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During lockdown I was walking home and walked past a young girl with a stall set up out the front of her house selling homemade hearts out of beads. She was selling them for only a dollar but my mum and I gave her a ten dollar note and took five hearts. We were warmed to hear that the little girl was not keeping the money and instead giving it to a local home for teenagers with nowhere to go. We were also shocked to hear that she had raised almost $1000 just from her hearts. It just goes to show that no matter how young you are, it is so easy to be kind and help make a change to our world.

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Have you ever been curious about Aboriginal Australians, but never known who to ask? Check out Deadly Questions - You ask. Aboriginal Victorians answer.

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Deadly Questions - You ask. Aboriginal Victorians Answer.

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This is your opportunity to learn about Victoria's Aboriginal people - their history, culture, connection to place and hopes for the future. It's anonymous, so don't be shy. What will you ask?

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Always was always will be playlist to celebrate NAIDOC week ♥

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Always was always will be playlist to celebrate NAIDOC week ♥

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Learn more about Indigenous languages with the 50 words project!

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Learn more about Indigenous languages with the 50 words project!

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Check out this amazing map of Indigenous languages around Australia, with 50 words from many languages included to get a taste of all the amazing languages around Australia!

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The 50 words project aims to provide fifty words in every Indigenous language of Australia. We hope that this will be a useful resource for schools and educational organisations to learn 50 words in their local languages, and for the general public to discover the diversity of languages around Australia.

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Learn more about Indigenous Australia in this Study Success Study Pack with lots of listening, reading, speaking, and writing resources. We also have a special workshop on Thursday to celebrate NAIDOC Week.

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If your pandemic sourdough experience hasn't been successful, try native damper instead. Mabu Mabu’s Nornie Bero will show you how.

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Two things have become incredibly popular during this coronavirus pandemic: bread making and online meetings.

With Google searches for sourdough hitting record highs and people connecting over Zoom and Houseparty, Nornie Bero has cleverly capitalised on both trends with her digital damper-making workshops.

The owner of Mabu Mabu, an Indigenous cafe in Melbourne, came up with the concept when faced with the pandemic-trading restrictions that hit her industry in March. Only takeaway orders and home delivery are now allowed, so her online damper lessons are a social distancing-friendly way to maintain business while the cafe tables remain empty.

The webinars aren't just about kneading flour and water into three kinds of native bread, though. They're a celebration of Indigenous ingredients and Bero's cultural history. She begins her workshop by recounting her background: she's part of the Merriam People of Mer Island in the Torres Strait.

"That's what I remember most, we always went out and caught everything," she says. Every day before school, she'd walk onto the dark reef with a kerosene lamp and a spear, so she could spike fresh octopus with her weapon. She'd pickle it and save it for the next day.

"We always knew how to source our own food from such a young age," she says. "No one runs home and makes a sandwich. That doesn't exist. You pick some fruit or you roast some fish and that's your snack. You're just eating off the trees." You didn't ask mum for lunch, because she'd tell you to hunt it yourself.

Her workshop also focuses on keeping Indigenous spices accessible. "It's about making it easy so that people can go, 'yeah, I can totally rock with some native ingredients,'" she says. "Half the people we come across, especially at Mabu Mabu, have never tasted any native ingredients. That's why I feel like we should be talking more about this."

Bero's lessons show you how to bake a pumpkin and pepperberry damper that reminds Bero of her dad: "It was the one thing he used to make for the locals when he turned our house into a tuckshop when I was a kid."

There's also a wattleseed version, which evokes an Indigenous coffee scroll. The final bread she teaches is flavoured with saltbush, "which I call black man's oregano".

Unlike sourdough, where keeping starter alive is a worry, "damper has always been the simplest thing", she says.

"You can make damper out of the cheapest flour out there and it'll still be delicious." You only need flour and water for the dough, and even if supermarket shelves are bare, you'll still find baking supplies at Mediterranean grocers or Turkish shops, she says.

