I went on a ‘tour’ of a ‘values based’ co-working space today in Manhattan, New York City and it was all very awkward and odd. It was a space apparently designed for entrepreneurs,Read More…
I was honoured to be invited to judge the local Lions Youth Of The Year contest held at Yeronga Dutton Park RSL yesterday. The five contestants from Yeronga State High and McGregor State HighRead More…
Hi everyone, Happy New Year! I’m excited to share that we exceeded our Give Girl Power Christmas fundraiser target by $200 raising a total of $700 which, in terms of impact, means 70Read More…
Sharing the love This year the love of my life Brett and I got married and, instead of gifts, we requested our 200 wedding guests donate funds to Migori Health & RightsRead More…
On November 28, 29, a group of passionate people came together to the Random Hacks Of Kindness Brisbane event hosted at News Corp in Bowen Hills. It took me a while to comeRead More…
Tomorrow I’m off to my first face-to-face meeting with Random Hacks of Kindness, Brisbane. Chad was impressive when we chatted on the phone, asking all the hard questions. All the right questions. GivenRead More…
On September 20, after a 10 hour drive from Brisbane with an overnight stop at Moonie, Brett and I arrived at Murra Murra near Nebine (between Bollon and Cunnamulla), the traditional landRead More…
There’s so much feminist hate and feminist bashing online that I just happen to come across in my roamings. I feel it’s increasing. The cartoons and the memes are awful and hatefulRead More…
Impressive, engaging, grammatically correct, culturally relevant web content – whether it’s SEO optimised content, evergreen content, product descriptions, blogs or social media copy – costs between AU 18c and 50c per word or $45-$125Read More…
I am no longer doing a PhD! I decided to drop out of that a few months ago with a view to setting up my own start-up social enterprise rather than simplyRead More…
It is with much difficulty and regret that I make the decision today not to preselect to be the Greens candidate for the seat of Moreton at the next federal election, despiteRead More…
The smell is back. I’ve lived in the area for 9 years and am more than happy to live next to the industrial area. All sorts of smells and noises come outRead More…
Just sent this question to Facebook. I’ll post the answer as soon as I find it out. I am scheduling posts in Facebook and they’re not showing up in the scheduler list.Read More…
On June 13 I am marrying the love of my life Brett Hansen. Brett is a gentle, kind, creative, patient, talented man who I look forward to spending the rest of myRead More…
Wicked Pickets is a community action to remove the sexist, racist and homophobic slogans on Wicked Vans. You can like the Wicked Pickets Facebook page. This particular protest group is based in Brisbane.Read More…
I love globalisation. There. I said it. Globalisation’s focus on unfettered economic growth rather unfettered good has given the word a bad name, is all. I think globalisation can be done much betterRead More…
Fed up residents of Salisbury and Moorooka, who have lived with a noxious industrial odour for 9 months, are calling for the relocation of industrial surface coating on plastic away from theRead More…
As odour continues to overwhelm the Moorooka and Salisbury suburbs, local noxious odour action group is alarmed at the bizarre extension that’s been given by Council to EGR. The Salisbury Moorooka NoxiousRead More…
This week a group of concerned Moorooka residents formed the Salisbury Moorooka Noxious Odour Action Group (SM-NOAG) to demand action to stop the solvent odour overpowering the local area. SM-NOAG spokesperson CecRead More…
Today I wrote a letter to the Prime Minister of Australia for the very first time. You can too at http://www.pm.gov.au/contact-your-pm. Dear Mr Abbott, I am 37 and have been voting for almostRead More…