Director Jay Levey Starring ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic, Victoria Jackson, Kevin McCarthy Rated M Score 5/6 An unemployed visionary becomes the manager of a local public station. The station becomes a success. Okay, I suppose the only reason why I decided to watch this was that it had been sitting on my wish list on google…
Japanese TV Stars Taking Road trip to Promote Western Australia
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Japanese television star and musician Takeshi Tsuruno has embarked on an iconic road trip from Perth to Monkey Mia for a Japanese travel show to be broadcast on BS Fuji TV. The two-hour program, called Tsuruno Tabi, follows Mr Tsuruno and his friends Rui Tsubota and Shinya Ueda as they explore Western Australia’s beautiful Coral…
Barry McKenzie Holds his Own
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Director Bruce Beresford Starring Barry Crocker, Barry Humphries, Donald Pleasence Rated M Score 6/6 Barry McKenzie’s Aunt Edna is kidnapped by Count Von Plasma, the vampire head of an isolated Eastern European dictatorship who mistakes her for the Queen of England and thinks that kidnapping her will draw tourists to his country. Barry and his…
800 Million Containers Returned Through Queensland Refund Scheme
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Queensland’s Container Refund Scheme, Containers for Change, continues to exceed all expectations and is celebrating another major milestone this week, with 800 million containers returned in just 10 months. Minister for Environment Leeanne Enoch said this milestone was reached while Parliament was sitting in Townsville this week. “We know Townsville residents care about recycling because…
New Rory Ellis Single ‘The Letter’
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A letter written during a time of chaos and war, could this Light Horseman who fought in the Battle of the Somme, Colin Ellis, have known that his very personal and incredibly powerful message would wind up in the hands of his only Grandson, Rory Ellis, nearly a century on. in February 1940, Colin Ellis,…
The Adventures of Barry McKenzie
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Director Bruce Beresford Starring Barry Crocker, Barry Humphries, Spike Milligan Rated M Score 5/6 Young Australian, Barry McKenzie, travels to England with his Aunt Edna after his father dies and a request is revealed in his will. Barry McKenzie was originally a character created by Barry Humphries for a cartoon strip in Private Eye. It…
Digital Licences to be Trailed in Queensland
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Maryborough and Hervey Bay will be the first communities in Queensland to trial digital licences. The Palaszczuk Government today announced members of both communities could now register their interest to participate in the trial. Member for Maryborough Bruce Saunders said from early next year, residents could opt-in to conveniently access their licence at the press…
Netflix Announces Cast for Upcoming Film The White Tiger
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Netflix has announced the cast of its upcoming film The White Tiger. Adapted from Arvind Adiga’s Man Booker Prize-winning novel by the same name, The White Tiger stars debutante Adarsh Gourav, award-winning actor Rajkummar Rao (Stree, Bareily Ki Barfi, Newton, Shahid and Omerta), and global icon Priyanka Chopra Jonas (Isn’t it Romantic, A Kid Like…
Ready Steady Cook Returning to BBC One with Rylan Clark-Neal Hosting
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Cookery hit Ready Steady Cook is set to return to BBC One Daytime in 2020, with new host, Celebrity MasterChef finalist Rylan Clark-Neal. The new series will offer up fresh challenges to put the next generation of chefs through their culinary paces. Ready Steady Cook, produced by Remarkable TV (part of EndemolShine UK), will feature…
SandTunes Music Festival Coming to Carrara in November
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Tourism Industry Development Minister Kate Jones has today announced a new world-class event originally intended to be held at Coolangatta Beach would instead be held at Metricon Stadium. Minister Jones said SandTunes music festival would be held at Metricon Stadium in Carrara in November. The Minister said she approached promoter TEG Dainty to change the…