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AUSTRALIA’S GOVERNOR-GENERAL SHOWS SUPPORT FOR FLOAT TO SURVIVE INITIATIVE

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Bondi Rescue star and Head Lifeguard Bruce ‘Hoppo’ Hopkins launched his 2025 water safety campaign on Friday 22 November and welcomed Her Excellency, The Honourable Ms Sam Mostyn AC, General of Australia to Bondi to learn about the Float to Survive initiative.  Hosted by Hopkins and Ian Darling AO, Executive Director of Shark Island Productions, Her Excellency was given a demonstration of the Float technique … Continued

Heritage listings to protect Chinatown icons

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  Three historic buildings are slated to be heritage-listed as part of a proposal honouring the heritage of Chinatown and revitalising the area.   The City of Sydney is proposing to list 50-54 Dixon Street, 90-100 Hay Street and 75-77 Ultimo Road, all offering a unique glimpse into the history of Chinatown.   Lord Mayor … Continued

Community appetite for two key poker machine reforms at highest levels

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Media release 26 November 2024 Community appetite for two key poker machine reforms at highest levels Powering down the pokies and a mandatory cashless card have the overwhelming support of the NSW public, according to the latest Community Attitudes to Gambling Reform Survey conducted by Wesley Mission and Compass Polling. Results showed significant public backing … Continued

BitMEX Launches the ‘Decade of BitMEX’ Global Campaign With a $1 Million Prize Pool to Celebrate 10 Year Anniversary

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VICTORIA, Seychelles, Nov. 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BitMEX, the OG crypto derivatives exchange, today launched ‘Decade of BitMEX’, a global campaign featuring a $1 million prize pool to celebrate its 10-year anniversary. The campaign, which began on 25 November, is available to new, existing, and returning traders on BitMEX. Key highlights of the campaign … Continued

BMW Best in Show at Inaugural Motors & Masterpieces

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Thousands of motoring enthusiasts descended on the Melbourne Showgrounds over the weekend for the inaugural Motors & Masterpieces automotive festival, with a brilliant 1972 BMW 3.0 CSL E9 claiming overall Best of Show honours from a field of over 200 premium vehicles spamming from the vintage to modern supercars. Owned by Max Roberts, the ‘Batmobile’ … Continued

MEDIA ALERT: Ocean Photographer of the Year 2024 exhibition opens at the Maritime Museum

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TIME AND DATE: November 28, 11:00am – 12:00pmLOCATION: Australian National Maritime Museum, 2 Murray Street Darling Harbour The Australian National Maritime Museum is thrilled to once again be presenting the premiere exhibition of the Ocean Photographer of the Year 2024 winners and finalists. Run by London-based Oceanographic Magazine, this prestigious competition is now in its … Continued

Track, harass, repeat: love in the age of tech

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Almost a quarter of Australians think it’s reasonable to expect to have a partner’s device codes and more than 1 in 10 think it’s reasonable to expect to track a partner using location-sharing apps, new eSafety research shows.   The quantitative survey of 2,046 Australian adults mapped the extent to which people agreed or disagreed … Continued