Australia’s first ever treaty legislation is now law with the Advancing the Treaty Process with Aboriginal Victorians Bill 2018 passing Victorian Parliament last night. Minister for Aboriginal Affairs Natalie Hutchins hailed the passage of the legislation, which will see Victoria become the first state to enter into formal treaty negotiations with its Aboriginal people. In…
1Cover Travel The One Thing Competition
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1Cover Travel insurance is running an exciting comedy competition called ‘The One Thing’. There is a huge first prize of $10,000 to the entry deemed ‘funniest’ by an expert comedy panel. Two runners up will receive $1,500 each. “The competition is a great opportunity to give aspiring and established comedians an opportunity to show off”…
Mom and Dad
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Director Brian Taylor Starring Nicolas Cage, Selma Blair, Anne Winters Rated MA Score 4.5/6 A teenage girl and her little brother must survive a wild 24 hours during which a mass hysteria of unknown origins causes parents to turn violently on their own kids. Considering how easy it is for Nicholas Cage to flip the…
St Kilda Film Festival Regional Tour – Simon Direen – Interview
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A Big thank you to Simon Direen for taking some time to answer some questions about his short film A Life together which is featured in the St Kilda Film Festival regional tour. What Inspired A Life together? We initially had no idea what kind of film we wanted to make. It wasn’t until we…
WWE Super Show-Down Headed to Melbourne
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Melbourne will be the centre of the WWE universe later this year when the wrestling spectacular, WWE Super Show-Down, comes to the Melbourne Cricket Ground in October. The Andrews Labor Government today announced that WWE Super Show-Down will be the largest wrestling event ever to be held in Australia, eclipsing the Global Warning event which…
Mapping Sighting of Glossy Black Cockatoos
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ACT Minister for the Environment and Heritage Mick Gentleman announced recently that community help is sought to map the distribution of the glossy black cockatoo during their current breeding season. “Glossy black cockatoos (Calyptorhynchus lathami) are one of the more threatened species of cockatoo in Australia and are listed as vulnerable in NSW and the…
BBC Two Commissioned ‘Super Sewer’ Documentary Series
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BBC Two has commissioned Raw to produce a three-part documentary series following the £5bn project to build London’s 20 mile-long ‘super sewer’, cutting through the heart of the capital deep below the Thames. The Five Billion Pound Super Sewer (3×60’), a co-production with the Open University, is part mega-engineering ob doc, part specialist factual exploration…
WA Cracking Down on Illegal Charity Bin Dumping
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Charitable recyclers who have to dispose of materials dumped illegally at their sites can recover waste levy costs under a Western Australian State Government initiative. Launched in 2016, the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation’s (DWER) Charitable Recyclers Rebate program provides up to $250,000 in funding each year. It helps eligible charitable recyclers to reduce…
ACT Fire & Rescue Launches Fire Safety Campaign
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ACT Fire & Rescue has launched a campaign aimed at residents and tenants of multi-storey buildings in the ACT to encourage fire preparedness and safety. Minister for Police and Emergency Services Mick Gentleman joined ACT Fire & Rescue (ACTF&R) Chief Officer Mark Brown to raise awareness about being fire safe in the home to help…
July 4 Screening of Albatross Documentary at the Randwick Ritz
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NSW Greens MP Justin Field and Greens Federal Senator Peter Whish-Wilson will host a special Plastic Free July screening of the Albatross documentary at the Randwick Ritz Cinema on 4 July. Albatross is a powerful exploration of the impact of our plastic pollution on seabirds. It shows the tragedy of young Albatross on Midway Island…