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WE ACKNOWLEDGE THE TRADITIONAL CUSTODIANS OF COUNTRY THROUGHOUT AUSTRALIA AND THEIR CONNECTIONS TO LAND, SEA & COMMUNITY. WE PAY OUR RESPECTS TO THEIR ELDERS PAST, PRESENT AND EMERGING AND EXTEND THAT RESPECT TO ALL ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER PEOPLES PRESENT ON THIS LAND TODAY. IMAGE BY ANDY LEWIS.
EDITOR Jiyan Dessens
SUB-EDITOR Lyn Concar
ART DIRECTOR Sophie Millican
DESIGNERS Georgia O’ Sullivan Waiton Fong
CONTRIBUTORS Alexandra Grzesik Andy Lewis Anjali Rameshbabu Bhavani Konings Grace Chen Kim Gillan Mark Olive Michela Sorensen Tina McLeish
ACCOUNT MANAGER Pricila Graziano
PUBLISHER Fergus Stoddart
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Welcome
We’ re always looking for ways to make life better – whether it’ s by encouraging self-care and a healthy lifestyle or offering items of incredible quality and value, both in warehouses and on Costco. com. au. That’ s why we’ ve packed this July / August edition of the Connection with a wealth of ways to boost your nutrition and wellbeing.
Starting on page 17, general practitioner Dr Michela Sorensen explores the connection between chronic pain and poor mental health, and highlights strategies to help improve quality of life for people everywhere.
Speaking of wellbeing, Paralympic gold medallist, disability advocate and living legend Ellie Cole OAM opens up about life after retirement, and how she’ s juggling this new phase of her stellar career with the challenges of new parenthood. Read more from page 22.
Plus, our‘ For your table’ section is filled with ideas to expand your recipe repertoire. From page 40, S’ more head chef Grace Chen reveals her top tips for making mouth-watering hot pot at home. And pistachios take centre stage in our story on page 43, with four delectable dishes to delight your friends and family.
Finally, from page 54, First Nations chef Mark Olive shares four of his favourite recipes featuring native Australian ingredients from Costco and explains what NAIDOC Week( 7 – 14 July) means to him.
The Costco Connection team
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. HEALTH NUT.
Add nutrient and protein-rich pistachios to your daily diet, page 43.
Kirkland Signature California Pistachios 1.36kg Item 1490777
MAKING WAVES
Paralympian Ellie Cole on diving into new challenges, page 22.
Ellie Cole, OAM Elliecole. com. au
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