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Planetarium |
| Venue: | Scienceworks, 2 Booker St, Spotswood. (Melway 56, B1). |
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| Time: | Open daily 10.00am - 4.30pm |
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| Fee: | Adults $13, Concession $4 and Children (3-16 years) $3.50. Includes general entry to Scienceworks. |
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| Booking: | For further details phone 03 9392 4800 or visit museumvictoria.com.au/scienceworks |
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| There is a range of Planetarium shows running daily through the school holidays, including Tycho to the Moon, Stories in the Stars: The Night Sky of the Boorong People, Our Living Climate, and The Search for Life: Are we Alone? |
BATS Theatre Company: Treasure Island |
| Venue: | Cranbourne Community Theatre, located at Cranbourne Secondary College. |
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| Date: | 'September School Holidays: Monday, September 21-Thursday, September 24' |
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| Fee: | $10 |
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| Booking: | 03 9704 6026 |
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BATS Theatre Company's 'Treasure Island' will be performed during the September School Holidays. BATS youth shows are the ultimate in school holiday entertainment for families of all ages. The price is perfectly suited to families too, at only $10.
Treasure Island is a pantomime, which means the show includes acting, singing and dancing- a fantastic mix to keep kids fascinated for the length of the show, which includes a 20 minute interval.
Treasure Island tells the story of Jim Hawkins, who has possession of Bill Bones' map, using this map he sets sail in search of buried treasure... along the way he meets many interesting people and encounters quite an adventure.
There will be six performances of Treasure Island:
Monday, September 21 @ 7pm
Tuesday, September 22 @ 1pm
Wednesday, September 23 @ 11am
Wednesday, September 23 @ 7pm
Thursday, September 24 @ 1pm |
Seahorse September at Oceanworld Manly |
| Date: | 'Father's Day' |
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| Fee: | When you visit Oceanworld Manly with dad this Father's Day, one child will receive free entry! |
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| Booking: | oceanworld.com.au |
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It's Seahorse September at Oceanworld Manly so there's never been a better time to treat your dad to a fun day out with the whole family!
Did you know that the male seahorse is considered one of the best fathers in the world? The seahorse is unique because, unlike most other animals, although the female lays the eggs, it's the male seahorse that carries the eggs, nourishes them and even gives birth to the young!
The seahorse enjoys fatherhood so much, that he will become 'pregnant' almost straight after giving birth and can have up to 12 broods of babies in just one breeding season!
Throughout the month of September, you can see and learn all about this amazing creature at Oceanworld with our daily Great Animal Fathers Talk, weekdays at 2.30pm and 3pm on weekends. |
Spongebob Squarepants Statue |
| Date: | 'Tuesday 1st September' |
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| Time: | 10.00am - 12.00pm |
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A giant smiling statue of the world's favourite sea sponge, SpongeBob SquarePants, will be embarking on an Australian tour from September to November 2009, to spread his lovable optimism amongst his many fans - it's all to encourage Aussie kids to smile BIG and THINK HAPPY like SpongeBob - a simple, feel-good message in continued celebration of SpongeBob's 10 year anniversary this year.
Kids will also be encouraged to take part in the Happy Snap competition: simply bring your camera along to take a photo with the SpongeBob statue, giving your biggest, happiest, most Spongiest smile, then upload it to Nickelodeon's SpongeBob SquarePants website (Spongebob.com) for the chance to win a Nick Prize Pack. The top five Nick-picked Happy Snaps will also be shown on-air on Nickelodeon, during the special SpongeBob SquarePants programming in November: All new episodes Monday 16th Nov - Fri 20th Nov and the ultimate SpongeBob SpongeBash marathon weekend Fri 20th Nov - Sun 22nd Nov. |
Casting Call for As the Bell Rings |
| Date: | 'until April 25th' |
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| Booking: | Disneychannel.com.au |
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Kids aged 8-18 are able to submit an audition tape showcasing their acting talents, for As the Bell Rings, with five finalists announced on Disney Channel on May 10.
Fans will then be able to visit the Disney Channel website through till June 6 to view the online auditions and select their favourite finalists.
To enter the competition, kids must submit a three-minute audition tape featuring the following:
- Introduction, including information about themselves and their interests
- Performance of a scene from the show |
The Face Facts short film competition: dangers of taking ecstasy |
| Date: | 'Entries close on April 30' |
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| Booking: | Facefactsfilms.com.au |
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| The Face Facts short film competition is asking young Aussies to produce an original 60-second film to highlight the dangers associated with taking the drug ecstasy. The competition asks the question - how would you warn your own mates about the dangers of taking ecstasy? The winning film will receive a cool $10k cash, while five runner-ups will pocket $1k each. |
Warrnambool Chocolate Week |
| Date: | 'September 28 - October 4, 2009' |
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The scrumptious week will offer families and couples alike the opportunity to indulge in these mouth watering treats at a number of chocolate events, held at more than 40 locations including:-
-A Chocolate Hunt at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village
Fun for the whole family as the kids search under the flagstaff for hidden chocolate treats.
10.30am Sat October 3, 2009 - Flagstaff Hill - Entry is FREE to the chocolate hunt site
-Chocolate River Cruise
Cruise down the Hopkins River with Warrnambool River Cruises and enjoy free hot chocolates on board!
2pm Sat October 3 2009-Hopkins River
-Chocolate Master Classes
Get involved in a Chocolate Master Class and learn the tricks of working with chocolate. There are classes available for kids and adults. There are three classes available:-
-Kids Master Class (6-10 year olds) 10am - 11am September 30, 2009
-Kids Master Class (11-15 year olds) 11.30pm-12.30pm September 30, 2009
-Master Class (16 years +) 1pm - 3pm October 1, 2009
Tafe Warrnambool, entry from Kepler Street via the pink roller door
-Chocolate Movie Screening
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Take a trip down memory lane, with one of the most delicious movie musicals ever made. Join Dick Van Dyke and his magical automobile for a trip to a mystical, musical world full of pirates, castles and plenty of old-fashioned fun! Chitty Chitty Bang Bang will be the perfect school holiday treat and the ideal way to celebrate chocolate week. All tickets only $5.