Bero sells Indigenous spices at Mabu Mabu (and its online shop), which makes wattleseed and other native ingredients easier for people to track down. But if you're struggling to locate bush foods locally, be pro-active.

"Go out and ask your grocers for it. They can access it, it's actually there," she says. "They just won't buy it because the supply and demand is not there. The more people who ask for it, the more it will be on the shelf."

Plus, a pandemic is a good time to be supporting Indigenous ingredients. In fact, native crops should be prioritised and considered essential. "When borders get closed and shipping gets closed, this is the stuff we're going to look for in the future," Bero says.

There are also tips on how to bake damper with banana leaf (a trick learnt from her grandmother) and she provides instructions on how to make a golden syrup butter for your bread. She shares a plant-based butter recipe, too, which is apt as all the damper recipes are vegan.

"When borders get closed and shipping gets closed, this is the stuff we're going to look for in the future."

All in all, her workshop gives attendants a pandemic-friendly abundance: by combining just a few cups of flour and water, you end up with 18 serves of bread (six of each flavour). "You've got enough for your neighbours and yourself," she says.

And if that isn't enough, the Q&A part of her webinar is also generous: Bero is open to wide-ranging questions. During a session with the Big Brothers Big Sisters organisation, someone asked if she thought it was worth running her own business. She acknowledged that it's incredibly hard work, but "it's a great experience to be a part of - to work for yourself and your community".

These workshops will continue as Mabu Mabu runs its takeaway operation: sending out wattleseed massaman curries and kangaroo tail bourguignon.

"I'm an optimist," she says. Bero thinks these new offerings have been a positive addition, even if Mabu Mabu can't run as usual during the pandemic.

"When we reopen, we'll still have this," she says.

For info on Mabu Mabu's online damper-making workshops, email hello@mabumabu.com.au.
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Forget sourdough, native damper is the bread you should be making

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Two things have become incredibly popular during this coronavirus pandemic: bread making and online meetings. With Google searches for sourdough hitting record highs and people connecting over Zoom and Houseparty, Nornie Bero has cleverly capitalised on both trends with her digital damper-making workshops.

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Discussing ‘Identity’, lead singer Richie Guymala says, “We created the album to encourage First Nations people around Australia and the world to stick together. This is building a bridge between the two different worlds that we live in.”

Black Rock Band address themes of racial and climate justice throughout the album, alongside calls to protect and maintain the land, language and culture of First Nations people.

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As we come to the end of the year, students will start sitting their final exams and handing in final assessments. To help you stay happy, healthy, and get great results, we have NEW study guides with lots of tips and startegies from our mentors to help everyone during this time. Happy studying and good luck!

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Its World Teachers Day and I just wanted to say a great big thank you to all of our wonderful teachers at RMIT Training. You have been models of kindness, resilience and support right through COVID-19 despite the challenges you have faced in your own lives. We really can't thank you enough.

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Planning can really help students get organised and feel in control of their studies. If you need some help, check out this post with information about how to plan, and a FREE study planner!

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What's mentoring got to do with kindness?

At its core, mentoring is about helping another person. The term mentor refers to somebody who advises, supports and guides another in the right direction.

Increased confidence: Whether it’s the ability to share ideas comfortably in meetings, or stand up for yourself in a challenging situation, people with mentors benefit from higher confidence in themselves. Kindness seems to the the overwhelming byproduct of this, filling us with hope, and reminding us that we're not alone.

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Dear Wupps and Molly, You have been constant, enthusiastic, attentive, and encouraging right through this pandemic. I'm grateful to have kind colleagues like you two and I'd like to work with you  both nearby always - except for the farting. Love you both.
Your human xx

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We are very excited to launch Ziggy's new website. Visit the site to view the illustration galley, photos and more.

