19 March 2008 |
| GREAT NEWS: SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE FOR HIGHER EDUCATION IN AUSTRALIA! |
| We are pleased to inform you that two scholarships worth AU$23.000 each are available for all students interested in studying in Australia, at university level, at ACU NATIONAL in Melbourne!!
Eligibility: - Enrol in a 3-year or more Bachelor Degree or in a 2-year Master at ACU NATIONAL. - Possibilty to choose a course from all faculties offered at ACU. - Study in Melbourne. - Start your course in July 2008. - Apply with Boomerang Australia Studies before 31 May 2008. - Pay your first semester fees after receipt of your final offer letter, then complete your first semester successfully before being eligible to the scholarship. - The selected candidates shall demonstrate leadership qualities and be an embassador for ACU National and the state of Victoria. Eligible candidates will be subject to an interview. Procedure: - Contact Boomerang Australia Studies to obtain further details about these scholarships or receive the application form : study@boomerangaustralia.com. - We remind you that applying at ACU National is free of charge as well as Boomerang Australia Studies’ s assistance. - In order to consult the list of available degree courses offered at ACU National, click here. Entry requirements into higher education in Australia : - Have completed Year 12 successfully for application in Bachelor degrees and have completed a Bachelor degree for application in Master degrees. - English Requirements : a score equivalent to or over 6.0 IELTS academic or TOEFL IBT 80 for Bachelor degrees and 6.5 IELTS academic or TOEFL IBT 90 for Master degrees (other English requirements can also be accepted at the discretion of ACU National). |
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21 February 2008 |
| FOR WHOEVER IS IN PERTH!! |
| If you are in Perth or heading to Perth, be aware that on Wednesday 12th of March will be held a very special party : "Island vibration" at the ONYX bar organized by a group of very active French students! Entry from AU$10! Don't miss it and support them!! |
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7 February 2008 |
| NATIONAL CELEBRATION OF THE CHINESE NEW YEAR 2008 in AUSTRALIA! |
| Today is Chinese New Year's Day celebrating the Year of the Rat, supposed to bring peace this coming year. This celebration can last for 3 weeks and due to the importance of the Chinese community in Australia, this event is one the most yearly awaited festival! Did you know that the Chinese New Year parade in Sydney is the best outside China! So take advantage of this event to indulge in Chinese Culture! |
| More info about the Chinese Community ; More info about the celebrations in Sydney |
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23 January 2008 |
| AUSTRALIA DAY LONG WEEKEND 26 to 28 January inclusive |
| Our Sydney office will be closed for the Australia Day long weekend and will reopen on Tuesday 29 January! We wish you excellent celebrations!! |
| Australians tend to celebrate this special day differently: either a National Celebration about the First European settlement in Australia (click here!) or a Survival Day for Aborigines and Torres Straight Islanders (click here for one of the major event.) |
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4 January 2008 |
| Agriculture Graduates To Reap Rewards in Australia!! |
| Demand for graduates in agriculture and natural resource management in Australia will soar by 36% in the next six years according to a study by the University of Sydney. Findings indicate that environmental scientists and forestry scientists will be most in demand, with 45% and 44% increases respectively. The Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources study said issues such as climate change and the rise in biofuels would require a new skill set for agriculture workers. Almost all agricultural students at the University of Sydney had been offered jobs and had accepted the best offer even before graduation. If you are an agriculture student and wish to further your studies at the University of Sydney or other universities, or find jobs in Australia, please contact us! |
| if you are French, please click here to know more about our exclusive programme EXPERT +. |
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19 December 2007 |
| MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR!! |
| The Boomerang Australia Studies team wish you the best for the coming NEW YEAR 2008 and we all hope that we will help you concretise your project to Australia!! Our offices in France and Australia will be closed from Monday 24 December 2007 and will re-open on 2 January 2008. The Summer School Holidays have started too in Australia so enjoy your holidays! For your info: Schools in Western Australia close from 14 December to 4 February; in the Northern Territory from 15 December to 30 January; in Queensland & South Australia from 15 December to 29 January; in the Tasmania from 21 December to 14 February; in New South Wales & Victoria from 22 December to 29 January; and in the Australian Capital Territory from 22 December to 1 February. See you next year! |
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12 December 2007 |
