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Snapped: Melbourne |
| Date: | '1st of August to 1st of October' |
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| Booking: | Melbournelibraryservice.com.au |
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Budding photographers and keen observers of city life are being encouraged to capture
'Melbourne in a moment' as part of the Melbourne Library Service (MLS) photography competition Snapped!
Snapped: Melbourne in an moment invites entrants to catch the city in a moment of time, whether it's a wonderful show or event, the city at sunset, an interesting art find, a fleeting moment or a scene passers by might not notice. |
2012 Audi Festival of German Films |
| Booking: | Goethe.de/ozfilmfest |
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18 - 30 April: Chauvel Cinema, Palace Norton Street
19 - 30 April: Palace Cinema Como, Kino Cinemas
19 - 25 April: Palace Centro Cinema
26 April - 1 May: Palace Nova Eastend Cinema
3 - 6 May: Cinema Paradiso
3 - 6 May: National Film and Sound Archive |
Elwood Floods Forum |
| Venue: | Phoenix Theatre, Elwood College: 101 Glen Huntly Road, Elwood |
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| Date: | 'Monday 26 March 2012' |
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| Time: | 7pm-9pm |
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| Booking: | Live.org.au |
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| Why are Elwood residents being increasingly inundated by floods and what is being done about it? Find out at the Elwood Floods Forum. Please bring your neighbours and questions along! |
Anna Campbell Warehouse Sale |
| Venue: | 33 Gale St in Brunswick, Melbourne |
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| Date: | 'Saturday 14th of April 2012' |
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| Time: | 10am - 2pm |
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| Fee: | Prices starting from just $49 |
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| Booking: | Annacampbell.com.au |
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Intertwining sophisticated romance with contemporary practicality, the talented young designer is best known for her intricate detailing and soft, feminine gowns. Anna Campbell's intricate designs remain the picture of class, displaying a dream-like, feminine quality. Her gowns feature goddess-like, flowing fabrics, fine lace and breathtaking adornments.
All Anna Campbell materials are luxury fabrics, sourced locally & internationally and carefully selected to achieve beautiful, unique combinations of textures. Every Anna Campbell piece is designed and made within Australia and is hand-finished in-house. |
AW VIP Shopping Night |
| Venue: | Strand Arcade |
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| Date: | 'Thursday 29th March 2012' |
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| Time: | 5-9pm |
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| Watch the most recent A/W looks come to life as live window displays showcase the latest offerings from Australia's top fashion designers. Visit between 5:30 and 7:30pm to see live windows in Alex Perry, Ms Couture, Akira, Anaessia, Terry Biviano, Bettina Liano and Gorman. There will also be models roaming along the ground floor wearing the latest looks from Lisa Ho, LeonaEdmiston, Manning Cartell, Farage and Fleur Wood. This is the perfect night to update your winter wardrobe, as retailers offer exclusive discounts on many of their coveted winter collections. |
Sympathy for the Devil |
| Venue: | ACMI, Federation Square, Melbourne |
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| Date: | '12th - 30th of May' |
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Novelle Vague iconoclast Jean-Luc Godard relocated briefly to London post the May '68 riots in Paris and set about making a film to "subvert all civilised values" (The Observer). The result is a countercultural mash-up of music and politics as Godard cuts between takes of the Rolling Stones recording the classic track (in which Jagger-as-Lucifer surveys the spoils of history) and staged scenes of young revolutionaries (who are intent on making their own).
In scripted set pieces, Godard explores the limits of language as a revolutionary force. Militant black activists spout ideological rhetoric while a winsome neophyte feminist, Eve Democracy (Godard's then wife, Anne Wiazemsky) provides yes/no answers to a film crew interviewing her in a bucolic setting.
