It's official – Melbourne is home to the coolest street on Earth! After judges wandered the avenues of the world, one came out on top – High Street in Melbourne’s north! According to Time Out, the strip gained its gold medal status thanks to features

We swooned over dapper Hugh Grant in Four Weddings and a Funeral and sang along to The Lion King’s ‘Hakuna Matata’. Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction reminded us how smooth John Travolta is, and Forrest Gump – where Tom Hanks taught us that life is li

Danielle Mitchell, 30, Brisbane, Qld Cutting into the c white cake, I was a ecstatic to see the ffilling was pink. ‘I knew it!’ I beamed. It was May 2023, and my a partner, Nathan, then 32, and I were thrilled to learn our first bub was a girl. Shar

Shela Aquino, 36 Cuddling with my baby niece in the living room, I heard my sister Bennylyn, then 23, cooking and singing in the kitchen. After finishing, Bennylyn lifted her daughter, Jellica, then three months, from me, into her arms. ‘Hello sweet

Stella, 31, Hobart, Tas* My nanna and I were very close and I’d have done anything for her. It was hard to see her getting frailer as the years passed. Sometimes Nan had no memory of conversations we’d had or she’d forget people she knew. But her me

Frances Dall’Alba, 55, Malanda, Qld Surrounded by reels of bathroom piping, plumbing supplies and tools, I handed the change to a customer. Running Eacham Hardware, in Malanda, Qld, for nearly 20 years with my husband Dave, then 47, was about as unr

A A herbal remedy some use for hot flushes is black cohosh, but it shouldn’t be used for more than six months, and if you’re a regular drinker it’s not for you, as it can affect the liver. Check with your doctor before taking anything, and always use

It’s buttery, flaky and oh so delicious! Sydney cafe La Dorée is serving up a favourite brunch item, the croissant, but jumbo-sized. Weighing 1.2 kilos, the sweet treat can be washed down with, or dunked into, an equally giant cup of coffee. Taking t

Erin Follington, 42, Spearwood, WA Climbing into my car early one evening last July, I was looking forward to getting home after a busy day at work. I can’t wait to put my feet up, I thought, driving off. It was getting dark, but the road back to my

Sharing a beer with my friend Mark after work one day, he mentioned he volunteered with Coast Hands, a charity that provides food, clothing and other necessities to people needing assistance. Based on the NSW Central Coast, founder Micah also ran a w

Flip your fear and fly. Personal growth goes arm-in-arm with travel, adventure or a new belief system. A left-field approach to potential partnership preparation or current relationship revival works like a dream. LUCKY NUMBERS 3, 40, 45 Usher in th

My partner and I recently moved from a small town to the city because he got a new job. But since he started there, he’s changed and it all feels fake to me. He goes to the gym every day to muscle up and has changed his whole wardrobe to more expensi

Your pets Your friends Your family Your world Thank you for the prize I won, that’s life! Joan Elli, Mount Isa, Qld Ben makes us laugh with the funny spots he chooses to sit in. Joan Lauricella, Lalor, Vic I happily celebrated my birthday wit

Annie Scroop, 57, Beverley, SA Stepping in a puddle pooling in the middle of the garage floor, I looked up to see water streaming through the perspex skylight. It was a Friday night in May last year, and the rain had been torrential all week. I need

Laura Defreitas, 37 Sinking into the warm bathwater I give a sigh of relief. This always helps with period cramps, I thought. I had no idea that within minutes my life would change forever. I’d first met my boyfriend Blake, then 36, eight months bef

To save money, only run your dishwasher when it’s full. Doing half loads wastes water, detergent and electricity. Brenda Shears, Devonport, Tas ■ To eliminate odours from plastic containers, soak a paper towel with window cleaner, line the inside o

One in six Aussies feel severely lonely, and sadly 58 per cent of people don’t talk about that loneliness with others. Instead they suffer in silence. That’s why that’s life! has launched Get Together – our campaign to encourage people to come togeth

Nature has provided us with some unusual friendships, but arguably none as cute as this one! When Christian Rosenberg found a baby crow in distress, and no wildlife carers in the area, he decided to take it home. Naming it Russell, Christian and his

Pagan Lickiss, 29, Dubbo, NSW I gasped as my partner, Andie, then 26, dropped down on one knee, producing a sparkling engagement ring. ‘Will you marry me?’ he asked. ‘Yes,’ I said in tears. Amazingly he’d organised a photographer to capture the roma

9 The average teenager needs this many hours of snooze time each night, but most are in sleep debt. Experts say that close to 70 per cent of teens don’t get the recommended amount of shut-eye. If you loved sports more than your friends did as a kid,

Wanting to know more about her family tree, Chelsea Rustad entered a competition to win a DNA testing kit – and won. She uploaded the results to genealogy website GEDmatch and was thrilled to be matched with distant relatives. Three years later, in 2

I saw an ad on TV for a fruit infused sparkling water, so I checked out the product at the supermarket. It costs $16.50 for eight cans, or $5.50 per litre. For a cheaper option, save the rinds from citrus fruits such as oranges, lemons or limes. Stee

Based on Thomas Clavell’s classic novel, Shōgun is a wild ride through the political wranglings of 1600s Japan. John Blackthorne, an English naval man, is shipwrecked and joins the court of Lord Toranaga. Blackthorne's affair with translator Toda Mar

Dating as far back as ancient Egypt, sacred geometry is the study of the spiritual meaning of shapes. It’s applied to patterns in nature and the physical world, from the level of cells to the orbit of planets. Basically, it’s centred in the belief th

AUSSIE REAL LIFE Nadine Lipworth, 43, Sydney, NSW Gazing at Sasha, our beautiful newborn, I burst into tears of joy. ‘She’s perfect,’ I wept to my husband David, then 36. Classed as a geriatric pregnancy due to my age, we’d had every genetic test d