Billionaire-backed Whizz buys Rocket Removals ahead of IPO

CLIENT: WHIZZ ON DEMAND HOME SERVICES

OUTLET: THE AUSTRALIAN

Whizz, the home services start-up backed by rich listers including Goldman Sachs Australia boss Simon Rothery, Tony Gandel, Alex Waislitz’s Thorney and former KPMG executive Jon Adgemis, has acquired Rocket Removals, ahead of a proposed IPO on the Australian Stock Exchange. Rocket Removals was an obvious acquisition for Whizz, according to its CEO Anthony Pettiona, who said that the move would instantly increase Whizz’s removalist marketplace by 300 per cent, giving it 150 removal companies on its books.

Whizz, the home services start-up backed by rich listers including Goldman Sachs Australia boss Simon Rothery, Tony Gandel, Alex Waislitz’s Thorney and former KPMG executive Jon Adgemis, has acquired Rocket Removals, ahead of a proposed IPO on the Australian Stock Exchange.

Rocket Removals was an obvious acquisition for Whizz, according to its CEO Anthony Pettiona, who said that the move would instantly increase Whizz’s removalist marketplace by 300 per cent, giving it 150 removal companies on its books.

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Trend Alert - QPAY reveals the minds of students with some surprising pandemic trends

CLIENT: QPAY

OUTLET: NEWS CORP SYNDICATION (DAILY TELEGRAPH, HERALD SUN, COURIER MAIL…)

Despite a year of record job losses, university student engagement platform QPAY reveals a surprising increase in student incomes resulting in skyrocketing demand for services like AfterPay and OnlyFans. Gleaned from the debit card statements of 40,000 students.

DLCOMMS is excited to be working with the cash-back reward program, QPAY to improve the financial literacy of thousands of students around the country. Check out this article from the Daily Telegraph - that has been syndicated across the News Corp network, to find out more about the financial trends of Australian university students.

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Brewing a fortune - Beer Cartel founders bring decent beer back to Australia

CLIENT: BEER CARTEL

OUTLET: DAILY MAIL

The successful beer business started by two best friends, Geoff Huens and Richard Kelesy, has grown from humble beginnings to a multi-million dollar beer empire. For the past 12 years, Beer Cartel has been changing the brewing landscape by bringing Australians the better beer they deserve - and now you can be a part of their success.

DLCOMMS is excited to see Beer Cartel’s success continue as they invite the rest of Australia to own a share in the country’s largest beer store via the Birchal crowdfunding site.

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Home-brew Bubble Tea Club girls gear up to go global

CLIENT: BUBBLE TEA CLUB

OUTLET: SMART COMPANY

Bubbling over! - Only a year after launching Bubble Tea Club, founders Pam Yip and Jenny Le have managed to brew up 1.1 million in equity crowdfunding beating their minimum goal of $500,000 in just 44 minutes.


The campaign has seen the highest number of expressions of interest ever seen on the Birchal crowdfunding website ready to gear up their wildly successful business for a global stage. Check out this article from Smart Company to read all about the girls’ success!

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Millennial Millionaires

CLIENT: BUBBLE TEA CLUB

OUTLET: STUDIO 10

Pam Yip and Jenny Le turned their troubles in lockdown into a million dollar idea. Bubble Tea Club is making moves as it prepares for its Birchal crowdfunding raise. Expressions of Interest are through the roof - records are expected to be broken!

Pam Yip and Jenny Le turned their troubles in lockdown into a million dollar idea. Bubble Tea Club is making moves as it prepares for its Birchal crowdfunding raise.

Expressions of Interest are through the roof - records are expected to be broken!

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Troubles to Turn to Bubbles

CLIENT: BUBBLE TEA CLUB

OUTLET: HERALD SUN

If you've ever made bubble tea at home, you should probably thank Pam Yip and Jenny Le. The Melburnians, in their mid-20's lost their jobs last year but now run their multimillion-dollar company, Bubble Tea Club, which specializes in DIY bubble tea kits.DLCOMMS is excited to being a part in Bubble Tea Club's Birchal equity raise - we are hoping to smash some more records!

If you've ever made bubble tea at home, you should probably thank Pam Yip and Jenny Le.

The Melburnians, in their mid-20's lost their jobs last year but now run their multimillion-dollar company, Bubble Tea Club, which specializes in DIY bubble tea kits.

DLCOMMS is excited to being a part in Bubble Tea Club's Birchal equity raise - we are hoping to smash some more records!

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Dr Zac Turner's company, Concierge Doctors continues to provide exemplary alternative quarantine

CLIENT: DR ZAC TURNER | CONCIERGE DOCTORS

OUTLET: SYDNEY MORNING HERALD

The pandemic has not stopped the safe international arrival and private quarantine of high profile people who have flown down under to boost Australia’s economy. As reported by the Sun Herald, there have been 113 private international flights landing on Australian shores for people who can prove their benefit to the economy.


DL COMMS client Dr Zac Turner of Concierge Doctors continues his company’s exemplary alternative quarantine. The company offers the strictest of Covid-safe procedures, which are overseen by police and government health officials and comes at no cost to the taxpayer.

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Melbourne Millennials make $2m from Bubble Tea Club business offering DIY kits

CLIENT: BUBBLE TEA CLUB

OUTLET: NEWS.COM.AU

Melbourne Millennials Pam Yip and Jenny Le turned the bitter tea of losing their income during the Covid-19 pandemic into a $2 million dollar company in just a year. Ms Le, 26, was stood down from her job as an optometrist in the first wave of the pandemic, while Ms Yip, 28, lost the hospitality clients that used her marketing agency.Ms Yip said customers aren’t confined to the Asian community either, with more than half of their customers from non-Asian backgrounds, while 10 per cent have never drunk bubble tea before stumbling on their business.Some have never returned to a bubble tea shop either after discovering their DIY kits, she revealed.

Melbourne Millennials Pam Yip and Jenny Le turned the bitter tea of losing their income during the Covid-19 pandemic into a $2 million dollar company in just a year. Ms Le, 26, was stood down from her job as an optometrist in the first wave of the pandemic, while Ms Yip, 28, lost the hospitality clients that used her marketing agency.

Ms Yip said customers aren’t confined to the Asian community either, with more than half of their customers from non-Asian backgrounds, while 10 per cent have never drunk bubble tea before stumbling on their business.

Some have never returned to a bubble tea shop either after discovering their DIY kits, she revealed.

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Gold Coast the unlikely contender for Burger of Origin

CLIENT: LITT

OUTLET: CHANNEL NINE NEWS GOLD COAST

Over the past two years we've become quite friendly with Gold Coast media, and it shows in the effort they go to for our client's messaging. DLCOMMS doesn't just do big city media, we have relationships with rural outlets across TV, radio and print. Watch this great clip from Channel Nine Gold Coast as they showcase LITT's augmented reality 'burger hunt'.

Over the past two years we've become quite friendly with Gold Coast media, and it shows in the effort they go to for our client's messaging. DLCOMMS doesn't just do big city media, we have relationships with rural outlets across TV, radio and print.

Watch this great clip from Channel Nine Gold Coast as they showcase LITT's augmented reality 'burger hunt'.

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