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2024 WINNERS ANNOUNCED: MARGARET FLOCKTON INTERNATIONAL AWARD FOR CONTEMPORARY SCIENTIFIC BOTANICAL ILLUSTRATION

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The world-leading award celebrates the timeless beauty and scientific value of botanical illustration and commemorates the legacy of Margaret Flockton – the first botanical artist at Botanic Gardens of Sydney.  The Margaret Flockton Award is marking 21 years of connecting art and science by returning to its original home at the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney. This … Continued

$1m funding boost for inner-city theatre

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The City of Sydney will contribute $1 million to the Griffin Theatre Company’s upgrade of Darlinghurst’s historic SBW Stables Theatre.    Founded in 1979, Griffin Theatre Company is the only one of its kind solely dedicated to developing and staging Australian plays. The company purchased the theatre in 2022.    The upgrade will increase the capacity … Continued

Street Machine Summernats Reveals Massive Music Line-Up

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Street Machine Summernats 37 will rock Canberra into the new year with Jet headlining two huge nights of horsepower-infused Aussie rock and party action. Friday night’s kicks off with Sydney rock stars Thirsty Merc. With a stack of hits including In the Summertime and Someday, Someday, there’s more than 20 Good Reasons to head to Summernats … Continued

Devastating Lismore floods aftermath captured in brand-new Maritime Museum exhibition

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Opening at the Australian National Maritime Museum this August is a brand-new exhibition, Inundated, which explores the harrowing impacts of the 2022 floods in Lismore and the Northern Rivers region, told through the lens of Northern Rivers photographer Natalie Grono.   Recently acquired by the Australian National Maritime Museum for the National Maritime Collection, Grono’s … Continued

Media Release: International lift for Australian writing – Creative Australia outlines investments in travel, translation and international rights

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Creative Australia has announced the outcomes of a series of programs supporting the international success of Australian literature.   Among the highlights, investment through the International Travel Fund will support Australian authors and illustrators, including Sarah Firth, Omar Sakr, and Chris Gooch to travel to promote and publish works internationally.   Publishers including Hachette Australia, … Continued

Book Week STORIES Excite the Magic of Imagination

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Book Week STORIES Excite the Magic of Imagination Australian illustrator, writer & Academy Award Winning Screenwriter, Shaun Tan splashes a backpacker with rabbit ears exploring the borderlands. What is it?   It is an anthology where teens meet the huge array of many of the best authors & poets in Australia. It’s a fabulous way … Continued

GLOBAL SENSATION, FLEURS DE VILLES, RETURNS TO SYDNEY WITH ‘VOYAGE’ – A FRESH FLORAL CELEBRATION INSPIRED BY WORLDWIDE DESTINATIONS

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From Friday 9 – Sunday 18 August, visit Fleurs de Villes VOYAGE at Royal Botanic Garden Sydney, a newly curated floral art exhibition showcasing Sydney’s floristry talent. 31 July 2024 – Fleurs de Villes, the world-renowned floral show behind blockbuster exhibitions across Canada, US, Australia and UK, will return to The Calyx at Royal Botanic … Continued

Australians need to be kept in the dark

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Tell us if you can see the Milky Way. Help us bring back the dark night sky. Media contacts: Shelley Thomas, shelley@scienceinpublic.com.au or 0416 377 444; or Tanya Ha, tanya@scienceinpublic.com.au or 0404 083 863. Full media kit: www.scienceinpublic.com.au/science-week/abc-night-sky/ Participate at: www.abc.net.au/nightsky from 31 July. Humanity grew up seeing the Milky Way: feeling a sense of … Continued