12pm Thurs October 1, 2009, Warrnambool Entertainment Centre
-Chocolate Cocktail Hours
Tantalize your taste buds with a Chocolate Martini, Chocolate Covered Strawberrytini or a Chocolate Tequila Rose served on the hour at the following locations: Donnellys, The Lady Bay Resort, The Sebel, City Memorial Bowls Club, Warrnambool Hotel, Clovelly Restaurant, Rowans Lane Winery, Maceys Bistro, Pasta La Vista, Pippies by the bay, Proudfoots and Whalers Inn / Balenas Restaurant.
-Chocolate Tasting
Be tempted with sample tastings of Warrnambool's locally made chocolate, as well as international chocolates and sweets.
Daily- Brumbys Centro, Darriwill Farm, Cheeseworld, Heritage Sweet Co, The Cheesecake Shop, G.O.R.G.E Chocolates and Seaclaid Coffee Shop. |
Spring into a Holiday Course at NIDA |
| Date: | '3rd October till the 16th of October' |
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| Booking: | nida.edu.au or phone (02) 9697 7626 |
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For the October school holidays NIDA will be offering some exciting courses
from Narnia Dreaming, NIDA at the Stables, film making, TV Presenting,
screen acting to Circus and Magic. All of these fun courses will provide a
huge variety for children aged 6 to 18 years who are interested in the
performing arts.
NIDA WHO: 6-8 years. 12 to 13 October
Come on a time travelling journey with the Dr and his assistants as he
battles evil robots and intergalactic monsters to save the Universe.
Film Making @ Elizabeth Bay House: 12-16 years. 13 to 16 October
Unlock the secrets of Elizabeth Bay House as you develop screen acting and
film making skills on-location.
TV Presenting: The Cooking Show: 10-14 years. 3 to 4 October
Explore TV presenting and cooking skills as you create your own
simulated Jamie Oliver- style segment for television.
Music Video Production: 12-16 years. 6 to 9 October
Experience the energy and excitement of creating your own music video.
Develop your own story inspired by your favourite song.
Circus and Magic School:9-13 years. 10 to 11October
Discover your inner magician and extend your physical and verbal
agility to create circus and magic tricks.
Narnia Dreaming: 6-8 years. 3 to 4 October
Open the wardrobe door and enter the world of Narnia where you battle
the White Witch and outwit
Acting Accelerated: 9-16 years 10 to 11 October.
Identify and experience the essentials of acting. Develop skills in
improvisation, character nd script work over an intensive weekend. |
Sydney Film School Film Festival |
| Venue: | Palace Academy Twin Cinema in Paddington |
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| Date: | 'Wed 17th - Thur 18th December' |
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| Time: | 5:30pm-10:00pm with 10.30pm After Party |
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| Fee: | This event is free and open to the general public. |
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| Booking: | Please RSVP and reserve your seat for any session to: festival@sydneyfilmschool.com |
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The Key Note Speaker for their 9th Film Festival is: Producer Philip Hearnshaw, whose credits include Happy Feet (2006) and Babe (1995) as Associate Producer. This will be a fantastic opportunity for students and their guests to get an insight into two of the most successful Australians films in recent times, and how they can follow in the footsteps of such a successful creative career.
Awards Night is the culmination of 2 days of screenings, where students and graduates will be recognised amid their peers in a post screening award presentation, with Awards including Best Drama and Best Documentary, to name a few. Each category is judged by the teaching staff and outside industry professionals particular to each discipline. Each festival, students also have the chance to win the prestigious Chairman's Award with a cash prize of $5000, for outstanding filmmaking. |
Melbourne's Golden Mile Guided Walk |
| Venue: | Melbourne Visitor Centre- Federation Square |
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| Time: | Daily, 10am |
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| Fee: | Includes free 28 page booklet. Adult $20, Child $10, Concession $15, Family $45 |
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| Booking: | essential 9928 0000 or 1300 780 045 |
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The early days of Melbourne is full of adventure and fascinating stories. The gold rush brought about the birth of Melbourne with wealth and enterprising immigrants.
Join the Melbourne Golden Mile Guided Walk and:
Feel- the excitement and expectations of arriving in a new country where gold can be found in the earth around you!
Walk- the Golden Mile and see what amazing development this bought to Melbourne.
Follow- the gold plaques in the footpath to discover the ghosts of the past.
See- the impact this has had on current Melbourne and its growth and development.
Learn- about the surprising characters behind Melbourne's boom town growth from prima donnas to prime ministers, bushrangers to architects.
Explore- Melbourne's heritage precincts, its city streets, arcades and laneways.
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Melbourne Museum School Holiday Activities |
| Venue: | Melbourne Museum, Nicholson Street, Carlton |
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| Date: | '26 December - 31 January' |
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| Time: | Open daily 10.00am - 5.00pm |
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| Fee: | Adult $8, children and concession FREE |
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Explore the animals of Wild and Menagerie through hands-on activities.
Creature Features:
Learn about animals from around the world in an exciting, interactive way. Create your own animal mask in Creature Features. What sort of animal would you be? Let your imagination run wild!
Time: 11am - 3pm
WILD Party
Celebrate Victoria's diverse animals and environments at a WILD party through music, dance and games in the Museum's Milarri Garden. Suitable for ages 3+
Time: 12pm, 1pm and 2pm
Duration: 20 mins |
Chingay Parade Singapore |
| Date: | '19-20 Feb 2010' |
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| Celebrating the Lion City's multi-cultural origins, Singapore's annual street parade will curve its way through the city streets around Marina Bay. Four main performing areas ensure visitors will be able to revel in the action, which will incorporate local and international marching bands, dancers, stunning floats and remarkable street performers. |
The Black Paintings |
| Venue: | Brass Monkey: 115a Cronulla Street, Cronulla, NSW |
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| Date: | 'Jan 19, 2010' |
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| Time: | 8:00 pm |
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What's On at the Immigration Museum |
| Venue: | Immigration Museum, 400 Flinders Street, Melbourne |
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| Date: | 'September to October 2009' |
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| Time: | Open daily 10.00am to 5.00pm |
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| Fee: | Adult $8, child/concession FREE |
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| Booking: | 13 11 02 or museumvictoria.com.au/immigration museum |
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Spring school holiday program
Go around the world to the Middle East and participate in a craft workshop where you can discover ancient and beautiful craft traditions of different countries in the Middle East. Be captivated by amazing stories of journeys to Australia from around the world (11am and 1pm). Don't forget to pick up an Immigration Adventures booklet and explore the Museum in a fun and engaging way.
