Surfing Australia in partnership with the Royal Australian Mint has released a collector’s coin to celebrate its anniversary. “Like thousands of aussies, surfing the local breaks was a treasured bit of my younger years, and it’s been really heartening to see surfing in Australia go from strength to strength over the past half century, which…
The Lucky One
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Directed by Scott Hicks Staring Zac Efron, Taylor Schilling and Blythe Danner Rated M Score 4/6 A Marine travels to Louisiana after serving three tours in Iraq and searches for the unknown woman he believes was his good luck charm during the war. Of the novels written by Nicholas Sparks that have been turned into…
The Expendables 2
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The Expendables Review Directed by Simon West Staring Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Dolph Lundgren, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Terry Crews, Nan Yu & Randy Couture Rated MA Score 5/6 Mr. Church reunites the Expendables for what should be an easy paycheck, but when one of their men is murdered on the job; their quest for revenge…
Second stamp release for Australasian Antarctic Expedition centenary
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Australia Post has recently released the second stamp issue in a four-year program celebrating the centenary of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition (AAE). Australia Post Philatelic Manager, Michael Zsolt commented that stamps associated with the AAE series will be issued every year until 2014. The AAE left Hobart in December 1911 under the command of Douglas…
800 new trees planted
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Territory and Municipal Services announced today Over 800 new trees have been planted in Canberra’s streets and parks over the past few weeks. Michael Brice, Manager, Urban Treescapes, Territory and Municipal Services explained that trees were planted long major arterial roads, residential streets and in open space areas including parks and reserves. “Trees were planted…
15 post offices to receive Heritage Listing
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Federal Environment Minister Tony Burke recently announced that 15 post offices are to be put on the Commonwealth Heritage List. Minister Burke explained that Queensland, Victoria, New South Wales and Western Australia have been added to the list. “From the central business districts of our capital cities to our remote regional and rural communities, the…
Bitch Slap
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Director Rick Jacobson Staring Julia Voth, Erin Cummings and America Olivo Rated MA Score 1/6 Three bad girls travel to a remote desert hideaway to steal $200 million in diamonds from a ruthless underworld kingpin. The liberal use of green screen gave bitch slap a slight comic book feel to it, fans of 2006 movie…
Total Recall
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Director Len Wiseman Staring Colin Farrell, Bokeem Woodbine, Kate Beckinsale and Bryan Cranston Rated M Score 1.5/6 A factory worker, Douglas Quaid, begins to suspect that he is a spy after visiting Rekall – a company that provides its clients with implanted fake memories of a life they would like to have led – goes…
Westpac released Women’s Deposits Survey
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Westpac recently released the Women’s Deposits Survey show that 73.4% of women surveyed encourage their children to manage their own finances. The research also revealed that 3 in 4 women saving money each month and 47.4% of women saving over 5% of their monthly income. Director of Women’s Markets at Westpac, Larke Riemer, says the…
Garden Waste Bin for Canberra Households under Lib Government
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ACT Opposition Leader Zed Seselja and ACT Shadow Nature Conservation Minister Vicki Dunne announced today that if elected, a Canberra Liberals Government would provide Canberrans with a third bin for garden waste at no additional cost and the construction of a $10 million garden waste processing facility. “This initiative would save Canberra home owners up…
The Raid Redemption
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Directed by Gareth Evans Staring Iko Uwais, Ananda George and Ray Sahetapy Rating MA Score 6/6 A SWAT team becomes trapped in a tenement run by a ruthless mobster and his army of killers and thugs. I hope that The Raid got a cinematic release in Australia, though I am glad that I picked this…
Simple Gifts are often the best
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With Father’s Day coming up on September 2nd here is something to think about. According to new research released, 53% of Australian Dads do not believe a social media message is sufficient while and 75% of Dads surveyed admit they would prefer a text message to a Facebook message. “Whether by phone or face to…
The Devil’s Double
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Director Lee Tamahori Staring Dominic Cooper, Ludivine Sagnier and Raad Rawi Rated MA Score 6/6 Army Lieutenant Latif Yahia is summoned to Saddam’s palace, he is faced with an impossible request – to be Uday’s ‘fiday’ – his body double, or have his family condemned to death. In a world entrenched in betrayal and corruption,…
Curved Coin released by Australian Mint
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As a part of national science week the Royal Australian Mint has released a curved $5 coin known as the ‘Southern Sky’ which celebrates astronomy and engineering. “This is the first release dedicated to constellations visible in the Australian sky, and in this new age of space exploration, we look forward to bringing you more…
In the Name of the King Two Worlds
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Director Uwe Boll Staring Dolph Lundgren, Natassia Malthe and Lochlyn Munro Rating M Score 2/6 An ex-Special Forces soldier gets thrown back to medieval times to fulfil an ancient prophecy and ends up finding redemption for his own battlefield experiences. Okay, just like the previous In the Name of the King controversial German director Uwe…
NRMA research: NSW double the amount of animal related collisions then any other state
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According to research released by NRMA animal related collisions had risen 12 per cent since the previous year and kangaroos top the list. “They are often looking for food at sunrise and sunset and it’s during this time that an increased number of collisions occur.” NRMA Insurance Head of Research Robert McDonald said. McDonald went…
Africa United
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Director Debs Gardner-Paterson Staring Eriya Ndayambaje, Roger Nsengiyumva and Sanyu Joanita Kintu Rating M Score 6/6 Three Rwandan kids walk 3000 miles through seven countries to make their way to the opening ceremony of the Soccer World Cup in South Africa. To my knowledge, Africa United has not had a theatrical release in Australia and…
Time to recover from “Games Flu”
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With the London 2012 Olympics coming to an end here something to consider a recent new poll has shown that 44% of Australians have sacrificed sleep to stay up to watch Wimbledon, Tour de France and Olympic Games over the past month. The poll also revealed 52% of those interviewed who had stayed up late…