The Australian Women's Weekly June 2024

Shop with Women’s Weekly womensweekly.com.au/shop Introducing our online store, where you’ll find timeless looks by local designers, curated by our fashion team. Maggie Beer’s a long-time friend of The Weekly, so it was wonderful – especially as a fellow Adelaidean – to meet her for the first time. Over coffee at her home in the Barossa Valley, Maggie spoke of her passion for transforming food and nutrition in Australia’s aged-care homes. The work she’s doing through the Maggie Beer Foundation and her new TV show, Maggie Beer’s Big Mission, makes a huge difference to Australia’s 200,000-plus aged-care residents. Turn to page 26 for more about Maggie’s work, plus her tips for healthy ageing. Another friend of The Weekly family is columnist Pat McDermott, who sadly signs off with her final…

“The bad news is time flies. The good news is you’re the pilot.” A box of goodies Before I go on a trip, I always buy a copy of The Weekly and only open it once I’m checked in at the airport. I look forward to turning the pages – it’s like opening a box of goodies. The interesting articles I can read in your magazine make the long, boring waits and flying hours much more bearable. Thank you, The Australian Women’s Weekly, for being my faithful travelling companion. M. Tay, Bulleen, Vic. Onwards & upwards Reading the first paragraph of the Julie Goodwin article (“I am lucky to be here”, AWW, May) I totally get it. When I heard of her hard times, like the DUI, I knew there…

Historic MOMENT Portrait of a Queen Wearing deep green with a miniature portrait of her husband pinned to her dress, Queen Mary of Denmark proudly wore the Emerald Crown Jewels for the first time in the official gala portrait with King Frederick. With the couple wearing the Order of the Elephant on chains and taken at the palace in Copenhagen, the portrait was released to mark the succession in January as Their Majesties embark upon their reign. Women we love Prestigious position Professor Lidia Morawska has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, which counts Charles Darwin and Albert Einstein among its alumni. Vote 1 for two Melbourne women Lucy Bradlow (left) and Bronwen Bock (right) are jointly running for federal parliament. They intend to job-share the…

Japan: A barrier will be erected to block a popular view of Mount Fuji in a town where locals are fed up with disrespectful tourists. THE US Record en pointe In tulle tutus, 353 ballerinas gathered at New York’s Plaza Hotel where they broke the Guinness World Record for largest number of dancers ‘en pointe’ within a minute. The previous record was 306. GREECE Athens turns orange Strong winds carried desert dust from Africa across the Mediterranean Sea and turned the skies over Athens orange. The Sahara Desert releases millions of tonnes of mineral dust annually, some of which can reach Europe. Greece experienced a similar eerie haze in 2018. Mexico Kitties sitting pretty Nineteen cats that roam Mexico’s National Palace have been declared “living fixed assets”, meaning the treasury…

“I’ve never heard an audience hiss at a character’s behaviour before,” says Kate Fitzpatrick. Since she began touring nationally with Gaslight, a contemporary twist on the classic 1940s psychological thriller, “I’ve heard people calling out to Bella; someone swore at one of the characters; there were three nights in Brisbane where we had young girls screaming at the curtain call. I wondered if they were Swifties who hadn’t been able to get to Sydney. I don’t think I’ve ever been screamed at before.” “And we love it,” adds Geraldine Hakewill, who plays Bella. “When I was 15, if I’d seen a character go on a journey like Bella’s, it would have been so exciting.” Add to that a heightened awareness, in recent years, of the lethal danger of coercive control,…

Maggie Beer is in the kitchen of her Barossa Valley home, making coffee. She’s just approved a batch of hot cross buns with her team in the adjacent office – it is Maundy Thursday – and there is a bustle of activity outside as handymen work on the property and gardeners tend to the produce. When we finally sit, Maggie sets two pieces of cake on the table – she will later pack one for me to take for my mum. “I’m just going to have a little bit of yours because I’m not a sweet tooth,” she grins cheekily, then sighs; it’s been a busy morning already and it’s only 10am. In fact, it’s been an extremely busy year. Maggie has just flown back from Perth, where she’s been…