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Five Year Anniversary for Belconnen and Tuggeranong Walk-in Centres

ACT Minister for Health Rachel Stephen-Smith has acknowledged the dedication of staff at Canberra Health Services’ Belconnen and Tuggeranong Walk-in Centres five years after they opened their doors. Canberra’s Walk-in Centres are one of the Territory’s stand-out public health success stories. The centres are led by a team of highly skilled advanced practice nurses and…

NIDA Opens Applications for 2020

Australia’s world-famous National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) has opened its applications to study in 2020 for the next generation of artists, technicians and creatives. Applications are open for all of NIDA’s Master, Bachelor and Diploma courses and all aspiring creatives are encouraged to apply. New in 2020, its highly competitive Bachelor of Fine Arts…

MIFF Announces Record-Breaking Program

Celebrating its 68th year, the Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) has unveiled its 2019 program – the largest in its history. Featuring 259 feature films, 123 shorts and 16 virtual reality experiences, MIFF 2019 will include 31 world premieres and 160 Australian premieres over 18 electrifying days of cinema. Unveiling his first program as MIFF’s…

NFSA Digitally Restores Bruce Beresford’s Black Robe

Bruce Beresford’s 1991 film Black Robe, the first feature film co-produced by Australia and Canada, has been digitally restored by the National Film and Sound Archive’s NFSA Restores program. The new digital print will premiere at Melbourne International Film Festival on 17 August, followed by an In conversation session with Mr Beresford on the 18th.…

Mysterious Insanity 3 – Transmorphers

Director Leigh Scott Starring Matthew Wolf, Amy Weber, Shaley Scott Rated M Score 2/6 A race of alien robots have conquered Earth and forced humanity underground. After 400 years, a small group of humans develop a plan to defeat the mechanical invaders in the ultimate battle between man and machine. For those of you who…

Mysterious Insanity 3 – Apocalypse Pompeii

Director R.D. Braunstein Starring Jeff Fahey, Sara Malakul Lane, Marc Ewins Score 1/6 When a chain of volcanic eruptions rips through Europe, the enormous ash cloud blocks out the sun, plunging the continent into a new ice age. An American couple must find their kids and get them out of Paris before it freezes over.…

Homefront – Melbourne Documentary Film Festival

Director Michael Wilkins Score 4/6 What happens when you destroy a war memorial and what do you put in its place? These questions faced Arts Officer, Colin James, and Project Manager and Artist, Amanda Gibson as they looked for ways to replace the much-loved Greensborough War Memorial statues, which had stood for 14 years in…

Red Sunday: Healing Through Narrative Therapy – Melbourne Documentary Film Festival

Director Hannah Cairns Rated 4/6 In the documentary, Red Sunday, community members of rural far east Gippsland, Victoria, Australia recount their experiences regarding the devastating 2014 bush fires, which lasted nearly 70 long, unpredictable, and traumatic days. Red Sunday is the first in a series of reviews of Documentaries that are going to be screened…