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Wild Life at Darling Habour |
| Venue: | Aquarium Wharf |
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| Time: | 9am to 5pm every day of the year |
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| Fee: | Adults $35, Children $18 combo tickets also available combining entry to WILD LIFE Sydney with Sydney Aquarium, and/or the new Sydney Tower Eye experience, and/or Oceanworld Manly starting at $50 for an adult and $30 for a child. |
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| Booking: | Wildlifesydney.com.au |
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| To coincide with the September school holidays, Merlin Entertainments Group is bringing the ultimate Australian Animal Adventure to Sydney as it officially launches Wild Life Sydney, at Aquarium Wharf on 13 September. |
the Made by Us Twilight Market |
| Venue: | Malvern Town Hall: South East Melbourne |
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| Date: | 'Saturday 30th of June' |
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| Time: | 12-6pm |
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| Booking: | Madebyusmarket.com.au |
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Come support The Royal Children's Hospital fundraising Auxiliaries for their 90th Anniversary (founded in 1922) - all proceeds go to the Royal Children's Hospital.
This market is a one-off event where award-winning pies and Lady Marmalade's famous jams and preserves are made by the Auxiliaries, and stalls run by local designers and craftspeople boast handmade baby rattles, jewellery and high-quality homewares.
Come check out local bands all for FREE! There will be an electric line up of live music from young local musicians including Benny Walker's effortless blend of soul, blues, reggae and acoustic folk, and Tom Francis's unique melodies. |
El Caballo Blanco: The Dance of the White Stallions |
| Date: | 'Saturday 13 August - Saturday 15 October' |
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| Time: | 2:00pm & 7:30pm |
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| Booking: | Ticketek, 13 28 49, Ticketek.com.au |
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Echuca Fonterra Sports & Entertainment Centre
Date: Saturday 13 August
Traralgon Sport Stadium
Date: Saturday 20 August
Albury Sports Stadium
Date: Saturday 27 August
Warrnambool Stadium
Date: Saturday 3 September and Sunday 4 September at 11am
Wendouree Sports and Events Centre, Ballarat
Date: Thursday 6 October at 7.30pm and Friday 7 October at 2pm & 7:30pm
The Geelong Arena
Date: Saturday 15 October at 2:00pm & 7:30pm |
Sydney Tower Eye |
| Date: | 'from September 23rd' |
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| Time: | 9.00am-10.30pm |
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| Fee: | Adult $25 and Child $15 for the SKYWALK premium experience add $40 Combo tickets also available combining entry to Sydney Tower Eye with Sydney Aquarium, and/or the new WILD LIFE Sydney experience, and/or Oceanworld Manly starting at $50 for an adult and $30 for a child. |
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| Booking: | Sydneytowereye.com.au |
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Perfectly timed for September school holidays, and coinciding with Sydney Tower's 30th birthday, the new Sydney Tower Eye viewing experience is set to re-launch on September 23. The new Sydney Tower Eye is bringing the best views in Sydney to brand new heights.
Starting from the base level of Sydney Tower - Level 5 Westfield Shopping Centre in the centre of the city - the new Sydney Tower Eye offers guests breathtaking views of one of the world's most beautiful and captivating cities and provides the ultimate introduction, or reintroduction, to Sydney. The Sydney Tower Eye will incite pride within its domestic visitors, and delight internationals as they soar above the city streets and experience 360 degree views of this magnificent city. |
Totipotent: A National Theatre Summit for Young and Emerging Artists |
| Venue: | St Martins Youth Arts Centre |
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| Date: | 'Friday 2nd and Saturday 3rd of September, 2011' |
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| Fee: | Free |
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| Booking: | StMartinsYouth.com.au |
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Are you a young and emergin theatre maker?
Are you interested in participating in a conversation about the future of theatre in this country? |
Civic Life: Screening, Q&A and Workshop |
| Venue: | ACMI Cinemas: Federation Square, Melbourne |
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| Date: | 'Friday 3 and Saturday 4 June 2011' |
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| Fee: | Full $20 Concession $15 ACMI Members $12 |
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| Civic Life, a unique series of films exploring communities and public space, made by Christine Molloy and Joe Lawlor (UK), will screen at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) on Friday 3 June followed by a live Q&A with Lawlor. On this Melbourne visit local artists and filmmakers will also have the opportunity to attend a workshop with the acclaimed UK director. |
Eumundi Fringe Street Circus |
| Date: | 'Wednesday 4th of July' |
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| Time: | 10.30am |
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| Fee: | $10 for adults, $5 for kids or $25 per family |
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| Booking: | Eumundimarkets.com.au or call (07) 5442 7106 for further information. |
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Junkit Jewellery craft workshops on Saturday 23th June, Saturday 30th June, and Saturday 7th July.
Presented by Sunshine Coast artist and passionate recycler Rene McGovern, the Junkit Jewellery workshops will give young market visitors the opportunity to make treasures they can wear from reclaimed materials.
The cost is $10 per participant, and there is no pre-booking (pay on the day).
While the workshops are designed for children, big kids (teenagers + adults) are welcome to take part too - if spaces permit. Children must be accompanied by a carer.
