The Andrews Labor Government has welcomed plans for the establishment of Australia’s first offshore wind farm in Gippsland. Victorian Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change Lily D’Ambrosio explained that the proposal includes up to 250 wind turbines within a 574-square kilometre area, which would deliver around 8,000GWh of electricity per year. This is approximately…
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OzHelp Selected to deliver workplace suicide prevention and mental health programs
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Health Minister Greg Hunt recently announced that the federal government has announced OzHelp as its preferred partner to deliver workplace programs under the National Suicide Prevention Leadership and Support Program. “We are delighted to continue to partner with the Australian Government in building individual levels of resilience and capacity for self-help in relation to the…
And St Kilda Film Festival Award Winners Are
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On the St Kilda Film Festival’s Closing Night on Saturday. Welcome Home Allen, directed by Andrew Kavanagh, took home the Festival’s prestigious best short film award, walking away with a $10,000 cash prize and a qualification for consideration in the OSCARS® Short Film category. City of Port Phillip Mayor Bernadene Voss said the St Kilda…
Tickets and Assumptions
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You know what they say about making Assumptions right? Considering that I have a spinal cord injury and use a wheelchair you would be right to assume when I have booked tickets online to go to the movies I click the person in a wheelchair option for the seating, expecting to get the disabled seating…
And the Award Nominees for The St Kilda Fesivtal Are
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The St Kilda Film Festival is pleased to announce this year’s award nominees – all of whom are in the running for more than $50,000 worth of cash and prizes across 17 categories. As an ACADEMY AWARDS® qualifying event, the winners of this year’s Best Short Film and Best Documentary will also be eligible for…
Airservices Australia Launches Weather Conditions Cameras
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Airservices Australia has today announced it has launched a new portal that features camera views of weather conditions at locations around Australia. Airservices Chief Executive Officer Jason Harfield explained that Airservices launched the new portal with an initial six locations with more to come. “With valuable assistance from the Bureau of Meteorology the new portal…
More Bike Racks for Canberra Buses
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Director, Public Transport Operations, Ian McGlinn has announced Transport Canberra is currently in the process of installing the new bike racks, with all 33 to be installed on buses by the end of June 2017. “This means 92 per cent of our total fleet will be equipped with these bike racks, providing even greater access…
2017 National Consumer Fraud Week
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The Andrews Labor government is urging Victorians to accept Facebook friend requests wisely – and be alert to dating and romance scammers when using social media. Minister for Consumer Affairs Marlene Kairouz is also urging Victorians, who lost $1.8 million in 2016 to online scams, to tread carefully when forming relationships with people they don’t…
Palais Theatre to Reopen for St Kilda Film Festival
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St Kilda’s Palais Theatre is set to reopen to the public on Thursday for the St Kilda Film Festival Opening Night, brighter and more vibrant than ever. Victorian Minister for Creative Industries Martin Foley said that the iconic façade of the 89-year-old venue has been repaired, repainted and returned to its original 1927 colour and…
Aussie Filmmaking Students Win Global Short Film Award
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Budding film-makers from Billy Blue College of Design at Torrens University Australia have taken home a prestigious Art Directors’ Club Bronze Cube award in New York for their futuristic film, Wake. Directors Dan Braga and Julz Lane took out the ADC Bronze Cube in the Motion, Craft in Motion, Direction, Single category at the 96th…