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“We have been patient, and persistent and good at our jobs,” starts Kate Goodman, winemaker for Penley Estate. “I don’t think gender makes you a better or a lesser winemaker,” adds Ang Tolley, sister to Bec, sisters descending from the Penfold-Tolley lineage.

“Negative stories shape opinions and generate hatred towards Indigenous Australians. We need more positive and unbiased stories on Indigenous Australians to help unite the nation and create a better country for all who live in it,” starts Dean Foley, founder and voice of Indigipreneur – a podcast self-mandated to tell the stories of Indigenous entrepreneurs.

Let’s start the new year with a little inspiration from the eco-warriors and social-do-gooders. These five innovative designs are contributing to a cleaner, safer, healthier planet.

Kréol is designed for better gut health. Who's in?

Going full-time on their side hustle had two upsides.

Tried-and-tested meets shiny-and-new.

Bosses command, leaders listen.

The pair have reimagined the way that care is sought out and delivered; revolutionising an industry that many might have found glum.

The power of unity and the importance of voice.

And how to get yourself up that ladder, too.

It’s what TDi’s CEO Bessi Graham calls ‘blended value’.

The key to identification is education.

Taboo be gone.

And now her start-up is thriving.

Caution wine lovers and entrepreneurs alike: this is a tale to indulge in.