Rugby league players Jonathon Thurston and Sam Thaiday know that Every Day Counts. So does Australian Under 21 representative and Queensland Firebird Beryl Friday. That trio are just some of the sporting stars, who along with Education Minister Grace Grace are reminding parents and carers of Queensland’s primary and high school students how important attending…
Australia Day Celebrations in Canberra
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ACT Minister for Community Events Gordon Ramsay announced today A range of events and activities culminating in the Australia Day in the Capital concert and fireworks will mark Australia Day celebrations this year. “It’s fantastic to have ARIA nominees Justice Crew in Canberra headlining the concert at Regatta Point performing some of their greatest hits,…
Village Cinemas Launching Amazon Alexa Skill
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Village Entertainment has announced the forthcoming launch of its Amazon Alexa Skill, in association with the highly anticipated Amazon Alexa voice service. The news follows Amazon’s announcement that Amazon Alexa and Echo devices will be available for pre-order from today. The Village Cinemas Alexa skill is capable of providing detailed answers and supporting information to…
Orange Sky Operating Perth’s first hybrid shower and laundry van for the homeless
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Western Australian Water Minister Dave Kelly this week emphasised the value of water for people living on the streets, when he inspected Perth’s first hybrid shower and laundry van for the homeless. “Orange Sky’s vans show that a small amount of water can make such a difference to those in need.” Minister Kelly commented “Simple…
100% Wolf Receives Production Funding
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Screen Australia, in association with Screenwest and Create NSW, have announced production investment for animated feature 100% Wolf from Flying Bark Productions. 100% Wolf is based on the book of the same name by Western Australian author Jayne Lyons. The film will be directed by Alexs Stadermann and has been adapted for the big screen…
Warner Bros Interactive announces Scribblenauts Showdown
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Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has recently announced “Scribblenauts Showdown,” a new video game based on the inventive franchise that expands upon the puzzle-action series’ creativity by introducing two new party game modes for one to four players. “Scribblenauts Showdown” will be available March 6 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 computer entertainment system and Xbox One.…
Red Tails
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Director Anthony Hemingway Starring Cuba Gooding Jr., Gerald McRaney, David Oyelowo Rated PG-13 Score 3/6 A crew of African American pilots in the Tuskegee training program, having faced segregation while kept mostly on the ground during World War II, are called into duty under the guidance of Col. A.J. Bullard. At the time I vaguely…
Stateside Interview
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A big thank you to Ethan from the band Stateside for taking the time to answer some questions. When and how did Stateside form? Stateside actually started out in high school! Erin, Brendan and Ethan all attended a school called Music Industry College, and from there the only thing missing was drums and after multiple…
Monkey
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Director Toshi Aoki, Jun Fukuda, Kazuo Ikehiro, Yusuke Watanabe & Daisuke Yamazaki Starring Masaaki Sakai, Masako Natsume, Shunji Fujimura Rated M Score 6/6 Monkey (Journey to the West) is the story by Wu Ch’êng-ên based on the ancient Chinese legend tracing the origins of Buddhism. It follows the adventures of Tripitaka and disciples Pigsy, Sandy…
Peaky Blinders Season 4 Biggest BBC Two Drama in 2017
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Series four of Peaky Blinders had a series average of 3.3 million, consolidated figures reveal, making it the biggest BBC Two drama series of 2017. It had a peak episode volume of 3.6 million for the series finale, the biggest audience for an episode ever. Patrick Holland, Controller of BBC Two explained that this makes…