The director's long, luxuriant tracking shots inside the Stones' recording studio observe the band reworking and recording the now-classic Beggars Banquet track, Sympathy for the Devil. These scenes are political in their own way, tellingly revealing the pecking order within the Stones' own power structure. As Erich Kuersten wrote in his 2009 essay, Postcards from Hell, Jagger and Keith Richards "rule like roosters". |
Long Play: Surviving Progress |
| Venue: | ACMI, Federation Square, Melbourne |
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| Date: | 'Sunday 1st to Sunday 15th July 2012' |
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| As part of its Long Play program, The Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) presents the Australian premiere of Surviving Progress which will screen from 1st to 15th July 2012. From the makers of The Corporation and Executive Produced by Martin Scorsese, Surviving Progress is a true big screen documentary and poses the question from some of our most renowned thinkers - "How can we live within the real limits that our planet gives us?" |
Impro Melbourne Theatresports |
| Venue: | The Space: 5 Carlton Street, Prahran |
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| Date: | 'Every Sunday in May and June' |
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| Time: | at 7:30pm |
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| Fee: | $15 Full, $10 Conc, $10 Groups of 8+ |
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| Booking: | Impromelbourne.com.au |
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Grab your mouthguard and a copy of The Complete Works, because Impro Melbourne are back with the 2012 instalment of the nation's hottest theatrical sporting event; Theatresports! Fresh from sell-out shows at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, the players are officially READY TO RUMBLE! Running every Sunday during May and June at The Space, the competition this year culminates in the epic Grand Final (24 June) staged at Federation Square's iconic BMW Edge.
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Woody Allen: A Documentary |
| Venue: | ACMI, Federation Square, Melbourne |
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| Date: | 'Screening Friday 1 June 2012 to Monday 18 June 2012' |
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| As part of its Long Play program, the Australian Centre of the Moving Image (ACMI) presents the Australian premiere of Woody Allen: A Documentary. Spanning the remarkable career of arguably America's premier auteur, comedian and neurotic, it will screen from 1 - 18 June. |
A Picture Speaks a Thousand Words |
| Venue: | Lane Four at The Galeries, 500 George Street (Pitt St entrance), Sydney CBD |
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| Date: | 'On exhibition until May 2012' |
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| Fee: | Free |
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| Booking: | Ambushgallery.com |
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| Gain a rare and exclusive insight into the intimate and defining moments of some of Australia's most talented photographers in [thousand words], a photography exhibition in Sydney's newest public art space, Lane Four at The Galeries. |
Through the Lens Tour |
| Date: | '7th - 29th of May' |
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| Booking: | Throughthelenstour.com |
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The much anticipated Joe McNally, Through the Lens Tour, with stops in Australia and New Zealand is official and taking place in May. Sydney is the first stop in a month long jam-packed program, which will take Joe to the Gold Coast, Auckland NZ and finally Melbourne.
Sydney CBD - Exclusive Workshop, Monday 7th May
Sydney - Doltone House, Pyrmont, Tuesday 8th May
The Gold Coast - Marriot Resort, Friday 11th May - Sunday 12th May
New Zealand - Waipuna Hotel & Conference Centre, Monday 21st May - Tuesday 22nd May
Melbourne - Atlantic Group V, Peninsula, Wednesday 24th May
Melbourne CBD - Exclusive Workshop, Tuesday 29th May |
Sydney Film School Open Day |
| Venue: | Sydney Film School, 82 Cope Street, Waterloo 2017 |
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| Date: | 'Saturday 28th April' |
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| Time: | 2pm |
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| Fee: | Free |
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| Booking: | 02 9698 2244 |
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| Sydney Film School (SFS) invites you to its Open Day taking place from 2pm on Saturday 28th April. This is your chance to meet the SFS teachers, students and graduates, ask questions and find out a bit more about the course structure, application process, timetables, school's philosophy and daily life. |
Moth |
| Venue: | Footscray Community Arts Centre: 45 Moreland Street Footscray |
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| Date: | '31st of July - 3rd of August' |
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| Time: | Variety of shows 10am, 1pm and 7pm |
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| Fee: | Students $21; Full $29.50 |
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| Booking: | Trybooking.com.au/BKNJ |
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| Sebastian is a fifteen-year-old suburban misfit, obsessed with anime and death. His only friend, Claryssa, is an Emo Wiccan Goth art-freak barely one rung higher than Sebastian on the social ladder. What starts as just another night drinking down at the cricket nets soon gives way to an ecstatic vision that leaves Sebastian unconscious, and Claryssa missing. The next morning, Sebastian wakes up with a mysterious moth in a jar by his bed, and a burning passion to save the souls of all humankind. |
Meg Pee in Close to You |
| Venue: | Northcote Townhall Studio 2: 189 High St, Northcote |
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| Date: | '12-15th and 19th-21st of April' |
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| Time: | 8:30-9:30pm |
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| Fee: | $15 |
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| Close to You should be of particular interest to girls, students, or anyone who has lived in a shared house or with quirky parents. Think of it as 'He Died With A Felafel In His Hand' from a chick's perspective. It's also a testimony to the power of music (Karen Carpenter's in particular) and how it forms our memories whether sweet, bittersweet, or tragic. |
Peachy Live at The People's Market & Flea |
| Venue: | Melbourne Flea |
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| Date: | 'Saturday 7th of April' |
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| Time: | 4pm - 9pm |
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| Fee: | $5 |
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| Booking: | Peoplesmarket.com.au |
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Long Play: Sympathy for the Devil and Performance |
| Venue: | ACMI: The Australian Centre for the Moving Image, Federation Square |
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Sympathy for the Devil: Saturday 12 to Wednesday 30 May 2012
Performance: Saturday 19, Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 May 2012 |
Joe McNally Through the Lens Tour |
| Booking: | Throughthelenstour.com |
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This time round Joe will be presenting seminars, keynote talks and exclusive workshops as part of the Joe McNally, Through the Lens Tour presented by Nikon Australia. This month long event will see stops in Sydney, the Gold Coast and Melbourne with some special secret appearances as part of the tour.
