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25.01.2022 Part 1 I’m from Alberta, Canada and I grew up in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. Lots of snow, cold, skiingthat was where I grew up. Everyone plays hockey on the frozen lakes but I preferred to ski. There are five of us children in total, as our parents divorced and remarried. I moved to Australia in 2009. First, I lived in Adelaide, then Melbourne and finally up to Broome. I was in Broome for about ten years and it was hard to leaveI loved it up there. I had a feel...Continue reading
24.01.2022 Thank you Fresh Start Recovery Programme.. It has been great to include people going through recovery in the humans stories... #community #inclusion #humansofthewheatbelt
22.01.2022 My parents are Bob and Nancy Freebairn. I am the 2nd eldest of 8 kids (3 boys and 5 girls). I was born and raised up in Morawa. I learnt on how to drive on the farm dad shared farm with Colin Noble and his sister Beryl Mauritz. Dad would tow a car behind the tractor and I had to steer it. I then would drive tractors after school. Dad also taught me on how to drive a truck. My older brother Mark, and my sister Dot, we would help dad with the ploughing up the paddocks, read...Continue reading
22.01.2022 ‘The book showcases the inclusivity and community spirit of the Wheatbelt perfectly. It was difficult to choose a favourite as each story is so uniquely told. Thank you for this copy for our office and congratulations on a brilliant initiative’ Senator Sue Lines, Deputy President of the Australian Senate and Chair of Committees We are so glad you enjoyed the book Senator Sue Lines. The Humans of the Wheatbelt book is now available at all Wheatbelt Libraries, CRC and Shire o...ffices across the Wheatbelt. #community #wheatbelt #celebrate
19.01.2022 Cristi McPhee from the Shire of Dandaragan has received the Humans of the Wheatbelt book Books can be accessed via buff.ly/38SiqvE or via Shires, CRCs or Libraries throughout the Wheatbelt. #wheatbelt #celebrate #inclusion
17.01.2022 Thanks Anna for sharing your story. ‘My advice in life would be get as much education as you can, keep glass away from toddlers and see the world’ https://tinyurl.com/y6glanzq... Anna’s story is in the Wheatbelt of the Wheatbelt book. The book can be downloaded www.wheatbelt.com.au or accessed at any Wheatbelt CRC or Library. #community #wheatbelt #inclusion
17.01.2022 Thanks Lou for sharing your story. ‘Learning that we are all human, that there is always common ground to be found, even with people who have completely different backgrounds, values, and stories, is a powerful thing to learn’ Lou’s story also appears in the humans book - http://tiny.cc/3hwssz... Pingelly Community Resource Centre #wheatbelt #inclusion #humansofthewheatbelt
15.01.2022 Great to see from Lancelin Community Resource & Visitor Centre has received a copy of Humans of the Wheatbelt book Books are accessible online via www.wheatbelt.com.au or at Shires, libraries or CRc in the Wheatbelt. #community #celebrate #inclusion
15.01.2022 Charlotte is six and is a real survivor, having beaten the odds and fought for her life countless times. Her favourite places are Rottnest Island, Lake Leschenaultia and the park. She loves going into the water, playing in the sand and just being outdoors in the fresh air and sunshine. Charlotte's best friend is her Cavalier King Charles Spaniel dog, Lady. Charlotte and Lady are inseparable at home and, whenever Charlotte is distressed or having a meltdown, her beautiful dog...Continue reading
14.01.2022 We celebrate the amazing contributions and achievements that Kathy Davis has made in the Wheatbelt for NAIDOC week. See her Humans of the Wheatbelt story.. shorturl.at/bwIJ0... #wheatbelt #community #celebrate
13.01.2022 Ieva Tomsons Part 1 - http://tiny.cc/1y9rsz Part 2......Continue reading
13.01.2022 Naomi is in our Humans of the Wheatbelt book.. Usually when someone moves out to the wheatbelt there is an interesting story behind it - either they are looking for something or escaping from something" You can read Naomi’s story - https://tinyurl.com/yyobdw2t... #community #inclusion #humansofthewheatbelt
13.01.2022 Great to see Cr Chris Antonio Shire President Shire of Northam out and about supporting the Humans of the Wheatbelt project. Have you read the Humans book? It is local stories, printed in Perth and put together by Wheatbelt Health Network. ... It is accessible via www.wheatbelt.com.au or at your local Wheatbelt library, CRC or Shire office. #community #celebrate #humansofthewheatbelt
