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A Club Signature Cocktail Competition
The Union Club in Sydney held a competition for a signature cocktail and invited Members to an event tonight where the 5 finalists were tasted. The winner was the Bent St Bender, second from left. (The Club is at 25 Bent St).
24 August 2017 by lynnwood

NFP

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A profit for purpose cafe
The women's support charity, YWCA NSW has joined forces with Mirvac to open a unique cafe concept at Mirvac's newly completed 200 George Street Sydney headquarters. Known as the The Song Kitchen, this profit for purpose cafe provides premium catering services to the Mirvac team and their guests, with 100 per cent of the profits going to fund YWCA NSW services for women and children experiencing domestic violence. http://www.mirvac.com/About/News/YWCA-and-Mirvac-Launch-Innovative-Cafe-Concept/
24 August 2017 by evabergmangma...

Artistic

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Headphones that adjust to your hearing
Nura is a new headphone that integrates unique soundwave technology to automatically measure your hearing (from the outer ear all the way to the brain) and adapt music perfectly to you. You don't need to answer any tests either - just sit back and listen. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/nura/nura-headphones-that-learn-and-adapt-to-your-uniqu
24 August 2017 by lauralaura-co...

NFP

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Raising awareness of air pollution
Twitter India, in partnership with non-profit data journalism initiative IndiaSpend, has launched #Breathe, an independent and real-time air quality monitoring public service initiative. Users can get real-time data on air pollution in their neighbourhood with just a tweet. Awareness of the problem should help in getting it fixed. http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/twitter-partners-with-indiaspend-to-launch-breathe/articleshow/55355368.cms
24 August 2017 by IdeaSpies

PropTech

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Using VR for property inspections
Virtual reality has now become available for open inspections. Instead of running across town to view potential properties, either to purchase or rent, this time-consuming process can now happen in one place in just a matter of minutes. The new Realestate virtual reality app lets you move through spaces and see details like never before. www.realestate.com.au/vr/
24 August 2017 by oliver

Wellbeing

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A mobile attendant to re-fuel your car
By partnering with California-based start-up Filld, Bentley customers can have a fuel truck from a nearby location sent to re-fuel their car. While there, the mobile attendant could provide the same service formerly fulfilled by fuel station attendants (remember them?), washing the windscreen, checking the oil level and tyre pressures. http://www.motoring.com.au/bentley-owners-spared-from-the-tedium-of-refuelling-104113/
24 August 2017 by idea-2