The Australian Women’s Weekly New Zealand Edition – September 2019

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Letter of the month

HilaryBarryis becominga national

icon,followingin thefootsteps

ofMotheroftheNation,Judy

Bailey.PerhapsHilary’stitle

couldbe“MateoftheNation”as

herdown-to-earth,humorous

personalityresonateswithmany.

Andforthosewhofeeltheneedtofirea

shoteverynowandthen,theyarerewarded

withsomegreatwittyone-linersfromHilary

toputthembackin theirplace.A classic,of

course,washerresponseto#newscleave,

withHilarysharingmoreofhercleavage

overthefollowingweeks.I wouldn’tcall

Hilarya feministbutsheis strongandshe

roarswhenrequired.I’dcallhersomeone

whois completelyrelatabletoeveryday

Kiwis,whorespectandenjoyhertomboyish,

funKiwiattitude.I, forone,wouldlovetosit

downovera quietbeerwithHilcattoshare

a fewyarnsandlaughs.JessieGoodall

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WHEREARETHEYNOW?

WhilewatchingthefinaloftheCricketWorld

Cupandthecamerascansthecrowds,I had

oneofthose“wherearetheynow?”moments

asI lookedforParkyandwonderedif hewas

stillvisitingAustraliaandwatchingthecricket.

Mymindagainwanderedtowhathappened

toBryanBrown,theAustralianactorandhis

wifeRachelWard,thegorgeouscoupleof

the80s.A fewdayslateryourAugustedition

arrivedin myletterbox...howuncannythat

theyallfeatured!Enjoyedthearticlesabout

them,plusmany more of my favourite celebs.

AnnPearce

PERSONALINTEGRITY

EnjoyedreadingtheinterviewJudyBailey

hadwithMarilynWaring,whothroughout

her career has always remained true and

accountabletoherself.In thearenaoflargely

older,male-dominantpoliticalhistory,she

wasresolutewithherpersonalintegrityand

economicresearch.I lookforwardtoher

memoirandamequallydelightedtohearof

thesupportsheis receivingfromoneofour

formergentlemenofpolitics.Cheryl Cavanagh

ANAMAZINGTALENT

I’vebeena long-timesubscribertoThe

AustralianWomen’sWeeklyandI lovethe

contentofeveryissue.Butforme,oneyoung

ladywhocontributeseachmonthreally

standsout.ThetalentandexpertiseofLynda

Hallinanis secondtononeandI’min awe

oftheideassheputsforwardsoeffortlessly,

makingit allappearsoeasy.Lynda,you

inspireme,andothersI know,toatleast

attempttorecreatesomeofyouramazing

creations.Manythanks for sharing your talent.

Julie Appelgren

Open line

““A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions,

and the roots spring up and make new trees.”– Amelia Earhart

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