Festivals Australia
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Gary Murray, chairman of the Northwest Region Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Board and a member of the Dja Dja Wurrung nation speaks as protesters stage a sit down protest outside Flinders Street Station in Melbourne on Friday. Photograph: Scott Barbour/Getty Images Tens of thousands of Australians have taken part in protests throughout the country in a fight against the forced…
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Australian Themed
Teresa Palmer shows off her baby bump as she grabs breakfast at Cafe Gratitude on Monday (October 3) in West Hollywood, Calif. The 30-year-old Lights Out actress has been enjoying her time back home after traveling to Italy to premiere her film Hacksaw Ridge at the, and then to Canada to attend the premiere of her movie Message from the King during the 2016 Toronto International…
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Dancing Festival Australia
There is also a suggestion that Morris dancing occurred in Melbourne in the 1930s, yet it was not until the 1970s, on the back of the nationwide folk revival, that Morris gathered momentum and teams, or sides, were established. The hotbed of Morris in those days was undoubtedly Perth, with the oldest continuous side to this day being Perth Morris Men, which celebrated its 40th…
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List of Australian festivals
Fest300 Magazine has just released a list of The World’s 300 Best Festivals, with a number of our Australian faves making the grade. The epic list, which includes everything from major music festivals like Glastonbury to cultural events like the Fiesta de San Fermín, has truly cast a wide net ranking festive gatherings in seven different regions. In Australia’s case, we were…
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List of Music festivals in Australia
Coachella 2015 (Photo : Mark Davis/Getty Images) It is no secret that music festivals are where money is right now in the music business. Unless you are named Adele , Justin Bieber or Taylor Swift, you probably aren t making much money selling records and live music can be hit or miss with the up-front costs of touring as a band. Festivals are both profitable for bands and…
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Festival in Western Australia
With events in cities and towns across the state, the 2015 festival attracted 170 events and over 145, visitors. Operating in WA since 2012, the festival is WA’s largest heritage event and with a festival in each state and territory, is known nationally as the National Trust Heritage Festival. The festival has an annual theme to provide inspiration. In 2016 it is Discovery…
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Festivals of Australia
Last month NSW premier Mike Baird said he’d be asking his ministers to review the system for granting permits to music festivals because he’d had ‘enough’. Following a number of high-profile drug-related deaths at festivals in recent years, the hospitalisation of a 23-year-old woman who attended Field Day on New Year’s Day proved the last straw for the man in charge of the…
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Festivals Australia 2014
The coming months are a travelling film buff s dream, as film festivals all over the country pop up celebrating both international and local film. Wherever in the country your travels may take you, there is sure to be festival nearby - or at least only a few hours drive away. We ve located some of the top film festivals around Australia for you to include in your itineraries…
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Greek Festival in Australia
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will be attending the opening of the Greek Lonsdale Street Festival on Saturday, February 27. The festival opening will also be attended by the leader of the federal Opposition, Bill Shorten, Prime Minister of Victoria, Daniel Andrews, federal and state parliamentarians, as well as representatives of Greek diplomatic and religious…
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Summer festivals Australia
Paul McConnell/Getty Images A music festival-goer displays an Australian flag in Sydney, Australia. Australia could potentially feature pill testing at upcoming summer music festivals nationwide, excluding the coastal state of New South Wales (NSW). Alex Wodak, president of the Australian Drug Enforcement, and physician David Caldicott plan to launch pill-testing trials at…
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