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INSPIRATIONAL: Bec and Tulli Seabert. (Rebecca Hosking)
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Caring for adorable five-yearold Tulli is more than just a labour of love for Wandana Heights mum Bec Seabert. It’s also an insight into the meaning of life for the 29-year-old and husband Trav as they manage their daughter’s many debilitating conditions. Throughout it all, Tulli’s infectious smile and joy keep the family thriving, Bec tells Angie Hilton in the latest edition of Geelong Coast Kids (GCK) magazine. “To us, Tulli is the beautiful soul she was bound to be and we feel grateful to be her parents,” Bec says in the inspiring interview with Angie. Available free at various family-orientated venues around the Geelong region, GCK is essential reading for young local families.
A Catholic organisation’s “misleading and anonymous robocall campaign” targeted the marginal seat of local Liberal MP Sarah Henderson, she complained this week. Ms Henderson accused Catholic Education Melbourne of “misrepresenting” the Turnbull government’s school funding plan to teachers and parents in Corangamite. The automated calls claimed that Gonski 2.0 was “unfair”, Ms Henderson said. “Nothing could be further from the truth,” she said. “Our funding model is needs based, meaning schools
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