The 2007 Inland NSW Tourism Awards will be held in Wentworth in Outback NSW on Sunday, 29 July 2007 . These awards celebrate tourism businesses in Outback NSW, New England North West, Central NSW and the Riverina.

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‘Celebrating the Rivers, the People, the Outback’.

12 – 22 JULY, 2007 – Perth

Revelation Film Festival started life in the back room of the Greenwich Club in the bowels of His Majestry’s Theatre, in Perth. The event developed international, independent and underground networks unlike any other event in the country.

This festival pioneered the concept of microcinema, which is currrently defining the international film exhibition scene and was instrumental in breaking documentary as a commercial consideration in Australia.

The festival includes Special Events, Features, Documentaries, Children’s Cinema, selected Shorts and Screen Conferences.

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Hook up with others who are passionate about design, have a drink and listen to creative industry professionals talk cutting-edge design! From fashion, interiors and architecture to innovations and new media, d factory brings together industry insiders, designers, journalists, students and all lovers of great design.

WHERE
Powerhouse Museum
Courtyard Café – enter via Macarthur Street

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26 July – Consumed by Design
16 August – Great design under $10
27 September – SOS Design
25 October – By appointment HRH
29 November – Graphic Design

Cine, located in the hearth of ‘The Entertainment Quarter’ (Formerly Fox Studios), has long been recognised as one of Sydney’s most enjoyable Italian cuisine experiences regularly frequented by a host of celebrities, TV personalities and our nations well loved sporting heroes. We specialise in contemporary and traditional Italian cuisine at a cost to suit every individual, couple and family.

Our delicious menu offers a vast range of dishes including pasta, wood-fire pizza, risotto, seafood and delicious selections from the grill. We also cater for the sweet tooth, with a large range of award winning desserts to select from; our extensive dessert menu caters for all tastes.

Our popular function menus are catered individually to ensure a filling and socially interactive experience for all.

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Established in May 2003 and catering for the local community, set in the heart of Parramatta’s Restaurant and Bar Strip, Oneworld Sport Parramatta offers you the best and latest in Big Screens, Lighting, and Sound. We have thin screens, big screens, screens for all occasions to watch all the live sporting action around the globe.

Our Function room here at Oneworld is known as “The Sin Bin”, which holds from 40 up to 120 people at one time. The Sin Bin is a funky room which is decorated with comfortable lounges and caters for your own private bar.

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Sweat Shop Productions is the hottest brand in T-Shirts on the market today. A cool new Sydney Designer has put his own twist on what’s hot & tackles the unique issues in the world today.

Whether you’re looking for humour, art or politics, there is something for you. So do yourself a favour & check out the latest designs!

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High winds belted Sydney and NSW, stopping trains crossing the Harbour Bridge and affecting services to 30,000 commuters.

Rail services to North Sydney and beyond ground to a halt when a maintenance hatch blew off the roof of a train mid-way across the bridge just after 2.30pm, hitting powerlines above.

Some 30 passengers had to be evacuated from the train, and two lanes of the road across the bridge were initially closed while debris was cleared.

City Rail’s chief executive Vince Graham said the North Sydney line would be closed for several hours, affecting 30,000 passengers during peak hour.

What is going on with the weather recently? Is it global warming playing it’s part in the extreme changes in the weather? In only the last 3 months, in Sydney we have had drought, floods, extreme changes in the temperatures & now winds that would blow a cat away!

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FRIDAY 13th JULY – SUNDAY 5th AUGUST

With 35 vibrant music events, a whole host of singers, dancers and musicians, delicious food to share, magnificent historical venues to while away a cold afternoon, and exciting cultural diversity to explore, you won’t want to miss the 2007 Hume Winter Music Festival!

Brought to you by Hume City Council and more than 25 community groups, organisations and venues around Hume, this four-week festival is celebrating its fifth year, and it’s bigger than ever! The festival is one of the most popular events on the community’s social calendar, showcasing the colourful cultures, superb talents, and beautiful historic venues, restaurants and wineries within Hume. With such a diverse program of events, everyone will find an event to suit.

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Australia’s biggest and longest-running design festival Sydney Design 07 celebrates Australian and international design with over 50 exhibitions and events across 20 venues around the city. Running for 16 days from August 4 the main festival hub is Australia’s leading design museum, the Powerhouse Museum in Darling Harbour.

Now in its 11th year, Sydney Design celebrates excellence in home-grown and international design backed by an extensive program including international speakers, exhibitions, tours, films and other special events. The annual festival aims to engage and inspire audiences, while exploring the varied forms of design from architecture to digital design and interior to industrial design.

Other venues hosting Sydney Design 07 events include Object Gallery, Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney Opera House, Museum of Sydney, The Mint, Customs House, RAIA, Sydney College of the Arts, and UTS.

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Sydney Design 07 – 4th to 19th August 2007.

Applaud your favourite local business in the fourth annual City of Sydney Business Awards and you could win a $1000 shopping spree.

You can vote for an exceptional local business across 29 categories including; fashion, fresh food, cafes, takeaway, gyms, bars, hotels and hairdressers, as well as new categories of disability inclusiveness, environmental stores and services.

For a chance to win, vote for your favourite business at www.thebusinessawards.com or look out for entry coupons at local businesses, in local publications or branches of the Commonwealth Bank or telephone .

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Voting is open until Tuesday 24 July.