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Tip shops can save items that are too good for landfill from going to waste

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Tip shops can save items that are too good for landfill from going to waste

At Anglesea on Victoria's Surf Coast, any goods dropped off at the local dump but deemed too good for landfill make their way to the "tip shop".

Tip shops, sometimes referred to as resale sheds or treasure chest shops, can be found at dozens of locations around the country.

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Disability service provider Greenacres creates scented candles for National Gallery's Gauguin exhibition

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Disability service provider Greenacres creates scented candles for National Gallery's Gauguin exhibition

At Greenacres' candle-making warehouse, two urns stand next to beakers, scales, mixing spoons and a long line of white, 10-litre pump-action tubs of fragrances labelled with names such as "wild frangipani", "Japanese honeysuckle", and "salted caramel".

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Ancient Asian musical instrument helps empower children with disabilities

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Ancient Asian musical instrument helps empower children with disabilities

The koto is a traditional musical instrument embedded in Japanese culture, with a long history of healing — an energy Takako Haggarty is harnessing for good.

The musician teaches children with vision impairments and disabilities how to play the instrument, helping students gain mobility skills and improve emotional regulation.

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Kindness of strangers gives freedom to family of six-year-old Audrey Wallace in palliative care

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Kindness of strangers gives freedom to family of six-year-old Audrey Wallace in palliative care

A Queensland family struggling to find housing to accommodate the needs of their terminally ill six-year-old daughter have been approved for a new home, around-the-clock care, and the loan of a wheelchair-accessible van.

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First fully accessible hot air balloon in NSW takes to sky above Hunter Valley

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First fully accessible hot air balloon in NSW takes to sky above Hunter Valley

The pre-sunrise fog on the Hunter Valley horizon did not stop the launch of New South Wales' first fully accessible hot air balloon, with its first guest dubbing it "a life changer".

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