I recently had the pleasure and opportunity of being the stay-at-home parent for two weeks during the school holidays with my two children. My daughter is 8 and my son is 4. Despite not having previously experienced being the full-time stay at home parent, I wasn’t surprised how exhausting it was. I have seen my […]
“If you’re feeling blue, try painting yourself a different colour.” Hannah Cheatem, Age 8.* This quote fits very well with the theme of my current exhibition at the Cocoon Gallery at the Margaret River Library “Enchanted Child”. It was my desire to explore the world as children see it, through magical themes, vibrant colours and […]
You might have noticed that every fortnight the Mail includes an article that is contributed by members of Mindful Margaret River. We thought that maybe it’s time for us to explain why we go to the effort to create this series of articles. In a nutshell, Mindful Margaret River’s purpose is to empower residents in the geographic […]
For many people the Christmas and holiday season is the highlight of the year! Time off work and school, good weather, social events and general frivolity. However, for others it’s a time of stress, increasing financial strain, the overwhelm of too many commitments, family expectations, or isolation and loneliness. The ‘silly season’ can be a […]
When someone asks me where I come from, I always reply: “I come from a small town in the North-West of France”. I usually pause and then add: “but nowhere near as small as Margaret River!”. As a young woman, I was so eager to leave my small town. I found it did not offer […]
The recipe for kindness and connection The ramblings of Peter Durey, a local, old, retired family doctor who has over the years, chosen to work in the country for two main reasons. Firstly, because it is the country, which means fresh air and green and trees and ocean. The concrete and tarmac just don’t cut […]
My story is about ownership, acknowledgement of failures, taking responsibility and surrendering weapons of defence. It’s about forgiveness, of myself and others, and the release this brings. It’s about ‘getting out of my own way’ and realising that if I am a victim it’s because I choose to be, and it serves me in some […]
Martin Ringer, Erin Statz, Jason Cleary, Stuart Hicks, James Shepherd, and Stacey Hutt. The partnership between the Shire of Augusta Augusta Margaret River and Mindful Margaret River was last week recognised with an innovation award from the Local Government Professionals Association. Presented as part of the Association’s Community Development Awards in Perth, the accolade acknowledged […]
I came to this area via Ireland. As I had lived in Victoria it was a long way round to get here – but I made it. Having our son, daughter and grandchildren living here and a great climate, then the offer of an ideal job was an offer I couldn’t refuse. The job? Well, […]
Stuart Hicks, outgoing Chair of Mindful Margaret River, says that the absence of serious COVID-19 infections in the Augusta Margaret River region has led to complacency about the mental health effects of the pandemic.
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