Sarah’s Star is Rising in the Australian Wine Industry

Hunter Valley girl Sarah Crowe (pictured), has been named ‘Rising Star of the Year’ at the Hunter Valley Legends and Wine Industry Awards held on 28 May 2009. On a night when legendary wine maker, Fay McGuigan, was also honoured for her outstanding contribution to the industry, Sarah was recognised as an aspiring star of the Hunter Valley Wine Industry. The award recognises the recipient’s outstanding contribution over the preceding twelve months, showing vast results and achievements.

A trip to France introduced Sarah to the wonder of wine and the nature of some of the world’s greatest vines. On her return she contacted Brokenwood Wines and made her way to the Hunter for what was initially only a few weeks, learning vine management where she then embarked on a university degree in Viticulture at Charles Sturt University in Wagga Wagga studying part time while working in the field. Read more

Celebrity Chef Phil Vickery Continues To Impart His Pudding Wisdom

The Pudding Master Class Continues And This Month It’s An Italian Classic With A Healthy Twist – Tiramisu.

Everyone has their favourite pudding but not everyone knows how to make them! However, help is here in the form of Celebrity Chef Phil Vickery. Phil is here to impart some pudding wisdom and help you create 12 fantastic classics, one pudcast a month. This time please join Phil as he gives step-by-step instructions on how to make a healthy version of the Italian classic – Tiramisu.

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David Jones sprung for ads sexualising children

Documents obtained under Freedom of Information laws completely vindicate claims by The Australia Institute that retailer David Jones used advertisements that sexualised children as young as 10, according to advocacy group Kids Free 2B Kids.

The documents reveal a brief asking for girls aged 10 and 12 to be “more adult and sexy”. The girls appeared in an Alison Ashley advertisement created by the advertising agency Saatchi & Saatchi for David Jones.

“Saatchi & Saatchi hired a top law firm to fight tooth and nail to prevent these documents being released but, after a year-long battle and various appeals, the NSW Ombudsman has finally ordered that some of the material be handed over”, said Kids Free 2B Kids Executive Director Julie Gale.

At the time David Jones vigorously denied accusations in the Australia Institute’s report, Corporate Paedophilia, claiming the company would never eroticise children and had policies to prevent it. The company sued the Institute and its Executive Director Dr Clive Hamilton under the Trade Practices Act but subsequently dropped the action. Read more

Peter Morrissey to bring new clothing range to BIG W

Australian fashion icon Peter Morrissey will join forces with Australia’s leading discount department store BIG W to launch a new range of stylish clothes at affordable prices.

Peter Morrissey will team up on the project with fashion entrepreneur Bruno Schiavi whose previous design collaborations with Delta Goodrem and Brett Lee have already proved huge successes for BIG W. The partnership will see the launch of a range of women’s fashions and men’s and women’s underwear. Read more

Business Woman drives traditionally male dominated industry

Owner of FMS (Forklift and Mechanical Services) Training Services in Brisbane, Jocelyn Doherty (pictured) is proving you don’t have to be rough around the edges to make it to the top of a traditionally male dominated industry. Looking every bit the ‘girlie’ girl, Jocelyn has held a forklift license for a number of years and helps others to develop the knowledge and the skills required to work in the forklift industry.

A former school teacher, Jocelyn and her team at FMS Training Services have provided forklift driver training and licensing services for the Australian Defense Force, Woolworths and most of the major job networks in Queensland.
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Microsoft to Launch New Search Engine

The launch of Bing, Microsoft’s much anticipated new search engine, was announced early this morning (AEST) by Steve Ballmer, Microsoft CEO, at the D: All Things Digital conference in California.

Set to change the nature of search as we know it, Bing offers a more organised search experience for consumers to help them find what they need in a far more efficient and relevant manner.

With research showing that as many as 25% of searches remain unanswered and another 25% of searches lead to results that are irrelevant, Bing aims to improve the search experience for consumers in what is a market unchanged for almost a decade and ripe for innovation. Read more

Stay at a Monastery: a unique, inspirational and cultural experience

Girls, have you ever thought of staying at a Monastery or a Convent Guest House?

When travelling in Italy a few years ago, I stumbled across a small Tuscan village called Orvieto and decided that I would like to stay there for a couple of days. I was pleasantly suprised to find cheap, secure and comfortable lodgings at a local convent tucked away in one of the tiny cobbled alley ways. I would recommend this kind of accommodation as being very suitable for women travelling alone or together. Monasteries and convent guest houses provide a gentle and warm environment and the stays are totally unique. Read more

S is for Superhero and B is for Bob McLeod

Popular children’s author and comic book illustrator, Bob McLeod, chats with Australian Women Online.

Bob McLeod has been doing something super. Something that is the envy of kids and adults everywhere. Something most people wouldn’t even view as ‘work’. Bob has been creating superheroes.

Bob, who lives in Pennsylvania in the United States with his wife Lucy, was a renowned US comic book illustrator for thirty years before releasing his first children’s picture book – Superhero ABC in 2006. The book has been a great success – children, adults and comic book addicts adore the quirky humour and emotive illustrations. Read more

How to Build a Successful Online Business

Jackie Maxted is the Managing Director of Directories Group Pty Ltd, digital publisher of beautydirectory.com.au and beautyheaven.com.au. As our Special Guest Blogger, Jackie gives her personal take on how she built a successful online business, the challenges she faced and how she overcame them.

The idea of building a website from scratch, and to our specifications for features and a rough design, was really exciting. It was 1999, and web developing was a new industry with cool and clever people in it. We were naïve about what was involved – I don’t think we realised quite how much we were asking for. We wanted a multi-faceted website without really understanding the enormity of the task. Read more

Alice Munro wins 2009 Man Booker International Prize

Alice Munro (pictured) has won the third Man Booker International Prize. Not to be confused with the annual Man Booker Prize, the Man Booker International Prize is worth £60,000 to the winner and is awarded once every two years to a living author for a body of work that has contributed to an achievement in fiction on the world stage.

The Man Booker International Prize was first awarded to Ismail Kadaré in 2005 and then to Chinua Achebe in 2007.

Munro is best known for her short stories and is one of Canada’s most celebrated writers. Born in Wingham, Ontario on 10 July, 1931, she moved to Victoria, Canada in 1963 and established Munro Books with her husband. Her stories frequently appear in publications such as The New Yorker, The Atlantic Monthly, Grand Street, Mademoiselle, and The Paris Review. Read more

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