Shoot for Kindness teen leads ahead of R U OK Day

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1. Iona student leading with kindness ahead of R U OK Day

   After years of bullying at primary school, 13-year-old Iona student Alex Scott refused to let it define him and founded the Shoot for Kindness Foundation, an anti-bullying and wellbeing charity that uses basketball. He is now being recognised for his leadership ahead of R U OK Day.

   timesnewsgroup.com.au

2. Diesel to play your requests at your home venue

   Mark Lizotte, the American-born, Australian-based musician better known as Diesel, is embarking on a new spring edition of his BY REQUEST tour. The audience-driven show lets fans hand control of the set list, and he will be playing at venues including home turf.

   timesnewsgroup.com.au

3. His father sued the Melbourne Racing Club. Now he wants to join the board

   The Melbourne Racing Club's election process is back in the spotlight two years after John Kanga overthrew the board, after the son of a man who once sued the club put his hand up to join it.

   theage.com.au

4. Manhunt ends after police arrest man suspected of triple axe attack

   A manhunt has ended after police arrested Peter O'Ryan, who was suspected of attacking three family members with an axe in the small Gippsland town of Tyers on Saturday.

   theage.com.au

5. The loving memory of Michelle Payne’s father that almost made her cry at school

   Long before Michelle Payne won a Melbourne Cup, her busy father caused her an anxious moment on her first day of secondary school, a memory that almost made her cry.

   theage.com.au

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