Julie Clift

Dec 17, 2024 | abc.net.au | Alexander Darling |Julie Clift

Watch and Act and Prepare to Leave messages have been expanded for a bushfire still burning out of control in Victoria's Grampians/Gariwerd National Park. The fire, which began Tuesday afternoon, has burnt 564 hectares of bushland in mountainous country towards the southern end of the park. Incident controller Mark Gunning said the blaze was burning in inaccessible country, which had been a challenge fire crews.

Feb 21, 2024 | abc.net.au | Madeleine Cross |Julie Clift

The first five months of motherhood were a mixture of wonder and joy for Gold Coast resident Nina Peterson, but also overwhelming loneliness. She said she struggled without support from her extended family. "My family live very far away and my partner has got no family left," Ms Peterson said. "It takes a village to raise children and it's sad having to do it on your own."So she reached out to her community in Mudgeeraba and was overwhelmed with the response.

Feb 20, 2024 | abc.net.au | Julie Clift |Dominic Cansdale

After fleeing a genocide in Iraq, I found a safe new home in Toowoomba

Jan 17, 2024 | abc.net.au | Julie Clift |Zachary Bruce

At 95, Noel Underwood is the oldest member of the Hinterland Concert Band. But its Noel's love for his late wife that's at the heart of his passion.

May 31, 2023 | abc.net.au | Julie Clift |Mackenzie Colahan |Mark Rigby

Tributes are flowing for surfing icon and former Australian champion Rick Neilsen, who has died aged 74. Key points:Rick Neilsen was a champion surfer in Australia and Hawaii in 1960s and 70sHe pioneered the design of the modern shortboardHe and his siblings created the Brothers Neilsen surf brandNeilsen was born on the Gold Coast in 1948 and went on, with his brothers, to form the Brothers Neilsen surf brand in 1971.