ACT Minister for the Environment and Heritage, Mick Gentleman, attend a ceremony today to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Honeysuckle Creek Tracking Station, which played a vital part in broadcasting the first TV images of the moon landing. “I am very proud to honour the hardworking men and women who served at the Honeysuckle…
Free Bus Travel for Seniors during Seniors Week
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Seniors Card holders can travel for free on public transport during ACT Seniors Week 2017 (18 March – 26 March), Minister for Transport and City Services Meegan Fitzharris said today. “Seniors Week is all about celebrating the contribution our senior citizens make to our community. It’s great to be able to offer all seniors free…
New Number Plate Slogan for Canberra
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ACT Chief Minister has announced that the ACT will have a new number plate slogan after Canberrans voted for – ‘Canberra -The Bush Capital’. “More than 8000 votes were made for a new slogan and to keep an existing slogan – ‘Canberra The Nation’s Capital’. Canberra drivers will be able to choose between the two…
Dominion
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Created by Vaun Wilmott Staring Roxanne McKee, Christopher Egan, Tom Wisdom Rated MA Score 3/6 Follows the perilous journey of a rebellious young soldier who discovers he’s the unlikely savior of humanity. For those of you who might interested Dominion was loosely based on the 2010 movie Legion which was directed by Scott Stewart. Dominion…
Commemorative Coins Launched on Commonwealth Day for GC2018
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Commonwealth Games Minister Kate Jones has launched the first two commemorative coins for the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games on Commonwealth Day. Ms. Jones was joined by the Acting Gold Coast Mayor Donna Gates and Royal Australian Mint CEO Ross MacDiarmid for the Commonwealth Day celebrations at the Runaway Bay Sports Super Centre. “With the…
Hard Target 2
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Director Roel Reiné Staring Scott Adkins, Amarin Cholvibul, Thira Chutikul Rated MA Score 2/6 Retired mixed martial artist Wes “The Jailor” Baylor can’t refuse a million-dollar purse he’s offered for one final bout in Myanmar. But when he arrives for the fight, he learns he’s been tricked into becoming the target of a human hunt.…
Gantz 0
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Directors Yasushi Kawamura, Keiichi Saitô Staring Chris Jai Alex, Lucien Dodge, Saori Hayami Rated MA Score 3/6 Teams of recently deceased people who’ve been revived and given high-tech weapons must cooperate to defeat an army of monster in Tokyo and Osaka. Gantz 0 is a 3D computer generated movie based on a manga series from…
My Scientology Movie
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Director John Dower Staring Louis Theroux Rated M Score 3/6 Louis Theroux documents his investigation into what goes on behind the scenes of the infamous Church of Scientology. I’m familiar with Louis Theroux’s work mostly through watching his weird weekends documentary series. I got the impression that My Scientology movie is different from his other…
Sword Art Online The Movie: Ordinal Scale
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Director Tomohiko Ito Staring Haruka Tomatsu, Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Ayahi Takagaki, Ayana Taketatsu Rated PG Score 5/6 In 2026, a new machine called the Augma is developed to compete against the NerveGear and its successor, the Amusphere. A next-gen wearable device, the Augma doesn’t have a full-dive function like its predecessors. Instead, it uses Augmented Reality…
Victorian Fracking Ban
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The Resources Legislation Amendment (Fracking Ban) Bill 2016 passed through the Upper House of the Victorian Parliament without amendment this afternoon. “This is a historic day for our state. We promised we would ban fracking – and that is exactly what we have done.” Minister for Resources Wade Noonan commented “This is a win for…
Dog Eat Dog
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Director Paul Schrader Starring Nicolas Cage, Willem Dafoe, Christopher Matthew Cook Rated R Score 4/6 A crew of ex-cons are hired by a Cleveland mafioso to kidnap the baby of a rival mobster. For those of you who are wondering Dog Eat Dog is based on a 1995 novel of the same name by Edward…
Adele sets Brisbane Concert Crowd Record
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Adele concerts have set a new record for Brisbane concert crowds, with around 120,000 people packing The Gabba for two sell-out shows. The record concert crowd in Brisbane before the event was 52,400 in 2012 for Coldplay. Minister for Sport Mick de Brenni said the monumental success of the weekend’s two Adele concerts confirm that…
Dustin Clare Joins Pacific Rim 2
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Australian actor Dustin Clare has boarded Legendary/Universal’s sequel Pacific Rim Uprising alongside previously announced John Boyega, Scott Eastwood, Jing Tian, Cailee Spaeny and Adria Arjona. Steven S. DeKnight is directing the project, which is based on a world created by Guillermo del Toro and Travis Beacham. Thomas Tull, Mary Parent, Jon Jashni, and del Toro…
Legacy NT receives donation of proceeds from sale of commemorative number plates
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$64,450 has been donated to Legacy NT from the sale of the Bombing of Darwin commemorative number plates, thanks to the support of Territorians. A partnership between the Northern Territory Government’s Territory Remembers program and the Automobile Association of the Northern Territory (AANT) saw 429 sets of the specially designed and manufactured plates sold as…
Orange Sky Launches Shower Van
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Queensland’s Orange Sky Laundry – the world’s first free mobile laundry for the homeless – has now launched the first Brisbane-based mobile shower service with the help of the Queensland Government’s Dignity First Fund. Minister for Housing and Public Works Mick de Brenni launched Lorry, a van fitted with two shower cubicles, today in Brisbane.…
Logan
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Director James Manigold Staring Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Dafne Keen Rated MA Score 4/6 Mexican border. But Logan’s attempts to hide from the world and his legacy are up-ended when a young mutant arrives, being pursued by dark forces. Before I get to far into things a small note for parents of younger fans of…
Hosts for Eurovision Announced
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The hosts for the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 have been announced as Oleksandr Skichko, Volodymyr Ostapchuk, and Timur Miroshnychenko. The appointment marks the first time in the history of the contest that the event will be hosted by three men; all of whom are familiar faces on Ukrainian television. The Eurovision Song Contest has had…
Red Balloon Day
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Today is National Red Balloon Day and firefighters across the country are being honoured for their dedication and commitment. The red balloon symbolises the hard work and tireless efforts of both professional and volunteer firefighters. Whether it’s fighting fires, attending road crashes, or cleaning up storm damage, firefighters are depended upon 365 days a year,…