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Blindness no barrier for Wollongong jeweller Keely Payne as she creates by touch

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Blindness no barrier for Wollongong jeweller Keely Payne as she creates by touch

When Wollongong jewellery maker Keely Payne sits down to work, she does everything from choosing colours to threading tiny beads onto wire by touch alone.

Tackle boxes filled with colour-coordinated beads contain braille on the side to tell her what she is holding.

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Sunshine Coast's blind donkey inspires kids' book, raising funds for Happily Heifer After Sanctuary

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Sunshine Coast's blind donkey inspires kids' book, raising funds for Happily Heifer After Sanctuary

As Mavis Armstrong sat on the front steps of her Tin Can Bay home, listening to the natter of the holidaying children, the girls started "chirping" about electric fences.

She was instantly curious.

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Mobility mats return for good to Champion Bay beach in Geraldton

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Mobility mats return for good to Champion Bay beach in Geraldton

Wheelchair-friendly beach mats will be re-installed at Geraldton's Champion Bay Beach thanks to an agreement between the supplier and the local surf life saving club.

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While injuries keep Lauren Cheatle off the pitch, life away from cricket provides perspective

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While injuries keep Lauren Cheatle off the pitch, life away from cricket provides perspective

Lauren Cheatle grew up faster than most cricketers.

As a 15-year-old, the left-arm fast bowler was picked in the senior New South Wales squad. At 17, she made her international debut against India at the MCG. She took time off from school in Bowral to play in the T20 World Cup in India.

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As Queensland's COVID-19 vaccine mandates ease in social settings, they still apply to many workers

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As Queensland's COVID-19 vaccine mandates ease in social settings, they still apply to many workers

Mary Cullinane loved her job working with people with disabilities, but she left it when vaccine mandates were introduced.

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