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SYDNEY, May 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The 5(th) annual Vivid Sydney (24 May - 10 June) was officially opened tonight with Sydney's iconic Opera House illuminated in a stunning 3D-mapped visual feast of colour, movement, and world-class lighting artistry by Australian creative innovators The Spinifex Group. To view the multimedia content associated with this release, please click: http://www.multivu.com/mnr/61771-vivid-sydney-festival-2013(Video will be LIVE from 1 am Sydney time (May...
Beach to fund 100% of an AUD$11.5 million drilling and 3D seismic program to earn 50% CALGARY, May 23, 2013 /CNW/ - Bengal Energy (TSX: BNG) ("Bengal", or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has agreed to form a strategic joint venture (the "JV") for the exploration and development of its 100% owned Tookoonooka Block ("ATP 732") in the Cooper Basin of Australia with Beach Energy Ltd. ("Beach"), an Australian energy company (ASX: BPT). Highlights: --...
SYDNEY, May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The 18 finalists for Tourism Australia's 'Best Jobs in the World' - three for each of the six dream jobs - have been chosen and will travel Down Under next month to spend a week undergoing the final stage of the global competition. For downloadable print and broadcast campaign materials visit the following link: http://medianet.multimediarelease.com.au/bundles/199f65c8-6e27-4b28-9651-eef8f9595a8a The lucky candidates from 12 countries will face...
TORONTO, May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - Gran Colombia Gold Corp. (TSX: GCM) announced today the release of its unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying management's discussion and analysis (MD&A) for the first quarter of 2013 and the results of its ongoing exploration at its Segovia Project. All financial figures contained herein are expressed in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted. First Quarter 2013 Highlights -- Total gold...
VANCOUVER, May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - Veris Gold Corp. (TSX: VG) (OCTQB: YNGFF) (Frankfurt Xetra Exchange: NG6A) (the "Company") announced its unaudited interim financial and operational results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2013 on May 13, 2013. This information should be read in conjunction with the Company's condensed consolidated interim financial statements, including the notes thereto, and the related Management's Discussion and Analysis. A conference call to...
Got three days (or four) for a relaxed driving holiday? GreatOceanRoad.info recommends three different travel routes that can take holidaymakers to see the marvellous sights that the south-eastern coast of Australia has to offer. Victoria, AUS (PRWEB) May 10, 2013 Tourists and travellers seeking to behold the various natural wonders, wildlife, and cultures of Australia's many regions may find it difficult at times to plot the best route that would enable them to see and experience as...
JOHANNESBURG, April 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Gold Fields Limited (Gold Fields) (JSE, NYSE, NASDAQ Dubai: GFI) has published its Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves supplement to the 2012 Integrated Annual Review on the Gold Fields website at http://www.goldfields.co.za. The Gold Fields Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves Supplement 2012 is made up as follows: - The Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves Overview, which provides a...
Toronto Stock Exchange: VG VANCOUVER, April 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - Veris Gold Corp. (TSX: VG) (OTCQB: YNGFF) (Frankfurt Xetra Exchange: NG6A) is pleased to announce that the 8 millionth ounce of gold was produced from the Jerritt Canyon processing plant in Nevada on March 21, 2013. The long-lived gold mining operations at Jerritt Canyon make it part of only a few leading gold production properties in Nevada. In the early operating years from 1983 to 2006, the Jerritt Canyon...
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, April 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Gold Fields Limited (Gold Fields) (JSE, NYSE, NASDAQ Dubai: GFI) is pleased to report that employees at its Tarkwa and Damang mines in Ghana returned to work yesterday evening and this morning after embarking on illegal industrial action last Tuesday (2 April 2013). This follows after management and the Ghana Mineworkers Union reached settlement on the issues that gave rise to the dispute. Notes to...
SYDNEY, March 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Sydney Harbour Bridge will be the centrepiece of an interactive light installation for Vivid Sydney, bringing world-class lighting artistry to one of Australia's most internationally recognised landmarks. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130328/HK84164 ) Vivid Sydney event partner, Intel Australia has teamed up with Sydney-based lighting innovators; 32 Hundred Lighting, to create an immersive projection onto the bridge's western...
Latest States and territories of Australia Reference Libraries
The quokka (Setonix brachyurus) is the sole member of its genus, Setonix, and is a marsupial in the macropod family. It is native to Australia, holding a fragmented range that includes coastal islands like Bald Island and Rottnest Island. There is a small population in continental Australia located in Two Peoples Bay Nature Reserve. On Rottnest Island, its preferred habitat includes areas in cultivated gardens to semiarid scrublands. The quokka was first discovered by Europeans, and in 1696,...
The Blue Bonnet (Northiella haematogaster) is a species of bird native to Australia. It is the only member of the genus Northiella. Its habitat includes open woodland, scrub, river forest, spinifex (a type of Australian grass), and farmlands. It is found throughout the eastern half of Australia, and a smaller race is found in the western Australian Nullarbor (flat, almost treeless, arid or semi-arid country immediately north of the Great Australian Bight) region. This bird is about 10.6...
The eastern Spinebill (Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris), is a species of honeyeater found in dry sclerophyll forest, scrub and heathland from the Cooktown area in North Queensland south through New South Wales east of the Great Dividing Range, through Victoria and into the Flinders Ranges in eastern South Australia as well as throughout Tasmania. Adaptable, they can be found in urban gardens with sufficient vegetation to act as cover and a food source. It is around 6 inches long, and has a...
Gilbert's Potoroo (Potorous gilbertii), is an Australian marsupial that is critically endangered. It lives in a restricted area on the southwest coast of Western Australia.The potoroo was presumed extinct for 120 years before it was re-discovered in 1994 in Two Peoples Bay Nature Reserve. In efforts to protect the remaining population three potoroos (one male and two females) were relocated to Bald Island in August 2005 where they are free from predation. Since that time an additional four...
The Fairy Prion (Pachyptila turtur), is a small seabird found throughout the oceans and coastal areas in the Southern Hemisphere. Their colonies can be found on Chatham, Snares and Antipodes Islands of New Zealand, Bass Strait Islands of Australia, Falkland Islands, Marion Island, the Crozet Islands and Macquarie Island. The Fairy Prion is about 11 inches long. It has gray upper plumage, black-tipped tail, black "M" wing markings, and white below. Its diet consists mainly of plankton,...
