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CONSTANCE RIVERA | Editor | CONTACTIn an apparent bid to capitalise on the looming warm-weather body panic, a gym in Betoota Heights is offering its patrons the chance to showcase their ability to grunt as loudly as possible, followed by an aggressive weight drop that reverberates across the entire gym floor. But unlike traditional weightlifting events, this one isn’t judged on how much you...

CONSTANCE RIVERA | Editor | CONTACTIn what began as an innocent stalk of her crush Jake King’s Facebook page, local woman Eliza Leung (27) has found herself several hours deep into an in-depth investigation of Jake’s mum’s 2010 European trip album. “I was just checking if he still had that dog from his old profile pic,” Eliza confessed, now intimately familiar with the ins...

MONTY BENFICA | Amusements | CONTACTThe surprising comeback of over-priced frozen yogurt and the return of Euro-summer-inspired Havianas have made many trend chasers assume 2009 is going to be the theme of this upcoming summer. The cultural reset to the times of Obama and the Black Eyed Peas has been noticed among many in the fashion and food world, who say that the return...

MONTY BENFICA | Amusements | CONTACTIn a startling display of collective panic, Australia's ornithophobiacs—those with an irrational fear of birds—are bracing for what is by far the worst time in the year for them. As the annual magpie swooping season officially kicks off. The fearsome magpie, known for its territorial swoops, has driven these individuals into a frenzy of emotional and logistical preparation. Reports indicate...

STACY OAKSHEAF | City News | CONTACTBUBBLES FOR BREAKFAST: In a move designed to remind everyone of her elevated status, local influencer Zoe Mitchell has not so slyly flaunted her Qantas Club membership on social media. Zoe, known for her knack for casually dropping luxury lifestyle cues, took to Instagram with a series of snaps to let everyone know that she is indeed in...

ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact Australia, the world’s second largest exporter of liquefied natural gas (LNG), is preparing to do what no one saw coming. Import gas for its own citizens. "Look, it’s simple economics," said the government spokesperson. "We had a lot of gas. China and other countries needed gas. So, we sold them all the gas. Now, we need...

EFFIE BATEMAN | Lifestyle | ContactIn an announcement that has taken the nation by surprise, the NRL has confirmed that Australian global superstar Kid LAROI will headline this year’s Grand Final entertainment, making this the first culturally relevant act the NRL has chosen in years. Laroi, who is a proud South Rabbitohs fan, has risen to fame as one of Australia’s most successful young...

EFFIE BATEMAN | Lifestyle | ContactA woman who’s been working way up the career ladder over the years has now found herself heavily romanticising the sort of the kind of lifestyle hated as a poor uni student, after coming to the conclusion that maybe the high flying lifestyle isn’t for her. Burnt out but paid handsomely for it, Lana Huntley, 32, says she knows...

EFFIE BATEMAN | Lifestyle | ContactA bloke who was able to single handedly reduce a popular Betoota Ponds pub’s outdoor operating hours with a slew of noise complaints has been caught having a loud yarn on the train today, with onlookers stating they were forced to listen to him whinge on the phone to his wife for forty minutes straight. Seated directly across from...

EFFIE BATEMAN | Lifestyle | ContactA Betoota Heights woman has been seen attempting to mark her territory on a bloke today, by adding a comment to his Instagram profile that makes it obvious they were recently hanging out. Kim Davidson, 27, is alleged to have been scrolling through her Instagram when she spotted her crush’s latest post, which just so happened to be a...