Kate McLoughlin will lead our Paralympic team proudly on 28 August in her role as chef de mission Getting to know a team of close to 160 athletes can’t be easy, but Australia’s Paralympic team chef de mission Kate McLoughlin sees...

Ruby Trew is only 15, but the skateboarder is one of Australia’s youngest Olympic athletes heading to Paris. Ruby talks grinding, ollies and aerials with Editor in Chief Michelle Giglio It’s not every day that I interview an Olympian while they...

Starlight Foundation brings joy to sick children With its NSW hub in North Sydney, the Starlight Children’s Foundation brings happiness and joy to seriously ill children across the country. Starlight’s vision is ‘that everyone experiences a happy childhood because happiness matters’. Chief executive...

Vera Yee has been building a greener North Sydney for decades Tackling the streets of North Sydney one plant at a time is Vera Yee, a dedicated volunteer who has spent more than 30 years planting, weeding and building a better...

The memory of daughter Neve spurs Kelly Evans to help Fight on the Beaches Freshwater nurse Kelly Evans has been involved in Fight on the Beaches (FOTB), a fundraising charity established to help find a cure for cancer, for the last...

Don’s inspirational journey Toastmasters has over 270,000 members in more than 14,000 clubs across 148 countries worldwide. The non-profit educational organisation was founded in 1924, and for 100 years it has been building confidence and teaching public speaking skills. Don Turton, 61,...

Nicola and Di share a back fence – and a microphone They’ve been likened to ‘Oprah and Gayle,’ and on hearing Palm Beach neighbours and friends Di Edwards and Nicola Dale chat away, it’s easy to see why. These pals of...

For over 37 years, Aileen Ogilvie has seeded the Beaches with kindness and made them a safe place Warriewood local Aileen Ogilvie didn’t have an easy upbringing, but her circumstances never stopped her from caring about others. From an early age,...

Channel 7’s resident clinical nutritionist, Sarah Di Lorenzo, wants you to follow your gut Sarah Di Lorenzo, 51, could have been a marine archaeologist, but luckily for our guts, she developed her passion for healthy whole foods into a career as...

The 33rd Olympiad kicks off in Paris next month, and Northern Beaches locals James Bracey and Roz Kelly will be spearheading Channel 9’s ‘greatest coverage ever’ to bring all the action into our loungerooms. Editor in Chief Michelle Giglio reports. James...