S -, she said. It s just an awful thing. I was ready to live. Ready to have fun. Not that I didn t have fun before, but my life was modified by this diagnosis of that terrible cancer. As a 17-year-old, Boyle represented Australia at the Olympics in Mexico City in 1968, claiming silver in the 200m; placing fourth in the 100m, and setting world junior records in both distances. Raelene Boyle competing in 1973 at the combined VWAAA and VAAA Victorian championships at Olympic Park. Her world records took 12 and eight years respectively to be broken and she went on to collect three gold medals at the 1970 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh.
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Subscriber only Coast charity endED and a successful Coast businessman have joined forces to open a social enterprise cafe where eating disorder sufferers can regain their confidence. Located in Buddina, endEd Espresso will be run by volunteers, many of whom are on their journey to recovery with endED or have supported a family member or friend though an eating disorder. endEd co-founder Mark Forbes said the cafe was a great addition to the charity s resources and supported sufferers in their recovery. With the Wandi Nerida that we built last year that s the place where they first go, as they transition they will come to the endED House of Hope in Woombye and then from that we will help them transition back to community and what better way to do that then here at the endED espresso bar, he said.