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National Book Week with George the Farmer

Rabobank’s Rabo Community Fund has partnered with ‘George the Farmer’ again on ‘his’ mission to help educate children about where their food and fibre comes from in both a fun and educational way during this year’s National Book Week – August 19 to 26. The specialist agribusiness bank and George the Farmer – a fictional…

Zoe Pepper’s Birthright Headed into Production

Screen Australia and Screenwest have announced that Western Australian feature film Birthright, is set to head into production in WA this year having now secured support from Screenwest, Screen Australia and Madman. Birthright is a 90-minute dark comedy feature film from writer/director Zoe Pepper (Lift, The Big Spaghetti), producer Cody Greenwood (Under The Volcano, Girl…

Martin Lenehan’s Book Releases August 1

Rugby League Icons – a comprehensive 224-page tribute to the legendary players and clubs of yesteryear, the modern-day masters and the passionate armies of loyal supporters by Author Martin Lenehan is being released on August 1st. Lenehan covered the league for 35 years, including 25 grand finals and 70 Origin games. Rugby League Icons is…

12 Mounties Signed to NRLW Teams

The Mounties are delighted to announce that eight of its Rugby League Women’s players have signed with the inaugural 2023 Canberra Raiders NRLW team. “We are delighted to see so many representatives from our women’s team be officially signed to the Raiders for the season,” Mounties Rugby League Manager, Alex Miller commented. Mr. Miller explained…

Using Minecraft to Build Healthy Communities

In an Australian first, Monash University and VicHealth have teamed up to develop “Kids Building Future Healthy”, a Minecraft Education Edition, that calls on healthy heroes aged 9 to 12 to design communities where people are more connected, active and enjoy wholesome food.The ‘Kids Building Future Healthy’ mission will launch on 10 July, ahead of…

Stan Partners with ACTF on Wind Catcher

Screen Australia, Stan and the Australian Children’s Television Foundation (ACTF) have announced Wind Catcher, a family feature film and Stan’s first co-commission with ACTF, which will be filmed in Victoria. The first partnership between ACTF and a streaming service in Australia, the Stan and ACTF initiative brings exciting, feature-length live action projects to the screen…

Jenny Craig, Food and the Price of Food

New data from Jenny Craig Australia customers reveals exactly what they were thinking and why the company went bust. Three in four Jenny Craig consumers were either actively looking or open to using a different brand, with Lite n’ Easy the most considered alternative (46%) followed by Youfoodz and My Muscle Chef. The main reason…

Handmade Hotel Room in Canberra

Canberra’s, and indeed Australia’s, first ever hand made one-of-a-kind hotel room is about to be unveiled and made available for limited bookings throughout July. Handmade Hotel Room at Deco Hotel Canberra is the brainchild of Handmade Canberra and Deco Hotel Canberra, and is all about connecting guests with the individual artisan makers of Handmade Canberra,…