Macquarie Centre Promotions

Macquarie Centre's Summer Fashion Guide
Available now!

Pick up a copy of the catalogue in centre or visit macquariecentre.com.au for the interactive guide, where you can search through the latest looks and trends for Summer. Get carried away with fashion...

Win a Sex and the City Package!*
Package includes: A 42” Panasonic full HD Plasma TV, Panasonic Blu-Ray DVD player, Sex and the City – Blu-Ray movie and complete Series Box Set on DVD.
To enter, simply visit macquariecentre.com.au
Competition closes at 5.00pm, Tuesday 6 October 2009.
*Terms and conditions apply. authorised under NSW Permit No. LTPS/09/07378. For full terms and conditions, please visit macquariecentre.com.au.

DigiSPAA - Australia's Premier Digital Feature Film Competition

Are you an aspiring filmmaker? There is only a couple of weeks until the deadline for all feature films to be submitted to the DigiSPAA digital filmmaking competition. The prize consists of $15,000 cash, $20,000 worth of post-production, a guaranteed screening of their film on the Movie Extra channel, plus a return airfaire and free registration to the prestigious CineMart International Film Festival Rotterdam.

The competition acts as the launching pad for local directors, including Jason Byrne, 2008 winner for Little Deaths, and John L. Simpson, 2007 winner for Men's Group, who are making waves in the local and international film industry.

Four finalists will be screened at this year's SPAA Fringe conference on 16 and 17 October at Foxtel Television Centre, North Ryde, and judged by an expert industry panel including Antony I. Ginnane, President of IFM World Releasing Inc., Geoff Brown, Executive Director SPAA; Daniel Scharf, Producer of Geoffrey Wright's AFR Award-winning Romper Stomper; Colleen Meldrum, Program Director, Movie Network Channels and Stacey Edmonds, Producer/Director of I Know How Many Runs You Scored Last Summer.

Two finalists will then be selected and the winner announced at the annual SPAA Conference 17 - 20 November. All finalists will be made available to prominent international and local delegates, offering applicants ample exposure to the top dogs of the industry.

Applications close at 5pm on Friday 18 September 2009. Eligible films are feature length, with a running time of at least 70mins, digitally produced and completed to advanced post-production stage no earlier than 31 August 2008, and independently funded.

For full details, application form and guidelines go to http://www.spaa.org.au/

DigiSPAA is a creative project of the Screen Producers Association of Australia (SPAA) an industry body that represents Australian independent film and television producers on all issues affecting the business and creative aspects of screen production.

Grapeshot Competition Winners

Luggage Bazaar.com Competition Winners from Issue 4

- Major Suitcase Prize Winner: Breanna Jones

- $20 Luggage Bazaar e-voucher Winners: Elise Tobin, Mardhiah, Li May Ngu, Craig Pippen, Andri Rusta, Katrina Watson, Suhanis Suberi, Cynthia Liu, Robert Martinez, Harini Venkatesh, Rebecca Miller, Stephanie Pakar, Melissa Kurniawa, Ferdinand Guba

Luggage Bazaar.com Competition Winners from Issue 5

- Major prize suitcase/ computer trolley winners: Melissa Tweedie / Cheah Yi Li

- $20 Luggage Bazaar e- voucher winners: Eliza Stewart, Li May Ngu, Mitchell Feltscheer, Jim Coleman, Sheilla Vallester, Mardhiah, Ai Vee Tan, Wietske van Aken, Saki Abe, Cydney Char, Sedighe Meghdari, Kathryn Ford.

Disgrace Film Competition Winners

Anh Thi Nguyet Dang, Rebecca Ninness, Stephanie Pakar, Patrick Schultheiss, Suhanis, Mardhiah, Lee Kok Lian, Li May Ngu, Elna Schonfeldt

* please note some winners wish to remain anonymous

SPAA Fringe celebrates its 10th anniversary The Voice Behind Film and TV TICKETS NOW ON SALE!

2009 marks the tenth anniversary of SPAA Fringe, celebrating a decade as one of Australia’s leading film conferences. This year the event will be held at the FOXTEL Television Centre in North Ryde on Friday 16^th and Saturday 17^th October, 2009. Over ten inspiring years, SPAA Fringe continues to educate, inspire and connect by providing a unique opportunity for the emerging sector to network with like-minded, content creators.

