It was not all about the Easter egg hunt these holidays, this year the hunt extended to the supermarket shelves, with shoppers searching for value amongst shrinking chocolate egg sizes. Shrinkflation refers to the notable size and price difference of easter eggs compared to previous years, of which a major cause has been the cocoa shortages, which peaked during 2024. Big brands across the market have been affected by shrinkflation, most notably Cadbury, with consumers now paying 73 percent more per 100 grams compared to 2024. Other brands such as Lindt and Nestle have seen similar shifts in their products.…
Author: Lilli Davison
By Kalina Filceski and Lilli Davison The Sunday mass starts as usual. Patrons find their seats and greet their fellow parishioners, waiting for the service to begin. But something is missing: the voices of the youth, the new generation, the ones who will continue the services and ensure the church has a future. Their absence is noted, but nothing seems to change. The church once served as a pillar of the Wollongong Macedonian community but has since become a distant memory for many. Community gatherings and youth engagement, once vibrant and frequent, have dwindled, leaving behind only echoes of shared…
The World heritage status of the Blue Mountains has been threatened due to Western Sydney Airport’s proposed flight paths. Blue Mountains Deputy Mayor Romola Hollywood said council is concerned about what the new airport means for the heritage status of the Mountains and the inequality between the eastern and western airports. “The World Heritage Listing was granted nearly 25 years ago because Badgerys Creek Airport at that time was stopped,” Romola Hollywood said. “So, the thing is if it was a concern when we were seeking listing then it’s very easy to argue that Western Sydney Airport could threaten our…
A single mother has expressed outrage on social media after her son was berated in the Springwood Aquatic centre bathroom, where he was accused of being too old to be in the women’s change room. Single mum Liv Ali had taken her eight-year-old son and two nieces to Springwood Aquatic Centre; when going to use the change rooms, an elderly lady barged into her son’s cubicle and began yelling at the boy. “I’m a single mum and was by myself. An old lady went into my son’s shower cubicle aggressively and yelled at him that he is too old and…
A medical team from the Nepean Hospital in Penrith has postponed their next trip to the Solomon Islands due to a shortage in intravenous fluids. Following the Solomon Islands’ acquirement of their first CT scanner, a medical team led by Dr Matthew Tait and Dr Narko Tutuo have performed the first-ever brain surgeries in the Pacific nation. The team’s next trip has been pushed back due to unforeseen circumstances but is hopeful that it will be rescheduled before the end of the year. “We were planning on going in the last week of August and the first week of September,…