Eumundi Markets is renowned as the best art and craft market in Australia - where you can meet the artists and the makers face-to-face. Discover something different, something special, something handmade at our magical outdoor gallery under the trees. |
Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs |
| Date: | 'until 6th of November' |
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| Booking: | To guarantee a ticket, you must pre-book. Visit Kingtutmelbourne.com.au to buy your tickets. |
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| TheTutankhamunexhibitioncomestoAustraliaforthefirsttime.RevelinthesplendourofAncientEgyptasyouviewadazzlingarrayofpossessionsunearthedfromtheboykingstomb.SeeTutankhamunsgoldencanopiccoffinetteandthecrownfoundonhisheadwhenthetombwasdiscovered.LearnabouttheextraordinarydiscoveryofthetombandthebeliefandburialprocessesofancientEgypt.ViewresultsfromthelatestscientifictestingconductedonTutankhamunsmummyandwhatitistellingresearchersabouthislifeanddeath.TheexhibitionhasdrawnoversevenmillionvisitorsintheUnitedStatesandLondoninthepastfiveyears. |
Rooftop Cinema |
| Venue: | Top of Curtin House, 252 Swanston Street, Melbourne |
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| Date: | 'Sessions are held every night excluding Mondays and Fridays and run until 31 March 2012.' |
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| Time: | Doors open at 8.30pm with screenings beginning at sundown (around 9.30pm). |
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| Fee: | From $16 + BF |
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| Booking: | Rooftopcinema.com.au |
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| Well and truly into its sixth season, Rooftop Cinema has been screening films five nights a week since December, to sold out crowds. This week they announce the program for the second half of the season and with capacity for only 160 people per night, you should book early to avoid missing out! |
What's on in July 2012? |
| Time: | 9.30am to 5pm |
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| Fee: | General entry to the museum's galleries and exhibitions is $7 per adult, $3.50 per child/concession or $17.50 for a family. |
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| Booking: | For more information visit Anmm.gov.au or call (02) 9298 3777. |
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School holiday activity: Shipwreck stories (5 - 12yrs)
Entry included in Big Ticket $25 adult, $10 child, $60 family
1 - 15 July 2012: 10am to 4pm (hourly sessions)
Children will be given an introduction to the fascinating world of marine archaeology by learning about techniques for unearthing a shipwreck's story. They will also make their own ship models inspired by RMS Titanic as well as souvenirs and giant iceberg sculptures.
Youth photography workshop: Cockatoo Island adventures (8 - 14yrs): $170 per child
10 or 11 July 2012: 9.30am to 2.30pm
Budding photographers will have great fun in this adventurous photography workshop set in the spectacular shipyards of Cockatoo Island. They will build their skills using digital SLR cameras and learn photo-editing techniques.
Bookings essential, call 02 9298 3655
Family tour: Art in the dark (5+yrs): $25 per child, $15 per adult
14 July 2012: 5 - 7pm
Families are invited to join fishy guide, Monsieur le Poisson for a fascinating evening devoted to art. Monsieur le Poisson will lead visitors through a special family focused tour of the Fish in Australian art exhibition before they take part in fun glow in the dark art activities. They will also be able to sample French fare and refreshments.Bookings essential, call 02 9298 3655 |
The Man the Sea Saw |
| Venue: | Everest Theatre, Seymour Centre |
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| Date: | 'September 27 - 30, October 1' |
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A Spoon Tree Production presented by the Seymour Centre, and Sydney Children's Festival.
Physical theatre artist Wolfe Bowart brings to the stage a profound sense of joy and child-like wonder that resonates with audiences of all ages. Building on an ever-expanding audience base following The Shneedles, LaLaLuna and Letter's End, Wolfe Bowart returns with The Man the Sea Saw. |
Big Drums for Small People |
| Venue: | Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre, Penrith |
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| Date: | 'October 7 - 8' |
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| TaikOz is Australia's leading force in taiko drumming. In Big Drums for Small People three TaikOz artists collaborate with young musicians from Penrith to create a high-octane performance especially for children. Clapping, jumping and bouncing are compulsory - if you hate sitting still, this is the place for you! |
Polyglot Theatre's City of Riddles |
| Venue: | The Tiny Top, CarriageWorks |
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| Date: | 'October 4 - 8' |
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| City of Riddles is the groundbreaking new work from Polyglot Theatre, creators of the award-winning, international smash hits We Built This City, Check Out!, Headhunter and Muckheap. |
The Chaos Fairy |
| Venue: | Lennox Theatre, Riverside Theatres, Parramatta |
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| Date: | 'September 27 - 30, October 1' |
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The tale of a magical world dreamt up by a little boy...
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2011 Schools Spectacular |
| Venue: | Sydney Entertainment Centre: 35 Harbour Street, Darling Harbour |
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| Date: | 'Friday 25 November at 1pm & 8pm; Saturday 26 November at 2pm & 8pm' |
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| Fee: | $61.00 Adult; $41.00 Concession |
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| Booking: | Ticketmaster.com.au or 1300 883 622 |
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The Broadbeach Jazz Festival 2011 |
| Date: | 'Friday 19th of August - Sunday 21 August' |
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| Booking: | 07 5531 5555 |
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Performances will take place across various stages and street corners throughout Broadbeach during the three day festival.
