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), where I trained to become a Breastfeeding Educator after the birth of my...
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 the Motherload Movie Event via Humanitix. Sarah talks to Nicky...
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 Conversation, academics Dorina Pojani, Dorothy Wardale, and Kerry Brown...
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 Ashford, Keswick, Kurralta Park, Marleston and parts of Plympton, Netley and...
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 have written about my own experience of cycling with my children in...
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 a new parent. In countries like Sweden, dads have access to extended...