ACT Fire & Rescue (ACTF&R) firefighters will climb the elevation of Mt Everest up Mt Ainslie to support mental health and raise funds for Lifeline Canberra. In teams of five, each firefighter will walk approximately 36km – or four round trips – up and down the mountain while wearing breathing apparatus.Minister for Police and Emergency…
Research Reveals Wattle Has Been Important to Australians for over 50,000 years
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For the first time in Australia, Archaeobotany has been used by researchers from UWA to examine charcoal from ancient campfires in the Western Desert. The research, led by Chae Byrne from The University of Western Australia and the first of its kind in the region, examined charcoal from ancient campfires in desert rock shelters to…
$1.8 million for the Australian Red Cross QLD and NSW Flood Appeal
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Together with its customers, Coles has raised more than $1.8 million for the Australian Red Cross QLD and NSW Flood Appeal to provide immediate and long-term support to communities affected by severe flooding. Australian Red Cross CEO Kym Pfitzner thanked Coles, its team members and customers for their support. “The way Coles, its team and…
International Happiness Day March 20
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Editor’s Note – Raëlianism, is a UFO religion that was founded in 1970s France by Claude Vorilhon, now known as Raël Scholars of religion classify Raëlism as a new religious movement. The group is formalised as the International Raëlian Movement (IRM) or Raëlian Church. The Raelian Movement fully supports the celebration of the International Happiness…
Call for 3D Heart Attack Prevention Testing
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The headlines have been dominated by heart attack coverage and the tragic demise of sportspeople and politicians alike of late, but what about the 120 Australians who are struck by heart attack every day, the ones we don’t hear about? Leading preventative cardiologist Dr. Warrick Bishop, says It has been a long-known fact that cardiovascular…
AIDC Wraps up for 2022
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With a sense of resilience and a strong desire to reunite with colleagues and get back to business after two unusual years, AIDC 2022 welcomed 646 documentary and factual industry delegates to its first-ever hybrid in-person and online event from 6-9 March, and an online-only international marketplace 10-11 March 2022. “AIDC 2022’s first ever hybrid event heralded the reunion of the…
Netflix Announces Dr. Seuss Specials
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Netflix and Dr. Seuss Enterprises have announced they will bring some of the most iconic and beloved stories and characters of Dr. Seuss to life with five new animated preschool series and specials. The projects are inspired by treasured stories like Horton Hears a Who!; The Sneetches; One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish;…
Victoria Introduces Sick Pay Guarantee
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Victorians who work in casual or other insecure jobs will no longer be forced to choose between a day’s pay and looking after their health, thanks to the Andrews Labor Government’s Victorian Sick Pay Guarantee. An Australian-first, the $245.6 million scheme will transform casual and contract work in Victoria by providing vulnerable workers the safety…
The Batman
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Director Matt Reeves Starring Robert Pattinson, Zoë Kravitz & Jeffrey Wright Rated M Score 5/6 When the Riddler, a sadistic serial killer, begins murdering key political figures in Gotham, Batman is forced to investigate the city’s hidden corruption and question his family’s involvement. The production and release of any superhero movie without any degree of…
The Forever Purge
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Director Everardo Gout Starring Ana de la Reguera, Tenoch Huerta & Josh Lucas Rated MA Score 2/6 All the rules are broken as a sect of lawless marauders decides that the annual Purge does not stop at daybreak and instead should never end. For those of you playing along at home it seems that they…
Five Australian Directors Receive Australia Post Legends Awards
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Five of Australia’s most talented film directors are being honoured in the 26th annual Australia Post Legends Awards, celebrating their powerful contributions to Australian culture and the global film industry. Film Directors – Baz Luhrmann, George Miller AO, Gillian Armstrong AM, Peter Weir AM, and Warwick Thornton – will each have their portrait featured on…
AIDC 2022 Awards Announced
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At a recent special presentation at ACMI, Melbourne and live-streamed around the world, the Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC) announced the winners of 2nd Annual AIDC Awards. The AIDC Awards ceremony marks the conclusion of the four-day in-person and online conference for the documentary and factual industry, with two more days of International Marketplace meetings…
Nigella Lawson Coming to Melbourne Food and Wine Festival
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Nigella Lawson is coming back for seconds at this year’s Melbourne Food and Wine Festival, with support from the Andrews Labor Government enabling an extra event to be added to the program. Minister for Tourism, Sport and Major Events Martin Pakula today announced that following a sold-out Sunday Lunch with Nigella, a new event, Drinks…
Netflix Confirms Seasons Two and Three for Vikings: Valhalla
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Netflix has confirmed a Second and Third season of Vikings: Valhalla. Production of Season Two has wrapped, with the series expected to return to Netflix audiences around the world in 2023. Jeb Stuart returns as Creator/Showrunner/Executive Producer of both Season Two and Season Three. Sam Corlett (Leif Eriksson), Frida Gustavsson (Freydis Eriksdotter) and Leo Suter (Harald Sigurdsson), among…
Ashley Zukerman to Star in Sci-Fi Thriller In Vitro
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Ashley Zukerman (Dan Brown’s The Lost Symbol, Succession) will star in the sci-fi thriller In Vitro that has just wrapped filming in regional New South Wales, Australia. In the lead opposite Zukerman is Talia Zucker (Lake Mungo) alongside Will Howarth (Beast). In Vitro is the anticipated follow-up from Tom McKeith and Will Howarth after their…
Icon Humphrey B. Bear to Help Kids Deal with Stresses of COVID
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Australian television superstar Humphrey B. Bear is heading back to school to launch a new and exciting initiative to help children with developmental challenges or disabilities participate in school and better cope with the stresses of COVID. The much-loved Logie winner who loves singing, dancing and eating honey is the new face of a series…
World Game Facilities Funding Announced
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The Andrews Labor Government is kicking in for community football venues across the state for the next Socceroos or Matildas star. Minister for Community Sport Ros Spence announced that the applications are open for the fourth and final round of the $20 million World Game Facilities Fund while also unveiling the ten projects to benefit…
20-Million Meals Served Through Victorian School Breakfast Clubs
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Hundreds of thousands of Victorian students are now starting the school day with full stomachs, clearer minds and better moods, with the Andrews Labor Government’s School Breakfast Clubs program celebrating more than 20 million meals served. Minister for Education James Merlino visited Leopold Primary School in Geelong, which has provided more than 10,500 meals, to…