Remember that legendary Outback Queensland story of how in 1932 on election night, daring thieves broke into the strong room of the National Bank in Cloncurry and made off with £14,000? They were never caught, and to this day no-one has ever been charged. Well, this Thursday, 1800 kilometres north west of Brisbane in Cloncurry,…
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SWIFF’23 Announces Program
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Theatres across the Coffs Coast region of NSW are preparing for a record influx of film lovers from April 20 to May 5, with regional Australia’s largest film and screen celebration, the Screenwave International Film Festival, breaking its previous ticket presales record again last week, ahead of the full SWIFF’23 festival line-up becoming publicly available. SWIFF…
Apples Never Fall To Start Production in Queensland in March
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Apples Never Fall is the latest screen production to call Australia home, with the limited series expected to inject more than $79 million into the Australian economy when production commences in Queensland in March. Also supported by Screen Queensland’s Production Attraction Strategy, the Australian Government’s Location Incentive is providing funding supporting the creation of 260…
The Big Issue Designates Australia Post as its briefing base in Melbourne and Perth
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Following a successful trial, long-standing community partner and non-for-profit organisation, The Big Issue has designated Australia Post as its briefing base in Melbourne and Perth to assist disadvantaged Australians selling the magazine. The Big Issue Editor, Amy Hetherington said the second edition for 2023 has been released which means briefings are in full swing with…
DoorDash and Wing Announce Pilot Program
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DoorDash and Wing have developed the capability to make drone delivery available via the DoorDash app in Australia, delivering convenient access to food and essentials from local restaurants and retailers in 15 minutes or less. Launching this week the service will be tested via a pilot program in Logan, located within the booming South East…
Guide Dog Graduates
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Vision Australia will recognise eight handlers and Seeing Eye Dogs who have been successfully paired this year at its annual graduation on Wednesday, October 12. Held in the lead-up to World Sight Day, the Queensland Parliament event celebrates the life-changing bond of assistance animals and people who are blind or low vision. “Training can take…
Outback Queensland Town Cloncurry Film Incentive
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On the back of being the spectacular location for Channel 10’s Survivor in 2021, this small Outback Queensland town of some 3,000 people is currently starring in The Bank Manager, a short film about the legendary robbery by Quamby Studios’ Luke and Madeleine Chaplain. Filmmakers, writer, producers and actors, Luke and Madeleine, grew up on…
Guide Dogs Australia Recognises Top Collection Dog
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Guide Dogs Australia has today revealed Coles’ “top dogs” with Coles Mackay in Queensland taking out the honour of having the top fundraising coin Collection Dog in the country. The much loved and iconic Collection Dog at Coles might not bark or move but it’s been changing lives one coin at a time with the…
Screen Queensland Announces $1 Million Funding For Gaming
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In the lead up to this week’s Gamescom (the globe’s largest digital games conference in Germany) the Queensland Government through Screen Queensland has announced seven digital games projects to be supported with more than $1 million total in development funding. Screen Queensland CEO Kylie Munnich said the sunshine state is emerging as Australia’s most innovative…
Time For More Avocado Toast?
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Australia will need to both consume and export more avocados as the nation’s growers navigate a period of soaring production growth over the coming five years, specialist agribusiness bank Rabobank says in a new report. This year alone, ‘per capita (person) supply’ of avocados is estimated to be up 26 per cent on the previous…