Sydney: Vaucluse House (SOLD OUT) - Exclusive Workshop, Monday 7th May
Sydney: Doltone House, Pyrmont, Tuesday 8th May
Sydney: Vaucluse House (NEW DATE) - Exclusive Workshop, Monday 21st May
The Gold Coast: Marriot Resort, Friday 11th May - Sunday 12th May
Melbourne: Atlantic Group V, Peninsula, Wednesday 24th May
Melbourne CBD (SOLD OUT): Exclusive Workshop, Tuesday 29th May |
Live in the Studio: Sons of Anarchy: Not so easy riders |
| Venue: | Studio 1: ACMI, Federation Square Melbourne
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| Date: | '31st of May, 2012' |
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| Time: | 7pm |
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| Fee: | Full $15 Concession $12 ACMI Members $11 |
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This May ACMI's Live in the Studio television appreciation night shifts gears with news from the set of cult-hit Sons of Anarchy on the eve of its fifth season.
For four powerful seasons the members of the Sons of Anarchy motorcycle club have brought their own brand of gun running, drug dealing, bike riding mayhem to television screens.
With a fifth season right around the corner, Jax, Opie, Clay, Tig, Chibs, Gemma and Bobby Elvis will be back on the streets of Charming, California, and bringing another brutal chapter of the compelling TV saga. |
Second Most Famous Pitt Heads to Australia |
| Venue: | FairGoBro.com.au |
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Cele-bro-ty, Doug Pitt wants you in his entourage when he hits Aussie shores as the official face of Virgin Mobile's Fair Go Bro campaign!
The Fair Go Bro campaign and will give five lucky Australians the chance to join Doug's entourage for the Sydney leg of his Aussie tour. |
Joel Creasey |
| Venue: | Sound Lounge, Seymour Centre |
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| Date: | 'Thursday 26, Friday 27 and Saturday 28 April' |
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| Time: | 7:30pm |
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| Fee: | Full $20 / Conc $15 |
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| Booking: | 02 9351 7940 Sydneycomedyfest.com.au |
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| Joel is afraid of a lot. Be it snakes, heights or Tony Abbott, he can usually be found cowering behind the couch. One thing Joel hates more than anything though is nudity. Which is stupid, we've all got 'one'. Joel as he gets naked, conquers his fears and reveals all. |
Sydney Film Festival |
| Date: | '6th - 17th of June ' |
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Surry Hills Festival 2012 |
| Venue: | Prince Alfred Park, Surry Hills Festival 2012 |
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| Date: | 'Saturday 27th of October 2012' |
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| Booking: | Surryhillsfestival.com |
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Come join Sydney's hippest postcode for a celebration of everything creative, fun and funky. The annual Surry Hills Festival returns to its newly revitalised home in Prince Alfred Park on Saturday 27 October 2012.
Get to hear the sounds of Australia's freshest up and coming and established bands and musos. Wander the revamped commons among crazy art installations, theatre performances and unexpected kooky acts and happenings and make sure you check out the Surry Hills Dog Show and Sydney Rides Festival set amongst the trees.
Peruse eclectic markets and pick up one-of-a-kind goodies. Dine out on gourmet food stalls whilst discovering new tastes and flavours. And be creatively inspired and surprised by Sydney's most iconic and eccentric suburb. Alternatively just lounge on the grass and soak up the atmosphere with a cool drink in hand from one of the many themed bars onsite..
