He lived in the same house for over 40 years, but couldn’t remember what street it was on. His wife passed away four years ago, but he often didn’t know why she never responded when he called her name in the middle of the night. According to Alfred Price, watching his father slowly deteriorate as dementia developed was the most difficult experience he’d faced. “They aren’t the same person,” Mr Price said. “That’s the hardest part, is watching them just fade into something else, and they don’t even realise it.” With the number of people living with dementia expected to…
Author: Caitlin Pace
When she was a little girl, Carmel McCallum and her siblings would take advantage of Australia’s natural landscape. She would spend her time hiking through the bushland, riding their bikes and swimming in rivers that were carved in the ground between the abundance of trees scattered on the outskirts of Sydney’s south-west. Now, many years later, according to the would-be federal politician, those locations are under threat and that has prompted the Greens candidate for Gilmore to put climate change policy at the top of her agenda. “When you’re told it’s all under threat then you’re really motivated to do…
Everyone loves a true crime mystery, but have you ever investigated something that may not have been real at all? This new podcast does exactly that. Host Caitlin Pace examines whether ancient myths and legends could, in fact, be real. IN: [Polynesian inspired instrumental] Legend has it OUT: truth to these mythical stories. DURATION: 7:20
Breakthrough research has revealed that spending just 20 minutes immersed in nature can significantly reduce stress levels. The study, published in Frontiers in Psychology, is the first to examine the duration of time and quality of the natural environment that has the most positive impact on individual well-being. For three-days-a-week over eight weeks, the study had participants completed a nature experience and provided saliva samples before and after this experience once every two weeks. Dr Natalie Matosin read the study and said, although there is still research to be unpacked, part of the promising results could stem from the notion…
University of Wollongong clubs will battle it out for campus bragging rights at the 2019 UniClubs Cup on Friday. The event will see 16 clubs go head-to-head in a variety of sports, including soccer, basketball and two mystery sporting events. The UniCup is focused on participation and it welcomes players of all abilities. Prizes will be awarded for ‘Best Team Spirit’ and ‘Best Team Costume’, as well as first, second, and third placement prizes. Clubs and Societies coordinator Nicola Hubbard said the cash prizes would help the clubs run their events throughout the year. The games get underway 9am Friday.…
March is Endometriosis Awareness Month and, with a recorded one in 10 women suffering from the debilitating condition, the non-profit organisation, Endometriosis Australia, says it is crucial more research is done to find a cure. Endometriosis is a chronic disorder that affects a woman’s reproductive organs when tissue abnormally grows outside of the uterus and into other parts of the body, causing severe pain. Research conducted by the World Endometriosis Society and World Endometriosis Research Foundation revealed that 10 per cent of the world’s population has from the condition, yet is often undiagnosed for an average of seven to 12 years.…
There are growing concerns for the mental health of year 12 students preparing for the Higher School Certificate, with two in three young people experiencing alarming levels of exam related stress. The information comes after a survey conducted by the online youth service, ReachOut, revealed that 65.1% of people between the ages of 14 and 24 reported feeling ‘worrying levels’ of exam stress; a significant 13.9% increase since last year. Year 12 student, Katie Price has described being under an increasing amount of pressure to achieve the final scores she needs to get into her desired course. “My school and…
The University of Wollongong will celebrate its vast multicultural community at the largest, annual UOW Goes Global program in an effort to create cultural harmony on campus. The two-week event aims to celebrate the ethnic diversity at the University of Wollongong (UOW) by featuring traditional food, music and dance. This year, there is a significant increase in the number of UOW cultural clubs involved in the program, bringing together different backgrounds and communities to share their values and celebrations. Oliver Batten, International Student Programs coordinator, said that the event will draw a much larger crowd with its greater variety of…
Western Sydney’s Daniella El-Hawzi, known by the stage name Ella E, has fast-tracked her career after placing first in the Burwood’s Got Talent singing competition winning $7000 in prize money. What started as a passion for music has now become a career goal – to make it big in the music industry. Having entered over 10 singing competitions, Ella-E is well aware of the pressures to claiming international fame. However, with the help of her singing coach, Claire Abrakmanov, she is determined to achieve. Ella-E is hoping that her performance experience will give her the competitive edge, simultaneously offering her much…