Date: 19 September to 4 October 2009
Handing on the Key: Palestinians in Australia
For the majority of Palestinians in Australia, there is no lived experience of Palestine. Handing on the Key explores how the link to homeland is passed from one generation to the next through acts of memory. The changing identity of the Palestinian community through generations reveals the different and often emotional connections that Australians of Palestinian heritage have to Palestine.
Date: Until 22 November 2009
Victorian Seniors Festival at Immigration Museum
Join the celebrations at the Immigration Museum for the Victorian Seniors Festival with free tours running for seniors and a series of free Family History internet workshops. The free tours will run each day of the Festival at 10am. Internet workshops will be on 7 & 8 October from 1.30pm to 3.30pm.
Date: 4 October to 11 October
Peter Plowman book launch
The Immigration museum will host the launch of Peter Plowman's new book, Migrant Ships to Australia and New Zealand 1900-1939, as part of the Victorian Seniors Festival. Peter is the author of a number of books about shipping, which are based on a lifetime of research and a fascination with maritime history that spans the globe. Visitors can explore a key aspect of the history of immigration to Australia with an expert in the field.
Date: 2pm to 4pm, Sunday 4 October
The Joys and Sorrows of Poetic Translation
Melbourne Poets Union presents a discussion about poetic translations at the Immigration Museum. Much of the poetry we read comes to us through translation. But if we don't know the original language, how can we be sure that the translation does justice to the original? What is more important, to be 'faithful' or to be 'beautiful'? Join the discussion with Chris Wallace-Crabbe, Marietta Elliot-Kleerkoper, Matt Hetherington, Lia Hills, Jeltje and Robyn Peck, all experienced poets and translators of poetry, who will share the secrets of their craft. Bring along your own favourite translated poem to read in the open section.
Date: 2pm to 4pm, Sunday 25 October
Ancient Hampi: The Hindu Kingdom Brought to Life
This international exhibition offers visitors the opportunity to immerse themselves in the stunning World Heritage site of Hampi in southern India. Using state of the art digital technologies, this new experience presents stereographic panoramas of an extraordinary site, with all its mythological, archaeological, artistic and historic significance. Ancient Hampi includes animations of Hindu myths and stories, aerial and projected photography, an immersive digital interactive space showing 360-degree panoramic images of the site and is landscape, as well as stunning night photographs of the temples taken by John Gollings.
Dates: Until 26 January 2010 |
Monsters Tour of Destruction - Dapto |
| Venue: | Dapto Showground 89 Princes Highway Dapto New South Wales 2530 |
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| Date: | 'Sep 19, 2000' |
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The Monster Trucks at the Dapto Showground is great value family entertainment for all ages. A huge action packed night of high octane thrills featuring Monster Trucks including: Australian Champion Outback Thunda, Warner Bros Batman, Scooby Doo and the all new Taz Monster Trucks.
Also the Mystery Machine Jet Van meltdown, human inferno, motorcycle stunts, massive fireworks sky show together with other great stunt acts.
At the free Pit Party, meet the drivers and get up close to a Monster Truck. |
What's on at ACMI |
| Venue: | ACMI: Federation Square, Melbourne |
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| Date: | 'September 9-15th' |
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Len Lye
Thursday 16 July - Sunday 11 October
Free admission
Open daily 10am-6pm
Curated by Alessio Cavallaro and Tyler Cann. Presented by the Australian Centre for the Moving Image in collaboration with the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery (New Plymouth, New Zealand), and with the support of the Len Lye Foundation and the New Zealand Film Archive.
Sun 13 Sep 2pm
Gary Simmons on Movement and Time in Film
Cinema time has a remarkable elasticity: speeding up, slowing down and playing with our sensory experience of the world. Taking as our departure point Gilles Deleuze's theories of cinema, Gary Simmons examines the capacity for screen-based media to modify space and time. This kaleidoscopic movement and possibility for multiple temporalities will be explored in a cross-section of films and artworks by the likes of Len Lye, Maya Deren, Ivan Sen, Michel Gondry, the Wachowski Brothers, Stanley Kubrick, the Dardenne Brothers and Richard Kelly.
First Look: The Bicycle Thief (Ladri di biciclette) PG
Thu 10 Sep - Tue 15 Sep, 6 sessions, Tickets: Full $13, Concession $10
De Sica's masterpiece of Italian neorealist cinema returns to the big screen in a restored print. The story's simplicity and beauty of a father and son traversing the streets of Rome in search of a thief offers a powerful and poignant vision of post-war Europe for viewers of any age.
Australian Perspectives: Crooked Business MA15+
Sat 12 Sep 4pm
It's bold, ballsy and brassy. Well, what would you expect from a crime caper set on the Gold Coast? This fast-paced thriller by the beach is the directorial debut of writer/director Chris Nyst who penned Gettin' Square. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with Nyst and producer Scott Corfield.
