This Mental Health Month (October), why thousands of Australians are embracing a different way to shop – bringing food, purpose and human connection back into focus as everyday ingredients of wellbeing.There was a time when buying food meant knowing your local butcher, greengrocer or corner-store owner, bumping into neighbours and having some connection to where…
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Thornton local builds food Hub supporting over 40 households
by themovieboards - Editor •
A Thornton resident has built a thriving neighbourhood food Hub supporting more than 40 local households, after identifying a gap in access to fresh, affordable groceries across her side of the region. Megan Elliott, who has lived in Thornton for the past decade, launched her local Hub nearly four years ago after initially travelling 15…
Mother’s Day Something to Think About
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Mother’s Day tends to focus on gratitude. What it rarely speaks to is autonomy. The ability for women, particularly mothers, to shape how they earn, how they spend their time, and how connected they feel to the communities around them. Most women are already balancing multiple roles, often combining paid work with the ongoing responsibility…