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Baylor celebrated Jake Spavital’s first anniversary as offensive coordinator with a bang. Baylor wide receiver Monaray Baldwin hauls in his first touchdown reception of the day after getting past Kansas safety Marvin Grant in the first quarter. Three thoughts from Baylor’s 45-17 win over Kansas Saturday afternoon at McLane Stadium. The Bears racked up more than 600 yards of total offense, their most against a Big 12 team since 2016, in a 45-17 win over Kansas Saturday afternoon to finish the season on a six-game winning streak. “I think Spav has got a really good scheme,” Baylor head coach Dave Aranda said. “I think our speed and our athleticism at receiver is as good as any anywhere. And you’ve got tight ends that can go the distance, too. That’s a matchup problem. “I credit our recruiters, I credit Spav, I credit our playmakers. They all have to do their part to get what you’re getting right now.” Offensive coordinator Jake Spavital’s (center) Baylor offense rolled up a season-high total of 603 yards on Saturday. Baylor operated at peak efficiency in the regular-season win over Kansas, scoring on seven of its 10 drives, including all four full drives in the second half. The win marked the 14th straight win for the Bears over the Jayhawks, and Baylor improved to 12-0 against Kansas in games played in Waco. Baylor wide receiver Josh Cameron leaps past Kansas cornerback Mello Dotson and Kansas safety O.J. Burroughs, left, in the first half. Baylor running back Bryson Washington motors past Kansas cornerback Jalen Todd in the second half. Washington topped 1,000 rushing yards on the season with his 192-yard performance on Saturday. In senior Monaray Baldwin (seven catches, 119 yards, two touchdowns) and junior Josh Cameron (eight catches, 102 yards, one touchdown), the Bears had two 100-plus yard receivers in a game for the first time since 2019. In freshman Bryson Washington (28 carries, 192 yards, two touchdowns) and sophomore Dawson Pendergrass (11 carries, 104 yards), Baylor had 100-plus yard rushers for the first time since 2021. Washington also broke the program record for rushing yards by a freshman while becoming the first freshman in program history to rush for more than 1,000 yards in a season. “It was a blessing, honestly,” Washington said. “I’m so grateful for the O-line, the coaching staff and the guys around me, these guys push me to be the best I can be.” Junior quarterback Sawyer Robertson threw for 310 yards and four touchdowns, his third game of the year with over 300 yards passing and his sixth with at least three touchdown passes. “I couldn’t be happier to be where I’m at now with the teammates that I’m with, with the coaches that I’m with,” Robertson said “It’s just such a cool moment and I’m going to enjoy it, just because it’s not (promised).” Baylor's turnaround is the most underrated in all of college football, and Dave Aranda and the Bears deserve applause for their resurrection from the dead. Defensively, sixth-year senior Matt Jones finished with six tackles to get to an even 100 on the season. He and sophomore Keaton Thomas are the first pair of Baylor linebackers to both have at least 100 tackles in a season since 2012. “It’s just so cool to see just the tenacity,” sophomore linebacker Kyler Jordan said. “He’s playing more beat-up than anybody even knows and he doesn’t even show it. He cares so much about the team, not much about himself. To see him succeed the way he has this season is really, really cool.” Coming off a three-win season a year ago, Baylor needed to show improvement this season for Aranda to get off the hot seat. The Bears started 2-4 after dropping a heartbreaking game at Colorado, seeing a comeback fall short at home against BYU and getting blown out at Iowa State. The mood was understandably dire. Everyone on the team knew what kind of potential they had, and Saturday’s finale was the exclamation point at the end of a memorable year. Baylor Football: Highlights vs. Kansas | November 30, 2024 // via BaylorAthletics on YouTube “Everything the seniors have been through, from the Big 12 championship to (finishing) 3-9 to the 2-4 start to this season, I’m so happy for all of them,” Robertson said. “All of them have played an important part on this team. To finish the game good and to finish the season we did, it’s super special.” Baylor didn’t get off to the best of starts defensively, getting called for a 15-yard personal foul on the opening kickoff and giving up back-to-back plays for double-digit yards. But the Jayhawks missed the 38-yard field goal. Baylor, which allowed just 15 sacks coming into Saturday, gave up two on its opening drive. Neal found the end zone on a 19-yard rush to get the Jayhawks on the board first with just over five minutes left in the first quarter when a flag for holding was picked up. Baylor quarterback Sawyer Robertson celebrates with running back Dawson Pendergrass after his