Archive for the 'Making News' Category

Dzlr broke the news here with a post about the roadside delivery of baby Jack to Jon Clarke and Kerry Myers.
As Dzlr revealed, the story was also slated to get a run in the local Leader:
“They are going to be on the front page of the local paper, thats out on
wednesday, so you will all […]

Scott Free gets top dollar

Update: Scott MacDonald doesn’t exist anymore.
As mentioned here, bids were being taken to rename this dud. His new name is Free-A-Store-Us-Rex! (At least until February 2nd, 2008).
And the winning bid? A cool $37,000.01 (US). That’s more $47865.50 in aussie dollars. Wow!

What’s in a name?

When it comes to fast cash, some people cook up the weirdest ideas. Take Scott MacDonald for example.
He is taking bids (which close February 2) to sell off naming rights on himself. The highest bidder so far has offered almost US $37,000 from a online coffee company for Scott to legally name himself Finest Freshest […]

School brawl with a difference

Have you (or your friends) ever been suspended from school?
If so, I bet you never had a mum as “helpful” as this one? 
Let’s hope they never get tuckshop duty!

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500 year shopping trip

Is the push against plastic bags really making any difference?

I’ve heard that every person in Australia uses an average of 300 plastic bags annually. That’s 6 billion bags in total. A plastic bag can take up to 500 years to decay.
Sure, I try to remember to carry the recyclable shopping bags on each shopping trip […]