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Many Hands, Great Work: Ethical Clothing Australia Week 2026

What are you wearing today? A pair of adventure-worn jeans, a fave mood-boosting shirt… Whatever the item, chances are many people helped make it. This Ethical Clothing Australia Week, we celebrate the skilled human hands behind the clothes we wear.
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Let’s Get the (Crafty) Party Started! 

It’s all creative hands on deck at Museum of Brisbane this spring, with ceramicist Bonnie Hislop and artists Sunday Jemmott and Renee Kire bringing the buzz to two fab Crafty Party events in September and November – on after dark for extra spice!
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No Filter: Finding glimmers of joy in the everyday with Fujifilm

Where do you find joy when things feel heavy? What makes you feel all warm and fuzzy? The Peppermint team went hunting for unfiltered moments of beauty and gratitude in their everyday, Fujifilm Quicksnap Original camera in hand.
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Shutterbugs with Fujiflm QuickSnap: How migrants and refugees explore belonging and healing in (and under) water

For some, swimming feels daunting. In the second of our series, three women used a Fujifilm QuickSnap Waterproof camera to capture a journey to joy through iSwim and West Beach Surf Life Saving Club’s Migrant and Refugee Water Program.
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Making it up as we grow: Life Instyle makers share their lessons learned while running a creative business

Running a small business rarely goes to plan. Ahead of this year’s Life Instyle Melbourne event, we asked a handful of creative brands about resilience, community, and the lessons they’ve gathered while building something that lasts.
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Hope Lives Here: This World Refugee Day, join the ASRC’s Telethon to celebrate 25 years of countless stories, one community

As winter bites, the ASRC’s upcoming World Refugee Day Telethon and ongoing Winter Appeal are rallying Australians around compassion, community and practical support. We spoke with Kon Karapangiotidis about the importance of helping people feel safe.
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Shutterbugs with FujiFilm Quicksnap: Dive into connection with the Wednesday Ocean Waders

Cold water, warm hearts: the Wednesday Ocean Waders gather daily to greet the ocean, challenge themselves and find connection. Discover the community flourishing beyond the shoreline as seen through the lens of a FujiFilm Quicksnap camera.
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Searching for Warrajamba: Artist Delvene Cockatoo-Collins on mermaids, memory and the meaning of home

Ancestral story meets immersive making as artist Delvene Cockatoo-Collins transforms Museum of Brisbane’s Creative Space, inviting visitors to explore Country, culture and creativity in search of an elusive mermaid…

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Fronds With Benefits: How to nurture your plants (and get loved right back!)

Plants may look serene, but anyone who’s watched a once-perky fern collapse overnight knows they have Opinions. Enter The Plant Runner: the Melbourne-based plant care pioneers helping indoor gardeners swap guesswork for grounded knowledge.
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Handmade • Vegan • Recycled Materials • Upcycled Materials • Sustainable Materials •  Australian Made • Size Inclusive • Resale or Buyback Scheme • Organic • Fair Trade • Rentals •  LGBTIQA+ Owned • Socially Responsible • Packaging Initiatives • Climate Neutral • Preloved or Vintage • First Nations • Women-Led or Owned • Gender Neutral • 

LGBTIQA+ Owned • Socially Responsible • Packaging Initiatives • Climate Neutral • Preloved or Vintage • First Nations • Women-Led or Owned • Gender Neutral • Handmade • Vegan • Recycled Materials • Upcycled Materials • Sustainable Materials • Australian Made • Size Inclusive • Resale or Buyback Scheme • Organic• Fair Trade • Rentals •  

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