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STACY OAKSHEAF | City News | CONTACTSMILE OVER HERE FOR A SEC: In a devastating blow to the wedding photography industry, professional wedding photographer Sam Bentley has found himself upstaged by Aunt Maeve, a 62-year-old with an outdated iPad and no clue about angles. Bentley, who has spent years perfecting his craft, arrived at the Miller-Garcia wedding ready to capture every tender moment with...

MONTY BENFICA | Amusements | CONTACTA local Korean Australian man, Daniel Park (32) has revealed his startlingly positive opinion on Spam, the processed meat product many Anglo Australians reserve for emergency survival kits and doomsday bunkers. “I don’t understand the hate,” said Daniel, casually pan-frying thin slices of Spam for breakfast. “This stuff is a staple. We grew up with it in my house—it’s versatile,...

CONSTANCE RIVERA | Editor | CONTACTFrom suburban mums desperate to move beyond apricot chicken, to uni students trying to tackle pesto pasta, Australia’s kitchens have found their guiding star in Nagi Maehashi, the food blogger behind RecipeTin Eats. In fact, her blog is now so indispensable that the entire nation seems incapable of cooking without it. Betoota Heights mum Sarah Donovan and avid RecipeTin...

CONSTANCE RIVERA | Editor | CONTACTIn a heartbreaking turn of events, local woman Sarah Whitmore was recently reunited with her long-lost Nintendogs, only to discover her once-beloved virtual pets in a state of emotional disrepair. Now 26, Sarah stumbled upon the relic from her childhood while cleaning out her old bedroom. Nostalgic memories of carefree days spent walking her pixelated pooches quickly faded to...

STACY OAKSHEAF | City News | CONTACTA local woman, Kara Mitchell (28) who just wanted to get rid of a few stray chin hairs has ended up with enough skincare products to start her own pharmacy. Kara, a self-confessed people pleaser and casual 3-step skincare user, took a trip to her local laser clinic for what she thought would be a quick 15-minute session....

MONTY BENFICA | Amusements | CONTACTA local couple’s park date took an unexpectedly stinky turn this week, as the unmistakable scent of an ibis, affectionately known as a “bin chicken,” blessed their picnic with its glorious presence. Sarah Matthews (27) and her Hinge match, Brian Johnson, had been enjoying a picturesque afternoon at the park when the magical moment occurred. “It was going really well,”...

CLANCY OVERELL | Editor | CONTACT The Klein family from Betoota Downs say they are beginning to think their 19-year-old pet cattle dog 'Pumpjack' is having them on. Obviously being so long in the tooth now means that Pumpjack bumps into hallway walls and rarely answers to his name. His ability to smell also seems to have faded, given his lack of interest in the territorial...

EFFIE BATEMAN | Lifestyle | ContactIn a heartwarming and somewhat concerning twist on family bonding, 18 -year-old Josh Kaison and his 73-year-old grandmother, Patricia Gallo, have discovered a shared passion for what can only be described as the holy trinity of modern indulgence: gambling, gaming, and sugary snacks. The pair, whose relationship had been strained due to a "generation gap” found common ground recently...

EFFIE BATEMAN | Lifestyle | ContactAfter months of agonising over what to put on the glaring white wall above their large leather lounge, local couple Steve and Jess Parry have decided that what their humble living room really needed was a personal touch: a blurry, oversized canvas print of themselves. Not knowing the difference between PNGs and JPEGS, the couple were a little sad...

EFFIE BATEMAN | Lifestyle | ContactIn what can only be described as a classic misunderstanding between the worlds of extreme sports and dental hygiene, local skateboarder Luke Ruben, 20, was left utterly baffled after his dentist asked if he "grinds in his sleep." Seeing his family dentist at the insistence of his mum, who was nice enough to pay, Luke soon found himself having...