He is a legend in his own lunch time - Merv Hughes, the man with the most almighty moustache. And now, he is putting his money where his mouth is, or rather his 'mo’.
The former cricket star and one of Australia’s blokiest men turned his moustache pink to kick off a national drive…
Thousands of Australians are gathering together this May and June to share a cup of tea and give back to a good cause for Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea (ABMT).
Now in its 24th year, ABMT is one of Cancer Council’s leading fundraising events and the largest, most successful event of its kind in Australia.
To help inspire…
Former MasterChef contestant Hayden Quinn is leading the charge from the north; we asked him a few questions.
Why have you got involved with the event?
Mostly because it’s supporting Starlight Children’s Foundation; I’ve been a Starlight ambassador for six years now. My little sister, Madison, had leukaemia when she was five and the feeling…
The first time I ever met Jane I decided we weren’t going to be friends. It was 1996 and Jane was Glenn McGrath’s new girlfriend. However I was still loyal to his old girlfriend. But one day at the airport, waiting for my partner Michael and the Australian cricket team to leave for a tour,…
It was the second big hill out of Bulahdelah that broke me. With the sun beating down at 30 degrees and 200kms of fatigue in my legs I had a moment of despair. I could hear riders behind me but those in front had needed to pick up speed to make it up the hill…
A sense of excitement and the illicit. Public disdain and great expense. Severe physical discomfort and a threat to life and limb.
And while I'm not about to take up ciggies, I have rolled on the lycra nappy and the backwards tap shoes in the belief that while smoking causes cancer, cycling can help beat it.
At…