The Australian Women's Weekly

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Chelsea FLOWER SHOW

Kate’s vision blooms

Four years after she helped design the Back to Nature garden at the Chelsea Flower Show, the Princess of Wales has returned to the show for a bug hunt and question time with young nature-lovers. Kate was inspired by childhood memories to create this leafy, verdant space which she hoped would encourage children to garden.

Women we love

A dream call

ALF fans in Arnhem Land have heard a match called in Yolngu Matha language when a Milingimbi woman, Sylvia Nulpinditj, made history calling the Round 11 game.

Winning witness

The biggest prize for an Australian artist under 40 has been claimed by Ida Sophia for her video work, Witness. The Art Gallery of South Australia’s Ramsay Prize is worth $100,000.

Going the distance

Long distance runner Jessica Hull has made history, shaving more than a second off her own Australian and Oceania record for the 1500 metre race at the Diamond League in Florence.

Oceanic GALLERY

Art under the sea

An underwater gallery of sculptures designed to be colonised by corals and sea sponges is thriving and growing. More works have been added to The Museum of Underwater Art on the Great Barrier Reef in order

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