On weekends in summer you’ll normally find Reagan Morel on the sand with a gaggle of under-sixes in tow at Mornington Life Saving Club, the club he’s been a part of for more than three-quarters of his life. For the rest of the year the 22-year-old juggles studies for a teaching degree with criss-crossing the country for the Reach Foundation, where he helps young people find the words for the heavy stuff in life.
Meagan O’Hehir and Heather Cust met years before cancer entered either of their lives on the netball courts of the Rosebud Football Netball Club. It would take a diagnosis, then another, to turn a passing acquaintance into a partnership that now reaches dozens of peninsula families a year.
Farah Mak has a life that has always resisted easy summary. Best known to many as Katrina Marshall on Neighbours, she has also worked as a presenter, an MC, and a keynote speaker, founding The Self Worth Movement along the way.
Hastings microbiologist Robert Mitchell discovered something beautiful and unexpected during his rambles in nearby nature reserves. It changed the future for local native terrestrial orchids.
For anyone reading this who is grieving and can’t yet picture surviving it, Chantelle Ross wants them to know something simple. “Don’t think about next month or next year. Just focus on today. And don’t try to carry it alone. Even if it doesn’t feel like it right now, there is hope.”
Somerville chef and hospitality trainer, Marlene Hoff, has been quietly changing lives for years, serving up nutrition for the body, mind and spirit. Everything she does comes from a place of care, respect and service to her local community.
Caleb Watkins wants to do some good in the world. The Bittern eco commerce entrepreneur is currently focussed on rescuing landfill-bound fabrics. He transforms salvaged heavy-duty canvas and PVC into smart, durable, naturally waterproof outdoor gear.
It all started with a single post to a Facebook community noticeboard on a Monday. Bec Watson posted her rant about the Peninsula Link roadworks anonymously, not feeling confident enough to put her name to it in case she copped flack.
When Angel walks into a client’s home for the first time she’s looking at lighting, clarity, and how energy circulates. “Good Feng Shui is present in spaces where energy can circulate freely. She also tunes into something more subtle – lingering emotions, energetic blocks, and patterns accumulated over time.