Canberra Visitor Numbers Up

Canberra’s economic rebound continues, with visitor numbers during the recent school holidays rebounding to pre-COVID years, and Winter in the City delivering a significant economic impact for the City Centre. From 2 to 17 July, hotel occupancy was 87 per cent, slightly higher than the same school holiday period in 2019. ACT Chief Minister and…

Canberra Electric Bike Library Extended

Due to the overwhelming popularity of the Canberra Electric Bike Library, the ACT Government has extended the program for a further two years, with additional opening hours, more e-bikes available and offering opportunities to test ride the bikes at more community events.  ACT Minister for Emissions Reduction, Shane Rattenbury explained that since its opening in…

Adler & Associates Entertainment Acquires Worldwide Rights To Ain’t We Got Fun?!

Adler & Associates Entertainment announced the acquisition of worldwide distribution rights to the 1930’s style comedy Ain’t We Got Fun?! produced by Repartee Pictures.The film will premiere, quite appropriately, at The Charlie Chaplin Theatre at Raleigh Studios on Thursday, September 8, 2022. The film stars Patrick Plugee (Sharon Rose), Jon Tosetti (13 Stories TV Originals),…

Eraser: Reborn

Director John Pogue Starring Dominic Sherwood, Jacky Lai & McKinley Belcher III Rated MA Score 0/6 U.S. Marshal Mason Pollard specializes in “erasing” people – faking the deaths of high-risk witnesses. With the technological advances of the last 25 years, the game has upgraded, and it’s just another day at the office when he’s assigned…

NHK To Broadcast First Day Season 2

The second season of the award-winning live-action drama series First Day will premiere in Japan, with NHK acquiring the rights to the series. The series is scheduled to air on Sundays from 16 October. It will be the first time the second series will be broadcast in Asia. Season 2 of First Day premiered to…

Bullet Train

Director David Leitch Starring Brad Pitt, Joey King, Aaron Taylor-Johnson Rated MA Score 5/6 Five assassins aboard a fast moving bullet train find out their missions have something in common. For those of you who might be interested, Bullet Train is based on the 2010 novel Maria Beetle by Kōtarō Isaka. On a side note…

Fruit and Veg Month

Fruit & Veg Month is a fun and free event for NSW primary schools that puts a positive focus on fruit and vegetables for an entire month. Fruit & Veg Month 2022 will be held from Monday 29 August to Friday 23 September. Healthy Kids Association Senior Project Officer Nienke de Vlieger explained that each year Fruit & Veg Month…

Young Guns – Young Guns 2

Young Guns Director Christopher Cain Starring Emilio Estevez, Kiefer Sutherland & Lou Diamond Phillips Rated M Score 4.5/6 Young Guns 2 Director Geoff Murphy Starring Emilio Estevez, Kiefer Sutherland & Lou Diamond Phillips Rated M Score 4/6 Young Guns A group of young gunmen, led by Billy the Kid, become deputies to avenge the murder…

Paul Sorvino’s Last Movie

Film star Paul Sorvino who passed away at age 83 on July 25, 2022, has left us with one more film. The Ride, which stars Sorvino and his wife Dee Dee Sorvino, Dean Cain and DB Sweeney, and is the final on screen performance of the career of Paul Sorvino. The Ride will have a…

Prime Video Announces How To Date Billy Walsh

Prime Video have announced a new British high school romantic comedy movie, How To Date Billy Walsh, starring Sebastian Croft (Heartstopper), Charithra Chandran (Bridgerton), and Tanner Buchanan (Cobra Kai). Further cast includes Kunal Nayyar (The Big Bang Theory), Nick Frost (Paul), Guz Khan (Army of Thieves), Lucy Punch (Motherland) and newcomer Daisy Jelley (London Kills).…

ABC Announces Aunty Donna Series

The ABC and Screen Australia are thrilled to announce that Australia’s rock stars of comedy, Aunty Donna, are making their first foray into narrative comedy with the brand-new half hour series Aunty Donna’s Untitled Project. Filming from next week in Melbourne and starring Aunty Donna’s Mark Samual Bonanno, Broden Kelly, and Zachary Ruane, the high…

E-Scooters Expanding in Canberra

Canberra’s popular e-scooter share scheme is rolling out to more regions, with the busy hubs of Woden and Gungahlin to be linked from north to south. “E-scooters have been incredibly popular with more than 2.1 million trips since they were first trialled here in Canberra in 2020. This expansion responds to the desire expressed by…

BioShock Film Adaption Coming to Netflix

Francis Lawrence (The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, I Am Legend, Slumberland) is set to direct the live action adaptation of BioShock, with Michael Green (Logan, Blade Runner 2049, Death on the Nile) writing the screenplay. Netflix is partnering with 2K and Take-Two Interactive to produce a live-action film adaptation of the renowned video game franchise…

River Red Gum Crowned Australia’s Favorite Tree

Australians have chosen the river red gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis) as their favourite native tree in ABC’s national poll.With a widespread distribution across Australia, river red gums provide shade along inland waterways. Forests of these trees also contain significant Aboriginal sites. “The river red gum is the perfect Australian tree. No two trees are the same,…

Coles Trials Bring-Your-Own Deli Containers in SA

South Australian customers are being encouraged to bring reusable containers to help them purchase their cold cuts, small goods, and other deli favourites at eight Coles supermarkets. Customers who bring in clean reusable containers with a resealable lid can ask deli Team Members to pack their items in their containers as part of a trial…