by Andrea Rowe | Feb 10, 2020
From little things, big things grow Last year my family and I took a road trip, a pilgrimage. We had some unfinished outback business to attend to. There was sacred ground to stand on in the birthplace of aboriginal land rights. We dragged our teen and tween...
by Andrea Rowe | Jan 30, 2020
This was the summer that felled us – bush, beach, communities, campers, firefighters, families. We swallow smoke and worry. The loss of land, loved ones and livelihoods sits heavy in our hearts. We wring our hands as homes, hamlets, towns and roads are reduced...
by Andrea Rowe | Jan 7, 2020
Check out our family’s Go Bag Given 2020’s devastating fire impacts, it’s worth sharing through my blog too as it’s never too late to review your plans. What’s your Go Bag look like? Why should you bother? Where do you start? Reasonable...
by Andrea Rowe | May 12, 2017
It’s a world where tests and trials have you holding your breath – hoping for luck, for the next specialist appointment, for the drugs you can afford, for an opening on the latest trial, for your hair to grow back, for your scars to heal, for the pain to go...
by Andrea Rowe | May 10, 2017
This mother’s day swap buying slippers for making a donation in your mum’s name. The most important gift you can really give on Mother’s Day is the gift of support for another mum in times of distress or emergency care. The Royal Flying Doctor...
by Andrea Rowe | Mar 2, 2017
It’s World Book Day. The day we all pause to pay homage to the pages through which we escape, and find ourselves. Like so many I am most myself with a book in hand. I am most sure of my soul as I stroll past bookshelves. There is no greater joy than to...