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Articles for Rhiannon Stevens

Victoria's grasslands are disappearing, volunteers are needed to halt the extinction
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Victoria's grasslands are disappearing, volunteers are needed to halt the extinction

ABC  

Some of Victoria's most spectacular grasslands exist on nondescript roadsides in the heart of the state's western sheep country. Senior biodiversity officer at the Glenelg Hopkins Catchment Management Authority, Ben Zeeman, says less than one per cent of these native grasslands remain today, clinging to the country roadsides and small patches of private farmland. Dr Zeeman says regular cool burns …

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Clothing store for trans and gender-diverse people opens in regional Victoria
3 months ago

Clothing store for trans and gender-diverse people opens in regional Victoria

ABC  

When Renea Johnson laughs it feels like the sun has warmed a cold room. "I've had people just strip down to their underwear and run around the garage and try everything on and have so much fun," Renea says. As well as providing free clothing, Renae says the swap shop, which also pops up at queer events, provides gender-affirming items …

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Flexible learning schools provide haven for students disengaged from mainstream education
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Flexible learning schools provide haven for students disengaged from mainstream education

ABC  

When Joey Eruera started high school, what he excelled at most was accumulating detentions and suspensions. "It was really about mission, and it's continued to be about mission, about responding where there's gaps in provision of education service for young people," she said. Each St Joseph's class, which was generally much smaller than at a standard high school, had a …

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As rents and mortgage repayments rise, is multi-generational living the secret to thriving in tough economic times?
2 years, 4 months ago

As rents and mortgage repayments rise, is multi-generational living the secret to thriving in tough economic times?

ABC  

Staring down the possibility of taking out a large mortgage to buy a house they could barely afford, Luke Saliba and his wife Claire Gooch decided to try something different. "The idea of the nuclear family being disconnected in the suburbs like it's been forced upon us over the last 100 years," Luke said. "I get to stay in a …

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In Stawell, these orange-clad SES volunteers need new members to cope with a rise in rescue requests
2 years, 10 months ago

In Stawell, these orange-clad SES volunteers need new members to cope with a rise in rescue requests

ABC  

Every year, on the dizzying rocky trails of the Gariwerd/Grampians National Park in Western Victoria, hikers go missing or get stuck. Mr Blight says joining the SES appealed to him because of the variety of work, and the possibility to learn new skills, "and to make a difference in someone's life". Mr Blight wonders if it is more difficult to …

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A deserted pyramid in regional Victoria is housing sculptures with real bite
2 years, 11 months ago

A deserted pyramid in regional Victoria is housing sculptures with real bite

ABC  

On the highway between Melbourne and Adelaide, an abandoned pyramid houses probably the strangest art ever produced in Australia. 'Services to recycling' Ms Cosson purchased the now-closed tourist park in the 1980s with her late husband David Lye, a dentist, jeweller, and creator of the surprising sculptures. "Some people thought it was horrific, because they're teeth," Ms Cosson said. When …

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Deep in the West Australian desert, the spirit of the game plays on for AFL fanatics and 'other MCG'
4 years, 4 months ago

Deep in the West Australian desert, the spirit of the game plays on for AFL fanatics and 'other MCG'

ABC  

Driving the Gunbarrel Highway is one of those fabled Australian journeys where the legend has become longer than the road itself. Key points: Martu people say the oval was built in the mid 1980s The closest town to the oval is Wiluna, around 400km away The Gunbarrel Highway is 1400km of isolated rough dirt track in outback WA Isolated and …

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