The ACT Government will help protect local jobs in the community services sector at a time when these jobs are most needed. Minister for Community Services and Facilities, Suzanne Orr explained that the end of the 2020-21 financial year will see Commonwealth supplementary funding cease for community sector employees under the historic Equal Remuneration Order…
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Appian Way Productions Signs First Look Deal With Sony Pictures
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Appian Way Productions – the film and television production company founded by Leonardo DiCaprio and co-run by Jennifer Davisson – has closed a multi-picture, multi-year first look deal with Sony Pictures Entertainment to produce scripted feature films. The companies are already in development on two projects. “For over three decades in the business, Tom has…
Police Funding For Community Engagement
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Canberrans will be even safer as a new ACT Policing team focussed on crime prevention, problem solving, and crime disruption hits the streets this month. Minister for Police and Emergency Services Mick Gentleman said it was the first of three new proactive teams funded by the ACT Government as part of ACT Policing’s new Police…
Canberra Hospital expansion to Create 500 Local Jobs
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The ACT Government has taken another step towards delivering the Canberra Hospital expansion, partnering with experienced contractor Multiplex to design and build Canberra’s new emergency, surgical and critical healthcare building. ACT Minister for Health Rachel Stephen-Smith explained that the appointment of Multiplex marks a significant milestone for the Canberra Hospital expansion. Multiplex is a global…
Expanding Canberra’s free public Wi-Fi network
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Work is now underway to add additional suburbs to Canberra’s free public Wi-Fi network (CBRFree), protecting local jobs and making Canberra better connected. ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr said that the CBRfree network is being expanded to cover every Canberra town centre, 16 group centres and a number of popular community locations and businesses. The…
Sony Pictures Television Launches 24-Hour, Free, Spanish-Language Channels
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Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has announced that it has launched Sony Canal, a new free, ad-supported television (FAST) destination for Spanish speaking viewers in the US. Sony Canal’s portfolio of channels will feature original programming from SPT International Production’s robust library of premium content. Targeting the rapidly growing US Hispanic audience, the first offerings from…
Sydney Underground Film Festival 2020 Program Announcement
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The Sydney Underground Film Festival (SUFF), is back for its 14th year from Thursday 10 September – Sunday 20 September. In 2020 the Festival will take place entirely online, offering a new opportunity for audiences all over the country to experience the glory of some of the world’s most experimental, subversive and unhinged cinema, right…
Netflix Releases Paranomral First Look Images
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Netflix has released the first look images for the highly anticipated series “Paranormal” the first Netflix Arabic Original from Egypt. The first look images of the series -which wrapped up lately after a halt due to Corona pandemic- show Dr. Refaat Ismail (Ahmed Amin) in his forties, where he undergoes a series of paranormal incidents.…
TAC Road Safety Film Competition
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Aspiring young filmmakers have the chance to bring their ideas to the screen in a short film featuring actor Firass Dirani as part of a Victorian Government and Transport Accident Commission competition to cast a spotlight on road safety. Minister for Roads and Road Safety Ben Carroll said the TAC has partnered with Village Cinemas…
Franklin School Expansion Begins
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The ACT Government has recently began construction at Franklin School to see the school grow from an early childhood school into a primary school, catering for 600 students across preschool to year 6. The ACT Government committed in 2016 to expand Franklin School to grow its permanent capacity to 600 students across Kindergarten to Year…