Kids on the coast

Students from Southport High School now have the opportunity to get real life experience running a small business, thanks to the official opening of a ultra-modern $2.6 million ‘enterprise centre’.
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Australia’s fast food industry has agreed to a voluntary code to govern how it markets products to children. The code (which takes effect in August) sets new nutrition standards for food featured in television advertisements, internet sites and computer games targeting under 14’s.
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Some say Australian women really are too posh to push, with a national report on the hospital system showing private patients are much more likely to have a caesarean than public patients.
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The latest Voice of Aussie Mums survey of over 16,500 mothers reported 76% of mums believe sit-down meals strengthened their family's communication.
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A Coomera mother will smile every time she travels the Smith Street overpass, after giving birth to her second child on the busy road in July this year.
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Millions of people around Australia will be affected by changes occurring across Centrelink, the Child Support Agency and Medicare from July.
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The message behind Queensland Health’s new breastfeeding campaign is 12 months or more on the breast is “normal, natural and healthy for mums and babies”. National health guidelines recommend exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months, introduction of solids at around six months, and breastfeeding to at least 12 months.
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A report by the Residential Development Council which projects the country's population growth up to 2027 has put the Gold Coast at number four on its list of the top 20 biggest growth areas.
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