Australia Post warning for 1.6 million people, woman's body found in popular creek, Aussies eyeing two $30m lottery jackpots
A woman's body has been pulled from a Gold Coast creek popular with tourists. A local resident found the woman's body in Currumbin Creek, and said the woman was fully dressed.
Australia is preparing itself for two $30 million lottery draws, with both the Powerball and Saturday Lotto offering the same jackpot this week.
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Australians get two shots at $30m jackpots this week
Australians are being treated to another Megadraw in the Saturday Lotto, with $30 million up for grabs. With Megadraws traditionally around New Year, Aussies are being given the chance to win big this week.
Lottery officials believe a third of adults in the country will have a ticket for the game this weekend and The Lott spokesperson Matt Hart says that is fuelled by the game's "reputation for creating more millionaires in a single draw than any other game".
And if you can't wait for Saturday, the Powerball jackpot is also currently sitting at $30 million with a draw coming tonight.
If gambling is a problem for you, go to Gambling Help Online or call 1800 858 858.
Woman's body found floating in popular creek
A woman's body has been found floating in a popular creek on the Gold Coast.
The grim discovery was made at Currumbin Creek near Whitsunday Drive at about 2.50pm on Wednesday.
The woman has not yet been formally identified, police say.
A Currumbin Waters resident said a neighbour found the woman's body, telling the Gold Coast Bulletin they said she was fully dressed and wearing a small 'child-size' vest that needed to be tied at the front with rope.
A backpack was also reportedly found floating nearby. These reports have not been confirmed by police.
The woman's body was pulled from the water with the assistance of the neighbour's boat, with police divers and detectives on the scene.
Police investigations are ongoing.
Currumbin Creek is a popular recreational and swimming spot on the southern Gold Coast.
- NewsWire
Australia Post break-ins prompt warning to 1.6m Aussies
Concerns have been raised after Australia Post's Melbourne GPO box room was broken into several times, with one major company warning their clients confidential information may be in the hands of criminals.
Mercer Superannuation has issued a warning to its 1.6 million customers to be aware of the break-ins.
'We do not know the exact number of members that may have been impacted,' Mercer said on its website.
'We can confirm that the potential impact is limited to members who sent mail via post to our Melbourne GPO box in July and have not received an acknowledgment from us.'
'It's possible that letters containing members' personal or financial information were stolen.'
The break-ins occurred between July 6 and 17 from the post office boxes in the Melbourne GPO in Bourke St, Melbourne.
On three separate occasions, thieves forcibly gained access to a back-of-house area used for sorting mail however during a fourth attempt, were deterred after increased security measures were introduced.
The offenders left the premises immediately.
Australia Post reported each break-in resulted in significant damage to the facility, which has now been repaired.
But authorities have been unable to confirm what was taken. Australia Post say they have notified potentially affected customers of the unauthorised access to their PO Boxes but that since unlike parcels, letters are not tracked, they are unable to determine which specific mail items or PO Boxes may have been targeted.
Read more from NewsWire here.
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Australians get two shots at $30m jackpots this week
Australians are being treated to another Megadraw in the Saturday Lotto, with $30 million up for grabs. With Megadraws traditionally around New Year, Aussies are being given the chance to win big this week.
Lottery officials believe a third of adults in the country will have a ticket for the game this weekend and The Lott spokesperson Matt Hart says that is fuelled by the game's "reputation for creating more millionaires in a single draw than any other game".
And if you can't wait for Saturday, the Powerball jackpot is also currently sitting at $30 million with a draw coming tonight.
If gambling is a problem for you, go to Gambling Help Online or call 1800 858 858.
Australians are being treated to another Megadraw in the Saturday Lotto, with $30 million up for grabs. With Megadraws traditionally around New Year, Aussies are being given the chance to win big this week.
Lottery officials believe a third of adults in the country will have a ticket for the game this weekend and The Lott spokesperson Matt Hart says that is fuelled by the game's "reputation for creating more millionaires in a single draw than any other game".
