Aussies owe their lives to his inflatable rescue boat Ken Brown, who was instrumental in the development of the Inflatable Rescue Boat (IRB), known as the ‘rubber duckie’, died on 22 October, aged 92, from prostate cancer. More than 200,000 lives have...

Chatswood’s Jacqueline Close has been awarded for her work preventing falls in the elderly Jacqueline Close was sitting in an airport in Singapore when she received an email she instantly thought was spam. “It was from the Governor General of Australia’s...

Australia’s first stereo radio station celebrates For 50 years Sydney has been listening to the tunes and chat of 2MBS Fine Music Sydney, broadcast from its St Leonards studio. The popular radio station is powered predominantly by volunteers, and is known...

New Mosman mayor and basketball centre Ann Marie Kimber says there is a lot to be excited about in her role Ann Marie Kimber is not afraid of pulling her sleeves up for a good cause. The mayor, who was popularly...

There are many people who give up their Christmas lunch to help others. We speak with a firefighter, nurse and counsellor who work on 25 December Warning: this article mentions suicide. If you need someone to talk to, call Lifeline 13...

Michael Morton-Evans reports on his 60 years in media Mosman’s Michael Morton-Evans, 83, trained as a concert pianist but at the age of 19 decided he wasn’t good enough to earn a living and got a job as a cadet with...

Guy Morel runs a café where coffee and kindness go hand in hand Warning: This article mentions suicide. If you need help, call Lifeline 13 11 14 Sharing a conversation over coffee is just one of the simple things that Guy Morel...

Search 4 Hurt pushes contestants to the max! Local Dee Why athlete and gym owner Peter Day, 33, is officially the ‘Most Savage’ of them all. Peter took the title at the finale of 7Mate’s endurance reality television show Search4Hurt, which aired...

Meet the principal shaping the next generation of female leaders at Loreto Kirribilli Instilling self-belief in girls needs to happen at school so they can break the glass ceiling, says Loreto Kirribilli principal Nicole Archard. Nicole took up the top job at...

No one expected Australia’s women’s water polo team to win a medal at the Paris Olympics – except the Stingers themselves. Centre forward Tilly Kearns tells Editor in Chief Michelle Giglio about her journey to the podium. Tilly Kearns is on...