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Dear Readers, CONTENTS

As the decade draws to a close, it’s more obvious
than ever that we are living in an era of great change. 6 MICRO NEWS
Much like the second-wave feminism and sexual
revolution of the 70’s, fifty years on, you can feel 8 CARS & COFFEE
the ‘Winds of Change’ upon us. Gone are the days
of burning bras, replaced with what seems to be a 9 MOVIE REVIEW
constant and polarised battle of opinions splayed
all over the internet. In recent times, we have seen
much conversation around the issues that continue 10 BEDDOWN
to impact women today. Equal opportunity in the
workplace and the #metoo movement gained a lot 12 MASCULINE STEREOTYPES
of traction and rightly so, just to name two. But what
about men? From our experience, most men are avid 14 YOGA 4 BLOKES
supporters of positive change in society for women, but are they being left by the
wayside as everyone is swept up in this monumental societal shift? 16 MOVEMBER
Men’s roles in society are being challenged and changed in an earnest pursuit
to realise the positive change ideals that society as a whole are keen to see. We 21 DEAR ALICE
have seen, in the pursuit of positive change for women, that there is great onus on
men in the support and facilitation of real change. Likewise, for real and positive 22 HOROSCOPES
change in societal outcomes for men to occur, there is a great onus on women
and society as a whole, to actively support real change. As it is Movember, the 23 PUZZLES
month to bring the focus to men’s health, it is an opportune time to open up and
have a conversation about this equally important topic. This month’s feature piece 25
‘How Challenging Masculine Stereotypes is Good for Men’, on page 12, opens LOCAL CONTACTS
the dialogue about how society must challenge it’s ‘norms’, to change the ‘status
quo’ around male stereotypes, so that they too may better look after themselves, 26 TRADES & SERVICES
despite being taught to put on a brave face and power through it.
The Big Local Team

CONTRIBUTORS

Norm McGillivray - Beddown Ali Goddard
Michelle Stratemeyer, Adriana Vargas Saenz, Elise Holland - Michael Zande - Zande Law
The Conversation Alice Jenkins - Dear Alice
Guy Gibson - Yoga4Blokes Kim Fairminer - Dreamorpheus
Movember

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