Welcome to the Good News Roundup for October 12, 2026
Virtual reality unlocks lifelong dreams for the elderly
Residents at an aged care home in Perth’s outer suburbs are being given the chance to fulfil lifelong dreams through virtual reality technology.
From driving a Mustang to revisiting a favourite beach from their hometown in Ireland, the technology is helping residents experience moments they may have thought were no longer possible.
The home is also working with the local community to bring residents’ wishes to life, including arranging a steam train ride for one gentleman who had always dreamed of the experience.
See their dreams come true, here.
Scientists testing ‘kill switch’ for cancer cells
US scientists have made a promising breakthrough in cancer research, developing a molecule that could turn cancer’s own growth machinery against it.
Researchers at Stanford University have found a way to transform a protein that drives lymphoma growth into a trigger that causes cancer cells to die, successfully eliminating aggressive human lymphoma in mice.
While the treatment is yet to be tested in humans, the discovery offers hope for a new approach to fighting cancer by effectively making cancer cells destroy themselves.
Read more here.
Adventurer returns home after nearly three decades
A British adventurer has returned home after completing a 28 year journey around the globe.
57 year old Karl Bushby swam the English Channel from France to arrive back in the UK, after travelling more than 48,000km, across 29 countries.
The former SAS soldier had pledged not to use transport to get around throughout his journey, or return to the UK before his trip was completed.
Read more about it here.
Explosive gender reveal after more than a decade of infertility
A Western Australian couple has celebrated an explosive gender reveal, after 11 years of struggling with infertility and IVF.
Lance and Kristy Richards, who both work at Kalgoorlie’s famous Super Pit gold mine, were given the chance to use one of the mine’s daily explosive blasts for a very special gender reveal.
Surrounded by cheering colleagues and hundreds of onlookers, the couple watched as a huge cloud of pink smoke rose from the mine, revealing they are expecting a baby girl in January.
Read more here.
