Coles has sent two semi-trailers full of groceries from Melbourne to Shepparton, donating 46 pallets of chilled and ambient products including staples such as butter, milk, eggs, meat, fruit, vegetables and grocery essentials. The groceries have been delivered to Shepparton FoodShare and will help provide urgent support for vulnerable members of the community who are…
NAPLAN 2021 Report Released
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Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority CEO, David de Carvalho has said that the global COVID-19 pandemic has had no significant impact on students’ literacy and numeracy achievement at the national or state/territory level, according to the NAPLAN 2021 summary information that has been released. Mr. Carvalho also said that in addition, the long-term trend…
Irish Film Festival – Boys from County Hell
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Director Chris Baugh Starring Jack Rowan, Nigel O’Neill, Louisa Harland Rated M Score 6/6 Set in Six Mile Hill, a fictional backwater town, whose only claim to fame is that Bram Stoker stayed there once and based Dracula on the local legend of Abhartach. When Abhartach is awakened after the cairn over his remains is…
A Beginner’s Guide to Grief Receives Production Funding
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SBS and Screen Australia have announced production funding for A Beginner’s Guide to Grief, the next successful project from the Digital Originals initiative, in addition to six new projects chosen for further development. Digital Originals is a joint initiative of Screen Australia and SBS created to develop exciting and innovative scripted short form projects to…
Australia Post to boost jobs and weekend deliveries
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With extended lockdowns and parcel volumes hitting heights not seen since Christmas last year, Australia Post is introducing new measures to keep deliveries moving including a hiring blitz to boost staff numbers and ramp up weekend deliveries. Australia Post Executive General Manager, Community and Consumer Nicole Sheffield said that having already opened pop-up sites to…
Silent Pool Gin has arrived in Australia
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Super premium gin brand Silent Pool Gin, has arrived in Australia this month, direct from the United Kingdom curtesy of the rolling hills of Surrey Hills. According to local legend in the early 1200s, a Woodcutter’s daughter was discovered floating in the Silent Pool, alongside the crest of Prince John – the future King of…
International Whiskey Sour Day
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Wednesday, August 25, is international Whiskey Sour Day – a day to celebrate a classic cocktail that is a favourite amongst whiskey-lovers worldwide. The Whiskey Sour, officially dating back to 1862 when American bartender Jerry Thomas first published his recipe, originated with sailors adding lemon to their whiskey to combat scurvy on the high seas,…
The Countdown Until WA’s First Satellite Blasts Off
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The countdown has begun to the launch of Western Australia’s first space satellite, which will take off on the SpaceX CRS-23 commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station. Binar-1 is the first integrated satellite fully designed and built in Western Australia, and is scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral in the United States of…
Australia’s Largest Paralympic Team Headed to Tokyo
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Australia’s largest ever team for an overseas Paralympic Games is being backed by record support at home, including investment and innovation from the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS). On the eve of the Tokyo Paralympic Games Opening Ceremony, AIS CEO Peter Conde has sent his best wishes to the Australian Team, which is made up…
ABC and Screen Australia Announce Mystery Road Season 3
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ABC and Screen Australia in association with Screenwest have announced that a third series of the hugely popular, multi-award-winning outback crime drama Mystery Road has been commissioned. Mystery Road: Origin delves into the early years of fan favourite Detective Jay Swan with proud Nyikina man Mark Coles Smith cast as Young Jay. It’s 1999, and…