LOCAL LEGENDS

MANDEL: If you see this man busking on the Gold Coast over the next few weeks, bear in mind he’s six months into a three-year charity tour around Australia.

Murray Mandel, who has been profoundly deaf since birth, is raising money and awareness for Lifeline by playing his classical guitar in shopping centres and markets.

The tour kicked off in Canberra on March 6 and is scheduled to finish in the capital on March 9, 2020.

The former microbiologist and Tai Chi instructor is funding the trip himself and 100 per cent of the donations he receives go Lifeline.

The 64-year-old Sydney man will travel to more than 150 places during the musical tour. “It is not about how much money I raise, my goal is to reach out to as many people as possible about the importance of Lifeline,” he said. “I am doing this to raise awareness and because of my sense of compassion.”

If you are experiencing a personal crisis please call Lifeline on 13 11 14.

BROWN: Tallebudgera artist Su Brown is on a mission to bring the joy of creating pottery to disadvantaged indigenous children in remote areas.

Ms Brown’s We Are All Smiling workshops will be held in the Northern Territory at Shepherdson College at Galiwinku on Elcho Island and the Primary School at Warruwi on Goulburn Island.

The talented Gold Coaster is dedicated to teaching pottery to anyone who is disadvantaged in isolation to be inspired, creative, self-sufficient and confident with their skills.

The expenses of running these workshops are high.

To donate, visit gofundme.com/pottery-in-tworemote-communities