Freaky Fridays: Turkey Shoot R18+
Fri 11 Sep 10pm
Philip Adams notoriously declared Turkey Shoot 'pornographically violent'. With more than a passing nod to the Italian sub-genre of savage, ultra-violent horror flicks, Turkey Shoot follows a group of hapless dissidents unleashed in the Aussie bush and hunted down like 'roos. |
3 weeks to go: 2009 DigiSPAA Competition deadline |
| Date: | 'Applications close at 5pm on Friday 18 September 2009' |
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| All aspiring filmmakers take note! Only three weeks until Friday September 18, the deadline for all films to be submitted for your chance to win the prestigious DigISPAA digital filmmaking competition. This is your chance to win $15,000 cash, $20,000 worth of post-production, a guaranteed screening of their film on the Movie Extra channel, plus a return airfare and free registration to the prestigious CineMart International Film Festival Rotterdam. |
Pantastic Steelband |
| Venue: | Eumundi Markets: 80 Memorial Drive, Eumundi, QLD |
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| Date: | 'Saturday 27 March' |
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| Members of the popular Pantastic Steelband, regular performers at Eumundi Markets, will be taking to the stage at the markets this Saturday 27 March. But it will be a performance with a difference - they'll be sharing the stage with steelpan students. |
Salvador Dali: Liquid Desire exhibition |
| Venue: | NGV International (enter via main Waterwall entrance) |
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| Date: | 'Sunday 6 Septem' |
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| Fee: | $60 Family / $40 NGV Member Family (includes exhibition fee, bookings essential) |
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| Booking: | *Bookings are essential and exhibition entry is included in family ticket |
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To celebrate Father's Day, the National Gallery of Victoria will be hosting a special Family Morning on Sunday 6 September.
Enjoy the Salvador Dali: Liquid Desire exhibition in a family-friendly atmosphere. This exclusive event will open at the special time of 9am with talks for kids, art activities and fantastic family entertainment in the Great Hall.
An opportunity to view the exhibition in a family-friendly atmosphere. Opening at the special time of 9am, enjoy talks for kids between 9.15am and 10am, followed by art activities and entertainment in the Great Hall. |
Machines in Action Day |
| Venue: | Scienceworks, 2 Booker St, Spotswood. (Melway 56, B1). |
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| Date: | 'Sunday 28 March 2010' |
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| Time: | Open daily 10.00am - 4.30pm |
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| Fee: | Admission: Adult $8, Children and Concession FREE |
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| Booking: | For further details phone 03 9392 4800 or visit museumvictoria.com.au/scienceworks |
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Take a ride on a model steam train and check out historic vehicles in action as they parade around the arena. Items on display include the Cowley Steam Roller, Cowley Steam Traction Engine - the only fully restored Australian made traction engine in the world - along with the Super Sentinel Steam Wagon, the K.L. Bulldog Tractor and many others.
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Fort St Festival and Battle of the Bands |
| Venue: | Fort Street High School: Parramatta Road, Petersham |
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| Date: | 'Sunday 16th May' |
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| Time: | 10:30 - 4.00 |
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FSHS makes its mark on today with it's Battle of the Bands 11 - 4. Previous alumni of The Battle, include Fuji Collective, ARIA winners Horrorshow, plus Phatchance and Jade Monkey who are both appearing as special guests.
Those of an active nature can be entertained on an array of unlimited rides for $25 from bouncy castles and tea set rides for pre-schoolers, to Dodgems or the Crazy Sizzler. Members of the community more interested in culinary offerings can enjoy Festival offerings at food stalls from around the globe - Asian, Mexican, Turkish, Indian, Sri Lankan and Japanese - and be entertained whilst they do so with an extensive program of local school bands, martial arts demonstrations and the renowned Fort Street IMP orchestras and ensembles. |
Go 'Luney' for Ali Baba at Luna Park Sydney |
| Venue: | Luna Park, Sydney |
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| Date: | 'October School Holidays' |
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| Time: | Sun-Thurs 10am-6pm. Fri & Sat 10am-11pm. |
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| Fee: | NEW reduced price for Unlimited Rides Passes: Lunaparksydney.com |
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Grant your kids their wish these October School Holidays with a magical fun-filled adventure at Luna Park, Sydney.
Exclusively from 2nd to 19th October, Ali Baba floats into Luna Park and is set to thrill! Brand new to Luna Park, this family friendly attraction takes its passengers on a magic carpet ride up high for a sky view of the park before a hair-raising drop back down to earth again. |
Kids Fest: Cool Caribbean |
| Venue: | Immigration Museum, 400 Flinders Street, Melbourne |
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| Date: | 'Sunday 10 January 2010' |
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| Time: | 11am - 4pm |
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| Fee: | Adult $8, child/concession FREE |
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| Booking: | 13 11 02 or museumvictoria.com.au/immigration museum |
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Be cool this summer and learn all about the Caribbean on this special day just for kids! Celebrate the Caribbean with performances and dance workshops in the show Sweet Sweet Jamaica starring Jigzie Campbell and rapper RuCL. Make your own drum kit, cricket bat and other crafty things. Taste the delicious Caribbean food. Join in the activities and explore Caribbean culture.
Children must be accompanied by an adult.
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Do It For Real |
| Date: | 'Week 1: Tuesday 6th October to Friday 9th October Week 2: Tuesday 13th October to Friday 16th October ' |
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| Fee: | The 4day programs cost $390.00 per student |
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| Booking: | Bigmusic.com.au |
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Big Music, the revolutionary new music tuition and retail experience in Crows Nest is plugging in the amps for Holiday Rock Skool, the ultimate rock band jam session for junior performers.
Holiday Rock Skool is a unique four-day musical experience where kids can become part of a rock band and be coached in their instrument of choice- guitar, bass, drums, voice or keyboard - alongside fellow performers of a similar age and experience level.
There are two programs to choose from:
The Band Program - suitable for intermediate to advanced players, the Band Program places kids in a real Rock Band with an experienced coach, they choose the songs they want to play, rehearse and learn about stagecraft as they prepare for an end of week performance in front of family and friends.
The Ultimate Rock Experience - suitable for kids of all ages and musical abilities, the Ultimate Rock Experience gives kids the chance to try out all the major instruments in a rock band (drums, bass, guitar, vocals) under the guidance of experienced coaches as well as learning how to record and mix music using Garageband, and more. |
Jamberoo Action Park |
| Venue: | Jamberoo Action Park: 1215 Jamberoo Road, Jamberoo NSW 2534 |
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| Time: | 10am-5pm |
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| Fee: | Admission covers all rides: Adults (13+) $37, Children (4-12) $29. Children under 3- FREE |
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| Booking: | Jamberoo.net |
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If you book your Jamberoo tickets online you will recieve a FREE Souvienir Park Photo from your visit, this offer is only valid in October 2009.
