Jen White
Journalist at Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
I'm a journalist with CBC, horseback rider, music lover, grammar nerd, and pop culture junkie. News tips always welcome!: [email protected].
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1 week ago |
regionillawarra.com.au | Jen White
The relationship between Dapto’s agricultural show society and the masters of greyhound racing in NSW has been troubled for many years. Much like the Federal Coalition, the two parties have previously separated and announced an immediate divorce, each blaming the other. After the last acrimonious split in 2019, it appeared they’d talked it out, called a truce and resumed a relationship of sorts.
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2 weeks ago |
regionillawarra.com.au | Jen White
Often when a journalist can’t come up with an idea for a column, they fall back on writing about not having an idea for a column. I’ve seen it done in a number of guises over the years, some very clever, others very mundane. The boss expects me to produce a Letter from the Editor every Saturday. The boss doesn’t realise that the request is sometimes challenging, particularly when one fails to have an engaging, original topic to write about.
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2 weeks ago |
regionillawarra.com.au | Jen White
The only time Michelle’s youngest son Brian had lived away from home was for a five-day school camp. But when he became addicted to alcohol as a young man, Michelle knew he needed more than her love and care if he were to survive. Twenty years ago, Michelle reached for the phone book to find support for Brian, who also has a genetic disability, and found the Salvation Army. An emotional Michelle told her family’s story at the Illawarra launch of the Salvo’s Red Shield Appeal on Thursday (22 May).
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2 weeks ago |
regionillawarra.com.au | Jen White
The “future of social housing” will soon arrive in Wollongong. Three modular homes, built off-site at a Smithfield factory, are in the final construction phase and will shortly be installed in Wollongong. Another 10 homes are due in Shellharbour and Lake Macquarie by the end of the year. NSW Housing and Homelessness Minister Rose Jackson said the homes were the future of social housing – smarter, faster, modern and built to provide tenants dignity.
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2 weeks ago |
regionillawarra.com.au | Jen White
If you’ve ever considered joining the thousands of Illawarra residents who volunteer, but don’t know where to start, this is the week to do it. It’s National Volunteer Week and an expo will be held in Wollongong on Wednesday (21 May) featuring a variety of organisations that welcome volunteers of all ages and abilities.
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