According to the latest findings from Roy Morgan Research, some 4.8 million Australian adults buy alcohol in an average seven days, spending almost $296 million between them (an average of $61 per person per week). Enjoying the largest slice of this rather substantial pie is liquor megastore Dan Murphy’s–leader not only in terms of market…
Bowen Park Works Completed
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Minister for Territory and Municipal Services, Shane Rattenbury, recently announced works have been completed ahead of schedule to upgrade a new path within Bowen Park along the Kingston and Barton Foreshore. “The $600,000 upgrades along a 510 meter section of path from Bowen Place car park to Eastlake Parade were completed this week following final…
Miles Davis Voted Greatest Jazz Artist of all time
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Miles Davis has been voted the Greatest Jazz Artist of all time out of a shortlist of 50 jazz musicians, beating names who made the top 10 such as Louis Armstrong, Nina Simone, Thelonious Monk, Ella Fitzgerald, John Coltrane and Billie Holiday to the top spot. BBC Radio and Jazz FM listeners were invited to…
Doctor Who : Horror at Fang Rock
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Director Paddy Russell Starring Tom Baker & Louise Jameson Rated G Score 3/6 On the way to show Brighton to Leela, the TARDIS lands on the island of Fang Rock off the south coast of England in the early years of the 20th century. Noticing that the lighthouse isn’t functioning properly, the Fourth Doctor decides…
Centrelink Scam Alert
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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is warning consumers to beware of scammers imitating Department of Human Services or Centrelink officers to trick you into handing over your money or personal details. “The ACCC has received a spike in contacts about fake rebate scams in which the scammer claims to be from Centrelink or the…
Back to the Future : The Game
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Developer Telltale Games Staring Christopher Lloyd, Tom Wilson, Claudia Wells, A.J Locascio & Michael J Fox. Rated PG Score 4.5/6 Marty McFly and Doc Brown return in a completely new adventure! Six months after the events of the third film, the DeLorean Time Machine mysteriously returns to Hill Valley – driverless! Marty must go back…
First Veterans Film Festival
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The first Veterans Film Festival will screen short films from around the world about serving and ex-serving military personnel, their families and the impact and influence of war on society. The Film Festival will be an annual event in Canberra on Remembrance Day November 11th coinciding with the annual commemoration of those who served. “We…
Gipsland Heritage Walk Opened
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Gippsland’s rich heritage was on show recently when Victorian Minister for Regional Development Jaala Pulford opened the Gippsland Heritage Walk in Morwell. “The completion of the heritage walk means Gippsland residents and visitors have yet another reason to take advantage of the recreational, educational and communal benefits that this park has to offer.” Mrs. Pulford…
Louis Theroux Making Jimmy Savile Follow up Documentary
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For three months from the end of 1999 until the beginning of 2000, Louis Theroux made one of his best known documentaries: When Louis Met Jimmy. Now 15 years latter Theroux who maintained a friendship with Jimmy Savile that continued until 2004 is setting out to understand the truth more fully by talking to the…
Maggie
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Director Henry Hobson Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Abigail Breslin, Joely Richardson Rated M Score 4/6 A teenage girl in the Midwest becomes infected by an outbreak of a disease that slowly turns the infected into cannibalistic zombies. During her transformation, her loving father stays by her side. Going into this I was completely unfamiliar with director…
Westpac Completes sale of its Solomon Islands Operations
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On 30 October 2015, Westpac completed the sale of its banking operations in Solomon Islands to the Bank of South Pacific Limited (BSP) for AUD$23.6m. The intended transaction was first announced to the market on 29 January 2015. Bank South Pacific acknowledges and thanks the Central Bank of Solomon Islands, its Governor and Board of…
Doctor Who: The Time Warrior
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Director Alan Bromly Staring Jon Pertwee & Elisabeth Sladen Rated PG Score 3/6 Journalist Sarah Jane Smith is impersonating her aunt, virologist Lavinia Smith, in order to gain access to a research centre where top scientists are being held in protective custody while UNIT investigates the disappearance of a number of their colleagues. The missing…
Crimson Peak
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Director Guillermo Del Toro Starring Mia Wasikowska, Jessica Chastain, Tom Hiddleston Rate MA Score 4/6 In the aftermath of a family tragedy, an aspiring author is torn between love for her childhood friend and the temptation of a mysterious outsider. Trying to escape the ghosts of her past, she is swept away to a house…
Possible Tougher penalties on total fire ban days
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Minister for Police and Emergency Services Joy Burch recently tabled a review in the Legislative Assembly, which makes several recommendations to improve the effectiveness of the Emergencies Act 2004. “The report recommends increasing the penalties for anyone who causes a bushfire on a total fire ban day,” Ms Burch said. “The current penalties need to…
Batman: Assault on Arkham
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Director Jay Oliva & Ethan Spaulding Staring Kevin Conroy, Neal McDonough, Hynden Walch Rated M Score 3.5/6 Batman works desperately to find a bomb planted by the Joker while Amanda Waller hires her newly formed Suicide Squad to break into Arkham Asylum to recover vital information stolen by the Riddler. I suppose in a lot…
Get up and watch the rugby world cup final!!
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According to recent research released by Roy Morgan Research in Australia, around 1 in 7 people almost always or occasionally watch the Rugby World Cup on TV—but in New Zealand, the viewership rate is 2 in 5. John La Rosa, General Manager Client Services – ANZ, Roy Morgan Research explained that the research showed that…
The Dressmaker
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Director Jocelyn Moorhouse Staring Kate Winslet, Liam Hemsworth, Hugo Weaving Rated M Score 5/6 A glamorous woman returns to her small town in rural Australia. With her sewing machine and haute couture style, she transforms the women and exacts sweet revenge on those who did her wrong. I’m not overly familiar with director Jocelyn Moorhouse’s…
Mick Fanning ELLE Australia’s first male cover model
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Mick Fanning – one of the world’s most sought-after surfers, triumphant in the wake of a life-affirming shark attack and on his way to securing his fourth world title – is ELLE Australia’s first male cover star. Fanning joins Australian supermodel Jessica Hart on the cover of the November issue. On the cover star combo…