Warning: Aunty Cate somehow got a dose of Uncle @SuperTriviaGuy’s grumpy pills this morning. Maybe it’s the hang-over from a day and a half in bed with the mother-of-all-migraines dosed up to the eyeballs on Mersyndol. Maybe I’m just grumpy.
So anyway, International Women’s Day today, coinciding with the Oscars – nice combination. I think in [...]

When I woke up this morning my mind immediately turned to yesterday’s news of a missing boy in Lalor, Victoria. It was reported that a three-year-old boy, of Indian appearance had gone missing from a home in David Street, where he was holidaying with his family from India.
As soon as I hear these stories my [...]

Ever since the very first day that I started this ridiculously wild and fanciful ride that has become my new life, from the day that I sat down and wrote Something Bigger Than Me, I’ve been truly blessed and awkwardly surprised to have been surrounded by people who champion my cause, read what I say, [...]

This really will be a short one as I’m rapidly running out of my “day off” and haven’t yet had any me time. This isn’t particularly well written or “inspiring” because, to be honest, I’m really, really tired – physically & emotionally.
I’ve heard some interesting comments this week about altruism. The one that probably irritated [...]

Ok, so I wasn’t going to blog today, but I just have to. I’ll try to keep it brief.
I want to talk about tolerance and compassion. I’m tempted to go through the history of how or why humanity got to where it is today, but honestly I think we all know and it’s far more [...]

I’m writing this blog the old fashioned way, as I often do, with a pencil and paper. I’ve positioned myself in my favourite place to write – the Wetlands at Australia Zoo. People assume that I come here to write for the serenity or to get close to nature, but whilst this place is many [...]

Perhaps there are elements of homelessness that you cannot control, but Mr Abbott, if you want my vote what are you going to do about the elements that you can control? In all likelihood, absolutely nothing because it’s not a popular issue, you won’t win an election for promising to rid the streets of contrary, drug-addicted nutters.

The following is taken directly from the Bendigo Bank Website. Stay tuned for a more detailed update soon. In the meantime, please support our new Nation-wide appeal to help 4 Walls Ltd fight homelessness.
“Cate’s Cause” An Appeal against Homelessness
 

*”Cate’s Cause” an Appeal against Homelessness is a management account of Community Enterprise Foundation™ ABN 69 694 [...]

I’ve toyed with the idea of keeping a diary and maybe one day turning it into a book, but honestly I have greater  things to achieve than to rehash the past to monetise my misery, so I’ll just tell it here…
Dear Diary… Last night Nine News in Brisbane ran a story on my family. My [...]

This is just a brief post to let you know what’s been going on in our lives since I posted the Open Letter to the Prime Minister and Queensland Premier.
Firstly, what I know most people have wanted to know – has there been any response from the Government? The answer is NO. There has been [...]