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Monash University’s “What Happens Next?” podcast launches new season with an exploration of play

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Monash’s award-winning podcast is back for an exciting eighth season that kicks off with an exploration of the transformative power of play throughout our lives. In this season’s premiere episode, “What Happens Next?”, hosted by academic and social commentator Dr Susan Carland, examines the consequences of transitioning from carefree childhood to adult responsibilities, jobs, and … Continued

Chinese Film Festival comes to Hobart

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The Chinese Film Week is set to make a return to Hobart. The Consulate General of The People’s Republic of China for Tasmania and Victoria has officially confirmed this important cultural event, scheduled to take place for one week from Friday, 1st of September.   The film festival will be a treat for movie enthusiasts, … Continued

Judges wowed by Queensland students’ literary prowess

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Queensland school students with a flair for writing were celebrated last night (23 August) as part of the Independent Education Union – Queensland and Northern Territory (IEU-QNT) annual Literary Competition.   Over 900 submissions of poetry, short stories and non-fiction prose were entered into the 2023 IEU-QNT Literary Competition, which is run in conjunction with … Continued

Brisbane students take top prizes in Literary Competition

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Students from schools across Brisbane were honoured with awards last night at the Independent Education Union – Queensland and Northern Territory (IEU-QNT) annual Literary Competition presentation.   Over 900 submissions of poetry, short stories and non-fiction prose were entered into the 2023 IEU-QNT Literary Competition, which is run in conjunction with the English Teachers’ Association … Continued

The Jungle Giants set to bring high-energy show to Cairns Festival

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Cairns, 23rd August, 2023 –  Cairns Festival headline act The Jungle Giants, fresh from a tour of the United States and Canada, will rock the Munro Martin Parklands with their trademark high-energy performance on Saturday, September 2.   The Brisbane foursome has just released two singles in pursuit of their fifth album and, while featuring … Continued

Screenrights Announces $266K Funding for Six Initiatives Supported by 2023 Cultural Fund

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Screenrights has announced six projects will be supported by the 2023 round of its annual Cultural Fund, to total $265,763 in funding for this year’s focus of ‘New Visions’. “It’s wonderful that the Screenrights membership is able to support the wider creative community through the Cultural Fund,” said Screenrights Board Director and Cultural Fund Working … Continued

The Floral Facts and Figures of Australia’s most beautiful event

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You won’t believe the floral facts and figures of this year’s Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers, Australia’s most beautiful event, which runs all September   Let’s start with petals, petals! This year organisers have calculated there will be 37.2 million petals across Toowoomba’s parks and at Spring Bluff. They bloom from the 190,000 botanicals that gardeners … Continued

Time to paws in the petals

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Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers announces dog-friendly program: Petals and Pups!      BREAKING BARKING NEWS: Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers (TCOF) has just released the Petals and Pups 2023 program – the official dog-friendly schedule, completely dedicated to hounds and their humans and in salute to Toowoomba’s first canine Ambassa-dog, ‘Puppy’ the Pomeranian. The program features … Continued