A radical Aussie surf-park design promises a new wave of cheaper rides and higher real estate values. Aaron Trevis was messing around with the kids, skimming stones in a lake back of Brisbane in 2006, when he started showing off, lobbing ever larger boulders for the splash. Trevis, a mining engineer and surfer who’d found […]
Australia’s oldest retail whisky – from a single 21-year-old barrel – goes on sale on March 20 when just 200 bottles will be balloted off. It’s the oldest whisky the prestigious Sullivans Cove Distillery in Tasmania has ever sold. At $2,250 a bottle, it is expected to sell out in minutes, many going to resellers […]
How a shamanic initiation gave Catriona Wallace a new drive to tame the metaverse Dr Catriona Wallace is in the Peruvian jungle, deep into a month-long shamanic initiation, when the inspiration hits her. She has the brewed ayahuasca tea lighting up her brain. And always the questions: “What is my path? What is my purpose?” […]
Michelle Battersby on creating a safe space for dangerous nipples. There was always a question in Michelle Battersby’s mind while she built the Australian business of the dating app Bumble. As the app went through a million Australian registrations, two million, then three million, the question remained: “Am I really good at this?” Or was […]
How two colleagues went from whiteboard to 25 countries with their sunscreen beauty brand Ultra Violette So what do you do when you’ve got an idea for a new business, but the one person in the world you’d want to start that business with is your boss? Ava Matthews says she doesn’t have much of […]
Boxer Danny Green’s punt on boxing-based fitness is paying off as his franchise goes global. Long before he got involved in UBX, boxer Danny Green’s father would tell the four-time world champ, “Mate, set things up for life after boxing before you finish boxing.” So, towards the end of his career, in 2014, Green was […]
Bikini maker Rebecca Klodinsky learnt that diamonds aren’t forever, so she started making her own jewels. When Rebecca Klodinsky couldn’t find the bikini she really wanted, she put on her backpack, went to Indonesia and found a factory that would make it for her. Thus was born her label Frankii – now rebranded as IIXIIST […]
How Clayton Larcombe found himself as the go-to guy for international Esports. Eight years ago, Clayton Larcombe was on the Hong Kong trading desk for Morgan Stanley. Still, since his return to Australia, he’s found himself owning a chunk of an Esports betting operation, founding an investment fund emphasising Esports that now has $500 million […]
Having been taken over by a ticketing giant, Fan+ is gearing up to change the hero/fanatic relationship. Rod Harys was CEO of the Sydney Kings basketball franchise when he experienced his great fanboy moment. Meeting stars can be mundane for people atop sports organisations. Still, when Harys got a tap on the shoulder back in […]
Travel insurance app, Freely, will let you know if you’re doing something not covered by your policy.