Recently returned from a writers’ residency in the Blue Mountains, award-winning poet Renee Pettitt-Schipp was in need of publicity shots to accompany her next book. We got the ‘safe’ shots around her home and then went for a walk to the inlet near her home in Denmark WA. That’s where the magic happened :-)

For many years, Hazel supported victims of domestic violence as they escaped their situation and rebuilt their lives. Nowadays, she’s focussing more on the homeless. ​​​​​​​​Once thought of as a problem in the big cities, homelessness happens everywhere. In August last year, Homeless Project Denmark found there was 181 homeless people between Cosy Corner and Walpole - you can guarantee the actual figure is higher.​​​​​​​​ There's a small group of legends who work hard with Hazel to make a difference but they can't do it on their own. We can all help...​​​​​​​​

It was just a few weeks after the Denmark bushfires that I visited musician, artist and environmentalist James Gentle at home. It was a mix of good luck and James’s huge efforts that his house was not on the list of those lost in the fires. All that’s left of his caravan, however, is a patch of ash with melted metal and glass sculpted by intense heat.