Ava’s Mission to Raise $10,000 for Charity
Wallacia student Ava Fowler has set an ambitious goal to raise $10,000 for charity and she is well on her way of achieving this. The inspirational local is raising funds for Wigs 4 Kids, which is a part of Kids with Cancer Foundation. Wigs 4 Kids allows people to grow their hair and donate it […]
Parents Corner
Do you know the difference between bullying and fighting? Researchers have found that many parents struggle to know when it’s bullying or just everyday quarrels between friends, classmates, or siblings. This article will help you learn more. Children learn important social and emotional skills when they navigate differences with others. Depending on a child’s level […]
Paws A While
With Mother’s Day coming up, many of us will be heading to the florist to buy our mum’s a colourful bouquet of flowers. Unfortunately, we often return home with flowers that may be toxic for our pets. Although many flowers and plants are mild-to-moderate in terms of toxicity and can cause “mild” symptoms like a […]
Health Matters
The gastrointestinal tract is a complex ecological environment. Every person has about 100 trillion bacteria, made up of 40,000 different species, living in their large intestine. This represents 10 times the total number of human body cells. 70% of these bacteria have never been cultured, and together they make up 50% of faecal volume. We […]
Luddenham Easter Festival Returns
The Luddenham Easter Festival is returning this month, taking place on Friday 7th April (Easter Friday) till Monday 10th April (Easter Monday) at Luddenham Showground. It will be open from 12:30pm to 8:00pm from Good Friday to Sunday and 12:30pm to 6:00pm on Easter Monday. There will be a $2 entry fee, which will include […]
Parents Corner
Many parenting articles talk about dealing with difficult behaviour and yet, the ways we respond to children’s positive behaviour is just as important. Due to an inbuilt negativity bias, we pay more attention to the bad than the good. The human species has survived for over 200,000 years in part because of our capacity to […]
Paws A While
Easter is a fun time of year filled with spending time with family and pets, a relaxing long weekend, the annual Easter egg hunt and of course chocolate, chocolate and more chocolate! But for our pets, there are lots of hazards around which could turn a relaxing weekend into an emergency trip to the vet. […]
Health Matters
Scientists can induce an ulcerative colitis (UC) like condition in rats and pigs by intrarectal administration of acetic acid. The acid damages the colonic epithelial (lining) cells. Damaged cells release inflammatory chemicals in order to inform/warn surrounding tissue cells and bring immune cells into the area to investigate and deal with the cause/s of cell […]
Full Steam Ahead for 2023 Thirlmere Festival of Steam
It’s full steam ahead for the 2023 Thirlmere Festival of Steam, which will bring the village of Thirlmere to life on 18 and 19 March. The festival is once again being delivered by Wollondilly Shire Council and Transport Heritage NSW, operators of the NSW Rail Museum. Visitors can look forward to steam train rides aboard […]
Health Matters
Facilitated stretching is a part of almost every session of MET at our clinic. It seems the benefit of regular stretching may go beyond simply improving flexibility and may help reduce cardiovascular risk as well. Shinno et al. (2017) studied women who were asked to stretch 3 times per week, for 3 or 6 months. […]