Coles and Aussie growers are set to sprinkle Christmas joy this festive season with an initiative sure to help make Rudolph’s red nose shine bright. Families across Australia can collect a free ‘Reindeer Carrot’ from a designated collection point when exiting their Coles store, ready to leave out on Christmas Eve for Santa’s hard-working reindeers.…
AUSVEG is Reassuring Families to Continue to Buy Veg and Salad Products
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Vegetable peak industry body AUSVEG is reassuring families across Australia in the lead-up to Christmas that leafy vegetable products that are available on the shelves of your favourite supermarket, greengrocer or market are not included in the current recall of some spinach products, which is limited to spinach from a single farm in Victoria. “Food…
Aussie Vehicle Sunswift 7 Sets World Record
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An Australian solar-powered electric car, designed and built solely by university students, has claimed a provisional Guinness World Record by going 1000km on a single charge in under 12 hours. The Sunswift 7 car, out of UNSW Sydney, posted a time of 11 hours 53.32 minutes for the distance at the Australian Automotive Research Centre…
Growing The ACT Public Education System
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The ACT’s public education system supports more than 40,000 families and the ACT Government continues to invest to make sure every public school is a great school in our city. Minister for Education Yvette Berry said that throughout 2022, the government has been building, expanding and modernising public schools as our city grows and as…
Recovery Efforts are Underway at Namadgi National Park
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Three years on from the 2020 Orroral Valley bushfire, recovery efforts are well underway at Namadgi National Park. Minister for Planning and Land Management Mick Gentleman said the ACT Government has been working on environmental restoration and infrastructure recovery. “Getting the flora, fauna and other ecological assets harmed by the fire, which burnt more than…
NCIS: SYDNEY S1 Script Department Program Announced
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The successful recipients of the NCIS: SYDNEY S1 Script Department Program has been announced by Screen Australia, in collaboration with Paramount Australia and New Zealand (ANZ), CBS Studios and Endemol Shine Australia (a Banijay Company). Writers Rachael Alford, Ella Cook, James Cripps, Siobhan Domingo, Josh Sambono and Clare Sladden will work in the script department…
Yuichi Sato to Direct City Hunter for Netflix
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Netflix have recently announced the film City Hunter, a Japanese live action adaptation of the legendary, best selling manga of the same name, set for release in 2024. Ryohei Suzuki (Tokyo MER, Segodon) is confirmed to take the lead role of Ryo Saeba with Yuichi Sato (Kisaragi, Strawberry Nights and The End of the Tiny…
Stone Fruit Supply Concerns Ease in Time for Christmas
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Aussies can expect to enjoy high-quality stonefruit this Christmas, as supply concerns ease. Farmers are confident consumers will see an increased supply of high-quality, sweet tasting fruit over the holiday season, with decreased rainfall and warmer weather improving growing conditions. This increased confidence comes after a difficult start to the growing season, where widespread floods…
Rewiring Australia Welcomes Federal Government’s Plan to Electrify Homes and Businesses
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Rewiring Australia says the federal government’s plan to help electrify homes and businesses will drive down inflation while saving the planet and Australian households money. The government has brokered a deal with the Greens to support businesses and households replace gas with electrification systems, in a package to be developed for the May 2023 Budget.…
St Vincent de Paul Society Welcomes Plan to Electrify the Homes of Low-Income People
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The St Vincent de Paul Society welcomes the agreement by the Albanese Government and the Greens for next year’s budget to include a package to help electrify the homes of low-income people. “This package will help low-income people and renters improve the energy efficiency of their homes and lower their utility bills by moving from…