ACT Chief Minister and Minister for Territory and Municipal Services Katy Gallagher recently announced that Trapeze Austrics Pty Ltd has been selected as the preferred supplier to design, supply and install ACTION’s real time passenger information system. The Chief Minister explained that the new system will be known as NXTBUS and will track ACTION buses…
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
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Director Timur Bekmambetov Staring Benjamin Walker, Rufus Sewell and Dominic Cooper Rated MA Score 2/6 Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, discovers vampires are planning to take over the United States. He makes it his mission to eliminate them. I actually almost missed watching this one at my local cinema; though to…
Sixth Australian Gold Medallist stamp released August 10
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After her gold winning performance in the women’s cycle sprint Anna Meares joins Tom Slingsby, Alicia Coutts, Cate Campbell, Brittany Elmslie and Melanie Schlanger as the sixth Australian athlete from the 2012 Olympic Games to have their image featured on a stamp through the Australian Gold Medallists stamp program. Stamps featuring Anna Meares will be…
If Elected Canberra Liberals to overturn plastic bag ban
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In an announcement today ACT Opposition Leader Zed Seselja said that if elected a Liberal Government would overturn the plastic bag ban that was brought in by ACT Labor and the ACT Greens, Mr Seselja commented that the announcement would give choice back to businesses and consumers. ACT Minister for the Environment and Sustainable Development…
Killer Elite
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Director Gary McKendry Staring Jason Statham, Clive Owen and Robert De Niro Rating MA Score 4/6 When his mentor is taken captive, a retired member of Britain’s Elite Special Air Service is forced into action. His mission: kill three assassins dispatched by their cunning leader. This one is based on a novel called The Feather…
Hijacked
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Director Brandon Nutt Staring Dominic Purcell, Vinnie Jones and Randy Couture Rating MA Score 2.5/6 A special agent’s plans to reconcile with his ex-fiancé are ruined when she boards a private jet that is targeted by hijackers working for the same crime lord that he is chasing. Despite what ends being a slight clever ending,…
2012 Floriade NightFest
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Tickets to Floriade NightFest 2012 have gone on sale today and will run from 6.30pm to 10.30pm from Wednesday 26 September to Sunday 30 September 2012. “Last year’s NightFest attracted strong crowds, and I encourage Canberrans to buy tickets in advance to avoid missing out. I also encourage locals to invite their interstate friends and…
ACTION Disabled Accessible Buses Launched
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ACT Chief Minister and Minister for Territory and Municipal Services, Katy Gallagher recently launched the first of 20 new accessible, articulated, large-capacity and environmentally friendly buses for the ACTION fleet. “Between now and March 2013, twenty easy access articulated buses will be progressively delivered replacing ACTION’s ageing articulated fleet, some of which are now up…
House of the Rising Sun
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Director Brian A Miller Staring Dave Bautista, Amy Smart and Dominic Purcell Rating MA Score 2.5/6 Ray, an ex-con, is starting a new life looking to stay out of trouble. One evening, on Ray’s watch, the nightclub he works for is robbed and the owner’s son is shot dead. As his criminal past is exposed…
Hard Boiled Sweets
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Director David L.G. Hughes Staring Philip Barantini, Elizabeth Berrington and Adrian Bower Rating MA Score 6/6 An ex-con is forced into pulling a heist he wants nothing to do with. As he goes to steal a million dollars stashed in the home of a dangerous mob boss, he’s thrust into a deadly battle between career…
Science Shows at Canberra Libraries during National Science Week
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As a part of National Science Week from Tuesday 31 July to Friday 17 August Graham Walker from Science ShowOffs and the Australian National University will present Going Ballistics and The Big Science Showoff will be hosting a series of free science shows at Libraries across Canberra. “The 45 minute action packed presentations will entertain…
Australian Women’s 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay team stamp released
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The gold medal-winning Australian Women’s 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay team featuring Alicia Coutts, Cate Campbell, Brittany Elmslie and Melanie Schlanger will be the first Australian Gold Medalist featured on Stamps for the London 2012 Olympic Games. Stamps featuring the Women’s 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay team will be on sale at all participating Australia…
Potential cost increase for hospitals being ignored?
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ACT Liberal Senator Gary Humphries commented that the ACT Government is still yet to clearly outline the additional costs that Federal Labor’s carbon tax will have on Canberra’s hospitals. Senator Humphries pointed that Western Australia is the latest state to outline the extra cost their hospitals with an estimated $6-$7 million per year in additional…
African Walnut Tree Planted at the National Arboretum
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ACT Minister for Multicultural Affairs, Joy Burch was joined by The Honourable Morgan Tsvangirai, Prime Minister of the Republic of Zimbabwe when they recently, planted an African Walnut tree at the National Arboretum Canberra. “Not only is the African Walnut an exceptional ornamental tree, it also has a number of other uses. The bark is…
Another Scam to be on the lookout for
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There is another mail scam to be on the lookout for. Australia Post is alerting customers to a scam letter from a sender called “Sullivan Pierce Levin” which tells customers they have won a cash award which can be collected by calling a phone number and entering a PIN number. Australia post recommends that you…
We are the Night
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Director Dennis Gansel Staring Karoline Herfurth, Nina Hoss and Jennifer Ulrich Rating MA Score 4/6 In Berlin, a cop closes in on an all-female vampire trio who just took in a new member, Lena. With the cinematic release of the final movie in the Twilight saga, fast approaching I would like to take the time…
The Dark Knight Rises
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Director Christopher Nolan Staring Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Tom Hardy, Anne Hathaway, Gary Oldman, Joseph Gordon-Levitt & Morgan Freeman Rating M Score 5/6 Eight years on, a new terrorist leader, Bane, overwhelms Gotham’s finest, and the Dark Knight resurfaces to protect a city that has branded him an enemy. Finally, we have reached the conclusion…
This Means War
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Director McG Staring Reese Witherspoon, Chris Pine and Tom Hardy Rating M Score 4/6 Two top CIA operatives wage an epic battle against one another after they discover they are dating the same woman. I was actually surprised with this movie, for starters with action comedies I was not expecting that there would be any…