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These illustrations were created at home by RMIT Training students during Covid-19. Competition entrants were provided with reference photographs to work from resulting in these beautiful illustrations of Ziggy, RMIT Training's much loved therapy dog. The judging panel had a difficult task in choosing only two of the nineteen wonderful images for printing onto a range of items including a tote bag, tea towel and coffee mug.

We loved the different approaches and representations of Ziggy and felt that each of the works captured something of her kind and generous character. As ambassador of the kindness project and a much loved member of RMIT Training, it is Ziggy's role to provide companionship and gently watch over everyone's wellbeing. The two illustrations that were finally decided upon bring both inventiveness and tenderness and capture lovely aspects of Ziggy's kind spirit.

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These illustrations were created at home by RMIT Training students during Covid-19. Competition entrants were provided with reference photographs to work from resulting in these beautiful illustrations of Ziggy, RMIT Training's much loved therapy dog.

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Congratulations to Ai Lin Wu for taking home second prize with her beautiful illustration of Ziggy with a student, It captures her kind spirit perfectly!

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Congratulations to Casey Wang for taking home first prize with this amazing illustration of Ziggy in space!

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This week we are concentrating on Kindness to Animals. This is a picture of my family dog, Mozart. He sadly passed around this time last year but we were so lucky to have him showing us kindness and cuddles every day <3

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Want to be successful in your studies? Join Sarah from Study Success and Amanda from Student Wellbeing as they talk about how you can become a successful student.

When:  Wednesday 21 October at 10:30-11:15 am OR 1:30-2:15 pm
Who: All REW and FS students
How to join: you MUST book online (click HERE)

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Day 5- The more time we spend online and the content we view, can affect our physical and mental health. Let’s keep our feeds positive. For more advice on social media and health, look at our Wellbeing Library.

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Took my keep cup down to the local cafe, and had my coffee on the beach this morning. Kindness to myself finding a few minutes of quiet
contemplation before starting work for the day!

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Day 4 - Are you having trouble sleeping? Today we focus on the importance of a good night’s sleep. For sleeping tips have a look at our Wellbeing Library and extra resources.

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Day 3- As part of Mental Health Week we learn more about self-forgiveness. We can’t undo the past, but we can accept it. Have a look in our Wellbeing Library  for more information on self-care and forgiveness.

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Day 2- Don’t believe everything you think you.
Today we are focusing on our thoughts. Our thoughts aren’t always the truth, at times they are stories that help us make sense of our world. For more info on a healthier mind look in our Wellbeing Library or extra resources.

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Day 1 - Why counselling? Pushing back against the stigma.

Counselling is a safe space to talk about how you feel and get support and advice. Help push back against the stigma, we can talk about mental illness openly. Treat it like any other health condition. Join us in breaking the stigma, you can read more in the Wellbeing Library.

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Self care tips for students preparing for exams

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Self care tips for students preparing for exams

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Here are some tips to help students get ready and stay healthy as we get closer to exam time.
1. Make a study plan (if you need help to do this come and see us in Study Success)
2. Get a good night's sleep and try to avoid using devices 30 minutes before going to bed.
3. Eat well (check out the cookinng videos on this shell)
4. Keep in contact with friends and family
5. Reward yourself as you achieve your study goals, you can do it!
If you need any help come and see us in Study Success.

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A weekly drink for staff indoor plant at B108

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A weekly drink for staff indoor plant at B108

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Albert has been making time in his rounds each week to water the personal and office plants. He is sad to report a few casulties, but most are happy and healthy.

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It was so still and quite the other morning when my husband and I enjoyed the freedom of his week "staycation" to go on an hour ride. We pause for a moment to enjoy and I photographed this pair of black swans

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Recycling, up-cycling and sustainable all words we are hearing more often. Do we have budding sustainable fashion designers? Maybe you can make something old new again? Share with us how you are being more environmentally kind.

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I love these community plots creating a sense of belonging and care. Many street people in my community  find joy and purpose working in these gardens.

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Our beautiful parks embracing our return and aren't we loving it. Thank you mother earth!

