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American teenager Jessica Korda won the Women’s Australian Open on Sunday for her first LPGA Tour title, holing a 25-foot birdie putt on the second hole of a six-player playoff. The 18-year-old Korda completed a two-sport, father-daughter Australian double with the breakthrough victory in the LPGA Tour opener. Petr Korda won the 1998 Australian […]
Korda wins Australian Open is a post from: Time-4-Golf
Commonwealth Bay
Aurora Expeditions’ Akademik Shokalskiy has become the first ship to sail into Commonwealth Bay this Antarctic season, making it within 10 nautical miles of Mawson’s Hut to commemorate Sir Douglas Mawson’s arrival 100 years ago. The ship sailed into the bay on the evening of 10 January 2012, just two days after the estimated centenary of Mawson’s landing in 1912. [Read more…]
Vic Falls Bungee Jump
This is quite miraculous. The Australian tourist survives the plunge into the Zambezi River after the bungee cord snaps from the 111m jump off the Victoria Falls bridge [Read more…]
National AWD Underage Championships – 12/11/2011 to 13/11/2011 Sydney Olympic Park, Homebush Women 100 metre Ambulant Open (INV) Finals (w: 1.6) 1, 669 Katy Parrish, VIC, 14.82. 2, 674 Katherine Proudfoot F36, ACT, 15.92. Women 4×100 metre Relay Ambulant Open (INV) 1, Aus C ‘A’ (684 Stephanie Schweitzer T20 92, 626 Taylor Doyle T20 92, […]
National AWD Underage Champs 2011 is a post from: Time-to-Run Australia
Australian 50km Road Walking Championships – 11/12/2011 Fawkner Park, Melbourne Men 50km Race Walk Championship Open 1, 167 Jared Tallent, Ais/Vic, 3:49.33A. 2, 122 Nathan Deakes, Ais/Vic, 3:50.34A. 3, 163 Christopher Erickson, Ais/Vic, 3:51.57A. 4, 187 Ian Rayson, Nswis, 3:57.55A. –, 213 Simon Evans, VIC, DNF. –, 176 Jamie Costin, IRL, DNF. –, 181 Robbie […]
Tallent takes 50k Title is a post from: Time-to-Run Australia
Chobani
Chobani, parent company of Bead Foods, has announced the appointment of Peter Meek as Managing Director. Meek will oversee all business activities at Bead Foods’ Dandenong plant, including the production of innovative dairy range Gippsland Dairy and distribution of Chobani, America’s #1 selling yoghurt brand[1]. [Read more…]
Rio Tinto has extended its offer, made through an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, to acquire all the common shares of Hathor for C$ 4.70 in cash per common share until 5:00 pm (Toronto time) on 22 December 2011. The offer has been extended to allow the remaining Hathor shareholders sufficient time to tender their common shares to […]
Rio Tinto Extends Offer is a post from: TheBizSense Network
Santa in Oz
According to a recent survey held by online travel agent ZUJI Australia, Australians prefer sun over snow, family over friends and bad B.O. over crying kids as they travel over this year’s Christmas season. [Read more…]
Bon vivant and renowned celebrity chef Steve Szabo has been appointed Executive Chef at the stunning Soul tower in Surfers Paradise. Well known for his extraordinary gastronomic talents and wealth of experience, Szabo will be responsible for the entire food and beverage services available within the Soul tower. His distinctive imagination and well practised methods […]
Szabo New Executive Chef at Soul is a post from: Food-e-Matters
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