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As you are relaxing and reading this, you have no idea how hard I will be working. On this Friday morning I will be attending seminars on fine burgundy, barolos, a top Napa Valley Estate and then finishing with Spain. Lunch will be hosted by winerie...

Described by his friends as fun, friendly and encouraging, 14-year-old Cole Eicher has been through a lot more than most children his age. After receiving a diagnosis of medulloblastoma, a brain tumour located in the lower, rear portion of the brain...

Clearwater Middle School hosted a special assembly last week to name this year’s prefects and announce the head boy and head girl. • Head boy: Jacari Renfroe Age: 13 Former school: East End Primary. Favourite sports: football and basketball. Favou...

This term, Year Six students have been learning about refugees and migration. Last week, Year 6 had a special visitor, Stephen Castree. Mr Castree owns a company, the Development Initiative (TDI). TDI works around the world clearing mines in countri...

Young Observer met with Amara Richards and Anya West this week to congratulate them on being voted head student leaders at Somerset Primary. As a part of the voting process, the students were required to write and deliver a speech at assembly a week...

The reinsurance industry didn’t fit the bill for Hayley Evans. Law and accounting were similarly unappealing careers. She was a secondary student at Saltus Grammar School when everything fell into place. “I was drawn to the sciences and really liked ...

The football season has begun and we played Berkeley for our first game of the season. Historically, Berkeley has always been one of our toughest competitors and that proved to be the story again. The game started out very quickly, with both teams l...

‘Slight Fright’ is just five minutes long but at the moment it is Al Seymour Jr’s cinematic masterpiece. If you’ve watched ‘Goosebumps’ at the Liberty Theatre, you have most likely seen the 18-year-old’s big screen debut. The short film shows immedia...

On Friday I found myself hovering over a tray of mac and cheese with a glass of champagne in one hand and chocolate mousse in the other. Is it just me, or do you find it tough to keep balanced over the weekends? There is a standing joke in my house ...

Alvina Brangman went from fit to flabby in what seemed like a matter of minutes. For years she was in the gym six days a week, and a regular on the bodybuilding circuit. In 2009 she quit competing to start a family — and the pounds started piling on....