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How to Study with Kids - NEW Study Guide

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How to Study with Kids - NEW Study Guide

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Thank you to all our students who attended our recent Study Success worksghop - how to study with kids. We have put your ideas together and they and now available for all to read on our Canvas page. Click HERE to read more.

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Join our virtual ensemble by registering your interest below :)

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Join our virtual ensemble by registering your interest below :)

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We're giving away free sunflower seed starter packs to RMIT Training students. Let some sunshine into your life and let your hopes flower in 2021. Contact the Student Experience team and get planting!

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Volunteers have given 13,420 acts of kindness in the form of pre-packaged meals. Students helping students - you are the best!

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Here are some of the students taking part in the creative performance/storytelling project, the Gift of Stories. Listening to them unpack their stories really is a gift of kindness to all in the group. It gives agency to others who may not feel as confident sharing stories that are sometimes not that easy to tell. I feel so lucky watching this project take shape, as real friendships evolve.

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Tools were downed in order for this little magpie to be returned to a tree where he would be safe from the local dog walkers. A very nice random act of kindness witnessed on my morning walk.

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One for the kids - How to make play dough

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One for the kids - How to make play dough

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Ingredients
1/2 cup salt
1 cup plain flour
2 tbs cream of tartar
1 cup water
1 tbs oil
3 drops liquid food colouring
Method
Mix all ingredients together in a medium-sized saucepan.
Stir over heat until dough is pliable.
Allow to cool, and store in a well-sealed plastic bag or container.

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Thank you great writers. How you have soothed and delighted me through COVID.

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Covid made me plump. I'm hoping that Michael and Mimi will help me find the way back in time for summer. Gotta be cruel to be kind it seems. . .

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I've been making a painting for each of my most loved friends to celebrate their big birthdays. I've given them a choice but I've known in advance which one each of them would choose. We get to know a lot about each other over a lifetime!

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A totally unexpected gift arrived for me last week with a thank you message attached. It was a thing of beauty, joy and deliciousness that I shared with my family. The lovely wooden box will live on - repurposed. Every time I think about it, I feel a little emotional.

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How lovely it was to see a young friend paint herself as a beautiful girl and to be joyful with what she had achieved and who she most certainly is.

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A lovely neighbour cooked me some brownies 

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A lovely neighbour cooked me some brownies 

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Very moved by her act of caring in a challenging time for me.

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Delivered warm - no greater act of kindness!

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During Covid-19 Yi Li from Panda Hotpot has been supplying 40 free hotpot meals to international students. He explains "this great meal is not only one meal to make them full, it is about warmth, it is about the feeling of home, the satisfaction, the feeling of being looked after". What a beautiful man. (thanks ABC for sharing this story.

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I'm a huge fan of podcasts and since being in lockdown I have found a few more to add to my favourites list. This is one that helps me on the not so good days of homeschooling/life as a parent. Hope you enjoy it too :)

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How much screen time should you let your kids have? How do you talk to your tweens and teens about sex and consent? How do you keep your cool when your child throws a tantrum?

Maggie Dent, one of Australia's favourite parenting authors and educators gives you practical tips and answers to your real-world parenting dilemmas.

Maggie talks to parenting experts from around the world to find practical solutions to the challenges every parent is facing today.

She'll help you be the parent you really want to be and give you ideas on how you can raise healthy kids who thrive.
Listen for free from the ABC listen app, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or your favourite podcast app.

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Parental As Anything with Maggie Dent - ABC listen

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Maggie Dent, one of Australia's favourite parenting authors and educators gives you practical tips and answers to your real-world parenting dilemmas.

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Commit a kindness. Read Dr Seuss to your kids. He's the best.

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Saw this article and recognised a past FS Student, Marie, supporting international students.  ABC report at 7pm (21/09/20)

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In March, Raiyan Chowdhury was a young man who felt in control of his life.

