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Announcing Katie Sfetkidis – our new Emissary!

Katie Sfetkidis is a multi-talented contemporary artist and lighting designer. Her art is politically charged and doesn’t simply imitate life but makes it happen, as her run for Lord Mayor of Melbourne reveals. Katie has also recently been appointed Ambassador for the Queen Victoria Women’s Centre.

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HOME TRUTHS: Lella

Lella left the rubble of post-war Italy to a home beside Melbourne’s bubbling Darebin Creek, and discusses what really makes a house a casa.

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HOME TRUTHS: Nazli

Nazli has travelled from Sri Lanka, to India, to New York and Adelaide, and now calls a Melbourne filled with children and grandchildren home.

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HOME TRUTHS: Aunty Zeta

Aunty Zeta is a 74 year old Aboriginal elder who is Wurundjeri through her father and Yorta Yorta through her mother; she lives on Wurundjeri land.

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HOME TRUTHS: Lesley

Lesley is a 73-year old Melburnian by way of Canberra and Colombo, who discusses how friendship, a good book (or two) and chillies all make her feel at home.

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HOME TRUTHS: Helen

Created for a time when we’re all spending much more of it at home, Home Truths is an interview and illustration project that explores the meaning of ‘home’ from the perspective of eight different women over 70.

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Home Truths: Zvezdana

Created for a time when we’re all spending much more of it at home, Home Truths is an interview and illustration project that explores the meaning of ‘home’ from the perspective of eight different women over 70.

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Recipe: Harira soup by Hana Assafiri

Many Moroccans will be eating this hearty dish to break their daily fast during Ramadan. Hana Assafiri of Fitzroy North's Moroccan Soup Bar presents her take on the traditional Iftar soup.

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Dramageddon

Dramageddon is a genre-bending choose-your-own-adventure podcast set in the year 2050. Created by Jean Tong (playwright) and Lou Wall (comedian)

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Annette Creek working closely with local Nhill communities to foster connections

Annette Creek is the Executive Officer of the Nhill Learning Centre. Nhill is a small town in western Victoria’s Wimmera region, halfway between Adelaide and Melbourne. With a population of approximately 2000 people, over the past 10 years Nhill has welcomed over 200 Karen people – around 10% of its total population – and helped them make Nhill their home.

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