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PEPPERMINTMAG.COM/SUBSCRIBE Here at Peppermint, we care deeply about not just elevating others making change, but actually making a difference ourselves. We believe that BUSINESS CAN BE A FORCE FOR GOOD and be driven by profit for purpose. We’ve dona

They say lightning never strikes twice. In reality, we know that not to be true. I wrote in Issue 58 about a previous ACL recon-struction. Six years later, I’m back in the same position, preparing for another surgery on the same knee later this week.

FOUNDER/PUBLISHER/EDITOR-IN-CHIEF/DESIGNER Kelley Sheenan EDITOR Lauren Baxter lauren@peppermintmag.com NATIONAL ADVERTISING MANAGER Michelle Holt michelle@peppermintmag.com COMMUNITY & PARTNERSHIPS Caitlin Moriarty caitlin@peppermintmag.com SEWING C

http://createdbyculture.com.au/ http://createdbyculture.com.au/ The radiant jewellery of Created by Culture is more than just a gorgeous Australian-Ghanaian collaboration of artisanal adornments, it’s also an innovative and sustainable solution to a

Why were you inspired to start Worthy Cause? Most people who work in charity come from a place of lived experience, and I’m no different. Growing up, I suffered from PTSD as a result of family violence, and severe depression. I spent a lot of time in

For someone who is, by my own admission, a great big show-off, I strongly believe singing is a private matter – something reserved for the shower or car. Of course, I’ll croon a little something to my kids, but they’re yet to develop a critical ear,

My first experience with sewing, like many others, was in high school. It was there that I first learned how to thread a machine, pin and sew a straight seam, and to stay away from the overlocker. Sewing those first few projects – a pencil case and p

FOR MORE FABRIC FUN GO TO SPOONFLOWER.COM/PROFILES/IKUNTJIARTISTS Can you tell us a bit about Ikuntji Artists and its history? Ikuntji Artists was the first art centre established by women in the Western Desert art movement. First established in 1992

Tell us about your journey into the sewing world… I actually came into the sewing world by accident, in some ways. I used to run a women’s clothing brand focused on classic shirts and trousers made from sustainable fabrics. At the time, I had a small

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Accomplished actor and disability activist Chloé Hayden interviews people about the highs, and sometimes lows, of becoming your boldest self. Dr Harriette Richards and Professor Natalya Lusty of RMIT examine Australia’s ethical fashion evolution. Thi

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Of Kin Sometimes it happens in the Dandenong Ranges. Sometimes it happens in the fern gully in Melbourne’s Royal Botanic Gardens. It’s anytime I stand under an umbrella of tree fern fronds, and feel the hug of nature. My heart, my lungs, my skin and