Indigo Interview: Acts of kindness

KYLIE Sullivan was born in Albury, grew up in Wodonga and has lived in Chiltern for 21 years. What do you do workwise? I worked in the homelessness/community housing sector but recently started my own business, Kindness by Kylie. What led you to your role/career? I love helping people and I see a need for it, especially in the smaller communities where there is an aging population. Sometimes the Aged Care Packages or NDIS are not attainable to some people. What do you love about your work? Being around people and providing a helping hand. Showing an act of kindness to people means so much and seeing the smile on their face and knowing that I have been able to help means the world to me. I am also very mindful of the cost of living and each individual's circumstances and will do whatever I can to bring joy and comfort to them. What do you do in the community? Until recently I haven’t been able to be involved in my community as much as what I would have liked to. This is one of the reasons I started my own business. I want to be able to be more connected and supportive. My business will allow me to work and be involved with the community I care about. Is there an important community issue that you think needs addressing? Community expression via social media. I read a lot of the comments on the community Facebook pages and can see that people’s opinions are sometimes misguided or interpreted incorrectly which can result in conflict. What would you do to solve change or improve that situation? Discuss with people on how to consider other angles when issues arise and not just be focused on one point of view. From my experience I find that people will only take into consideration their opinion and not consider other factors. I am hoping that I can guide people to see that sometimes due to such things as people’s history, experiences and culture can impact on their behaviour and that it is not always just black and white. What do you see as one of the most important current world issues? Waste. We as a society are very wasteful. There are so many items that could actually be reused, from plastic containers that food comes in, to cartons, bottles and much more. If production factories could incorporate a recycling/disinfection facility as part of their business, then they could thoroughly disinfect the container/s, resulting in a lot less ending up in landfill and not as many would need to be manufactured. If the person you would most like to meet came to Indigo Shire (past or present), or was already here, who would that be, what would you show them, and why? Canadian actor and musician Keanu Reeves. He is widely known for his generosity and kindness to others. He quietly supports children’s hospitals and cancer research. I would show him around our local, historical towns with their incredible heritage buildings. We have so much to offer people visiting our beautiful shire. I would also ask him to attend some youth forums so he can provide an insight on how young people can be successful and still be kind to others in need.

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