Best of all feel good that funds raised on the day go to the Surry Hills Neighbourhood Centre to run community development programs for the local area. |
Sydney Film Festival |
| Date: | '6th - 17th June 2012' |
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| Booking: | 1300 733 733 or Sff.org.au |
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Highlights Include:
Billy Connolly will be at the Sydney Film Festival to introduce the Australian premiere of Disney Pixar's Brave, an epic fantasy adventure, on Monday 11th June at 6.30pm, at Event Cinemas George Street (red carpet arrivals from 6pm).
Sarah Snook and Ryan Corr will attend the World Premiere SFF Opening Night film Not Suitable for Children together with the director of this Australian romantic comedy, Peter Templeman, producer Jodi Matterson and screenwriter Michael Lucas, at the State Theatre on Wednesday June 6th at 7.30pm.
Deborah Mailman and Jimi Bani will accompany filmmaker Rachel Perkins, producers Darren Dale and Miranda Dear as well as the real-life protagonists from this historic turning point in Australia's relationship with its Indigenous peoples, for the World Premiere of Mabo on Thursday 7th June at 8.35pm, at the State Theatre.
Director Colin Trevorrow will attend the Australian Premiere of SFF Closing Night film, the sci-fi comedy Safety Not Guaranteed at the State Theatre on Sunday June 17th at 8.00 pm.
Bryan Brown and David Stratton will be presenting the Ian McPherson Memorial Lecture. They will be in conversation about movies and moviemaking at Event Cinemas, George St, on 11th June at 2pm (free).
Fabrizio Maltese, the renowned European photographer known for his film-related work will grace the Sydney Film Festival in 2012. Fabrizio's exhibition, Role/Play, is on exclusively at the SFF Festival Hub. The Italian-born photographer's work has been published in Elle, The Hollywood Reporter, StudioCineLive, Cineaste, Manner, Winq, Style, Grazia and De Filmkrant amongst others. |
Desert Island Flicks: Castaway with Warwick Thornton |
| Venue: | Studio 1: ACMI, Federation Square Melbourne |
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| Date: | 'Thursday 12th April 2012' |
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| Time: | 7pm |
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| Fee: | Full $15 Concession $12 ACMI Member $11 |
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| Warwick Thornton developed an extensive body of work as a cinematographer and short film director, with titles including the award-winning Green Bush and Nana, before his debut feature, Samson & Delilah, won the Palme d'Or for Best First Film at Cannes in 2009. Recently, this talented filmmaker has moved into the art world, creating a 3D video installation entitled Stranded for the Adelaide Film Festival. |
Celebrity Theatresports |
| Venue: | The National Theatre: 20 Carlisle Street, St Kilda |
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| Date: | 'Saturday 14th April 2012' |
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| Time: | 7:30pm |
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| Fee: | $35 Full, $25 Conc, Groups 8+ $25, Under 15s $20 |
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| Booking: | Comedyfestival.com.au or call (03) 9525 4611 |
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| For over 25 years Impro Melbourne has provided world-class improvised comedy for audiences during the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. By pairing Australia's most well-known celebrities with Impro Melbourne's finest players, Celebrity Theatresports continues to delight audiences every festival season, and 2012 promises to be bigger and better! From 7:30pm on Saturday the 14 April, The National Theatre in St Kilda again plays host to this hot ticket event: it ain't rocket science... it's just good laughs! |
Lifewise |
| Venue: | Melbourne Exhibitions Centre, South Warf |
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| Date: | '30 March - 1 April 2012' |
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| Time: | 9:30am - 5:00pm |
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The Lifewise awareness campaign has re-launched with a new social media website, new slogan, new insurance needs calculator, and we're coming to the Melbourne Baby & Toddler Show to let you test out our website and calculator first. We will also being giving out our Lifewise ducks which will be part of a national naming and photo competition with amazing prizes - so spread the word. Melbourne come and get a duck!
Lifewise is passionate about celebrating life and protecting it. We're having a conversation online, and want to come to each of you, state by state, in person to find out what is important to you.
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First Look: Bombay Beach |
| Date: | '6th - 9th of April' |
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| Time: | Friday & Saturday 7pm. Sunday & Monday 5.30pm |
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Once a playground for the rich, the Salton Sea is now a ghostly shanty town. The dreams of the local population play out against a surreal landscape in this startling mix of poetry, documentary and performance.
