Edition 311

Alan Attwood talks to Hamish & Andy: radio’s ratings-busting boys who just want to have fun.

Also in this issue:

‘The Long, Long March to Serenity & Wellbeing’: Kelly Eng discovers Chinese senior citizens are winning the race against old age; seasoned actor and faux pathologist Matt Quartermaine takes us behind the scenes of City Homicide; and in ‘Roving Eye’: Selina Ou photographs individuals within Japan’s well-fashioned work culture.

Our ‘Vendor Profile’ for this edition is John from Brisbane. We also have ‘Streetsheet’ …

Eight of The Big Issue’s vendors and street soccer players had the opportunity to cook up a storm with chefs from the William Angliss Institute, Melbourne’s best known training provider for the food industry.

The idea was to teach the cooking skills to create a meal using affordable everyday ingredients.

The chefs guided 2 groups through preparing and cooking pumpkin soup, spaghetti bolognaise, roast chicken, roast lamb and roast vegetables, cauliflower cheese, and garlic and herb bread.

Eating healthy nutritious food is one …

The Burdekin Hotel in Sydney, is hosting an evening of music and prizes to raise awareness of The Big Issue and generate funds for vendors of The Big Issue magazine.

3 bands and 3 DJs including the fabulous Khan Brothers will be playing.

Over $7,000 worth of prizes have been donated. There will be a silent auction, three raffles and a lucky door prize.

Thursday 28th August.

7pm - 11pm

The Burdekin Hotel

2 - 4 Oxford Street Darlinghurst 2010 NSW

Tickets $40

Purchase tickets from the Big Issue office:

Peter Holcroft

The Big Issue, …

On 7 August, Adelaide vendor Dion passed away. He will be greatly missed by his family, support workers and customers, who would stop for a magazine and a chat about his beloved Adelaide Crows at the Port Canal shopping centre. Born with spina bifida, Dion was a John Farnham fan who loved life and meeting new people.

Dion’s mum, Jenny, thanks everyone at the Port for making his life special. “He loved the Port: rain, wind or shine he’d eagerly get ready …

The Big Issue invites you to the official launch of the Melbourne 2008 Homeless World Cup

Thursday 28 August 2008

10am - 11am

Federation Square, Main Stage

Join us as we celebrate 100 days to go until the Melbourne 2008 Homeless World Cup -
an annual international football tournament using the power of sport to change lives.

RSVP: By Friday 22 August
E: marketing@bigissue.org.au
T: 03 9658 9968

Melbourne 2008 Homeless World Cup
1-7 December, Federation Square and Birrarung Marr
www.homelessworldcup.org

Are you brave enough to sleep in your shoes?

Many homeless people do not take their shoes off.

Keeping their shoes on at all times means they are ready to move quickly.
Keeping their shoes on keeps their feet warm.
Keeping their shoes on means they aren’t stolen.

To understand a fraction of the hardship homeless people endure, school children are being challenged to think homeless for a day and elect to keep their shoes on for 24 hours on Tuesday August 19th 2008.

Shoesday Tuesday …

FareShare is an innovative, energetic organisation which rescues food in order to fight hunger. Since 2001, Fare Share has collected food donated by businesses, which would otherwise be wasted, turned that food into healthy, nutritious meals and then distributed them to the hungry and homeless in Victoria.

With the help of almost 900 volunteers, this small not-for-profit organisation managed to give away 430,000 meals in 2007. The passion and commitment of staff, volunteers and supporters allows FareShare to have a vision …

We are looking for people to fill this special role at the Melbourne 2008 Homeless World Cup.

Working in partnership with the Melbourne 2008 event team this role will assist in the delivery of a world class event in Melbourne’s CBD in the area of Team Support.

In November and December teams from up to 56 countries across the globe will arrive in Melbourne to participate in the sixth Homeless World Cup.  As Team Liaison Officer you will be assigned to a particular team and will assist …

Edition 310

Not Quite Hollywood but proudly Australian: local cinema’s dark and scary twin rises from the dead in a new documentary about an Aussie genre of trash.

Also in this issue:

‘Moving Home’: Romy Ash ponders the connections between buildings, memories and things left behind; and Joanne Brookfield talks to the king of comedy Rod Quantock about 40 years of stand-up.

Our ‘Vendor Profile’ for this edition is John from Melbourne. We also have ‘Streetsheet’ contributions from Daniel K from SA, Helen Z from …

Melbourne community radio station 3RRR FM has been working on a documentary to give voice to people experiencing homelessness in Melbourne.

Set to coincide with National Homeless Persons Week, the one hour special will be broadcast on Thursday August 7 from 7-8pm and features a wide range of stories from people getting by without a permanent place to live.

A small team of volunteer broadcasters spoke with people from a range of backgrounds about their different experiences of homelessness and the result is a firsthand and personal account of the …