Did you know that “going green” could actually save you money? According to new research commissioned by Lipton, makers of the first Rainforest Alliance Certified™ tea to hit the supermarket shelves … [Read more...]
Everyday Ways Parents can Develop their Children’s Literacy and Numeracy
National Literacy and Numeracy Week (NLNW) will be held from 31 August to 6 September 2009 across Australia. The theme for the Week in 2009 is Getting the Basics Right. The aim of NLNW is to promote … [Read more...]
Australian Women Under Pressure to be the Perfect Mother
More than one in five Australian mothers feel intense pressure to ‘have it all’ – balancing career, baby, partner and social life within the first 12 months of their child’s life, according to a … [Read more...]
The Real Man’s Tool Box: A DIY Health Manual for Men
Released in time for Fathers Day, The Real Man's Tool Box by Tammy Farrell is the most important book your husband, father, brother, son, or male friend, will read all year. In May 2009, the Senate's … [Read more...]
Beatle Meets Destiny – A book for teens and the teenager in all of us
Beatle Meets Destiny is the first young adult novel from former advertising copy writer and author of Two Canadian Clubs and Dry at the Martini Den, Gabrielle Williams (pictured). Set in Melbourne, … [Read more...]
The Employee Who Bought the Business
When Te-Anu Braidie returned from her dream vacation in Egypt, the wife and mother of two worried that her employer's sudden decision to sell the business could leave her without a job. With the … [Read more...]
Oprah’s Organising Guru Peter Walsh Shares His Organisation Tips
Best-selling author and resident organisation and decluttering expert on The Oprah Winfrey Show, Peter Walsh, will be back home in Australia this September to spearhead Dymo National Organisation Week … [Read more...]
Book Review: Women & Money by Suze Orman
Known throughout the United States as 'The Money Lady', Suze Orman is the author of nine best selling books on the subject. Named by Time Magazine in 2008 as one of the '100 Most Influentional … [Read more...]
Simple Solutions for a Green Workplace
This article includes an extract from the new book Green Made Easy: The Everyday Guide for Transitioning to a Green Lifestyle by Chris Prelitz. Going green in the workplace doesn't just benefit the … [Read more...]
Mentoring Without Borders
The benefits for participants of mentoring programs have been well documented. Here we will take a close look at a successful mentoring relationship that has been developed over a vast … [Read more...]
The Gleefully Exaggerated Gretel Killeen
She's been heavily criticised in the media and vilified by just about every armchair TV critic with access to a mobile phone and a computer. But you won't hear her complaining. In fact you won't … [Read more...]
Go Sober in October for Ocsober
Life Education Australia (LEA), Australia’s largest private charity providing drug and alcohol abuse prevention and health education, has announced the participation of three high profile television … [Read more...]
The Heart and Craft of Romance Writing
Australia's Queen of Romance, Valerie Parv leads an all star line-up of romance writers who have revealed their secrets of success in the new book, Heart and Craft. So you want to write a romance … [Read more...]
Oscar-nominated Mum Boards Greenpeace Ship
Oscar-nominated actress and Greenpeace Ambassador, Keisha Castle-Hughes (pictured), has boarded the Greenpeace ship Esperanza to speak up for a strong global climate treaty. The New Zealand based … [Read more...]
Consumers and Retailers Frustrated by Clothing Size Irregularities
According to a report by consumer organisation CHOICE, the lack of a uniform standard for adult clothing sizes in Australia is affecting the online shopping market, with retailers saying Australia … [Read more...]
Sydney’s Newest Style Guru has Women Addicted
Founder of Daily Addict, a free daily email newsletter for Sydney's style-conscious, Carrie Choo (pictured), has an insider's view of the hottest events and lifestyle news about town. Launched in … [Read more...]
Australia Honours our Emerging Leaders
On 17 June 2009, the Prime Minister Kevin Rudd congratulated Adelaide Film Festival CEO, Katrina Sedgwick (pictured) and nine other Australians identified as emerging leaders. The event was the … [Read more...]
Drug Action Week: How to talk to your children about drugs
June 21st marks the start of Drug Action Week, a nation wide initiative which aims to raise awareness about alcohol and other drugs in the community. Every 24 minutes an Australian dies from the … [Read more...]
Celebrity Stylist Shares Hollywood’s Beauty Secrets with Mums
According to a recent survey by Westfield, Australian mums are amongst the most selfless when it comes to meeting their own wants and needs. The Westfield Mum Matters Survey revealed the vast … [Read more...]
Children’s Book Editor and Author Sue Whiting
It's 10am on a Friday morning and Sue Whiting is somewhere in New York City - her guide is a young adult who has a story to tell and Sue is intrigued. As she listens to the teenager's story she hears … [Read more...]