third-quarter touchdown against Kansas. Baylor wide receiver Monaray Baldwin pulls in the Bears' first touchdown of the game over Kansas safety Marvin Grant to tie the score at 7. The Bears answered right back with a six-play, 75-yard drive that saw Robertson throw a perfect pass to Baldwin, who made an over-the-shoulder catch for a 36-yard touchdown to tie the game. Devyn Bobby came down with an interception for the second game in a row, and two plays later, Robertson and Baldwin linked up on basically the same play call as the first touchdown. Baylor safety Devyn Bobby, left, pulls down an interception while teammate safety Corey Gordon Jr. reacts to the play in the first half. Baylor continued to play bend-but-don’t-break defense and held Kansas to a field goal early in the second quarter before Robertson and Cameron linked up for a 14-yard score with six minutes left in the half. After completing his first 10 passes of the game, Robertson completed two of his final eight attempts in the first half. Robertson was sharp to start the second half, completing all three of his passes on a nine-play, 74-yard scoring drive to start the second half. His sixth-straight completion of the second half went for a 20-yard touchdown by Pendergrass. The Jayhawks tried to stop the momentum with a touchdown run by Lawrence Arnold with five minutes left in the third quarter, but Washington scored with a few seconds left in the third quarter and Isaiah Hankins hit a 40-yard field goal for Baylor with 10 minutes left to seal the win. Baylor running back Dawson Pendergrass cruises into the end zone past Kansas safety Marvin Grant and Kansas cornerback Mello Dotson, right, in the third quarter. “I’m proud of that team in the locker room there, just the grit that they showed,” Aranda said. “I told them to go through the season that we did and to continue to believe and to not let the outside get on the inside. Those things are just really hard.” The Bears finish the season at 9-4 overall and 6-3 in Big 12 play and will wait to find out their bowl fate on Dec. 8. “I’d like to go somewhere tropical,” senior defensive lineman Treven Ma’ae said. “They say, the more wins you have, the warmer the (bowl game locations are). So, I’d like that. I’m just blessed and grateful to be a part of this.” Baylor running back Bryson Washington (30) celebrates a third-quarter touchdown with teammate Matthew Klopfenstein (right). Baylor wide receiver Monaray Baldwin hauls in his first touchdown reception of the day after getting past Kansas safety Marvin Grant in the first quarter. Baylor wide receiver Josh Cameron leaps past Kansas cornerback Mello Dotson and Kansas safety O.J. Burroughs, left, in the first half. Baylor quarterback Sawyer Robertson celebrates a scores against Kansas in the second half. Baylor running back Dawson Pendergrass scores past Kansas safety Marvin Grant in the second quarter. Baylor running back Dawson Pendergrass runs down the Kansas sideline in the second half. Pendergrass finished with 104 yards rushing and a touchdown catch. Baylor linebacker Matt Jones (2) recovers a fumble by Kansas’ tight end Tevita Ahoafi-Noa (88) in the first half. Baylor defensive lineman Jackie Marshall reacts to his sack of Kansas quarterback Jalon Daniels in the first half. "I'm proud of that team in the locker room, just the grit that they showed," said Baylor head coach Dave Aranda. Baylor wide receiver Monaray Baldwin celebrates a first-quarter touchdown against Kansas with teammate Josh Cameron, right. Baylor wide receiver Monaray Baldwin pulls in the Bears' first touchdown of the game over Kansas safety Marvin Grant to tie the score at 7. Baylor wide receiver Monaray Baldwin scores his second touchdown of the day in the second quarter. Baylor fans cheer on the Bears in the first half at McLane Stadium. Baylor fans try to boost the Bears' recruiting efforts at McLane Stadium on Saturday. Baylor wide receiver Monaray Baldwin hauls in a 39-yard touchdown pass for his second score of the day in the second quarter. At right is Kansas safety Marvin Grant. Baylor defensive lineman Jackie Marshall (0) celebrates after stopping Kansas running back Devin Neal (bottom right) behind the line of scrimmage in the first half. Baylor's Kyler Jordan (40) tackles Kansas running back Devin Neal (4) behind the line of scrimmage in the second half. Baylor wide receiver Monaray Baldwin beats Kansas safety Marvin Grant for his second touchdown reception of the day early in the second quarter. Baylor wide receiver Monaray Baldwin (4) celebrates his second touchdown of the day with wide receiver Josh Cameron (34) in the second quarter. Baylor head coach Dave Aranda gets fired up after a play in the first half. Baylor wide receiver Josh Cameron powers to the end zone for a touchdown in the second quarter as Kansas cornerback Mello Dotson tries to bring him down. Baylor wide receiver Josh Cameron scores a touchdown to put the Bears up 21-10 in the second