Lauxes is pleased to confirm on Sunday 21 August, a stage will be situated in Victoria Park - right outside our doors.
Please see below schedule for the Victoria Park stage on Sunday:
Ben Jones 11:30am > 12:30pm
Wizard & Oz 12:45pm > 1:45pm
Vince Jones 2:00pm > 3:30pm |
What's on at IMAX Melbourne Museum |
| Venue: | IMAX Melbourne Museum, Rathdowne Street, Carlton |
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| Date: | 'May to July 2012 ' |
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| Time: | Films screen daily from 10.00am. |
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| Booking: | Imaxmelbourne.com.au or call 03 9663 5454 |
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Prometheus: The 3D Experience
Ridley Scott, director of Alien and Blade Runner, returns to the genre he helped define. In Prometheus 3D, he brings us yet another groundbreaking mythology, in which a team of explorers discover a clue to the origins of humanity within an advanced alien civilisation. Experience Prometheus in IMAX 3D on Australia's biggest 3D screen.
Opens: 7th June, 2012
Tickets: $25.50 adult, $21.00 concession, $18.00 child
To the Arctic 3D
Take a journey to the majestic and unforgiving Arctic and follow one extraordinary polar bear mother on the ultimate journey of love and survival. To the Arctic 3D brings you up, close and personal with this family's struggle to survive in a frigid environment of melting ice, immense glaciers, spectacular waterfalls and majestic snow-bound peaks.
Opens: 21st June, 2012
Tickets: $18.00 Adult, $14.50 Concession, $13.50 Child, $55.00 Family (2 adults & 2 children)
Batman Begins and The Dark Knight: The IMAX Experience
Before you experience the epic finale to the Batman trilogy, The Dark Night Rises in spectacular IMAX, go back to the beginning with Batman Begins and The Dark Knight. Re-live The Dark Knight's mind blowing IMAX sequences on the world's 3rd largest screen. See Batman Begins, The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises in one explosive movie marathon event on 18 July.
Opens: 28 June, 2012 for a strictly limited season
Tickets: $25.50 adult, $21.00 concession, $18.00 child
The Dark Knight Rises: The IMAX Experience
Get ready for the highly anticipated Batman finale you have all been waiting for in IMAX! The Dark Knight Rises will feature over an hour of IMAX sequences, shot specifically for IMAX screens, double the amount of The Dark Knight! Gotham City is once again threatened by the bone crushing, master villain Bane and the caped crusader must return to take on the ultimate villain. Experience The Dark Knight Rises as it was truly intended by director Chris Nolan, on the world's 3rd largest screen at IMAX Melbourne Museum.
Opens: 19 July, 2012
Tickets: $25.50 adult, $21.00 concession, $18.00 child |
Melbourne Museum April and June Events |
| Venue: | Melbourne Museum, Nicholson Street, Carlton |
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| Date: | 'April to June 2012' |
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| Time: | daily 10.00am - 5.00pm |
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| Booking: | For further details phone 13 11 02 or visit museumvictoria.com.au/melbournemuseum |
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Mini Melbourne
Celebrate this magnificent city that we live in these autumn school holidays by taking part in activities to build a mini Melbourne, learn about Melbourne's infamous soapbox corner and discover Melbourne's rich history in The Melbourne Story exhibition.
Date: Daily, 31 March to 15 April
Time: 11am to 3pm
Top Designs
See designers of the future! Now in its 11th year at Melbourne Museum Top Designs is part of the VCE Season of Excellence. Works are created by a selection of exemplary design students who completed VCE in 2011 and include furniture, garments using fibre, yarn and fabric, graphic and product design, short films, interactive media, print layout, photography, food product planning, mechanical and electronic projects.
Date: 24 March until 15 July 2012
agIdeas New Star
A long-standing scholarship and exhibition program for young designers. Students from around Australia and across the globe are invited to submit examples of their best work in 2D, 3D and multimedia. The submissions are short-listed by celebrated Australian and New Zealand designers and the top 30 'new stars' are selected. The works of these talented young designers are showcased in a combined exhibition at Melbourne Museum.
Date: 26 April until 21 June
The Wonders of Ancient Mesopotamia
The Wonders of Ancient Mesopotamia is a magnificent exhibition exploring an ancient era of extraordinary invention and innovation. The region of Mesopotamia played an extraordinary role in the development of human civilisation, from which emerged many of the fundamentals of the modern world, including the invention of writing, the 60-second minutes and systems of law and government. Visitors to the exhibition will see more than 170 artefacts that reveal many aspects of Mesopotamian culture, from massive carved stone reliefs depicting scenes of battles and hunting to gold jewellery.
Date: 4 May until 7 Oct
River Woman
Explore exquisite artworks, including carefully crafted embossed line work, lino prints, acrylic painting and sketching, by Muthi Muthi Elder and artist Aunty Barb Egan. This exhibition embodies Aunty Barb's life and culture as she shares her journey and connection to the Murray River of North West Victoria and Lake Mungo, country that holds a deep place within her heart.
