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Little Creatures Opens new brewery and doubles production

Victorian Premier Denis Napthine recently opened the new Little Creatures Brewery in South Geelong following a $60 million investment by Lion that will create 50 new jobs. “From a Victorian Government perspective we have also secured Geelong as the national headquarters for the National Disability Insurance Agency involving up to 450 jobs while we have…

Stay Safe this summer

Minister for Police and Emergency Services, Simon Corbell and Chief Police Officer for the ACT, Rudi Lammers, launched the 2013-14 ‘Safe Summer’ campaign today which encourages Canberrans to enjoy the many events over the summer period by behaving responsibly and thinking of others. The campaign focuses on alcohol and responsible drinking, the issue of party…

Increase in Mobile Shopping Transactions

EBay has predicted that there will be an increase in the number of Australians using a mobile device to make a purchase on Sunday December 8 2013. Approximately 2.3 million Australians will visit eBay.com.au today of which a record 1.28 million will come via a mobile device – 30 per cent more than the Busiest…

Emergency+ app Launched

Minister for Police and Emergency Services Kim Wells welcomed the recent launch of the Emergency+ app. The app was part federal initiative that connects users to triple zero and utilises smartphone GPS technology to give the user their exact location by longitude and latitude. “This is an important innovation that will enable people in trouble…

UC gathering school memories

As a part of Canberra’s centenary Celebrations University of Canberra is calling for ACT teachers, parents and students to share their school memories as part of a research project to write the history of the last 100 years of learning in the nation’s capital. University education researcher Dr Phil Roberts, who explained that the website…

Help to Buy helps fuel Uk’s brick kilns

In a recent visit to the brand new Chesterton brick factory in Newcastle-under-Lyme English Housing Minister Kris Hopkins hailed the impact of the Help to Buy scheme for delivering a surge of business to the construction sector. Minister Hopkins explained that the brick industry is ramping up production after several slow years since the crash…

Action’s Nightrider bus service free this year

Minister for Territory and Municipal Services, Shane Rattenbury announced that ACT Government’s Nightrider bus service will be free this year. “This is the first time Nightrider has been free, so we hope to attract new riders to the service and expect higher levels of patronage. To manage any increase in demand ACTION will have a…

ABC announces 2014 programing

ABC TV today announced its 2014 slate which will feature an exciting line-up of Australian content, event television. Some of the programing highlights the return of Spicks and Specks, introducing comedian Josh Earl as the new host, accompanied by singer-songwriter Ella Hooper and comedian Adam Richard as team captains. The Working Dog team returns to…

Hoons Beware

Minister for Police and Emergency Services Kim Wells recently announced that SES and CFA members will use the Jaws of Life on forfeited hoon cars to train for road accident rescues. “The Victorian Coalition Government and Victoria Police have made a commitment to creating a safer road system in Victoria and we see the removal…