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Retired Uniting Church minister Rev Lynden Broadstock is an avid reader, meaning his volunteer role at Dalton McCaughey Library is a weekly highlight.
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Abuse survivor Holly Taylor’s long mental health struggle
Holly Taylor is a high-flying bio-medicine student with a brilliantly bright future but only a few years ago she was such a danger to herself that she couldn’t shower without being watched.
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Former TV reporter Jane Phelan takes it one step at a time
When Jane Phelan woke from a stroke she had lost the ability to walk or talk. But then she found God – again – and hasn’t looked back.
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How Sally Goldner found the freedom to be herself
Imagine being born into the wrong body. Imagine spending 30 years not knowing who you really are. Only then can you start to understand Sally Goldner’s strength.
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Pilgrim student Audrey Larsen back in class at age 97
Pilgrim student Audrey Larsen is proof that age is just a number. At 97 she’s an audit student living out her mantra “while you’re alive, you’ve got to live”.
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Rod Dungan joins pitched battle for the ‘Grey Ashes’
As Australia takes on England for the Ashes another, slightly older, group is also padding up with grey expectations.
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Double Take: Salesi and Siotame Faupula
Like father, like son? For Doubletake we asked Canterbury Balwyn Road Uniting Church minister Rev Salesi Faupula and his son Siotame to talk about family, faith and finding yourself.
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Coralie Ling enjoys her purple patch stage of life
Coralie Ling is the first woman to have been ordained a Methodist minister in Victoria. She recently made her theatre debut, starring in the Gasworks Theatre stage show Beachside Stories.
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Julie Perrin’s kind of revelations in her new book Tender
Everyone has a story to tell. Or, in Julie Perrin’s case, lots of stories. And some of them are very close to home.
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Meredith Lake’s award-winning soul focus on history
Historian and radio presenter Dr Meredith Lake explains why, to move ahead, it often doesn’t hurt to have a look behind.
