A group of Australians, based in Sydney, have formed an association to support a group of women in Durban who are on the front line helping children that have been sexually and physically abused.
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Zimbabwe-born Ionna Vlachos is embarking on an epic fundraising adventure by climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in February. The challenge is on behalf of Cure Cancer Australia, an organisation that is dedicated to funding outstanding young researchers as they break new ground towards a cure for cancer. The 12 day adventure will see Ionna trekking through some of the world's most diverse landscapes, camping under the stars, passing through glaciers and ice cliffs and pushing to the summit of the highest free-standing mountain in the world.
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Dan’s had good results from seed packets bought from an Australian seed company called Green Harvest. The seeds are under the name Cucirbito Pepo (gem squash). The website address is www.greenharvest.com.au.
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Starting out from Harare at 5am on Easter Friday, we were all eager to get to the Andora Harbour launch at Kariba and onto our houseboat, Tahilla.
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The Brisbane-based South African Australian Multicultural Association's Carnival Band recently recorded a South African medley that has been included in a CD called Songs of Hope.
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Rainbow Kids Chorus
The Rainbow Kids Chorus was established in Sydney recently to celebrate cultural diversity through music. Under the direction of founder and artistic director Beryl Segers and musical director Rick Bowers, the choir is building a vibrant choral repertoire and aims to fill a void in performing cultural music from the African continent.
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The traditional South African sport of ringball, which was originally known as korfball, is soon to be introduced in Australia.
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Only in Oz
A column about little things that are deceptively similar, yet decisively different.
Read and be prepared.
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“The orphans and vulnerable children have been greatly impacted. These ‘rejects' of society feel so important and worthy to have had a group of important overseas visitors just give them the time of day. Just merely being spoken to makes them feel wanted and important. The hugs and having their photos taken made them feel like movie stars. You have made a great difference by just treating them as worthwhile human beings.”
These words are contained in a letter of appreciation written by the principal of the Dunamis Christian School in Welkom, South Africa after Charmaine Wheatley, who was born in South Africa, visited with a team of Australian volunteers recently.
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After the Gold Coast South African Rugby team was featured in Issue 17 of SAbona (Australian Springboks?), Melbourne took up the challenge and the city now has its own South African rugby team – the Melbourne South African Rugby (MSAR) team.
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