13.01.2022 I’m located on a farm north of Dowerin. I was born and raised on a farm south of Dowerin. It was great growing up on a farmwhat a blessed existence. I’m the third of four children and I’m very proudly Wheatbelt educated at Dowerin DHS and Northam SHS. My mum was very committed to ensuring we received an education because she had to leave school at fifteen. I think every kid should go away to boarding school like I did. It teaches you self-reliance and how to co-exist outsid...Continue reading
12.01.2022 Thanks Kerry Collard - I’m glad you like the Humams of the Wheatbelt book... Books have now been sent to all libraries, Shires and CRC in the Wheatbelt.. #community #inclusion #celebrate
12.01.2022 So glad the Bindoon Public Library are enjoying the new Humans of the Wheatbelt book. The books are available at all Wheatbelt Libraries, CRC and Shires plus downloadable via www.wheatbelt.com.au #community #inclusion #community
12.01.2022 I live on a farm sixteen kilometres north of Kellerberrin where I was born seventy-nine years ago. I went to school up until Year 9, but my father wasn’t enjoying the best of health so I left school early to help him on the farm. I had a sister but she was eight years older than me and she was away working. I was quite happy to be out of school and back on a tractor. As it turned out, farming was one of my great loves and the other was music. In Kellerberrin in the early si...Continue reading
11.01.2022 Thank you for sharing your stories over the last year.. Below is a snap shot of the reach we achieved. We are looking forward to working with CRCs, community groups, individuals and more as we wander out into our beautiful Wheatbelt region to hear more special stories over the next 12 months.. ... #community #wheatbelt #celebrate
11.01.2022 Part 2 - Angi McCluskey My husband Michael was diagnosed with younger-onset dementia about five years ago. He had a minor traffic incident and I think that brought everything to a head. I realised he had no comprehension of what had happened, but when Michael saw the doctor he was advised he was too young and dressed too nicely to have Alzheimer’s and given a prescription for gout. It took about a year to get the correct diagnosis. ...Continue reading
11.01.2022 Glad you are enjoying the book Jamie.. We have sent a copy of all the library’s, CRC’s and Shires in the Wheatbelt... Have you seen it yet?... #community #celebrate #inclusion
10.01.2022 My family on my father’s side is the Kickett family and on my mother’s side it’s the Stack family. My dad, Jim Kickett, was born at Badjaling Mission and my mum was Penelope Kickett (nee Stack) and she was born in York. My older sister Jane was born in York, but myself and the rest of my brothers and sisters were all born in Narrogin. We were raised in Cuballing, about thirteen kms down the road from Narrogin. Our grandparents lived there and they were a pretty close gro...Continue reading
10.01.2022 For 18-year-old Matthew Fernihough, a sport he took up in the face of bullying has seen him grow into a martial arts champion. The Northam teenager took up Muay Thai only a few years ago as a way of building confidence, which has now evolved into a devoted passion - a passion which has already seen him represent his country. At around 12 or 13 I started doing some martial arts with a trainer, Matthew said.... Over time I got more and more interested. Muay Thai was the one that suited me best. I wanted to learn an advanced skill, have fun while doing it and meet new people. The amount of respect in the sport is also a massive part of it which I enjoy a lot. The teenager has previously competed in a Queensland national tournament and walked away with bronze, narrowly missing out on competing at an international level. But it wasn’t the end for Matthew. We got a phone call and the gold medalist pulled out and the silver medalist wasn’t good enough so we got to go to the world junior championships in Bangkok, he said. It was like a miracle to us. It was a massive event and had over 800 entries. It most definitely gave me a taste of competing at that level - it was a great experience. It’s a good career to be in and it’s somewhere I want to be. Matthew has autism, although he doesn’t let his disability define who he is. His dad Michael is his biggest fan, and said a lot of Matthew’s bullying was focused around his disability. With his autism, he couldn’t see it but we could - there was bullying in the classroom and in the community, Michael said. As parents it has been a hard journey for us. Human - Matthew Fernihough Interviewees - Matthew Fernihough, Michael Fernihough Interviewer - Anna Cornish Photographer - William Luu Woolworths WOOLWORTHS Muay Thai Authority Muay Thai Grand Prix Australia Muay Thai & Kickboxing Northam Boulevard Autism Awareness Australia Autism & Asperger Society Australian Institute of Sport #community #celebrate #inclusion #wheatbelt
