Inspiration

National Reconciliation Week (NRW) is a time for all Australians to learn about our shared histories, cultures, and achievements, and to explore how each of us can contribute to achieving reconciliation in Australia. The dates for NRW are the same each year; 27 May to 3 June. These dates commemorate two significant milestones in the reconciliation journey— the successful 1967 referendum, and the High Court Mabo decision respectively. 27 May 1967 On this day, Australia’s most successful referendum saw more than 90 per cent of Australians vote to give the Australian Government power to make laws for Aboriginal and Torres…

Written By Chloe Adam. Learning to play a musical instrument is an investment. How so? You might ask. Firstly, you’ll need to invest in an instrument.  Next, you’ll need to invest in music lessons, and find a suitable teacher. Then, you’ll need to invest time, effort, diligence and energy into practicing.  Oh, and you should also consistently show up to music lessons too! It’s definitely an investment, but the investment is worth it. There are many other surprising reasons why learning to play an instrument can be incredible beneficial — a lot of these physiological, emotional and neurological benefits are…

Sydney, 21 April 2022 – SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium has proudly released three, now healthy, juvenile turtles, Avalon the Hawksbill Sea Turtle and Warnie and Cuttler, two Loggerhead Turtles, back into the ocean, at Zenith Beach, Port Stephens, NSW. Avalon, the Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), a species listed as critically endangered, was found washed up on Avalon Beach in Sydney’s Northern Beaches on 18th November 2020, by a member of the public who called the SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium rescue hotline.  The juvenile was in very poor condition, weighing only 3.8kgs, extremely malnourished and underweight, dehydrated and lethargic, with…