Tickets to Floriade NightFest 2012 have gone on sale today and will run from 6.30pm to 10.30pm from Wednesday 26 September to Sunday 30 September 2012. “Last year’s NightFest attracted strong crowds, and I encourage Canberrans to buy tickets in advance to avoid missing out. I also encourage locals to invite their interstate friends and…
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ACTION Disabled Accessible Buses Launched
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ACT Chief Minister and Minister for Territory and Municipal Services, Katy Gallagher recently launched the first of 20 new accessible, articulated, large-capacity and environmentally friendly buses for the ACTION fleet. “Between now and March 2013, twenty easy access articulated buses will be progressively delivered replacing ACTION’s ageing articulated fleet, some of which are now up…
House of the Rising Sun
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Director Brian A Miller Staring Dave Bautista, Amy Smart and Dominic Purcell Rating MA Score 2.5/6 Ray, an ex-con, is starting a new life looking to stay out of trouble. One evening, on Ray’s watch, the nightclub he works for is robbed and the owner’s son is shot dead. As his criminal past is exposed…
Hard Boiled Sweets
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Director David L.G. Hughes Staring Philip Barantini, Elizabeth Berrington and Adrian Bower Rating MA Score 6/6 An ex-con is forced into pulling a heist he wants nothing to do with. As he goes to steal a million dollars stashed in the home of a dangerous mob boss, he’s thrust into a deadly battle between career…
Science Shows at Canberra Libraries during National Science Week
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As a part of National Science Week from Tuesday 31 July to Friday 17 August Graham Walker from Science ShowOffs and the Australian National University will present Going Ballistics and The Big Science Showoff will be hosting a series of free science shows at Libraries across Canberra. “The 45 minute action packed presentations will entertain…
Potential cost increase for hospitals being ignored?
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ACT Liberal Senator Gary Humphries commented that the ACT Government is still yet to clearly outline the additional costs that Federal Labor’s carbon tax will have on Canberra’s hospitals. Senator Humphries pointed that Western Australia is the latest state to outline the extra cost their hospitals with an estimated $6-$7 million per year in additional…
African Walnut Tree Planted at the National Arboretum
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ACT Minister for Multicultural Affairs, Joy Burch was joined by The Honourable Morgan Tsvangirai, Prime Minister of the Republic of Zimbabwe when they recently, planted an African Walnut tree at the National Arboretum Canberra. “Not only is the African Walnut an exceptional ornamental tree, it also has a number of other uses. The bark is…
Another Scam to be on the lookout for
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There is another mail scam to be on the lookout for. Australia Post is alerting customers to a scam letter from a sender called “Sullivan Pierce Levin” which tells customers they have won a cash award which can be collected by calling a phone number and entering a PIN number. Australia post recommends that you…
The Dark Knight Rises
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Director Christopher Nolan Staring Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Tom Hardy, Anne Hathaway, Gary Oldman, Joseph Gordon-Levitt & Morgan Freeman Rating M Score 5/6 Eight years on, a new terrorist leader, Bane, overwhelms Gotham’s finest, and the Dark Knight resurfaces to protect a city that has branded him an enemy. Finally, we have reached the conclusion…
This Means War
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Director McG Staring Reese Witherspoon, Chris Pine and Tom Hardy Rating M Score 4/6 Two top CIA operatives wage an epic battle against one another after they discover they are dating the same woman. I was actually surprised with this movie, for starters with action comedies I was not expecting that there would be any…