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The Divine Miss O |
| Venue: | The Factory Theatre |
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| Date: | 'Friday 27 and Saturday 28 April, 2012' |
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| Time: | 7.30pm |
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| Fee: | $34.90 |
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| Booking: | Sydneycomedyfest.com.au or 02 9020 6966 |
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Australia's funniest working mother has deconstructed her style, borrowed a little from Bette Midler and Cher, and engineered a self styled rebirth to emerge with a whole new lease on life.
All new material with an all new focus, this is Fiona's first premiere in Sydney since 'A Wing and a Prayer' toured Australia to rave reviews from critics and public alike.
Notorious for being alarmingly personal and shamelessly up-front, funny woman Fiona O'Loughlin is back to share her funniest and most memorable stories for Sydney comedy buffs. |
Food@Eumundi to host Degustation Dinner |
| Venue: | 1/104 Memorial Drive, Eumundi |
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| Date: | 'Saturday 14 April and Saturday 28 April' |
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| Time: | 6pm arrival for 6.30pm service |
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| Fee: | $85 p/p including complimentary champagne on arrival with $15.00 from each ticket going straight to Matt's Recovery Fund |
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| Booking: | 5442 7072 |
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| Scott and Jessica Hardy of Food@Eumundi have announced details of two special six course degustation dinners to support their fellow chef and friend Matt Golinski on his long road to recovery. |
Facing North: Swedish Cinema in Focus |
| Booking: | Miff.com.au |
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The Swedish Film Institute and The Melbourne International Film Festival will co-present a
special programming strand of Swedish cinema at MIFF 2012 in August, with Melbourne set
to welcome four acclaimed feature directors from Sweden for the event.
Facing North: Swedish Cinema in Focus showcases an exciting array of new Swedish films
and filmmakers from our Nordic neighbours and includes the retrospective Criminal Record:
Swedish Crime Cinema which screens five Swedish crime classics from different eras that
have taken the crime scene to the screen. |
Take 2 Markets |
| Venue: | The Northcote Town Hall: 189 High Street Northcote |
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| Date: | 'Sunday 29th April' |
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| Shop from over 45 stalls filled with preloved & near new designer clothing & accessories. Find labels such as Leona Edmiston, Nicola Finetti, David Lawrence, Lisa Ho, Alannah Hill, Sass & Bide, Zimmerman, Mink Pink, Ladakh, Mimco, Oroton plus lots, lots more. Also waiting to be rediscovered are some fabulous 1960s - 1980s Vintage and Retro garments. |
Mercy Michael Workman |
| Venue: | Melbourne Town Hall: Cnr Swanston and Collins Sts, Melbourne |
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| Date: | 'Thursday 29th March - Sunday 22nd April (no show Mondays)' |
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| Time: | Tue - Sat 8:15pm, Sun 7:15pm |
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| Fee: | $23 |
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| Booking: | Comedyfestival.com.au or Ticketmaster 1300 660 013 or at the door |
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| After taking home the 2011 Sydney Fringe Award for Excellence, Michael Workman will bring his highly acclaimed show Mercy to Melbourne in 2012. Set in Cuba in the 1960s, Mercy is a comedy about family, love and strength. |
InterContinental Sydney Executive Head Chef Tamas Pamer |
| Venue: | Bimbadgen Winery |
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| Date: | '6th - 8th of April' |
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| Time: | Chocolate Degustation is available for lunch (from 12 noon) and dinner (from 6pm) Friday and Sunday; lunch only Saturday. |
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| Fee: | $65.00 per person or $85.00 per person with matching wine |
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This Easter from April 6 until April 8, Bimbadgen Winery will host InterContinental Sydney Executive Head Chef Tamas Pamer, who will create the ultimate epicurean experience of a five-course degustation of both sweet and savoury dishes featuring the famous French chocolate Valrhona. Each meal will be matched with Bimbadgen wines so guests can sit back, relax and celebrate the Easter long weekend in the Hunter Valley.
