Minister for Police and Emergency Services, Simon Corbell and Chief Police Officer for the ACT, Rudi Lammers, launched the 2013-14 ‘Safe Summer’ campaign today which encourages Canberrans to enjoy the many events over the summer period by behaving responsibly and thinking of others. The campaign focuses on alcohol and responsible drinking, the issue of party…
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Increase in Mobile Shopping Transactions
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EBay has predicted that there will be an increase in the number of Australians using a mobile device to make a purchase on Sunday December 8 2013. Approximately 2.3 million Australians will visit eBay.com.au today of which a record 1.28 million will come via a mobile device – 30 per cent more than the Busiest…
Emergency+ app Launched
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Minister for Police and Emergency Services Kim Wells welcomed the recent launch of the Emergency+ app. The app was part federal initiative that connects users to triple zero and utilises smartphone GPS technology to give the user their exact location by longitude and latitude. “This is an important innovation that will enable people in trouble…
Gallowwalkers
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Director Andrew Goth Starring Wesley Snipes, Kevin Howarth, Riley Smith Rated MA Score 2.5/6 A cursed gunman whose victims come back from the dead recruits a young warrior to help in the fight against a gang of zombies. For those who are wondering the filming for Gallowwalkers coincided with Wesley Snipes’ tax troubles. If I…
After Earth
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Director M. Night Shyamalan Staring Jaden Smith, David Denman, Will Smith Rated M Score 3/6 A crash landing leaves Kitai Raige and his father Cypher stranded on Earth, a millennium after events forced humanity’s escape. With Cypher injured, Kitai must embark on a perilous journey to signal for help. I was not entirely impressed with…
Holy Flying Circus
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Director Owen Harris Staring Ben Crispin, Steve Punt, Darren Boyd & Charles Edwards Rated MA Score 5/6 Tells the story of the outraged, and sometimes violent, response to ‘The Life of Brian’ the Monty Python movie that satirized the life of Jesus. I find that watching a movie based on a real life event interesting,…
UC gathering school memories
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As a part of Canberra’s centenary Celebrations University of Canberra is calling for ACT teachers, parents and students to share their school memories as part of a research project to write the history of the last 100 years of learning in the nation’s capital. University education researcher Dr Phil Roberts, who explained that the website…
Help to Buy helps fuel Uk’s brick kilns
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In a recent visit to the brand new Chesterton brick factory in Newcastle-under-Lyme English Housing Minister Kris Hopkins hailed the impact of the Help to Buy scheme for delivering a surge of business to the construction sector. Minister Hopkins explained that the brick industry is ramping up production after several slow years since the crash…
NSW High School Students noticing skin cancer campaigns
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According to new data released today from the NSW School Students Health Behaviours Survey High school students across NSW are heeding the public health messages around skin cancer. Chief Cancer Officer and CEO of the Cancer Institute NSW, Professor David Currow attributes the shift in attitude on the desirability of a tan is in line…
ABC announces 2014 programing
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ABC TV today announced its 2014 slate which will feature an exciting line-up of Australian content, event television. Some of the programing highlights the return of Spicks and Specks, introducing comedian Josh Earl as the new host, accompanied by singer-songwriter Ella Hooper and comedian Adam Richard as team captains. The Working Dog team returns to…