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The Hot Cross Buns Have Come

Editor’s Note: Even with a couple of days left until January 1. Isn’t  a little to early for the Hot Cross Buns to be hitting the supermarkets in Australia? Australia’s love affair for the humble hot cross bun heats up early at Coles, with the supermarket’s award-winning range of hot cross buns available now in…

New Time Team Documentary Specials Announced

The original presenter of the hit British archaeological TV series is returning for new Time Team Specials documentaries.Time Team is delighted to announce that original presenter Sir Tony Robinson is returning to film brand new ‘Specials’. These longer-form documentaries, centred on a key theme or iconic site, complement the traditional three-day dig episodes, now presented…

Aussie Vehicle Sunswift 7 Sets World Record

An Australian solar-powered electric car, designed and built solely by university students, has claimed a provisional Guinness World Record by going 1000km on a single charge in under 12 hours. The Sunswift 7 car, out of UNSW Sydney, posted a time of 11 hours 53.32 minutes for the distance at the Australian Automotive Research Centre…

Four Australian Feature Films Headed to Sundance 2023

Four Australian feature films will screen at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival including writer/director Noora Niasari’s debut Shayda which will open the World Cinema Dramatic Competition, and the world premiere for Run Rabbit Run from director Daina Reid. Talk to Me, directed by Danny and Michael Philippou (also known as RackaRacka) will make its international…

Rolling Stone AU/NZ Reveals December-February Issue Cover

Rolling Stone AU/NZ publisher The Brag Media have revealed the magazine’s December-February issue cover, a special collector’s edition featuring the Most Iconic Music Moments of all Time from Australia and New Zealand’s history books. This latest issue arrives on newsstands next Monday, December 5, 2022, and includes 50 iconic Australian moments and 20 iconic Aotearoa…

A Puppy For Christmas? Think Twice

Christmas is only weeks away – and if you’re thinking about giving your loved one a puppy as a gift, Dogs Australia urges you to “think twice”. “Puppies can’t be exchanged, returned or put in the cupboard if the Christmas present isn’t the right fit. There’s a huge misconception that pets make great Christmas gifts…

Brightening up Sydney Building Sites

Ten new large-scale artworks will soon adorn protective fencing around the city’s busiest construction zones thanks to the City of Sydney’s creative hoarding program. Lord Mayor Clover Moore said in a bid to enliven Sydney streets, developers building in high traffic areas are required to cover their hoardings with art by a living Australian artist…

Australia Post Resumes Inbound International Sea Mail

Australia Post today announced the resumption of inbound international sea mail from Monday 21 November 2022. Australia Post’s Group Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director Paul Graham  explained that Sea mail entering Australia from overseas was temporarily suspended from 1 October 2022. Australia Post continued to accept mail that had been sent to Australia by…

Don’t Forget Your Letters to Santa!!

With the countdown to Christmas upon us, Australia Post is calling on children from Broome to Brisbane to Bourke to pick up some paper, secure some stamps and get their letters to Santa in the mailbox.Australia Post General Manager, Retail Operations Josh Bannister said Christmas was the busiest time of year for the postal service…

Cobargo Has a New Return and Earn

Cobargo has a new location to return and earn with the opening of a Return and Earn machine at the Cobargo Hotel. Bega Valley Shire residents are already enthusiastic recyclers, having returned over 43 million bottles and cans for recycling since Return and Earn launched in December 2017. “The community is helping reduce litter and…