Resisting the fame trap
Full House child-star Candace Cameron Bure keeps her family, fame and self-image well balanced
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Rolling with the good guys
School dropout Dave Gunter now mentors youth to avoid the mistakes he made
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Toilet Training Part 4
Better Parenting
by David and Charissa Scotford
Toilet Training is a developmental skill all children learn eventually. There is no right or wrong time to start training but on average, most children will be ready sometime between 18 and 36 months.
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Parenting Economics 101
Family Finance
Seven rules on teaching your children how to handle money
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Wrestling with the truth
“I wasn’t man enough to give my wife the respect she deserved,” Troy admits
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Don’t stop three steps short
A LITTLE NUDGE
By Karl Faase
Legendary Queensland ‘State of Origin’ rugby league football coach, Wayne Bennett was watching his players train one day. He noticed that several of them slowed as they came to the finish line at the end of their training run.
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Songwriting comes naturally
Best known as co-host of ABC TV’s Play School from 1993 to 1999, and, more recently, a presenter on Playhouse Disney on Saturday morning TV, Colin Buchanan is both a successful country music singer-songwriter and, for the past fifteen years, a top children’s artist.
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REMEMBER, LIFE IS FRAGILE
Tips for Life
by Alan Bailey
Every now and then we are shocked into the realisation that our lives hang on a slender thread. In a matter of seconds, lives can be lost through disasters that we can hardly predict and can’t control.
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A silent witness
One lady is determined to make a difference to the graffiti and drug culture
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Using public unsecured wi-fi hotspots safely
Computers & Technology
by Darryl Budge
Beware how easily someone can steal your login details at an open-access wireless data point.
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Snoring and sleep apnoea — Part 1
Medical Matters
by Drs Jeremy Becket & Bethany Nelson
Snoring is common in all ages, even in children (often due to large tonsils or adenoids), but it most commonly affects middle-aged males. Apart from being a nuisance for partners and families, snoring can be a sign of a more serious problem: obstructive sleep apnoea.
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The way to a girl’s heart
By Karen Moreton
In remote Australia, families are isolated by huge distances, so social outings like pony club weekends are something everyone in the family looks forward to. As well as all the fun on horseback, it is fun getting to know the locals. One couple I really enjoyed meeting at a rally in Bourke was Norm and Wendy.
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Vertebrates not ‘one blood’ after all
Believe It or Not
By Carl Wieland
According to evolutionary dogma, once upon an eon, all vertebrates (animals with backbones) shared the same blood.
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Eating for a healthy heart
Healthy Living
with Miriam Thyer
(BSc. Nutrition, BSc. Health Promotion)
Unfortunately many Australians do not enjoy good heart health. Cardiovascular disease kills more Australians than any other disease group. Over the last decade, the prevalence of these diseases has increased by nearly 20%.
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‘I love and forgive you’
“I can’t tell you the joy and love that I felt,” Robert says of the best Christmas present of his life
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Could God love someone like me?
Yes, He LOVES you and has a plan for your life
We read in God‘s word: "God so loved the world
that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life" (John 3:16)
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How can we know the Bible is true?
Frequently Asked Questions
with Dominic Steele
At one level I know the Bible is true because in my experience the things the Bible says about me, God, my relationship with Him, the damage I have done to that relationship, the forgiveness He offers me, the way God hears and answers my prayers, all ring true.
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In the wake of Wikileaks
by John Hutchinson
Once it was the bush telegraph - the proverbial ‘grapevine’- now its twitter, face book and every other on line facility.
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Mums deserve high honour
Building Better Marriages
By Rob Furlong
May is the month when we honour our Mums. What does it mean to be a modern Mum? What are the pressures they face? How well is the modern Mum faring? An article by the well known minister, Gordon Moyes, sensitively highlighted a number of pressures that today’s Mum faces. Quoting from a study by the University of NSW he pointed out:
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Swamp or spider lily
Garden Time
By Lee Mullen
Some people ask me: “What is that giant leafy hyacinth I see around in peoples garden but the flower is white and resembles an octopus?!”
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Heart of a soul surfer
Sport
As a biopic on her shark attack recovery screens worldwide, Bethany Hamilton insists on giving credit where it is due
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