Job Vacancies Wagga Area

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ASSET MAINTENANCE ASSISTANT

Remuneration:Minimum $811.65 gpw + super
Enquiries:David Edgar – 0418 446 337 (Monday to Friday, 8.00am to 4.00pm)
Closing Date:Monday, 24 February 2014 @ 5.00pm AEST

 

PUMP STATION ATTENDANT

Remuneration:Minimum $811.65 gpw + super
Enquiries:David Edgar – 0418 446 337 (Monday to Friday, 8.00am to 4.00pm)
Closing Date:Monday, 24 February 2014 @ 5.00pm AEST

 

MANAGER INTERNAL AUDIT SERVICES

Enquiries: Phil Pinyon, General Manager – 02 6926 9121

Closing Date: Friday, 28 February 2014 @ 5.00pm AEST

WATER BILLING OFFICER

Remuneration:Minimum $942.39 gpw + super
Enquiries: Peter Revell – 02 6926 9488
Closing Date: Friday, 28 February 2014 @ 5.00pm AEST

 

ZOO CURATOR

Remuneration:Minimum $982.63 gross per week + super
Enquiries:Colin Scott – 0424 750 206 (Monday to Friday, 7.00am – 4.00pm)
Closing Date:Friday, 28 February 2014 @ 5.00pm AEST

 

GARDENER

Remuneration:Minimum $786.43 gpw + super
Enquiries:Colin Scott – 0424 750 206 (Monday to Friday, 7.00am – 4.00pm)
Closing Date:Friday, 28 February 2014 @ 5.00pm AEST

 

PLANT OPERATOR

Remuneration:Minimum $811.65 gpw + super
Enquiries: Peter Rowlands – 0424 751 496 (Monday to Friday, 7.00am – 4.00pm)
Closing Date:Monday, 3 March 2014 @ 5.00pm AEST

 

CIVIC THEATRE: CASUAL FRONT OF HOUSE

Remuneration: Minimum $24.80 gross per hour + super
Enquiries:Jo Somerville – 02 6926 9684
Closing Date:Friday, 14 March 2014 @ 5.00pm AEST

 

 

To view these opportunities and apply, please visit Wagga Wagga City Council’s vacancy page…

 

Review: The Book Thief (2013)

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I suppose its fair to say that most German children were not exactly to blame for the Holocaust.

I suppose I should say that The Book Thief was a masterpiece of cinema and a very important film etc. but I did find it somewhat problematic.

As a child’s eye view of the horrors of Germany during WWII it performed admirably, if not somewhat apologetic most of the time (after all every German hid a Jewish runaway in their Cellar NOT, no one knew what was happening NOT etc.).

It did tend to gloss over the appalling nature of the Third Reich, but then from a child’s perspective the world is always somewhat limited and pure around them. I can forgive it therefore for not really being a serious holocaust piece and a reflection of the insular nature of youth.

I have never much enjoyed Geoffrey Rush, I have always found his acting pompous and over intense, he actually worked very well in this role as the loving father making the best of bad times around him.

Perhaps the worst decision in the film was the Narrator who popped up now and then in the style of a children’s story, warranted points for making him the grim reaper in a sort of twist on this style, but nevertheless the film would have been much better without it.

In some ways their are parallels in this film to Benigni’s Life is Beautiful, but where Life is a sick “humourous” twist on the Holocaust, this film manages to stay far enough away from it to not be tainted with the same brush.

 

Review: Forces speciales (2011)

This is a french film about…. you guessed it, their Special Forces!forces-speciales-2011-21326-1412573642

It borrows very heavily from the Hollywood style and but for the French dialogue you could be mistaken for thinking this is a standard Hollywood action flick.

A nosey journalist gets kidnapped by the Taliban and because she’s female, all of France bends over backwards to rescue her. Then follows a major journey across the desert of Pakistan and snowy mountains to reach the safety of Afghanistan.

I know it sounds like I didn’t like this one much, but all in all (taking it for what it is) it is not a bad film with a pretty spectacular ending.

 

Review: Damnation Alley (1977)

Ok this is not the best movie ever made, but taken from a book by Roger Zelazny and with a damnation-alley-lobby-card-7 (1)script written by Lukas Heller (Dirty Dozen, Flight of the Phoenix) it has a lot going for it.

This is a post apocalyptic movie starring George Peppard and Jan Michael Vincent. The third world war kicks off as the movie begins and we follow a team in a missile silo launching the nukes.

