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    TREE GLEE FOREST THERAPY COMES TO THE WEST

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    Forest Therapy is a public health practice of guided immersion in forests.
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    TALKING TAX WITH GEN ZED (AND OTHER FIRST-TIME EMPLOYEES)

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    Taxes on individuals and businesses are calculated by the taxable income they earn.
    Sport

    VU CHANGING THE GAME FOR WOMEN’S SPORT AND MENTAL HEALTH WITH NATIONAL SURVEY

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    If you are a semi-professional or professional woman athlete in Australia you are invited to take part in this survey.
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    LOCAL GYM COMMUNITY TRIUMPHS AT STATE COMPETITION

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    Bodytek Fitness in Sunshine has emerged victorious in the highly competitive Victorian Myzone Moves Interclub Challenge. 
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    WALKING FOOTBALL: FOR FOLKS WHO ARE TIRED OF RUNNING AROUND

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    Walking Football is a national game which began in the UK about a decade ago.
    Health

    MY HEALTHY LEARNING CORNER: THE IMPORTANCE OF HEART

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    Before having something to eat after dinner, she would have to ask herself loudly, “Am I hungry or just bored, peckish, feeling tired or sad?”
    Wellbeing

    DETOX THE MIND THROUGH MINDFULNESS

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    I find that after my daily yoga practice I can sit more easily without the agitation that arises without my practice.
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    MAMMARIES AND MICROBIOMES

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    We’ve all heard of blood donations … but what other bodily fluids and waste can you give to others … like breast milk donations … or poo donations …

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