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Using Minecraft to Build Healthy Communities

In an Australian first, Monash University and VicHealth have teamed up to develop “Kids Building Future Healthy”, a Minecraft Education Edition, that calls on healthy heroes aged 9 to 12 to design communities where people are more connected, active and enjoy wholesome food.The ‘Kids Building Future Healthy’ mission will launch on 10 July, ahead of…

Stan Partners with ACTF on Wind Catcher

Screen Australia, Stan and the Australian Children’s Television Foundation (ACTF) have announced Wind Catcher, a family feature film and Stan’s first co-commission with ACTF, which will be filmed in Victoria. The first partnership between ACTF and a streaming service in Australia, the Stan and ACTF initiative brings exciting, feature-length live action projects to the screen…

Jenny Craig, Food and the Price of Food

New data from Jenny Craig Australia customers reveals exactly what they were thinking and why the company went bust. Three in four Jenny Craig consumers were either actively looking or open to using a different brand, with Lite n’ Easy the most considered alternative (46%) followed by Youfoodz and My Muscle Chef. The main reason…

Handmade Hotel Room in Canberra

Canberra’s, and indeed Australia’s, first ever hand made one-of-a-kind hotel room is about to be unveiled and made available for limited bookings throughout July. Handmade Hotel Room at Deco Hotel Canberra is the brainchild of Handmade Canberra and Deco Hotel Canberra, and is all about connecting guests with the individual artisan makers of Handmade Canberra,…

Halliday Wine Companion 2024 Shortlist Announced

Halliday Wine Companion has announced the shortlisted wineries, winemakers, and viticulturists for the highly anticipated 2024 Halliday Wine Companion Awards. The esteemed new-look Halliday Tasting Team is comprised of nine panelists, including new chief editor Campbell Mattinson, one of the founding editors of Halliday magazine in 2012 and a Halliday Wine Companion reviewer since 2013.…

Nort Do More Enjoy More

Founder of NORT, Jaz Wearin said that in 2023, over 400,000 individuals have expressed a desire to embrace a more sober-curious lifestyle. This growing trend reflects a shift in societal attitudes towards alcohol consumption, with more people opting to explore alternatives in order to make mindful choices regarding their personal health and wellbeing. Wearin explained…

Second Multi-Planet Circumbinary System Discovered

An international team of astronomers have identified the second multi-planet circumbinary system. Unlike planets in our Solar System, those in circumbinary systems revolve around two stars instead of one. The discovery, led by University of Birmingham researchers, is detailed in a study published today in Nature Astronomy. Dr Rosemary Mardling, from the Monash University School…

Melbourne Documentary Film Festival 2023

Stephen King, Annie Lennox, Werner Herzog, Iggy Pop, Arthur Agee from Hoop Dreams and the Vincent Motorcycle all have one thing in common they are Iconic – the theme for Melbourne Documentary Film Festival’s 8th edition which draws from over 50 of the best local Australian documentaries in addition to canvassing a cavalcade of the…