After the war the earth is laid waste and the group set about surviving at their military base. After a while, it appears simply out of boredom, they set off in massive land vehicles in search of a mysterious signal.

Now you might be saying, I have heard all this pretty much before, but remember Damnation Alley used this plot line back in the seventies.

MOVEMENT ANNOUNCES PHASE 2 LINEUP

The 2014 Movement Electronic Music Festival, taking place Memorial Day weekend (May 24-26) inside Detroit’s Hart Plaza, announces a loaded phase two lineup featuring some of electronic music’s most illustrious artists and crossover acts, including Techno giants, Marco Carola, Boys Noize, Maceo Plex; trap music stars and MAD DECENT label mates, Baauer, RiFF RAFF, DJ Snake, Flosstradamus; and hip-hop super producer, Just Blaze.

Legendary techno icon, Kevin Saunderson will present Origins – a special showcase celebrating the originators, torchbearers and next wave creators of Techno and their cross-generational influence on each other. Saunderson will perform alongside an assembled group of artists, including fellow techno pioneers and emerging Detroit talent.

The ninth edition of the annual dance event welcomes renowned DJ and composer, Bonobo for his first-ever Movement appearance. The British native has received numerous accolades for the 2012 masterpiece Black Sands as well as his latest project The North Borders, released in spring of 2013. Fellow Brit, Jamie xx, one-third of the highly acclaimed indie electronic band The xx, will also make his Movement Festival debut. The versatile beatsmith and BBC 6 Music Mix’s newest resident DJ has been quite busy crafting his first solo album to be released later this year.

A number of festival favorites will return this year, including Dirtybird label chief and Detroit native, Claude VonStroke as well as global dance sensation, John Digweed. The enigmatic Jimmy Edgar will also make his festival return, as will Daniel Bell – this time under his famous moniker, DBX – live.

The 45 performances announced today, in alphabetical order, are as follows:

Adriatique
Andrés
Baauer
Bicep
Bonobo (DJ Set)
Boys Noize
Claude VonStroke
Daniel Avery – live
Dantiez Saunderson
DBX – live
DJ Godfather b2b DJ Zebo; feat. MC Flipside
DJ Snake
Ed Rush & Optical
Flosstradamus
Function – live
Golf Clap
Green Velvet
Jamie xx
Jacques Greene – live
Jimmy Edgar
John Digweed
Julio Bashmore
Just Blaze
Kevin Reynolds – live
Kevin Saunderson
Kode9
Konkrete Jungle Detroit
Maceo Plex
Malik Alston – live
Marco Carola
Martin Buttrich – live
Michael Mayer
Moon Boots
Move D
Niko Marks – live
Orphx – live
Oscar Mulero
Perseus
RiFF RAFF
Robert Hood – live
Ryan Hemsworth
Tiga
tINI
Tourist – live
Voices from the Lake – live

Today’s lineup is in addition to the phase one announcement made by Paxahau, which included Action Bronson, Adam X – live, Altstadt Echo, Anthony “Shake” Shakir, Black Asteroid – live, BMG, Brian Sanhaji – live, Carl Cox, Carl Craig, Chris Liebing, Damian Lazarus, Delano Smith, Dixon, DJ 3000, DJ Hyperactive, DJ Minx, DJ Psycho, DJ Sneak, Donor, DTM 2×4 DJ Seoul & T. Linder, Dustin Zahn, Eddie Fowlkes, Escort – live, Jamie Jones, Jeff Mills, Justin Martin, Keith Kemp, Kenny Larkin, Loco Dice, Los Hermanos – live, Luis Flores, Marques Wyatt, Metro Area – live, Miguel Migs, Mike Huckaby, Monoloc, Octave One – live, Pete Tong, Project 313 – live, Raíz, Richie Hawtin, Sean Deason, Simian Mobile Disco, Stacey “Hotwaxx” Hale, Stacey Pullen, Tale of Us, Terrence Dixon, The Martinez Brothers and Zeitgeber (Speedy J & Lucy).

