Gold Coast Airport 5.4m passengers, 6m by end of year – 5 international carriers ideal for missionaries
As a member of the Tweed Heads Chamber of Commerce we regularly get updates from the Gold Coast Airport Corporation and last week was no different other than, as a missionary the good news is that international airfares are at an all time low. .
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11 Australians dead in 2 days - 5 on the road in Qld, 5 in Afghanistan and 1 in a bakery tragedy!
The nation was in mourning when it was announced on Friday 31 August 2012 that not one, not two, but five Australian soldiers were killed in Afghanistan. Three were killed in a blue on green rouge shooting by an Afghanistan sergeant and two in a military helicopter accident.
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Growing number of young people, children attend suicide memorial service in Sydney
More than 500 relatives and friends of people who have been lost to suicide joined together to grieve and to remember their loved ones at Wesley Mission's annual LifeForce Memorial Day service at the Sydney Opera House today.
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Footplate Padre tells the story of the new diesel and the green young fireman
As the Footplate Padre I write for the On-Track railway e-magazine and this month the story is told of a new diesel and the green young fireman.
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ARPA conference – HotHouse presentation by Lloyd Martin, Wellington NZ
Youth. Young people. Teenagers. You may have placed this category of human beings in the 'too hard basket'. There is one man who hasn't. Lloyd Martin shared his passion for the younger generation at the opening session to this year's Australasian Religious Press Association conference held in Wellington last weekend.
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Bettina Arndt is one commentator who makes good sense for a proverbial 101 course
Bettina Arndt in a recent Sydney Morning Herald "opinion piece" addressed the confusing issue of the spice of harmless sexual banter, even in the work place, by introducing the Australian Tour of well known sex therapist Marty Klein and Californian psychologist
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Vital ingredients for elite athletes and us all - as highlighted by six times Olympian James Tomkins
James Tomkins is the chairman of the Australian Olympic Committee\'s Athletes Commission and his sport credentials are second to none.
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The queue of hope for thousands in Guinea for medical treatment on Mercy Ship
In drizzling rain several hundred people joined the queue, and by daybreak they started to come in their thousands.
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Bible Society talks on 'Why we can Trust the New Testament' generate positive response
The first three public talks on 'Why we can Trust the New Testament', which are part of Bible Society's 'Live Light in 25 Words' campaign were well received and attended this week.
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A First – PSI young writers home from Australasian Religious Press Association's annual conference
Two Press Service International (PSI) young writers have returned home to Australia having attended their first ARPA (Australasian Religious Press Association) annual conference in Wellington, New Zealand.
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Expert advice: Men and boys should avoid trying to capture the funnel web spider for its anti-venom
A recent Sydney Morning Herald article by Julie Power highlighted the desperate need for anti-venom of the funnel web spider and advises that if you happen to find one, the Australian Reptile Park is desperate to have it, alive. It is facing a shortage of funnel web spiders, which are milked for the venom used to create anti-venom
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David Smethurst hectic in service at London Paralympics
These Paralympic Athletes are my heroes. They have battled with adversity most (if not all) their lives, overcome incredible injuries, barriers and obstacles to live normal lives, and gone on to be come super sports men and women. I feel very inadequate in their company. They actually counsel me by their example more than I counsel them.
