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Evian Babies Cause YouTube Sensation

Sep 2010

Haven’t heard of the Evian roller-skating babies? The 60-second advertisement for bottled mineral water company Evian appears on YouTube featuring cute babies in vests and nappies perform skate park stunts to the hip-hop backing track and rap lyrics. The ad, part of Evian’s ‘Live Young’ international TV and web campaign, has become a sensation with almost 4 million views. There is now even a range of limited edition t-shirts!


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Quilts Of Love For Foster Kids

Sep 2010

Ladies and local clubs from all over the Sunshine Coast (as far as Kilcoy, Maleny, Kenilworth and Gympie) have been sewing up a storm in a ‘quilt-a-thon’ charity project to provide personalised quilts to foster kids. A range of hand designed and personalised lap, cot and single bed quilts will soon be delivered to kids in care. If you’re keen to thread up your needle (or would like to donate some material to the cause), contact Chris Potter on 5447 7110.

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Splashing More Fun At Cotton Tree

Aug 2010

Spray fountains, a water cannon, spiral tunnel and a mega soaker are just some of the fun attractions for kids at a new interactive water park coming soon to Cotton Tree Aquatic Centre. As part of a joint venture between Swim Fit and Sunshine Coast Council, the current toddlers’ pool area will be replaced by a water park designed with safety and water conservation in mind. Try it out at the Centre’s free family day on Monday 27 September. More information is available at www.swimfit.com.au

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Parenting Mag Says "Breastfeeding I Creepy"

Aug 2010

The deputy editor of a leading British parenting magazine, who wrote an article describing breastfeeding as “creepy”, is facing growing anger from breastfeeding advocates. In Kathryn Blundell’s article for Mother & Baby, titled “I formula fed.So what?”, she explains how she never breastfed because “seeing your teeny, tiny, innocent baby latching on where only a lover has been before feels, well, a little creepy.” The fallout from the article ranges from breastfeeding group Lactivist condemning Blundell’s “generally spreading misinformation” to a Facebook group with 500 members demanding an apology. Read more


Student's Art Goes To Canberra

Aug 2010

Local Year 9 Sunshine Coast Grammar School student, Josie Whitburn, is one of only 100 secondary school students across Australia that will have artwork on display at Canberra’s National Portrait Gallery as part of the Headspace10 exhibition. “It’s a wonderful feeling to have your work recognised as part of such a high profile exhibition and a fantastic opportunity,” she said. “The Headstart10 exhibition not only gives young artists the chance to be recognised but also the confidence to believe in yourself.”

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Midwife Services Come To The Coast

Aug 2010

As part of a push to improve maternity services, the federal government is encouraging midwives to practise privately to relieve the pressure on the public health system and busy GP network. In November this year, mums-to-be will be able to claim midwifery services through Medicare. Local midwife, Leesa Albert, has heeded the call and now runs a holistic midwifery practice called Kunapipi in the Noosa hinterland which aims to provide continuity of care throughout pregnancy, birth and beyond. Read more


Collage Competition Gives to Primary Schools

Aug 2010
Entries are now open in the annual Kmart Art of Giving competition where students are invited to draw, paint a picture or make a collage that represents what family means to them. Read more

Batters Up!

Jul 2010
If your kids want to try Baseball, the Gold Coast’s new summer season starts in October. As part of the Batter Up in School Baseball Program, the Surfers Paradise Baseball Club will be holding sessions for 3,500 kids in seven schools over three weeks, as well as hosting come and try 
days on August 1 and 8. 
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Help Matilda Walk

Jul 2010
If you’d like to help Matilda, a local two year old girl with cerebral palsy, raise enough funds to buy a mobility walker, why not join in Riverwalk, an annual fundraising event run by The Developing Foundation on September 12? Riverwalk is a sponsored 6km walk along the Brisbane River where 90% of the sponsorship money raised by the family goes to the family, so every donation makes a difference. More information about Matilda and the Riverwalk event can be found at www.matildascause.com Read more

Remote Communities to Receive One Laptop Per Child

Jul 2010
Minimising disadvantages for children in remote communities is the key priority of a charity called One Laptop Per Child (OLPC). The charity has gained the support of Commonwealth Bank, Telstra and News Limited to deploy 15,000 educational laptops preloaded with software to remote and indigenous schools across Australia over the next 12 months. Its vision is to provide each of the 400,000 children living in remote communities with a laptop in the next five years. To find out more or donate to the cause, visit www.laptop.org.au Read more


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