Tickets are now on sale through the website www.spaa.org.au/fringe. This is an exclusive event with limited numbers in 2009, so first in best dressed.

SPAA Fringe is an interactive two-day seminar for serious filmmakers who are interested in building their community and career within the Australian screen industry. The event is comprised of workshops, roundtables, one-on-one sessions, panel discussions, film screenings and social networking events.

“SPAA Fringe is where filmmakers gain insight, knowledge and all important contacts. Foxtel, with its impressive purpose-built facilities, is the ideal location to fulfill these objectives. This year, Fringe will be highly interactive and practical.”

Gaylee Butler, SPAA Fringe Director

In 2008, the conference showcased an aspirational line-up of speakers including, award-winning feature film Producer, Melanie Coombs (Mary and Max, Harvie Krumpet); LAMP Director Gary Hayes;celebrated Executive Producer Sue Maslin (Celebrity: Dominick Dunn, Japanese Story); comedic TV Producer, Anthony Watt (Spicks & Specks, Full Frontal, Hamish & Andy, Comedy Inc.) as well as many other established and emerging filmmakers, TV execs and industry professionals.

SPAA Fringe brings together individuals who are inspired to make media content that is innovative, creative and interactive. People who are interested in similar projects or subjects can start a discussion thread on Fringe Facebook; while The Melting Pot allows registered delegates to be able to find creative partners by posting an advertisement to other registered delegates calling for expressions of interest for anything your heart desires.

Stay tuned for further announcements on this year’s line-up including keynote speakers, premiere screenings and other opportunities to immerse you in all facets of the film business.

SPAA FRINGE RATES

Early Bird - before Sept 15, SPAA members 2 day pass - $120*, Non-members 2 day pass - $190, Non-members 1 day pass -$ 120, Students 2 day pass - $120*, General Prices - after Sept 15, SPAA Members 2 day pass - $170*, Non-members 2 day pass - $240, Non-members 1 day pass -$ 170, Students 2 day pass - $170*, *Note: No 1 day passes for students or SPAA Members

SPAA Fringe is brought to you by the Screen Producers Association of Australia (SPAA) an industry body that represents Australian independent film and television producers on all issues affecting the business and creative aspects of screen production.

More information is available on the website: www.spaa.org.au/fringe.

SPAA FRINGE COMMUNITY: www.spaa.org.au, http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=13065457971

MEDIA INFORMATION: For further information and images, please contact: Jessica De Boer, ph: 02 8354 1830, email: jessica@tsuki.com.au, Edweana Wenkart, ph: 02 8354 1830, email: edweana@tsuki.com.au

Australasian Network of Students with Disabilities (ANSWD) Information Sheet 2009

Australasian Network Of Students With Disabilities Logo depicting a figure of a person reaching for t As of Tuesday 9 December 2008

The Australasian Network of Students with Disabilities (ANSWD), formed at the Pathways 5 Conference in Canberra in early December 2000, is a student organisation, which advocates, promotes and campaigns on disability issues in the tertiary education field.

ANSWD aims to promote an equitable learning environment for all students. It is comprised of tertiary students with disabilities who are dedicated to ensuring equitable access to education by working together with staff at educational institutions throughout Australia and New Zealand.

ANSWD has an e-mail discussion list for students with disabilities, primarily designed to share information and discuss issues relevant to students with disabilities, education and employment. If you are a student with a disability whom is either studying at TAFE or University, or you are a potential tertiary student with a disability, who plans to commence tertiary studies in the following year we strongly encourage you to join the ANSWD discussion list. For more information about the discussion list go to http://www.answd.org/discussion.html

To subscribe to the mailing list send an e-mail to majordomo@postoffice.utas.edu.au with 'subscribe answd-list' somewhere in the message (without quotes).

If you are a member of the ANSWD discussion list and wish to send a message to the discussion list address the e-mail to answd-list@postoffice.utas.edu.au

The discussion list will only receive e-mails from members.

Goals of the discussion list include:

· To encourage information sharing amongst students with disabilities

· To facilitate friendships amongst students with disabilities from Australia and New Zealand

· To encourage students to be proud of their disability and achieve anything and everything they dream of.

