Halloween lolly overload: Parents should witness impacts of junk food

CLIENT: Mandy Sacher

OUTLET: TODAY

Forget holding your kids back this Halloween, one nutritionist is calling for parents to let them go wild with lollies and chocolate. She wants to see just how spooky the season can truly get when kids overload on lollies spiked with sugar and chemical additives.

DL COMMS client, Australia’s top paediatric nutritionist - Mandy Sacher, joined Karl and Sarah on Channel 9’s Today Show this morning to explain why using your children as Guinea pigs in a science experiment will expose the debilitating effects of these sweet treats. 

Mouth Guard: The Aussie innovation easing the debilitating side-effects of cancer treatment.

CLIENT: UlcerEze

OUTLET: Channel 9 News National

A Melbourne-made innovation is being hailed as a game changer for patients suffering from mouth ulcers, one of the most common and under-recognised side effects of cancer treatment. Featured on Channel 9 News, doctors revealed how the product is providing much-needed relief to thousands of Australians, particularly those undergoing chemotherapy and radiation.

In just one year, DL COMMS client UlcerEze has gone from a new product on shelves to a national success story. With sales growing exponentially, the product is winning over consumers for its longer-lasting relief and gentle, alcohol-free formula that’s safe for children and those on prescription medications.

Workforces going to extreme measures to improve team bonding.

CLIENT: Escape This

OUTLET: 7 News Perth

Australia's workforce is undergoing a generational shift, with Gen Z employees fast becoming the largest cohort of workers. It’s prompted a Perth-based company to launch new team-building activities that promise to unite colleagues of all ages, by escaping the office to get trapped in an escape room.

DL Comms client Escape This featured their new corporate program on 7NEWS Perth, showcasing how immersive challenges are helping workplaces boost collaboration, communication and cross-generational connection.

Golden Glamour Meets Strength at Any Age

CLIENT: Jan Herdman

OUTLET: The Golden Bachelor

DL COMMS Management is thrilled to announce the signing of Jan Herdman, one of Australia’s most inspiring new media personalities and a breakout star of the premier season of The Golden Bachelor on Channel 9.

At 67, Jan is turning heads in the media and online, proving that confidence, strength and reinvention only grow with age. With more than 90,000 engaged Instagram followers, three Mrs Australia titles, and national features across Women’s Fitness, Woman’s Day, Today Extra and Channel 9, she’s become a powerful voice for women over 40 and 50 who want to embrace health, vitality and independence.

Now exclusively represented by DL COMMS Management, Jan is available for PR campaigns, ambassador partnerships, influencer collaborations, media opportunities and speaking engagements.

Contact Drew Lambert on drew@dlcomm.com.au

‘I would be dead without them’: New service aims to help people struggling to leave unsafe relationships due to legal costs

CLIENT: JustFund

OUTLET: Stuff New Zealand

A new service in New Zealand is offering vital support to people trying to leave unsafe and abusive relationships, providing emergency funding and practical help to escape when it feels impossible. The initiative, covered by journalist Emma Ricketts for Stuff NZ, shines a light on the financial barriers many face when seeking safety and the life-saving impact of rapid-response funding.

DL Comms client JustFund was featured in the story for its commitment to helping survivors rebuild their lives with dignity and independence, ensuring that money is never the reason someone stays in harm’s way

Gluten Free beer brewery sees uptick in business despite national beer sales falling.

CLIENT: Two Bays Brewing

OUTLET: Channel 9 News Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth & Queensland.

Beer drinking in Australia is slumping, but one brewer is bucking the trend with gluten free beverages, and it’s not only Australians living with coeliac disease who are raising a glass. With more Australians turning to healthier and more inclusive options, gluten free craft beer is proving to be one of the few growth categories in an otherwise declining market.

DL COMMS client Two Bays Brewing has been featured on Channel 9 News in Melbourne, Queensland, Perth and Adelaide for its role in redefining the beer scene. Founded by Richard Jeffares after his own coeliac diagnosis, the Mornington Peninsula brewery has become a leader in gluten free craft beer, offering full-flavoured brews that appeal to both coeliacs and mainstream drinkers alike.

Cricketer Adam Zampa buys into Ambra to ride limoncello wave

CLIENT: Ambra

OUTLET: Australian Financial Review

Australian cricketer Adam Zampa has invested in limoncello-maker Ambra Spirits, which is raising $3 million to capitalise on strong growth in the lemon-flavoured Italian liqueur. Ambra, established in 1998, was among the first to make limoncello in Australia. Sales of the liqueur have grown strongly, with the spritz cocktail category generating a 40 per cent increase in sales last year, according to industry statistics from Circana.

Zampa’s partnership with Ambra is no surprise - the spin bowler has been a vocal limoncello devotee for years, famously branding his Instagram handle as limoncello.papi and even sporting a tattoo of the liquor. Now, his love of the drink has turned into a business venture, joining forces with DL COMMS client Ambra Spirits to bring the zesty Italian classic to more Australian glasses. The collaboration launched this week with coverage in the Australian Financial Review by Simon Evans.

Trump's shocking health claims: President links pregnant women's use of paracetamol to autism.

CLIENT: Dr Zac Turner

OUTLET: Sunrise

The federal government is seeking urgent advice after the Trump administration suggested a possible link between common painkillers like paracetamol and Tylenol during pregnancy and autism in children. The controversial comments sparked widespread concern and confusion among expectant parents.

DL COMMS client Dr Zac Turner appeared on Sunrise to provide clarity for viewers, cutting through the noise to explain what the science really says. Dr Zac offered practical, evidence-based guidance for pregnant women, ensuring the conversation stayed focused on health and safety rather than politics.

Reverse Garbage 50th anniversary weather crosses

CLIENT: Reverse Garbage

OUTLET: The Today Show

From a humble start in 1975 to an iconic charity at the heart of Sydney’s reuse movement, Reverse Garbage is turning 50 this year. To celebrate, the organisation opened its doors to Today Show audiences, showcasing the people who’ve shaped its story and the vibrant community that supports it.

DL COMMS client Reverse Garbage joined Tim Davies and the Today Show weather team for a special live broadcast, highlighting its mission to keep valuable items out of landfill and the creative possibilities of reuse.

The little helpers saving Sydney's landfills from reaching capacity.

CLIENT: Reverse Garbage

OUTLET: Channel 9 News Sydney

With Sydney’s landfill sites edging closer to capacity, the pressure is on to find innovative solutions to the waste crisis. One local organisation has stepped up with a clever campaign - bringing in “little helpers” to teach big lessons about the power of reuse and repurposing.

DL COMMS client Reverse Garbage shared their work with Channel 9 News Sydney, speaking to journalists about how creative education and grassroots change can drive a city-wide shift in how we treat our rubbish.