If you book a group in October, the organiser will receive two FREE tickets that they can use later in the season.
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Circus of Spin |
| Venue: | Scienceworks, 2 Booker St, Spotswood. (Melway 56, B1). |
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| Time: | 12 noon and 2.00pm daily |
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| Fee: | Admission: Adult $8, Children and Concession FREE |
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| Booking: | For further details phone 03 9392 4800 or visit museumvictoria.com.au/scienceworks |
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| Spin out this autumn at Scienceworks and be entertained with the Circus of Spin, presented by CircaNICA. Get whirled away in this entertaining show featuring Miss Ellaneous and Professor Gorski. Be amazed as you watch dizzying displays of twisting and twirling circus tricks in this 20 minute live performance. Circus of Spin, presented by CircaNICA - Agency of the National Institute of Circus Arts (NICA). |
eGames Expo |
| Venue: | Royal Exhibition Building, Carlton, Victoria |
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| Date: | 'October 30 - November 1 2009' |
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| Booking: | idef.com.au |
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Vital Health Expo: Live Your Best Life |
| Venue: | Melbourne Exhibition Centre |
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| Date: | 'Friday 23rd July-Sunday 25th July' |
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| Time: | 10am-6pm |
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| If you take an active interest in your health and wellbeing, you will have an interest in the most comprehensive health events in Australia. The Vital Health Expo is the first Australian event to bring the three key wellbeing elements of medicine, food and fitness together in one informative area. |
What's On at the Immigration Museum |
| Venue: | Immigration Museum, 400 Flinders Street, Melbourne |
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| Date: | 'October to November 2009' |
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| Time: | Open daily 10.00am to 5.00pm. |
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| Fee: | Admission: Adult $8, child/concession FREE |
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| Booking: | More info 13 11 02 or museumvictoria.com.au/immigration museum |
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Handing on the Key: Palestinians in Australia
For the majority of Palestinians in Australia, there is no lived experience of Palestine. Handing on the Key explores how the link to homeland is passed from one generation to the next through acts of memory.
Date: Until 22 November 2009
Victorian Seniors Festival at Immigration Museum
Join the celebrations at the Immigration Museum for the Victorian Seniors Festival with free tours running for seniors and a series of free Family History internet workshops. The free tours will run each day of the Festival at 10am. Internet workshops will be on 7 & 8 October from 1.30pm to 3.30pm.
Date: 4 October to 11 October
The Joys and Sorrows of Poetic Translation
Melbourne Poets Union presents a discussion about poetic translations at the Immigration Museum. Much of the poetry we read comes to us through translation.
Date: 2pm to 4pm, Sunday 25 October
Lebanese Cedar Festival
Come and celebrate Victoria's Lebanese community at the Immigration Meuseum. Date: Sunday 22 November 2009
Talking Faiths
This exhibition documents a project involving young people exploring interfaith issues through a multicultural perspective.
Date: 26 November 2009 to 28 May 2010
Ancient Hampi: The Hindu Kingdom Brought to Life
This international exhibition offers visitors the opportunity to immerse themselves in the stunning World Heritage site of Hampi in southern India.
Dates: Until 26 January 2010
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Callaloo: The Caribbean mix in Victoria Exhibition |
| Venue: | Immigration Museum, 400 Flinders Street, Melbourne |
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| Date: | '3 December 2009 to 6 March 2010' |
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| Time: | Open daily 10.00am to 5.00pm |
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| Fee: | Adult $8, child/concession FREE |
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| Booking: | 13 11 02 or museumvictoria.com.au/immigration museum |
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Like the traditional Caribbean Callaloo soup, a unique mix of spices, vegetables, meat and herbs, the Caribbean community is a wonderfully diverse mix of cultures. Callaloo: the Caribbean mix in Victoria explores the experiences of this small but vibrant community in Victoria. Visitors can discover the significance that food, cricket, music and carnival has to the community, as well as the historical connection between Australia and the West Indies.
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This Week at ACMI |
| Date: | 'October 7 - 13, 2009' |
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Len Lye
Until Sunday 11 October, Open daily 10am - 6pm
Free admission, Gallery 1
Exploding with kaleidoscopic colour and pulsing with rhythmic beats, this exhibition is the largest survey of Len Lye's work ever presented.
Seniors' Film Festival
Sunday 4 October - Friday 9 October, All tickets $3
This year's festival has assembled a bumper crop of local and international musicals, comedies and dramas for you to enjoy.
Camino M: Fri 9 Oct 2.30pm
Based on true events surrounding calls for the canonization of a Catholic schoolgirl in Spain, this extraordinary film focuses on a brave young girl struck down with an aggressive form of cancer and her imaginative and spiritual quest to reconcile her fate.
First Look: Del Extasis Al Arrebato (from ecstasy to ourburst)
Thursday 1 October 1 - Sunday 11 October
To coincide with the closing of the Len Lye exhibition, ACMI brings to the screen, the recently curated Del Extasis Al Arrebato by the Centre de Cultura Contemporania de Barcelona (CCCB). This expansive six-program retrospective covers groundbreaking Spanish cinema from the late 1950s to the present day.
Enraptured unclassified 18+: Fri 9 Oct 7pm
Ivan Zulueta's masterpiece delves into a series of themes that preoccupied him since childhood and combines many of the techniques from his previous Super 8 shorts
Long Play the Good, The Bad and The Weird: MA 15+
Thursday 1 October - Tuesday 20 October
A hit at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival, Kim Jee-woon's staggeringly funny and fast paced spin on the spaghetti western follows a trio of bandits on what begins as a hunt for treasure, and ends up being a hunt for each other across the plains of 1930's Manchuria. |
Shutter Up You Face |
| Venue: | Melbourne Museum, Nicholson Street, Carlton |
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| Date: | 'Until 25 October 2009 ' |
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| Fee: | Adults $8, children and concessions FREE |
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| Booking: | For further information visit museumvictoria.com.au or phone 13 11 02. |
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A competition in conjunction with Melbourne Museum's blockbuster exhibition A Day in Pompeii asked Melbournians to take photographs of what they think makes Melbourne Italian. The top entries go on display at the Museum until 25 October.