To find out more about ANSWD please visit our web site at http://www.answd.org/

If you wish to contact ANSWD e-mail convenor@answd.org

J J J We warmly welcome your interest in the Australasian Network of

Students with Disabilities and hope to hear from you soon! J J J

Call out for Issue 7: Technology's overtaking the world - Rage Against the Machine!

Ever wonder how much time you really spend in front of the computer? Have you lost all your friends playing WOW? Or have you simply forgotten what daylight looks like? In this issue we're exploring technology and this wacky world we live in - where Facebook stalking, Twitter updates and instantaneous entertainment are right on our fingertips. Is our desire to keep in touch ultimately leading to the loss in the human touch? Are we wasting our life away in front of the computer screen? Is Google overtaking over the world? And, seriously, is everything we put online forever in the cyberspace ether, even once we press DELETE? We want to know how technology shapes the world around you. These are only suggestions … go crazy with your interpretations. There's still 3 weeks of mid-semester break to start writing, so pull out that lap top and start typin'!

Every Issue:

If you have any photos from a club event, an overseas exchange experience, or even recent shots from around campus please send them in with “Pictorial Round-up” in the subject line.

Send submissions of 150 words or less to “The Rant & Letters.”

Send submissions to grapeshotmq@gmail.com
Deadline: Monday 3rd August, 2009.

Word Limits:
Poetry - 30 lines
Fiction - 800 words.
Non-fiction/Articles - 800 words
Artwork - 300dpi - PDF or EPS - no more than 1 x A4 page per submission.

Photos for pictorial page- send single uncompressed files- saved at maximum quality

All work to be double spaced with page numbers. Only one submission at a time please. Submit electronically either in Word or rtf format.

Each submission should have name, contact details, word count and a statement declaring the work is your own on the first page.

If the work has been previously published please list publication and date on cover page.

Correspondence will be via email only.
Please make sure you read the style guide available at: http://www.uatmq.com.au/getinvolved/publication
The editorial team will respond to every submission.

PDF Files of past issues can also be located on our webpage, http://www.uatmq.com.au/getinvolved/publication

Visit the grapeshot office for print copies of past editions!
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The Editorial Team

I LOVE FOOD AWARDS- Mad Mex (Fresh Mexican Grill) Promotion

We all love food, and as a Mad Mex fan we know you love fresh, made-to-order Baja-Mexican food. Now’s your chance to tell all of Australia just how much!

Mad Mex Fresh Mexican Grill has been nominated in the Best Latin American category of The LifeStyle Food Channel’s second annual I LOVE FOOD AWARDS and just by voting, you go into the draw to win $10,000! Voting started last week and goes through until 20 July, so click here to cast your vote: http://www.lifestylefood.com.au/ilovefoodawards

Just Click the VOTE NOW button and type MAD MEX into the search bar, cast your vote for the Darlinghurst flagship location then register your details to go into the draw to win the $10,000 cash… it’s that easy!

The more you vote, the more chance you have to win! We hope to see you in the Darlinghurst, Circular Quay or Macquarie Centre Mad Mex locations soon!

Want more info? Just go to www.madmex.com.au or you can also join our group on Facebook or follow us on Twitter (@mad_mex)!

Mad Mex Fresh Mexican Grill… Mexican food with attitude!

Take the Grapeshot Feedback Survey & Win free movie tickets!

Take the Grapeshot Feedback Survey to go into the draw for one of five double passes to see Winged Creatures.

Winged Creatures: Synopsis

A moment of random violence erupts in an ordinary Los Angeles diner. The survivors find that the meaning of their lives has changed and that they must find trust in a world that now seems unforgiving. No matter how much their families and friends attempt to understand, these individuals must follow their own paths to recovery.

Winged Creatures is a powerful ensemble drama, starring Kate Beckinsale, Dakota Fanning, Guy Pearce, Forest Whitaker and Jennifer Hudson. A story of tragedy and hope for our times, it explores the notion that our lives are fleeting, like birds in a fight, like winged creatures.

www.icomovies.com.au/wingedcreatures

Take the grapeshot feedback survey here and help us improve your student publication (the survey takes less than 5mins). All suggestions and comments are welcome, and all details and comments will be kept confidential.

Winners will be notified by email.

NEWS RELEASE

June 24, 2009

AUSTRALIA LIVE TV.com SEARCHES FOR TELEVISION HOSTS

Australia Live TV is set to shine the spotlight on the next top Australian television presenters.

