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Aldi opens its doors today

Geoff Ebbs /2 July, 2014

Aldi’s 337th  Australian store opens in Montague Rd West End today. The supermarket chain specialises in providing a limited range of goods at prices well below that of traditional supermarkets. The company is busy emphasising the positives which it bills as a ‘smarter shopping experience’. Fundamentally, the benefits to the community boil down to employment opportunities Continue Reading →

Romeo and Juliet sweeps clean

Geoff Ebbs /2 July, 2014

Kenneth McMillan’s Romeo & Juliet has not been seen in Australia before. That it is now here in Brisbane, with some of the British superstars occasionally in lead roles, is due to the hard work and vision of Queensland Ballet Artistic Director, Li Cun-Xin. Life-long dancer and corporate juggler, Master Li has set out to Continue Reading →

Change of focus for film festival

Sam Navin /2 July, 2014

This year, a new initiative called the Brisbane Asia Pacific Film Festival (BAPFF) will take over the Brisbane International Film festival (BIFF), that was run by the Queensland government through the Screen Queensland for over 22 years. Screen Queensland has agreed to support Brisbane Marketing in its endeavors to start marketing a new film festival Continue Reading →

Shooting The Moon

admin /1 July, 2014

Clear crisp winter nights are often the best for star gazing in the Australia but, it gets very cold, so don’t forget to rug up before doing any extended star watching. Winter sees our night skies dominated by the Southern Cross, sprawling Scorpio and Sagittarius, in which the heart of our galaxy hides, so it’s Continue Reading →

Get a grip on the pension rules

Giovanni /1 July, 2014

Westender readers are well aware of the changes to the pension brought in during the last budget. Since the mid 1980’s governments have been alarmed by our slowing population growth, the increasing number of people seeking a pension (Baby Boomer bulge), and a dwindling tax base to pay for it all. No solution is easy Continue Reading →