A special person

Posted: 10 May 10 | Nicole Ferrie draws a line in the sand and talks about current issues. |

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Love really doesn’t need a special day

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. |

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Abusing women is truly unmanly

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. |

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Summer fun in days gone by

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. |

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Bus provides soup for soul

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. |

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Case of suffer the children?

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. |

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