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Screen Australia launches Hot Shots short film program
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Screen Australia recently launched Hot Shots, a new short film program that will fund up to three short dramas, each up to a maximum of eight minutes, with a budget of $70,000 per project. “Hot Shots builds on our overall professional development strategy by helping talented and ambitious filmmakers who are still honing their voice…
Corbell Reminds real estate agents to disclose
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Attorney-General, Simon Corbell, is reminding real estate agents of their obligations under the Australian Consumer Law (ACL), the Civil Law (Sale of Residential Property) Act 2003 and the Agents Act 2003, in relation to disclosure and making false or misleading representations. “Recent months have shown a general lack of awareness by some people in the…
R.I.P.D
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Director Robert Schwentke Staring Ryan Reynolds, Jeff Bridges, Mary-Louise Parker Rated M Score 2/6 A recently slain cop joins a team of undead police officers working for the Rest in Peace Department and tries to find the man who murdered him. If you have plans to go see this one, wait. You should wait till…
Riddick
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Director David Twohy Staring Vin Diesel, Karl Urban, Katee Sackhoff & Matt Nable Rated MA Score 4/6 Left for dead on a sun-scorched planet, Riddick finds himself up against an alien race of predators. Activating an emergency beacon alerts two ships: one carrying a new breed of mercenary, the other captained by a man from…
Belconnen’s off-leash dog park Upgraded
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Minister for Territory and Municipal Services, Shane Rattenbury, has announced the completion of the $170,000 upgrade to the Belconnen dog park, including the addition of a small dog enclosure. Mr. Rattenburry explained that the addition of a separately fenced area at the existing off-leash dog park in Belconnen provides owners with a secure space for…
ACT Government to introduce same-sex marriage bill
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Attorney-General, Simon Corbell announced The ACT Labor Government will this week introduce the Marriage Equality Bill 2013 into the Legislative Assembly to allow same-sex couples to marry. “The Marriage Equality Bill will establish a Territory based scheme which allows same sex couples to solemnise a same sex marriage before an authorised celebrant,” Mr. Corbell said.…
Curved coin honoured at 2013 Canberra Engineering Excellence Awards
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The Royal Australian Mint was honoured to accept a 2013 Canberra Engineering Excellence Award for the 2012 Southern Sky Crux Curved Coin awarded at the Engineers Australia (Canberra Division) Annual Awards Ceremony. The Royal Australian Mint will now go onto the Engineering Excellence Award National Finals. “The coin has been recognised in the international minting…
Production Starts on a Second Series of A Moody Christmas
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In the second series of A Moody Christmas, has commenced production. The eight-part series follows the loveable and hilariously dysfunctional Moody family as they come together for significant family events over a single year. “This series sees an expansion of the Moody’s world beyond the Christmas theme, providing many more relatable and typically Australian interactions…
Clegg announces Plastic bag charge from autumn 2015
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Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg recently announced that a five pence mandatory charge for single use carrier bags will be introduced from autumn 2015. Environment Minister of England Lord de Mauley explained that last year, over seven billion carrier bags were issued by supermarkets in England. Far too many ended up in landfill or scattered…