On 30 October 2015, Westpac completed the sale of its banking operations in Solomon Islands to the Bank of South Pacific Limited (BSP) for AUD$23.6m. The intended transaction was first announced to the market on 29 January 2015. Bank South Pacific acknowledges and thanks the Central Bank of Solomon Islands, its Governor and Board of…
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Possible Tougher penalties on total fire ban days
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Minister for Police and Emergency Services Joy Burch recently tabled a review in the Legislative Assembly, which makes several recommendations to improve the effectiveness of the Emergencies Act 2004. “The report recommends increasing the penalties for anyone who causes a bushfire on a total fire ban day,” Ms Burch said. “The current penalties need to…
Get up and watch the rugby world cup final!!
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According to recent research released by Roy Morgan Research in Australia, around 1 in 7 people almost always or occasionally watch the Rugby World Cup on TV—but in New Zealand, the viewership rate is 2 in 5. John La Rosa, General Manager Client Services – ANZ, Roy Morgan Research explained that the research showed that…
Mick Fanning ELLE Australia’s first male cover model
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Mick Fanning – one of the world’s most sought-after surfers, triumphant in the wake of a life-affirming shark attack and on his way to securing his fourth world title – is ELLE Australia’s first male cover star. Fanning joins Australian supermodel Jessica Hart on the cover of the November issue. On the cover star combo…
Ice Age Live! A Mammoth Adventure coming to Australia
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TEG Live, Stage Entertainment Productions and Twentieth Century Fox announced recently that it will bring the critically acclaimed smash hit Ice Age movies to life with Ice Age Live! A Mammoth Adventure to Australian audiences in March and April 2016. Ice Age Live has delighted audiences of all ages in its global, five-year tour visiting…
Acton Tunnel incident highlights importance of building city resilience
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The incident involving a truck smashing an excavator into Acton Tunnel, Parkes Way on Tuesday (20/10/15) highlights the importance of building city resilience, say members of built environment body Consult Australia working to reopen the site. Kevin Keith, ACT Manager for Consult Australia explained that City resilience is the capacity of people and places to…
Alec Baldwin Named Face of La Dolce Italia 2016
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Television and Movie star Alec Baldwin, has been named as the face of La Dolce Italia 2016 in Melbourne. Mr. Baldwin will kick off the La Dolce Italia festival in February 2016 as guest of honour at several key festival events including the La Dolce Italia Charity Gala. In its second year, the Gala is…
Teletubbies Revival
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Teletubbies, one of the most iconic and influential children’s series of the last twenty years, is sure to delight a whole new generation of children and their families when the brand new series featuring the loveable antics of Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa-Laa and Po. Global phenomenon Teletubbies first launched in March 1997 and became one…
Legendary and Warner Bros announce Godzilla and King Kong movies
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Legendary and Warner Bros. Pictures have come together to announce three new movies featuring Godzilla and King Kong. Legendary Pictures CEO, Thomas Tull, and Kevin Tsujihara, Chairman and CEO, Warner Bros announced that the initial trio of films are KONG: SKULL ISLAND in 2017; GODZILLA 2 in 2018; and then GODZILLA VS. KONG, which arrives…
Good Mourning Mrs. Brown Tour Extra Shows Added
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Mrs. Brown’s Boys is returning to Australia in 2016 in the hilarious play Good Mourning Mrs. Brown. It’s the second play in the Mrs. Brown five part trilogy. Starring Brendan O’Carroll as Agnes Brown along with the original TV cast, doing the stuff they weren’t allowed to do on TV! “Australia was feckin’ amazing. Who…