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MIFF 2024 Award Nominees Announced

With a mammoth prize pool of over $300,000AUD on offer, the Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) has been unveiled the nominees and esteemed juries for the annual MIFF Awards. Shining a light on local and international filmmaking excellence, this year’s categories includes the newly coined Uncle Jack Charles Award, recently renamed in honour of the…

Meals in Schools Pilot Program Launched in ACT Schools

Kids can’t learn on an empty stomach. That’s why the ACT Government has launched the Meals in Schools pilot in ACT public schools. Every child deserves a great education, and the research shows that access to nutritious food at school benefits children and young people’s education and wellbeing. Participating schools are: Students at these five…

Holiday Inn Headed to Hayes Theatre

Bursting with irrepressible charm, irresistible humour and a nostalgia that promises to delight – Irving Berlin’s  Holiday Inn  tap dances onto the Hayes stage to ring in the Christmas season. “Irving Berlin’s Holiday Inn appeals to me for several reasons,” said Producer and Director of Holiday Inn Sally Dashwood. “The music is, first and foremost, gorgeous. I have a dance…

Phillip District Enclosed Oval Upgrades Commence

Minister for Sport and Recreation, Yvette Berry today will announce the start of construction for the upgrades to the Phillip District Enclosed Oval. The first stage of this project is a new stand-alone community sports pavilion and additional car parking spaces. Further works will also soon be progressed, including LED sportsground lighting, a new storage…

The Boys Prequel Vought Rising Announced

During the panel for the Emmy-winning series The Boys’ Hall H at San Diego Comic- Con, it was announced that The Boys world is expanding to include Vought Rising, a prequel to The Boys, starring Jensen Ackles and Aya Cash. The exciting news was revealed when Ackles surprised the SDCC audience by coming on stage…

Jack Thompson to deliver 23rd Vincent Lingiari Memorial Lecture

Iconic Australian actor and First Nations advocate Jack Thompson AM will deliver the 23rd Vincent Lingiari Memorial Lecture at Charles Darwin University (CDU) in August. The annual Vincent Lingiari Memorial Lecture commemorates the historic Wave Hill Station walk-off led by Gurindji leader Vincent Lingiari in 1966. This was a catalyst for recognising traditional land rights…

Coles Launches Secondbite Campaign

Coles has launched its annual appeal for national food rescue charity SecondBite to help feed Aussies doing it tough this winter. The Coles SecondBite Winter Appeal starts as new SecondBite research conducted by YouGov reveals that just over three quarters (76%) of Australians struggle more financially in winter, most commonly due to high electricity or…

Gold Medal Stamps

As our athletes are in final preparations for the Olympics, Australia Post is gearing up to celebrate the outstanding achievements of our athletes, with an iconic collection honouring each gold medal winner with their own official Australian Olympic Team stamp to celebrate the Paris 2024 Olympics. Each stamp is created immediately after athletes win gold, with…