Rinehart backs Diamonds netball

Netball Australia’s precarious financial position has eased with billionaire Gina Rinehart backing the Diamonds in a lucrative sponsorship deal. Rinehart’s company, Hancock Prospecting, will support the Diamonds until the end of 2025, with the money to go towards the team’s high performance program. Earlier this year the sport’s cash crisis was revealed, with the COVID-19 pandemic contributing to losses of more than $7 million over the past two years. “We are incredibly grateful to this leading Australian private company, Hancock Prospecting, for its significant support and partnership.”

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Australia’s Diamonds secure rich deal with Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting

Australia’s richest person, Gina Rinehart, has thrown Netball Australia a multimillion-dollar financial boost by backing in the national team the Diamonds with a blockbuster sponsorship. Mrs Rinehart’s company Hancock Prospecting has joined with the Diamonds until the end of 2025, with the money to go ­directly into the team’s high-­performance program. Netball Australia chief executive Kelly Ryan said the code was “incredibly grateful” for Mrs Rinehart’s timely support.“This is a major investment for our sport and is a huge contribution towards the ongoing success of the Diamonds,” Ms Ryan said. “We are incredibly grateful to this leading Australian private company, Hancock Prospecting, for its significant support and partnership. “Hancock Prospecting is investing directly into the ­Diamonds high-performance program, allowing Netball Australia to maintain its position as the cornerstone of women’s sport in Australia. It’s the fifth Australian sport Mrs Rinehart has supported, in an effort to bolster their international success.

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Pension pain: ‘Four per cent, will it make a difference to people? Absolutely not’

Millions of pensioners are feeling the pinch of inflation and say the increase in payments doesn’t match up to the rising cost of living. National Seniors have been campaigning to let pensioners work longer hours without losing any of their benefits. The government has now agreed to let pensioners earn an extra $4000 this financial year from December.
But Gibson said the change will barely “scratch the surface” because it’s “only lasting for about six months”. Many seniors have been keeping a keen eye on what’s being offered by Canberra.

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Noosa restaurants on Hastings Street partly close doors after staff and housing shortages

Brekky has been binned, lunches let go and dinners dropped at several renowned restaurants along Noosa’s world-famous Hastings St strip as staff shortages mount. The changes to menu offerings have been forced by a depletion of the workforce affecting many hospitality operators in the popular tourist hotspot. Aromas Restaurant & Bar Noosa manager Sabina Franz said her restaurant had shrunk its dinner hours from seven to two days a week because it was unable to find employees. “It’s crippling,” she said.

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