The Museum received nearly 200 entries that reveal the ways in which Italian culture is embedded in the rich fabric of Melbourne life through food and dining, design and language.
The winning photograph, 'Gelato' by Amy Calton of Northcote, captures a scene that is familiar to many Melburnians: people enjoying gelati in warm sunshine.
Italians have been part of Melburnian life since the early days of settlement. Hundreds were lured to Victoria in the 1850s gold rushes, and a century later, tens of thousands arrived in Melbourne to start a new life after World War II.
Today they are the second-largest immigrant community in Victoria after the English, with nearly one in ten Melburnians either born in Italy or having Italian parents.
Take a closer look at the impact of Italian culture on Melbourne at the exhibition. |
School Holiday Cupcake Fun! |
| Date: | 'Tuesday's and Wednesday's for the school holidays' |
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| Time: | 9am-12pm and 1pm-4pm |
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| Booking: | 02 9361 6617 |
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It's that time of year again, school holidays, and kids love getting invovled in the kitchen! Why not enrol your kids for one of Sweet Art's holiday courses?
Parents and grandparents are welcome to come along... and the best treat of all is that you can take your decorated cake or cupcake home with you! |
Fire- Bangarra Dance Theatre |
| Date: | '6 - 14 November' |
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| Time: | Tue - Sat 8pm, matinee Wed 11 Nov & Sat 14 Nov 2pm |
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| Fee: | $48 - $65 |
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| Booking: | 1300 182 183 |
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After a sell-out tour of Europe and a visit to Arnhem Land, Australia's most successful Indigenous dance company, the critically acclaimed Bangarra Dance Theatre will celebrate its 20th Anniversary with a retrospective work called Fire.
Artistic Director Stephen Page has created work that will feature the most memorable and compelling elements of the company's repertoire during its extraordinary 20-year journey. The work traces Bangarra from its modest beginnings to its current status as an enormously respected and lauded dance company around the world.
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Immigration Museum School Holiday Activities |
| Venue: | Immigration Museum, 400 Flinders Street, Melbourne |
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| Time: | 10:00am - 4:30pm |
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| Fee: | Adult $8, child/concession FREE |
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| Booking: | 13 11 02 or museumvictoria.com.au/immigration museum |
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Kids can learn all about the culture of the Caribbean through hands-on activities running throughout the school holidays.
-Make a Musical Instrument
Find the rhythm of life by using recycled materials to make your own musical instrument.
-Toucan Masks
Brighten up your day by colouring in and creating a toucan mask.
-Rasta Bracelet
Make a rasta bracelet to give to a friend. |
Mr. Thing |
| Date: | 'Fri 16th-Sat 24th October' |
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Mr. Thing: Former Scratch Pervert & World DMC Champ Mr. Thing touring Oz in October
BBE and Mr. Thing have known each other for over 10 years and it was just natural that this collaboration had to happen. The result is Strange Breaks and Mr. Thing a five part ultimate breaks and beats series and a homage to the popular Strange Games Series on the label. Mr. Thing will be touring Australia launching the CD in October.
Fri 16th- Perth @ The Funk Club (early set) / The Manor (late set)
Sat 17th - Melbourne @ Revolver
Sun 18th - Brisbane @ Family
Fri 23rd - Sydney @ Melt
Sat 24th - Katoomba @ Gearin Hotel |
2009 Victorian Model Solar Vehicle Challenge |
| Venue: | Scienceworks 2 Booker Street Spotswood |
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| Date: | 'October 17 and 18' |
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| Time: | 10am - 4.30pm |
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Almost 2000 students from across Victoria will converge on Scienceworks to race solar-powered cars and boats in the 2009 Victorian Model Solar Vehicle Challenge held on October 17 and 18.
With the chance to compete at the National Finals in November, teams from up to 60 schools from across the state have spent months preparing their models for the annual competition.
The event, which began in 1990, encourages young people to explore the potential of solar energy through the construction of working models and boasts some of the finest achievements in technology and science of Victorian school children.
There are a number of categories listed for the day including student designed cars, kit cars and boats. The solar car models will compete on a specially built 100m figure 8 track, the kit cars in a 'pursuit' around an oval track and the solar boats will race in a purpose built 10-metre pool.
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HI-5 at BIGW |
| Date: | 'Thursday 8th Oct - Saturday 10th Oct' |
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| Time: | from 1pm |
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Come and join the party with your HI-5 friends! Be one of the first to meet the brand new Hi-5 cast; Casey, Fely, Lauren, Steive and Tim when they head down to BIG W to meet their fans!
Hi-5 will be signing copies of their new dvd Fun with Friends.
Thursday 8th Oct - BIGW Liverpool Store, Westfield Liverpool, Macquarie St
Friday 9th Oct- BIGW Wetherill Park Store, Cnr Polding and Restwell St, Wetherill Park
Saturday 10th Oct- BIG W Penrith Store, High Street, Penrith |
Super Somersaulter |
| Venue: | Scienceworks, 2 Booker St, Spotswood. (Melway 56, B1). |
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| Time: | 1.00pm - 3.00pm daily |
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| Fee: | Admission: Adult $8, Children and Concession FREE |
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| Booking: | For further details phone 03 9392 4800 or visit museumvictoria.com.au/scienceworks |
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Gather momentum as you make your own tumbling toy in this 10 minute activity. Experiment with different surfaces and see your toy go head-over-heels down a slope! (Ages 6 years and up)
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What's On at Scienceworks |
| Venue: | Scienceworks, 2 Booker St, Spotswood. (Melway 56, B1). |
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| Date: | 'October to December 2009' |
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| Time: | Open daily 10.00am - 4.30pm |
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| Fee: | Admission: Adults $8, Children and Concession FREE. |
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| Booking: | For further details ph 03 9392 4800 or visit museumvictoria.com.au/scienceworks |
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Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination
Could cars that hover above the ground become the mass transit of the future?
