10 East Gippsland News Weekend | October 2024 Awards aplenty for Fleming family The Australian Showcase Jewellery Awards 2024 were held in Sydney recently, with one local jeweller picking up multiple awards. Ari Fleming, of Jeremy Fleming Jewellers, picked up the Handmade Design award and the Members Choice Award. The win also makes Ari the youngest ever to win multiple showcase awards in the same year The piece that won him the award was a platinum and 18ct yellow gold ring with a natural marquise-cut Burmese ruby, with an assortment of 52 brilliant cut diamonds. The ring was made for one of Ari's sisters for her birthday. As a result of the win Ari has been invited to the International Jewellery Award in Hong Kong next year, where only the best 150 jewellers in the world are invited to the prestigious invite only awards. Jeremy Fleming Jewellers also won the retailer of the year for jewellery - a first-time win for the business. Jeremy Fleming Jewellers opened its first shop in Sale in October 1993 with only two staff, and it didn't take long for the business to take off, opening another shop in Traralgon in 2006 and then in Bairnsdale last year. Ari Fleming, of Jeremy Fleming Jewellers at the Australian Showcase Jewellery Awards ceremony with sisters Suni and Poppi. FSA/DETS2011 Free Kinder: Enrol for 2025. Free Kinder is available for three- and four-year-old children in Victoria at participating services. Free Kinder is available in sessional (standalone) and long day care (childcare) settings, saving families up to $2,563 each year, per child. At kindergarten, your child will: • learn language, literacy and numeracy skills through play, art, music and dance • learn to express themself and make friends in a safe and caring environment • build skills and confidence before primary school. Contact your preferred kinder service or local council to learn about how to enrol for 2025. Visit vic.gov.au/kinder
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