Shellharbour Matildas star Caitlin Foord has been named to play in her third World Cup, as the focus on women in sport accelerates in Australia. Foord burst on the international scene at age 16, when she was given the best young player of the tournament award at the 2011 World Cup in Germany. Her selection followed a federal government $70 million sports package commitment to boost women’s sport in Australia. “More and more women are playing sport and my government has made a deliberate investment to provide better and more equitable facilities at our playing fields,” Prime Minister Morrison said.…
Author: Megan Palermo
Shellharbour Relay for Life will celebrate eight years of fundraising for cancer research this weekend at Tom Willoughby Oval. The organisation has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for Illawarra Cancer Council support services and prevention programs. Cancer survivor Emily Irish has taken part in the relay for the last three years and this year she will continue her relay journey in memory of her late aunty. “It is something that I am really passionate about, raising awareness and helping other people that live with cancer,” Ms Irish said. Shellharbour Relay for Life will be accompanied by the ‘Little Miss…
Facebook is under fire of politicians and academics after the Christchurch terror attack was live streamed on the social media platform and shared millions of times. Prime Minister Scott Morrison called for a global crackdown on social media companies. “If they can write an algorithm to make sure that the ads they want you to see can appear on your mobile phone, then I’m quite confident they can write an algorithm to screen out hate content on social media platforms,” Mr Morrison told ABC News. University of Wollongong journalism and communications lecturer Dr Steiner Ellingsen said monitoring and removing online content isn’t…
[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_QnEjDCNvM[/embedyt] Artist Kaylee Prokop is gaining popularity with her unique take on pets through the colourful world of pop art. Ms Prokop has been flooded with requests on her Facebook site, as pet owners seek to capture the images of their fur-babies on canvas. Ms Prokop said Facebook and social media plays an important role in being an artist. Muir House Art Gallery reached out to Ms Prokop after viewing her online profile and invited the artist to feature her work in the local art gallery. Megan Palermo reports.