He was settled in Chadstone in Melbourne's south-east, was studying to be a chef and was also working part time at a pub.

But when the pandemic struck, he lost his job, ran out of savings and then lost his housing.

That was all before he got a message from home telling him his entire family in Bangladesh was sick with COVID-19.

"It was feeling like hell," he says of his experience.

"I was really freaked out, I was under so much mental pressure."

He says he became so depressed, that outside of calls to his parents, he didn't speak to anyone for a month.

Catch up on the main COVID-19 news from September 20 with our coronavirus blog.

Raiyan thought about going home, but that was also complicated.

It would mean giving up on his dream of becoming a chef in Melbourne, something he'd already made big sacrifices to achieve, and returning to his parents who were struggling financially because of the pandemic.

Bit by bit, he has instead found a way to keep going in Melbourne.

The 19-year-old got help from his school and a $1,100 Victorian government emergency funding grant he says he is extremely grateful for.

The teen now hires an electric bike so he can deliver food for Uber Eats and is renting a couch to sleep on in a share house in West Footscray.

He is still facing challenges - his bike was stolen while he was working, leaving him with a $600 bill - but he is paying that back and managing to just get by.

No income support for international students

Raiyan is not the only international student facing difficult circumstances.

Many students have lost work because of the pandemic but can't access JobKeeper or JobSeeker.

Victoria's road to recovery

Some government and university grants are available, and students who have worked for more than 12 months can access their superannuation.

In April, Prime Minister Scott Morrison sounded a warning to international students and those on visitor visas, saying they should return home if they could no longer support themselves because the Australian Government needed to focus on supporting its own citizens and residents through the pandemic.

Some international students did leave and education providers say more are planning to.

Other students are managing on their savings or with the support of their families.

But many students are falling between the survive or go home options.

They're running out of money in Australia, but say going home is not a simple solution because of the difficulty in booking international flights at this time, the cost of flights, the risk of COVID-19 in their home countries and the fear of losing their visa or educational opportunities.

It's left many reliant on charity to survive.

Church supporting 'Melbourne's new poor'

Each morning between 50 and 80 international students make their way to St Peter's Eastern Hill, a small but very old church tucked behind Victoria's Parliament House.

Here they can collect free meals, bread, eggs and even a coffee.

So far, more than 40,000 meals have been given out since the pandemic started.

Reverend Hugh Kempster - or Father Hugh as he is known - has spoken to international students who were down to their last potato or onion, before coming to the church for help.

Father Hugh tells the story of one woman he met at the food collection, to explain how tough a time some international students are having.

"She picked up her bag of meals that we were distributing and then she went around the corner, ripped off the lid and was literally eating the food as if she hadn't had anything for days," he says.

Another student was living in a garage after contracting COVID-19 because he had nowhere else to go that was away from housemates.

Father Hugh describes international students as "Melbourne's new poor".

Former international student handing out free hot pot meals

Just behind RMIT University sits Panda Hot Pot, a big ornate restaurant that is in the old Dracula's building on Victoria Street.

Owner Yi Li says the restaurant staff started handing out 40 free hot pot meals to international students each Tuesday during lockdown.

"We received an overwhelming response," he says of the meal offer.

Students started lining up for a meal two hours before the collection time.

Mr Li says he has increased the number of meals being given to international students because of that need and he is about to team up with university clubs to deliver meals to students living outside the restaurant's 5-kilometre radius.

The restaurant owner came to Australia originally as an international student and says he hopes the hot pot meals show students others care about them and what they are going through.

"This great meal is not only one meal to make them full, it is about warmth, it is about the feeling of home, the satisfaction, the feeling of being looked after," he explains.

Just like Melbourne's struggling restaurants, Mr Li wants to see international students get through this second lockdown and be part of the city's journey back to a new normal.

What you need to know about coronavirus:

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International students going through 'hell' in Melbourne's coronavirus lockdown

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In March, Raiyan Chowdhury was studying to be a chef, had a job in a pub and was settled in his Melbourne home. When the pandemic closed down Victoria, he was one of many international students left struggling to survive.

