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Some people have lived in the same town their entire lives and are focussed on the great Australian dream of home ownership, with a ‘clothesline out the back and veranda out the front’. Others choose to travel the world with no fixed address and believe home is where the heart is. They subscribe to the theory that ‘wherever I lay my hat; that’s my home’.

Regardless of our lived experiences, cultural backgrounds, personal preferences or financial means, one thing we can all agree on is that feeling safe and secure with a roof over your head is a basic human right. We all deserve a haven. A port in a storm. A sanctuary. A place, family or community of people we can turn to when times are tough.

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It’s why Crush wrote to local political leaders and asked them what they, their governments and parties are doing to address cost of living pressures and the current housing crisis. Homelessness is quickly becoming the single biggest, and most shameful domestic issue of our times.

Faces and peoples featured in this Autumn Issue of Crush Magazine have experienced homelessness, fled war and persecution, or immigrated to Australia for love or career. What nearly all of them have found in the Bundaberg Region is a better quality of life. An ease. And what they’ve given back to our community in return is immeasurable.

Read about the multi-generational farming families who helped put Bundaberg on firm footing; making

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Postal Address: PO Box 2426, Bundaberg Qld 4670 www.crushmagazine.com.au crushbridal.com.au www.crushcommunications.com.au it a Region that some locals liken to their favourite pair of sandals. Like Bundaberg, sandals might look simple at first glance, but upon closer inspection they’re made from quality leather with sturdy stitching. It may take a little while, but once they’re perfectly moulded to your feet, you’ll never want to wear another pair of shoes again. Whether you’re immersed in the local culture and have established family roots and friendships here, are new to the area or you are just visiting, there are so many reasons to fall in love with the Bundaberg Region.

If there’s one thing we want you to take away from this Sanctuary Issue of Crush Magazine, it’s that the Bundaberg Region has a diverse social fabric that ought to be celebrated more often.

Between these pages, we have shared little known stories of our past in the hope that current and future generations may be inspired to work hard and accept their neighbours’ differences. Whether their dream is home ownership or the ability to travel the world, it’s important our youth understand that you only get out of life what you put into it.

Take care of yourselves and each other.

LARINE STATHAM-BLAIR AND NIKKI SORBELLO

Special thanks: Paul Beutel, Rowena Preddy, Tara Jacobsen, Partriece Lyons, Wayne and Diane Hurring, Leanne Toy, Tomas O’Malley, Ross Peddlesden, Michael Dart.

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