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Victoria’s top PR campaigns revealed by PRIA

Mabo clean sweeps at Deadlys

‘No forking worries’ – SPC launches snack bar filled with beans 9

Groupon in Antarctica group buying deal first 2

Girls check out guys at boot camp in Libra ad 17

Paddy Douneen takes on client role at Mindshare 3

Marina Go on Crikey’s new look, the plan to get more women writing for it 2

Geoffrey Rush warns AACTAs may disappear after losing naming sponsor

Tourism campaign to bring back Aussies to quake-hit Christchurch goes live 8

Zuni wins Moet Hennessy and Tourism Tasmania 3

I Will Survive drops again 3

New privacy laws could mean opt-outs in all direct marketing and $1.1m fines for rule breakers 2

Dame Edna, Wog Boy and Hawkins provide Whereis voices 2

UM wins ABC Commercial media account from Mitchells 1

Intel sponsors David Blaine sleep deprivation stunt

Pat Crowley steps up at Ikon Sydney 1

Wicked Campers slogan ‘It’s better to be black than gay cos you don’t have to tell your parents’ ruled against after years on the road 13

Private Media CEO Amanda Gome departs 2

Watch the most popular session of Mumbrella360 featuring Joe Talcott on the broken agency relationship 3

Lego recreates Australia’s most famous moments in history 5

Brownlow coverage kicks goals for Seven 1

Annick Perrin shifts from Ikon to Initiative 7

Southern Cross Austereo appoints Cathy Thomas to run Melbourne operation 3

Euro RSCG rebrands as Havas Worldwide, hands out cookies 12

Royal Melbourne Show attracts new and old sponsors Thomas Dux and CommBank

Nine denies Big Brother rigging – says auditor witnessed vote tally 2

Aussie shark film Bait struggles in opening box office weekend 14

Pork battles beef in health stakes as Monty Noble launches debut work 5

Ten Network introduces live poker game for revenue raiser 11

iiNet: Life upgraded 3

Yahoo!7 and Nine News launch new news sites in beta 6

Patts Sydney promotes Bart Pawlak to creative director, Y&R changes job title language 6

Leigh Monti promoted to top sales job at ACP 1

Change of guard at L’Oreal as top marketer Mark O’Keefe departs

Nissan Navara pulls tank to prove ‘Australia’s most powerful tradie’ credentials

Bundaberg rum returns with another founder’s tale 2

Big Brother ratings hold up despite apparent eviction spoiler 1

OMD takes Carpet Court from Ikon, Ikon boss: ‘the client’s focus was purely on cost’

Can of Worms taping invite named postcard ad of the month 1

Big Brother fans call ‘rigged’ after Nine airs George eviction promo early 37

Tourism Queensland launches ‘I spy’ spring campaign

ACP’s Louise Barrett named as new Ten sales director 3

Louie the Fly hijacks ad for sister brand Aerogard 9

Derryn Hinch is back with public affairs commentator role at Seven 6

Cat-stroking Bond villain in new ING Direct ad 2

Devondale rebrands 4

Publicis Mojo restructures Melbourne office as staff numbers fall to eight 10

Patts Sydney appoints Amy Luca from Y&R China as business director

Nike in legal stoush with production house over copyright infringement 27

Ikon launches integrated division BFF 7

Ogilvy launches Adelaide PR operation

Greenpeace Australia anti-trawler campaign to go global

Newcastle’s NXFM announces new breakfast show 5

Melbourne indie Kruse Media hires Dean Shell from UM Canberra 8

Big Brother drops below 900,000 1

Apple iPhone 5 fans targeted in Sportsbet toilet stunt 22

Today Tonight found guilty of inaccuracies in reporting council’s efforts to connect Muslim community 9

MADC Awards finalists revealed 1

Gloria Jean’s closes in-house marketing department 18

ABC embroiled in copyright debate over iview 1

Ikon hires Ian Laurie and Jacalin Ding to boost social media and creative credentials

40 agencies set to join PR Council after launch meeting 7

NRMA Motoring and Services says uh huh to escaping embarrassing car-related mishaps 6

Former News Limited spinner Toby Hemming launches Bold Media: ‘Lots of PR agencies have no idea’ 9

Cosentino – The Grand Illusionist wins night for Seven 2

Y&R hunts for Sydney CEO, scraps regional structure after Howcroft exit to ‘get closer to clients’ 8

Hughes promoted to innovation role at Reprise as Coats moves across from Mediacom 21

Howcroft safe on Gruen despite Ten move

Russel Howcroft move from Y&R to Ten confirmed 20

Ikea launches campaign to help Aussies become stylish at home 2

Plain packaging for junk food? 11

Mumbrella moves house and Camille Alarcon returns to lead new project 7

Bavarian Beer Café invites Australians to celebrate their inner Bavarian 3

Fashion and cuisine clash in MLA lamb spring campaign 7

Hardie Grant promotes Clare Brundle to GM 2

The X Factor’s live elimination wins Tuesday

Bean counters targeted by AWARD to encourage more agencies to enter

Fairfax’s Mark Dando moves to ABC as head of online and mobile

Lindauer: men are pathetic cry-babies when their women leave them alone for a night 9

Australian agencies dominate at SpikesAsia 1

Screen industry marches on Canberra to promote local content on TV

Future of Top Gear Australia in doubt as British series returns 19

TV1 announces new management team after staff redundancies

Match wins strategy account for NRMA motoring brands

Guinness asks fans to pick Arthur’s Day anthem 1

Clems’ Carlton Beer Chase ad races home to win ad of the month 4

Today beats Sunrise in rare ratings win 10

Ogilvy Sydney unveils first project for GIO car insurance 1