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  • Sass and Bide shines at London Fashion Week

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    Flying the flag for Australia at this year’s London Fashion Week is Sass and Bide. The brand returned to the city which discovered them back in 1999 when Heidi Middleton and Sarah Jane Clarke sold their designs at West London’s Portobello Markets. Now 11 years later, Sass and Bide launched their Spring/Summer 11 collection at the…

  • The Gruen Transfer to take on the US market

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    At the Brio Group office, we all love a bit of Gruen banter. Thursday mornings are often spent chatting over the previous night’s The Pitch ads, or laughing over the witty banter thrown between Todd Sampson and Russell Howcroft. And in news just in, ABC’s The Gruen Transfer is set to take on the world!…

  • International Day of Peace – have your peaceful say

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    International Day of Peace  is such a great inspiration! What better way to put budding design skills to a good use than working on a project which promotes M.A.D (Making a Difference for Peace). It’s International Day of Peace tomorrow (21st September) so maybe this might inspire your small contribution to the world of design.…

  • New Twitter experience announced today!

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    [briotube]http://www.youtube.com/v/rIpD7hfffQo[/briotube] Big news just in – the Twitter experience is about to change! I’ve just previewed how our Brio Group Twitter account will look under the new Twitter interface, and I cannot wait to explore the entire suite of possibilities when it comes in to full swing in the coming weeks. Twiter promises the new…

  • Oprah to host her Farewell Season show at Sydney Opera House

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    [briotube]http://www.youtube.com/v/yJrQIsqvoCM[/briotube] Who would have thought the invaluable exposure Australia received on The Oprah Winfrey Show during the Tourism Queensland “Best Job in the World” could be topped? Just this morning, it’s been announced that Oprah will host part of the final season of The Oprah Winfrey Show in Australia! It’s a major, major PR win…

  • Doritos Make an Ad winner announced!

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    [briotube]http://www.youtube.com/v/8bHpp1_I-FA[/briotube] Last night the winner of the Doritos‘ “Make an Ad, Make a Fortune” competition, where consumers were invited to make their own ads, was announced during an ad break on Good News Week on Channel 10. Congratulations to Alex George for his winning ad, the Australian-obsessed ‘Dennis’. The comical ad has scored Alex a…

  • Brisbane PARK(ing) Day – 17/9/2010

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    Have you ever wanted to be a guerilla gardener and put some greenery back into your street? Well here’s your chance! Next Friday (September 17) is PARK(ing) Day in Brisbane. It has become a synchronised global event starting in 2005 to raise awareness about the lack of green spaces in San Francisco’s downtown. I think this…

  • Screen • Act • Impact

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    It’s been another successful year for Media That Matters – a film festival in their 10th year with entrants showcasing their film talents on pressing issues which relate to every day people. The provocative and engaging social-issue documentaries range in topics covering law, the environment, immigration, age, gender, politics… you name it… it’s ‘media that…

  • Riverfire to light our Brisbane skies this Saturday!

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    Belinda Vesey-Brown

    Fireworks, who doesn’t regain their childhood enthusiasm when they burst and splatter neon magic through the night sky? This Saturday (4 September), Brisbane’s skyline, riverbanks, balconies and backyards will be illuminated and alive with activity as Queensland celebrates the opening of Brisbane Festival 2010 with the annual QBE Riverfire. Not sure where the best vantage…