Tag Archive for Queensland

Carrots for Reindeer

Coles is bringing extra festive joy to households this Christmas by giving away free carrots to families to ensure Santa’s reindeer are fuelled up and ready to deliver gifts

The Die Hard Christmas Question

Agree or Disagree ? In about a week, that time honoured internet tradition of the debate of ‘Is Die Hard a Christmas Movie?” Personally I don’t see the problem with Die hard being considered a Christmas movie. All Christmas movies do not have to be sugary sweet movies there’s the “Christmas horror” sub genre with…

Australia Post Announced Last-Sending Dates

Australia Post is encouraging people to stay ahead of the holiday rush, announcing the all-important last-sending dates for delivery within Australia and overseas to ensure gifts arrive in time for Christmas. For sending to and from most destinations within Australia: People sending to or from Western Australia and the Northern Territory should allow a few…

Posties Face An Average of 200 Hazards Daily

Australia Post’s latest safety data has revealed over 81,000 hazards were logged by Posties in the past 12 months – a staggering average of more than 200 per day.The data, tracked and logged by Posties on their handheld devices, shows that dogs remain the number one logged hazard encountered, with low hanging branches and obstructive…

Ron Howard’s EDEN Starts Filming in Queensland

Academy Award-winning director Ron Howard has returned to the Gold Coast with Eden.The Imagine Entertainment and AGC Studios feature has recently commenced filming. Eden will generate an estimated $26.5 million for the Queensland economy and create more than 300 local jobs . Imagine Entertainment’s Eden is the second Ron Howard feature film to be made…

SheDoc 2024 Applications

Documentary Australia in partnership with Screen Queensland have announced applications are now open for SheDoc, a grants program aimed at giving women and girls a stronger and more equal voice in documentary storytelling. “We want to hear more stories to be told by women about women, while at the same time strengthening and elevating the…

Australia Post Celebrates Aussie ‘Big Things’

Despite their kitsch, 1980s vibe, Australians still can’t get enough of Aussie ‘Big Things’ like the Big Banana and the Big Pineapple. Australia Post quizzed 1,000 Australians in August 2023 about our nationwide relationship with these giant roadside structures. It revealed that almost 90 percent of us have visited at least one of around 1,000…