Date: Until 24 June 2012 |
WILD LIFE Sydney Koala Breakfasts |
| Venue: | WILD LIFE Sydney, Aquarium Wharf, Darling Harbour (next door to Sydney Aquarium) |
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| Date: | 'Will run every Sunday from April 1st 2012' |
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| Time: | 7:15am arrival for a 7:30am start - 9:00am |
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| Fee: | $55 online and $65 walk up |
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| Booking: | 02 9333 9288 or Wild-life.com.au |
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The limited capacity Koala Breakfast commences with an exclusive highlights tour of the attraction, guided by WILD LIFE Sydney's experienced keepers. On the tour, guests gain access to some of WILD LIFE Sydney's newest residents including baby quolls, baby frill-necked lizards, a range of tropical butterflies and some of Australia's most unique creepy crawlies in the newest creature feature, Bugs Garden.
Following the highlights tour, guests receive an informative koala talk, a delicious hot buffet breakfast and an interactive experience with WILD LIFE Sydney's resident koalas.
Visitors are also be able to take home special memories of their intimate koala encounter in the form of a 6 x 9 photograph, taken by a WILD LIFE Sydney photographer who will be on-hand to capture the experience as visitors cuddle up to the cute koalas. |
Celebrate the 1922 Tomb Discovery of Tutankhamun |
| Date: | 'Exhibition closes 4th of December' |
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| Fee: | Adults from $29.50 |
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| Booking: | Kingtutmelbourne.com.au or telephone Ticketek 132 849 |
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| In 1922 on 4 November, British archaeologist Howard Carter first discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun - the best preserved and most in-tact pharaonic tomb ever found in the Valley of the Kings and one that Melbourne has been given the opportunity to explore first hand via the tomb's exquisite artefacts. |
Handmade Market June 2012 |
| Venue: | National Convention Centre, Canberra |
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| Date: | 'Sunday 10th of June 2012' |
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| Time: | 10am - 4pm |
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| Booking: | Handmademarket.com.au |
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| With some excellent designers in Canberra and a market that's starting to value originality and self-expression, there is a growing demand to directly connect designer with consumer. The Handmade Market will boast a wide range of creative, high quality products by over 150 original designers. Local and interstate designers will be showing off their fabulous, unique wares over the weekend, some of which include gorgeous jewelry and accessories, beautiful clothing, innovative home wares and much more! |
2011 Cruelty Free Festival |
| Venue: | Belmore Park: Eddy Avenue, next to Central Station |
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| Date: | 'Sunday 30th October 2011' |
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| Time: | 10am to 5pm |
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| Fee: | Free entry |
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| Booking: | Crueltyfreefestival.org.au/ |
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| Ever wondered what you could do to help animals? To find out, head on down to Belmore Park on Sunday 30 October for the sixth annual Sydney Cruelty Free Festival. |
Santa Claus at Knox Shopping Centre |
| Venue: | Knox Shopping Centre: 425 Burwood Highway, Wantrina South, VIC |
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| Date: | 'Sunday 13th of November - Christmas Eve' |
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Sunday 13th November:
11am: Christmas Stage Show
11:20am: Raggs and Razzles Christmas Party
11:45am: Santa's Grand Arrival
11:50am: Santa and friends sing carols
12-3pm: Family Fun Day FREE Activities
12:05pm: Storytelling with Mrs Claus and Rudolph
1:40pm: Raggs and Razzles Christmas Party
2:05pm: Carollers
2:40pm: Carolling karaoke
3:10pm: Christmas Magic Show
3:40pm: Carollers
4pm: Stage Show concludes |
Ritual and Ceremony |
| Venue: | Melbourne Museum, Nicholson Street, Carlton. |
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| Date: | 'until 30 October ' |
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| Time: | Open daily 10.00am - 5.00pm |
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| Booking: | For further details phone 13 11 02 or visit museumvictoria.com.au/melbournemuseum |
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| Ritual and Ceremony is an exhibition by renowned Koorie artist Maree Clarke that explores traditional ritual and ceremonial practices of her Victorian Aboriginal Ancestors. It looks at the power of art to heal, inspire and enable people to connect with their cultural heritage. Through the use of photographs, digital media and objects, Maree brings the Birrarung space alive with her rich colours, bush inspired installation and bold statements of cultural continuity and respect. |
Eumundi Summer Nights |
| Venue: | Eumundi Markets |
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| Date: | 'Friday 16 December, Friday 23 December, Friday 30 December, Friday 6 January and Friday 13 January.' |
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| Time: | 5pm - 9pm |
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Elf (G) - screening Friday 16 December
The Muppets Christmas Carol (G) - screening Friday 23 December
Up (PG) - screening Friday 30 December
Happy Feet (G) - screening Friday 6 January
Cloudy With Chance of Meatballs (G) - screening Friday 13 January |
Knox Shopping Centre's Tiny Tot Tuesdays |
| Venue: | Centre Court, Level 1: Knox Shopping Centre |
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| Date: | 'Tuesday 7th of February, 2012' |
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| Time: | 10am - 1pm |
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| Victorian mums are already strapping bubs into their prams to take part in the launch of Knox Shopping Centre's Tiny Tot Tuesdays where toddlers can participate in a range of fun and educational activities for all to enjoy. |
Trepang: China & the Story of Macassan - Aboriginal Trade |
