Reconciliation story

“He’s only deadly if you frighten him,” Kath explained. “He’s one of the most deadly snakes in the world.”

I had recently arrived at Point Lookout on Stradbroke Island to work as a house-maid/waitress, and at 17, thought I knew everything. Well almost. I had no idea how to frighten a death adder, or more importantly, how not to.
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Welcome to Listen To Older Voices, a program produced Rob Greaves for Wesley Mission Victoria and podcast through the Toorak Times.

Listen To Older Voices presents the stories, views and opinions of our older citizens. It is predominantly in a life & times format, with interviewees reflecting upon their lives from earliest memories. An underlying principal of the program is to promote the concept of positive ageing, reinforcing the principle that older people have & continue to make a valuable contribution to both their local & wider community.
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'twas the week before Christmas, when all along the street Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. The stockings were hung by the Gatwick with care, In hopes that CCTV soon would be there. ...

It’s easy to love a child
it’s easy to love from afar
it’s easy to love many
much harder to just love one
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A large fire is currently not yet under control at theLittle Saigon Market which is a Multi tenanted site in Footscray.

The alarm was first raised at 06:06am and is believed to have started on the roof of the building.

The MFB currently have 3 Ladder Platforms 2 ultra largebpumpers 12 pumpers and other appliances on scene.
In excess of 60 fire fighters are in attendance at this point in time. Many of the local roads have been closed and a tram line has be...

Welcome to Listen To Older Voices, a program produced Rob Greaves for Wesley Mission Victoria and podcast through the Toorak Times.

Listen To Older Voices presents the stories, views and opinions of our older citizens. It is predominantly in a life & times format, with interviewees reflecting upon their lives from earliest memories. An underlying principal of the program is to promote the concept of positive ageing, reinforcing the principle that older people have & continue to make a valuable contribution to both their local & wider community.
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There’s a queue of people
with compassion fatigue
helping to bring good cheer
to the weak and the poor
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Welcome to Listen To Older Voices, a program produced Rob Greaves for Wesley Mission Victoria and podcast through the Toorak Times.

Listen To Older Voices presents the stories, views and opinions of our older citizens. It is predominantly in a life & times format, with interviewees reflecting upon their lives from earliest memories. An underlying principal of the program is to promote the concept of positive ageing, reinforcing the principle that older people have & continue to make a valuable contribution to both their local & wider community.

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In and out of juvenile detention as a youth, Leonard Ottone graduated to prison as a young man and eventually ended up in PentridgePrison (affectionately known by some as the college of knowledge).
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Welcome to Listen To Older Voices, a program produced Rob Greaves for Wesley Mission Victoria and podcast through the Toorak Times.

Listen To Older Voices presents the stories, views and opinions of our older citizens. It is predominantly in a life & times format, with interviewees reflecting upon their lives from earliest memories. An underlying principal of the program is to promote the concept of positive ageing, reinforcing the principle that older people have & continue to make a valuable contribution to both their local & wider community.


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Rosie lay beside the open guitar case, pretending not to notice the people passing by, but the flicker in her eyes notifies that she never misses a trick. Dave, with his mop of unruly dark hair under a battered bushman’s hat, sings his songs with meaning, his soft blue eyes also watching. Just another busker? His voice and guitar skills hint of more.
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