Skipping Girl

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How Dairy Farmers turned Skipping Girl into Scrolling Girl At face value, it doesn’t quite add up: a 126-year-old dairy brand, a neon girl glued to her phone, and a downbeat message about the epidemic of mindless scrolling among Australia’s youth.However, that incongruity was exactly the point for Dairy Farmers. Over the past 18 months, the brand has be...

Just a short break

https://www.3aw.com.au/skipping-to-scrolling-the-sign-getting-kids-offline-and-outside/

Skipping to scrolling: The sign getting kids offline and outside Melbourne’s most iconic neon sign is set to be transformed, with a replacement being switched on from today. The “Skipping Girl” is set to be replaced with a new sign dubbed the “Scrolling girl” in a move to encourage kids to get off social media. Speaking to 3AW Breakfast, Lauren Jumps, p...

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Abbotsford: Iconic Skipping Girl’s multimillion-dollar transformation Melbourne’s iconic Skipping Girl has undergone a major makeover, transforming into a premium destination. See inside.

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Do you know where the original skipping girl is? - ABC listen Sammy J wants to know the history behind Audrey, the iconic skipping girl vinegar sign in Abbotsford.

https://www.realcommercial.com.au/news/skipping-girl-melbourne-iconic-building-sold-for-20m-in-offmarket-deal

Skipping Girl Melbourne: Iconic building sold for $20m in off-market deal The Abbotsford building with the famous Skipping Girl sign has changed hands in a multimillion-dollar sale. But what does it mean for the fate of local landmark?

Original sign about to be taken down by Whelan The Wrecker. C.1968

Some nice history here https://www.museumoflost.com/skipping-girl-vinegar/?fbclid=IwAR3A7eplA4y-t6CTP_uJ0Lef1mLEPl0UuIhYLAHRT6OY5smMXSkY1tkb4bg

Skipping Girl Vinegar Standing atop a building in Abbotsford is one of Melbourne’s most iconic symbols; the Skipping Girl Vinegar sign. And for a piece of neon, this Skipping Girl has lead an eventful life.

Sad news

One of the women behind Richmond’s Skipping Girl sign has died The woman who modelled for Melbourne’s iconic Skipping Girl Vinegar sign has died at 99. Irene Barron was 13 years old when she won a drawing competition. The prize was employment at Claude N…