Minister for Transport and Municipal Services Meegan Fitzharris has announced the start of a 12 month trial of three solar-powered self-compacting rubbish bins in three community locations around the ACT. “These innovative new bins have been installed at Campbell 5 in Campbell, Kingston Foreshore and Link Park at Wright, with the aim of reducing unnecessary…
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Julie’s Greenroom coming to Netflix in 2017
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Netflix has recently announced that icon Julie Andrews will star in Julie’s Greenroom, a new preschool show from The Jim Henson Company that features an all-new puppet cast of kids learning about the performing arts. The series will be available exclusively to Netflix members globally in early 2017. “The best of the best have joined…
Fancy Boy starts production
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Fancy Boy, a new six-part sketch comedy show, commenced production in Melbourne. Executive producer Stuart Menzies explained that the show, which has grown out of the three year Fresh Blood initiative to uncover exciting new talent, finds comedy in the stranger corners of suburbia: in the couple whose communication breakdown leads to a kidnap; in…
Puppy Love
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Village Cinemas Australia are delighted to announce a partnership with Guide Dogs Australia in alignment with the Flicks With The Chicks film program, commencing this month. Village Cinemas General Manager Marketing & Sales, Mohit Bhargava explained that the program Puppy Love, will take the guests attending Flicks with the Chicks screenings on a journey watching…
So What’s Your Favourite?
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According to recent research released by Roy Morgan Research between January 2011 and December 2015, the proportion of Aussies who reported liking Chinese cuisine declined from 73.6% to 70.4%. While not a huge drop, it is the only cuisine in the Top 10 that lost, rather than gained, popularity. “One of the benefits of living…
Hunt for the Wilderpeople Q&A
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Ricky (Julian Dennison) is a defiant young city kid who finds himself on the run with his cantankerous foster uncle (Sam Neill) in the wild New Zealand bush. A national manhunt ensues, and the two are forced to put aside their differences and work together to survive in this hilarious and heartfelt adventure. After recently…
2016 Sydney Film Festival Program Announced
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The 63rd Sydney Film Festival program was officially launched by the NSW Deputy Premier and Minister for the Arts Troy Grant. “The NSW Government is proud to continue its support for this amazing festival; a key event that has cemented itself in Sydney’s winter entertainment calendar,” Mr. Grant commented “I’m extremely pleased that these films…
Be Sure to Enroll to vote in the 2016 Election
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With the announcement of the federal election Australians must act now to ensure they are enrolled by the deadline of 8pm on 23 May 2016. Electoral Commissioner Tom Rogers said all Australian citizens aged 18 years and over are required by law to enroll and vote in the 2 July federal election. “Enrolling and voting…
Catalyst Arts Funding Cuts
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The arts sector is reeling at news that an extraordinary $13m in Catalyst funds were secretly pushed out the door over the weekend just in advance of the election being called and caretaker mode beginning. ArtsPeak spokeperson and CEO of the National Association of Visual Arts NAVA Tamara Winikoff explained that In total $23,317,301 has…