Date: Until 3 November 2009
Cost: $18 Adults, $8 Concession, $6 Children
Model Solar Vehicle Challenge - Victorian state final
Join school teams as they race their model boats and cars to see who is the 'fastest under the Sun'.
Date: 17 and 18 October 2009
Cost: Included with Scienceworks admission
Going Places: The Technology of Transport
Pilot an airship through sky hoops, ride the hovercraft and land a plane on the flight simulator.
Date: Starts 12 December 2009
Cost: Included with Scienceworks admission
Toys: Science at Play
What makes a spinning top stay upright?
Date: Starts 19 December 2009
Cost: Included with Scienceworks admission
Children's Week Machines in Action Day
Celebrate Children's Week with Machines in Action Day.
Date: Sunday 25 October 2009
Cost: Included with Scienceworks admission
Mathamazing
Explore the mathematics behind everyday life.
Date: Until 6 December 2009
Cost: Included with Scienceworks admission
Mini Car 50th Anniversary Display
Celebrate the Mini's 50th anniversary and see Museum Victoria's own 1964 998cc Morris Mini Cooper.
Date: Until December 2009
Cost: Included with Scienceworks admission
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Wild: Amazing animals in a changing world |
| Venue: | Melbourne Museum, Nicholson Street, Carlton |
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| Time: | Open daily 10.00am - 5.00pm |
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| Fee: | Admission: Adult $8, children and concession FREE. |
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| Booking: | For further details phone 13 11 02 or visit museumvictoria.com.au/melbournemuseum |
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Be surrounded by the wonderful diversity of mammals, birds and reptiles from around the world in Melbourne Museum's new permanent exhibition. Wild explores which animals are thriving and which are merely surviving and takes you on an adventure through different Victorian environments, such as the alps, grassland and wetlands. Discover why biodiversity is under threat and learn about how we can create a more hopeful future.
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Kids' Flicks: Smart films for smart kids |
| Venue: | ACMI Cinema, Federation Square, Melbourne |
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| Date: | 'Sundays and School Holidays' |
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| Fee: | All tickets $5 |
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| Booking: | Sessions and bookings: 03 8663 2583 and Acmi.net.au |
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Komaneko: The Curious Cat unclassified all ages
Sun 6 Dec 10.30am, Sun 6 Dec 1pm, Sun 13 Dec 10.30am, Sun 13 Dec 1pm
Meet Me in St Louis G
Thus 10 Dec 1pm, Fri 11 Dec 1pm, Sat 12 Dec 1pm, Mon 14 Dec 1pm, Tue 15 Dec 1pm, Wed 16 Dec 1pm
The Muppet Christmas Carol G
Thu 17 Dec 1pm, Fri 18 Dec 1pm, Sat 19 Dec 1pm, Mon 21 Dec 1pm, Tue 22 Dec 1pm, Wed 23 Dec 1pm, Thu 24 Dec 1pm
Miss Mo Interludes (Les Intermedes de Madame Mo) unclassified all ages
Sun 20 Dec 10.30am, Sun 20 Dec 1pm, Sun 27 Dec 10.30am, Sun 27 Dec 1pm
Tarzan, the Ape Man G
Sat 26 Dec 1pm, Mon 28 Dec 1pm, Tue 29 Dec 1pm, Wed 30 Dec 1pm, Thu 31 Dec 1pm, Fri 1 Jan 1pm, Sat 2 Jan 1pm
Return to Oz PG
Sun 3 Jan 10.30am, Sun 3 Jan 1pm
Dunstan Checks In G
Mon 4 Jan 1pm, Tue 5 Jan 1pm, Wed 6 Jan 1pm, Thu 7 Jan 1pm, Fri 8 Jan 1pm, Sat 9 Jan 1pm, Fri 15 Jan 1pm, Sat 16 Jan 1pm
The Crimson Wing: Mystery of the Flamingos PG Predatory animal violence
Sun 10 Jan 10.30am, Sun 10 Jan 1pm, Sun 17 Jan 10.30am, Sun 17 Jan 1pm
Curious George G
Mon 18 Jan 1pm, Tue 19 Jan 1pm, Wed 20 Jan 1pm, Thu 21 Jan 1p, Fri 22 Jan 1pm, Sat 23 Jan 1pm
Dottie's Magic Pockets unclassified all ages
Sun 24 Jan 10.30am, Sun 24 Jan 1pm, Sun 31 Jan 10.30am, Sun 31 Jan 1pm
Space Chimps G
Mon 25 Jan 1pm, Tue 26 Jan 1pm, Wed 27 Jan 1pm, Thu 28 Jan 1pm, Fri 29 Jan 1pm, Sat 30 Jan 1pm |
Kids' Flicks: Smart films for smart kids |
| Venue: | ACMI Cinema, Federation Square, Melbourne |
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| Date: | 'Sundays and School Holidays' |
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| Fee: | FREE |
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| Booking: | Sessions and bookings: 03 8663 2583 and Acmi.net.au |
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Elmo's Christmas Countdown G
Thu 10 Dec 11am, Fri 11 Dec 11am, Sat 12 Dec 11.15am, Mon 14 Dec 11am, Tue 15 Dec 11am, Wed 16 Dec 11am, Thu 17 Dec 11am, Fri 18 Dec 11am, Sat 19 Dec 11.15am, Mon 21 Dec 11am, Tue 22 Dec 11am, Wed 23 Dec 11am, Thu 24 Dec 11am
Lancelot Link: Secret Chimp - Part 1 G
Sat 26 Dec 11.15am, Mon 28 Dec 11am, Tue 29 Dec 11am, Wed 30 Dec 11am, Thu 31 Dec 11am, Fri 1 Jan 11am, Sat 2 Jan 11.15am
Lancelot Link: Secret Chimp - Part 2 G
Mon 4 Jan 11am, Tue 5 Jan 11am, Wed 6 Jan 11am, Thu 7 Jan 11am, Fri 8 Jan 11am, Sat 9 Jan 11.15am, Fri 15 Jan 11am, Sat 16 Jan 11.15am
Lancelot Link: Secret Chimp - Part 3 G
Mon 18 Jan 11am, Tue 19 Jan 11am, Wed 20 Jan 11am, Thu 21 Jan 11am, Fri 22 Jan 11am, Sat 23 Jan 11.15am
Lancelot Link: Secret Chimp - Part 4 G
Mon 25 Jan 11am, Tue 26 Jan 11am, Wed 27 Jan 11am, Thu 28 Jan 11am, Fri 29 Jan 11am, Sat 30 Jan 11.15am
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Climate Quilt Campaign |
| Booking: | Climatequilt.org |
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Australian kids are sewing patches for a massive fabric quilt as part of a global campaign to help save the planet.