quarter as Kansas defensive end DJ Warner (15) and cornerback Mello Dotson (3) look on. Baylor running back Bryson Washington scores a touchdown while defended by Kansas safety O.J. Burroughs in the third quarter. Baylor running back Dawson Pendergrass breaks a tackle by Kansas linebacker JB Brown for a 20-yard touchdown reception in the third quarter. Baylor running back Dawson Pendergrass takes it to the house for a touchdown in the third quarter in front of Kansas cornerback Mello Dotson. Baylor running back Dawson Pendergrass puts the Bears up 35-10 with a 20-yard touchdown reception in front of Kansas cornerback Mello Dotson (3) and safety Marvin Grant (4) in the third quarter. Baylor running back Bryson Washington scores against Kansas defensive tackle Kenean Caldwell (97) in the second half. Baylor running back Bryson Washington (30) celebrates a third-quarter touchdown with teammate Matthew Klopfenstein (right). Baylor safety Devyn Bobby (3) celebrates his first-half interception with teammate Lorando Johnson (18). The Bears converted the turnover into points to go up 14-7. Baylor quarterback Sawyer Robertson, center, Baylor wide receiver Josh Cameron, left, and Baylor wide receiver Monaray Baldwin, right, celebrate after a Baldwin touchdown against Kansas in the first half. Baylor wide receiver Monaray Baldwin catches his second touchdown pass of the day in front of Kansas safety Marvin Grant in the second quarter. Baylor running back Dawson Pendergrass cruises into the end zone past Kansas safety Marvin Grant and Kansas cornerback Mello Dotson, right, in the third quarter. Baylor running back Bryson Washington motors past Kansas cornerback Jalen Todd in the second half. Washington topped 1,000 rushing yards on the season with his 192-yard performance on Saturday. Baylor running back Dawson Pendergrass runs through the tackle of Kansas safety O.J. Burroughs in the second half. Baylor quarterback Sawyer Robertson celebrates with running back Dawson Pendergrass after his third-quarter touchdown against Kansas. Baylor quarterback Sawyer Robertson celebrates with running back Dawson Pendergrass after his third-quarter touchdown against Kansas. Baylor running back Dawson Pendergrass celebrates a second-half touchdown with teammate Omar Aigbedion. Baylor wide receiver Monaray Baldwin greets Bears fans following the win over Kansas on Saturday. Quarterback Sawyer Robertson greets Baylor freshmen following the Bears' win over Kansas in their last regular season game on Saturday. Dave Aranda's Baylor Bears finished the regular season with an 8-4 record, going 6-3 in Big 12 play, after Saturday's win over Kansas. Baylor wide receiver Monaray Baldwin gets past Kansas safety Marvin Grant for a touchdown in the first half. With Saturday's win, Dave Aranda now has a 31-29 record at Baylor with his Bears headed to their third bowl game in five years. Los Angeles Dodgers star and World Series champion Max Muncy, a Baylor alumnus, and his family were honored before the game against Kansas. Baylor head coach Dave Aranda greets Kansas head coach Lance Leipold after the Bears' 45-17 win at McLane Stadium on Saturday. Baylor head coach Dave Aranda takes in the atmosphere at McLane Stadium following the Bears’ 45-17 win over Kansas on Saturday. Baylor head coach Dave Aranda takes in the atmosphere at McLane Stadium following the Bears' 45-17 win over Kansas on Saturday. Baylor running back Bryson Washington runs for extra yardage against Kansas in the second half. Bryson Washington rushed for 192 yards and four touchdowns on Saturday. Baylor wide receiver Monaray Baldwin (4) reacts to his touchdown against Kansas in the first half with teammate Josh Cameron (34). Baylor wide receiver Monaray Baldwin breaks away from Kansas safety O.J. Burroughs, right, for a short run in the second half. Baylor running back Bryson Washington gets pulled down by Kansas tight end Carson Bruhn in the second half. Offensive coordinator Jake Spavital’s (center) Baylor offense rolled up a season-high total of 603 yards on Saturday. Baylor wide receiver Josh Cameron reacts to his first half touchdown against Kansas. Baylor defensive lineman Jackie Marshall, right, bring down Kansas running back Devin Neal in the first half. Baylor quarterback Sawyer Robertson spring past Kansas cornerback Aundre Gibson for a gain in the first half. Baylor safety Devyn Bobby, left, pulls down an interception while teammate safety Corey Gordon Jr. reacts to the play in the first half. Baylor quarterback Sawyer Robertson throws from the pocket in the first half against Kansas. Robertson threw four touchdown passes on Saturday. Baylor linebacker Matt Jones (2) recovers Kansas’ tight end Tevita Ahoafi-Noa (88) fumble in the first half. Baylor's Kyler Jordan (right) pulls down Kansas running back Devin Neal behind the line of scrimmage in the second half. A member of the Baylor Line holds up a Thanksgiving-themed sign for Sawyer Robertson. Be the first to know Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items.
