53% of surveyed Aussie parents support government-funded school lunches

CLIENT: MY FOODIE BOX

OUTLET: THE TODAY SHOW

Right around the country Australian parents are not happy about what their kids are buying at the school canteen. One food entrepreneur is hoping to solve the junk food crisis by launching a national school lunchbox delivery program.

DL COMMS client Mai Hughes is the co-founder and CEO of My Foodie Box, the kids' lunchbox service now aiming to roll out to schools across the country. Mai spoke with The Today Show about her solution for fed up parents. Click the link to find out more.

Aussie families are feeling the strain more than ever with divorce rates on the rise.

CLIENT: THE SEPARATION GUIDE

OUTLET: THE MORNING SHOW

Going through a divorce is one of the most stressful things a family can face—there’s the financial fallout, childcare worries, and figuring out where your loyalties lie. With divorce rates climbing again, it's clear we need more support than ever.

That’s where DL COMMS client, Angela Harbinson, comes in. Angela, founder of The Separation Guide, recently chatted with Larry Emdur and Kylie Gillies on The Morning Show about how she turned a personal passion project into a thriving business. She’s now helping over half a million Aussies navigate the tough road of divorce for a smoother separation. Click the link to find out more.

Australian divorce enquires have spiked in the last two months. This is why we shouldn't be surprised.

CLIENT: THE SEPARATION GUIDE

OUTLET: 9NEWS.COM.AU

Australian divorce rates seem to be spiking as the first month of 2025 comes to an end. There has been a 40 per cent spike in separating couples looking for divorce advice online over December 2024 and January 2025 compared to the same period last year. December 29 alone saw an 88 per cent increase in onboarding enquiries compared to the daily average for December, and January has already recorded a 39 per cent increase on the month's daily average.

DL COMMS client, The Separation Guide, spoke to Nine's Maddison Leach about the reason behind the organisation's startling statistics. Click the link to find out more.

Tradies-turned-businessmen launch world-first skincare product for men on the tools

CLIENT: FRASÉ SKIN

OUTLET: NEWS.COM.AU

Two Gold Coast tradies are taking skin cancer awareness into their own hands, launching a world-first skincare line for men on the tools to protect their mates from the sun. 

DL COMMS clients Beau and Zac London — the tradies-turned-businessmen behind Frasé Skin — spoke with Monique Wright and Mark Beretta on Channel 7’s Weekend Sunrise about their new product...live from a Gold Coast construction site. Click the link to watch. 

Tradie brothers’ secret to looking 10 years younger

CLIENT: FRASÉ SKIN

OUTLET: NEWS.COM.AU

Tradies have been known to go shirtless while on the job in the hopes of getting a tan, but two brothers have designed a product to combat this dangerous mentality.

DL COMMS client Frasé Skin has introduced its new Sun Gear’d SPF50 Face Moisturiser — a specially formulated sunscreen which features patented Solar-D technology to let your body produce vitamin D while staying protected from the sun— and brothers Zac and Beau London spoke with Eleanor Katelaris from news.com.au about how their product is turning the tide for male skincare. Click the link to read more. 

Should fairy bread be banned? Well, yes, and no!

CLIENT: MANDY SACHER

OUTLET: WEEKEND TODAY, SUNRISE, NEWS.COM.AU, HERALD SUN, NEW ZEALAND HERALD

It is a staple at almost every Aussie kid’s birthday party: that soft white bread, slathered with butter and sprinkled with a rainbow of sweet, sweet goodness - but there is a dark side to fairy bread and parents are being urged to rethink the beloved hundreds and thousands.

DL COMMS client Mandy Sacher’s opinion piece published by news.com.au went viral – then appearing on Weekend Today, The Project and Sunrise, and her story being syndicated to the Herald Sun and even The New Zealand Herald. Click the links to learn why you should think twice before making fairy bread. 

World-first app puts parents back in charge as social media giants refuse to take responsibility

CLIENT: SCREENCOACH

OUTLET: WEEKEND TODAY

It’s one of the most talked about topics in Australia - and the world - right now: keeping kids safe online. But with governments dragging their feet on reforms and social media giants seemingly refusing to take any responsibility, parents are growing more frustrated by the day. Now, a world - first app is putting the power back in the hands of families.

Clint Stanaway and Sophie Walsh from Weekend Today spoke with DL COMMS clients Steph and Peter Kakris about how their child’s screen-time addiction led to the development of a world-first innovation. Click the link to read more. 

Chapel Street's iconic festival returns with a traffic-stopping rooftop performance

CLIENT: CHAPEL STREET PRECINCT ASSOCIATION

OUTLET: 7 NEWS, 9 NEWS, 10 NEWS FIRST, CONCRETE PLAYGROUND, TIMEOUT, BEAT, SECRET MELBOURNE

The Chapel Street Festival will make its long-awaited comeback after more than two decades on ice. Its grand return, set for 23 February 2025, is expected to bring 100,000 people to the iconic strip to celebrate all things fashion, food, live music and much more.

Chapel Street Precinct Association was featured across Channels 7, 9, and 10 news, as well as Concrete Playground, TimeOut, Beat and Secret Melbourne online sites, for the launch of the festival, with General Manager Matt Lanigan and singer Bonnie Anderson chatting to the media about how the traffic-stopping performance was just a teaser of what's to come. Click the links to find out more. 

Pronto Pilates secures $1.64m in crowdfunding amid global ambitions for 1,000 ‘teacher-less’ studios

CLIENT: PRONTO PILATES

OUTLET: BUSINESS NEWS AUSTRALIA

Pronto Pilates, a Perth-based company that operates a virtual trainer network of Reformer Pilates studios nationally, has raised $1.64 million through an equity crowdfunding campaign that is among the largest undertaken in Australia this year. The crowdfund, via the OnMarket platform, attracted 488 new investors who have backed the business model of “teacher-less” Reformer Pilates classes that are run in-studio via qualified instructors on screen.

 Co-founder Steve Anson spoke with Justin Fris from Business News Australia about Pronto’s incredibly successful equity raise and how it will accelerate the business’ future growth. Click the link to read more. 

Campaign to regulate food advertising as parents lose fight against junk food

CLIENT: MANDY SACHER

OUTLET: THE PROJECT

It can feel like an uphill battle – parents trying to convince their kids to eat healthily – as fast food restaurants and confectionary companies use every trick in the book to sell their products. Now there's a push to even the playing field.

DL COMMS talent and leading paediatric nutritionist Mandy Sacher made a guest appearance on The Project to weigh in on the debate against manufacturers marketing their unhealthy food products towards children. Click the link to watch the full segment.