| Venue: | Melbourne Museum, Nicholson Street, Carlton. |
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| Date: | 'until 16 October' |
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| Time: | Open daily 10.00am - 5.00pm |
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| Booking: | For further details phone 13 11 02 or visit museumvictoria.com.au/melbournemuseum |
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| This exhibition tells the story of the ancient trade in sea cucumbers (trepang). Trepang explores the long history of cultural exchange and trade between the Chinese, Macassan and northern Australian Aboriginal people. Combining historical artefacts, paintings, maps and photographs with new works to tell the story of the Aboriginal and Asian contact around the trepang (sea cucumber) trade from the early 18th Century to the early 20th Century. Trepang is founded on a 20-year friendship between classically-trained Chinese artist Zhou Xiaoping and highly respected Indigenous Australian artist John Bulunbulun. The exhibition features contemporary works including cross-cultural collaborations of traditional Chinese and Australian designs. |
Tutankhamun Tuesdays - The making of Tutankhamun's Treasures |
| Venue: | Melbourne Museum, Nicholson Street, Carlton. |
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| Date: | 'Tuesday 6 September ' |
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| Time: | 6.30pm |
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| Fee: | Adults $20, Concessions $15, MV Teachers $15, MV Members and the University of Melbourne Alumni and staff $10, MV Members concession and the University of Melbourne Alumni concessions and students $7.50. |
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| Booking: | For further details phone 13 11 02 or visit museumvictoria.com.au/melbournemuseum |
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| Objects made in Ancient Egypt and found in Tutankhamun's tomb included ceramics, glass, metals, stone and textiles. How might have these objects been made? Were they made locally or traded from afar? How were industries such as the workshops of the Ancient Egyptians organised? Where were they situated? How do we know? Dr Mark Eccleston will provide us with a rare insight into the crafts, arts and technologies of the day and highlight some of the objects in the exhibition. |
Ancestral power and the aesthetic: Arnhem Land paintings and objects from the Donald Thomson Collection |
| Venue: | Melbourne Museum, Nicholson Street, Carlton. |
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| Date: | '11 November 2011 to 12 February 2012' |
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| Time: | Open daily 10.00am - 5.00pm |
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| Booking: | For further details phone 13 11 02 or visit museumvictoria.com.au/melbournemuseum |
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| Donald Thomson's research was innovative for its time and the resulting collection remains dynamic and inspiring. Ancestral power and the aesthetic explores through the Thomson collection and research the complex understandings of place, history and experience in the art and culture of Arnhem Land. |
Ancestral power and the aesthetic: Arnhem Land paintings and objects from the Donald Thomson Collection |
| Venue: | Melbourne Museum, Nicholson Street, Carlton |
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| Date: | '11 Nov 2011 to 12 Feb 2012' |
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| Time: | Open daily 10.00am - 5.00pm |
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| Booking: | For further details phone 13 11 02 or visit museumvictoria.com.au/melbournemuseum |
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Donald Thomson's research was innovative for its time and the resulting collection remains dynamic and inspiring. Ancestral power and the aesthetic explores through the Thomson collection and research the complex understandings of place, history and experience in the art and culture of Arnhem Land.
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Georgia Fair |
| Venue: | Phoenix Public House: 133 Sydney Road, Brunsiwck |
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| Date: | 'Friday 9th, 16th and 30th of December, 2011' |
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Having recently toured with The Panics, launched their All Through Winter album to a sold out Toff In Town crowd and then hit the road along side the Howling Bells, Georgia Fair prove they aren't slowing down announcing a December residency at the Phoenix Public House in Brunswick.
All Through Winter is already being named a stand out debut album of 2011, recorded with Bill Reynolds (Band of Horses) the album showcases the strong songwriting and harmonies of Ben Riley and Jordan Wilson, with comparisons to Boy and Bear, Josh Pyke and The Middle East being made. |
Creamfields 2012 V Hits |
| Venue: | [V] Hits |
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28 January @ noon: David Guetta and friends Top 50 - 4 hour special
3 February @ 6pm: David Guetta Top 10 - 45 min special
21 February @ 6pm: David Guetta Top 10 - 45 min special
9 February @ 2pm: David Guetta Top 20 - 2 hour special
4 March @ 6.30pm: Nothing But David Guetta - 30 min special |
Our Children Our Future |
| Venue: | Melbourne Museum, Nicholson Street, Carlton |
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| Date: | '11 Nov 2011 to 5 Feb 2012' |
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| Time: | Open daily 10.00am - 5.00pm |
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| Booking: | For further details phone 13 11 02 or visit museumvictoria.com.au/melbournemuseum |
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Our Children Our Future is an exhibition by Koorie children and youth that celebrates the strength, diversity and vibrancy of Victorian Aboriginal culture. It is the result of a collaborative project between the Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency (VACCA), Aboriginal Elders, artists and community members from across the state. VACCA provide a series of creative workshops for Koorie children to spend time with Elders, artists and community members to learn about their culture and interpret them through song, dance and visual art. Many of the children's achievements from the workshops are on display in Our Children Our Future.
