The Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games is an international multi-sport event that will be held in Gold Coast City, Queensland between 4 to 15 April 2018. The Gold Coast, with its outstanding sporting facilities and stunning attractions will deliver a memorable experience underpinned by a passionate community. What you need to know Tickets Official web … [Read more...] about Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games
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Emergency APP For Travellers
Emergency assistance for international travellers via new app A new travel safety app that connects travellers with overseas emergency services and embassies at the touch of a button, and can translate critical emergency questions into the local language, was unveiled at the launch of the Travel Aware App this week. In the event of a terrorist attack, accident, natural … [Read more...] about Emergency APP For Travellers
Walk Safely to School Day
Friday 22 May 2015 is National Walk Safely to School Day Walk Safely to School Day is an annual, national event that encourages all primary school students to walk safely, and commute actively, to school. Now in its 16th year, this community event promotes better attitudes to road safety, health, public transport and the environment. Parents and carers are encouraged … [Read more...] about Walk Safely to School Day
Fitzroy Bar to Movember
We do love a home-grown 'good luck' story, specially when it starts in Melbourne. Ten years ago, a Melbourne hospital missed the fund-raising opportunity of a lifetime. The men’s health charity Movember, which started in a Fitzroy bar as a challenge among mates to grow the best moustache, has raised $440 million and spread to 21 countries. In 2003 after a night out, … [Read more...] about Fitzroy Bar to Movember
Stop Phubbing
It has happened to all of us.. Phubbing - the rude social scourge of phone snubbing. It means to interact with a mobile phone in preference to people in a social setting. Don't you just hate it when someone snubs you by looking at their phone instead of paying attention? The Stop Phubbing campaign group certainly does. Melbourne university graduate Alex Haigh … [Read more...] about Stop Phubbing
Spectacle: The Music Video Exhibition
World’s Biggest Music Video Retrospective Coming To Australia At the beginning of its broadcast in 1981, music channel MTV began using the tagline “you’ll never look at music the same way again,” and they were right. Fast forward to the modern day and the humble music video has become an art form in and of itself. Now for the first time in Australia, the world’s leading … [Read more...] about Spectacle: The Music Video Exhibition
EYEfi with my little APP
Besides the fact that EYEfi is a very clever business name, specially considering what they do, even better, EYEfi are based in Melbourne Australia. We always have a giggle when we read about what a company does, but don't have a clue what it is or what they do. EYEfi is a bit like that, in that their header says they are a Spatial Video Service Provider. We don't have a … [Read more...] about EYEfi with my little APP
Phone Coverage in Melbourne City Loop
What wonderful news... within a year we'll have full mobile telephone coverage in the Melbourne underground loop. Travellers on Melbourne's City Loop will finally get mobile phone hook-up after deal to eliminate "dead zones". Since day one, the loop has not had coverage and any calls we're on as the train enters the tunnel simply cuts out. But that is all about to … [Read more...] about Phone Coverage in Melbourne City Loop