Sarah’s Star is Rising in the Australian Wine Industry
Hunter Valley girl Sarah Crowe has been named 'Rising Star of the Year' at the Hunter Valley Legends and Wine Industry Awards held on 28 May 2009. On a night when legendary wine maker, Fay McGuigan, … [Read more...]
Business Woman drives traditionally male dominated industry
Owner of FMS (Forklift and Mechanical Services) Training Services in Brisbane, Jocelyn Doherty (pictured) is proving you don't have to be rough around the edges to make it to the top of a … [Read more...]
Could Real Beauty be the New Black?
The recent announcement by DOLLY magazine that their June issue will be free from airbrushing, has again highlighted the camera tricks and post-production measures used in fashion shoots by magazines. … [Read more...]
Where to from here for Today’s Working Mother
On Budget night women's groups applauded the Rudd Government's decision to introduce a paid parental leave scheme. It was an historic victory thirty years in the making and yet, the announcement … [Read more...]
Franchise Woman of the Year Deb Shugg
Founding CEO of Award Bookkeeping and Franchise Woman of the Year, Deb Shugg has come along way in eleven years. A survivor of horrific child abuse, Deb has had to overcome some huge personal … [Read more...]
The Intelligent Approach to Weight Loss and Body Image
Two Launceston women, Sara Redman (pictured) and Susan Henshaw, have developed a self-paced coaching program designed to help people to feel better about their bodies. The creators of Lighten Up are … [Read more...]
Ladies, pitch your business idea to investors
Pitch Club provides aspiring entrepreneurs of all ages with the opportunity to connect with investors, business angels, venture capitalists and other entrepreneur enthusiasts. Pitch Club is a fun, … [Read more...]
Career Management Services for Professionals and Executives at all levels
Kylie Hammond represents executive candidates via her exclusive Talent Agent Programs, manages a number of Executive Search engagements for her clients and coaches a range of clients across executive, … [Read more...]
Book of the Month: Hopetoun Wives by Fran Cusworth
For her second novel, Melbourne based author Fran Cusworth revisited the year she followed her husband to a mining town on the south west coast of Australia. Although a work of fiction, the story of … [Read more...]
Cancer Up Close and Personal
After 30 years of marriage, Christine Lister lost her beloved husband Rex, to Melanoma (skin cancer) in the Spring of 2005. For five long years the couple had fought bravely to stay together in this … [Read more...]
First Look at CHOICE Report on Gym Rip Offs
After receiving numerous complaints about unfair gym contracts, Australia's largest and most trusted consumer organisation CHOICE, sent two shadow shoppers into the major fitness chains to investigate … [Read more...]
Images of Breastfeeding Required
Australian families are being encouraged to celebrate magic moments in breastfeeding by submitting photographs to the Australian Breastfeeding Association’s (ABA) tenth annual calendar. Calendar … [Read more...]
From Poverty to Philanthropy: the inspirational story of Maureen Houssein-Mustafa
Today Maureen Houssein-Mustafa (pictured) heads the largest state-of-the-art College in Australia that offers Nails, Beauty, Makeup and Hairdressing qualifications all under the one roof. The … [Read more...]
Ten Ways We Misunderstand Our Children
Exclusive Book Extract from The Indigo Children: Ten Years Later by Lee Carroll and Jan Tober. Ten Ways We Misunderstand Our Children* by Jan Hunt, M.Sc 1. We expect children to be able to do things … [Read more...]
First Look at Choice Report on Finding Debt Relief in Australia
With so many Australian's facing redundancy due to the Global Economic Crisis and household debt at record highs, CHOICE - Australia's largest and most respected consumer organisation, investigated … [Read more...]
Book Extract: The Art of Extreme Self Care
With so many demands on our time and energy, coupled with obligations and family commitments, it’s not always easy to find quality time doing what we would otherwise like to do. If you find yourself … [Read more...]
Kindness in Australia
With so much media attention devoted to crime and violence in our society, 95.5% of us would like to hear more positive stories and here they are! Social Researcher Mark McCrindle discusses the … [Read more...]
HIA Home Ideas Show in Melbourne
Home owners and enthusiasts will get new ideas to transform even the most modest room into an escape they won’t want to leave when the HIA Home Ideas Show comes to the Melbourne Exhibition Centre for … [Read more...]
Online Job Site takes marketing back to the streets
This morning our very own Kelly Magowan (pictured far right) joined the rest of the Six Figures team to set up shop in front of the ANZ building at the top of Collins Street in Melbourne, to offer … [Read more...]
Pregalates with Pilates TV Instructor Tasha Lawton
Mother of two and larger than life character, Tasha Lawton (pictured), has presented on Yoga TV in Australia and also appeared as the Pilates 'In Pregnancy Expert' on the Lifestyle Channel's Pilates … [Read more...]
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