Max's Island

Sarah Gregg thought she had it all. She was happily married, had the perfect career and was fulfilling the life she had planned for herself. But she was ANGRY. She had followed the rules … gone to school, worked hard on her education and got the good job everyone … including her … thought was going to satisfy her needs. However, she was still missing the reward of happiness and fulfilment. So, dur...

As an aspiring first class cricketer, Kris McShane made his way to Perth to hone his skill in different conditions during the English winter on three separate occasions. As a young man in his early 20’s, this was a chance to follow his passion, see the other side of the world and have a good time. He progressively embraced the Perth lifestyle on each visit and eventually had the opportunity to tak...

Kristel Tuul is a certified embodied performance coach. Her objective is to help ambitious women reach their goals by taking evidence-based approach to empowering women to perform and feel at their best by managing their energy, not time. She is passionate about tapping into women's unique biology and their feminine-masculine traits to help women effortlessly thrive in life. But this hasn’t always...

Simon White has been a successful journo in newspapers and online … for many years … all around Australia. He spent some of his journey in South Australia, working as the racing writer for the Adelaide Advertiser, and it was during his time there he got to meet … and become friends with, a particularly colourful horse racing identity. Following a suggestion from an editor at the paper and since it...

Dean Margetts played footy from the ‘under 7’s” until he was 21 years old. He then retired. After trying his hand at coaching an under 13’s team, and with two mates taking them to a grand final, he responded to an add in the local paper … to become an umpire. This began a speedy journey to the AFL, where he eventually umpired 376 games (after 110 league games in the WAFL), across a career spanning...

Defend our NDIS The NDIS provides necessary supports to more than half a million Australians with disability. It is something we are all proud of. Investing in a strong NDIS also has flow-on benefit to all Australians – in fact for every dollar spent on the NDIS, the scheme delivers $2.25 back into Australian communities. Despite all of these benefits for people with disability, the broader commun...

“How I found my voice” is the way Kim Landers describes her decision to leave a relationship, become free of expectations, use her life lessons and ultimately re-discover her passions. But to rebuild and find her purpose and meaning, this meant filling a small bag … with some borrowed clothes … and zero dollars (she took her dad’s credit card) and move to another state in Australia. As a kid, one...