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CLIENT: LOCIONNE
OUTLET: 9 NEWS
Two Melbourne women have developed a world first innovation that could transform the activewear industry. The label uses collagen from an unexpected source to make what they claim is the softest material yet.
In a report from Sara Jones, Locionne is featured in 7 News Melbourne and Perth for its innovative material. Watch the report via the link below.
CLIENT: 1000 LIBRARIES
OUTLET: AAP
'Melbourne entrepreneur Vincent Phan missed the libraries so much in lockdown he started an Instagram page called 1000 Libraries. It has grown to half a million followers and is on track to being published as a book with Kickstarter funding.'
Vincent Phan and his Instagram @1000libraries, has been featured in a Canberra Times article as it reports on library bounce backs. The article, from Rachael Ward at APP, has been syndicated to the West Australian, Perth now, Newcastle Herald, and heaps more! Read it via the button below.
CLIENT: 1000 LIBRARIES
OUTLET: THE MORNING SHOW
From Beauty and the Beast, to Harry Potter! Vincent Phan from @1000libraries takes the Morning Show inside his unusual project, highlighting the world’s most incredible bookshops and libraries. One Aussie has ranked the best ones on the planet, see which down-under destinations made the list.
Watch the interview via the link below, as Vincent shares on the resurgence of books, the most beautiful book locations and his newest project – the launch of his Kickstarter campaign to create his own coffee table book on the most beautiful libraries of the world!
CLIENT: 1000 LIBRARIES
OUTLET: BREAKFAST WITH CHARLIE PICKERING
During the pandemic, Charlie Pickering started following a number of Instagram accounts to escape lockdown and doom-scrolling. One account that he followed is a journey through libraries around the world.
The creator of the @1000libraries account, Vincent Phan, joins Charlie Pickering for ABC’s Friday Breakfast to talk about books!
CLIENT: ENDEAVOUR ENERGY
OUTLET: ABC NEWS
This month, NSW electrical network operator Endeavour Energy announced it had completed the first phase of construction of a self-sufficient energy system, called a microgrid, for Kioloa and Bawley Point.
So, are microgrids the future for regional Australia?
CLIENT: JAHAN KALANTAR
OUTLET: THE MORNING SHOW
DEPP V. HEARD examines the court case between the two Hollywood heavyweights. You may have also spotted a familiar face in the docuseries, a Morning Show regular!
Jahan Kalantar joins the Morning Show live to talk about his appearance in the series, and how social media has forever changed the justice system.
CLIENT: JAHAN KALANTAR
OUTLET: WEEKEND TODAY SHOW, ABC TV NEWS BREAKFAST, NINE.COM.AU, DAILY MAIL, NEWS.COM.AU
Depp v Heard has become Netflix’s number one show across the world over the weekend, making DL COMMS client, Jahan Kalantar, hot property. During the trial, Jahan’s legal insights on TikTok were a rare impartial analysis that brought him to the attention of producers. DL COMMS capitalised on his unexpected appearance in the show to drive home his unique ability to distill complicated legal matters into easy to understand terminology. It’s the reason why his TikTok blew up from 60,000 followers to 300,000 followers during the court trial.
Jahan has since spoken to major outlets including Weekend Today Show, ABC TV News Breakfast, Nine.Com.au, Daily Mail and news.com.au, on top of speaking to radio shows across the country.
CLIENT: HARRY SANDERS
OUTLET: THE LATEST
With fears another bushfire filled summer is on the way, small towns devastated by previous blazes are future proofing their homes. Tonight, residents on the South Coast are being connected to an electricity micro-grid, protecting their power supply.
These ocean-side towns are beautifully raw and sometimes perilously remote. During the 2019 bushfires, communities were cut off from the rest of the country. In their recovery, residents sought to become self-sufficient. With government support, Endeavor Energy is installing batteries and solar systems in one hundred homes.
CLIENT: HARRY SANDERS
OUTLET: THE LATEST
It’s a rags to riches story that doesn’t happen often. Harry Sanders went from living on the streets as a teenager, to a tech multi-millionaire. Tonight he is using his platform to help those less fortunate during National Homelessness Week. Its estimated nearly a quarter of all people experiencing homelessness are aged between 12 and 24 years old – a truly terrifying age to be living in such conditions.
CLIENT: BALLERS CLUBHOUSE
OUTLET: 10 NEWS
Imagine reporting live knee-deep in a ball pit with 70,000 plastic balls flying around you. That’s exactly what Jayde Cotic did during three live weather cross as she showcased all the fun of DL COMMS client, Ballers Clubhouse in Carlton. Watch the action via the link below.
