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Bond Cars Unveiled

Jaguar Land Rover celebrated their vehicles appearing in the 24th Bond adventure, SPECTRE. The cars featured in the movie include the Jaguar C-X75, Range Rover Sport SVR and the iconic Land Rover Defender. “For Jaguar Land Rover to once again be a part of the iconic vehicle line ups in one of the most celebrated…

JFF is Coming to Canberra

The Japanese Film Festival (JFF) has announced its 2015 program for the Canberra leg of the national Festival, opening 14th October and running for four days at the Capitol Cinemas Manuka. The JFF will be touring mainland Australia stopping in Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Sydney and finishing in Melbourne. Japanese Film Festival spokesperson, Nick Howe explained…

Kids … Go Outside!!!

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…

Seven New Projects Receive Funding

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…