The Barwon Heads Fire Brigade is calling for local donations to help fund an expansion project designed to improve safety and procedure at the station.
comment 0
Petition for disability-inclusive air travel gains traction
A Yarraville man is calling out discriminatory practices in air travel and demanding airlines provide better service for people with disabilities as the Disability Royal Commission continues.
Noah Callan’s change.org petition ‘Make air travel inclusive for people with disability’ has gone viral with over 44,000 signatures.
Mr Callan’s efforts have been backed by Greens Senator Jordon Steele-John who said the quality of service for people with disabilities was “beyond unacceptable”.
TikTok – The Fame Machine
Tik Tok can no longer be shrugged off as an internet fad, the ‘creative platform has enjoyed a meteoric rise, with one crucial element making it stand out from other socials – music.
In this third episode of The Kicker Podcast, reporters Oliver Lees and Nic Zoumboulis investigate the app that has everybody scrolling, and ask the question: What effect is it having on the music industry?
Listen here. Or find it where you get your podcasts.
Are young Australians being turned off China as diplomatic ties grow frostier?
Before serving as Australia’s Consul-General to Hong Kong, Jocelyn Chey made the bold choice to learn Mandarin at university.
Arriving from Europe with her parents as a teen in 1954, she’d made her mind up to learn an Asian language. But unlike today, she says few people thought there was any value in studying China.
RRR City Journal Midday News – 25 September, 2020
Hosting Triple R live midday news.
Listen here.
Surf industry booms as locals turn to the water
While businesses are doing it tough during the coronavirus pandemic, Darren Dickson says his board shaping business has encountered a “massive increase” in customers.
RMIT City Journal Midday News – 18 September, 2020
I produced this news bulletin on Triple R.
China’s LGBT community expresses disappointment after Shanghai Pride cancelled indefinitely
Amy Yang always wanted to travel outside of China, but she didn’t expect her life to change as much as it did.
Having now completed her studies, the 27-year-old owns her own accessory business and says her current life, living with her girlfriend in Melbourne’s CBD, is beyond her wildest dreams.
Read the full article here.
TV Package: COVID forces Cavern Club closure
The live music bar in London famous for launching The Beatles career in the 60s, faces financial turmoil during the pandemic. (Footage provided by Reuters)
Choosing Chengdu
China is a vast and diverse country, so vast in fact, the task of choosing an ideal study location is made particularly difficult. From the famously picturesque south-western province of Yunnan, to the icy northern region of Heilongjiang, there’s sure to be something for everyone.
Oliver Lees 李奥力 