Nancy Notzon

Australia

Journalist. Mum. @RNDrive. Formerly @RNBreakfast, @abcnews, occasional byline @SatPaper. Thoughts mine, RTs not an endorsement

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Articles

Changing Australia: Bernie Shakeshaft and getting at-risk youths back on track

1 week ago | abc.net.au | Nancy Notzon

If you live in a community plagued by increasing youth crime, you want to see effective action. In Queensland, as the numbers get higher, the laws get tougher. But far across the border in the regional town of Armidale in NSW, Bernie Shakeshaft has taken a radically different approach. His BackTrack program has given at-risk young people wrap-around support since 2006, and has been praised over the years for helping to youth crime, keep kids out of detention and off the streets.
Changing Australia: Vicki Jellie and the fight for better cancer care in Warrnambool

2 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Nancy Notzon

A decade ago, many people affected by cancer in the regional Victorian town of Warrnambool faced a terrible choice. Life saving treatment was hundreds of kilometres away in Melbourne or else where. For some farmers, business owners and families that trip over and over again was near impossible, and there are stories of some getting help too late or choosing not to get treatment at all.
Changing Australia: Orange Sky's Nic Marchesi on why it's not just about clean clothes - ABC listen

2 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Nancy Notzon

Orange Sky started to provide clean clothes and warm showers to those sleeping rough. As Australia grapples with a housing crisis and increasing natural disasters, its services are mobilising to deal with increasing demand. Meanwhile, a third of its services are now in remote communities in an effort to help reduce rheumatic heart disease.
Changing Australia: Moo Baulch and ending gender-based violence - ABC listen

3 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Nancy Notzon

When it comes to women's safety, one thing that often goes under the radar and remains hard to detect…and prove…is financial abuse. Mary "Moo" Baulch knows all about its prevalence, she worked with the Commonwealth Bank to develop the first trauma-informed customer support team in an Australian financial institution. But her pathway into this world was accidental. It was at uni that she became involved in women's rights, and started working with women's services.
Changing Australia: Lucy Thomas and the journey to end bullying - ABC listen

3 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Nancy Notzon

Lucy Thomas thought the organisation she started with her sister two decades ago would be a community project. The dream was to equip an emerging generation of young people with the tools to counter hate. Today, it is internationally recognised for its work to stop bullying and has engaged hundreds of thousands of students around Australia with youth-led workshops.
Changing Australia: Simon Longstaff on the importance of ethics and critical thinking

3 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Nancy Notzon

For decades Simon Longstaff has been a significant voice for change in Australia, working to improve ethical standards in governance, business and society. In the 1990s, he founded the Ethics Centre, in 2009 he helped set up the Festival of Dangerous Ideas and earlier this year he took over as Chair of Primary Ethics, which brings the study of ethics to children in NSW public schools. Simon's own personal life has been touched by profound ethical challenges, too.
Time running out for Myanmar's earthquake victims

3 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Nancy Notzon

Even before the 7.7 magnitude quake rolled across Myanmar on Friday, millions of people were already struggling to survive amid a brutal civil war that began four years ago, with a military coup. Tom Andrews, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar
Marc Diplock on helping veterans transition to a civilian life - ABC listen

4 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Nancy Notzon

Marc Diplock can trace his family military history back for decades. But when his own defence career was ended early from injury, the journey to find help in the civilian world was long and rocky. He came to realise that there are thousands of vets transitioning to a world post service each year who are struggling to get jobs, find housing, or even buy groceries. Some deal with the crushing impacts of mental health issues like PTSD.
Changing Australia: Shabnam Safa on strengthening communities - ABC listen

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Nancy Notzon

Shabnam Shafa, a Hazara minority, was a baby when her family fled Afghanistan and became refugees in Pakistan. She would go on to study neuroscience in Australia, and once dreamt of becoming a neurosurgeon. But that ambition would be overpowered by her desire to work with communities, help refugees and migrants settle into their lives in Australia, and change the narrative around their experiences.
Changing Australia: Eddie Woo on making maths magical - ABC listen

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Nancy Notzon

Eddie Woo is famous for his love of maths and ability to teach maths to not just students, but teachers too. In an age where not enough kids are taking up STEM, there's a chronic shortage of maths teachers and many parents wonder how they can get their children to even look at numbers, Eddie Woo is your guy.