Director Danny Mooney Staring Liam Hemsworth, Teresa Palmer, Aimee Teegarden & Austin Stowell Rated M Score 3/6 When a young soldier in Vietnam gets dumped by his hometown girl, he and his best friend decide to go AWOL and return to the States to win her back. The suspension of disbelief is required if you…
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Safety not Guaranteed
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Director Colin Trevorrow Staring Aubrey Plaza, Mark Duplass, Jake Johnson Rated M Score 4.5/6 Three magazine employees head out on an assignment to interview a guy who placed a classified ad seeking a companion for time travel. For those of you who are interested Safety not guaranteed was inspired by a 1997 Backwoods Home Magazine…
The Hammer
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Director Oren Kaplan Staring Russell Harvard, Raymond J. Barry, Shoshannah Stern & Michael Anthony Spady Rated PG Score 4/6 The Hammer follows Matt Hamill, who was born deaf, in his youth and mostly in 1997, when Hamill is a sophomore walk-on at Rochester Institute of Technology and wins the first of three collegiate wrestling championships…
National Ride2school day
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Over 140,000 students across Australia are getting ready to leave there parent’s car behind as they walk, ride or skate to school on Bicycle Network’s National Ride2School Day, Friday 22 March. Ride2School Team Manager, Miss Kelly Pearson says that encouraging students to ride to school makes them more self-sufficient and is a crucial part of…
Tidbinbilla hosting 2013 Oceania Cycling Championship
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Minister for Territory and Municipal Services, Shane Rattenbury welcomed road cyclists to Canberra for the 2013 Oceania Road Cycling Championships, which is being held at Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve. “The races will run on Thursday 14 March 2013, Saturday 16 March 2013 and Sunday 17 March 2013, following a number of different routes which all finish…
Preschool numbers up
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In a report released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics has shown that 60,000 more children are now registered in preschool and kindergarten programs than there were in 2008. “The Gillard Government has placed strong emphasis on early childhood education and provided additional investment, and along with national Universal Access agreements, has helped ensure Australian…
Visa Red Tape Cut
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Under a new, move by the Gillard Government Visitor visas will be simplified and a new short stay activity visa will be created. Minister for Immigration and Citizenship Brendan O’Connor commented that final approval of the legislation by the Governor-General is required; this builds on the Better Regulation Ministerial Partnership commitment to cut the total…
Oz the Great and Powerful
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Director Sam Raimi Staring James Franco, Michelle Williams, Rachel Weisz Rated PG Score 4/6 When small-time magician Oscar Diggs pulls one flimflam too many, he is hurled into the fantastical Land of Oz, where he must somehow transform himself into the great and powerful Wizard – and just maybe into a better man as well.…
Rock Wallabies sighted after Grampians fire contained
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Minister for Territory and Municipal Services, Shane Rattenbury welcomed the news of a Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby sighting in the Grampians National Park in Victoria, following the suppression of a fire in the area in late-February 2013. “On Tuesday 19 February 2013, staff from ACT Parks and Conservation Service combined forces with the NSW National Parks and…
Applying for Tax File Number easier with Australia Post
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Australia Post has entered into a partnership with the Australian Taxation Office which makes it easier for Australians to apply for tax file numbers. Australia Post General Manager Financial, Identity & Commercial Services, Andrew Maitland, said the new service would make it simpler for more than 700,000 people who apply for a Tax File Number…