Bimbadgen Executive Chef Ebonnie Newby will work with Executive Head Chef Tamas Pamer to intertwine the chocolate into each dish, something only the most talented chefs can accomplish. Guests' sight, taste and smell senses will be treated to something truly extraordinary, they will wish it wasn't only for one weekend! |
The Gallery Eumundi Group Exhibition: Best of the Best on the River |
| Venue: | The Gallery Eumundi: 235 Gympie Terrace, Noosaville, QLD 4566 |
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| Date: | '14 March - 15 April ' |
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| Booking: | Thegalleryeumundi.com.au |
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| All the artists will be showcasing new works and the eclectic collection means that there is something for everyone; the bold works in oil, by the artist Des Rolph where Noosa National park has been the influence of her stunning ethereal landscapes. Caroline Magerl once again paints her striking figures in a beautiful rich colour palette. The master of acrylic James Ainslie will not disappoint his followers with moody skies and presenting pure Australian landscapes. Madeleine Ekeblad takes us on a musical whirlwind with skilfully applied enamel on canvas. For something a little quirky and challenging there is nothing better than Paul Reynolds with his wonderful mixed media on canvas. Ron McBurnie's delicate and atmospheric ink and watercolour works on paper have the feel of French Provence. |
Independent Women Part 2 |
| Venue: | Rue Bebelons Upstairs, 267 Little Lonsdale street, Melbourne |
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| Date: | '30th March - 22nd April (Friday to Monday), Preview 30th March ' |
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| Time: | 9:45pm (Friday to Sunday), 6pm (Monday) |
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| Fee: | $20.00 Full, $16.00 Group (4 or more), $16.00 Cheap Mondays & Preview |
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| Booking: | Trybooking.com/BAKQ or at the door |
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In the Spring of 2000 Destiny's Child released the #1 hit Independent Women Part 1. It was the Female Eunuch of the Girl Power Generation. Coupled with Samantha Jones' raging sex-life at 40, the future looked peachy for girls on the cusp of womanhood.
Ten years later Victoria Healy ponders what happened to those Independent Women who could pay all of their Bills, Bills, Bills.
Independent Women Part 2 delves into the promise preached to girls at the turn of the millennium: You will be independent, you will have a brilliant sex-life and most of all you will look fabulous doing it. The show is interlaced with the music and pop culture that defined the Generation. |
What's On 8th - 14th of August |
| Venue: | ACMI, Federation Square, Melbourne |
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Seniors' Cinema: Fine Films for Grown Up Tastes: The Eye of the Storm MA15+
11th - 20th of August, 2012
Elizabeth Hunter (Charlotte Rampling) is an imperious Sydney matriarch whose impending demise has her wayward adult children (Geoffrey Rush and a devastatingly good Judy Davis) scurry to her deathbed with a lifetime of hurts and resentments in tow.
Exhibitions: The Story of Film, Television & Digital Culture
Free and Open daily 10am - 6pm
From gems of early film to unforgettable TV moments and the latest in digital lifestyle, the exhibition spans the diversity of entertainment and creativity that makes the moving image such a dominant cultural force.
Free Screen Worlds Orientation Tours
Daily 11am & 2pm
Our free guided orientation tours are the perfect way to experience Screen Worlds. Tours for individuals and families run for approx.
30mins and operate on a first-come, first-served
Basis, with a maximum of 15 people per tour.
ACMI Friends: Melbourne International Film Festival
Until 19 August
From international award winners to unseen masterworks, MIFF means film!
All the festival's favourite programs return in 2012 - International Panorama, Next Gen, Documentaries and Backbeat, are only the tip of the iceberg.
Miff.com.au |
Pyramids and Pimm's |
| Venue: | The Butterfly Club, 204 Bank Street, South Melbourne |
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| Date: | '28 March - 22 April (each Tuesday, Wednesday & Sunday)' |
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| Time: | 9:30pm |
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| Fee: | Full: $22, Concession & Groups of 8 or more: $18, Tight-ass Tuesdays: $15 |
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| Booking: | Comedyfestival.com.au |
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What happens when a bogan belly dancer from Reservoir with delusions of grandeur, and an eccentric Toorak grand dame who still believes in the White Australia policy, are thrown together with no escape?
Like oil and vinegar you'd think Lay-lah and Davina would never mix, but see what happens when they're given a good shake!
