Tag: Stephanie Vigilante
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Apia partners with Five Good Friends Help App
Posted to City Journal Online Over 50s insurer Apia has joined in-home health care service Five Good Friends to help alleviate the pressures facing Australia’s ageing population. A study has found that 97 per cent of Australians feel it is important to be in their own home as they age. The in-home care service Help…
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Vibrant qualities surround the elusive world of Pakistani cinema
Reported with the assistance of Mehwish Ghani and Muhammad Shahid, from the University of Peshawar. We’ve all heard about the many majorly successful film industries around the world. Hollywood, the United Kingdom, Bollywood, China and even here in Australia some of the biggest films and stars have been made. But something that has slipped under…
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Property and deception offences still significant in Moonee Valley
Crime rates in Moonee Valley have declined since 2014, however property and deception offences remain a significant issue in the local community. The Crime Statistics Agency’s recent data of year ending 2016 outlines 6551 counts of property and deception offences including theft and breaking and entering in the Moonee Valley area. Owner of Impulse Fashions…
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Walking the MS journey together
The annual MS Walk + Fun Run was held last Sunday at Melbourne’s Albert Park Lake. Every year, over 12,000 people participate in the event over 3 cities, to raise awareness for what is commonly known as an ‘invisible disease.’ Multiple Sclerosis affects 23,000 Australians and over 2 million people worldwide. It is a condition…
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Digital disruption: Facebook changes how we ‘do’ news
There is no doubt that digitalisation is changing the world as we know it. Commuters are no longer buying the paper at the newsstand; instead we are reaching online for the latest trending topics. Professor Lawrie Zion, Head of Department: Communication and Media at La Trobe University describes the digital disruption as a way for people…
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Heyfield community rallies against the closure of local timber mill
Hundreds of people from the Heyfield community have rallied to Parliament House in Melbourne this morning in support against the closure of the Heyfield Timber Mill. Wellington Shire Councillor representing Heyfield, Malcolm Hole described the support from Melbourne and Gippsland communities as well as the timber industry in the north-east as phenomenal. “Most of…
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Ride2School Day – Active Transport as a ‘simple’ solution to low levels of physical activity in children
Tomorrow more than 2,300 schools will participate in National Ride2School Day. The initiative by The Bicycle Network has gained popularity since it’s first event in 2006. The event encourages physical activity in young children with 350,000 participants Australia-wide registered for tomorrow’s event. Research Fellow, School of Health Sciences, University of South Australia and Lead Author of…
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Sunday Penalty Rate Cuts: Vox pop
We asked people in the street for their opinion on The Fair Work Commission’s decision to cut Sunday penalty rates. Pan Pan I’m from the country – a working week is Monday to Friday. Weekends are for spending time with family. Businesses shouldn’t even be open. Michael With the old policy, employees were…
Stephanie Vigilante 