And if you can't wait for Saturday, the Powerball jackpot is also currently sitting at $30 million with a draw coming tonight.
If gambling is a problem for you, go to Gambling Help Online or call 1800 858 858.
Woman's body found floating in popular creek
A woman's body has been found floating in a popular creek on the Gold Coast.
The grim discovery was made at Currumbin Creek near Whitsunday Drive at about 2.50pm on Wednesday.
The woman has not yet been formally identified, police say.
A Currumbin Waters resident said a neighbour found the woman's body, telling the Gold Coast Bulletin they said she was fully dressed and wearing a small 'child-size' vest that needed to be tied at the front with rope.
A backpack was also reportedly found floating nearby. These reports have not been confirmed by police.
The woman's body was pulled from the water with the assistance of the neighbour's boat, with police divers and detectives on the scene.
Police investigations are ongoing.
Currumbin Creek is a popular recreational and swimming spot on the southern Gold Coast.
- NewsWire
A woman's body has been found floating in a popular creek on the Gold Coast.
The grim discovery was made at Currumbin Creek near Whitsunday Drive at about 2.50pm on Wednesday.
The woman has not yet been formally identified, police say.
A Currumbin Waters resident said a neighbour found the woman's body, telling the Gold Coast Bulletin they said she was fully dressed and wearing a small 'child-size' vest that needed to be tied at the front with rope.
A backpack was also reportedly found floating nearby. These reports have not been confirmed by police.
The woman's body was pulled from the water with the assistance of the neighbour's boat, with police divers and detectives on the scene.
Police investigations are ongoing.
Currumbin Creek is a popular recreational and swimming spot on the southern Gold Coast.
- NewsWire
Australia Post break-ins prompt warning to 1.6m Aussies
Concerns have been raised after Australia Post's Melbourne GPO box room was broken into several times, with one major company warning their clients confidential information may be in the hands of criminals.
Mercer Superannuation has issued a warning to its 1.6 million customers to be aware of the break-ins.
'We do not know the exact number of members that may have been impacted,' Mercer said on its website.
'We can confirm that the potential impact is limited to members who sent mail via post to our Melbourne GPO box in July and have not received an acknowledgment from us.'
'It's possible that letters containing members' personal or financial information were stolen.'
The break-ins occurred between July 6 and 17 from the post office boxes in the Melbourne GPO in Bourke St, Melbourne.
On three separate occasions, thieves forcibly gained access to a back-of-house area used for sorting mail however during a fourth attempt, were deterred after increased security measures were introduced.
The offenders left the premises immediately.
Australia Post reported each break-in resulted in significant damage to the facility, which has now been repaired.
But authorities have been unable to confirm what was taken. Australia Post say they have notified potentially affected customers of the unauthorised access to their PO Boxes but that since unlike parcels, letters are not tracked, they are unable to determine which specific mail items or PO Boxes may have been targeted.
Read more from NewsWire here.
Concerns have been raised after Australia Post's Melbourne GPO box room was broken into several times, with one major company warning their clients confidential information may be in the hands of criminals.
Mercer Superannuation has issued a warning to its 1.6 million customers to be aware of the break-ins.
'We do not know the exact number of members that may have been impacted,' Mercer said on its website.
'We can confirm that the potential impact is limited to members who sent mail via post to our Melbourne GPO box in July and have not received an acknowledgment from us.'
'It's possible that letters containing members' personal or financial information were stolen.'
The break-ins occurred between July 6 and 17 from the post office boxes in the Melbourne GPO in Bourke St, Melbourne.
On three separate occasions, thieves forcibly gained access to a back-of-house area used for sorting mail however during a fourth attempt, were deterred after increased security measures were introduced.
The offenders left the premises immediately.
Australia Post reported each break-in resulted in significant damage to the facility, which has now been repaired.
But authorities have been unable to confirm what was taken. Australia Post say they have notified potentially affected customers of the unauthorised access to their PO Boxes but that since unlike parcels, letters are not tracked, they are unable to determine which specific mail items or PO Boxes may have been targeted.
Read more from NewsWire here.
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