Drag Queen StoryTime To Set World Record During Sydney Mardi Gras

CLIENT: EASTSIDE SYDNEY

OUTLET: 10 DAILY

Maxi Shield and Hannah Conda will lead an attempt on Saturday to break a world record for the biggest ever 'drag queen storytime'.

They're hoping hundreds of children will flock to Sydney's iconic Oxford Street to participate in the storytelling record attempt, as part of the Mardi Gras event dubbed 'Oxtravaganza'.

The pair say storytime events -- hosted by drag queens who read children's books in community libraries across the country -- are more than just fun for kids.

The invisible engraving that could see you save hundreds of dollars on wedding ring insurance

CLIENT: CERTIFIED DIAMOND INSURANCE

OUTLET: THE DAILY MAIL

• Diamond grader Roy Cohen is urging Australians to get diamond rings engraved

• He argued a serial number on diamond girdle could stop illegal pawn shop sale

• Insurance premiums can also be reduced for jewellery inscribed with a code 

Jewellery experts are urging engaged couples to get the girdle of the diamond engraved so they can't as easily be pawned.

This microscopic serial number could be enough to get the ring returned, and save newlyweds potentially hundreds of dollars a year in insurance premiums.

Mr Cohen, the director of Diamond Certification Laboratory of Australia, said engraved serial numbers on diamonds could be checked against a database, arguing this was more effective than leaving a diamond un-engraved and relying on police detective work to find a stolen item.

Gem experts offer cheaper insurance policies for diamond rings

CLIENT: CERTIFIED DIAMOND INSURANCE

OUTLET: 7 NEWS

Diamond rings can be among a family's most valuable possessions but it turns out they are also chronically under-insured. Now, gem experts are offering cheaper policies.

The Aussie company with world-first wearable tech preventing back pain in the workplace

CLIENT: POSTURE360

OUTLET: ANTHILL

A smart t-shirt that collects posture data and alerts the wearer when they are not sitting correctly could help Australian employers monitor their workers with innovative wearables technology that also helps correct posture and reduce the billions lost each year in productivity as a result of back pain issues.

“Australia has an out of control back pain problem that is costing employers billions, ruining the lives of employees, and is only set to get worse with our mobile phone addictions,” says CEO & Founder William Choi of Australian company Posture360. 

Some of the remarkable Canberrans we spoke to in 2019

CLIENT: WANDERSAFE
OUTLET: THE CANBERRA TIMES

How great are Canberrans? 

We might be biased (as we do write about them every day) but there are plenty of people who live right here in the capital, doing remarkable things.

Take Stephenie Rodriguez for example, who is the woman behind the WanderSafe Beacon.

Melbourne shopping precinct replaces Santa with a more ethical, fit alternative

CLIENT: CHAPEL STREET PRECINCT ASSOCIATION

OUTLET: YAHOO! NEWS

In the legendary words of Bob Dylan: The times, they are a changing.

That is the message from the group that presides over Melbourne’s famous shopping hot spot along Chapel Street, and why Santa is getting a serious makeover.

No longer will he be an overweight slob in a red suit who cruelly submits his reindeer to hard labour, but rather a healthy, yoga-loving version that reflects better values for today’s Aussie youth. Out with the reindeer and in with the adopted dog and thrift shop board shorts.

CLIENT: DR ZAC TURNER

OUTLET: STUDIO 10

A trip to Bali has become a life-threatening ordeal all because of a mozzie bite.

Dez Ginns remains in a coma after picking up Japanese encephalitis. We chat with his brother Ross Ginns and Dr Zac Turner to share his expert advice.

The Netflix of live music is looking for Aussie investors following massive success

CLIENT: GIGGEDIN
OUTLET: ANTHILL

Sydney and Melbourne’s live music scenes are being transformed thanks to an Australian Netflix-style subscription service addressing one of the industry’s biggest issues – 9 out of 10 events don’t sell out and 50% of event tickets globally go completely unsold.

Established in 2016, GiggedIn has become a thriving monthly subscription platform that connects music loving Australians to more bands, DJ’s and festivals whilst saving money in the process.

From Vegetarian To Pig Farmer

CLIENT: DEMAND.FILM
OUTLET: THE PROJECT

Tammi Jonas is a former vegetarian who didn’t just return to her meat-eating ways - she opened her own pig farm. Tammi is the Voice of Eating Animals, a film about ethical eating.

The T-shirt designed to help fix back pain

CLIENT: POSTURE 360
OUTLET: 7 NEWS NATIONAL

A Melbourne based inventor has come up with what's claimed to be a world first solution to back pain. It looks like an ordinary T-shirt but it's designed to keep you sitting upright.