According to a study published this week by Professor Mingguang He from the Centre for Eye Research Australia (CERA) Spending more time playing outside could protect children from short-sightedness as they grow up. The study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), examined the effect of 40 minutes of additional outside activity…
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Seven New Projects Receive Funding
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Minister for Creative Industries Martin Foley today announced $455,226 in the latest round of Film Victoria’s production investment funding towards diverse projects, ranging from an animated sketch show to a documentary about an Australian Olympic champion. Mr. Foley explained that this translates to seven new Victorian film, television and web projects that will get off…
Skip Ahead Recipients Announced
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Google and Screen Australia have today announced the second annual recipients of the Skip Ahead initiative. Skip Ahead will provide the five 2015 recipients with the funding and production resources required to create unique online content and engage new audiences around the world. Google will contribute funding and resources, and will support the successful applicants…
New Legislation for Dog and Cat Breeding in the ACT
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Minister for Territory and Municipal Services, Shane Rattenbury, announced that Legislation designed to prevent the intensive breeding of dogs and cats for the local pet market has commenced today. “Today marks a major step forward for animal welfare in the ACT, preventing the kind of serious animal welfare issues we have seen in other states…
Aboriginal Flag to permanently fly over Victoria’s Parliament House
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Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews Beginning today, the Aboriginal flag will permanently fly over Victoria’s Parliament House Australian and Victorian State flag acknowledging the Traditional Owners of the land, and the continued strength of Aboriginal identity. “Aboriginal people are the Traditional Owners of this country. It’s only right that we acknowledge their continued connection as the…
Jaguar F-Pace Sets World Record
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Jaguar’s first family sports car has defied gravity by performing a record-breaking 360 degree loop, one day ahead of its global motor show debut in Frankfurt. Fiona Pargeter, Global PR Communications Director, Jaguar Land Rove explained that the all-new Jaguar F-PACE, the world’s most practical sports car, was driven with daring precision by expert British…
Rising money to fight against heart disease with Tomatoes
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Haar’s Nursery is helping the fight against heart disease by donating twenty cents from every ‘Big Heart Tomato’ plant sold to the Heart Foundation’s Big Heart Appeal. Dubbed ‘Big Heart Tomato’, the ox-heart tomato pot-plants are available in Bunnings stores throughout Victoria, New South Wales, South Australia and ACT until early November and bear fruit…
Behind the Scenes on the Block
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In the lead up to the new season of Channel 9’s The Block Zest Events International was called upon to give Scotty Cam’s HQ a makeover. “Zest was commissioned to create the centrepiece of the Sunday night room reveals at Scotty’s HQ. While contestants listen to the feedback and scores from the judges they stand…
New Series of Still Open All Hours Starts Filming
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Filming has began on location in Doncaster on a new series of Still Open All Hours, the new series will begin with a Christmas special. “It‘s wonderful to be returning with our fantastic cast to Granville’s daft, warm and life-affirming world, full of the kind of characters and situations that could only come from the…
Series 2 of Poldark has commenced filming
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Filming has begun this week in Cornwall for the second series of Poldark. This series, produced by Mammoth Screen, will consist of 10 episodes, all written by Debbie Horsfield and adapted from the acclaimed novels by Winston Graham. “It’s exciting to be bringing this wonderful cast back together as we continue the story of Poldark.…