Brilliant-Online Magazine | The Movember Issue | November 2021

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GROW A MO, SAVE A BRO! ✦ How to help change the face of men's health? The answers are right under your nose.

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hat do Merv “The Swerve” Hughes, Magnum PI, Salvador Dali all have in common? Not only are all regarded as legendary entertainers in their respective fields but all sported some of the finest and most celebrated moustaches of all time! There are many more, of course: Albert Einstein, Charlie Chaplin, Burt Reynolds, Sam Elliott, Groucho Marx are just a handful who are renowned for their trademark upper lip facial hair. The moustache, or ‘Mo’ to use the parlance of our times, has led a varied life - mocked and derided in certain quarters over the years yet thankfully, almost in a comforting way, always there with selected style makers and trend setters. In recent years, the Mo has taken on important symbolic significance in raising awareness for men’s health issues such as prostate cancer, testicular cancer, and men’s suicide. November was chosen as the month and, when fused with the shortened version of moustache (Mo), resulted in Movember, an annual event with the goal of changing the face of men’s health.

The movement initially started back in 1999 in Adelaide when a group of mates casually came together over a few beers with the idea of growing their moustaches throughout the month of November all in the name of charity and raising funds and awareness of men’s health. Their efforts were enthusiastically received as the trend spread across the country, prompting a group in Melbourne to ultimately form the Movember Foundation which was in

Ben Tirebuck with a fabulous Mo

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TG's Child Care Best Mo


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PORT MACQUARIE BOBCAT FORMATION

7min
pages 58-65

COULD A NORMAL THYROID FUNCTION TEST BE HIDING SOMETHING MORE SINISTER?

1min
page 54

GROW A MO, SAVE A BRO!

3min
pages 40-41

THE SECRETS OF NATURE’S GOLDEN NECTAR

4min
pages 52-53

Dr. Ivana Moudry

2min
pages 50-51

TACKLING JAPAN’S COMPLEX MENTAL HEALTH PUZZLE

3min
pages 48-49

BARBARA SMITH, A HEALTH ADVOCATE

12min
pages 42-47

BLACKSTONE SUSTAINABILITY REPORT - INSIGHTS INTO AN INDUSTRY-LEADING BUSINESS

1min
pages 36-37

THE BLACKSTONE WAY IS ABOUT PEOPLE AND PASSION FOR THE BUSINESS

1min
pages 34-35

GALILEO MINING LIMITED (ASX: GAL) SEARCHING FOR PALLADIUM IN NORSEMAN

3min
pages 32-33

ABUJAR GOLD PROJECT'S DEFINITIVE FEASIBILITY STUDY SHOWS TIETTO IS A MONEY-MAKING MACHINE

1min
pages 30-31

NOVA SILICA SAND PROJECT - A TIER 1 INDUSTRIAL MINERAL MINER COMING UP ON THE ASX

2min
pages 28-29

JOHN CLARKE, INVESTMENTS AND TAX

3min
pages 26-27

COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA LEADS US$100 MILLION FUNDING INTO GLOBAL AI COMPANY H2O.AI

2min
pages 20-21

TRACY DRISCOLL HELPS LEADERS REIMAGINE THEIR FUTURE

4min
pages 18-19

HOW A HASHTAG CHANGED THE WORLD BY ANNA MCAFEE

2min
page 17

INFINEON TO HELP ASIA’S STARTUPS DELIVER COMMERCIALLY VIABLE INNOVATIONS

4min
pages 14-16

SANCROX REAL ESTATE SAYS THE MARKET IS HOT IN WAUCHOPE

2min
pages 12-13

WALK INTO THE FUTURE WITH THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES AND TG'S URANGAN

8min
pages 8-11
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