Preserving cultural roots
- 500-backed rocket startup Gilmour Space Technologies has signed a Cultural Heritage Management Agreement with the Juru Traditional Owners at Bowen, Queensland. The Juru people are an Aboriginal Australian people of the state of Queensland.
- The agreement signals the Juru people’s support of a proposed launch site within the state, where the startup is planning to launch the first Australian-made rockets and satellites next year.
- James Gilmour, Head of Launch Operations at Gilmour Space said, “Cultural heritage has been, and will continue to be, an important element of the Bowen Orbital Spaceport.”
- “We’re looking forward to launching Australia to space from Juru land in Queensland, with support from the Juru people,” he added.
- Read the full announcement here.
Safe celebrations
- With the festive season approaching, 500-backed e-scooter startup Neuron Mobility has launched a #ScootSafe campaign across Australia, New Zealand, and the UK.
- The campaign seeks to remind users to ride safely and responsibly leading up to Christmas and New Year’s Eve.
- The startup will also be giving free passes to local charities in the UK to aid their volunteers.
- Meanwhile, in Australia, Neuron’s e-scooters will be deployed in Ballarat in the state of Victoria’s first e-scooter program. A fleet of 250 will be available during the 12-month trial.
- Read more about the #ScootSafe campaign here.
Shopping sustainably
- “Make secondhand the first choice” – that’s the mantra of 500-backed Carousell’s Siu Rui Quek.
- He shares that he saw the adoption of the startup’s recommerce model ramp up over the pandemic, whether to “make ends meet, to be able to afford what they need, to live more sustainably, or simply to share their passions”.
- To strengthen its foothold, Carousell acquired online classified marketplaces Mudah.my in Malaysia, Cho Tot in Vietnam, and OneKyat in Myanmar. Today, the group has a presence in eight markets, including Australia, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. In Singapore, one in three people are users of the app.
- Read the full feature on Tatler.