A not-for-profit initiative supported by environmental conscious organisations such as Green School Alliance and Habitat Heroes, the Climate Quilt Campaign unites children around the world, who are pledging to do their part to raise awareness about climate change.
Aussie kids are invited to make their own patches to form part of the quilt, which will represent Australian children at a United Nations summit on climate change in Copenhagen in December.
The Australian quilt will join with other segments representing children from around the world before the finished quilt is unveiled at the United Nations in New York on Earth Day next year (22 April, 2010).
Creating your 'Pledge Patch' is as simple as finding a 16.5cm square of recycled fabric, decorating it with beads and embroidery, using a fabric pen to write your pledge to protect the environment, and to add your name, age and location.
Completed patches can be sent to PO Box 2280, Caulfield Junction VIC 3161. |
Australian National Maritime Museum |
| Venue: | Australian National Maritime Museum: 2 Murray Street Darling Harbour Sydney |
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| Booking: | 02 9298 3642 |
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The prestige British weekly newspaper The Sunday Times has named the Australian National Maritime Museum one of the top 12 'cool museums' in the world.
In this elite group it ranks with The Science Museum in London, Musee de Quai Branly, Paris, and the American Museum of Natural History, New York.
And it's the only Australian museum on the list.
'For any visitor,' the article says, 'Sydney is defined by its dazzling blue harbour, and that's what makes a trip to the National Maritime Museum so essential. |
Design a detective badge |
| Venue: | Immigration Museum, 400 Flinders Street, Melbourne |
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| Time: | 10am - 5pm Daily |
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| Fee: | Admission: $8 Adult, children and concession FREE |
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| Booking: | For further details phone (03) 9927 2754 or museumvictoria.com.au/immigrationmuseum |
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Design and make your own detective badge and look just like Customs Detective John Christie. Wear your badge while you hunt for objects and snoop your way through the Museum.
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Make your own magnifying glass |
| Venue: | Immigration Museum, 400 Flinders Street, Melbourne |
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| Time: | 10am - 5pm Daily |
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| Fee: | Admission: $8 Adult, children and concession FREE |
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| Booking: | For further details phone (03) 9927 2754 or museumvictoria.com.au/immigrationmuseum |
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Create your very own toy magnifying glass using recycled cardboard rolls, cricket ball off-cuts, and decorations to help you find objects in the Museum. It's fun to do and good for the environment!
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Menagerie: Contemporary Indigenous Sculpture |
| Venue: | Melbourne Museum, Nicholson Street, Carlton |
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| Date: | 'Until 21 February 2010' |
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| Time: | Open daily 10.00am - 5.00pm |
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| Fee: | Admission: Adult $8, children and concession FREE. |
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| Booking: | For further details phone 13 11 02 or visit museumvictoria.com.au/melbournemuseum |
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Menagerie features work by 33 established and emerging Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists from every Australian state and territory, who have produced sculptures depicting a variety of Australian animals in materials ranging from fibre and ceramic to wood carving and aluminium. Managerie is developed by the Australian Museum and Object Gallery.
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Razors Edge and Australia's Hottest Dancers |
| Venue: | Centro Bankstown: Centre Court on Level Two |
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| Date: | 'Monday 27 September - Friday 8 October 201' |
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| Time: | 11am and 1.30pm |
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Australia's hottest young dancers must step up at Centro Bankstown as they compete to win the audience's favour, and their votes, these school holidays.
Performances:
Razors Edge: Monday 27 September - Friday 1 October 2010, daily 11am and 1.30pm
Australia's Hottest Dancers: Tuesday 5 - Friday 8 October 2010, daily 11am and 1.30pm |
What's On at Q Station |
| Date: | 'Offers valid from 1st Sep - 30th Nov, 2009' |
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| Booking: | 02 9466 1511 or Qstation.com.au |
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A Sumptuous Spring Package
Q Station is offering a wonderful spring weekend package for two with fine dining, great wines and one of the best night's sleep you will ever have. Perfect for a little quiet time for couples before the school holidays start again or a Father's Day celebration without the kids.
Q Station is offering an exciting Spring Fair package at only $140 per person which includes:
-One nights' accommodation in a double room
-A sumptuous 3 course meal for two in the Boilerhouse Restaurant
-Delicious buffet breakfast
-Relaxing late check out at 12noon
-A bottle of wine and chocolates upon arrival
History Week Community Day - Saturday 5th September 2009
On Saturday 5th September, Q Station will immerse visitors in its history, heritage, architecture and design during its annual 'Community Day' as part of History Week, an initiative of the History Council of NSW.
10.00am to 4.00pm
Free
Q Station, North Head Scenic Drive, Manly
Buffet Lunch available at Boilerhouse Restaurant - $35 pp; kids $17.50
Wedding Fair - Sunday 27th September
Q Station is fast becoming a favourite destination for weddings thanks to a unique location, exceptional venues and delicious catering. Showcasing four ceremony venues and five reception venues
11am - 4pm |
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