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After losing his father, a respected community leader, Jeremy channelled his grief into Aboriginal health and leadership.

When Vishwa moved from India to rural SA, she took her love for the environment with her.

Fly-fishing in the spectacular rivers of Tasmania is how I escape the world.

I will always face challenges, but they won't stop me from doing the things I love.

The course of rivers changed. Ancient trees were ripped from the ground.

Nothing tastes better than tjupi — honey ants — when you eat them with family.

Every year, we go to Gnowangerup to tidy the graves of our ancestors.

Amid the shifting sands of life, the beach is my constant sanctuary.

Heywire 2024 winner Mike from Broken Hill

If you really want something, no distance will be big enough to stop you

We live in a beautiful place, but the tap water could give us cancer

I used to admire the surf lifesaving volunteers. Now I'm one of them

Understanding is key to celebrating diversity, instead of fearing it

It felt like I was being stabbed. I was told it was just 'regular period pains'

As a proud, mixed-race young man, I have found balance between my white and black sides

I dreaded being the first and only girl in my construction class. Now I laugh

Rural youth with eating disorders need better access to medical support

'I was supposed to be born a boy': The day I realised I was transgender

I've overcome all the challenges in my life because of the love of my family

I felt like I didn't have a cultural identity. Now I have two, and it's liberating