“We are not a therapeutic environment, we are a creative one, we see children with all kinds of issues blossom through tapping into their imagination and expressing themselves through story-telling. Their self-confidence improves greatly and they deepen their engagement with learning”
Australian of the Year Local Hero Award Winner 2016 Dr Catherine Keenan – Co Founder of The Sydney Story Factory. Providing a magical world of possibilities for marginalised, inner city children in Sydney.
Category: Charity
Charity Founders and Fundraisers
The Unconditional Christmas
The Wayside Chapel’s Christmas Party.
Caroline Meehan. The Big Hearted Crusader.
The Caroline Meehan Interview
Kathy Lette. Uncrushable. From Cronulla to Feminist Crusader
Did you ever actually fetch a Chiko Roll for a surfer?
“Yes, sadly I did. Surfie girls were second glass citizens. I’m just glad I sneaked a bite out of it on the way back up the beach”
“On the other hand though, I do so love a man who can shoot from the lip, triple an entendre and give a little punniligus”
Kathy Lette, Queen of Wit, author of Puberty Blues and a tonne of other great stuff.
The Intrepid Adventures of Malin Frick.
The Wildlife Warrior
The Malin Frick Interview.
Romany Brooks. Charity Auctioneer and Fundraiser
The Romany Brooks Interview. Photographer Simon Bernhardt.
David Riddell. Bobby Goldsmith Foundation CEO
The David Riddell Interview. Photographer Chris Gleisner.
Claudia Karvan. The Wonderful Waysider
The Claudia Karvan Interview and Photo Shoot
“I’ve been involved with the Wayside Chapel since 2006. I got involved because of Graham Long the CEO of Wayside. His patient, non-judgmental philosophies are life-affirming and create a lot of joy and opportunity for people at their lowest ebb. His Christmas Day where Wayside closes off the street and feed over 1000 people is what Christmas Day is all about”