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An online petition calling for another general election to be held has surpassed 1 million signatures after thousands more signed it every minute. The call to action was started by small business owner Michael Westwood four days ago. Mr Westwood told the Express he thinks voters feel "betrayed" by Labour and that the "promises that were told" ahead of the July election "looking nothing like" the reality. Described as the Britain's fastest-ever growing petition by commentators, the campaign has been backed by a number of political figures including Reform UK leader Nigel Farage , who said he had "never seen anything like it" after watching 750,000 signees add their names in just 24 hours. After the petition reached one million signatures, Shadow Secretary of State for Justice Robert Jenrick said: "One million people express their anger that Labour lied". Elon Musk responded to a post on X stating that the petition had "broken the record for the fastest time to reach 100k signatures", describing it as "interesting". Deputy leader of Reform UK Richard Tice also backed the movement, saying: "Let's make this the biggest petition ever in the UK - sign, share and spread the word." The account behind Jeremy Clarkson 's popular TV series Clarkson's Farm also posted a link to the campaign, and Rupert Lowe MP urged people to: "Register your discontent, register your anger, register your disgust with this Labour government." He added that signing the petition would "send Starmer a message". The government must respond to petitions that get over 10,000 signatures and those that accrue above 100,000 are considered for debate in parliament. Mr Westwood, whose previous claim to fame was running Britain's 'cheapest pub', the Wagon and Horses, said: “I think people have had enough, people have seen what’s happened over in America as well, and I think that’s had a knock on effect that, actually, if people stand together and vote then we can make a change. “It’s about fighting back against all the increases in taxes and the cost of inflation. “As a small business we’ve got to fight back and try and help the people around us and the community.”
There are two reasons to write a business book, according to Brad Stone , author of “The Everything Store.” You’re either writing a thriller or a how-to-manual. In “The Nvidia Way,” veteran technology journalist Tae Kim manages to do both. Kim charts the improbable rise of Nvidia from a fledgling three-person ‘90s era graphics chip startup, one of countless others in a crowded and cutthroat field, to the largest and most influential computer company in the world. Kim also lays out the reasons for Nvidia’s success. It wasn’t just that they had talented leaders, good timing, or industry-leading technology. Nvidia succeeded because it cultivates a unique culture of excellence which he dubs “The Nvidia Way.” At the center of this story is CEO Jensen Huang, described by one employee in the book as an “extremely persuasive and extremely hard working” leader, who has been leading the firm and shaping this culture since its founding in 1993. Huang is one of the longest-tenured CEO in the technology industry and one of the few lone founders still running the show. As Kim readily acknowledges, the Nvidia Way is really the Jensen Way. He sets the culture. What is the Nvidia Way? First, hire the best people. When in doubt, go for raw talent over experience. Second, reward performance and compensate your best people very well. Third, demand excellence and accountability from everyone all the time, starting at the top. Huang is a Taiwanese immigrant of humble origin who excelled in math and table tennis and graduated high school at 16. He later befriended Nvidia’s other co-founders, Curtis Priem, who also began programming computers in high school, and Chris Malachowsky, who realized midway through his MCAT exam he didn’t want to be a doctor, in Silicon Valley’s tight-knit community. Over countless coffees at a neighborhood Denny’s, they convinced each other to quit their jobs and start a new company. From day one, Huang was CEO. Priem and Malachowsky are interesting figures, and we get to know them a little, but if the Nvidia story was the Avengers, Huang is Iron Man, the star of the show. Nvidia launched at “the perfect time,” says Kim. By 1993, the demand for graphics chips powering video games like “Doom” was exploding. But despite the favorable market conditions, Nvidia’s first chip, the NV1, was a flop. “Nobody goes to the store to buy a Swiss Army knife. It’s something you get for Christmas” Huang later recounted about the product, which was fatally overengineered. “When we were younger, we sucked at a lot of things, ” says Huang,” adding that Nvidia might have done better if he simply was not around in the first five years. A new chip, the RIVA 128, saved the company. Nvidia