Be It Now

11/10/2025

Gather your posse!

It’s October, the weather is great, and the silly season has yet to commence. This is the opportunity to get your friends, family or colleagues to “come over”, take a breath and connect over a bottle of wine, a meal or a few beers. is a campaign celebrating togetherness. It provides encouragement to bring that much discussed catch-up to fruition. Pick your date in October, grab your beverages from B&V, or make use of our bar, and let us look after your crew. We look forward to seeing you.

17/02/2022

Great to see this level of stakeholder inclusion as part of the push for equity and choice.

AFL Women’s players have earmarked 2026 as the season they want to become fully professional.

17/08/2021

The AFL, in collaboration with Deakin University, have launched the AFL Mental Health & Wellbeing study which aims to help young players to thrive. If you are aged between 16-25 years, and play at any level of the game, you are invited to participate. Go to theaflmhwstudy.com to take part.

The AFL Mental Health & Wellbeing Study Learn More A world-first study on the mental health & wellbeing of young footballers.The AFL and Deakin University have partnered to conduct a world-first study into the mental health and wellbeing of young footballers. If you’re aged between 16 and 25 and p...

30/06/2021

https://youtu.be/uZMRSiZgoUk

Thursday July 1 2021 is Triple M's No Talk Day.Now in it's third year, No Talk Day is when we have No Shows, No Announcers, No News, No Traffic, and No Adver...

20/06/2021

Champions let their actions do the talking.

No one will say how much Patty Mills is paying to find our next Indigenous basketball star.

01/08/2020

5 apps to help you study at home
NESA and ReachOut Australia have combined forces to provide some tips around staying healthy for senior students in schools. The link below focuses on a variety of apps that can help with the process of study. Each of these serve a different purpose, so it is worthwhile investigating them to determine if they may benefit an area of your study routine that needs assistance, or someone you may know. You may find that the HabitBull app, referred to in the article, falls under the title of Habit Track-er in the app store, otherwise the remaining apps should be easy to identify. Good luck with your study.
https://au.reachout.com/articles/5-apps-to-help-you-study-at-home

25/07/2020

It is inevitable that during stages of our lives we will face varying degrees of stress. Whilst this is not ideal, it has been scientifically proven that stress can enhance the human brain and body by improving elements such as productivity and performance. Actively seeking stress is not advisable, however, approaching stress with a positive mindset, by thinking of it as enhancing rather than debilitating, can lessen the risk to your health and provide other benefits. Check out Shawn Achor's brief article below for more information.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/hbr.org/amp/2011/02/make-stress-work-for-you

11/07/2020

Hannah Huesman is the Mental Skills Coach at the Philadelphia Phillies Major League Baseball team in the United States. In this short video clip, Hannah reinforces the value of adopting a positive mindset in sport, which is equally valid for all of us in our attitude to life. Remember, it is you who determines your attitude through the intentions you adopt.

“Your determine where your goes! https://t.co/CMR8TMsCeS”

04/07/2020

There is a popular notion that if we care enough about something that we want to achieve, then we would achieve it. This doesn't always happen. We can find ourselves in a situation where we know we should be doing something which is in our best interest(working on a project or getting some exercise), yet we just can't manage to get started. On these occasions when we ask for help, motivation is not the problem, but we do need to take steps to act. This 3 minute read will help you understand the situation and provide you with some great tips to overcome the inaction.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/hbr.org/amp/2012/01/your-problem-isnt-motivation

27/06/2020

Taking a very small portion of your day to practice mindfulness can have an immediate and positive impact on the rest of your day. The programs offered through apps such as Smiling Mind and Headspace provide the perfect opportunity to commence practices that may be beneficial in lowering stress levels, managing emotions and strengthening relationships. Add mindfulness to your superpowers.

Practicing mindfulness is one of the single most powerful things you can do for your wellbeing. Want to give it a try? Visit http://www.happify.com for guide...

20/06/2020

There are times throughout the year which tend to be busier and more stressful than others. It might be the glut of incoming tasks, the additional revision and practice required prior to exams, or those events outside of school or work associated with life in general. There is just no escaping the additional effort required at these times. So how do we get through it? Alison Boyes provides some useful advice in this highly recommended 4 minute read. Have a great day everyone.

https://hbr.org/2019/03/how-to-get-through-an-extremely-busy-time-at-work

14/06/2020

Everyone faces challenges in life which are difficult to navigate. Even though we have our own issues to deal with, you can be a great friend, peer, family member or citizen by keeping an eye out for those around you. We don't have to have the solutions to other peoples' problems, but we can show others that we care. Check out the 3 minute video below for some important tips about how best to do this.

What is the best way to ease someone's pain and suffering? In this beautifully animated RSA Short, Dr Brené Brown reminds us that we can only create a genuin...