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Sunday Edition
Ah, Sunday mornings. The best morning of the week if you ask me! I (Maddie) plan on having a nice relaxing morning. I have coffee plans with my gorgeous family and then I’m going to spend the day doing some Christmas baking. I’m in two minds about Christmas baking, members. I love it because I really love cooking, but I tell you what, whipping up 3 or 4 different Christmas desserts in a tiny kitchen on a hot day can be quite the experience, but the Chocolate Florentines, the White Christmas, the Rocky Road and the White Chocolate, Pistachio and Cranberry Biscuits make it all worth it! I then pack these little treats into boxes for my loved ones and give them out so everyone can enjoy them over Christmas because nothing says I love you like a box of baked treats… It’s also a very affordable present option!
Now, enough about me and my Christmas baking because I have a simple but stellar quote of the week for you all…
‘Step by step, day by day.’
Simple but beautiful. I feel like everyone gets to this time of the year and we are all so busy and in such a rush to get things done that we forget what this time of year is all about, and that’s spending quality time with your loved ones. I will be the first to admit that I am THE WORST at this. I run around like a headless chook trying to get all my work done, get all the Christmas presents bought and wrapped, the cooking done, cleaning done, catch-ups done and honestly my list goes on, and you know what happens? I end up feeling really overwhelmed and cranky. So, if you’re anything like me this is a reminder to just take it step by step, and day by day. You can’t do everything, but you can put your time and energy into the things that really matter and that isn’t presents or cooking extravagant meals. That’s grabbing a coffee with a loved one, calling an old friend, or sending a text
to that person who you’ve been thinking about. They’ll appreciate it more than you know.
Let’s jump into the news then shall we? What happened across Australia and around the world this week?
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This week, we saw some great deals from Coles, Woolworths, ALDI, and IGA, including Plumrose Leg Ham for $7, Mars Celebrations for $6, and some Christmas gifts for the grandkids. You can still get these deals today!
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It’s not often that I get the chance to laugh about taxes, but this joke by member @phantomrose101 had me laughing out loud! Click here to read the joke.
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ATTENTION, MEMBERS! Coles and Woolworths announced a FLASH SALE with up to 50% off your favourite items! But you’re going to have to be quick.
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CHOICE did some very important work and found the best Christmas mince pie in Australia for 2022, and not only is it ‘the best’, it’s the cheapest too, costing only 45 cents!
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The Australian Federal Police have revealed what shoppers need to avoid as festive season scams increase.
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An important one, members: MyGov users were urged to keep an eye out for a new, sophisticated text message scam making the rounds this week. Here’s how you can protect yourself.
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Coles shoppers left raving reviews for this $3.50 cleaning buy that will apparently leave your whole house sparkling.
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Speaking of Coles, the supermarket giant announced its biggest seafood sale yet, including a huge price slash on lobsters! Don’t miss out on this one, folks!
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A Sky News TV veteran was suspended after he allegedly left one female colleague in tears and was slapped by another over his ‘inappropriate behaviour’ at the company’s Christmas party. What is going on?
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Woolworths announced a generous Christmas food offer that gives shoppers a ‘free hot chook’. Here's how you can get one.
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Speaking of Woolworths, they implemented a highly controversial new security measure sparking a fierce debate among shoppers. But is it taking things too far?
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Members, a content warning on this one. In heartbreaking news, the nation has been grieving after two police officers aged only 26 and 29 were horrifically executed by a school principal and his brother on a remote property on Monday. May they both rest in
peace.
And that, folks, is a wrap of the news for the week that was! It’s actually been a relatively quiet week news-wise, hasn’t it? I guess everyone is starting to wrap up their work for the year and have some time off. But nevertheless, we are still here kicking and have plenty more content in this newsletter for you to enjoy including a tricky trivia question, a gorgeous ‘Yesterday’s Australia’ segment thanks to member @Serena, and a very funny, albeit cheeky joke from member @phantomrose101.
Of course, don’t forget to check out our newest game 3x3 Word Thread! We also have our Word Pairs and Abbreviation Games for some fun brain training. And our beloved classic games, including Word Association Game, Rearrange, Add or Subtract Word Game! Keep a Word, Drop a Word Game, and Can you name 5? As well as our Sudoku puzzles, OzGrid and OzWord. And our card games, including Solitaire and Blackjack.
As always, members, stay safe and happy reading!
- Jonathan, Vella, Sean, James, Sethia, April, Jarred, Ally & Maddie.
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