Victorian Minister for Police Wade Noonan has announced that the Step Back Think program, which raises awareness of the dangers of social violence such as one-punch assaults, will receive $200,000 in 2015-16. Mr. Noonan explained that under the agreement, Step Back Think will develop a long-term strategic plan to set itself up as a financially…
New 30,000 seat stadium for Parramatta
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NSW Premier Mike Baird and Minister for Sport Stuart Ayres today announced the biggest investment in sport and major event infrastructure in NSW since the 2000 Sydney Olympics, with a new 30,000 seat stadium at Parramatta. Mr. Baird explained that more than $1 billion will be invested in the stadia network over the next decade.…
Soft Sheets and Clothes
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According to the latest findings from Roy Morgan Research, 32% of grocery-buyers buy fabric softener (either regular, Ultra or sachet) in any given six-month period. Cuddly is the leading brand, purchased by just over 12% of grocery-buyers, ahead of Fluffy (9%), supermarket brands (8%), Comfort and Huggie (2% respectively). “Our data also reveals that consumers…
NFSA Celebrating 40 Years of PNG Independence
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The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA) will celebrate Papua New Guinea’s 40 years of independence with a program of screenings, presentations and a special performance by PNG’s award-winning musician George Telek as part of the NFSA’s 100 Seats series on Saturday 19 September. NFSA CEO Michael Loebenstein explained that the celebrations kicked…
Everest —- Venice Film Festival Press conference
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Everest – Rob Hall Jason Clarke Featurette
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In the Name of the King: The Last Mission
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Director Uwe Boll Starring Dominic Purcell, Ralitsa Paskaleva, Daria Simeonova Rated MA Score 2/6 A modern-day assassin, wanting out, is hired for one final job – to kidnap the kids of a local businessman. Things go haywire when it turns out he’s chosen to return to the Middle Ages and bring back order to a…
Doctor Who: The War Games
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Director David Maloney Starring Patrick Troughton, Wendy Padbury & Frazer Hines Score 4.5/6 The TARDIS arrives on a planet where a race known only as the Aliens have gathered soldiers from a number of different wars in Earth’s history, brainwashed them and put them to battle. Their aim is to form an invincible army from…
Almonds Australia’s most valuable horticulture export
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According to the latest Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) data Almonds were Australia’s most valuable horticultural export product in 2014-15 showing annual export sales of $522 million. Minister for Agriculture, Barnaby Joyce, said the bumper almond crop was great news for Australian growers, exporters and the horticultural industry as a…
New Melbourne Market in Epping
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The Andrews Labor Government has welcomed the opening of Victoria’s new purpose built wholesale fruit, vegetable and flower market in Epping, in Melbourne’s north. “The Andrews Labor Government is supporting Victorian growers, wholesalers and retailers to buy and sell the freshest horticultural produce all year round. We welcome the opening of the new Melbourne Market.”…