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The Year of the Dragon Breathes Fire into the QVB |
| Venue: | Sydney's Queen Victoria Building |
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| Date: | 'Friday 27th January' |
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| Time: | 12pm, 1pm and 2pm |
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| Booking: | Qvb.com.au/ |
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On Friday 27th January, in celebration of Chinese New Year 2012, Sydney's Queen Victoria Building will stage a brilliant spectacle - the likes of which have never been seen in the historic building. Shoppers will be treated to a series of traditional Lion Dance performances, which will take place underneath the central dome, transforming the historic building into a scene from the streets of Beijing!
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National SLAM Day: Persecution Blues: The Battle For the Tote |
| Venue: | ABC2 |
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| Date: | 'February 25th 2012' |
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| Time: | 8:30pm |
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Winter Festival Discounts |
Just when we started to really pine for summer our friends at Melbourne Winter Festival have come up with perfectly good reason to embrace winter!
The winter loving folk at Melbourne Winter Festival have brought all the delights of an authentic European winter festival to the forecourt of the Royal Exhibition Building and Melbourne Museum!
A massive 30% off tickets to the Melbourne Winter Festival!
Yup! This includes an ice skating session with ice skate hire and is available at anytime throughout the Festival and applies for kids and adults!
Get your skates on and click here to check out this amazing offer! |
ART Melbourne Kids Activities |
| Venue: | The Song Room, Melbourne |
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| Date: | '25th - 27th of May, 2012' |
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| Booking: | Artmelbourne12.com.au/art-fair-features/the-childrens-studio |
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Friday 25th of May:
3 - 3:30pm: Puppet making & play with Lachlan Plain
4 - 4:30pm: Puppet story time with Diana Nguyen
Saturday 26th of May:
1 - 1:30pm: Puppet making & play with Lachlan Plain
2 - 2:30pm: Puppet story time with Diana Nguyen
3 - 3:30pm: Magical mask making with Lachlan Plain
4 - 4:30pm: Puppet story time with Diana Nguyen
Sunday 27th of May:
1 - 1:30pm: Puppet making & play with Lachlan Plain
2 - 2:30pm: Puppet story time with Diana Nguyen
3 - 3:30pm: Magical mask making with Lachlan Plain
4 - 4:30pm: Puppet story time with Diana Nguyen |
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| Venue: | The Dixson Room: State Library NSW |
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| Date: | '19 November, 2011' |
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| Time: | 5:30pm - 8:30pm |
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| Fee: | $25 on the door. $20 for AP members (includes drinks and nibbles after the show) |
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| Booking: | Eventbrite.com/event/2297004402?ref=ebtn |
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Australian poet, Kate Middleton, the recent recipient of Sydney's first City Poet will offer one of her poems to be transformed on stage at Acting On Ink at The State Library's Dixson Room on Saturday November 19 from 5:30pm to 8:30pm.
Never before experienced in Australia, the new entertainment phenomena features hot young talents Meredith Penman (City Homicide), Holly Austin (Footy Legends 2006) and actor/ playwright Nick Coyle (October Sapphire) as they interpret the works of 2011's award winning poets Mark Tredinnick, Robert Adamson, Jennifer Maiden, Cate Kennedy and now, City Poet Kate Middleton.
A new initiative by Australian Poetry Ltd, the City Poet Prize has been newly developed to encourage and promote the reading, writing and appreciation of literature and poetry across Sydney and New South Wales. |
Hairy Maclary and Friends |
| Venue: | Playhouse |
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| Date: | '15 December - 15 January' |
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| Time: | 9:30am & 11:30am |
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| Fee: | Premium $49 / A Res $39 / B Res $29 |
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| Booking: | (02) 9250 7777 or Sydneyoperahouse.com |
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| Just in time for the school holidays, Hairy Maclary and Friends, will make its Australian debut on the Playhouse stage as part of Summer at the House from 15 December. Children as young as one can experience their first live theatre performance at Sydney Opera House starring their favourite animal friends in this adaptation of author Lynley Dodd's original series, Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy. |
ME Bank Starlight Cinema |
| Venue: | North Sydney Oval: Miller Street, North Sydney |
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| Date: | 'January 18 - March 4, 2012 (Screening Wed-Sun)' |
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| Time: | Gates open from 7.00pm, films commence at sundown |
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| Booking: | Starlightcinema.com.au |
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Returning for its ninth year, ME Bank Starlight Cinema continues to grow in popularity thanks to its unique blend of quality family, recent release, classic and art house films, combined with great entertainment and delicious food and wine in the beautiful relaxed atmosphere of North Sydney Oval.