| SPECIAL OFFER FOR COURSES IN NATURAL BEAUTY & MASSAGE THERAPIES!! |
| ACNT, the Australian leading school in Fitnesss, Massage and Natural Beauty therapies, based in Sydney for 27 years, is offering Boomerang students the opportunity to receive huge discounts for all enrolments into any of the following courses for the February 2008 intake: The Natural Therapies industry is perfect for those who love to travel, or to own their own business. Have you considered that a Massage Therapist can make $50 per hour in Australia, for only studying a 1 year Diploma program? It may be time for you to think differently about options for extending your student Visa. Great opportunities exist in Massage, Fitness, Nutrition, Sports Therapy and many more areas right now. Study with ACNT and with some fantastic bonuses now for students enrolling for February 2008: 1) Pay no enrollment fee (save $450 from the regular price!) 2) Receive a $200 voucher towards your textbooks! 3) Choose a bonus module to study, up to $420 value! (conditions apply) Add some Herbal Medicine to your Aromatherapy course! Or add Hot Stone Therapy to your Massage Course! Conditions: Available only for new applications received for February 2008 intake. All offers not redeemable for cash. Offer (3) only available during the student’s study period. |
| Click here to see all the courses offered by ACNT |
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28 October 2007 |
| DAYLIGHT SAVING!! |
| Please note that on Sunday 28 October, Australia changed to summer time. It means that from now on there are 10 hours difference with continental Europe with the East Coast of Australia. For the other part of Australia, please click here. |
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20 September 2007 |
| MBA at GBS (Griffith Business School), Griffith University |
| Again, the Griffith MBA has received a 5-Star rating from the Graduate Management Association of Australia (GMAA) for the 6th consecutive year! Griffith University is the only Queensland university to have consistently been rated 5-Star since the GMAA began its independent ranking six years ago. This is a significant achievement for the MBA and the School. Furthermore, the new International MBA taught at the Gold Coast received a four star ranking after its first year. This is also an outstanding achievement. It is still time to enrol in one of these MBAs before the deadline end of October 2007. Contact us immediately if you are interested!! |
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12 September 2007 |
| Skills Shortage in Australia: a Bonus for Graduates!! |
| Graduates and young employees are profiting from the national skills shortage in Australia, with the Australian Association of Graduate Employers claiming it is the best jobs market for several years, if not ever. Companies are luring graduates with offers of flexible working hours, secondments with firms in other industries, family cars, internet access, subsidised club memberships, sponsored study leave and even, in the case of some banks, interest-free loans. Enrolments in universities are still possible, so contact us for further information about Master Degrees and MBAs in Australia. You may have the chance to be sponsored!!! |
| Infos about Master degrees; Infos about MBAs |
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4 September 2007 |
| APEC conference in Sydney, 2 - 9 September 2007 |
| Because of this conference gathering 21 leaders from the Pacific Rim countries as well as G.W. Bush, Friday 7 September has been nominated a State Public Holiday in NSW. This means that all businesses and shops will be closed, as well as our office and all education providers in NSW!!! So if you are in Sydney, take advantage of this long weekend and leave Sydney, since there will be serious transport disturbances during this weekend and limited access to our icons such as the Sydney Opera House, Circular Quay and the Harbour Bridge!! |
| If you want to know more about this APEC conference, click here. |
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31 August 2007 |
| ONLINE IELTS TEST PREPARATION AVAILABLE!! |
| We are pleased to announce you that we have found the solution for you to prepare yourself for the IELTS test, at your own pace and for little money! There is a way to practice your English skills online!! It can help you for all kinds of objectives: IELTS Preparation, improve your listening or reading or writing skills!! Buying this online Preparation will cost you less than buying grammar books and will be far more fun and really interactive!! You can choose between 30 to 90 days lessons and it starts from only US$79.95. The real advantage is that you can really choose the skills you want to improve and you don't need to go through it all!! We have tested it ourselves and we loved it!! |
| Click here to have a go at it : IELTS online course - lessons, quizzes and complete practice tests |
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23 August 2007 |
| Macquarie University receives eight awards for teaching excellence!! |
| Eight of Macquarie's most outstanding teachers were recognised recently at the Carrick Awards for Australian University Teaching.
