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Plant an endangered plant and build a community at our Blak Markets
Join IndigiGrow at the iconic Blak Markets at Bare Island, La Perouse this Sunday February 24th from 9:30am to 3pm and buy your bushfood...

Deb Carr
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Carriageworks 2019 Summer Night Market
Photos: Dan Boud (supplied) Exciting news regarding Carriageworks Night Market as chef, restaurateur and pioneer of distinct...

Deb Carr
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The Lights of Christmas, Sydney
For the 9th year, The Lights of Christmas have lit up Sydney once again at St Mary's Cathedral. The nightly light and sound show will run...

Deb Carr
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Jamie's Italian Charity Christmas Lunch
How are your plans going for Christmas lunch? Hopefully you are having a luscious lunch with family and friends but many people just...

Deb Carr
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DineSmart Helps Fund Homeless Projects
How many times today have you walked past someone in Sydney who is homeless? Can you even imagine what it must feel like to not have a...

Deb Carr
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Kadoo Aboriginal Cultural Tours Sydney
Australia's indigenous people have a heritage that is from the oldest surviving culture on earth. Yet, many Australians, including me,...

Deb Carr
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Surry Hills Festival Saturday 22nd September
The Surry Hills Festival takes place on Saturday 22nd September. This year's Surry Hills Festival Power theme is Flower and it is bold...

Deb Carr
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Sydney’s Heritage built on Sandstone and intricate Architecture
I have a special affinity with sandstone. My father, now 83, was one of the rare and old school stonemasons. I say was, he still is it’s...

Deb Carr
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takayna Documents the Threat, Devastation and the Importance of Saving the Tarkine
Recently I was driving home from Bulahdelah NSW and decided to take the longer tourist route home so I could stop and look the tallest...

Deb Carr
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Adelaide Coastrek 30-60km Team Trekking Challenge
Join Olympic Gold Medallist and mum, Juliet Haslam, and journalist Jennifer Byrne, for the inaugural Adelaide Coastrek, 30-60km Team...

Deb Carr
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The 35th Telstra NATSIAA Finalists
The Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory (MAGNT) has announced 67 works selected from 308 entries to be part of the country’s...

Deb Carr
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A Story About An Indigenous Boy Who Hit Rock Bottom And Came Back Up - Green Hand Band
Tim Gray, Founder Green-Hand Band I recently had the pleasure of chatting with Tim Gray, the Founder and Lead Singer of Green Hand Band. Now you may not have heard too much about this band, but read on and I’ll share with you Tim’s amazing story and the good work he does with Green Hand Band. Tim was born in Macksville on the Mid North Coast NSW to aboriginal parents who relocated in his early months to Redfern. At eight months old he was put into Foster care and two months

Deb Carr
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Sydney Lord Mayor’s Welcome for International Students 2018
Last night I had the delightful pleasure of joining my international friends and making new ones at the Lord Mayor’s Welcome. It was a...

Deb Carr
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With Winter Coming Soon Now is a Good Time To Learn a New Skill With Classbento
Now that winter is heading our way this is a great time to learn some new skills such as Japanese flower arranging, build a terrarium,...

Deb Carr
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Harmony Art Collective 2018
What started as a wet, gloomy Tuesday quickly turned into a warm and vibrant embrace of some of what makes Australia great: art,...

Deb Carr
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Busk for a Cure for Crohn's Disease and Cancer
In 1999 I was diagnosed with Crohn's Disease just six months after my brother took his life. As you can imagine, that was extremely hard...

Deb Carr
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What it feels like to be caught in a riptide
As I write this I'm still quite shaken and, feel a little sick from swallowing water after being caught in a riptide. I was swimming at...

Deb Carr
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Royal Life Saving Australia Campaign: Water Is Only Safe While You Are Watching
My first daughter was born in 1991, and was I an overprotective mother? Yes! When she started to walk and crawl I used to dread taking...

Deb Carr
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When You Are Not Born With a Silver Spoon in Your Mouth
Some kids are born into privileged lives and given every opportunity to have a good life. Some kids are born with the exact opposite and...

Deb Carr
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1 in 4 young people aged between 12-25 years old have experienced a mental health issue in the last
The paintings above from my brother Gary Doran aka Mars Solar 25.11.63 - 2.11.98 Today is a sad day for me. It's the 19th anniversary of...

Deb Carr
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The 2017 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Australian Fellows
The 2017 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Australian Fellows were announced at a ceremony honouring these five outstanding...

Deb Carr
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