According to recent research released by Roy Morgan Research in the year to September 2015, a total of 667,000 over the age of 14 Australians (3.4%) were Costco shoppers (people who visit in an average four-week period and/or say they mainly or sometimes shop there). Of all these Total Costco shoppers, 420,000 (63%) actually shop…
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Alec Baldwin Named Face of La Dolce Italia 2016
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Television and Movie star Alec Baldwin, has been named as the face of La Dolce Italia 2016 in Melbourne. Mr. Baldwin will kick off the La Dolce Italia festival in February 2016 as guest of honour at several key festival events including the La Dolce Italia Charity Gala. In its second year, the Gala is…
Easier Public Transport to the 2015 AFL Grand Final
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In an effort to make it easier to get to the 2015 AFL Grand Final Melbourne’s Free Tram Zone will be extended to stops near the MCG for four days. Minister for Public Transport, Jacinta Allan, joined General Manager – Clubs & AFL Operations, Travis Auld, recently announce that services from the CBD to stops…
Capital City Holidays can be Costly
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In the year to June 2015, almost 12 million Australians aged 14+ took at least one domestic holiday, with the average cost per head/per night of their last domestic trip being $150. Without exception, this figure was higher for people whose last holiday was spent in a capital city — but with some striking differences…
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.”…
Origin 2 crowd set to eclipse Origin 1 crowd
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According to Minister for Sport, Tourism and Major Events, John Eren the MCG is preparing to host the latest installment of what is one of the most intense rivalries in Australian sport when Queensland and New South Wales meet for Game Two of the 2015 NRL State of Origin on Wednesday, June 17. Eren added…
Victorian Greens to protect Melbourne’s open spaces
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Greens candidate for Melbourne Ellen Sandell says that the Greens are only Party that can be trusted to stop the East West toll road and protect parks and open space. Ms Sandell explained that Planning Minister Matthew Guy’s quiet annexing of an extra 10.5 hectares of parks and land to make way for the toll…
Australia Post Fleet Trials going Green
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In an Australian-first, Renault’s 100 percent electric-powered delivery vans will shortly join Australia Post’s fleet in Melbourne and Sydney. The Renault Kangoo Maxi Z.E. (Zero Emission) electric van, currently not sold in Australia, is widely used across Europe and the United Kingdom and will be used exclusively by Australia Post from mid-2014 for a 12…
Melbourne to host Asian Cup Australia 2015 opening
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Victoria will host the opening match and opening ceremony of Australia’s biggest ever international football event, the AFC Asian Cup, when Australia take on a former Asian cup winner, Kuwait, on 9 January 2015. Minister for Sport and Recreation Damian Drum explained that ten of the sixteen teams competing in the AFC Asian Cup will…
6 months until analog TV signals are switched off
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Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy, today urged people in Melbourne and Sydney to get digital ready before analog TV signals are permanently switched off in December. Senator Conroy commented that ten regions across Australia have already made the switch, with another five regions to make the transition over the…