A day at the beach: ‘Lots of people saw the flash. They saw me fall and try to get up’

When Dr Robbie Tait and his dog went running on a Darwin beach, crocodiles were the concern. An oncoming storm, and the lightning that eventually struck him, didn’t stand out as potentially life-threatening

A beginner’s guide to snorkelling: ‘Slow down … you see the most amazing stuff’

An easy entry into adventure, it does not cost much to get started with snorkelling – all you need is a decent mask, a wetsuit and the right place to go

Easy wins: shorten the commute, walk off the weight and lift the spirits

You could sign up for a gym membership – or you could just get off the bus a few stops earlier and walk

‘It is ruining my life’: I divorced my husband after his affair. Decades later the other woman is back

Time cannot heal all wounds, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith, but you don’t have to move on completely to leave this pain in the past

Emotions run high as parkrun Australia restarts nationwide

From next Saturday, all events will be operating as normal as the fun run ‘family’ reunites

Recovering from burnout, I’ve become very self-protective. How do I step back into the swim?

You’ve done a brave thing by changing your life, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith, don’t let that change become its own chore

Buzz off! Effective ways to deter bites during Australia’s monster mosquito season

Health professionals warn south-eastern Australia is facing a particularly risky summer for mosquito-borne diseases. So how do you keep them away?

Trekking the Great Ocean Walk: ‘Stand with no land mass between your sweaty skin and Antarctica’

Far less famous than its driving counterpart, this multi-day hike is no less rich for its relative obscurity – besides, you won’t spot carnivorous snails from a car

I keep leaving important work to the last minute. How can I stop procrastinating?

Procrastination isn’t a personal flaw, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith, and the more you treat it like one the worse it becomes

‘At once intolerable and addictive’: five wellbeing courses and apps, road-tested

From bibliotherapy to burpees, gratitude journals to cathartic workouts, Nadine von Cohen logs into Australia’s new crop of wellbeing apps