The nationwide awards recognise those who have made a significant contribution to the quality of tertiary student learning. Macquarie’s Vice-Chancellor Professor Steven Schwartz says the fact that eight awards were received, double the number from last year, is a wonderful achievement for the University. "While Macquarie is focused on becoming a research-led university, we must also strive for excellence in teaching and learning," says Professor Schwartz. "That eight of our finest educators have received awards for teaching excellence from such an eminent institute is evidence of the high quality of teaching at Macquarie." The teachers who were awarded Carrick Citations were part of Department of Accounting and Finance, Macquarie Graduate School of Management, Department of Economics, Department of Linguistics, Department of Psychology, Australian Centre for Educational Studies, Department of Law. |
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17 August 2007 |
| BANGARRA DANCE THEATRE NEW SHOW: "True Stories" |
| Don't miss "True Stories", the new show of Bangarra Dance Theatre, one of the most exciting contemporary dance companies in Australia and one of our country's leading performing arts exports. All participants (choreographers, dancers and musicians) are from Indigenous Australian background, and all their shows take inspiration from the aboriginal culture. This year they tackle the richness of the Torres Strait Islanders culture in "Emeret Lu" and the dispossession and despair of the South Australian indigenous after the nuclear trials at Maralinga in "X300". It will be touring Australia and we advise you to see it but document yourself before to understand it better |
| For more infos, please click here. |
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14 July 2007 |
| PHOTO GALLERY BASTILLE DAY 2007 |
| We have been overflowed by a huge crowd eager to celebrate the most popular night for French people!! We hope you had a smashing time and thanks for coming!! we will organise a bigger one next year so keep posted!!! |
| Click here to see the best moment of the night!! |
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29 June 2007 |
| French Bastille Day celebration on 14 July, Sydney |
| We are organizing a super French party for the 14th July Celebration, in memory of the French revolution, on at SIDEBAR, corner George St and Pitt St, Central Station from 9.30 pm till late FREE ENTRY!!! TOPIC: Amour, Chanel & Champagne... So come sexy!!! SUPER PRIZES such as a 4 week English course (worth over AU$1000!), a 5-day SURF TRIP Sydney to Byron bay, Outback Degustation Gourmet Dinner (Australian Native food worth AU$200) at DEEP BLUE for 2!! |
| Cliquer ici pour voir notre poster!! |
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27 June 2007 |
| Australia on the rise!!! |
| According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics that measures Australia's Progress, Australians just keep getting better and better!! Education: 59% of adults have an after-school qualification (degree, diploma, etc) compared with 48% in 1995. Wages are Up & Unemployment is Down: The unemployment rate dropped from 8.2% in 1996 to 4.9 per cent in 2006. The average "real net national disposable income" is rising by 3% a year. Health: Life expectancy is now four years longer than it was 10 years ago, so a man should live to 78 years of age, and a women to 83. Housing: 77% of Australians live in houses with one or more spare bedrooms. Only 3% reportedly live in accommodation that is too small for their needs. Equality: Over the past 20 years, the proportion of women Members of Parliament in the House of Representatives has risen from one in 20 to one in four. Come and join this booming economy!! Contact us ASAP!! |
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20 June 2007 |
| AUSTRALIA CELEBRATING 40 YEARS OF RECONCILIATION... |
| Australia is trying hard to build bridges to reconciliation, for the 40th anniversary of the historic 1967 Referendum, which brought about the constitutional recognition of Indigenous people. Griffith University is among the most active institutions to have launched its Statement on Reconciliation last month by publishing "Unintended Consequences" that explores what happens when things don't go according to plan - politically and personally. It examines both the unplanned triumphs and the unexpected failures, with a particular focus on indigenous relations. Forty years after the 1967 referendum recognised the first Australians as full citizens, Noel Pearson - Australia's most innovative and effective Aboriginal leader - breaks new ground and eloquently advocates an agenda that learns from the mistakes of the past. Some of the best writers and thinkers in Australia go beyond simple explanations and conspiracy theories to examine how unintended consequences shape our lives and our canon of heroes. Murray Sayle considers how journalism can turn myths into reality, as he reflects for the first time on his chance encounters with Che Guevara in Cuba and the Bolivian jungle. This collection moves from the big issues - war, bureaucracy, epidemics, planning and media - to compelling and quirky personal tales that reveal the long-term impact of small decisions. We are surrounded by unintended consequences. Other writers include: Rolf de Heer and Molly Reynolds, James Halford and Glyn Davis. |
| Examples of essays: Essay 1, Essay 2 , Essay 3, Essay 4, Essay 5, Essay 6 |
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8 June 2007 |
| QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY LONG WEEKEND |
| Our Sydney office will be closed for Queen's Birthday long weekend that is celebrated this year in Australia on Monday 11 June . But beware, this is not the real day of the Queen's birthday but it does not matter! In Australia, this is a national holiday!!
