Fires can’t destroy the heart of the people
Catastrophic fires burnt across NSW and Queensland throughout November and many readers will have firsthand experience of what it looked and felt like. It will remain raw for many of us for some time to come.
A pilgrim’s progress
As the bus pulled away from the last border checkpoint, I felt some lightening of my spirits.
When Greta was the world
With a port city and industrial hub, Newcastle and the Hunter have played an intrinsic role in Australia’s migrant history.
Males must hold each other accountable
This month marks the commemoration of White Ribbon Day as part of a global social movement of men and boys to end men’s violence against women.
Living, learning, growing
Stacey Peterson Mansfield was four years old when she entered out-of-home care, and now, against the odds, and thanks to an innovative University of Newcastle program, she is on track to achieving her goal of becoming a social worker.
Life options from literacy
Jackie Coleman has travelled far and wide pursuing her desires to support linguistic minorities to achieve good literacy in their societies’ dominant languages and in their own.
Don’t put your wellbeing on hold
Q: I feel I am terrible at managing my work-life balance. It might be that I’m just exhausted being so close to the end of the year, and also that work and my personal life have been extremely busy pretty much all year. I feel stuck and not sure how to make more time for me with all these competing demands.
In the steps of Jesus
Diocesan pilgrims journeyed through the Holy Land these school holidays to walk the places that Jesus once walked.
