Uprooting main-street signage
Three years ago, CONTACT entered an ill-fated partnership with a certain national charity. Three years later, they’ve buggered off –
Read moreThree years ago, CONTACT entered an ill-fated partnership with a certain national charity. Three years later, they’ve buggered off –
Read moreI got the keys, planted my sign in concrete in the front garden – then went home to find an email that effectively ended my partnership.
Read moreWooohooo!!! We finally have keys for what will shortly become the new Veteran H.E.L.P. Centre in Kiama, NSW.
Read moreTrailer-packing day is here. Getting organised –– that sign, check –– shovel, check –– cement, check –– keys for the building, check with council….
Read moreCONTACT 67 will be out on 1 September – and that was one of the big-ticket items I had to clear off my plate before we move into the new Veteran HELP Centre
Read moreSoldier On is hiring – seeking a full-time staff member to work at the new CONTACT Soldier On Veteran HELP Centre in Kiama, NSW.
Read moreSometimes it’s just little things that can ‘get on top of you’, and when it happens, I change my environment – do something different – or buy a new gizmo.
Read moreYEAH!!! I got my ugly mug in the local paper today – so I rushed out and bought 10 copies – as you do. And it was a nice big spread too.
Read moreI posed in front of someone else’s camera for a change when the local newspaper phoned to ask about my Veteran H.E.L.P. Centre, and sent a photographer out.
Read moreI’ve already hosted my third official out-of-town visitor at the Veteran H.E.L.P. Centre in Kiama – and I don’t even have keys yet.
Read moreI am getting very nervous – though ‘anxious’ is probably a better word – waiting with growing frustration to get my hands on ‘those’ keys.
Read moreA quick update and another look at where our new building is and how find it – because we had our first visitor on Saturday, and directions proved handy.
Read moreToday is the day I fess up about that big secret I’ve been teasing you with. I sincerely hope you think it was worth the wait?
Read moreOne of life’s great lessons is to recognise when something you’ve put your heart and soul into for days just isn’t good enough – and start again.
Read moreWho wants to know what my secret sign actually says? Well you can read it for yourself in this video as the serious secret sign reveals its identity.
Read moreIf you’re a hoarder like me, you’ll have a piece of wood lying around always whispering – “I’ll come in handy for a nice job one day”. Well today’s the day.
Read moreI was joined on 3 July by my friend Mark Croxford and CEO of Soldier On Ivan Slavich in a meeting that could change the face of CONTACT.
Read moreFOUNDERS’ UPDATE: Charity career ends the same day it began. WHERE WE ARE: Under new management: We are
Read moreIn partnership with national military-veteran charity Soldier On, I am opening a Veteran H.E.L.P. Centre in Kiama, NSW.
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