Sydney Festival gets a new director
Kris Nelson will assume the role of Festival Director for Sydney Festival from 2026 to 2029, leading the festival into its milestone 50th edition in 2026. The Sydney Festival Board shared the exciting news today, with Nelson joining the fold following a six-and-a-half-year stint as Artistic Director and CEO at…
Sydney Film Festival 2024 Award Winners announced at the closing gala.
The 71st Sydney Film Festival tonight awarded the prestigious Sydney Film Prize to Italian filmmaker Paola Cortellesi for her film There’s Still Tomorrow, a moving, empowering melodrama about an industrious woman in post-WWII Rome. Cortellesi directs and stars in the film, which became a box office phenomenon in Italy, outperforming the likes of Barbie and Oppenheimer. The winner…
Help easing loneliness could be just next door
Neighbour Day to be held this Sunday 27th March 2022. An increasing number of Australians are reportedly suffering from feelings of loneliness in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, with many of us still suffering from the impacts of social isolation. Sydney’s Chief Resilience Officer says the remedy to this…
New Aurora Australis charter flights announced for Australia and New Zealand adventurers who want all the shine!
Discover Beyond, a consumer travel marketplace powered by travel technology platform, TRAVLR, in association with BBC Global News, has today announced its iconic Aurora Australis itinerary, otherwise known as the Southern Lights, aboard a luxury private jet departing from Melbourne or Christchurch from 27 March – 7 April 2022. This is one…
Aunty Val named Senior Australian of the Year 2022
Starting as a cadet volunteer while still in primary school, for more than 50 years Valmai (Val) Dempsey has dedicated her life to St John Ambulance. She’s one of the Australian Capital Territory’s longest-serving volunteers and, year after year, she still dedicates more hours than any other volunteer. In 2020,…
Bombing of Darwin – 80th Anniversary event guide.
We are coming up on the 80th anniversary of the Bombing of Darwin Day and Darwin is pulling out all the stops to provide a wide variety of in-person and online events to mark this historic occassion. Check out all the events available across all areas of the Territory. Darwin…