Stoptober the mass 28-day stop smoking challenge which was launched by Public Health England is back again this year after seeing 160,000 people successfully complete the challenge in 2012. There is something to be gained by completing this challenge, someone who quits smoking for Stoptober, and doesn’t smoke again, could gain an extra 7 days…
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DIAC Australian Citizenship Day Campaign
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The Department of Immigration and Citizenship has launched a social media campaign to Coincide with Australian Citizenship Day on September 17, encouraging Australians to post a video on Instagram explaining how they affirm their loyalty to Australia. A department spokesman said entrants are being urged to come up with a creative way of affirming their…
Australia Post Releases Australasian Antarctic Expedition Stamp Release
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Australia Post has just released the third stamp issue in a four-year series commemorating the centenary of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition (AAE) of 1911-14. Australia Post Philatelic Manager, Michael Zsolt explained that the AAE left Hobart in December 1911 under the command of Douglas Mawson and returned to Adelaide in February 1914. Mawson was knighted…
Rock Reef to protect Macquarie perch at Cotter Dam
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Minister for the Environment and Sustainable Development, Simon Corbell recently announced that Australia’s first fresh water rock reef at Cotter Dam will soon be submerged, a structure spanning seven kilometers will provide new habitat for the endangered Macquarie perch. “The rock reef is a significant example of the environmental responsibility ACTEW Water has embraced in…
34th annual Sydney Markets Mango Auction
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Sydney Markets, the largest distribution center in the Southern Hemisphere will celebrate the arrival of the 2013 mango season with the 34th annual Sydney Markets Mango Auction on 4 September. “Sydney Markets Limited is the traditional home of the mango auction and we are proud to be hosting this every year for the benefit of…
Holden releases ‘world record ute’ app
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Holden has released an app ‘World Record Ute’ where players have the chance to set their own record in the VF SS-V Redline Ute and pit their skills against Holden’s own world record driver, Rob Trubiani. Holden Marketing Manager Kristian Aquilina explained that fans can also race against their Facebook friends with customized ‘mates’ leader…
Coin released to celebrate Royal Christening
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In the lead-up to the Royal Christening of His Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge, the first born son of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, the Royal Australian Mint has further extended its congratulations with a collectable coin celebrating the arrival of the third-in-line to the British throne. “The arrival of His Royal Highness…
Donate to the National political ephemera collection
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If you are being bombarded with 2013 election material and would prefer that it does not end up taking up space in the nearest landfill The National Library wants to collect an original copy of every published leaflet, poster, pamphlet, policy speech, press statement and other political ephemera from the September 7, 2013 federal election.…
New voting system for blind or low vision voters
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Now that early voting for the 2013 federal election, the Electoral commission has announced that voters who are blind or have low vision can now access a telephone voting service that enables them to cast a secret vote. “Blind or low vision voters can still vote with assistance at one of the several thousand polling…