Today might not be the day for it but the ACCC is warning those looking online for love not to fall for a scammer. “Scammers are experts at preying on people’s vulnerabilities, particularly around sentimental times of the year such as Valentine’s Day,” ACCC Deputy Chair Delia Rickard said. Ms Rickard explained that in 2013,…
Final AAE Stamp Issue released
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Australia Post is releasing the final stamp issue in a 4 year series commemorating the centenary of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition (AAE) of 1911-14. “This remarkable human achievement took immense courage, skill and determination and Australia Post is pleased to recognise the centenary of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition with this release.” Australia Post Philatelic Manager,…
New capital metro website launched
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Minister for the Environment and Sustainable Development, Simon Corbell has announced that a new Capital Metro website has been launched. “The new website explains how light rail is helping to deliver a range of planning, economic, social and environmental benefits for Canberra,” Minister for the Environment and Sustainable Development, Simon Corbell said. Mr Corbell pointed…
41 new Men’s Shed’s to be built in Victoria
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Victorian Minister for Community Services Mary Wooldridge recently announced that Forty-one new Men’s Sheds will be built across Victoria with an investment of nearly $4.9 million. Ms Wooldridge explained that the Victorian Coalition Government will provide more than $2.2 million through the Strengthening Men’s Sheds initiative, while nearly $2.7 million will be provided by local…
About Time
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Director Richard Curtis Starring Domhnall Gleeson, Rachel McAdams, Bill Nighy Rated M Score 4.5/6 At the age of 21, Tim discovers he can travel in time and change what happens and has happened in his own life. His decision to make his world a better place by getting a girlfriend turns out not to be…
NRMA-ACT Road Safety Trust grants program for 2014-15 is now open
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Attorney General, Simon Corbell, is calling on individuals and groups with ideas to make the Territory’s roads safer to apply for a NRMA-ACT Road Safety Trust grant. “There were seven fatalities on ACT roads in 2013, and while that is an improvement from 2012, it demonstrates that there is still more work to be done,…
Robocop — 1987
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Director Paul Verhoeven Starring Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Dan O’Herlihy Rated R Score 4/6 When a good cop gets blown away by some ruthless criminal, innovative scientists and doctors are able to piece him back together as an unstoppable crime-fighting cyborg called “Robocop”. Impervious to bullets and bombs and equipped with high tech weaponry, Robocop…
Hellbenders
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Director J.T. Petty Starring Clifton Collins Jr., Clancy Brown, Andre Royo Rated MA Score 6/6 The Augustine Interfaith Order of Hellbound Saints, a team of blasphemous ministers who live in a constant state of debauchery, work to drag the worst of demons back to Hell. I suppose some of the best comic book movies or…
Empire State
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Director Dito Montiel Starring Liam Hemsworth, Michael Angarano, Dwayne Johnson Rated MA Score 2.5/6 After failing to get into the police academy, Chris Potamitis settles for a security guard job with the EMPIRE STATE Armored Truck Company. Chris makes the mistake of mentioning the company’s lax security to his best friend, Eddie, and is soon…
New South Wales Government releases Speed Adviser app
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New South Wales Roads Minister Duncan Gay recently announced the release of the Governments ‘Speed Adviser’ app, that includes alerts motorists are about to enter a school zone. “It’s heartbreaking to hear of child fatalities or injuries around schools and we need motorists to understand that school zone speed limits are there to save lives,”…