ACT Minister for the Environment and Heritage, Mick Gentleman, attend a ceremony today to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Honeysuckle Creek Tracking Station, which played a vital part in broadcasting the first TV images of the moon landing. “I am very proud to honour the hardworking men and women who served at the Honeysuckle…
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Free Bus Travel for Seniors during Seniors Week
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Seniors Card holders can travel for free on public transport during ACT Seniors Week 2017 (18 March – 26 March), Minister for Transport and City Services Meegan Fitzharris said today. “Seniors Week is all about celebrating the contribution our senior citizens make to our community. It’s great to be able to offer all seniors free…
New Number Plate Slogan for Canberra
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ACT Chief Minister has announced that the ACT will have a new number plate slogan after Canberrans voted for – ‘Canberra -The Bush Capital’. “More than 8000 votes were made for a new slogan and to keep an existing slogan – ‘Canberra The Nation’s Capital’. Canberra drivers will be able to choose between the two…
Commemorative Coins Launched on Commonwealth Day for GC2018
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Commonwealth Games Minister Kate Jones has launched the first two commemorative coins for the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games on Commonwealth Day. Ms. Jones was joined by the Acting Gold Coast Mayor Donna Gates and Royal Australian Mint CEO Ross MacDiarmid for the Commonwealth Day celebrations at the Runaway Bay Sports Super Centre. “With the…
Victorian Fracking Ban
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The Resources Legislation Amendment (Fracking Ban) Bill 2016 passed through the Upper House of the Victorian Parliament without amendment this afternoon. “This is a historic day for our state. We promised we would ban fracking – and that is exactly what we have done.” Minister for Resources Wade Noonan commented “This is a win for…
Adele sets Brisbane Concert Crowd Record
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Adele concerts have set a new record for Brisbane concert crowds, with around 120,000 people packing The Gabba for two sell-out shows. The record concert crowd in Brisbane before the event was 52,400 in 2012 for Coldplay. Minister for Sport Mick de Brenni said the monumental success of the weekend’s two Adele concerts confirm that…
Dustin Clare Joins Pacific Rim 2
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Australian actor Dustin Clare has boarded Legendary/Universal’s sequel Pacific Rim Uprising alongside previously announced John Boyega, Scott Eastwood, Jing Tian, Cailee Spaeny and Adria Arjona. Steven S. DeKnight is directing the project, which is based on a world created by Guillermo del Toro and Travis Beacham. Thomas Tull, Mary Parent, Jon Jashni, and del Toro…
Legacy NT receives donation of proceeds from sale of commemorative number plates
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$64,450 has been donated to Legacy NT from the sale of the Bombing of Darwin commemorative number plates, thanks to the support of Territorians. A partnership between the Northern Territory Government’s Territory Remembers program and the Automobile Association of the Northern Territory (AANT) saw 429 sets of the specially designed and manufactured plates sold as…
Orange Sky Launches Shower Van
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Queensland’s Orange Sky Laundry – the world’s first free mobile laundry for the homeless – has now launched the first Brisbane-based mobile shower service with the help of the Queensland Government’s Dignity First Fund. Minister for Housing and Public Works Mick de Brenni launched Lorry, a van fitted with two shower cubicles, today in Brisbane.…
The Big Pineapple Interview
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A Big thank you to Sophie Mathisen for taking the time to answer some questions about The Big Pineapple competition For More Information about The Big Pineapple The Big Pineapple Film Competition Launched