Want to eat for free while saving the planet? In a stance against Western societies’ excess waste, many are doing just that. Aimee lifts the lid and lets Victoria Nutbean and Carey Scheer peer into the world of dumpster diving.

It’s been a big week for a number of upstart contributors. Editor Erdem Koc and final-year students Kelly Theobald and Tom Cowie are off to Kuwait to join a study tour for Australian journalism students. And our sports section is ramping up for the summer with new features about Melbourne’s spring carnival and the resurgence of roller derby.

Victorian Roller Derby girl ‘Candy Rocks’ takes us into the world of skates, sweat, slams and unforgettable style. A place where women train tough and play rough in a sport that is quickly taking hold in Australia. Carey Scheer reports.