“Do tattoos put a risk on your job?”


By Chontel
Once the realm of sailors and bikies, tattoos are now completely the norm with everyone from doctors and lawyers to politicians and bank clerks donning some form of body art. The question is, where do you stand when you have ink in the workplace?
But wait, there’s more!

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The Kings Speech Review

By Lesley Rickman

Released boxing day last year, The King’s Speech was always going to be a runaway success. With the acting talents of Geoffrey Rush, Colin Firth and Helena Bonham Carter there wasn’t much chance of anything being lacking in the acting department. But wait, there’s more!

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Galgabba Point Landcare – Making a difference!


By Brent O and Lesley Rickman

The Galgabba Point Landcare project, located in an esthetic peninsula in South Swansea, is an initiative created by Sharon McCarthy when her concern for the endangered species of both flora and fauna specific to the area reached a high.

The past eleven years have seen a continuing effort to undergo bush regeneration with the help from the community, including, volunteers from various organisations such as Mission Australia and interested job seekers. But wait, there’s more!

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Destress – Breath Deep


By Lesley Rickman

It’s no secret that modern life comes with its little stresses. Whether you have a full time job or are looking for work chances are there’s something giving you worry and taking its toll on you both physically and emotionally. But wait, there’s more!

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Procrastination – Enemy of the Job Seeker


By Lesley Rickman

The number one enemy of the job seeker – procrastination. We all want it to be easy. We all want that perfect job to just fall into our laps but is it going to happen while we’re sitting for hours on end updating facebook statuses or counting change to buy a beer down the pub? But wait, there’s more!

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Sustainable Gardening


By Brent O

Whether you live in a house or an apartment sustainable gardening for food consumption results in the slashing of food bills (potentially some health bills) greater freshness and quality. People should also not feel restricted by their physical ability normally associated with gardening, as there are several No Dig gardening designs available (one of which is displayed). But wait, there’s more!

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Caring for your computer mouse


By Daniel T

The mouse should be cleaned regularly to prevent germs from spreading. To clean the mouse you would need rubbing alcohol and a soft cloth use those items to clean the button and the top of the mouse to keep it as clean as possible. To optimize your mouse movement the mouse pad should also be cleaned giving better movement to the mouse.
If you want to extend the life of your mouse make sure to keep it clean 🙂

Do you clean your mouse? if so, how often? or do you simply replace it when it stops working?

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Eco is the New Black


By Lesley Rickman

Do you follow an eco lifestyle?
Some say it’s a fad but eco friendly girls have been around much longer than you might expect. There are many misconceptions to the eco lifestyle, the most common being that eco living is the modern day equivalent of being a hippie when in fact both the hippie and the eco movements have coexisted for quite some time. But wait, there’s more!

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Book Review: The Nanny Diaries


By Lesley Rickman

Quite a few years ago I picked up The Nanny Diaries by Emma Mclaughlin, Nicola Kraus, and enjoyed it immensely (despite crying my heart out at the end). I fell in love with Nan and Grayer and grew to hate Mr and Mrs X. I was rooting for some kind of fairytale miracle to happen that would make everyone’s lives infinitely better. Of course being a mostly realistic novel, this didn’t happen. In fact no one really received a happily ever after.
But wait, there’s more!

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Review: The Strokes

By Lesley Rickman

The Strokes have been the toast of the New York indie scene for over 10 years now with frontman, Julian Casablancas making the most of things both musically and socially.
It’s been 5 years since their last studio release with most of the bands time being taken up with vastly differing side projects but the long wait is finally over.
But wait, there’s more!

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