Philanthropist awarded Australian of the year
Jan 25th 2011, 9:43 am
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Philanthropist awarded Australian of the year
http://www.abc.net.au/am/content/2011/s3121888.htm
Good to see stamp collecting getting it's deserved plaudits
Well done Simon
Good to see stamp collecting getting it's deserved plaudits
Well done Simon
Jan 25th 2011, 9:53 am
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Re: Philanthropist awarded Australian of the year
http://www.abc.net.au/am/content/2011/s3121888.htm
Good to see stamp collecting getting it's deserved plaudits
Well done Simon
Good to see stamp collecting getting it's deserved plaudits
Well done Simon
What a title to be stuck with.......
Jan 25th 2011, 11:23 am
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Re: Philanthropist awarded Australian of the year
Jan 25th 2011, 7:11 pm
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Re: Philanthropist awarded Australian of the year
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But it was Donald Ritchie's story that fascinated the most. The 84-year-old received Australia's Local Hero title for his work in suicide prevention.
He lives by the ocean cliff in Sydney dubbed "the Gap" - a notorious suicide spot. He's spent 45 years convincing people not to jump.
DONALD RITCHIE: What are you doing there, why don't you come over to our place across the road and have a cup of tea. You can't just sit there and watch them, I mean you've got to do something about it. Anybody's like that.
SAMANTHA HAWLEY: Unofficially, how many lives do you think you have saved?
DONALD RITCHIE: Well officially they - the police and the council - reckon 160.
SAMANTHA HAWLEY: Unofficially?
DONALD RITCHIE: It could be anywhere between there and 400. It gives them the chance of changing their lives.
But it was Donald Ritchie's story that fascinated the most. The 84-year-old received Australia's Local Hero title for his work in suicide prevention.
He lives by the ocean cliff in Sydney dubbed "the Gap" - a notorious suicide spot. He's spent 45 years convincing people not to jump.
DONALD RITCHIE: What are you doing there, why don't you come over to our place across the road and have a cup of tea. You can't just sit there and watch them, I mean you've got to do something about it. Anybody's like that.
SAMANTHA HAWLEY: Unofficially, how many lives do you think you have saved?
DONALD RITCHIE: Well officially they - the police and the council - reckon 160.
SAMANTHA HAWLEY: Unofficially?
DONALD RITCHIE: It could be anywhere between there and 400. It gives them the chance of changing their lives.
