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Heads Up
I ring my bell, but they don’t hear. I shout, but they don’t hear. I wave my hand, but they don’t see. Eventually, I swerve my bike around them and make tut-tut noises. When I was working...
Normal Crazy
What is an acceptable amount of crazy for mothers? I certainly identify with the idea of ‘normal crazy’, a term I discovered in my recent Master’s thesis proposal research. There have been times I...
On Breastfeeding
One of my oldest friends recently had her first child and said to me, “now I see why you need a whole association!”. She referred to my work with the Australian Breastfeeding Association (ABA),...
Radio Adelaide Interview
This week I spoke to Nicky Page on Radio Adelaide about Middle Ground Motherhood, the Babes on Bikes campaign and our upcoming Motherload Movie Event. Take a listen and get your ticket to...
Sharing the Motherload
Having been a social planner for over ten years, I am acutely aware of how historical town planning has overlooked the needs of women and mothers. In their article for The...
Home Alone
As I stood in the kitchen chopping up veggies for the soup I was making to ease my three-year-old son’s croup, I saw a figure flash past the back door. My first thought was, “oh, my husband must...
Let’s create a safe cycling link between the Westside Bikeway and Anzac Highway
The City of West Torrens is currently asking for feedback on their draft Local Area Traffic Management Plan (LATM) for precincts 17, 18, 19, 20 and D, which includes the suburbs of...
Submission to the Draft 2022-2032 Cycling Strategy for South Australia
Thank you for the opportunity to provide feedback on this critical Strategy for South Australia. I am glad to see a focus on public policy that supports active transport in Adelaide and beyond. I...
Give dads a go; Is Australia leaving dads behind?
In this post, I interview dads who had access to paid parental leave through their workplace. I find that they all benefited from access to leave that allowed them time to settle into their role as...
Sweden says relax; parental guidance is recommended
A Swedish mother’s experience of world leading parenting policy in practice. Image – A black and white photograph of six students at the University of...
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