Media

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 (7MB)The ABC 7.30 Report went to air on the 03 August 2006

VNTV Report (Vietnamese Language)

Audio Interviews

Karen Leonard interviewed by Jon Faine on Radio 774′s Conversation Hour
ABC Radio 774- 28 February 2008NB. To get straight to Karen’s part of the interview move 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 – Tuesday, January 23, 2007
Expat Tales
Herald Sun, Sunday Magazine October, 2006
Laying the Foundations (PDF 300Kb)
The Age – Saturday, August 21, 2006
Karen’s Other World (PDF 400Kb)
The Herald Sun – Saturday, August 19, 2006
Tuoi Tre – Saigon newspaper
Link to the Saigon website – 29 September 2006
It happened to me (2MB)
That’s Life Magazine – 28 July 2006
Help orphans
Moonee Valley Leader – July 18, 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 – July 26, 2004
Christmas pledge aids Viet children
Moonee Valley Community News – July 20, 2004
Lifestart for Vietnam’s kids
Star – Tuesday 29 June 2004
Kick-starting Thanh’s life
The Times – 2004