Featuring: Midnight in Paris, Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 1, We Bought a Zoo, Happy Feet Two, Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol and Red Dog. |
Medibank Icehouse's Winter Skate Festival |
| Booking: | Icehouse.com.au |
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Winter Skate Festival program will include:
Family happy hour: every Saturday and Sunday from June 2nd between 12 and 1pm there will be a dedicated family rink, free beginner lessons and skate aids provided free of charge
Twitter Time: all entry, including standard skate hire $17 after 7pm Wednesday - Sunday and everyday of the school holidays
Themed evenings: this includes Skate Date night on Thursday, Hot 40 on Friday and Ice Disco on Saturday.
Free Beginner lessons: they will run from Tuesday to Sunday night at 7pm, as well as four times each day on weekends in addition to the family happy hour. Four free lessons daily during the school holidays.
The school holiday program will include:
All of the above as well as Ice Age at Icehouse which has two shows daily performed by characters from Ice Age 4 and a troupe of eight figure skaters. The shows will be free with skate admission and will play at 10.30am and 12.30pm. Visitors to Medibank Icehouse will also be able to meet the characters and have their photos taken.
Four free lessons daily during the school holidays.
Twitter Time: all entry, including standard skate hire $17 after 7pm everyday of the school holidays. |
Angelina Ballerina's Big Audition |
| Venue: | Sydney Opera House |
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| Date: | '20 - 24 December' |
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| Booking: | (02) 9250 7777 or sydneyoperahouse.com |
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| Angelina Ballerina, the little star with big dreams who is adored by children around the world, opens the season with Angelina Ballerina's Big Audition in the Concert Hall. |
IMAX Melbourne Museum |
| Venue: | IMAX Melbourne Museum, Rathdowne Street, Carlton. |
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| Date: | 'June and July' |
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| Time: | Films screen daily from 10.00am |
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| Booking: | Imaxmelbourne.com.au or call 03 9663 5454 |
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Prometheus 3D: Ridley Scott, director of Alien and Blade Runner, returns to the genre he helped define. In Prometheus 3D, he brings us yet another groundbreaking mythology, in which a team of explorers discover a clue to the origins of humanity within an advanced alien civilisation. See it on the world's largest 3D screen at IMAX Melbourne Museum. Tickets are now on sale.
Opens: 7th of June, 2012
Tickets: $25.50 adult, $21.00 concession, $18.00 child
To the Arctic 3D: Take a journey to the majestic and unforgiving Arctic and follow one extraordinary polar bear mother on the ultimate journey of love and survival. To the Arctic 3D brings you up, close and personal with this family's struggle to survive in a frigid environment of melting ice, immense glaciers, spectacular waterfalls and majestic snow-bound peaks.
Opens: 21st of June, 2012
Tickets: $18.00 Adult, $14.50 Concession, $13.50 Child, $55.00 Family (2 adults & 2 children)
Arctic Winter at IMAX: Snow in Melbourne? Your better believe it! To celebrate the opening of To the Arctic 3D, IMAX Melbourne Museum will be hosting a fun filled snow weekend on the IMAX plaza! Kids will get to play in real snow, build snow men, have snow fights and take photos with an 8 foot giant snow polar bear!
When: 23rd - 24th of June, 10-3pm
Where: IMAX Melbourne Museum plaza
Cost: Free
The Amazing Superman: One of the world's most popular superheros is back as a new chapter in the Spider-Man legend unfolds. As Peter discovers a mysterious briefcase that belonged to his father, he begins a quest to understand his parents' disappearance - leading him directly to Oscorp and the lab of Dr. Curt Connors, his father's former partner. As Spider-Man is set on a collision course with Connors' alter-ego, The Lizard, Peter will make life-altering choices to use his powers and shape his destiny to become a hero.
Opens: 4 July, 2012, for a strictly limited two week season
Tickets: $25.50 adult, $21.00 concession, $18.00 child
Dark Knight Trilogy Event: Get ready for the movie event of the year! IMAX Melbourne Museum will be screening Batman Begins, The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises in the ultimate movie marathon event. That's nine hours of heart pumping Batman action and 90 minutes of explosive IMAX footage, all on the world's 3rd largest screen!
When: 18 July 6pm & 19 July 6am
Tickets: $75, includes three films and dinner/breakfast box.
The Dark Knight Rises: Get ready for the highly anticipated Batman finale you have all been waiting for in IMAX! The Dark Knight Rises will feature over an hour of IMAX sequences, shot specifically for IMAX screens and double the amount of The Dark Knight! IMAX Melbourne Museum is one of only 100 theatres in the world that will screen The Dark Knight Rises as it was truly intended to be experienced by director Christopher Nolan. Gotham City is once again threatened by the bone crushing, master villain Bane. The caped crusader must return once again to take on the ultimate villain.
Opens: 19 July, 2012
Tickets: $25.50 adult, $21.00 concession, $18.00 child
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White |
| Venue: | Sydney Opera House |
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| Date: | '22 - 26 February' |
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| Booking: | Sydneyoperahouse.com or (02) 9250 7777 |
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An original story for 2 - 4 year olds, this visually beautiful production is perfect first time theatre experience. White recently toured to the New Victory Theatre in New York and London.s Southbank Centre.
