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Good morning, members! Welcome to another beautiful Thursday. Can you believe it? We’ve reached the first day of June, marking the official arrival of winter! How’s the weather treating you in your neck of the woods? Let us know how you’re finding this winter here! Speaking of June, don’t forget today marks the first day of our SDC Bingo Competition! For the entire month of June, if you win a game of SDC Bingo you will also win a $50 voucher to Coles, Woolworths, ALDI or IGA. All you have to do is check your morning newsletter every day and click your unique SDC Bingo numbers to play! 

Now, it’s time to unravel the answer to yesterday’s riddle. For those of you who need a refresher, the riddle goes:

You can drop me from the tallest building, and I will be well, but if you drop me into the water, I will die. What am I?

Did you get it? The answer is paper! That was a good one, eh? As always, a fair few of you clever folks got the answer correct. We also accepted those who answered salt and snowflakes. How creative! As always, stick around, and you'll find a shout-out waiting for you at the end of the newsletter.

Now, it's time to share with you a Fascinating Fact! Did you know that the original name for the search engine Google was Backrub? Two Stanford University students, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, developed it in 1996. Eventually, the name was changed to Google, a play on the word 'Googol’, a mathematical expression for the number 1 followed by 100 zeros. How's that for a bit of tech trivia, eh?

Now, members, what’s happening in Australia and around the world today?

• GOOD NEWS! More than a million Australians will soon receive a CASH BOOST to their Centrelink payments after the opposition backed legislation to increase payments. How much of an increase will you get?
• That’s not the only good news we have for you today. IGA announced a massive price drop on 3000 supermarket essentials for the next three months. Time to stock up and save big!
• You won't believe what one Woolworths shopper found hidden inside a popular item – it was blinking and twitching, leaving shoppers horrified. ‘Woolworths food now comes with pets...’
• BEWARE: Authorities have issued an urgent warning about a cruel scam doing the rounds after a great-grandmother lost nearly $500,000 to fraudsters posing as the Australian Federal Police. Here's what you need to watch out for.
• BIG W has confirmed a MAJOR CHANGE to their checkout system across Australia. How will this affect how YOU shop?
• This Woolworths beef buy has sparked a fiery debate on the internet, all because of an easy-to-miss detail. Have you seen this in-store yourself?
• Chris Dawson, the man convicted of murdering his wife, is on trial for another horrific act, this time involving a teenage girl.
• A Woolworths shopper was left fuming after her son vomited in the supermarket, and staff made her clean it up. Do you think the staff went too far? Or is it her responsibility to clean up her own child's mess?
• Qantas has announced a brand new app that promises to transform your travel experience, including features that track your luggage during your journeys… But is this enough to save their reputation?
• If you are used to weighing your luggage before boarding a flight, prepare to hop on the scales yourself, because a major airline is now requesting passengers weigh-in before takeoff. Is this necessary?
• As the temperature dips, it’s time to whip up a dish that will warm both your body and soul like this delicious one-pot wonder made with tender chicken. Yum!
• Member @Luckyus is back with a cheeky joke to brighten our day! A doctor asks a female patient to show him the one thing that gets ladies into all sorts of trouble, and trust me; it will have you grinning from ear to ear.

And that, members, is a wrap of this morning's stories! Which one was your favourite? If you had a blast reading these, I highly recommend you check out the rest of the goodies we have prepared for you. We have a hilarious joke courtesy of member @Skipton, a sweet memory in our 'Yesterday's Australia' segment, and some fantastic deals for you to take advantage of!

Before we move on: dental, optical, and physio cover from under $9 per week! You could be eligible for latest government rebates which assist in getting cover from just $1.15* per day. Talk to an advisor now and find out if you're eligible and discover how much you could be saving.*

Don't forget to download our app from Apple’s App Store or Google’s Play Store. With our app, you can experience all the wonders of Seniors Discount Club right in the palm of your hand. Just a reminder, downloading our app is entirely optional and won’t replace our trusty desktop version if that is what you prefer! 

Oh, and be sure to enter our riddle competition. Post a riddle that hasn’t already been posted in our Jokes, fun and games forum for your chance to win a $100 voucher to either Coles, Woolworths, ALDI or IGA. The member with the best riddle will be announced in mid-June! So get riddle-ing, members!

And one last thing from me, are you partial to a nice little cruise or two? We've partnered with one of Australia's favourite cruise lines to understand more about what you love and what you're not so sure about. Please spend 5 minutes filling out our survey here*.

As always, members, stay safe and happy reading!

- Jonathan, Vella, Sean, James, Sethia, April, Jarred, Ally & Maddie.