If you are in Australia, in case of emergency, don't hesitate to call France on 0413 001160. |
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22 March 2007 |
| Our Sydney office has moved!! |
| From 22 March, our Sydney office has moved to another location and our new office is much bigger and more modern! New address: 144 Crown St, Level 2 SYDNEY NSW 2010 (corner Williams St and Crown St) Closest train stations: Kings Cross or Town Hall. Closest bus stops: Oxford St or Liverpool St or Hyde Park or Elizabeth St. New tel numbers + 612 - 9331 8627 + 612 - 9356 4125 See you soon in our new office!! IMPORTANT: day light saving!!! Please note that Australia has converted to winter time, so Australia is now 8 hours ahead of continental Europe instead of 10 hours! |
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8 February 2007 |
| IELTS TEST FEE INCREASE!! |
| From 1 April 2007, the IETLS exam fee will increase from AU$240 to AU$280. |
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1 February 2007 |
| Four Australian Universities Ranked in Top 50! |
| Australian universities have a world-class approach to science, medicine and engineering, according to a new ranking by the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economics and Social Research that places four of the nation's institutions in the international top 50. It is the first year that the Melbourne Institute has ranked Australian universities by disciplines alone. The seven fields were humanities, business and economics, education, engineering, law, medicine and science. The University of Melbourne, The University of Sydney, UNSW and ANU appear in the top 50 in at least one of these areas. The University of Queensland (Education, Engineering and Medicine) and Monash University (Engineering and Medicine) appear in the top 100 for performance. ANU was the leader in Science, the only Australian university to appear in the top 50 for this field, while the University of Melbourne was the stand-out in Medicine and Business. |
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25 January 2007 |
| AUSTRALIA DAY 2007 on 26 January ! |
| The team of Boomerang Australia Studies wishes you a great Australia day 2007 this coming Friday. Please note that our Sydney office will be closed for the day. On Australia Day, we invite you to reflect on the words of Affirmation, Australian values and hopes on the one day that unites all Autralians. Celebrate what's great in this country. Click here to read the message of the day. Click here to read thoughts about the Australian culture. |
| For ideas on how to celebrate Australia Day, click here |
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24 January 2007 |
| AUSTRALIA, THE WORLD FAVOURITE TRAVEL DESTINATION! |
| According to a recent survey organised by "Lonely Planet Travellers", Australia is the favourite destination for the 2nd year in a row with more than 10% of respondents preferring it above all others, for breaks longer than 1 week. The reasons for it is the iconic nature of Australia, its placement as a long-haul English-speaking sunshine destination and its affordability, not only among world travellers but also among Australians themselves... |
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8 January 2007 |
| MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY LEADING THE WAY IN SUSTAINABLE FUTURE |
| Macquarie has just held a forum on the ‘greening’ of Higher Education programs with senior academics and sustainability leaders from four leading international universities in order to share their experiences in making higher education practices more ecologically aware. The objective is that universities need to initiate dialogue between different fields of research since Universities have played a critical role in destabilising the environment by teaching traditional models of natural resource exploitation. It is then important for universities to acknowledge their role in the consumption process and provide new visions for sustainable development. |
| this is an initiative of ARIES, the Australian Research Institute in Education for Sustainability. |
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22 December 2006 |
| MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!! HOHOHO!!!! |
| We wish you an unreal Christmas break, mates and see ya next year! Our offices will be closed from today evening, Friday 22 December till Monday 1 January inclusive. |
| Click here to know how to celebrate Christmas in Australia!! |
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18 December 2006 |
| SURF TRIP DISCOUNT FOR ONLY 2 WEEKS!!! |
| Offer yourself a Christmas present and go surfing for one weekend from 22 to 24 December or from 29 to 31 December! It will cost you only AU$199 instead of AU$265!! YOU HAVE TO BOOK BEFORE Friday 22 December!! |
| Contact us ASAP on 02 92110853 or support@boomerangaustralia.com |
