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PropTech

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The world's first "Tesla Town" in Melbourne
Plans have been made for what could be the world's first Tesla Town- a mini-suburb on the outskirts of the Melbourne CBD whose homes will include rooftop solar and Tesla battery storage as standard design features. It's being built by local property group Glenvill, and this green development?s first 60 homes are now on sale. It's on the Yarra River and is called YarraBend. www.yarrabend.com.au
26 August 2017 by IdeaSpies

Wellbeing

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A selfie that transforms your image
A Chinese startup called Meitu is the maker of some of the world's most popular beauty apps using facial recognition and 3D modelling to build apps that can transform your image. Their eye-widening, skin-lightening, chin-narrowing photo apps and "beautifying" video platform are ubiquitous in China, downloaded a billion times in total, according to the company. They're now planning to go global. http://www.afr.com/technology/apps/chinese-selfie-startup-meitu-to-go-global-after-hitting-1-billion-downloads-20160804-gqlj5f#ixzz4GVlZd4S2
26 August 2017 by IdeaSpies

Dining

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Environmentally friendly coffee
Community Pod is a social enterprise that sells recyclable coffee pods and donates part of its revenue to charity. Not only are their coffee pods easily recycled, they've also teamed with the nearby startup Life Cykel to arrange that their coffee grounds are reused in mushroom farms. Even their delivery trucks are carbon neutral. www.communitypod.com.au
26 August 2017 by IdeaSpies

Healthcare

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Medical information when you need it
CareMonkey is a social network for sharing medical information and advice about you with friends, families, teachers, carers, coaches ? anyone who may spend time around you and therefore be present in the event of a medical emergency. The simple idea at its core is a platform that can be the difference between a life saved and a life lost. Schools for example can use it to more easily communicate with parents about upcoming events and camps. www.caremonkey.com
26 August 2017 by IdeaSpies

NFP

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Restaurant provides community fridge
Minu Pauline, owner of the Pappadavada restaurant, in Kochi, southern India, was moved to combat both food waste and hunger after seeing people scavanging waste food from bins, so she put a fridge outside her restaurant. The fridge nicknamed nanma maram, meaning tree of goodness began as a place people in need could pick up excess food from the restaurant. It's now become a community hub, with people from across town donating to it and the idea is being implemented around the world.
26 August 2017 by IdeaSpies

Wellbeing

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A colourful running event
These girls are relaxing after their Color Run this morning in Centennial Park Sydney. This outdoor fun event is now run around the world. It's a 5km untimed run where thousands of color runners are doused with coloured powder at each kilometer and enjoy it. www.thecolorrun.com.au
26 August 2017 by IdeaSpies