The Bright Side

Outback postie delivers more than just mail 23.01.2024 5:30 ↓

Bec Climie isn't your average postie. In the past six years she's driven more than 300,000 kms along her mail run in outback Queensland, but Bec does much more than deliver mail.

Chickens running wild at school 21.01.2024 3:00 ↓

When year 11 student Finn Johnstone needed to rehome his chickens, his school decided to take them on.

Singing 'because it feels nice' 18.01.2024 5:00 ↓

When Astrid Jorgensen was a school teacher, she hated grading kids for singing. 

Gympie features in French fashion magazine 16.01.2024 6:00 ↓

Cindy Vogels and Brea Martin came up with the idea to photograph diverse young people wearing one-of-a-kind fashion garments.

Tales of a fun and (at times) naughty childhood 14.01.2024 4:00 ↓

There's something special about hanging with childhood mates.

Small but mighty local post services are knitting communities together 11.01.2024 6:00 ↓

With the motto of "Haste, Post, Haste", one 12-year-old philatelist, Miro Jones has created his own local post service.

'Washed in happiness': The formal-wear beach swim shoring up pleasure 04.01.2024 5:00 ↓

When it comes to spontaneous fun, Bonnie Davies likes to dive right in.

An epidemic of friendship is turning picnicking strangers into mates 28.12.2023 11:00 ↓

Lee was at her lowest point when her friends came to the rescue.

Meet the festive first responder replying to children's Christmas letters 21.12.2023 4:00 ↓

Paramedic Nathan Brown is always on call when it comes to Christmas.

A kid's documentary about swearing 12.12.2023 4:00 ↓

It's unusual enough for a seven-year-old to make a documentary, let alone one about swearing.

The gift of fresh water 10.12.2023 3:30 ↓

Seru Obed has been in Tasmania for the past nine months as part of the seasonal workers program.

Sword-making children have sharp business sense 05.12.2023 3:30 ↓

Primary school sword makers have taken their wares to the Henty Field Days, inspired by their parents’ entrepreneurial example.

How Māori language has gone from crisis point to prominence 03.12.2023 9:00 ↓

Ngahawi Apanui grew up speaking Māori language, even though he was always told it would be useless to him. 

'Celebrating differences' by singing with One Voice 27.11.2023 4:00 ↓

Composer Kym Dillon has been leading With One Voice choirs in Geelong and Ashburton in Victoria for more than 10 years.

Connecting the community through song 21.11.2023 7:00 ↓

Every Thursday morning, a choir called Sing With Jo belts out an array of tunes.

'Painfully shy' pole dancer takes on national champs 19.11.2023 4:00 ↓

Simon Ferguson is painfully shy, an ‘extreme introvert’, who thought creative genes had skipped him. 

Trading heavy metal for the opera stage 16.11.2023 5:30 ↓

Shanul Sharma has a voice that can cross very different genres of music.

Blind conductor has a world of song at her fingertips 14.11.2023 5:00 ↓

Not being able to see the singers is no obstacle for blind choir conductor Julee-Anne Bell.

Rehabilitating burnt chickens 12.11.2023 3:30 ↓

When an out-of-control bushfire tore through an egg farm in south-west WA, nearly 50 chickens were left badly burnt and in shock.

The search for a $30k watch at the bottom of a river 09.11.2023 3:00 ↓

Most snorkellers get excited when they see colourful fish, curious turtles, or pretty coral.

And on Fridays we sing! Rewire, the dementia-inclusive choir 07.11.2023 4:00 ↓

A choir for people living with dementia and their families and friends started as an experiment.

Ninety-year-old Valerie is still running wild 03.11.2023 3:30 ↓

At 90 years young, great grandmother Valerie Mouritz is running a large wildlife park in the West Australian Wheatbelt.

Teacher takes on world’s toughest long-distance ocean swim 02.11.2023 4:00 ↓

Brenda Norman isn’t your average high school PE teacher.

Finn's first job bucks the trend for people with a disability 31.10.2023 3:00 ↓

Despite one in five Australians living with a disability, the jobless rate for people with disabilities remains stubbornly high.

An out of the blue donation gave these women a home 26.10.2023 5:00 ↓

For four NDIS recipients living with a disability, a generous donation has given them the chance to live independently.