This post was written by the wonderful Michelle from our blog team! In July, I was lucky enough to attend Country to Canberra’s Project Empower workshop in Hawker, South Australia. I finally got to meet Hannah Wandel in person and C2C volunteer Stephanie Davies who was helping facilitate the S.A. workshops. Both Hannah and Stephanie …
Post by Brittany Inglis, a member of our fantastic blogger team. We are now well and truly over halfway through 2018, but for many students, especially in Year 12, we are looking down the end of the barrel. On Wednesday the 21st of November, I and thousands of other Year 12 students across Victoria will …
Written by Louise Miolin, one of our amazing C2C bloggers. I grew up on a few acres in the cross section of pine and karri forests, ten minutes from what I had always considered a vastly unremarkable WA town. I was by no means a farm kid – my mother is a medical scientist and my …
Taking the girl out of the country: how my rural identity shapes my city life Read More »
Written by Samantha, a member of our fantastic blogger team. I don’t know how to adult. Maybe no one really knows how to adult and we’re all just pretending, but sometimes I feel like I’m still way behind everyone else. Being an adult requires a whole range of skills in a whole range of areas …
Written by one of our brilliant teen bloggers, Michelle. Learn more about Michelle here! All images used with permission from Wildfire Organic Tea’s Instagram. Not far from the charming coastal town of Port Elliot in South Australia sits Wildfire Organic Tea. An award winning and handcrafted tea company founded by owner Jane Burke, this tea company not …
Artwork by Cheryl Moggs. This article was written by our guest blogger Sarah Burr! Sarah is an Aboriginal feminist with roles in Indigenous Affairs, YWCA Canberra, and the ABC. She believes girls and women will change our world for the better. This year’s NAIDOC Week theme is all about celebrating the contribution of Aboriginal and …
Because of Her, We Can! – Guest Post by Sarah Burr Read More »
Written by Brittany Inglis, one of our amazing teen bloggers. Have you ever wondered what it would feel like to walk into a room and physically cringe because the lights are blinding you to the point where it is painful, and the noise is ear splitting? Or to not be able to understand why someone …
Written by Han from our blogger team! As a student or young professional, finding time to volunteer can be difficult. It’s even harder to justify when you’re already pressed for time and money – the last thing on your mind is going to be working hard, in your “spare time”, for free. Those dollar bills have got …
Written by Baie Perryman, one of our Country to Canberra teen bloggers Held in my hometown of Mount Gambier, Generations in Jazz is one of the biggest jazz festivals in the Southern Hemisphere. To a town of 27,000, isolated from any major cities, this festival brings over 5,500 school children, their teachers, and many supporters. Not …
Move Over New Orleans, and Welcome to Mount Gambier Read More »
By Taylor Kelsey-Shueard, 2017 Power Trip winner from Portland, VIC I remember the exact moment I found out that I was to be one of the 2017 Power Trip winners. I was absolutely ECSTATIC and could not contain myself. I couldn’t imagine how I was to be so influenced and redefined as a future leader. …
2017 Power Trip Reflection: “The top 3 moments that changed my life journey” Read More »
