We ran a story on the front page today about the success of Hungry Jack’s quad stack burger. This was a limited-time promotion where people could buy super-size burgers made to order.
The standard quad stack comprised four beef patties, four slices of cheese and bacon in a standard hamburger bun with no salad.
It contained something [...]
Publishing a newspaper isn’t rocket science; it’s common sense really. The influence of an editor is most noticeable in story selection and the emphasis given to particular stories.
While changes to the style and direction of a newspaper might affect sales in the longer term, casual buyers are won by word of mouth and a strong [...]
There is a bar in Melbourne that’s been offering free alcohol to women who remove their underwear.
I saw a media release today from the Australian Hotels Association (AHA) condemning the stunt.
The AHA spokesman said the venue “is not a traditional pub and is a product of liberal liquor licensing laws in Victoria. Also, it is [...]
I drove through the tiny town of Turriff on my way to and from Mildura. It’s in the Mallee between Hopetoun and Ouyen.
That’s a desolate drive. Like other wheat growing areas of Australia, farms have got bigger, families smaller, populations diminished, shops closed and services gone.
These towns once had much more than the silos and [...]
My mobile phone plan with Telstra expires soon, or so I’ve been told four times in the past week. In addition to answering four calls from salespeople I’ve missed about six calls to my phone from the same Melbourne number.
When the first bloke rang, I told him to email the information. “No worries,” he said, [...]
I posted the media release yesterday announcing that Kalgoorlie had won poll position for Western Australia on the new Australian “Here and Now” version of the Monopoly board.
It was pretty exciting news for the Goldfields, as witnessed by the front page of today’s Kalgoorlie Miner (pictured above). Until now though, I haven’t commented on the [...]
Kalgoorlie has won a popular vote to take poll position for Western Australia on the new Aussie version of the Monopoly board. Here is the media release:
Australia’s all new Here & Now Monopoly has been unveiled, revealing a controversial yet interesting and exciting new board. Not only did many regional areas [...]
Days are sometimes tagged for marketing purposes. You know what I mean: Walk to School Day, World Kidney Day, Red Balloon Day, White Ribbon Day, etc.
Sometimes the day takes off and becomes an extravaganza like Mother’s Day and Valentine’s Day. Sometimes they get big for a few years and then fade away, like Red Nose [...]
I want to praise Telstra here for bringing Porepunkah into the 21st century by enabling ADSL broadband through our exchange.
That’s a fine result for our small town considering just 50 or so people registered interest.
The Commonwealth Government subsidised this connection, so praise there also. It’s been my contention for a long time that all [...]
Regular readers will notice that I’ve added a Get Puppy logo in the sidebar. That’s because I think Puppy is the best "small" operating system out there.
Most people only need a computer to browse the web, write letters and access email. Puppy does all that and more from a 60MB install disk and takes up [...]