even turned a modest profit in its first year. This success would be short-lived. The next half-decade was characterized by both big wins, and large setbacks. “Building a company is a new skill,” Huang admits. Nvidia often found itself on the back foot early on. Designing and launching a graphics card took more than a year, but chip buyers were refreshing their lineup of PCs every six months, meaning no one company could ever stay on top. Huang’s solution: “We’re going to fundamentally restructure the engineering department to line up with the refresh cycles.” This decision changed the chip industry as every other competitor was forced to keep pace or die. Huang calls this “moving at the Speed of Light,” the theoretical limit of how fast anything can travel, to win. A “Star Trek” fan, he was talked out of dubbing this culture of quickness the much geekier “Mycelium Spore Drive.” After a few years, Nvidia began to hit its stride, going public in 1999 and then winning the contract for the first Xbox from Microsoft. Later, Nvidia grabbed 85% of Apple’s entire computer lineup. As the company grew more successful, Huang became obsessed with “The Innovator’s Dilemma,” a concept coined by professor Clayton Christensen, which describes how incumbents are often disrupted by more nimble upstarts. Huang’s fear of getting disrupted drives him. “The only thing that lasts longer than our products is sushi,” he likes to joke. It’s why he’s partial to erasable whiteboards, which “represent the belief that a successful idea, no matter how brilliant, must eventually be erased, and a new one must take its pace.” Nvidia’s first true killer product was the graphical processor unit, or GPU, launched in 2003. The GPU changed the market perception by putting the GPU (the graphics engine) on par with a better-known CPU, or central processing unit. This was more than marketing hyperbole. The new class of chips was programmable, which meant they could be used for a myriad of use cases. At first, Nvidia had no clue just how versatile the GPU truly was. “Really the modern GPU, we kind of stumbled onto,” said Nvidia scientist David Kirk. As it turned out, super powerful graphics engines were great for other kinds of computation, including the nascent field of AI research. In fact, academics credit Nvidia’s GPU with leveling the playing field in research by democratizing computing power. Recognizing the AI opportunity early, Huang declared in 2012, “We need to consider this work as our highest priority.” To make the GPUs easy for non-graphics users to program, Nvidia created a software interface known as CUDA (Compute Unified Device Architecture). Over time, CUDA became the company’s greatest asset. Once you get used to programming chips in one environment, you never want to leave. Nvidia also began aggressively cultivating AI researchers through grants, joint ventures, and partnerships with academia. This decades-long effort helped to effectively create a market for its GPUs. As Nvidia grew, they remained vigilant against the corporate bloat and inertia that kills companies. Huang hates corporate hierarchy. “You want a company that’s as large as necessary to do the job well, but to be as small as possible.” For him, the goal is to have a Vulcan mind meld (another “Star Trek” reference) with his people, where people can share and anticipate each other’s thoughts. Kim’s book leaves readers with the impression the AI age is just getting started. Nvidia, for their part, thinks the entire data center market, made up mostly of CPUs, will need to switch to GPUs, representing more than a trillion dollars in chip purchases. The “big bang” for Nvidia came in 2023, shortly after the release of ChatGPT, when the company beat its revenue estimates by a staggering $4 billion. For some, Nvidia’s rapid ascent to being the world’s largest company was a shock. For anyone paying attention, Kim argues, their eventual success should have been obvious. “It is Jensen’s personal will that has shaped Nvidia,” says Kim, asking what happens when he and the company part ways. That question goes unanswered. For now, Nvidia sits unassailable atop the mountain, surrounded by a cultural moat few can traverse. Alex Tapscott is the author of “Web3: Charting the Internet’s Next Economic and Cultural Frontier” and managing director of the Digital Asset Group, a division of Ninepoint Partners LP
