Gem Rock Auctions to Offer 8.3-Carat Paraíba Tourmaline in No-Reserve Live Auction

8.3-Carat Paraíba Tourmaline to Sell Live From $1

Lab-reported natural Mozambique stone will open at US$1 on October 14, with the final price set by live bidding

With no reserve, the final price will be decided entirely by bidders in real time, which is rare for a stone of this size.”

— Ross Sedawie

GOLD COAST, QLD, AUSTRALIA, October 12, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Gem Rock Auctions, an online marketplace for gemstones and jewelry, will offer an 8.314-carat Paraíba tourmaline in a live online auction on

Spring into action, preparing Victoria for bushfire season

As winter gives way to warmer weather, Forest Fire Management Victoria (FFMVic) crews are ramping up a range of fuel management activities across the state to help reduce bushfire risk ahead of the bushfire season.

While planned burning is the most effective way to reduce bushfire risk, there are also other

Reviving butterfly habitat through cultural burning

A cultural burn led by Bunurong participants at Truganina Coastal Park is helping rejuvenate Chaffy Saw-sedge, a plant that provides essential habitat for the Altona Skipper Butterfly.

Over 13 Bunurong employees and community members worked alongside 6 FFMVic staff, including 2 First Nations staff, to deliver this burn.

Working together through the careful application of fire, we're supporting healthy ecosystems and sharing knowledge that has cared for Country for thousands of years.

Third anniversary of October 7 attacks

Today, we pause to remember the devastation that Hamas unleashed in the terrorist attack in Israel on the 7th of October, 2023. 

On this dark anniversary, we remember the 1200 who were taken from the world, the largest loss of Jewish life on any single day since the Holocaust.

We think of everyone who was dragged into captivity, everyone who never returned home to

$590,000 for health facility upgrades across the Shoalhaven

Communities in the Shoalhaven are set to benefit from upgraded health facilities, following a $590,000 funding boost from the Minns Labor Government to deliver minor capital works projects.

This funding for the Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District (ISLHD) is part of the Minns Government’s $12 million Regional Health Minor Works Program.

Delivered over two years, the program will support essential infrastructure upgrades and

More than $1.8 million for health facility upgrades across Central Coast

Central Coast communities are set to benefit from upgraded health facilities, following a funding boost of more than $1.8 million from the Minns Labor Government to deliver minor capital works projects.

This funding for Central Coast Local Health District is part of the Minns Government’s $12

Digital licence shifts up a gear for Western Sydney and Blue Mountains drivers

Western Sydney and Blue Mountains motorists are the first to benefit from a major upgrade to the NSW Digital Driver Licence to improve security and convenience.

The NSW Government is investing $11.5 million this year in NSW digital identity enhancements, including a pilot of the Digital Driver Licence upgrade ahead of a planned statewide rollout next year.

The technology is now being tested with licensed clubs and venues, with Panthers Penrith

More than $810,000 for upgrades at Queanbeyan Hospital

Queanbeyan-Palerang communities are set to benefit from upgraded health facilities, following more than $810,000 funding boost from the Minns Labor Government to deliver minor capital works at Queanbeyan Hospital.

This funding for Southern NSW Local Health District is part of the Minns Government’s

Securing the Future of Bell Bay Aluminium

The Albanese and Rockliff Governments are securing the future of Bell Bay Aluminium smelter, supporting the facility’s 550 workers, their families and the 1,000 workers indirectly employed across Northern Tasmania. 

We want to see Australia make more things here.

This investment will boost jobs in the region while strengthening our national sovereignty.

The Bell Bay smelter is a major contributor to Tasmania's industrial and manufacturing

Launch of Three Shocks

I begin by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land on which we meet, and I pay my respects to elders past, present and emerging.

It is such a pleasure to be here tonight for the launch of Three Shocks – Who We Are Becoming in the 21st Century.

In this age of shrinking attention spans, George Megalogenis stands out as a rarity.

With his eye for detail and his capacity for joining the dots, George makes a valuable