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"My advice would be to find your people and your village. Let them in. They want to help you through difficult times as well as be there to celebrate the good times."

"My tagline in life is that you have to make each day count. I believe in a greater power, but you are in control. You don’t have to sit back and let things happen to you."

"It is such a wonderful privilege to be invited in, for them to reveal their life and let me document it. I think those ordinary moments are so evocative and say so much about what it is living here."

"We broke the world record. But it’s not just about being the best in the world. It’s when your dad hugs you and kisses you and tells you he loves you — mate, it gives me goose pimples even thinking about it."

"We have nature at our fingertips. We can use that to do something really exciting at our school. If we have good knowledge of what’s in the curriculum and know the right questions to ask, it can lead us to exciting child-led learning opportunities outdoors."

"The idea that it takes a village is true in every aspect. Kids need strategic people placed around them to create that more complex support network. So much of learning is about self-esteem."

"I started out thinking CHaPS was just about weighing babies, and then I started doing pracs with this amazing nurse. She had so much knowledge and was supportive of the families. It made me such a better parent."

"When I was nine, I had this social worker. It blew my mind. This woman, who had no reason to care for me, showed me love. I remember her like it was yesterday. I became a social worker because of her. She changed the entire direction of my life."

"[Parenthood] makes you understand life. It’s not about you anymore. Our parents worked hard to leave me and Nick something, and that’s what I want to do."

"I always say to my community members who are new to Tassie: give it time. Tasmania has given me the opportunity to know myself better and achieve my dreams."