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The Australian Centre for Gold Rush Collections is now open in Ballarat. It's hoped the 150,000-piece collection will tell "untold stories" of women, First Nations people, and the "unsung heroes" of a familiar era.
"They did an amazing job," Ms Bourke said. "Carter said they saw these two guys sitting on the beach, so they went out and started surfing and the next thing they noticed this guy was screaming out for help. "Carter paddled over and said 'are you all right mate?'. "He was literally going under," she said. Ms Taylor said Zayde was the first to reach the distressed swimmer who was caught in a rip north of the flagged patrol area. Surf Life Saving Queensland's Sebastien de Paula on the scene of Sunday's drowning where a second man was saved by actions of three local boys.
Little & Fierce Theatre Company will present CREATE II: A Digital Reading Series, featuring 7 new plays and 40+ artists. The festival is streaming March 25-30th, and tickets are available via Eventbrite. Tickets are free to the public, with a $5 suggested donation for those attending one evening, and $10 suggested donation for a full festival pass. 50% of the proceeds will be donated to Black Mamas Matter Alliance, a Black woman-led cross-sectoral alliance that centers Black mamas to advocate, drive research, build power, and shift culture for Black maternal health, rights, and justice. To le...