Dear Santa

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I was lucky enough to be invited to contribute to the book ‘Dear Santa’ to raise funds for the ‘Love Your Sister Foundation’ by Samuel Johnson OAM. This book has been produced to raise funds for his foundation for cancer research. He has set a goal of $10 million and he is close to this… Read More »

A Hills Hoist in the back yard

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Who still has an original Hills Hoist clothesline in their back yard? Mine is at least 45 years old and loaded today with washing from my AirBNB. If only she could talk what a story she’d have to tell. Kids playing under the sprinkler and swinging on her while Mum yells to ‘get off the… Read More »

My Outback Childhood

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Well it has been a crazy three years! Three books in three years with the launch of the adaptation of my memoir A Sunburnt Childhood for young readers 150 page ‘MY OUTBACK CHILDHOOD’. Toni’s childhood is not like other kids’. She is only five years old when her mum packs a small suitcase and ... Read More »

Do it for Dolly

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Dolly’s Dream The death by suicide of little Amy ‘Dolly’ Everett caught the attention of Australia and the rest of the world in January 2018. A week after Dolly’s death,  old Territory friends George and Sharon Suttons grandson / Georgina Sutton’s 19 year old son suicided in Queensland.  These are my ponderings and ... Read More »

Back to Borroloola Rodeo

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August 2017 saw my husband Shaun and I on the road back to Borroloola for the 50 year Anniversary of the annual Rodeo.  The Carpentaria Highway stretches over 700 kilometres travelling south east from Katherine on the Stuart Highway into the rugged Gulf country. We had traversed this road many many times in our 14 years of ... Read More »