Tickets for Movement are on sale now and can be purchased by visiting www.Movement.us . The cost for a three-day weekend pass is currently $110 and grants fans general admission access to the festival grounds with in-and-out privileges. The cost for a three-day VIP pass is currently $230 and includes many extras that can be found on the website. Check out the official Movement 2014 trailer online, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjfYii2zOHI

The Movement Electronic Music Festival takes place every Memorial Day weekend inside Hart Plaza – Detroit’s legendary riverfront destination. The festival features: five technologically-rich outdoor stages; more than 100 artists; a posh VIP setting located behind the main stage; dozens of official afterparties; an interactive technology center featuring the hottest gear in the industry; and several art displays to stimulate the senses. Over 107,000 people from around the globe attended the 2013 festival.
Awards and accolades received by the festival and producer include:

  • #5 on inthemix list of “12 Festivals You Don’t Want to Miss in 2014” 2014.
  • Resident Advisor’s “Festival of the Month” for May 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2008 and 2007.
  • #2 on Details “Hottest Summer Music Festivals of 2013.”
  • #18 on inthemix list of “25 Festivals to Discover Before You Die” 2013.
  • “Best Niche Festival” 2011 Rolling Stone.
  • #1 on the 2010 New York Post list of “10 Outstanding Music Fests.”
  • “Best Annual Event” by the Real Detroit Weekly reader’s survey in 2013, 2012, 2011 and 2010.
  • “Best Festival” by Metrotimes reader’s survey in 2013, 2012, 2011 and 2009.
  • “Best Festival of the Year” by Metromix.com’s reader’s survey in 2012, 2011 and 2009.
  • “Festival of the Year” by URB Magazine reader’s survey in 2008.
  • URB Magazine named Paxahau “Promoter of the Year” in 2004.

About Paxahau
Paxahau, now in its ninth year as producers of the Movement Electronic Music Festival in Detroit, first established itself 15 years ago as an online resource to promote both Detroit and electronic music. Paxahau is a name synonymous with excellence with an industry reputation that is second to none. Paxahau is proud of their continued independently owned festival status and is recognized across the world by artists and industry executives as a premier production and promotions organization.

Out of control sedan lands on Bondi Beach

An elderly man is in hospital after his car ran off the road, along a footpath, through a park and landed on Bondi Beach this afternoon.

Emergency services were called to the southern end of Bondi Beach about 1.30pm today (Tuesday 4 February 2014) responding to reports a man was unconscious within the sedan.

NSW Ambulance Paramedics treated the 90-year-old driver at the scene before taking him to St Vincent’s Hospital.

Police have been told the Pulsar sedan was being driven along Lamrock Avenue when it veered across to the western footpath in Campbell Parade and travelled about 20m along the footpath, hitting chairs and tables outside a café.

The vehicle then hit several street signs before crossing Campbell Parade onto the eastern footpath where it then travelled about 60m down an embankment in Bondi Park before continuing through a barrier onto the promenade, then onto the sand.

 

Review: Warhouse aka Armistice (2013)

This is a standout Indie film from last year (no its not about Zeus and the boys..that’s armisticeanother film called Armistice).

A young solider wakes up in a strange house and can’t remember anything. He proceeds downstairs and realizes he is locked in. He is attacked by a strange creature and we begin to realize that all is not as it seems…

I am still guessing about this one and will probably have to watch it a few more hundred times to work it out. Just the way I love films!

 

 

Review: The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)

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Leonardo being disgustingly rich

Certainly a very different film for Leonardo after The Great Gatsby…well maybe not as his new character in The Wolf of Wall Street is very much a Jay Gatz type of guy!

This film chronicles the rise to mega wealth of one of America’s biggest Security Fraud criminal’s, who exploited Mom and Pop investors right across America for every penny he could squeeze – In some ways a Gordon Gekko in Wall Street.

This brilliant film is in many ways a comedy; with a stand out performance from Jonah Hill as De Caprio’s offsider in some truly very funny scenes.  

Review: The Fifth Estate (2013)

This film is of course about Wiki leaks and Julian Assange played brilliantly by Benedict The_Fifth_Estate_35322Cumberbatch.

After seeing We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks I am prepared to accept that this film version is a fair assessment of the entire Wikileaks affair, the film is based on two books written about the incidents by close associates of Assange.

The film is not exactly very flattering to Julian Assange, it proposes him as unable to control his ego which seems fairly consistent with the real life person from what I have seen in the preceding documentary. I guess in his defense though he wasn’t really ready for the worldwide attention he received, being a quiet person with his head always stuck in his computer.

Also I may simply have been duped by the meglo-media machine into perceiving him that way, what you film and how you edit can very often determine the spin a director wants to put on a subject and how we perceive them.

A very interesting film that puts all of the events that made up Wiki Leaks together well.