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Canberra independent Taxi Trial Anounced

ACT Attorney General Simon Corbell recently announced that early next year that there will be a trial where twenty-five taxis will be allowed to operate independently without any affiliations to the two Canberra taxi networks. “A number of taxi operators made submissions to the review stating that taxi networks charged excessive fees but provided limited…

New Low-Cost Airline to enter Australian Market Next Year

The Federal Minister for Tourism Martin Ferguson recently announced that a new low-cost carrier, Scoot Airlines that will be entering the Australian market with services between Singapore and Sydney commencing in mid-2012. Scoot Airlines was founded in November and is a subsidiary of Singapore Airlines, this is Singapore Airlines’ third subsidiary airline the others being…

ACT Libraries collecting food for charity

ACT Chief Minister and Minister for Territory and Municipal Services, Katy Gallagher recently announced that in the lead up to Christmas ACT Libraries would be accepting food in lieu of library fines. “The concept is quite simple – basically one tin or packet of non-perishable food equals $2 worth of fines. So if you donate…

CORROBOREE FROGS RELEASED INTO THE WILD

Minister for the Environment and Sustainable Development Simon Corbell recently announced that 200 northern corroboree frogs where released back into the sphagnum moss bogs in Namadgi National Park. This release was a part of an eight year in captivity breeding program to help save the frogs which are an endangered species. “There are currently around…

2011 Australian National Disability Awards

Congratulations go to Technical Aid to the Disabled ACT who recently won the Social Inclusion award at the 2011 Australian National Disability awards. Nominations for the awards more than doubled this year, with more than 400 received from community and not-for-profit organisations, businesses and local governments and disability advocates across the country. Among its products…

The Definition of the Word Edit

As some people might be aware there has been, several movies that have been released in two parts the some of the more recent being the final instalment of the Harry Potter film franchise, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. While the more recent release being the final instalment of the Twilight film franchise, Breaking…

The meaning of the word sequel !!!!

A pet peeve of mine is all of those movies that have been released that are what like to refer to as ‘non-sequel sequels’. As best I can figure out these movies are being released as ‘non-sequel sequels’ because certain people in certain production companies either do not know the definition of the word sequel…