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Debbie Ryan was living a blessed life, married to her highschool sweetheart, with two beautiful children. Tragically, following years of incessant bullying, her daughter Maddy took her own life. Debbie is now on a mission to show just how deeply our actions can affect others.
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Susannah Sweeney, Creative Producer of the DreamBIG Children’s Festival, is a passionate arts advocate who believes every child has the right to an arts-rich education.
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The best-known oval curator from Adelaide to India, Les Burdett has earned the respect and admiration of cricket fans worldwide. SALIFE finds out if the grass is greener 10 years into retirement.
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Kathryn House is a devoted advocate for our state’s most vulnerable and disadvantaged through her tireless volunteering and philanthropic work.
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Sister Jillian Havey OP AM was a school principal for almost 50 years and taught thousands of young women during that time. But a stroke last year hastened her retirement, signalling the end of an era, and the start of new beginnings.
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Adelaide's Mavournee Hazel is living her acting dream, thanks to a four-year stint on Neighbours. The 24-year-old is also a passionate role model for other young women and her message is simple - know your worth.
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While most of us are slowly waking from our slumber each morning, there’s a group of brave souls plunging themselves into the crisp waters of Second Valley.
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From a nomadic childhood, to the youngest Australian Defence Force Academy cadet and now the new director of Veterans SA, Catherine Walsh shares her stories from along the way.
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After a lifetime of creating some of South Australia’s most recognisable homes, architect Pauline Hurren is passing on her gifts to her daughters.
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Losing a baby is the worst nightmare of any parent, but Annabel Bower took her tragedy and let it inspire a book and charity empowering parents to speak about their own experiences.
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Taking to the skies for the past 60 years, in a plane he built himself, South Australia’s own daredevil is showing no signs of coming in to land.
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Writer and performance poet Geoff Goodfellow is known for his "brutally electric" style, but he reveals a more vulnerable side in a new memoir about his boyhood. Here, he shares the story of his life – from working-class lad to literary icon.
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Amid the chaos of the COVID-19 lockdown, it was the unexpected silver linings that helped these South Australians to overcome their challenges and better appreciate the little things in life.
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Music and the arts played a key role in Martha Lott’s childhood, and she has built a successful career as an actor, director and founder of Holden Street Theatres. Here, Martha shares her story, including how her family’s life changed dramatically when she was eight.
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Working on radio is the perfect job for Mel Dzelde, a vivacious and funny mum of three who loves music and meeting people. But Mel is also fighting for her life after cancer came knocking again. She reveals how she stays positive and how a personal bond with Oprah Winfrey keeps her spirits up.
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Through photography and floristry, Ruth Maywald has made the world around her a more colourful place. Today, it is her Waikerie garden that is her most splendid masterpiece.
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We track down some South Australians living interstate through the COVID-19 crisis. Here are their lockdown stories.
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The story of Yindi and us begins nine years ago, with an email and a photo.
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Chris Sexton, 52, is an obstetrician, gynaecologist and women’s health specialist who estimates he has delivered 6000 babies over the past 30 years. That number will rise significantly next year, Chris says, with a baby boom on the way thanks to the COVID-19 restrictions.
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Managing director of the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Vincent Ciccarello's love affair with music is unshakeable.
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Chef Chris Jarmer, 48, hails from restaurant royalty. His parents Peter and Kathy owned Jarmer's fine dining restaurant on Kensington Road for years and today Chris has carved out his own niche in the hospitality game. Here, he talks about cooking, business, meeting a long-lost sister and marrying into another Adelaide food and wine dynasty.
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Artist and recent OAM recipient Nici Cumpston’s journey to becoming a curator at the Art Gallery of SA included many roles – one of which involved processing crime scene photos.
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The Worlds End Highway is the last place you might expect to find a gentleman such as Robertstown’s Merv Lehmann, who has been serving customers at his general store for 71 years, always with a smile.
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Artist Silvana Angelakis has moved seamlessly between fashion design, costume design, sculpture and mix media works, but the constant has always been her unwavering ability to transform inspired ideas into intricate creations.
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The advertising industry of the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s was a competitive, male-dominated landscape where denim suits, long lunches and catchy jingles ruled.
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Geoff Cobham is the artistic brain behind some of SA’s most awe-inspiring creations – Adelaide Festivals, mind-bending light shows and now Patch Theatre. His partner, Restless Dance Theatre’s Roz Hervey and their daughter, actor Tilda Cobham-Hervey, share his love of the arts.
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Michael Bollen, director of Adelaide-based independent book publisher Wakefield Press, likens himself to a wombat - always burrowing ahead. After more than 30 years in the publishing game, he still finds immense joy in being part of the industry.
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Tucked away inside South Australia’s corridors of power, the Parliament Research Library is more than just books.
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Having recently celebrated his 97th birthday, lifelong Kapunda resident and local historian Ross Vogt doesn’t plan on changing gear anytime soon.
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Music and arts publicist Deb Edwards has worked with big names such as Cold Chisel, Cliff Richard and Tina Turner. She has always drawn inspiration from her late mother, Amy, who was SA’s first Aboriginal primary school teacher, and her trailblazing aunt, Dr Lowitja O’Donoghue. (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are warned this story contains images of deceased persons.)
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Taryn Brumfitt is a powerhouse of positive energy who has been changing the world’s notion of the body beautiful. Now, she’s set her sights on shaping young minds, through her latest documentary.
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