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Published 4:48 pm Saturday, November 30, 2024 By Data Skrive Sunday’s game between the Maryland Terrapins (6-1) and Alcorn State Braves (0-8) at XFINITY Center has a projected final score of 84-56 (according to our computer prediction) in favor of heavily favored Maryland, so expect a lopsided matchup. The game will begin at 12:00 PM ET on December 1. According to our computer prediction, Alcorn State is projected to cover the spread (32.5) versus Maryland. The two sides are expected to go over the 137.5 total. Watch men’s college basketball, other live sports and more on Fubo. What is Fubo? Fubo is a streaming service that gives you access to your favorite live sports and shows on demand. Use our link to sign up for a free trial. Place your bets on any men’s college basketball matchup at BetMGM. Sign up today using our link. Both Maryland and Alcorn State are 3-4-0 against the spread (ATS) so far this season. The Terrapins have gone over the point total in five games, while Braves games have gone over two times. The two teams combine to score 140 points per game, 2.5 more points than this matchup’s total. Bet on this or any men’s college basketball matchup at BetMGM. Rep your favorite players with officially licensed gear. Head to Fanatics to find jerseys, shirts, hats, and much more. Not all offers available in all states, please visit BetMGM for the latest promotions for your area. Must be 21+ to gamble, please wager responsibly. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, contact 1-800-GAMBLER .Turkish startup ecosystem attracts $4.7B in investments in 4 years
Dreaming about leaving the hustle and bustle of metropolitan life behind? If you’ve got your eyes fixed on a farm-centric future, you’re far from alone. According to the Big Movers 2023 report, 614,144 Australians made the move from our capital cities to regional areas across the country during the last census period (2016-21) – an increase of 120,750 on the prior one, with COVID restrictions probably driving some of this. Interestingly, the same report shows that Millennials left Sydney and Melbourne (the cities experiencing the greatest loss) in the highest numbers, as they likely embraced greater work flexibility and chased better affordability and work/life balance around the country. But is the move worth it? Three women who’ve done it in recent years share their highs and lows. “We lost everything in the floods, but we have no regrets” Sue Bourke, 54, PR and marketing professional “My husband, Brad, was diagnosed with prostate cancer seven years ago, aged 51. Until that point, we’d been living like many urbanites [in Sydney’s north], often feeling like hamsters running on a wheel but never able to get ahead. We we were exhausted and dreaming of getting out of the rat race. When Brad was undergoing treatment we said, ‘If we make it through this, let’s move to a country town.’ Moving to Wauchope [in the NSW Mid North Coast region] made sense from the get-go. We wanted a country town experience, yet still be close to the sea as well as a regional centre – and Wauchope ticked those boxes. When a local work opportunity landed in my lap, everything fell into place. We moved up here in 2019 and, straight after settling into our new home, went into a six-month period where we were badly affected by two natural disasters and the pandemic. The bushfires at the end of 2019 left many of the towns around us cut off, but we lost almost everything we owned in the floods of March 2020. I can still remember having to swim out from the house late at night in the dark and returning to find 90 per cent of our stuff either gone or destroyed. It wasn’t ideal but since we were insured, we were luckier than most. It also gave us a moment to detach ourselves from ‘stuff’; it’s not often you’re given a chance to start with a clean slate. The first thing you notice when you move to a country town is the depth of the community spirit; people share their abundance with their neighbours here. Some will drop off fruit and vegetables from their garden, and others will drop off jams they’ve made themselves. I put a post on our local Facebook community group the other day asking about manure and someone dropped off 16 bags of it for free. There are challenges with making a tree change; obviously we’re exposed to natural disasters in a way you only ever see on TV back in metropolitan areas, and I must admit I still really miss my hairdresser, but outside of that, I’d say we’ve never really looked back - especially since our son (now 25) moved up here three years ago. Living between the mountains and the sea means we’ve adopted a healthier, outdoor lifestyle which has seen me shed close to 50 kilos and drop from a size 22 to a size 12. Work has picked up too - I’m now working with The Rural Woman [a co-op putting women in touch with services] helping women living in rural and regional areas become digitally savvy. Women living in the bush are chronically underrepresented in Parliament, which is a real shame because there are so many forward-thinking, fearless female entrepreneurs doing amazing things around the country and their voices - their talents - should be amplified.” “Our family gap year gave us the courage to make the leap” Tamara Scenna, 47, caravan park operator “Our tree change began as a 12-month family gap year around Australia. Before we fled Sydney’s inner west in our caravan at the start of 2019, life was all hustle and bustle. I worked in public service, leaving