(Image: Spacecube / Instagram) A Victorian company has proposed a smart new outdoor dining solution for Melbourne restaurants for when coronavirus restrictions ease. The company, called Spacecube, has been around for eight years specialising in pop up structures at major events. At the start of this year they began pivoting to other areas in response […]
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Using headphones right now? You should hear this warning
Australians have been warned about the lasting damage that can be done to your hearing after the release of new stats that show one in 10 people have their headphones playing too loud. “It’s very damaging … because the damage is permanent,” Simon David, audiologist manager for Bupa. “It’s one of those things that creeps up […]
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