10.01.2022 Thanks Jack for sharing your story. 'one good thing about new shows... is the recent uprise of having female and culturally diverse main characters. That’s something that’s only happened recently, having these characters centre stage is something that’s taken too long to achieve.’ Jack’s story also appears in the Humans of the Wheatbelt book - http://tiny.cc/c3txsz... #wheatbelt #inclusion #humansofthewheatbelt The Book Shed
08.01.2022 I was born in Wongan Hills seventy-six years ago and I had a pretty normal childhood. I was one of four boys. I used to enjoy travelling with my father who was a supervisor on bulk handling. I saw quite a bit of the local countryside sitting on his knee driving the ute. I commenced my working life in the ANZ Bank in Wongan Hills but I only stayed with them for five years. I briefly went overseas and then ended up on Christmas Island for fourteen years, which is where I met ...Continue reading
06.01.2022 Part 2 - Darren I’ve been in social work for a number of years, but I was a chef before all this. I found that I really enjoyed working with people struggling with mental health challenges and understanding what was going on in their life. When I decided I wanted a career change, I went into mental health nursing. Food, feelings not that big of a gap! At first I was working in hospitals, but I struggled with that as it felt like warehousing. A lot of clients would say thin...Continue reading
05.01.2022 I’m not sure if I qualify as a Human of the Wheatbelt as I live in Gidgegannup but I’ve worked around the Wheatbelt as a woolclasser for well over a quarter of a century and for the past five years have sub-edited and written for The Toodyay Herald. I’ve lived in Berlin and New York and done a lot of things. My parents were WWII Latvian refugees who spent five years as displaced persons’ camp in Hamburg Germany and six months in another camp in Naples Italy before finally be...Continue reading
03.01.2022 When I first came to Australia, the first place I worked was in my sister’s bakery in York for a couple of years. Now we’ve lived in Northam for nearly six years, where we run a local bakery. We love Northam; it’s such a peaceful place. We work hard but we really enjoy ourselves. When we sell our products to customers and they’re happy, then we’re happy too. I met my husband at primary school and we went to the same high school together. Now we have three children; two gir...ls and one boy. The eldest was born in Vietnam and the younger ones were born here. The kids speak both Vietnamese and English. I try to speak Vietnamese to them at home so they can learn the language. Whenever I’m having a difficult time, they always come and help me. I have a lot of family back in Vietnam, such as my parents, my sister and my brother. Every Christmas we close the shop for three weeks and go back to Vietnam to visit everyone. It’s a great time of year. My piece of advice for anyone is to always do your best and always remember that family is the best. Whenever you have a difficult time in life, remember that family is there for you. Don’t waste your time together and try to be happy. Keep working, keep studying and keep smiling. Human - Trang Nguyen Interviewer & photographer - Anna Cornish Writer - Guy Salvidge Humans of the Wheatbelt is a Wheatbelt Health Network project. Shire of Northam Northam Fresh Bread Bakery Northam Chamber of Commerce Vietnam in Australia Multicultural Australia Australian Multicultural Community Services Inc. Vietnamese Community in Australia WA Chapter
02.01.2022 Part 1 - Angi McCluskey I grew up in Essex in the United Kingdom and I came to Australia in 1990 with my husband Michael and our three children. We have one daughter and two sons. Michael and I always planned to emigrate, but then the children came along. We were married at eighteen and so now we’ve been married for fifty-one years. We actually found out I was pregnant at our interview at Australia House, so they said it was best not to travel when you’re pregnant. A few yea...Continue reading
