Maree McDermott
Maree McDermott is a mother of four, grandmother, wife, sister, social justice campaigner and community development worker.
In the 1980s, with her children growing up, Maree set out on a journey to become more than a wife and mother. She gained tertiary qualifications in community management, family health, counselling and small group work.
She has had a 25-year career in the community sector.
Maree is an active member of the Australian Services Union and has taken on the role of Equal Pay Ambassador for the Pay Up campaign.
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Even for angels a warm inner glow ain’t hard cash
When people ask me what I do for a living I tell them, then I bite my tongue. You see,…... Read more
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Would you kill for a job?
Who would work in an abattoir? Most of us have done jobs we didn’t want to do because we needed…
Friday Dilemma: child cruelty or harmless fun?
Parenting. It’s the new oneupmanship. Ah, how quaint the days now seem when parents could raise…
Hipsters with hip replacements
Someone once told me that when people reach a certain age they begin dressing in the manner they did…
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From: Punch on: Open thread 09/02/2012
marley says:
I'm one of the older ones, so I've certainly seen a few changes in my time. When I started school I learned to write with a nib pen, dipped in an inkwell (no, I'm not kidding). My mother became a dab hand at getting inkstains out of my clothes. Flicking ink at one another in the classroom was an essential… [read more]From: I’d rather have a piece of toast than listen to crap lyrics
Erick says:
Led Zeppelin are responsible for my all-time favourite mixed metaphor: "There you sit, sit and stare, like a book on a shelf rusting." (Misty Mountain Hop) I laugh every time I hear it. Hmmm, I believe I've decided what to play on the way to work today. [read more]Gentle jabs to the ribs
No wuckin forries. These nuckin futs are tuckin fops
Well, puck me with a fitchfork. The F-word is apparently an acceptable part of Australian speech. That’s… Read more