This newly formed female comedy duo, Caroline Ferguson (3AW) and Yvonne Malik, present a vivid and hilarious take on contemporary culture, the great divide between the north and south of the Yarra and the recent events in the Middle East - even Davina will have her own Arab awakening! |
Franco Choos Roman Celebrazione menu |
| Venue: | Franco Choo's: 179a High Street Prahran |
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| Date: | '3rd - 14th April 2012' |
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| Franco Choo's, Prahran's tiniest Mediterranean dining room - modelled on an Italian trattoria, opened a year ago to great accolades and rave reviews. Steven's refined flavours and enduring style set the scene for an informal yet stylishly rustic room and an equally relevant rustic menu. His Malaysian heritage created a twist but that quirkiness continues to please and surprise. The uniquely Italian varietal wine list has continued to evolve across the year and it goes a long way to compliment the small yet broad menu. |
Site Guide 2012 |
| Venue: | in unexpected corners of Melbourne CBD |
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| Date: | 'April 14th' |
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Teens from different worlds are taking over the city. Young people from all over Melbourne are coming together to create three unique flashmobs to show Melbournites an unseen side of their city.
St Martins Youth Arts Centre, artist group one step at a time like this, Noble Park English Language School and the City of Melbourne are thrilled to present SITE GUIDE this April. This site-specific cultural exchange dance project sees a diverse group of young people, some of whom are from refugee backgrounds, work together with professional artists to create original pop-up performances.
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Kelfi and Fikel |
| Venue: | The Butterfly Club |
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| Date: | 'Thursday-Saturday inclusive: 29th-31st March, 5th-7th April, 12th-14th April, 19th-21st April' |
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| Time: | 10:30pm (Dark Risque Cabaret slot) |
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| Fee: | $22 Adults, $19 Concessions, $18 (groups of 8 or more) |
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| Booking: | Thebutterflyclub.com, tickets also available at the door. |
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Fiona Della Ca and Kellie Higgins are Kelfi & Fikel (Slide Cabaret Festival, Canal Cafe Theatre UK), a quirky new musical comedy duo.
Their original songs and sketches are irreverent, crude and unapologetic. You can\'t help but laugh, blush, or at least tap your foot as they team up their warped characters in off-the-wall scenarios.
With Higgins at the piano, their beautiful voices wonderfully compliment each other, so, despite whatever profanities or obscenities might be coming out of their mouths, they are at least easy on the ear.
Kelfi & Fikel have been likened to French and Saunders, the Mighty Boosh, Cook and Moore, and Snugglepot and Cuddlepie on acid. The relationship between Della Ca & Higgins (real-life friends since primary school) is unpredictable, daring and a joy to behold.
If you enjoy a character-based, naughty cabaret, with more one-liners than you can poke a stick at, come and check out the uniquely twisted perspective of Kelfi & Fikel in their Melbourne Comedy Festival debut. |
Melbourne Cabaret Festiva |
| Venue: | Chapel Off Chapel: 12 Little Chapel Street, Prahran |
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| Date: | 'Friday 13th - Sunday 15th July' |
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| Fee: | $35 |
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| Booking: | 03 9290 7000 or Melbournecabaret.com |
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Just a reminder that over the Bastille Day weekend as part of the Melbourne Cabaret Festival, Wendy Lee Taylor's unique blend of 'jazz cabaret' will take audiences on an intimate journey: 'The Paris Walk'. Accompanied by a stylish jazz trio featuring top local musicians, Wendy will share her Parisian experiences through a selection of French chanson, international standards and original songs by Wendy Lee Taylor and William Zappa. French favourites include 'Non, je ne regrette rien' 'La vie en rose' and 'C'est si bon'.
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Live in the Studio: The World of Downton Abbey |
| Venue: | Studio 1, ACMI, Federation Square, Melbourne |
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| Date: | 'Thursday 28th of June, 2012' |
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| Time: | 7pm |
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| Fee: | Full $15 Concession $12 ACMI Members $11 |
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| Booking: | Acmi.net.au/studio |
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| The Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) continues its homage to the small screen with its continuing program Live in the Studio. Dissecting, highlighting and relishing all things made for TV, this series appears each month with pundits from pop-culture, academia and industry experts. Together they present unique points of view on television events that sit on the knife edge (or garden fence) between analysis and entertainment. |
Tru Blood 2: A Second Bite with Charlaine Harris and Sam Trammell |
| Date: | '28th of July in Sydney and the 29th of July in Melbourne.' |
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| Fee: | from $100 |
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The event features Charlaine Harris, Sam Trammell and other guests live on stage for a few stories, anecdotes as well as Question and Answers. There will also be a variety of events throughout the day, such as auctions, raffles and trivia. There will also be merchandise as well as rare collectibles available to purchase from the dealers. You will also have the chance to meet the guests and acquire autographs and professional photographs.