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12 december 2006 |
| University of Wollongong triumphs as the Commonwealth University of the Year!! |
| The University of Wollongong (UOW) has won the Times Higher Education Supplement (THES) inaugural award as "Commonwealth University of the Year". The announcement was made at a glittering awards night ceremony held in London. UOW was the only short-listed Australian university. The "Commonwealth University of Year" award 2006 was being run for the first time in liaison with the Association of Commonwealth Universities. The award, open to all higher education institutions in the Commonwealth excluding those from the UK, was focused on how universities achieved community engagement. There were 18 THES awards in total, with the "Commonwealth University of the Year" award being the only one open to universities outside of the UK. |
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6 November 2006 |
| MELBOURNE CUP Carnival 2006!! |
| Don't miss the most prestigious horse race in Australia!! The Melbourne Cup is more than just a horse race – it is a 145-year old social and cultural tradition that literally brings Australia to a standstill. The race draws competitors from all over the world with the annual invasion of northern hemisphere-trained stayers making it a truly international event. The most famous social aspect is showing off the most spectacular hat you can find during the whole duration of the carnival from 4 to 11 November. On the final day, the whole country stops for the final race and every single Australian has to bet a bit or a lot!! |
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3 November 2006 |
| NEW HAND LUGGAGE POLICIES for air travel!! |
| Be aware that most European airports will be applying new policies concerning hand luggage aboard planes from Monday 6 November: • All bottles, pots, tubes... cannot exceed 100 ml and must be carried in a sealed transparent plastic bag (dimension: 1 litre maximum, 20cmX20cm); • Baby and toddler food as well as medications with prescriptions will be authorised aboard. Passengers may have to prove the products authenticy by tasting them or presenting a prescription; • All liquids, gels, pastes and sprays bought in the airports' duty-free shops will be accepted aboard (if they respect the customs regulations); • These products will be sealed in a bag and handed out to the passengers before boarding, if the purchase has been done in the duty-free shops located between the security controls and immigration controls. • Computers and other "big electrical appliances" will be authorised as hand luggage but they must be taken out of their cover before security controls and be checked by X-rays. For further information, consult your airport of departure |
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26 October 2006 |
| DAYLIGHT SAVING COMING ON THIS Sunday 29 October!! |
| Please note that this coming weekend, the major Australian States will convert to summer time and will have 10 hours difference with Europe (11 hours with the UK). However Queensland, Western Australia and the Northern Territory do not observe daylight saving and Tasmania already changed to summertime on 1 October !! |
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18 October 2006 |
| DEADLINE UNIVERSITY APPLICATION! |
| Remember that 31 October is the deadline to apply for any university course in Australia for the February or March 2007 intake. Some university can wait until end of November but this is better to avoid if you intend to receive a quick firm response. Thanks for contacting us ASAP if you still intend to apply. |
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17 October 2006 |
| FLYING TO AUSTRALIA THROUGH LONDON! |
| If you have to fly through London, be aware that extreme security rules have been imposed that prevent you to bring very little handluggage with you, no plastic bottle or cosmetics at all and if you have presents or bottles of wine or champagne, to have a receipt with you to justify you bought it... To sum up, ask for more details to your travel agent. |
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28 September 2006 |
| LABOUR DAY COMING!! |
| Next Monday 2 October is Labour Day in most cities of Australia so most shops and banks will be closed and students won't have class! Our Sydney office will be closed for the day. |
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26 September 2006 |
| IELTS EXAMS ALERT in AUSTRALIA!! |
| If you are planning to enter any university or TAFE course for the 1st semester 2007, we recommend you to quickly book an IELTS exam date since most exam dates are full till the end of January 2007 in the major Australian cities! |
| To enquire about available IELTS exam dates in Australia, please click here. |