the house at 7am to avoid heavy traffic that saw my journey to work take more than an hour. With the kids [now 16 and 13, respectively] at school, it often felt as if we all were ships in the night, so we thought a year to travel and bond before our eldest started high school would help us reset and ease back into city life with a fresh mindset. Of course, we then all realised there was so much more to life than what Sydney offered; during our time on the road, the seed to try something else was planted. Initially, we tried to settle down back in Sydney; we even got a new dog and a cat, but when COVID-19 hit, we started to think about buying a caravan park as a way to earn a living outside the city. We looked at a few options in Queensland, then we fell in love with what is now Daintree Siesta [in the state’s far north], which also had motel rooms and a restaurant. With school-aged children, timing is important and we were aware that if we wanted a tree change, it was now or never. So after serious discussions with our kids, we sold up and – after a few border closure complications – arrived to our new lives at the end of 2021. Moving to a remote location, particularly with teenagers, isn’t for everyone. Mossman is our closest town, so our local supermarket and pharmacy is an hour away, while Cairns is 21⁄2 hours away. My kids have always played soccer, so one of the non-negotiables of our move was that they would continue to do so. But for that to happen, we have to take them to training in Mossman every week and down to Cairns for games on Saturdays. It’s a lot of time spent driving, but we get someone to cover for us at the park and do it as a family, which provides quality time to talk about the big topics. The benefits have been plentiful. The schools my children attend are much smaller than the ones they went to in Sydney – my daughter’s primary school has 20 kids – so they get plenty of one-on-one with teachers. Shared experience has brought our children closer, and now they’re working after school in our restaurant and navigating all sorts of interesting situations, they’ve blossomed into wonderful young adults. Of course, we’re mindful they’ll likely leave for university, so it’s important to enjoy this time we have living and working together.” “Buying in Sydney made little financial sens e ” Tahlia Crinis, 40, PR consultant “I never realised how over the whole ‘Sydney thing’ I was until lockdowns forced us to live indoors for an extended period of time. Until that point, life felt like one social event after another. My husband, Alex, and I must have had at least three dinners out with friends each week, and there were endless work events during the day as well as casual coffee catch-ups and morning gym sessions. Once we were cooped up inside, we realised how much we enjoyed not having to go to places and being able to take life at a slower pace. When we started looking for a place to buy, it soon became apparent that we either had to downsize into a shoebox apartment or look well beyond city limits. Sydney has many wonderful attributes but affordability is not one of them The move to Wombarra [on the Illawarra coast south of Sydney] made sense from the get-go; I grew up in nearby Bulli so knew the area well, plus we needed a seachange location that was still close enough to Sydney to make Alex’s commute to the office at least three days a week a little easier to bear. The house we bought was the first one we looked at, and we couldn’t believe what our budget could stretch to once we left Sydney. In place of a one-bedroom apartment in Potts Point, we now have a three-bedroom home with ocean views and a large backyard. Life has changed in the way we’d planned since we made our move in 2023. I work from home, so during warmer weather I start my days with a swim at the beach. I always make time for the things I’d forgotten how much I’d always enjoyed, like sitting in the garden with a book and a cup of tea. Alex enjoys his commute, too; he says doing a lengthy train trip twice a day gives him a chance to complete any outstanding work, so his brain can be clutter-free by the time he gets home. A sea change isn’t only about moving house, but about changing aspects of how you live your life – or so we found out pretty quickly. Down here, we can no longer rely on ordering takeaway, which was a big part of our week in the city, and our suburb doesn’t even have a cafe or grocery store. Over time, however, we’ve learnt the importance of buying a good-quality coffee machine, and planning meals adequately so you don’t have to drive to the nearest shop, but they’re small adjustments in the grand scheme of things. We’re enjoying the peace and quiet so much – not to mention all this space we suddenly have – that we’ve never really given Sydney a second thought!” Get the best of Sunday Life magazine delivered to your inbox every Sunday morning. 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