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The Age
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Age
At 87, Jane Fonda feels and looks fabulous, but does admit to one fear
If celebrity health and wellness is your jam, there can be no celebrity that embodies your message more closely than double Oscar-winning aerobics queen Jane Fonda, now 87 years young. Fonda is on our shores on a mini-speaking tour at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre on Thursday and Sydney's ICC Theatre on Sunday, brought out by wellness brand Wanderlust True North. The company's executive chairman is Radek Sali, who made his multimillion-dollar fortune similarly mixing up a celebrity/wellness brew that proved marketing catnip for Swisse vitamins, which was subsequently flogged to the Chinese for $1.7 billion in 2015. Last year a similar Wanderlust gig pulled in large audiences with Drew Barrymore producing onstage tears from singer Tones and I when the singer revealed fame had ended her relationship with her best friend. Before Thursday's main event, Sali hosted a VIP event for celebrities including podcaster and journalist Jessica Rowe, journalist Liz Hayes, performer Rob Mills and punters who had paid from $1000 for a premium meet and greet ticket. Loading At 6pm, the door opened to reveal a startled Fonda, clearly expecting a full house rather than the 200 seated for a media preview. But she recovered instantly with aplomb. The star took to the main stage for an intimate conversation with Hayes about passions, defining moments and how life shapes you. Well, as intimate as you can get at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre Plenary, which at full stretch can seat 5500. We can report that at age 87, Fonda is still looking fabulous and making people feel fabulous. Not so much the proof is in the pudding, but the proof is in the low-carb keto-approved spinach mushroom tomato mini frittata.
Sydney Morning Herald
25-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Sydney Morning Herald
Peacemaker intervenes in Potts Point outdoor dining saga
Enter a peacekeeper in the form of independent state MP Alex Greenwich, who dropped by with some information while burnishing his Instagram account with a couple of snaps for his 14,000 followers from the Roslyn Street battleground that he described as an 'update on the sitCHUation'. Chu told CBD he had been 'very helpful' and that council director of city planning Graham Jahn, who had 'more power than (Sydney Lord Mayor) Clover Moore ' would shortly pay her a visit. 'I will demand – I won't ask – to make a special case in my situation,' she told CBD. 'I have a very wide footpath.' The council previously said it had approved several applications by the owner, but furniture and plants has exceeded those permissions, and it was trying to work collaboratively. Chu, 55, told CBD she had been bedevilled by red tape for decades and that opponents were hiding behind anonymous complaints to strike at her. 'I have been weaponised.' She next plans to hire a barrister to overturn the ability to lodge anonymous complaints and insist such complaints go on a public register. 'I don't care if I go to jail, what am I going to do for the rest of my life – work and pay taxes?' Travelling north There can be no cooler venue for a destination event than Brisbane's Calile Hotel. Think 1980s Sebel Townhouse vibes – but for today. And so it was for the entertainment industry's bright young things, sorry, bright middle-aged things, who converged on the Calile from their Sydney and Melbourne power bases at the weekend for a 50th birthday party. Could this get any more on trend? There was former Australian of the Year Simon McKeon, whose many former hats include being Monash University chancellor and a boardie for NAB, Spotless and Rio Tinto, along with Radek Sali, the multimillionaire former chief executive of Swisse vitamins turned boss of investment firm Light Warrior. Both are on the board of major events marketing and advisory group Anthem, and had rocked up to the Calile to celebrate the 50th of Anthem's well-connected founder Vas Katos. The firm's many clients include the NSW and Victorian governments, and invitees included a mix of clients and friends: Dan Rosen, Warner Music Australasia president and Collingwood board member, Clark Kirby, Village Roadshow chief executive, Claire Spencer, Australian Ballet chief executive, theatre owner Jason Marriner, and an assorted sprinkling of Myers, Gandels and Murdochs. Wrong place, wrong time The Three Capes Track in Tasmania in the Tasman National Park south of Port Arthur is justly famed for its ruggedness and natural beauty. As the guide states: 'Few places on Earth remain that feel so remote, so raw, so removed from the ordinary.' Not the place you want to be if you are an executive in the midst of a major crisis. Nevertheless, that was the fate that befell AFL executive general manager of football Laura Kane after the Fremantle v Collingwood match on May 8. That match was when the concussion of Collingwood player Lachie Schultz developed into a full-blown AFL drama. As The Age reported at the time: 'Just 24 hours after the umpires at the centre of the Lachie Schultz concussion drama were accused of providing misleading information to the AFL, the league has cleared them of any wrongdoing – citing a miscommunication with the umpiring department.' Loading Over that weekend, Kane was far from the unfolding crisis, trekking more than 31 kilometres of rugged wilderness coastline with a team as part of the youth mental health charity Headspace's Exec Trek 2025. The charity described it as 'taking a group of passionate leaders and partners on the breathtaking Three Capes Trek in Tasmania'. 'The trek is more than just a scenic challenge. It's about connection, conversation and championing youth mental health.' Headspace is an official charity partner of the AFL, and the fundraiser was hosted by Headspace chief financial officer Mark Eaton, along with national clinical adviser Simon Dodd. Also there were Craig Robson and Tony Mitchell, executives at insurance distributor Envest, and longtime Headspace supporter Ben Welch, as well as AFL head of mental health and wellbeing Dr Kate Hall. AFL sources hastened to point out the event was not some weekend jolly, and that Kane was not incommunicado, fielding countless calls from home base at the weekend. What the game's stakeholders unhappy with AFL management make of all this is unknown. One thing that is clear: the event at this point has fallen short of its fundraising goal of $100,000, now coming in at about $30,000. Keeping a close watch Spotted: Former Victoria Police chief commissioner Shane Patton in the MCG members' stand for Friday night's Dreamtime game between Essendon and Richmond. Patton, who resigned after the police union's no-confidence vote in his leadership, did not escape the notice of some of the members who cast a ballot against him.
