Feel that little lift in the air? Doesn’t it feel fresher? Do you almost smell the life soon to bloom?

It’s the first day of spring and the weather is starting to shake that Winter gloom and soon the flowers will bud, the bees will buzz and the kids can go and play in the backyard again.

While the kids are playing outside after being cooped up away from the cold winds and rains, perhaps its time to clean away that dreary feeling of Winter and freshen up the house with a Spring Clean or perhaps use the nicer weather to get outside yourself and do some spring gardening

Spring is a wonderful season that should be enjoyed by all.

The Home Energy Project helps students prove that every household can save energy. It provides education and tips on how to save and improve the environment and reduce the costs of energy consumption.

It is an educational program suitable for years 7–9 students. It was designed to match the curriculum requirements for science and has practical learning activities based on home energy efficiency.

This program shows:

- That small changes in the use of energy accumulate into substantial financial and environmental savings.

- Students how to be more responsible and aware of their energy uses and encourages them to communicate the ...

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Showing Dad that you care isn’t always about buying him that huge plasma T.V that he’s always wanted. Sometimes the effort put into simply making him a nice breakfast is more touching and remembered.

Though it is traditional to cook for your dad on Fathers Day, I feel that this spirit is starting to dwindle for the easy option of just buying the latest expensive gadget you find in your most recent junk mail magazine.

So how about this Fathers Day you cook for dadand try to make it something special, something more remembered, more touching.
After all, you get to ...

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With mothers more commonly seen as the nurturer and carer, fathers are sometimes forgotten and unappreciated. With Father’s Day being celebrated on the first Sunday of September, it’s a good time to start to think about how much he has helped you over the years and to consider how you can show your appreciation and gratitude.

It’s always good to reflect upon how someone so important to you has helped you develop into the person who you are today, and even if it has been years since this person has helped you, even if you don’t live with them anymore, even ...

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With a theme of Fuel Your Mind, Children’s Book Week is about to begin again and it is a fantastic time to encourage your children to read. Plan to involve students in a celebration of book and reading during the week of 15 - 22 August 2008.

Win a 3 day/2 night water safari for 2 adults - all you have to do is fill in the missing letters from 3 words.
Click here to enter. Entries close 31 August 2008 so get in fast!

The Business Mums Magazine is Australia’s only magazine aimed especially at mums running their own businesses. It is written by business mums, for business mums.

We are once again offering two lucky people the chance to win a 12 month subscription of this bi-monthly magazine valued at $25 each.

To go into the running for this wonderful prize click HERE- remember, you must be subscribed to our newsletter to enter. Adding your answer as a comment in our blog will not count as an entry (and won’t be published to keep it fair for everyone!)

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With the World Breastfeeding Week coming to a close it’s needed to say that breastfeeding isn’t always as smooth as something that we are naturally meant to do usually is. There are often complications that prevent or slow down the process of breastfeeding such as nipple problems, infections and abscesses

Usually these complications can be fixed. For more information and links visit our breastfeeding problems page.