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Take The Test - Pregnancy & Parenting |
| Venue: | body + soul lift-out |
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| Date: | 'Sunday September 11th, 2011' |
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| Booking: | TheTest.com.au |
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| Experiencing pregnancy or parenting for the first time is an exciting and life changing journey. The first few years of parenting is a roller-coaster - from the miracle of conception right through to those first few mouthfuls of solid food. New parents and parents-to-be face countless moments of joy, wonder and love as well as immeasurable challenges along the way. So where do we go for the best advice on pregnancy? How do we cope in our new roles as parents? What are the right and wrong answers when caring for our babies? Do we feel connected as a community or left to find our own way? Where are we lacking in support? |
Better Homes and Gardens Live |
| Venue: | Royal Exhibition Building, Carlton |
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| Date: | '24-26 February' |
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| Fee: | $20 |
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| Bringing to life the pages of the Better Homes and Gardens magazine and TV show, the Better Homes and Gardens LIVE expo offers sensational shopping - it's a one-stop shop packed with hundreds of home, DIY, garden, food and pet stands with thousands of products for you to try and buy, inspirational live talks and demonstrations and educational workshops from your favourite Better Homes and Gardens experts. |
2012 Yallingup Surfilm Festival |
| Venue: | Yallingupsurfilm.com.au |
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| Date: | 'Entries closing on Saturday 1 October 2011' |
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Filmmakers and surf lovers around the world are putting the finishing touches on their films as the deadline for submissions to the 2012 Yallingup Surfilm Festival fast approaches.
Closing on Saturday 1 October 2011, entry into the Western Australian Festival is open to anyone wishing to share their love of surf and its culture through either short of feature length films.
Thanks to new sponsors Media Movers, entrants now also have the chance to win 1000 EcoDisks. These DVDs have all the same advantages of a regular DVD, but have an entirely toxic free bonder and take 50 percent less energy to produce, supporting the Festival's commitment to preserving the natural environment and increasing environmental and social awareness. |
CLAWS Exhibit, exclusive to Sydney Aquarium, Aquarium Wharf, Darling Harbour |
| Venue: | Sydney Aquarium |
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| Date: | 'Open from 5 September2011, with the Japanese Spider Crab unveiled spring school holidays 2011 ' |
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| Time: | Open 9am-8pm |
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| Fee: | Adults $35, Children (4-15yrs) $18, Concession $23 |
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| Booking: | 02 8251 7800 or visit Sydneyaquarium.com.au |
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Summer School Holidays at the Scienceworks |
| Venue: | Scienceworks: Scienceworks, 2 Booker St, Spotswood. (Melway 56, B1). |
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| Date: | '26 December to 5 February 2012' |
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| Time: | Open daily 10.00am - 4.30pm |
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| Fee: | Adult $10, Children and Concession FREE. |
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| Booking: | 03 9392 4800 or visit museumvictoria.com.au/scienceworks |
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Explore the fascinating world of dinosaurs this summer school holidays as you 'scratch below the surface' to learn how about science of palaeontology!
Dinosaur Detectives
Dig up clues from the past found in the present and discover the world of dinosaurs in this 20-minute live show! All ages.
Time: Daily 1pm
Cost: Included with Scienceworks admission
Experiment Zone - From Bone to Stone
Explore what it's like to be a palaeontologist and get your hands dirty with our experiments in this 30-minute hands-on workshop. Ages 6 - 12.
Time: Daily 11am, 12pm and 2.30pm
Cost: Included with Scienceworks admission
Shadow-saurus
Make your very own dinosaur shadow puppet and watch it become larger than life before your eyes in our forest theatre! All ages.
Time: All day
Cost: Included with Scienceworks admission
Screening - Dinosaur Walk
Sit back, relax and find out about fossils and dinosaurs from our very own Museum Victoria palaeontologists! All ages.
Time: All day
Cost: Included with Scienceworks admission
Frozen Moments
Step back in time and get your hands on a piece of the prehistoric past with the fossilised remains of dinosaurs, animals, insects and plants on our interactive touch trolley. All ages.
Time: 10.30am & 3.30pm
Cost: Included with Scienceworks admission
Explore-a-saurus
Explore 'how we know what we know' about the most famous of prehistoric creatures - dinosaurs! This exhibition includes animatronic dinosaurs, that let you explore their world and see some of them come to life!
Cost: Adults $18, Concession $6 and Children (3-16 years) $5. Includes general entry to Scienceworks.
Tilt - new Melbourne Planetarium show!
When the seasons go crazy it's up to Annie and Max to set things right. Join them on a whirlwind adventure as they find out how the seasons work and discover a new angle on the world.
Time: Daily 2pm
Cost: Adults $16, Concession $5 and Children (3-16 years) $4.50. Includes general entry to Scienceworks. |
Gap Australia Casting Call |
| Date: | 'deadline: Sunday 4th September' |
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| Booking: | Gapcastingcall.com.au |
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| The competition is open to all Australian residents - babies ages 0-5 years and kids' ages 6-10 years. To enter, parents/guardians must submit a recent photo of their child wearing an item of babyGap or GapKids clothing or holding a copy of SHOP4kids magazine to the Gap casting call website, Gapcastingcall.com.au |
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