Welcome to Launches We Love where we round up our favourite new purchases and services, featuring everything from food to fitness to fashion. In our first ever edition, we’re giving some love to the businesses we’re digging during this bloody rough time. From the gyms going virtual to the cafes launching takeaway, here’s how you can support some local businesses if you’re in the lucky position to.
(And yes, we know there are SO many to mention and we couldn’t cover them all so please give your faves a shout out in the comments!)
Chomp – Sydney
After losing their thriving corporate and event gigs (plus cafe customers working from home) Chomp decided to launch a delivery service to keeping sharing their much-loved healthy and wholesome food. You can shop their fruit and veg boxes, immunity booster boxes, pantry staples box, snacks, coffee beans and hot cross buns here. They’re also doing meal delivery with dishes breakfasts and lunches like veg ragout, Mexi morning bowls and smashed avo. Plus, use the code ChompHome to get a 20 percent discount!
Unyoked – Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane
This Aussie start up made a massive name for themselves with their stunning, tiny-home escapes in the remote Aussie wilderness, encouraging guests to switch off and reconnect with themselves. And while they can’t currently operate due to travel restrictions, they’re donating 100 nights to hospital workers on the frontline of COVID-19 to be used after isolation lifts. They’re also offering 20 percent off for anyone wanting to gift healthcare workers a stay.
Husk Distillers – Gold Coast
Anyone who has tried to track down hand sanitiser in the last few weeks will know it’s a fruitless task. But this Tweed Coast-based distiller is now making the liquid gold, which you can pick up through their drive through service along with some of their famous ink gin. Plus they’re offering free packs to charities and a discount for health workers.
Small Graces – Melbourne
This cafe is only of the many Melbourne haunts that have began pick up and delivery options for fresh food boxes, pantry staples and an evolving menu of delicious, home-style meals.
Leigh Street Wine Room – Adelaide
This natural wine bar and restaurant has pivoted to offering a weekly “providore box” featuring South Australian produce from oysters to veggies to fresh ricotta. The pre-order pick up service also allows you to pick up a few tipples while you’re at it.
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Flow Athletic
Flow Athletic have launched 60 live stream classes to keep their community connected and their staff employed, covering yoga, pilates and even spin, with member able to loan out bikes. If you need more one-on-one support, they’re also offering PT sessions via FaceTime.
Tone Athletica
This female-focused gym based in Brookvale is running a 21 day online training platform covering training, nutrition and (critically for home workouts) accountability. One glance at their social media and it’s obvious they have a seriously tight community so if support is what you’re after, Tone Athletica has got it in spades.
Humming Puppy
Lawd knows we need a way to de-stress at the moment and while their physical spaces in Sydney and Melbourne are closed, Humming Puppy are running on-demand and live streamed yoga lessons for only $15 a month (they’re normally $30 so get in quick!). Their glorious hum can still be heard and felt through your laptop speaker and so settle in and bliss out.
Upstate Studios
This Melbourne-based biz is streaming over 40 classes per week as well as offering an online portal of pre-recorded options. They’re also keeping members motivated with different challenges and live daily meditations. If you’re new to Upstate, you can try 30 days of live-streamed classes for $49.
Netfit
Netball Australia has teamed up with Netfit to offer free, live netball workshop and training online. The collaboration will see the netball community get tutored by elite netballers, as well as access to health, fitness, nutrition and wellbeing sessions until the end of April. The definition of “here if you need”.
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