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11 September 2006 |
| THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY ranked among world's top 50!!! |
| The University of Sydney has been ranked as one of the world's top 50 universities in the latest survey of global universities. The Newsweek global top 100 published this month has ranked universities from around the world taking into account openness and diversity, as well as distinction in research. Vice-Chancellor Professor Gavin Brown said that although there was no evaluation of quality of teaching or the all-round student experience, the Newsweek rankings were the most realistic of the growing number of global league tables. In the recently published Shanghai Jiao Tong University's league table of the top 500, which gives special weighting to Nobel Prize winners, the University of Sydney is ranked equal third of the Australian universities in the category 101 to 150. The Newsweek analysis is based on the number of highly-cited researchers, the number of articles published in nature and Science and the number of articles published in the ISI Social Sciences and Arts and Humanities indices. Newsweek also takes into account the percentage of international faculty, percentage of international students, citations per staff member (using ISI data), the ratio of faculty to students and the size of library holdings. |
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5 Septembre 2006 |
| A NEW PROGRAMME: EXPERT+ |
| We have just created a new programme for French students to start with, based on a thorough and specific english training and a paid internship in agricultural in Australian Farms. |
| More infos... |
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7 August 2006 |
| PERTH, our city of the month!!! |
| We have just launched 2 super Starterpacks in Perth, at very reasonable price, that will not only help you increase your English but experience a very special way of life: easy studies, easy work, easy swimming and easy surf!!! |
| Read more.... |
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25 July 2006 |
| Australia as the GUEST OF HONOUR country at the 36th INTERCELTIC FESTIVAL, Lorient, Britanny |
| You will be able to receive all the information you want about Australia at this Festival from 28 July till 6 August 2006. Boomerangaustralia.com, as guest of the Australian Embassy Paris, will be present at the STUDY IN AUSTRALIA stand to inform you about all the study opportunites Australia can offer. You will find our brochures and you can meet Marlene personally during the last weekend of the show, on 5 and 6 August. Come with you friends and throw the word around!!! |
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21 July 2006 |
| IMPORTANT: STUDENT e-VISAS DELAYS |
| The Australian Department of Immigration has made an announcement that delays will be occuring for all e-visa applications due to technical problems. They are looking at solving it as soon as possible so don't panic if you don't have any answer within 2 or 3 weeks. |
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20 July 2006 |
| PHOTOS OF OUR SUPER BASTILLE DAY PARTY 2006 |
| Sorry for the delay!! Have a look at the photo of this superb party and we hope you had as much a good time as we had!! Tell your friends!! |
| Photos!!!! |
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7 July 2006 |
| BASTILLE DAY 2006 - Célébration 14 Juillet - Sydney |
| Boomerangaustralia.com is organising a big party to celebrate Bastille Day on Sat. 15 July 2006 at Side Bar, 509 Pitt Street (corner with George St, Central Station), from 8.00 pm till late: Happy Hour from 8 till 9 pm, French crepes, games and prizes, Kronenbourg, Pastis... Fun for sure!!! Tell your friends and see you there!! |
| Our poster - Notre affiche |
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3 July 2006 |
| FEES UP from 1 July 2006 in Autralia |
| The fees to apply for the student visa have gone up to AU$430 as well as the fees for the medical exams and X-rays at Health Services Australia up to AU$241 if you are in Australia (in case you need to extend an Australian visa). |
| Infos DIMIA... and Infos HSA... |
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22 July 2006 |
| SPECIAL COURSE OFFER in EVENT MANAGEMENT!! |
| Contact us ASAP to enrol by mid july 2006 in our Advanced Diploma of Marketing (Event Management) , duration 1 year in Sydney, integrating a compulsory 6 month internship and receive a SCHOLARSHIP of AU$5,000 !! |
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20 June 2006 |
| NEW CONDITIONS FOR THE WORKING HOLIDAY VISA!!! |
| From 1st July 2006, the conditions linked to the WHV will change in your favour: 6 months maximum with the same employer instead of 3 months and up to 4 months of study instead of 3 months!! So wait after 1 July to apply for your visa, this is worth waiting for it!!
