Australians have set a new benchmark for online shopping across this year’s Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales period, with parcel volumes surging 6.3% year-on-year (YoY)1, driving Australia Post’s busiest delivery day on record, with over 5.8 million parcels processed in one day.Shoppers spent approximately $1.5 billion online2 during retail’s biggest shopping event of the…
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Sam Wallman ‘View from the Docks’ opens December 4
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Melbourne-based Sam Wallman is both a wharf worker at a container terminal in Melbourne and award-winning writer, cartoonist and illustrator. View from the Docks showcases his latest work in an exhibition at the Australian National Maritime Museum opening on December 4. It depicts how life on the docks has changed – and stayed the same…
Sorrento Surf Lifesaving Club Receives $2 Mill Lotterywest Grant
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Sorrento Surf Lifesaving Club (SSLSC) is proud to announce it has been awarded a $2 million Lotterywest grant to support the development and fit-out of its new surf club facility – a major milestone that now completes the funding required for this significant community project.The grant is comprised of $1.5 million towards construction and $500,000…
Black Friday Sale at Hoyts
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With a blockbuster lineup on the horizon, HOYTS is kicking off the upcoming holiday season with a Black Friday sale on all Gift Cards, making it the perfect time to get ahead on your Christmas shopping with the gift of movie magic. Commencing Friday 28 November to Monday 1 December, HOYTS is offering 15%* off…
AUSSIE CULT CLASSIC ANGST TURNS 25
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“Daniel Nettheim’s first feature Angst is a sympathetic, engaging comedy reminiscent of a French relationship pic. An excellent ensemble cast of attractive actors portrays a bunch of wounded characters trying to sort out their lives in a confusing world.” David Stratton (Variety) Back in 2000, the world was different… there were these things called video…
2025 Australian Used Car Safety Ratings
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Australians can now access the 2025 Used Car Safety Ratings, providing the latest independent insights to help consumers choose the safest second-hand vehicles on the market. Based on data analysed by the Monash University Accident Research Centre (MUARC), this year’s ratings draw from 9.5 million vehicles and 2.6 million injured road users involved in police-reported…
Are Kids More Informed than Adults Think?
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Editor’s Note:- Considering this recent survey in the USA. Do you think that the upcoming social media ban in Australia a good thing like it’s made out to be? The children of generation Alpha are more informed about current events than adults may realize, according to the latest edition of Junior Voices, an annual survey…
Changing Tracks Q&A Tour
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As the compelling new documentary Changing Track rides its way through cinemas across Australia, culminating in special screenings on December 3 for The International Day of People Living with a Disability, its subjects have won gold at The Para-Cycling Track Championships. When Australian Para-Cycling champs Emily Petricola, Korey Boddington and Kane Perris make their way…
Hello to all the new users
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Harry Garside and Coles Team Up For Movember
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Australian boxing champion and Movember ambassador Harry Garside swapped gloves for clippers to give Coles’ team members fresh cuts and fresh perspectives on men’s health at a pop-up Movember barber shop outside Coles Tooronga Village in Melbourne. The Olympic medallist is helping Coles trim the stigma around men’s health one conversation at a time. Garside’s…