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VENLA is the home of quality preloved fashion in Sydney’s Eastern suburbs

VENLA is the home of quality preloved fashion in Sydney’s Eastern suburbs In the heart of bustling Bondi Junction, VENLA BONDI Sydney Eastern Suburbs store has a great selection of pre-owned designer and quality main street brands at a fraction of their retail price.  VENLA is a rent-a-rack second hand fashion store with a Nordic twist where you give a new life to your wardrobe, try new styles and earn some money.  Whether you want to sell second hand quality clothes and accessories, buy preloved designer clothes or support sustainable fashion, VENLA is the first place to look. With two…

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Monday's Mum Profiles

Monday Local Mum – Sinead Vidler

Hi, I’m Sinead….more commonly known as “Miss Sinead” – even my family knows if they really want my attention this is how to get it! I live in Paddington with my husband and 8 year old daughter, we have 2 older kids who are now adults & living their best lives in Bondi Beach. I am seriously living my childhood dream, owning a ballet studio and teaching ballet. If I could meet my 7 year old self, I could say “we did it!!!” and she’d be proud of us. Where and how long have you lived in Sydney’s east? I’m…

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Health & Wellbeing

How Household Mould Affects Your Family’s Health

Mould is a type of fungus that subsists on animal and plant matter. It plays a vital role in ecosystems via biodegradation by releasing materials like carbon back into the environment. You’ll find moulds in various places as long as there’s sufficient moisture in the environment and low amounts of sunlight.  Unfortunately, while moulds are vital to nature, they can prove hazardous, especially to a household. Read on to learn more about their potential health hazards to a household.  Health risks  Before anything else, it’s important to understand that the mould itself isn’t the culprit of the health risks you…

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Health & Wellbeing

Kin Fertility is shaking up Australia’s pregnancy world with its science-led and comprehensive fertility vitamin range.

From the company that brought you the #WeNeedMoreLeave campaign, Kin Fertility is empowering people with ovaries to take control of their entire pregnancy journey from conceiving to postpartum with professional consultation, products and support.  The team at Kin Fertility did the research and spoke to Australian women to understand what the real issues were surrounding nutrition during pregnancy, and this is what they found: Results showed none of the women involved (850 women) were correctly following the pregnancy nutrition guidelines, but 61% mistakenly thought they were (1).  Pregnancy-specific multivitamin use was reported by ONLY 47% of women in the first…

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Food

Should I Buy A Food Processor? Just mix

We all know food processors can pretty much do anything and everything – from slicing, dicing, chopping and shredding to grating, zesting, pureeing, mixing and more. So when it comes to purchasing a food processor, there’s a massive range of brands and models out there, all doing roughly the same things.  However, some of them do it much better than others. But like most things, you get what you pay for. So let’s look at what to look for when buying a food processor. Food processor or blender or both If you just want a food processor and nothing more….

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Food

Online Farmers Market Brings Fresh Convenience to Bondi

We’re all committed to nurturing our families with love and, of course, along with that comes a desire to feed them with farm-fresh nutritious, delicious fruit, vegetables and proteins (but in today’s fast-moving world, ‘farm-fresh’ is hard to come by).  To source the freshest foods for her family, Sydney local Kathy Widjaja joined a local food co-op in 2011. When the head of her co-op took a 12-month sabbatical, Kathy was appointed to the role. She quickly saw an opportunity to transform it into a business that would provide all the benefits of co-op buying to a much broader group…

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Monday's Mum Profiles

Monday local mum, Lindsay Batstone

Hi my name is Lindsay Batstone, i’m originally from Scotland. I moved to Australia for 6 months initially (which is the usual story) then met my beautiful husband at work. We had our little daughter Margot 11 months ago and I imagine with most new mummas, I went on a hunt for fresher fruit and veg to feed the little one. I came across Minifarms and have been working with them since to open a new Bondi pod to serve delicious fresh food to the people of the East.  Where and how long have you lived in Sydney’s east? Been…

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Health & Wellbeing

Concierge Rug Cleaning Service

Have you tried our specialist rug cleaning service?  It’s simple, we come to your home, roll up your dirty rug and take it to our purpose-built cleaning centre.  We then deliver it back to you clean, extremely clean. We’ve seen all kinds of stains in our 30 years cleaning carpets and have a variety of treatments and solutions to remove them. All our cleaning products are safe for children, pets and those with allergies. WHY CHOOSE US?  Convenient door-to-door concierge service  Stain removal experts Purpose-built rug cleaning centre for premium results Thorough 10-step process for a deep clean every time…

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Health & Wellbeing, Kids, Parenting

Raising young children in a digital age

Navigate the digital world with your child without baning the gaming console, iPad, or unplugging the TV. About this event Dr Kristy Goodwin provides parents/ carers of children aged 0 – 10 years with research-based yet realistic advice to feel confident about how to best support your child’s physical health, mental wellbeing and learning online. The session will explore: Why children find the online world captivating and how to manage screen time so it doesn’t end in ‘scream time’ A simple and realistic formula to determine healthy screen time limits for children based on their basic needs Why parents need…

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For Mums

How to protect your family with affordable, hassle-free insurance

There are few times in a person’s life when people tend to think about insurance, the most common without a doubt is when they become a parent.  This is completely normal, as for the first time, you have someone who is wholly dependent on you. To provide for them, to put food on the table and to keep a roof over their heads.  I personally don’t like how the insurance industry works. Salespeople masquerading as financial advisers like to use pressure sales and fear to sell insurance. the way we work is completely different” says Andy Darroch from Advise Me…

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