According to recent research released by Roy Morgan Research Gin is gaining on vodka as Australia’s white spirit of choice. The research revealed that over 1.1 million Australian adults drink vodka in an average four week period virtually unchanged compared with five years ago despite overall population growth. The number of the average number of…
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New fitness stations for Gungahlin and Phillip
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Minister for Territory and Municipal Services, Shane Rattenbury, has invited the public to help design new outdoor fitness stations are planned for the north and Southside of Canberra. “Yerrabi Pond District Park in Gungahlin and Eddison Park in Phillip will each receive new outdoor gyms, but the types of equipment they will include and where…
Almaty 2022 potential Host City
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With the 2018 Winter Olympics having been awarded to Pyeongchang, South Korea it’s only natural that we start to wonder who is in the running for the games and the IOC Executive Board has narrowed the candidate cities down to Oslo, Norway; Almaty, Kazakhstan; and Beijing, China. It should be noted that Olso Oslo withdrew…
More Bike Infrastructure needed to Get us on our Bikes
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Bicycle Network have demanded that government invest more in bike infrastructure and stem the crippling cost of health care caused by diseases linked to physical inactivity. Bicycle Network’s Chief Executive Officer, Craig Richards said that today’s National Cycling Participation Survey 2015 figures showed the National Cycling Strategy’s vision of doubling bike rider numbers by 2016…
Angelina Jolie to Direct adaption of First they Killed My Father
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Angelina Jolie Pitt will direct an adaptation of First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers, a harrowing and poignant memoir from Cambodian author and human rights activist Loung Ung about surviving the deadly Khmer Rouge regime. This is set to be a Netflix Original Film from a script Jolie co-adapted with Ung.…
Village Cinemas Launches Vpremium Experience
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Vpremium is the latest cinema concept to have recently launched in Australia by Village Cinemas, which is exclusive to Melbourne with two Vpremium Cinemas being opened at Jam Factory cinema. Village Cinemas Australia CEO Kirk Edwards said Vpremium provides a step up from the traditional cinema-going experience for a few extra dollars. Mr. Edwards added…
Primary School Students Gearing up for Word Mania Comp
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Primary schoolers around Australia have clocked up more than two million minutes of word building, in preparation for the July 27 start of national literacy competition LiteracyPlanet Word Mania 2015. LiteracyPlanet CEO, Adam McArthur pointed out that since registrations for the online competition opened in June, children have practiced the popular word building game for…
Nubia unveils first “My” series device
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Chinese android smartphone manufacturer nubia unveiled its first “My” series device, “nubia My PRAGUE,” in Beijing on July 15. This is the official debut of the new product in China following the world premiere in Prague, Czech on July 8. “City of Prague is a symbol of art, romance and love, a symbol we desire…
Australia finishes 6th at IMO in Thailand
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The 2015 International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) has concluded this week in Thailand. Australia won two Gold and four Silver medals and came sixth out of 104 teams. This is the best result for Australia in 35 years of competing, the Australian team improved its ranking from 11th last year to 6th position ahead of Taiwan,…