Media Releases
- Two Young Vietnamese To Learn Trade Under Leading Australian Designer – Media Release, 27 May 2008
- Lifestart To Assist Disabled In Vietnam – Media Release, 03 December 2007
- The Lifestart Foundation Annual Charity Auction and Fundraiser – Media Release, 13 July 2007
- RMIT Students to Design Housing for Street Kids in Vietnam – Media Release, 25 June 2007
- Music Teacher Realises a Dream in Central Vietnam – Media Release, 29 June 2006
Television Interviews
ABC 7.30 Report – Music teachers magnificent obsession
(Air Date: 03 August 2006)
ANTV Lifestart Foundation
(Air Date: July 2012)
Thank you to Linh Chau for providing English subtitling
Audio Interviews
Karen Leonard interviewed by Jon Faine on Radio 774′s Conversation Hour
ABC Radio 774- 28 February 2008 (to go directly to Karen’s interview, adjust the audio scroller to 19:00)
Press Interviews
- Lifestart Foundation Workshop – Tuoi Tre Online, 10 January 2011
- Giáng Sinh Tháng Bảy” Vì Việt Nam – Tuoi Tre Online, 01 August 2009
- Marelyn Cycles For Lifestart – Fairfax Community News, 27 August 2008
- Bike Ride That Gets Life Off To Great Start – The Courier, Ballarat, 24 June 2008
- Among The Frocks, A Fresh Start – The Age, 25 July 2008
- Fashioning A Future (PDF 700kb) – Moonee Valley Leader Newspaper, 16 June 2008
- I Believe I Can Fly – The Age/Metro, 4 March 2008
- A Design Class In Helping Others – The Age, 3 September 2007
- Success Lives Up To Its Name – The Navy’s Newsletter “Gangway”, 18 May 2007
- The Village Voice – The Herald Sun, 23 January 2007
- Expat Tales – Herald Sun, Sunday Magazine, October 2006
- Laying The Foundations (PDF300kb) – The Age, 21 August 2006
- Karen’s Other World (PDF 400kb) – The Herald Sun, 19 August 2006
- Tuoi Tre – Saigon Newspaper, 29 September 2006
- It Happened To Me (2mb) – That’s Life Magazine, 28 July 2006
- Help Orphans – Moonee Valley Leader, 18 July 2005
- Patron Of Poor Builds A Future – Star, 28 June 2005
- Karen Gives Viets A Start – The Times, 2005
- Reaching Out From Comfort – The Age, 23 December 2004
- Vietnam Visit Inspires Charity – Moonee Valley Leader, 26 July 2004
- Christmas Pledge Aids Viet Children – Moonee Valley Community News, 20 July 2004
- Lifestart For Vietnam’s Kids – Star, 29 June 2004
- Kick-Starting Thanh’s Life – The Times, 2004