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Someone has made a dedicated Silly Walk Zone in our neighbourhood street and each day we reenact our best John Cleese walk trying not to spill our coffees. It never fails to make us laugh.

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These three shadows belong to me and my two best friends. We met on my first day at high school and on my first day at Uni. We have seen each other through study and early romances, failed relationships, world travel, children, illnesses, recovery, job losses and grief. We holiday together and share our lives. We are always there for each other and when we meet, it's like we are 20 again! Thank you my two besties, you've made my life a lucky one.

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I took my mum back to the town she grew up in to see her old house. She left there in the 50's. It was a long drive but one that allowed us to share so much family history. I also appreciated the incredible span of her life experience. Our seniors are so full of stories and we owe them so much. Make the most of opportunities to connect and find out about their lives. They really are living treasures.

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Each year, I take some time off work and start cooking vast vats of food to support a bunch of students as they set about making their films. I have catered in parks in the middle of the night, sent my offerings to far flung places and been the resident cook at the film school. I always get more back than I give. These wonderful young people are so clever, creative and funny. I feel very privileged to be able to be part of it all and they are so very hungry and grateful!

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Our student mentors from FS and RMIT university are here to help and support all REW and FS students. Mentors can help you:

Learn more about what it's like to be a student at RMIT University, and FS

Help you with study tips and subject questions

Revision tips and tricks

Time management, planning and goal setting

Practicing class presentations

Sharing their life and study experiences

Click HERE to learn more and connect with a mentor.

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Oishee is a Foundation Studies student and Ambassador. Here she gives her thoughts on what kindness means to her.

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Our Student Ambassador Marie made this incredible film about volunteering with Heaven at the Hill. They distribute food packages to international students doing it tough during COVID.

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My nurse friend tested positive with Covid 19. Her husband and niece, who also lives with them and are both frontliners, got the virus as well after few days. Thankfully, their 8 year old son was spared. However they all became severely ill and could hardly get up from bed to prepare their meals or do some chores. This prompted me and my sister to reach out to our circle of friends for help. Everyone agreed to share a meal while someone who lives close to them did the grocery shopping for them. The family was overwhelmed and posted this to thank everyone for their support and concern. #staystrong

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I made a wish for us all in this 1950s wishing well today. Fingers crossed it comes true fast!

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These beautiful flowers arrived for me today. So unexpected - such a kind gesture. I have to say that I think RMIT Training is a very special place. We're so lucky to have wonderful people around us in difficult times. We get through together.

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The landline rang around lunchtime today. It's usually someone trying to sell something so I wasn't hopeful. Turned out to be a man named Keith from Queensland who'd decided to check the phone book and randomly call a Victorian by picking someone with the same initials and last name as him. He did this just to say that he was thinking of us in lockdown in Melbourne and that the whole country is with us. The thoughtfulness of a stranger made my day a bit brighter.

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This always makes me laugh no matter how many times I watch it. Enjoy :)

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How cute. I hope these stay forever! Going to have to make one.

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Awesome livestream with Dr Bronwyn Gresham, sharing some skills that can help build confidence in knowing what to say after the question R U OK.

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RMIT Together - Staying connected through COVID-19 has 2,839 members. Womin Djeka! Welcome to #RMITtogether! Our campuses are closed, but we're all still here! This group has been created by RMIT...

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It's okay to not be okay. Be gentle with yourself. Enjoy some sunshine. Rest if you need to. Reach out for help. We get through the sad times together. They are part of life.

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There's more to say after R U OK? | RMIT University

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Soon after I took this photo of pink flowers in the grass thinking of Jessie... a pretty butterfly flew by

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donated some food to the needy people, feeling really good about myself!

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donated some food to the needy people, feeling really good about myself!

