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Yes and no end in sight.
Looking at the local weather forecast, there is at least another 7 days of very hot and dry weather ahead.
Visitors have been banned from Friday night.
Cate Blanchett has slammed Australia's practice of indefinite detention of asylum seekers as 'traumatic', comparing it to the uncertainty of the coronavirus pandemic. The celebrated actress spoke from Britain where she is now enduring a tight lockdown as the covid-stricken nation suffers Europe's deadliest outbreak. As of Sunday the UK had 1.6m coronavirus cases and just over 58,000 deaths according to statistics website worldometers.
Perth weather delivers city's wettest November on record and its coolest in 12 years
Posted Yesterday at 2:58pm
Some of Perth's November weather was more akin to the city's winter conditions.(ABC News: Andrew O'Connor) Perth weather delivers city's wettest November on record and its coolest in 12 years - ABC News
The two sparring kangaroos garnered an audience of other marsupials during the daylight fight
During a 'boxing' bout, kangaroos balance their entire body on their tails before kicking forward with their powerful legs.
Male roos are known to engage in this type of boxing as a way of determining who 'wins' a particular female as a mate.
The intense nature fight was captured by a shocked onlooker outside the John Forrest Tavern, west of Perth (pictured) as the two huge kangaroos brawled outside a pub
The pair then locked arms and wrestled back-and-forth while balancing on their tails
The first recycled and recyclable bread tag launched in Australia, by Tip Top
In an Australian first, Tip Top today announces a move to more sustainable packaging, introducing 100 per cent recycled and recyclable cardboard bread tags, designed to give you the same great Tip Top freshness.
Launching on South Australian shelves, the initiative will remove 11 million plastic bread tags from local waste streams by the end of 2021 and will eventually eliminate over 400 million plastic tags per year as they roll out nationally.
The transition to recyclable bread tags is the first of a series of packaging innovations under the Company’s new vision, “Feeding Aussie families more sustainably”.
Graeme Cutler, Director of Sales and CSR Lead, Tip Top ANZ said, “Our goal is that by 2025, all Tip Top packaging will be 100 per cent recyclable, reusable or compostable to help close the loop.
“Developed and produced through rigorous testing, the new sustainable bread tags promise no compromise on freshness and taste. Customers can expect to be provided with the same Tip Top quality that millions of Australians enjoy freshly baked every day and have trusted since 1958,” said Mr Cutler.
Tip Top encourages consumers to recycle their cardboard bread tags in kerbside recycling bins by tucking the tag securely inside other paper or cardboard products, such as an envelope or paper bag, giving them the best chance of being recycled into a new product rather than being sent to landfill.
Paul Klymenko, CEO of Planet Ark said, “Small plastic items such as bread tags are problematic in the waste system. It is great to see this innovation by Tip Top in using 100% recycled content which can then be recycled when placed in kerbside recycling correctly. It is pleasing to see circular economy thinking being applied as they are designing out problematic plastic waste and keeping resources in use.”
Cardboard bread tags can be found on all Tip Top fresh, sliced breads on South Australian shelves from today.
For more information on Tip Top’s sustainability goals visit: https://www.tiptop.com.au/
The first recycled and recyclable bread tag launched in Australia, by Tip Top
In an Australian first, Tip Top today announces a move to more sustainable packaging, introducing 100 per cent recycled and recyclable cardboard bread tags, designed to give you the same great Tip Top freshness.
Launching on South Australian shelves, the initiative will remove 11 million plastic bread tags from local waste streams by the end of 2021 and will eventually eliminate over 400 million plastic tags per year as they roll out nationally.
The transition to recyclable bread tags is the first of a series of packaging innovations under the Company’s new vision, “Feeding Aussie families more sustainably”.
Graeme Cutler, Director of Sales and CSR Lead, Tip Top ANZ said, “Our goal is that by 2025, all Tip Top packaging will be 100 per cent recyclable, reusable or compostable to help close the loop.
“Developed and produced through rigorous testing, the new sustainable bread tags promise no compromise on freshness and taste. Customers can expect to be provided with the same Tip Top quality that millions of Australians enjoy freshly baked every day and have trusted since 1958,” said Mr Cutler.
Tip Top encourages consumers to recycle their cardboard bread tags in kerbside recycling bins by tucking the tag securely inside other paper or cardboard products, such as an envelope or paper bag, giving them the best chance of being recycled into a new product rather than being sent to landfill.
Paul Klymenko, CEO of Planet Ark said, “Small plastic items such as bread tags are problematic in the waste system. It is great to see this innovation by Tip Top in using 100% recycled content which can then be recycled when placed in kerbside recycling correctly. It is pleasing to see circular economy thinking being applied as they are designing out problematic plastic waste and keeping resources in use.”
Cardboard bread tags can be found on all Tip Top fresh, sliced breads on South Australian shelves from today.
For more information on Tip Top’s sustainability goals visit: https://www.tiptop.com.au/
Ray Martin reveals his best ever interviews including the celebrities that left him starstruck and the silver screen icon who flirted with him - leaving his wife very unimpressed
Ray Martin is one of Australia's most iconic TV journalists, with a career spanning over 50 years.
Ray said: 'Audrey was 63 and exquisitely beautiful – the eye sparkle, the cheekbones, and that extraordinary smile. This aura you can't explain. I was conscious that I was in the company of a genuine superstar' he said of the early 1990s interview. Pictured in 1990
Audrey was 63 and exquisitely beautiful – the eye sparkle, the cheekbones, and that extraordinary smile. This aura you can't explain. I was conscious that I was in the company of a genuine superstar.
'Out she came, and I didn't know whether to shake her hand or kiss her cheek. But as she sat down, she tapped my knee and said, "It's never too late,"' he said.
The Belgian-born actress died aged 63 from appendiceal cancer at her home in Tolochenaz, Switzerland on January 20, 1993.