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Dear Readers, CONTENTS
Happy Mother’s Day to all of the gorgeous Mum’s and
Grandma’s in our community! I would like to take this
opportunity to sing the praises of my Mum, who is not 4
only the best Mum I could’ve ever asked for but also MICRO NEWS
the most amazing, loving and supportive Grandma to
my four boys. 6 SHAKEN BABY SYNDROME
This month, I spoke with a local Mum whose daughter
is a survivor of Shaken Baby Syndrome. The hardships 10 MEET THE CANDIDATES
this family face are simply heartbreaking. If you are
able, a donation would mean the world to her and would go a long way to help 11 USC UNI UPDATE
keep their family together. Read more on page 6.
12 WIN! MOTHER’S DAY GIFTS!
14 2019 FLU SEASON
Mother’s Day is a wonderful celebration of all of
the beautiful women in our lives. I am blessed to 18 THE SHAME GAME
not only have an inspirational Mum, who raised
me in a time when single Mum’s weren’t as widely 22 RECIPES
accepted in society, but I also have a truly wonderful
daughter. The bond between my Mum and daughter 28 DEAR ALICE
is something magical to behold. So I would like to
say thank you to my Mum, for all that you do. 30
On another note, the Federal election date has been HOROSCOPES
set for the 18th of May. Do you know who you’re
voting for? We thought it would be a good idea to introduce the candidates 32 PUZZLES
to the Community in order for people to have a better understanding of who
they’re actually voting for. Turn to page 10 to read out ‘Meet the Candidates’ 33 LOCAL CONTACTS
special.
Until next month! 34 TRADES & SERVICES
CONTRIBUTORS
Peter Dutton MP Koa Whittingham, Amy Mitchell - The Conversation
Ali France - ALP Dr Donna Challinor - Bartchall Medical
Bendict Coyne - The Greens Liam Richardson - Red Cross Blood Service
Thor Prohaska - Independent Joshua Zande - Zande Law
Stephen Austin - UAP Kim Fairminer - Dreamorpheus
USC Alice Jenkins - Dear Alice
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