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My little boy is adding a new character to the tribe! It is so great to see how kids n parents are so creative! :)
Hang in there Melbourne!

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Afterglow - for Jessie

I'd like the memory of me to be a happy one.
I'd like to leave an afterglow of smiles when life is done.
I'd like to leave an echo whispering softly down the ways,
Of happy times and laughing times and bright and sunny days.
I'd like the tears of those who grieve, to dry before the sun;
Of happy memories that I leave when life is done.

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before I study in Melbourne, I help my parents do housework every weekend.

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Helping classmates with understanding our homework more clearly

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Helping classmates with understanding our homework more clearly

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After every class, I paraphrased what the teachers want us to finish or  prepare before next lesson. And I uploaded my own notes of it in our Wechat group of classmates. So, they would able to understand what works we need to do and what things or materials we need to prepare.

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Happy father's day for all the dads in our RMITT community. My dad is a mad Richmond Football Club fan, so I got some 'go tigers' cupcakes sent over for him to have for morning tea :)

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I like to share my flowers as they bloom so everyone gets to enjoy their beauty

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Flowers spring and sunshine - makes me happy

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I was walking down the street with my 6 year old son and he was telling me about his favourite family holidays and why they were so special. A lady who was walking in front of us, and must have overheard our conversation, turned around and said to me 'you have such a beautiful son'. Those simple words meant so much. Thank you stranger, your lovely compliment made me feel like I must be doing something right during a time when I felt like I was failing.

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One of the things I've been doing is baking bread for my neighbours and dropping it off at their front doors.

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One of the things I've been doing is baking bread for my neighbours and dropping it off at their front doors.

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My community post stuff like this on lamp posts just to cheer us all up. I love my suburb!

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My hubby's work sent us the most amazing lock down care package last week. Beautiful cheese and crackers, gin and tonic, chocolate and coffee beans - all the food groups! ;) There were even a couple of face masks. They included lovely message of encouragement to their staff and families.

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We have a great community in my neighbourhood and we always look out for each other. So, even in lockdown we make sure we contact each other regularly so that we know everyone's OK.

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We have a great community in my neighbourhood and we always look out for each other. So, even in lockdown we make sure we contact each other regularly so that we know everyone's OK.

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A parent from my children's school in East Brunswick has started Sunflower September, encouraging Victorians to plant sunflowers as a 'symbol of hope, connectedness and solidarity during these strange and difficult times.' I have just ordered my seeds and I will be planting them as soon as they arrive. If you would like to plant some of your own, you can order your own seeds at the link below: 

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A parent from my children's school in East Brunswick has started Sunflower September, encouraging Victorians to plant sunflowers as a 'symbol of hope, connectedness and solidarity during these strange and difficult times.' I have just ordered my seeds and I will be planting them as soon as they arrive. If you would like to plant some of your own, you can order your own seeds at the link below: 

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This second lockdown is tough for all of us in so many different ways......for single people, its blurred days and nights of loneliness and isolation, and for families its never-ending work, parenting and remote learning in a precarious and tense balance. We need a circuit breaker. We need something to focus on that gives us hope. We need a way to connect, to show each other that we are in this together, that we care for each other and our children, that we know we will get through this and come out the other side resilient and strong.

So how do we stay strong in this time? How can we communicate that we care when we are stuck in our homes, unable to even smile at a neighbour with our mask-covered faces?

Well, how about with Sunflowers ! Sunflowers are an enduring symbol of hope and happiness . They grow a single flower in isolation that shifts to focus on the light. In these times we all need to focus on the light, to keep positive, like a field of sunflowers in the sun.

has supported communities for over a decade to create beautiful stimulating play spaces for over 2 million children in 143 countries, and now is the time to extend that play space to all. We ALL need a beautiful place to play, to walk, to breathe, and we want to join with Australians to fill our front yards, nature strips and empty lots with sunflowers this Spring. Playground Ideas

Playground Ideas is asking all Australians, (particularly Victorians), to support Playground Ideas, and each other, by planting Sunflowers where they can be viewed and enjoyed by others. We do this as an action of hope and solidarity with our neighbours. We will get through this together.

