With a mammoth prize pool of over $300,000AUD on offer, the Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) has been unveiled the nominees and esteemed juries for the annual MIFF Awards. Shining a light on local and international filmmaking excellence, this year’s categories includes the newly coined Uncle Jack Charles Award, recently renamed in honour of the…
Meals in Schools Pilot Program Launched in ACT Schools
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Kids can’t learn on an empty stomach. That’s why the ACT Government has launched the Meals in Schools pilot in ACT public schools. Every child deserves a great education, and the research shows that access to nutritious food at school benefits children and young people’s education and wellbeing. Participating schools are: Students at these five…
Holiday Inn Headed to Hayes Theatre
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Bursting with irrepressible charm, irresistible humour and a nostalgia that promises to delight – Irving Berlin’s Holiday Inn tap dances onto the Hayes stage to ring in the Christmas season. “Irving Berlin’s Holiday Inn appeals to me for several reasons,” said Producer and Director of Holiday Inn Sally Dashwood. “The music is, first and foremost, gorgeous. I have a dance…
Phillip District Enclosed Oval Upgrades Commence
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Minister for Sport and Recreation, Yvette Berry today will announce the start of construction for the upgrades to the Phillip District Enclosed Oval. The first stage of this project is a new stand-alone community sports pavilion and additional car parking spaces. Further works will also soon be progressed, including LED sportsground lighting, a new storage…
The Boys Prequel Vought Rising Announced
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During the panel for the Emmy-winning series The Boys’ Hall H at San Diego Comic- Con, it was announced that The Boys world is expanding to include Vought Rising, a prequel to The Boys, starring Jensen Ackles and Aya Cash. The exciting news was revealed when Ackles surprised the SDCC audience by coming on stage…
Kento Kaku cast as Akira Nishikiyama in Like a Dragon
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Prime Video recently announced the casting of Kento Kaku as Akira Nishikiyama, aka Nishiki, during the Like a Dragon: Yakuza panel at San Diego Comic-Con. The panel for the action-packed TV adaptation of SEGA’s iconic video game series started with the official teaser trailer giving fans a glimpse of the first ever footage from the…
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
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Directed by Guy Ritchie. Starring Henry Cavill, Eiza González, Alan Ritchson, Henry Golding and Alex Pettyfer. Rated MA. Score 5/6 Billed as a true story about a secret British World War II organization; the Special Operations Executive. Founded by Winston Churchill, their irregular warfare against the Germans helped to change the course of the war,…
Alison Newman Releases Free Me from EP Wolf
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Singer and songwriter Alison Newman is set to release ‘Free Me’ today (Friday, 26 July). This is the second track from her EP, ‘Wolf’.
Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure
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Director John Korty. Starring Eric Walker, Warwick Davis, Fionnula Flanagan, Guy Boyd, Aubree Miller. Rated PG. Score 4/6 The Starcruiser of the Towani-family crashes on the moon Endor. Father and mother Towani get separated from their 2 children Mace and Cindel. The children are found by Ewoks, inhabitants of Endor. Although communicating is a real…
Pay a Premium to ensure Your old Mattress gets Recycled?
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A new survey by Soft Landing Mattress Recycling, Australia’s largest mattress recycler, reveals Australian consumers’ strong stance on mattress sustainability and recycling. It issues a call to action to councils and retailers nationwide to help solve the growing problem of mattresses in landfills. The newly released ‘Mattresses Matter’ Sustainability Survey finds that Australians are highly…