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10-Jun-2021 Source: RACQ LifeFlight Rescue Sunshine Coast residents heard the hum of the Land Rover LifeFlight Special Mission Helicopter, off Mudjimba, as RACQ LifeFlight Rescue crews completed vital water winch training today. “Water winching is the skill we need to practice the most,” Chief Aircrew Officer, Simon Gray, said. “This is really important training for us; it means we can go out and save people in the water.” Rescue crews braved winter temperatures, to complete annual wa...

27 th May 2021 8:52 am Good morning and welcome to your Morning Briefing for Thursday 27 May, 2021. To get this in your inbox every morning click here. Hybrid advice  Many advisers will have had to adapt to new ways of working because of the pandemic and several will feel more comfortable working with technology as a result. But for any hoping to go back to old ways in a post-pandemic world they may be in for a surprise. The pace of change is picking up significantly and more and more firms ...

Wednesday, 12 May 2021, 4:01 pm To grow the economy and improve social outcomes, New Zealand needs sustained and ongoing investment in and improvements to its infrastructure. Last year’s budget did not allocate sufficient funding to address the infrastructure deficit which is estimated to be $75bn. New Zealand must address this to meaningfully improve living standards. While central and regional authority funding will always be vitally important to improving infrastructure, appropriate priva...

Price-marked packs: Price savvy 7th May 2021 Value has always been an important consideration for convenience store customers, but the events of the past year have thrown this consideration into even sharper relief, forcing many more people to re-evaluate their spending habits. The pandemic brought with it a wave of redundancies and business closures – particularly in non-essential retail – meaning many consumers have had their incomes severely reduced. “The pandemic and the ripple effect...

Click the thumbs up > The past 12 months following the first ‘stay at home’ Covid-19 instruction have thrown up countless challenges for fleet decision-makers. Some have seen a surge in demand for services, resulting in a need to co-opt more vehicles at short notice to cope with requirements. Others have seen field-based staff now working from home, with their cars barely turning a wheel. During the height of the pandemic, UK organisations stepped up to help save lives and k...

Lady Antonia Fraser, pictured here in 1966 Credit: Jerry Schatzberg/Getty Like so many of us, Lady Antonia Fraser – “Please, just Antonia” – has spent most of the past year at home. Today, the sitting room of the house in Holland Park where she has lived for “62 and a half” years, is bathed in sunlight, streaming in through the French windows, but there is a hint of perturbation in the air. Last night, as she was watching television, the bulb in the lamp next to the sofa exploded, s...

Poor pensioners receive less as govt delays poverty review By Tom Higgins 26 th April 2021 4:36 pm An ongoing debate within government on how poverty is measured in the UK risks overlooking income-poor people. A new study by advice firm HUB Financial Solutions shows retirees who are dependent on state benefits receive less than those who are better off. Its analysis of ONS data split retired households into five groups by annual income and reveals some sobering stati...

Barnwood Site in Ulster Park After some wildly unseasonable weather last week (snowflakes?! Seriously?), it looks like we’re finally into some real spring stuff this last week of April. Here are some artistic events to enjoy. Gay Erotic Art Show in Ulster Park | April 30 - May 2 Hosted by Pink Stallion Events, Barnwood is a pop-up show of gay erotic art that will be on view in a historic barn in Ulster Park from April 30 through May 2. The show, whic...

Click the thumbs up > The past 12 months following the first ‘stay at home’ Covid-19 instruction have thrown up countless challenges for fleet decision-makers. Some have seen a surge in demand for services, resulting in a need to co-opt more vehicles at short notice to cope with requirements. Others have seen field-based staff now working from home, with their cars barely turning a wheel. During the height of the pandemic, UK organisations stepped up to help save lives and k...

Helen McCrory, versatile actress who dominated the stage and shone on screen in Peaky Blinders and The Queen – obituary The Telegraph’s Charles Spencer put her in his ‘pantheon of actors whose name in the programme always creates the anticipation of pleasure’ Helen McCrory, 2013 Credit: Andrew Crowley Helen McCrory, who has died of cancer aged 52, made her name as a subtle and intelligent stage performer, and later bucked the trend that consigns actresses to oblivion in middle age, beco...