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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.
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.
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.
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.
CLIENT: GIGGEDIN
OUTLET: 7 NEWS NATIONAL
A service dubbed 'Netflix for nightclubs' is promising to get people off the couch and out on the town. Subscribers are offered incentives to see live music, providing a crucial boost to a struggling industry.
CLIENT: GIGGEDIN
OUTLET: THE INDUSTRY OBSERVER (THE BRAG MEDIA)
GiggedIn, the Australian-owned live music subscription service, is going national. And, perhaps, heading further afield.
From next year, the app-based platform, which currently operates in Sydney and Melbourne, will roll out its pan-Australian footprint, starting with Brisbane.
Speaking with TIO, GiggedIn founder and CEO Ed Onggo says the crowdfunding approach makes sense for a company deep in the business of connecting music fans with upwards of 150 gigs, festivals, films and stand-up comedy shows each month.
CLIENT: BACKFLIPS AGAINST BULLYING
OUTLET: 9NEWS.COM.AU
For many young Australians, school means time spent with friends, discovering one's passion and having new experiences. But for some, it's a lonely and isolating place.
They're feelings Samwise Holmes and Cynthia Guthrie know only too well, having been bullied heavily at school.
The couple are the driving force behind a wildly popular anti-bullying program that uses acrobatics to empower students to tackle schoolyard harassment.
CLIENT: BACKFLIPS AGAINST BULLYING
OUTLET: 10 DAILY
Samwise Holmes was a regular target for classmates, forced to persevere through years of intense bullying.
Years three to eight were the worst for Holmes, who had Asperger's Syndrome. Kids knew he was different and he became a target for bullies.
Holmes and his partner, Cynthia, created Backflips Against Bullying in March, a program using acrobatics and parkour to connect with students who are being bullied and those who may be bullying others.
CLIENT: DR ZAC TURNER
OUTLET: STUDIO 10
Dr Zac Turner joined Studio 10 to discuss this weeks trending health news. As horrific bushfires blaze throughout New South Wales and Queensland, health warnings have been issued for asthmatics and other vulnerable groups. Dr Zac explains how to protect yourself against poor air quality. Other topics included new research revealing thinking about death 5 times a day can lead to a better life and the exercises that can lead to a longer life.
CLIENT: BACKFLIPS AGAINST BULLYING
OUTLET: THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD
Samwise Holmes was always an athletic kid, regularly spending time "running around, jumping fences, having fun as teenagers do". But, with his Asperger syndrome, he also found it difficult to make friends, and was an easy mark for bullies.
Now, with his partner Cynthia Guthrie, Mr Holmes has found a way to blend his athleticism with his passion for fighting back against bullying. And they're doing it with a twist: parkour.
