when people such as Rodney Peter Smith are allowed to walk free? Despite downloading 40 hours of video footage and 7560 images of child pornography, Smith was sent back to his community this week with little more than a slap on the wrist. | CommentsComments (0)
Posted: 25 Jul 09 | EVERY now and then it’s good to remind ourselves how lucky we are. | CommentsComments (0)
Posted: 11 Jul 09 | THESE were the quotes of a West Australian woman who lived alongside the mother found unconscious as her twin seven-month-old babies lay dead in another room: “I think it’s sad this went on under our noses and nobody knew. | CommentsComments (0)
Posted: 27 Jun 09 | BEFORE I start this column, let me say I don’t believe any person should sit in judgment of another - particularly mothers. | CommentsComments (2)
Posted: 13 Jun 09 | I’M the very lucky mother of two healthy little girls. One is feisty, fiercely independent, thinks deeply and likes detail. | CommentsComments (0)
Posted: 01 Jun 09 | Journalists are often required to witness and record human suffering. | CommentsComments (1)
A Line In The Sand
Nicole Ferrie draws a line in the sand and talks about current issues.

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