28th of July: Leighton Hall, The John Niland Scientia Building, University of New South Wales: High St, Kensington
29th of July: The Spot Basement Theatre, Business & Economics Building: 198 Berkeley St,
Melbourne |
ACMI What's On 25 to 31 July 2012 |
| Venue: | ACMI, Federation Square, Melbourne |
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Australian Perspectives: The Piano
28th of July 2012 4pm
Harvey Keitel, Holly Hunter and Anna Paquin (who became one of the youngest actors to receive an Academy Award) offer stunning performances in this multi-award winning film. Recently restored 35mm print.
Kids' Flicks: ACMI Alice in Wonderland
29 Jul & 26 Aug 2012
This classic film features inspired set pieces including the Mad Hatter's Tea Party and the Cheshire Cat (voiced by Sterling Holloway) singing stanzas from Carroll's nonsense poem Jabberwocky. Alice (Kathryn Beaumont) takes it all in her stride in this delirious musical fantasy.
Focus On: Nocturnal Transmissions: The Cinema of Guy Maddin
Until 27 July 2012
My Winnipeg
27 July 2012
A witty, surreal docu-fantasia about Maddin's home town, Winnipeg, a snowbound landscape from which there is seemingly no escape. Screens with My Dad is 100 Years Old
Keyhole Unclassified 18+
24 July 2012
The Australian premiere of Maddin's sprawling gangster flick, which pays homage to Homer's 'Odyssey'. |
L.A. Casting Director Tamara Hunter in a One-Day Master Intensive |
| Venue: | Screenwise Studios: 84 - 86 Mary Street, Surry Hills, NSW |
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| Date: | '5th of August 2012' |
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| Time: | 9am - 5pm |
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| Booking: | (02) 9281 4484 |
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Screenwise Film & Television School is bringing one of Los Angeles' most sought after Casting Directors, Tamara Hunter, to Sydney, for a one-day master intensive, in August.
This is a chance for Australian actors to be seen by the world class casting director behind hit movies such as TRON: Legacy, Iron Man 1 & 2, Kick-Ass, Captain America, Cowboys and Aliens, and recently Safe House and The Avengers, starring Australia's own Chris Hemsworth.
Denise Roberts, founder and CEO of Screenwise, states, 'Acting is the easy part...getting seen by the right people? Now that's hard. We have a plethora of incredible talent here, and Screenwise will continue to do it's utmost to help them make that difficult transition from Domestic to International'. |
AIBA's World of Beer |
| Venue: | The Atrium, Federation Sqaure |
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| Date: | '18th of May' |
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| Time: | 4pm-8pm |
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| Booking: | Beerawards.com.au |
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David Collins In The Air Tonight |
| Venue: | Sidetrack Theatre, 142 Addison Road Centre, Marrickville |
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| Date: | 'May 1 - May 20 (no shows on Monday 7th or Monday 14th)' |
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| Fee: | Adult $33.50, Concession $30.50, Junior (2-17 years) $23 |
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| Booking: | Sydneycomedyfest.com.au or 02 9020 6966 |
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Hot Dub Time Machine |
| Venue: | The Lair, Metro Theatre |
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| Date: | 'Sat 28th April ' |
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| Time: | 11:30pm |
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| Fee: | $20 |
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| Booking: | Sydneycomedyfest.com.au |
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| A sell-out hit at the Sydney and Adelaide Fringes, DJ Tom Loud brings his late night festival interactive dance show back to Sydney for one night only. Using the top-secret carbon neutral energy source, 'Hot Dub,' we'll travel back in time to 1954 where, powered by your boogie, we'll party our way through music history, back to 2012! |
5-Course Meal for World Environment Day |
| Venue: | The Restaurant at Rozelle's 3 Weeds |
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| Date: | 'Tuesday June 5th, 2012' |
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| Fee: | $90pp including wine |
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In honour of World Environment Day, The Restaurant at Rozelle's 3 Weeds is offering diners a unique and mouth-watering menu using only the freshest locally-grown produce.
A delectable five-course meal awaits diners at the multi-award winning restaurant (for only $90pp including wine) on Tuesday June 5. Each course is created using bio-dynamic and sustainable ingredients, many of which are picked straight from 3 Weed's own garden. |
The Super Woman Money |
| Venue: | Superwomanmoney.com. |
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| The Super Woman Money Program, presented by VicSuper, has been developed to help women understand more about their finances, take better control of their money and create a lifestyle they can enjoy now and throughout their lives. |
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