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This second lockdown is tough for all of us in so many different ways......for single people, its blurred days and nights of loneliness and isolation, and for families its never-ending work, parenting and remote learning in a precarious and tense balance. We need a circuit breaker.

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Love seeing these installations of gratitude around the place!

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Wally had been my study buddy, sitting just outside a window near my desk. I was moving houses, so I got her to relocate in fear that my landlord or the next tenants would hurt her.

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Today 2nd September is Indigenous Literacy Day! Spread kindness through education: https://www.indigenousliteracyfoundation.org.au/indigenous-literacy-day

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Supporting students with free meals and groceries at Heaven at the Hill.

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My wonderful 72 years young neighbour fixed my letterbox. It fell during the storm  and got a few dents. He painted it a beautiful silver and put it back.

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My wonderful 72 years young neighbour fixed my letterbox. It fell during the storm  and got a few dents. He painted it a beautiful silver and put it back.

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God Bless!!!

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Being new to Melbourne and brand new to Port Melbourne.... I have just gotten used to the bins cycle.               Thursday night the bins go out and the first month here, i just kept forgetting and our neighbour, a lovely bloke with 2 kids, took my bins out. Embarrassed about this, my wife, then made our neighbour some Vietnamese spring rolls each Friday and dropped them over for afternoon tea!                            COVID style = dropped at door and knock!                                                      Our neighbour always shouted over the fence to say thanks and his kids always say thanks when they walk past the door, clearly, they love them!              Last week i finally remembered to take the bins out on Thursday night, then, i took the bins out and my neighbour must have heard and shouted out, 'hey, thats my job! I get paid in spring rolls'! No probs..... the spring rolls will be delivered on time on Fridays!                                   Small things are big things at the moment.                      

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Being new to Melbourne and brand new to Port Melbourne.... I have just gotten used to the bins cycle.               Thursday night the bins go out and the first month here, i just kept forgetting and our neighbour, a lovely bloke with 2 kids, took my bins out. Embarrassed about this, my wife, then made our neighbour some Vietnamese spring rolls each Friday and dropped them over for afternoon tea!                            COVID style = dropped at door and knock!                                                      Our neighbour always shouted over the fence to say thanks and his kids always say thanks when they walk past the door, clearly, they love them!              Last week i finally remembered to take the bins out on Thursday night, then, i took the bins out and my neighbour must have heard and shouted out, 'hey, thats my job! I get paid in spring rolls'! No probs..... the spring rolls will be delivered on time on Fridays!                                   Small things are big things at the moment.                      

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Going for my afternoon walk yesterday, I saw two little girls running along happily with their spoons to add to the village. So nice to see something bringing joy to the kids of our area!

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We'll be seeing lots of this blossoming around Melbourne when we go on our walks this weekend.

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My mother snuck into my house while I was teaching and cleaned my kitchen...left a toasted sandwich and coffee. Bless!!!!

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My mother snuck into my house while I was teaching and cleaned my kitchen...left a toasted sandwich and coffee. Bless!!!!

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beetroot and quinoa burger for lunch

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Happy Wear it Purple Day. I don't own any purple clothes so I filtered my garden purple and put on some purple lippie and eyeshadow instead. 

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Happy Wear it Purple Day. I don't own any purple clothes so I filtered my garden purple and put on some purple lippie and eyeshadow instead. 

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I just received a care package from my step sister.
Such a lovely surprise.
Time to put the kettle on!

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Staying warm, with help from my talented aunt who makes sure we can all still keep dancing on cold days

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Wear it Purple strives to foster supportive, safe, empowering and inclusive environments for rainbow young people.
https://www.wearitpurple.org/our-story

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I was attracted by this such beautiful house during my coffee trip.

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A beautiful purple house on the street corner.