Rabobank, George the Farmer and Book Week
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Rabobank’s Rabo Community Fund, in collaboration with agricultural education and storytelling brand ‘George the Farmer’, has awarded book packs – totalling 1,400 books – to schools and early learning centres across the country to mark this year’s Book Week (Children’s Book Week 2026 runs from Saturday, August 22 to Friday, August 28, 2026). The specialist…
A New Cool-Girl Hobby
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Pottery, run clubs, life drawing: the “cool-girl hobby” list has been building for a year. Floristry is the newest addition, and Fig & Bloom’s Flower Club Workshop is leading it – a monthly, sold-out evening event where strangers arrive with one free night and leave with a finished arrangement, a new skill, and usually a…
Woolworths expands Lower Shelf Price
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Woolworths is adding a further 105 products to Lower Shelf Price this week, expanding the range to more than 1,000 everyday products, giving customers dependable, low prices on the items they buy most. Unlike temporary promotions, Lower Shelf Price offers longer-term reductions on standard shelf prices. The prices of products on Lower Shelf Price are…
Parramatta River: FLOAT River Festival
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Running from Friday 4 to Sunday 6 September 2026, FLOAT River Festival will celebrate the Parramatta River with a vibrant mix of riverside market stalls, food vendors, live entertainment, floating activations, illuminated installations, outdoor movie moments and community-focused experiences. The event will open on Friday 4 September from 5:00pm to 9:00pm, creating a twilight festival…
Australia Post’s wish list ahead of Christmas period
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Australia Post and StarTrack are recruiting more than 3,500 seasonal team members across metro and regional Australia as preparations ramp up for the busy holiday and online shopping period, with truck drivers and forklift operators among the most in-demand roles.Seasonal opportunities are also available for parcel sorters, freight handlers and van drivers, to help keep…
Torque
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Director Joseph Kahn Starring Martin Henderson, Ice Cube & Monet Mazur Rated M Score 3/6 A biker returns from Thailand to set things straight with his girlfriend. One gang leader wants him for the delivery of 2 motorbikes filled with crystal meth, and another gang leader wants him for murdering his brother. Okay, before I…
2026 MIFF Award Winners Announced
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The winners of the 2026 MIFF Awards have been announced, celebrating the very best of this year’s festival program across a prize pool of more than $300,000 – from bold new voices in world cinema, to trailblazing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander screen creatives, to the local directing talent shaping the future of Australian film.…
The Scleroderma Research Foundation to Present John Stamos with the Bob Saget Legacy Award
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The Scleroderma Research Foundation (SRF), the country’s first and leading nonprofit investor in medical research into scleroderma, will present John Stamos with the Bob Saget Legacy Award at this year’s Cool Comedy • Hot Cuisine. The SRF also announced the evening’s comedy lineup to date: Matt Friend, Ron Funches, and Lisa Ann Walter will perform,…
Reese’s Pumpkins PB Whip Latte
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Reese’s is partnering with The Nitro Bar to flip the script on fall coffee. Teaming up with the viral coffee brand, The Nitro Bar, Reese’s is dropping the limited-time Reese’s Pumpkins PB Whip Latte, inspired by the iconic chocolate and peanut butter of Reese’s Pumpkins and designed to give fans a new way to celebrate…