The Adelaide-based internet television station is searching for up-and-coming, vibrant and passionate media personalities to host its ‘Mornings Live’ program.

Australia Live TV CEO John Begley said the national search would allow the Australian public to decide the future ‘Mornings Live’ hosts.

“This is an extraordinary opportunity for two young Australians to launch their media careers while being paid and trained,” Mr Begley said.

“We are expecting applicants to exude charisma and have a strong knowledge of current affairs, sport and entertainment.

“We have only just launched the competition and applicants have already been posting their audition tapes on You Tube.”

He said entrants needed to be effective communicators, informing and entertaining to the corporate demographic of viewers aged between 18 and 40.

“We are breaking new ground at Australia Live TV and are excited to be creating a new foundation for the next faces of television,” he said.

Australia Live TV was the first to stream a live internet sports show with the launch of ‘KG and The General’ earlier this year.

The pioneering station now has ‘Xtreme Sports Hour with Nathan Strempel’, and coming soon will be ‘Mornings Live’, worldwide sports “guru” ‘Mahatma Cote’, ‘Open House’ and ‘Travel TV’.

“It would be ideal if the future hosts of ‘Mornings Live’ have past radio, television or print media experience but we do not want to limit the possibility of uncovering new talent,” Mr Begley said.

“All applicants will be considered on experience, ability, enthusiasm, video presentation and last but not least, the support generated from public voting.”

The program will run weekdays from 8am to 10am and is set to hit cyberspace in September from the exclusive Chapel Lane Studios in Hindmarsh, South Australia.

Applications close on July 31, with interviews of promising entrants conducted in August.

For more information about the competition or to lodge an application follow the prompts at www.australialivetv.com.au.

Issued by: Australia Live TV.com Business Relations Manager Helen Lawton-French on 0411 516 010 or helenlf@australialivetv.com

I smell FOOD!

Callout for Issue 6: Food, glorious food!

Issue 6:
Reduced fat with no artificial colours or flavouring? In this issue we’re exploring the issues surrounding food. We all eat it, but do we really think about it? Why’d you choose to become vegetarian? Are the food supplies the world over really becoming scarce? Why is it that I can never remember where SuperDoopers are kept in the supermarket aisle? Is “organic” just another marketing gimmick? How ethical is the food we buy? What are your cultural traditions surrounding food? And the biggie… is it finally time to boycott Maccas once and for all? We want to know what food means to you and how it shapes the world around you. These are only suggestions … go crazy with your interpretations. So submit and contribute, you’ve got the whole mid-semester break to start (and complete) writing. Suggestions or reviews for cheap (or not so cheap) eats around Sydney are welcome too!

Every Issue:
If you have any photos from a club event, an overseas exchange experience, or even recent shots from around campus please send them in with “Pictorial Round-up” in the subject line.

Send submissions of 150 words or less to “The Rant & Letters”.

Send submissions to grapeshotmq@gmail.com
Deadline: Monday 13th July, 2009.

Word Limits:
Poetry - 30 lines
Fiction - 800 words.
Non-fiction/Articles - 800 words

Artwork - 300dpi - PDF or EPS - no more than 1 x A4 page per submission.

Photos for pictorial page- send single uncompressed files- saved at maximum quality

All work to be double spaced with page numbers. Only one submission at a time please. Submit electronically either in Word or rtf format.

Each submission should have name, contact details, word count and a statement declaring the work is your own on the first page.

If the work has been previously published please list publication and date on cover page.

Correspondence will be via email only.
Please make sure you read the Styleguide available at
http://www.uatmq.com.au/getinvolved/publication
The editorial team will respond to every submission.

PDF Files of past issues can also be located on our webpage, http://www.uatmq.com.au/getinvolved/publication

Visit the grapeshot office for print copies of past editions!

Free Suitcase, Computer Trolley & $20 e-coupons up for grabs!

If you’re planning to travel in the July Uni break, there’s still time to enter our competition and save money with affordable suitcases from Luggage Bazaar!

