It's a boy!

Meet the esteemed Aussie women judging this year's Women of the Future Awards - together they will select a worthy winner of over $72,000 in cash and prizes.

In a candid interview from her UK farmhouse, British star Julie Walters tells Juliet Rieden about starring in a magical new movie adaptation of The Secret Garden, how the story resonated with her own childhood, and the health scare during filming that made her reassess her life.

In the first weeks of this year, Turia Pitt gave birth to a baby, a book, and a brand new social enterprise, all while bushfires raged around her, triggering traumatic memories. Samantha Trenoweth meets this no-nonsense Aussie hero and the family that fills her world with love.

At 82, the activist and award-winning actor speaks to The Australian Women's Weekly's Juliet Rieden.

''You go on such a hectic love safari.''

Curve ball.

The grandchild of Bert and Patti Newton arrived seven weeks early.

''We're pretty lucky!''

The ultimate test of patience.