Circles of Happy Hampers

CLIENT: CHAPEL STREET PRECINCT ASSOCIATION

OUTLET: HERALD SUN

Mysterious circles have appeared in parks around Chapel Street. The Chapel Street Retail Precinct and the City of Stonnington have painted up to 50 picnic circles spread throughout the iconic strip.

Many of Chapel Street's famous cafes have begun selling hampers to picnic goers who can venture out in a group of five after Monday's easing of restrictions. General Manger of CSPA, Chrissie Maus, said it was hoped the circles would give the area a boost.

"The main thing is building trust with out community and making sure they know as they came out of their homes and they get some sun, they can enjoy and support our businesses but also feel safe at the same time." Chrissie Maus said.

Iso-Cray: Short video provides window into how Melburnians are coping with lockdown

CLIENT: MONSTER AND BEAR PRODUCTIONS

OUTLET: 3AW AFTERNOONS WITH DEE DEE

A Melbourne video production company has put together a short video documenting the stages of lockdown.

Monster & Bear put a call out for video submission from Melburnians, and was overwhelmed by the responses providing a rare window into how Melburnians are coping with isolation.

“We went into it with the intention of normalising what everyone was feeling, and we didn’t know what that feeling was going to be,” Creative Director of Monster and Bear, Sarah Hickey, told Dee Dee.

“When we started to receive the material we were finding that everyone, to be honest, was starting to go a little bit crazy.”

Chapel Street's All Set to Blossom Again

CLIENT: CHAPEL STREET PRECINCT ASSOCIATION

OUTLET: HERALD SUN

Chapel Street is looking to lead the city's lockdown recovery as new businesses open as restrictions ease. Australia's largest entertainment, lifestyle and retail precinct has found the silver lining by showcasing the ten new businesses calling Chapel Street home.

Honeybee and Blossom florist owner Kim Laurie opened her new store just a week before stage four restrictions began, but she said she's confident for the months ahead.

Pets are more pampered than ever, and now an Australian entrepreneur has come up with a world-first that could make them the most spoilt on the planet

CLIENT: PAWBA

OUTLET: 7NEWS AUSTRALIA

DL COMMS set up an exclusive with Channel Seven News across the country for the launch of the world's first exclusive ride-sharing service Pawba. It doesn't matter if your pet has fur, scale or feathers, this is the new, safe option to get your pet from A to B.

“My lightbulb moment for Pawba occurred three and a half years ago when I saw a St Bernard sitting in the front seat of a Toyota Camry - happy as Larry! Said Terry Butts, CEO of Pawba. “It got me thinking - our furry friends need us to go the extra mile when it comes to transport and the existing services out there just don’t cut it. Pets are our most cherished family members and the current rideshare players treat them as an afterthought or ignore them altogether.

Is an air fryer more healthy than a deep fryer? Doctor Zac reveals healthiest option

CLIENT: DR ZAC TURNER

OUTLET: NEWS.COM.AU

Welcome to Ask Doctor Zac, a new column from news.com.au.

This week Dr Zac Turner delves into the world of airfryers – are they really healthy and what’s the best thing to cook in them to lose weight. Dr Zac shares his tips on how to avoid unhealthy habits.

“Air fryers are all the rage right now, especially since everyone currently has a doomsday amount of frozen food kept in their second chest freezer. They’re affordable, portable and a great cook – even if you aren’t. I have nothing against air fryers, I just don’t like how people misuse them.” Said Dr Zac.

Half of Millennials Reveal Domestic Tourism is too Expensive

CLIENT: GROUPEEE

OUTLET: SBS WORLD NEWS

A study on the spending habits of millennials released by fintech Groupee, has revealed half of Australia's younger generation feel domestic travel is too expensive. It has sparked calls to regional tourism operators to market domestic holidays more appealing to millennials.

CEO of Groupee, Jarred Baker, thinks domestic travel must be made enticing to millennials who cannot travel overseas due to the pandemic.

"We started Groupee because Millennials were not being serviced properly by Australia’s financial institutions - we understand their complicated lives and equally complicated financial situations, which often includes bill sharing. Groupee is a world first application that shares complicated bills such as travel expenses instantly amongst groups of friends fairly, and effortlessly - in real time.” Said Jarred Baker.

Pet ride-share unleashed

CLIENT: PAWBA

OUTLET: THE WEST AUSTRALIAN

Man’s best friend is about to have the safe and reliable ride share they deserve, with the March 2021 launch of the world’s first on-demand pet rideshare app, Pawba.

The Australian owned and developed app is also giving pet loving investors the opportunity to get in on the ground floor by owning shares in the exclusive ridesharing platform that is expected to take Australia by storm. The equity crowdsourced share offer will be managed by Birchal, which broke Australian records when it raised $3 million for its crowdfunding campaign for Shebah, a ridesharing app exclusively for women, so Pawba is expecting a lot of interest from prospective investors.

Coronavirus: What are the risks for pregnant women and can my newborn have visitors?

CLIENT: DR ZAC TURNER

OUTLET: NEWS.COM.AU

Welcome to Ask Doctor Zac, a new column from news.com.au.

To kick things off this week, Dr Zac Turner answers a question about how to stay safe from COVID-19 while pregnant and what to do when you have a newborn baby and people want to visit.

DL COMMS is very proud to announce its client Dr Zac Turner now has a weekly news.com.au column. Doctor Zac will answer Australia's questions regarding both physical and mental health, nutrition and all topics in-between. With this weekly column DL COMMS expects Doctor Zac to become the new bright, young and intelligent face of health and medicine in Australia.

New documentary features ‘iso-cray’ Melburnians in coronavirus lockdown

CLIENT: MONSTER AND BEAR PRODUCTIONS

OUTLET: SUNRISE | SBS NEWS

As Melburnians champ at the bit to taste a skerrick of freedom, a Melbourne-based video production company has released its own lockdown passion project; a short documentary on the lives of everyday Melburnians who have battled isolation and experienced what Monster & Bear Creative Director, Sarah Hickey, coins as “Iso-Cray” (a.k.a. ‘Resilientitis’).

New documentary features ‘iso-cray’ Melburnians in coronavirus lockdown

CLIENT: MONSTER AND BEAR PRODUCTIONS

OUTLET: THE GUARDIAN | NEWS.COM.AU | STUDIO 10 | AD NEWS

From hiding under beds with pet cats to sipping lattes in gigantic bird cages, Melburnians in lockdown have lived through it all.

Melbourne-based production company, Monster & Bear, has released a short documentary that chronicles the lives of everyday Melburnians as the battle isolation and experience what the film’s creative director has coined, “iso-cray”.

To view the documentary free online visit: https://www.monsterandbear.com.au/work/iso-cray-a-story-of-melbourne-locked-down/