Directed by Rachel Goldenberg Staring Eliza Bennett, Jane March and Jamie Thomas King Rated M Score 1/6 When the King is killed by ferocious reptile beasts, his Queen takes control of the kingdom. She tries to kill her beautiful stepdaughter Snow, but she escapes into the enchanted forest. This movie was The Asylum’s attempt at…
NRMA research: Touch parking is on the rise in Sydney suburbs
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According to recent NRMA research 70 per cent of drivers having had their car damaged while it was parked in Sydney suburbs. INRMA Insurance spokesperson Andrew Tubb explained that the inner City where you’re most likely to return to your parked vehicle and find it damaged with no note followed by the Inner West and…
Men In Black 3
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Directed by Barry Sonnenfeld Staring Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones and Josh Brolin Rated M Score 3.5/6 Agent J travels in time to MIB’s early years in the 1960s, to stop an alien from assassinating his friend Agent K and changing history. It was good to see that with the third instalment of the Men…
Sydney Aquarium Relaunched as SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium
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Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore was present for the official relaunch of the Sydney Aquarium after a nine-month, $10 million overhaul. The overhaul included the $5 million 100-metre ocean tunnel walk-through, Shark Valley. “For more than 20 years Sydney Aquarium has been attracting visitors to our city. This latest multi-million dollar transformation puts the Aquarium…
Canberra Libs to build Canberra’s First ASD school
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ACT Opposition Leader Zed Seselja and ACT Shadow Minister for Disability Steve Doszpot announced today that if elected a Liberal Government would build Canberra’s first ever school for children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Mr. Seselja explained that the school would be for up to 40 children with ASD aged between two and a…
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
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Directed by John Madden Staring Judi Dench, Bill Nighy, Dev Patel, Tom Wilkinson and Maggie Smith Rated PG Score 6/6 A group of British retirees decide to “outsource” their retirement to less expensive and seemingly exotic India. Enticed by advertisements for the newly restored Marigold Hotel, they arrive to find the palace a shell of…
Stash House
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Directed by Eduardo Rodriguez Staring Dolph Lundgren, Briana Evigan and Sean Faris Rated MA Score 3/6 Dave and Emma have found the perfect house, until they discover a stash of heroin and end up imprisoned in it by violent thugs. In retrospect I am not sure why I decided to hire this one from the…
Solar Power Facility to be built in Royalla
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Minister for Environment and Sustainable Development Simon Corbell announced recently that Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV) The facility will be built 25km south of the Canberra CBD on the Monaro Highway in the vicinity of Royalla and have about 83,000 PV panels and generate enough electricity to supply approximately 4,500 Canberra homes. Construction of the solar…
Resident Evil : Retribution
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Directed by Paul W.S. Anderson Starring Milla Jovovich, Sienna Guillory and Michelle Rodriguez Rated MA Score 3.5/6 The Umbrella Corporation’s deadly T-virus continues to ravage the Earth, transforming the global population into legions of the flesh eating Undead. The human race’s last and only hope, Alice, awakens in the heart of Umbrella’s most clandestine operations…
Canberra Libs: $1 million over four years for Canberra’s street sweeping program
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ACT Opposition Leader Zed Seselja and ACT Shadow Urban Services Minister Alistair Coe announced recently that if elected a liberal government would invest an additional $1 million over four years into the ACT’s street sweeping program. Mr Seselja explained that the $1 million over four years so that Canberra’s street sweeping program could: • Lease…
Holiday road trip stamp issue
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The holiday road trip is being celebrated in a new stamp release by Australia post. The new stamps will be released on 18 September 2012. “The excitement and fun of travelling to favourite destinations has been the inspiration for this stamp issue. We trust the delightful stamp illustrations will appeal to collectors and general mail-users…
More Schools go Solar
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Under the latest round of National Solar Schools Program funding $24 million will be distributed to 804 Australian schools to install solar power systems and a range of energy efficiency measures. Parliamentary Secretary for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency Mark Dreyfus explained that under the scheme more than 5,300 primary and secondary schools across Australia…
Bad Ass
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Directed by Craig Moss Staring Danny Trejo, Charles S. Dutton and Ron Perlman Rated MA Score 2/6 A Vietnam veteran who becomes a local hero after saving a man from attackers on a city bus decides to take action when his best friend is murdered and the police show little interest in solving the crime.…
Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted
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Directed by Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath and Conrad Vernon Starring Ben Stiller, Jada Pinkett Smith, Chris Rock, Sacha Baron Cohen and David Schwimmer Rated PG Score 6/6 By Liam Alex, Marty, Gloria and Melman are still fighting to get home to their beloved Big Apple. Their journey takes them through Europe where they find the…
Disability Champions named: people who have overcome disability and illness to study, train, volunteer and find work
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Minister for Human Services Senator Kim Carr announced that eight people who have overcome disability and illness to study, train, volunteer and find work have been named Disability Champions by the Department of Human Services. Senator Carr commented that he is pleased the men and women who where named Champions represented diverse personal circumstances and…
Community Group LEAD to run Canberra Merry-Go-Round
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ACT Chief Minister and Minister for Territory and Municipal Services, Katy Gallagher, announced that the Canberra community group LEAD (Live, Experience, Access, Develop) has been awarded the contract to run the iconic Civic Merry-Go-Round. “This venture will give people with a disability the opportunity to be part of the community and contribute to the legacy…
Guns, Girls & Gambling
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Directed by Michael Winnick Staring Gary Oldman, Christian Slater and Megan Park Rated MA Score 6/6 The story throws Elvis impersonators, Indians, modern cowboys, a 6-foot-tall blond assassin, a frat boy, a corrupt sheriff and a prostitute into a chase for a priceless American Indian artifact stolen during a poker game at an Indian casino.…
Canberra’s Longest Bookmark 85% complete
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Dickson Library is well on its way to its goal create Canberra’s longest bookmark as a part National Year of Reading challenge. So far Dickson Library has received 16,729 individual bookmarks out of 19,381to create a bookmark which covers the four kilometres between Dickson and Civic libraries. “We have achieved just over 85 per cent…