Russell Modlin

Press Service International

Russell Modlin is in his 30th year as a Secondary English and Physical Education Teacher. He has taught in Mackay, Brisbane, Alice Springs and currently on the Sunshine Coast. He is married to Belinda (26 years) and they have three sons- 2 have finished High School, 1 to go!

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When you lose part of yourself

My eldest son moved out of home January this year.
Australian Federal Election 2022 – Does my vote matter?

With the announcement of an Australian Federal election for May 21, we are coming to the end of another long, drawn out, media driven campaign.
Saying goodbye to the Oils

I have made no secret of my love of Midnight Oil- Australian rock band legends.
I should have bowled spin

So teach us to number our days, That we may present to You a heart of wisdom. (Psalm chapter 90 verse 12)
We see, we hear, but do we listen?
The little things matter

In AFL (Australian Rules Football), the team song at the end of the game (when you’ve won), is a time honoured tradition.
Seizing the moment
The mo you grow can save a bro- Movember 2021
A letter to my son on the occasion of his 18th birthday 27-09-2021

A simple letter. A simple symbol.
Eddie- you made me smile, you made me cry

For 350 games Eddie Betts has plied his trade on the AFL fields of Australia.