The Age
25-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Age
Peacemaker intervenes in Potts Point outdoor dining saga
Enter a peacekeeper in the form of independent state MP Alex Greenwich, who dropped by with some information while burnishing his Instagram account with a couple of snaps for his 14,000 followers from the Roslyn Street battleground that he described as an 'update on the sitCHUation'. Chu told CBD he had been 'very helpful' and that council director of city planning Graham Jahn, who had 'more power than (Sydney Lord Mayor) Clover Moore ' would shortly pay her a visit. 'I will demand – I won't ask – to make a special case in my situation,' she told CBD. 'I have a very wide footpath.' The council previously said it had approved several applications by the owner, but furniture and plants has exceeded those permissions, and it was trying to work collaboratively. Chu, 55, told CBD she had been bedevilled by red tape for decades and that opponents were hiding behind anonymous complaints to strike at her. 'I have been weaponised.' She next plans to hire a barrister to overturn the ability to lodge anonymous complaints and insist such complaints go on a public register. 'I don't care if I go to jail, what am I going to do for the rest of my life – work and pay taxes?' Travelling north There can be no cooler venue for a destination event than Brisbane's Calile Hotel. Think 1980s Sebel Townhouse vibes – but for today. And so it was for the entertainment industry's bright young things, sorry, bright middle-aged things, who converged on the Calile from their Sydney and Melbourne power bases at the weekend for a 50th birthday party. Could this get any more on trend? There was former Australian of the Year Simon McKeon, whose many former hats include being Monash University chancellor and a boardie for NAB, Spotless and Rio Tinto, along with Radek Sali, the multimillionaire former chief executive of Swisse vitamins turned boss of investment firm Light Warrior. Both are on the board of major events marketing and advisory group Anthem, and had rocked up to the Calile to celebrate the 50th of Anthem's well-connected founder Vas Katos. The firm's many clients include the NSW and Victorian governments, and invitees included a mix of clients and friends: Dan Rosen, Warner Music Australasia president and Collingwood board member, Clark Kirby, Village Roadshow chief executive, Claire Spencer, Australian Ballet chief executive, theatre owner Jason Marriner, and an assorted sprinkling of Myers, Gandels and Murdochs. Wrong place, wrong time The Three Capes Track in Tasmania in the Tasman National Park south of Port Arthur is justly famed for its ruggedness and natural beauty. As the guide states: 'Few places on Earth remain that feel so remote, so raw, so removed from the ordinary.' Not the place you want to be if you are an executive in the midst of a major crisis. Nevertheless, that was the fate that befell AFL executive general manager of football Laura Kane after the Fremantle v Collingwood match on May 8. That match was when the concussion of Collingwood player Lachie Schultz developed into a full-blown AFL drama. As The Age reported at the time: 'Just 24 hours after the umpires at the centre of the Lachie Schultz concussion drama were accused of providing misleading information to the AFL, the league has cleared them of any wrongdoing – citing a miscommunication with the umpiring department.' Loading Over that weekend, Kane was far from the unfolding crisis, trekking more than 31 kilometres of rugged wilderness coastline with a team as part of the youth mental health charity Headspace's Exec Trek 2025. The charity described it as 'taking a group of passionate leaders and partners on the breathtaking Three Capes Trek in Tasmania'. 'The trek is more than just a scenic challenge. It's about connection, conversation and championing youth mental health.' Headspace is an official charity partner of the AFL, and the fundraiser was hosted by Headspace chief financial officer Mark Eaton, along with national clinical adviser Simon Dodd. Also there were Craig Robson and Tony Mitchell, executives at insurance distributor Envest, and longtime Headspace supporter Ben Welch, as well as AFL head of mental health and wellbeing Dr Kate Hall. AFL sources hastened to point out the event was not some weekend jolly, and that Kane was not incommunicado, fielding countless calls from home base at the weekend. What the game's stakeholders unhappy with AFL management make of all this is unknown. One thing that is clear: the event at this point has fallen short of its fundraising goal of $100,000, now coming in at about $30,000. Keeping a close watch Spotted: Former Victoria Police chief commissioner Shane Patton in the MCG members' stand for Friday night's Dreamtime game between Essendon and Richmond. Patton, who resigned after the police union's no-confidence vote in his leadership, did not escape the notice of some of the members who cast a ballot against him.
Buzz Feed
19-03-2025
- Health
- Buzz Feed
Hate Swallowing Pills? These Chewable Vitamin Gummies Are The Solution
There's no reason why taking supplements has to be difficult. From swallowing planet-sized pills to shaking up clumpy powders, it often feels like there's so many barriers to getting your nutrients in. But now, brands like Swisse are making it easier than ever to make your vitamin routine feel like a sweet treat, at any time of day — with gummi-fied and meltable vitamins in different flavours. Swisse No more gruelling mental preparation required to get your vitamins in. These iterations absorb quickly and need little to no liquids to get them down — but you can totally sip something if you want. Say heyyy to the supps that everyones loving, here: 1. These orange flavoured prebiotic and probiotic gummies fill your gut with healthy bacteria to support your digestion. 2. These mango-flavoured bloat relief melts help relieve tummy discomfort on-the-move, using bacillus coagulans (AKA probiotics). 3. These apple cider vinegar gummies add fibre to your daily intake with an apple flavoured twist! Swisse 4. These no-caffeine-added energy boost melts use Korean Ginseng and vitamin B12 to relieve tiredness and maintain energy production. Swisse 5. And finally, these chewable multivitamin gummies include vitamin B, C, D for daily all around support with a delish strawberry taste.