CAUTION: be aware that whoever applied before 1 July will also automatically enjoy the new conditions!! |
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31 May 2006 |
| 2006 FOOTBALL WORLD CUP |
| This year's world cup will be sensational for Australia: this is the first time in 32 years that the Australian team, the Socceroos, is qualified for the World Cup, so don't miss the opening from midnight next Friday 9 June on SBS or any big screen anywhere in pubs, squares...!! |
| More infos about the Socceroos and the official site of the World Cup... |
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5 May 2006 |
| SPECIAL "SYDNEY" sur Thalassa France 3!! |
| THALASSA va consacrer 2 h de programme sur Sydney sur France 3 le vendredi 12 mai de 20h55 à 22h50. Programme: Un soir à Sydney La baie de Sydney (Francoise, directrice de Boomerangaustralia.com devrait apparaitre dans cette partie là!!) Le rêve australien La beach culture Mon Sydney à moi (Robert Billington, photographe) l'Opéra Le Sydney des aborigènes |
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1 May 2006 |
| IMPORTANT NEWS re: IELTS EXAM |
| From 1 May 2006 the policy on candidates re-taking IELTS will be amended. The restriction on re-taking IELTS within 90 days will be removed and candidates will be able to repeat the test whenever they wish. |
| Read more... |
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24 April 2006 |
| ANZAC DAY!! |
| Remember that tomorrow 25 April is ANZAC DAY, a public holiday that conmemorates the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps during World War I. There will be parades in every single city all over Australia and above all, don't miss the Anzac cookie, it is really yummie! That means that our office will be closed for the day! |
| Read more about ANZAC. |
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12 april 2006 |
| HAPPY EASTER!! |
| The Easter long weekend is just around the corner, so we would like to remind you that our office will be closed from Friday 14 till Monday 17 April. Don't forget to taste on the Easter cross buns in any bakery, to go to the famous Sydney Royal Easter Show or to the Easter Racing Carnival at Randwick Racecourse, for a good overview of Australianas till end of April! |
| Read more about the Sydney Easter Show or Easter Racing Carnival |
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23 March 2006 |
| DAYLIGHT SAVING!! |
| Because of the Commonwealth Games, the daylight saving has been postponed to next weekend Saturday 1 April. Don't forget that Australia will change to Winter time, so 1 hour behind, so 8h difference with Europe (continent, not UK!) instead of the actual 10h!!. Caution!! In Australia, daylight saving time is a state/territory-based initiative. Some states/territories implement it and some do not. New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, Australian Capital Territory and South Australia apply daylight saving time. Tasmania starts DST earlier than the others, usually near the beginning of October. |
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13 March 2006 |
| COMMONWEALTH GAMES 2006 |
| 2 days to go for the opening of the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne from 15 to 26 March. This is one of the most important sport event in Australia so take your chance to have a look at it!! |
| More infos |
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2 March 2006 |
| HAPPY MARDI GRAS!!! |
| Don't forget to be present at one of the biggest event in Sydney: the Mardi Gras Parade on Saturday 4 March from College St till Showgrounds: pre-parade entertainment from 5.30 pm and parade starts at 7.45 pm till 10 pm! Don't miss either our newly launch gay friendly programme "Rainbow"! |
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9 February 2006 |
| NEW SPECIAL OFFER FOR Boomerang's STUDENTS!! |
| Enrol with us and you can buy discounted international phone cards to call your home country for a really low price!! |
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1 February 2006 |
| NEW TOEFL EXAM: le IBT |
| We would like to inform you that this new TOEFL test, the Internet-based test (iBT) is currently available in the United States, Canada, France, Germany and Italy, and that the Australian universities will be accepting it from this year. |
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25 January 2006 |
| Happy Chinese New Year 2006! Gong Xi Far Tsai!! |
