Queensland underwear label Knobby releases hilarious spoof video

CLIENT: PRICELESS PRODUCTIONS & KNOBBY

OUTLET: THE COURIER MAIL

A SPOOF doco video poking fun at Aussies during isolation created by a Queensland underwear business has gone viral.The David Attenborough styled video called “Species of Isolators” makes fun of the types of people in lockdown: homeschooling parents, panic buyers, wine-o’clockers and podcast makers.

Owner of Knobby, Rob Rand told The Courier-Mail the goal was to provide lighthearted relief amid coronavirus, as well as taking a different approach to engage Knobby’s audience.

Spoof documentary created by Knobby's underwear

CLIENT: PRICELESS PRODUCTIONS & KNOBBY

OUTLET: CHANNEL SEVEN NEWS

A spoof documentary created by a Sunshine Coast underwear company is gaining traction online, for its quirky look at how people are self-isolating during the COVID-19 pandemic.

KNOBBY depicts today's 'species' from panic buyers, to day-drinking parents.

Coronavirus In Australia: Aussie Comedians Tell It Like It Is In Viral Self Isolation Video

CLIENT: PRICELESS PRODUCTIONS & KNOBBY

OUTLET: HUFFINGTON POST

A David Attenborough-style COVID-19 video by three Aussie comedians has gone viral for poking fun at the types of Aussies in isolation.

Melbourne-based comedians Max Price, Luke Goodall and Mahalia Brown produced the spoof doco that has blown up to nearly 1 million views in a few days.

David Attenborough COVID-19 video goes viral for Aussie comedy trio

CLIENT: PRICELESS PRODUCTIONS & KNOBBY

OUTLET: CHANNEL SEVEN’S SUNRISE | CHANNEL TEN’S STUDIO 10

A David Attenborough spoof video that pokes fun at Australians living in isolation has become viral.

‘Species of Isolators’ is the latest viral hit by Knobby & Melbourne-based comedy trio, Max Price, Lia Jackson and Luke Goodall who run Priceless Productions. The video looks at the types of people who exist in lockdown – and EVERYONE of our friends are represented in this video!

Coronavirus: Aussie doctor Zac Turner makes face masks out of T-shirt

CLIENT: DR ZAC TURNER

OUTLET: NEWS.COM.AU

TV medico Dr Zac Turner has rejected Australia’s deputy chief medical officer’s advice and says face masks should be mandatory for all Australians if they visit enclosed public spaces, especially supermarkets.

Now he’s teaching Aussies how to make their own face masks using common household items — including a handkerchief, a T-shirt and even a fabric shopping bag.

'Keep calm and play on': Businesses perform the COVID-19 shuffle

CLIENT: CHAPEL STREET PRECINCT ASSOCIATION

OUTLET: THE AGE

Martha Tsamis is the owner of storied Chapel Street nightclubs Inflation and Chasers. If you told Martha Tsamis a month ago that she would be overseeing the distribution of hundreds of thousands of surgical masks and packs of hand sanitiser, she would have given you a peculiar look.

Chapel Street Precinct general manager Chrissie Maus calls it making lemonade when life deals you lemons. “Our iconic precinct and businesses have been devastated but even with the adversity they have been up to the challenge to survive and have quickly pivoted their businesses in creative ways,” she says.

Coronavirus: Struggling Melbourne restaurants hit out at new Deliveroo service

CLIENT: CHAPEL STREET PRECINCT ASSOCIATION

OUTLET: NEWS.COM.AU

Restaurants in Melbourne’s Chapel Street precinct are furious at Deliveroo, accusing the multi-billion dollar tech giant of taking away their much-needed business through a bold new move.

Melbourne restaurants in the district have turned to the grocery trade to survive, in a move they describe as “pivoting to stay alive” during the current crisis amid COVID-19 disruptions to the industry. However, they claim the launch of a Deliveroo Essentials store in the Windsor-end of Chapel Street, which delivers essential supermarket items right to people’s doors, is undercutting local restaurants.

Coronavirus: Aussie doctor calls for the use of masks to be mandatory

CLIENT: DR ZAC TURNER

OUTLET: NEWS.COM.AU

Dr Zac Turner, director of Telehealth service ConciergeDoctors.com.au… believes masks should be mandatory for all Australians if they visit enclosed public spaces during the pandemic.

Up until recently some of the common reasons stated by authorities around the world against wearing face masks as a general rule were that masks should be reserved for medical professionals due to supply shortages, they could provide a false sense of security and could lead to an increased risk of people touching their faces.

Tears and fears for landlords and commercial tenants locked in standoff over coronavirus shutdown

CLIENT: CHAPEL STREET PRECINCT ASSOCIATION

OUTLET: ABC NEWS NEWS ONLINE - ABC TV’S THE BUSINESS

National Cabinet is looking to implement a revamped industry code that can help the standoff between landlords and tenants. Chrissie Maus, from Melbourne's Chapel Street precinct, said the code was sorely needed.

"What I'm hopeful for is that once this has happened, the state premiers will put this into regulation so that every landlord across Australia will be bound by these same principles," she said.

"I know a lot of clusters of businesses in Chapel Street that have got together, tried to do negotiations with their landlord," she said.

Struggling Aussie restaurants and cafes pivoted to groceries to survive the coronavirus outbreak. Then Deliveroo 'ate their lunch'.

CLIENT: CHAPEL STREET PRECINCT ASSOCIATION

OUTLET: BUSINESS INSIDER AUSTRALIA

With cafes and restaurants largely forced to shut their doors on normal trading by a combination of government lockdowns and dwindling demand, many Australian eateries have tried to pivot to one of the few markets still thriving: groceries.

Hoo Haa bar and Miss Kuku restaurant on Melbourne’s Chapel Street were two such businesses, deciding to deliver fresh produce for the interim, but owner Paul Kasteal is struggling to make the new business work after delivery platforms take their cut.