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'Magic mushroom' trial in WA could be the key to treating depression

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'Magic mushroom' trial in WA could be the key to treating depression

The first legally grown batch of pharmaceutical-grade mushroom-derived psilocybin will soon be planted in south-west Western Australia after an alternative-drug company received ethics approval to carry out the state's first clinical trial using psilocybin to treat depression.  

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NSW law change clears path to use electric skateboards as disability mobility aid

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NSW law change clears path to use electric skateboards as disability mobility aid

After years of using an electric skateboard illegally, Port Macquarie man Steve Lyons is now able to ride one down his main street without fear of being fined.

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Surf therapy improves lives of children with disability, neurodiversity on NSW South Coast

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Surf therapy improves lives of children with disability, neurodiversity on NSW South Coast

The first time seven-year-old Pearl Fryer stood up on a surfboard was during a therapy session.

"I feel proud because I like myself catching waves," she said.

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Port Lincoln family left with no option but to stay and defend as flames approached home

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Port Lincoln family left with no option but to stay and defend as flames approached home

When Lynne Harris could see the flames of the Port Lincoln bushfire out of the window of her family home, she feared her worst nightmare was coming true. 

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Bundaberg launches its first accessible beach for people living with disability

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Bundaberg launches its first accessible beach for people living with disability

Kathryn Tolstoff lives with multiple sclerosis and has just had her first ocean swim in two years.   

"I had some fear, but I knew I had support," she said.

"So I got on my knees and I got wet up to my neck on waves and it was refreshing, cool, freeing — liberating," she said. 

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