The First Sunday/Wednesday Club

First Sunday Club: A Liberty Swing for Macgregor State School

September 5, 2010

At the moment I’m living with a small dictator with bad table manners. You’re thinking I’ve shacked up with George Calombaris, aren’t you?  No, no. Rather Ava is…

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First Sunday Club – August 2010: Bravehearts

August 27, 2010

So what is the greatest moral challenge of our time? It’s a heavy question for a Sunday morning, I know. But if you had to name it, pin…

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First Sunday Club: Spinal Injuries Association – July 2010

July 10, 2010

They’re a tough audience. Anyone who has ever fronted a room full of teenagers knows that they often bring with them a take-no-prisoners approach.  Over the past eight…

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First Sunday Club: Karuna – June 2010

July 10, 2010

Before I dive in to this month’s First Sunday Club selection, I wanted to take a moment to thank readers for their generosity so far. You donated thousands…

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Sunday Mail Column for Sunday 2 May 2010: FIRST SUNDAY CLUB

May 4, 2010

There’s a lot you can get away with on a Sunday.  Sleeping in (unless, like me, you have a toddler who wakes at 5.50am every morning and yells…

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FIRST SUNDAY CLUB: April 2010 Southside Education

April 9, 2010

I know what you’re thinking this morning: “Hurrah for elasticised pyjama pants!” Or is that just me as I contemplate Easter egg number 43?  (I refuse to feel…

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Sunday Mail Column for Sunday 7 March: Helping orphans in Thailand

March 18, 2010

It’s the first Sunday of the month, which means it’s time to donate $10 to a worthy cause. So far hundreds of Sunday Mail readers – working as…

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Sunday Mail Column: Street Swags

February 7, 2010

It’s the first Sunday of the month, which means our First Sunday Club is back! In January I launched the First Sunday Club asking readers to join me…

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Sunday Mail Column for Sunday 2 January 2010

January 3, 2010

Here we are with a fresh, shiny year in front of us.  A year plump with possibility. A highway of perfect days ahead. The truth is we’re standing…

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