Luggage Bazaar is again offering:

1) One lucky person the chance to win a fantastic 18.5 inch- 

47cm MS-5402 Suitcase   (pictured left)

2)  Another lucky person a chance to win a handy 18 inch – 46 cm SK Computer Trolley (pictured right)

 3) Five runner- ups will also receive $20 e-coupons redeemable at www.luggagebazaar.com.au. Coupons are valid until the 31/8/2009.

To enter the draw, simply email grapeshotmq@gmail.com and write ‘Luggage Bazaar Competition’ in the subject line. In the email please specify your name and your preferred prize, either the Suitcase or the Computer Trolley (e.g. ‘Rupert Grapeshot: my preferred prize is the Computer Trolley’). First prize winner will receive their preferred choice. Competition closes: June 30^th 2009.  Winners will be notified via email and competition results will be announced in Issue 6.

Luggagebazaar.com.au also offers students the following specials:  

·         - 15 % off all travel luggage items

     - Free shipping for purchases over A$100 within NSW

 - To take advantage of the above offers please use redemption code: UMQ15DISC

Issue 5 with Free CD out now!

Issue 5 of Grapeshot, including a free music CD is out now! 

Grab a copy around campus or drop by the student publication office, Level 1, U@MQ. 

we. love. sounds. too.

You’re kidding right? You’re missing out on this year’s We Love Sounds winter fesitval to study? C'mon it's on Saturday June 6 ... lonnggg weekend!

No more excuses! - We Love Sounds have announced additional artists to the already towering line-up .

The latest additions include USA’s Baltimore Club king pin Dave Nada who returns to Australia after his rapturous reception across the country in late 2008. Also added to the line-up is Chilean techno queen Dinky. Dinky has consistently released cutting edge underground house and techno this decade for Cocoon, Crosstown Rebels and her own Horizontal label. Local additions to the line-up include Perth’s Shazam and Sydney DJ and producer Redial.

These acts join a long and impressive list including Armin Van Buuren, Armand Van Helden, Kissy Sell Out live, James Zabiela, Headman, Chris Lake, Bobmo, 16 Bit Lolitas and many more, making this by far the largest We Love Sounds festival to date. Tickets are selling fast, with early bird allocations sold out within days of sale (Ticketek and Inthemix)!

But, because we want exam week to be just that more enjoyable, we’ve got 2 sets of tickets to give away for you and a friend! E-mail us at grapeshotmq@gmail.com with your name, contact details (pref mobile) and the subject, WE LOVE SOUNDS
Entries close Wednesday June 3, 5pm

Competition!

Win Double Passes to see Sunshine Cleaning at Greater Union MQ Centre

From the producers of Little Miss Sunshine, Sunshine Cleaning is a poignant, bitter-sweet family film about respect, love and clearing up body parts.

The story revolves around once high school cheerleading captain, Rose Lorkowski (Amy Adams - Doubt) who now finds herself a thirty something single mother working as a maid. Her sister Norah (Emily Blunt – The Devil Wears Prada) is still living at home with their dad Joe (Alan Arkin- Little Miss Sunshine), a salesman with a lifelong history of ill-fated get rich quick schemes. Desperate to get her son into a better school, Rose persuades Norah to go into the crime scene clean-up business to make some quick cash. In no time, the girls are up to their elbows in murders, suicides, and other... specialised situations.

To win one of twenty passes to see this film, simply take the Grapeshot feedback survey – http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=vD1_2fOsIdViiOYZNU2QLEkQ_3d_3d   - The survey takes less than five minutes- so help us improve your student publication! Competition closes June 11th.

Swap til you drop Event - Oaktree foundation

Swap til you drop/clothes swap with the Oaktree Foundation will not only raise money to alleviate the poverty of East Timorese youth, but will also benefit the community in which the event is held in allowing them to exchange their pre-loved clothes, accessories and so forth with others in the spirit of greater sustainability.

The success of numerous markets stand as testament to the idea that one person’s ‘trash’, can truly be another’s ‘treasure’. The clothes Swap fundraiser offers great potential to build upon this success and shed light on a growing need to be conscious of a more sustainable future. And at the same time raise cruicial funds East Timorse youth and their families.

Drop off your items 10am -11am
Swap til you drop 11.30am - 3pm.

28th June 2009
Dome, Crown Hotel

589 Crown St, Surry Hills

Get swapping to raise funds, and have a great day!

$15 online/$20 door
http://swaptilyoudrop.blogspot.com/