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abc.net.au | Emma Siossian
A secondary school Lego League robotics team from regional NSW is preparing to take on a world youth tournament in Texas. The team qualified after winning an Australian First Lego League robotics event in Sydney late last year. The secondary school is running a Women in STEM program in a bid to encourage more girls to embrace science and engineering.
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3 weeks ago |
abc.net.au | Emma Siossian
Ruth Goodwin enjoys a regular morning swim at her local beach, but bodyboarding wasn't something on her radar. That was until the 66-year-old took part in a Silver Surfers bodyboarding clinic under the guidance of two former world champions, Damian King and Ben Player. Ms Goodwin came away from the event at Port Macquarie, on the NSW Mid North Coast, as a convert to the cause. "I like to encourage people to come and have a dose of 'vitamin sea,'"she said.
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3 weeks ago |
abc.net.au | Emma Siossian
As Richelle Murray swims laps in her local pool, she can breathe more easily than she has for a long time. "I feel free. I love it, life is good," she said. The 63-year-old spent decades living with a rare congenital heart disease before she received a heart transplant in October 2023. It came just two weeks after she had brain surgery after suffering a stroke. "At the time, you aren't looking at the trauma. You are just trying to move on to the next bit," Richelle said.
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1 month ago |
abc.net.au | Nakita Jager |Emma Siossian
The Liberals are leading the Port Macquarie by-election with 52.2 per cent of the two candidate preferred vote. An election analyst says it is very rare to see a Nationals-Liberals clash in a state election. The NSW Electoral Commission says the results are expected to be released from March 31. The Liberal Party holds a tight lead against the Nationals in Port Macquarie's state by-election on the New South Wales Mid North Coast.
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1 month ago |
abc.net.au | Emma Siossian
Two women have been charged with manslaughter over the 2022 death of a baby born at a property on the NSW Mid North Coast. Police began investigating the death in February. The women, aged 41 and 51, have been granted bail and will face court again in May. Two women have been charged with manslaughter over the death of a baby born at a home on the NSW Mid North Coast almost three years ago.
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Segments from my audio series on infertility, and my story, are in this week's edition of the ABC's online mag, The Brief #TheBrief #IVF
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