Documentary-Maker Liz Courtney Shares An Extract From Women Loving Fearlessly

An extract from the book Women Living Fearlessly by Liz Courtney - one mother’s journey from working in stilettoes to travelling the world and directing films about our precious planet earth. Liz will be appearing alongside The Carousel and Women Love Tech founder Robyn Foyster, Mosman Mayor Anne Marie Kimber and global influencer turned AI…

ByLiz Courtney17/02/2025

Hot Topics Wellness & Health

Let’s Celebrate The Trailblazers of Women’s Football In Australia

We are all still celebrating the success of the Matildas but it's time we pay homage to the trailblazers that helped them get there. Even Matilda's Captain Sam Kerr acknowledged this week that it's not what happens on the field, it's what happens off the field. Here Liz Courtney interviews Heather Reid, one of the…

ByLiz Courtney21/08/2023

Books Lifestyle & Homes

Book Review: The Power Of Bryce Courtenay: Storyteller

Since Bryce Courtenay AM started writing novels aged 52, it has been widely reported that approximately one in three Australian households own one of his 21 books. The author started writing novels aged 52 and continued doing so for 23 years. Most of them became number-one bestsellers, and his debut novel The Power of One went on to sell…

ByLiz Courtney04/01/2023

Lifestyle & Homes Parenting

Kicking Goals: Craig Foster Named Australian Father Of The Year

Australian sporting personality Craig Foster (Fozzy) was announced as the Australian Father of the Year honouring his role as a father, sporting figure, youth mentor, coach and a father figure to vulnerable refugees. The awards held in Sydney at the TAG Foundation Grandstand, shone a light on the critical role of fathering in the…

ByLiz Courtney04/09/2022

Lifestyle & Homes Parenting

Lee Carseldine Talks About The Importance Of Being A Dad

Lee Carseldine, Nick Farr-Jones, Michael Crossland, Cam Merchant, and John Mangos are among the fathers sharing their stories around the important role father’s play in a child’s life with their best ever family recipe in the lead-up to Australia's Fathering Awards Here, we caught up with former Australian cricketer and Survivor contestant Lee Carseldine…

ByLiz Courtney10/06/2022

Sustainability

Protecting The Ocean And Its Critical Role To Our Planet

June is an important month for our Ocean. Today is World Ocean Day, a day to bring heightened awareness to the critical role the ocean plays in making our planet habitable. It is a day we stop to recognise and lead discussion on the importance of the Ocean that supports all life on this planet…

ByLiz Courtney08/06/2022

Environment Travel & Leisure

What YOU Can Do To Help Save The Planet And Stop Further Climate Change…

If we could work to reduce our personal carbon footprint by just 5% then collectively we could make a huge difference and start to turn the tide around. It takes a combination of a collective way of thinking and living, that can become a new carbon footprint for all of us to aspire to, achieve…

ByLiz Courtney26/06/2020

Fashion News

Salvos Launch Fashion With A Conscience

Knowing your fashion facts is a start. It can take 2700 litres of water to produce the cotton needed to make a single t-shirt hanging in your wardrobe, or up to 30 years in landfill for that funky summer dress with its synthetic fabric to decompose in the soil. The textile industry is the third largest…

ByLiz Courtney12/07/2016

Lifestyle & Homes News Wellness & Health

Beauty Brand Helps Australia Reduce Carbon Footprint

Full credit to L’Oreal for joining forces with TerraCycle a global recycling expert to find new ways to recycle packaging that currently goes to landfill. Initiatives like the launch of the Beauty Products Recycling Program across L’Oreal brands Garnier, L’Oreal Paris and Maybelline encourage consumers to change their habits, to collect their empty beauty products at…

ByLiz Courtney01/07/2016

Careers Fitness Nutrition Wellness & Health

Book Review: Is Your Job Making you Fat?

Yes, it was my choice to have the extra cups of tea, biscuits, and the odd chocolate late into the night and then there was the community biscuit tin that ended up being our 11pm community binge tin... I can honestly say my job was making me fat and I wish I had read this…

ByLiz Courtney22/06/2016