Rock’n’roll legends KISS will run their legendary logo and colours on the Penrite Racing Supercars of David Reynolds and Anton De Pasquale in a world-first partnership to promote their Newcastle show and the band’s ‘End of the Road’ Australian Tour in November. KISS has endorsed a landmark agreement for their globally celebrated KISS logo and…
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Life-sized statue of Johnathan Thurston for New North Queensland Stadium
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Townsville artist Jane Hawkins has been commissioned to sculpt a life-sized statue of NRL star Johnathan Thurston to stand in the northern entry plaza of the new North Queensland Stadium. Jane will team with Dean Rusling, owner and operator of Chalkos Fine Arts Foundry, the same company that fabricated the bronze statues of the football…
Netflix Enters into Overall Deal with Kuku Studios
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Netflix has entered into a multi-year overall agreement with Kuku Studios, under which its key members – Alex Woo, Stanley Moore, Tim Hahn, and Erik Benson – will exclusively produce animated films and series for Netflix members worldwide. Their credits include Ratatouille, Wall-e, Toy Story 3, Monster’s University, and Finding Dory, among others. Kuku Studios’…
Young Wallander Series Coming to Netflix in 2020
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The filming of Young Wallander has just begun the new Netflix original series based on Henning Mankell’s best-selling Kurt Wallander novels. The cast includes Adam Pålsson (Kurt Wallander), Richard Dillane (Superintendent Hemberg), Leanne Best (Frida Rask), Ellise Chappell (Mona) and Yasen Atour (Reza). The series is created by Yellow Bird UK, a Banijay Group company,…
Japanese TV Stars Taking Road trip to Promote Western Australia
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Japanese television star and musician Takeshi Tsuruno has embarked on an iconic road trip from Perth to Monkey Mia for a Japanese travel show to be broadcast on BS Fuji TV. The two-hour program, called Tsuruno Tabi, follows Mr Tsuruno and his friends Rui Tsubota and Shinya Ueda as they explore Western Australia’s beautiful Coral…
800 Million Containers Returned Through Queensland Refund Scheme
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Queensland’s Container Refund Scheme, Containers for Change, continues to exceed all expectations and is celebrating another major milestone this week, with 800 million containers returned in just 10 months. Minister for Environment Leeanne Enoch said this milestone was reached while Parliament was sitting in Townsville this week. “We know Townsville residents care about recycling because…
New Rory Ellis Single ‘The Letter’
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A letter written during a time of chaos and war, could this Light Horseman who fought in the Battle of the Somme, Colin Ellis, have known that his very personal and incredibly powerful message would wind up in the hands of his only Grandson, Rory Ellis, nearly a century on. in February 1940, Colin Ellis,…
Digital Licences to be Trailed in Queensland
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Maryborough and Hervey Bay will be the first communities in Queensland to trial digital licences. The Palaszczuk Government today announced members of both communities could now register their interest to participate in the trial. Member for Maryborough Bruce Saunders said from early next year, residents could opt-in to conveniently access their licence at the press…
Ready Steady Cook Returning to BBC One with Rylan Clark-Neal Hosting
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Cookery hit Ready Steady Cook is set to return to BBC One Daytime in 2020, with new host, Celebrity MasterChef finalist Rylan Clark-Neal. The new series will offer up fresh challenges to put the next generation of chefs through their culinary paces. Ready Steady Cook, produced by Remarkable TV (part of EndemolShine UK), will feature…
SandTunes Music Festival Coming to Carrara in November
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Tourism Industry Development Minister Kate Jones has today announced a new world-class event originally intended to be held at Coolangatta Beach would instead be held at Metricon Stadium. Minister Jones said SandTunes music festival would be held at Metricon Stadium in Carrara in November. The Minister said she approached promoter TEG Dainty to change the…