Past Programs
Sport - 2008
The Hard Road
09/11/2008
Since early this year homeless people across Australia have been going to soccer training each week in the build-up to the International Homeless World Cup. For many of them, playing soccer is the highlight of their week; a time to socialise, get some exercise, eat some of the free food and forget about the stresses of surviving on the streets.
The training program is run by the Big Issue, with support from local volunteer agencies and support services. They train and regularly play matches against local corporate teams.
This December Melbourne will play host to teams of homeless players from over 50 nations at the 6th annual Homeless World Cup.
The build-up to the inaugural National Championships took place in July, with teams from across the country heading to Melbourne for the games and a two-day training camp.
Street Stories followed the Sydney team, including Chad, Alex, Elmo, Garry and Mahad. These are their stories.
Mr Universe Mows My Lawn
20/07/2008
Henry West is 62 and for the past 15 years he has dedicated himself to the sport of amateur bodybuilding. He has been unrelenting in his devotion to this physical pursuit and his efforts have paid off.
In 2006 Henry travelled to Austria where he took out the Mr Universe Men Over 60 title. However, that wasn't enough, Henry is still at it and recently took part in the 2008 Southern Hemisphere Championships at the Southport RSL on the Gold Coast.
Street Stories spent time with him during his rigorous preparations at the gym and in the kitchen and we travelled with him for the big event.
Watch a Mr Universe video in MP4 [18.1MB] or Windows Media Video [17.1MB]
