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Broome volunteers give up Easter Holiday Sleep-ins for the Health of their Coast

Community members in Broome sacrificed their Easter holiday sleep-ins and have demonstrated their commitment to the health of the Kimberley coast by fronting up as early as 5am to go seagrass monitoring in internationally renowned Roebuck Bay. Seagrass is one of the world's most important ecosystems. It provides habitat to a myriad of marine...

A Positive Aussie says 'Doom the Gloom'!

I don't know about you, but I find watching the news on Television these days rather depressing. If there is not footage of another collapse, firms closing, people losing their jobs, there is news of road deaths, murders and other 'engaging' items. Apparently good news does not sell. Well, for this viewer, good news does...

Resisting the Doom and Gloom

The last year has been an extremely hard one for Sunshine Coast couple Lou & Sue Hatton. They sold out of their resort management business in Dec 05 and then set about the task of applying their hard won skills to developing a small residential complex. Then came the "World Economic Crises". With everything on the...

Cancer Mind over Matter of Life!

In 1997 I was diagnosed with Breast Cancer at the age of 38! The minute this happened my whole life changed before me, BUT NOT FOR THE NEGATIVE - FOR THE POSITIVE! I was confronted with a lifechanging situation and I had to make decisions. When asked by my youngest of three girls, Amy, who was only 11 years of age at the time,...

Yeppoon father proves goodwill and a fairdinkum attitude gets you everywhere in business

My father Craig Poole is a shining example of the quintessential good aussie bloke who has used his people skills to go forward in his business. He's no millionaire, but his existing customers rave about him because he works with pride and is always up for a joke and a chat. Cooee Bay Mowing is a lawn mowing business my father started a few...

Aspergers and Dyslexic Success

I finished high school in 1981 with my teachers telling me I would be a failure. I became a carpenter and then a builder. At the age of 28 I was offered the distribution rights to a South African soil stabilisation product for making dirt roads longer lasting. I always had a never give up attitude. The stabiliser I was importing was too...

Playing with my Daughter and a good friend - a great Positive!!!

Hi I play in a band with my Daughter Shahana and a very good friend Craig. We started this band about 6 years ago when my Daughter said she would like to sing, not being your usual dad, i wanted to hear her first to see is she was good enough to warrant me to come out of retirement, and invest the time that would be needed. Well good enough!...

Gold Coast girl lends a hand in Africa

My wonderful daughter Sharyn is the perfect example of Aussie spirit and positivity. Despite being made redundant from her job a few months ago, Sharyn is still getting out there and making a difference and helping some of the world's most neediest people. In February 2009, Sharyn will embark on a World Vision 3 week challenge that will...

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