Ladies, Gentleman and followers of all ages last Tuesday night (July 12th) to borrow a line from well respected space-bums Arnold Rimmer and Dave Lister I had what could be considered to be an ‘oh smeg’ moment, actually to be more accurate it was more of a ‘oh-fuck-what-the-heck-am-i-going-to-do-I-really-don’t-want-to-sleep-in-my-car’ kind of moment. Actually they might be…
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Why are you in a wheelchair? : That’s a Soup Question
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A couple of days ago on Facebook I saw a post from ABC TV about a show coming to iview called You Can’t Ask That and it was about 3 questions you should never ask someone in a wheelchair. Now two of the questions I guess I agree that you should never ask someone in…
Screen Australia Gender Matters Funding Announcement
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The Australian Government has revealed the 58 recipients of Screen Australia’s Gender Matters: Brilliant Stories and Brilliant Careers. “Gender Matters is unashamedly providing express-lane access to female business ideas and stories. The funding boost provided by Screen Australia has been a game-changer, providing the industry with an opportunity to get behind some very commercial and…
The Increased Popularity of Soy Drinks
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According to recent figures released by Roy Morgan in the 12 months to March 2016, 5.7% of Australians 14+ (or just over 1.1 million people) reported consuming at least one soy drink in any given seven-day period, ahead of those who consumed energy drinks (5.6%), sports drinks (5.6%), iced tea (4.7%) and breakfast drinks (4.7%).…
Interest in ACT Green Bin Pilot Scheme
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ACT Minister for Transport and City Services Meegan Fitzharris recently announced that more than 3,600 people have already expressed an interest in the ACT Government’s opt-in garden waste bin scheme, which will start early next year to help households keep their yards beautiful, and our streets neat and tidy. “Green bins for garden waste is…
Are You Being Served? Special
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Are You Being Served? Follows the misadventures of the staff of a retail floor of a fictional London department store called Grace Brothers, will be returning to BBC One later this year for a one-off special. Executive producer is Stephen McCrum said that the series will be Picking up where Jeremy Lloyd and David Croft’s…
Keeping Up Appearances Special Episode : Young Hyacinth
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Actress Kerry Howard (Him & Her) will play Hyacinth in a brand new one-off special called Young Hyacinth, a prequel to the popular 1990s classic sitcom Keeping Up Appearances and the BBC’s most popular TV export around the world. Written by the original creator Roy Clarke, Young Hyacinth tells the story of Hyacinth’s early adulthood…
Goodnight Sweetheart to Return for Special Episode
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It has been 17 years since Nicholas Lyndhurst played the character of Gary Sparrow, a former TV repairman and accidental time traveller who leads an extraordinary double life. Now the original creators Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran (Birds Of A Feather, The New Statesman) have written a brand new script which sees Gary Sparrow face…
QSO Appoints David Pratt as New Chief Executive
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Queensland Symphony Orchestra (QSO) is set to welcome a Chief Executive Mr. David Pratt who will join the company in September. Pratt is bringing with him more than 20 years of senior management experience in leadership roles across the performing arts, film and entertainment sectors in the United States and Australia. QSO Chair Mr. Greg…
Q&A for Taryn Brumfitt’s documentary Embrace at Palace Cinemas
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Taryn Brumfitt, founder of the Body Image Movement and director of the upcoming documentary EMBRACE will be taking part in exclusive Q&A events at Palace Cinemas later this month. The Q&A events give audiences the opportunity to see EMBRACE before it hits cinemas across Australia on 4 August and the chance to hear Taryn Brumfitt…