| The biggest celebration in Australia after New Year's Eve is the celebration of the Chinese New Year!! The Year of the Dog (which represents loyalty and friendship) begins on Sunday 29th January, and celebrations will last until Saturday 11th February. Chinese New Year is traditionally a time for families to meet and exchange red money packets envelopes for good luck. Don't miss the highlights : the Chinese New Year Parade and Dragon Boat Races in all major cities in Australia!! |
| Programmes indicated in the websites of most major city councils |
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18 Jan 2006 |
| SUMMER 2006 IN SYDNEY!!! |
| A lot is happening in Sydney this summer!! Don't miss out on the Sydney Festival (festival of arts and free events), open air cinemas, the Big Day Out (from 22 January) and Australia Day or Survival Day for Aborigines on 26 January in the whole country!!! Infos below!!! |
| Sydney Festival, Open air Cinema Sydneyor Open air Cinema Australiawide, Big Day Out, Australia Day |
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13 January 2006 |
| COSTS 2006 for the OSHC (student visa medical insurance) |
| MEDIBANK fees: 3 months : Single AU$85.50 ; Family AU$171 6 months : Single AU$171 ; Family AU$342 9 months : Single AU$256.50 ; Family AU$513 12 months : Single AU$342 ; Family AU$684 |
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10 January 2006 |
| SPECIAL OFFER ENGLISH COURSE!! |
| Enrol before 31 January 2006 in our intensive Business English Course combining TOEIC preparation for at least 12 weeks IN SYDNEY and you won't pay for the enrolment fee (worth AU$200) and the TOEIC exam fee (worth AU$160)!!! Contact us as soon as possible to take advantage of this special offer!!! Valid for all kind of visas: tourist, student, working holiday, business. |
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9 Dec 2006 |
| IELTS TEST FEE IN AUSTRALIA |
| The IELTS test fees have increased to AU$240 since 1 January 2006 if you seat for the exam in Australia. |
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22 Dec 2005 |
| MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR 2006!!! |
| We are sending you all our best wishes for 2006!!! Thank you for your trust in Boomerangaustralia.com and let's hope for an even better cooperation for the coming new year!! We would like also to inform you that our offices will be closed from Monday 26 Dec till Tuesday 3 Jan 10 am (Australian time). In case of emergency, please call 0413 001160 or send an email to: boomerang_australia@yahoo.com.au. Thank you and have fun!!! |
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18 December 2005 |
| Rally Against Racism! It's time for ALL Australians and their international friends to Unite Against Racism! |
| Boomerangaustralia.com is supporting this march "United against racism" and invite you all to join together this coming Sunday 18th Dec, 1pm, Townhall Sydney, to protest against the "white supremacist" racist burst of Violence last weekend in Cronulla. It's time that the countless thousands of Sydney-siders who DID NOT like what they saw last weekend in Cronulla took the streets to make their voice heard. We need to send the strongest possible message to the rest of Australia and the world that we do not support this kind of behaviour. |
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28 October 2005 |
| HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!! |
| Celebrate Halloween the Australian way, check the gigs in the FREE music magazines!! In Sydnyy don't miss the horror cruises on the harbour!! Have fun!! |
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24 October 2005 |
| DAY LIGHT SAVING!!! |
| From this coming next Sunday, Australia will switch to summer time!! So Australia will be 10 hours ahead and Europe 10 hours behind instead of 8 hours!! |
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30 September 2005 |
| Boomerangaustralia.com will be present at the MBA World Tour in MILAN on 20 October!! |
| We will be in cooperation with the most prestigious Graduate School of Management in Australia: MGSM (Macquarie University) to inform students and professionals and give advice about MBA study opportunities at the MGSM Location: Centro Congressi Stelline, Corso Magenta 61 Time: from 5 to 9 pm Come and see us there!! We are waiting for you!! |
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29 September 2005 |
| France from Boomerangaustralia.com will be in France!! |
| Good news!! France from our head office in Sydney will be in France from 17 October and will be visiting different regions of France and Milan to talk about Studies in Australia! If you are interested in meeting with her, please contact her at the following address: france@boomerangaustralia.com |
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18 July 2005 |
| PHOTO GALLERY OF BASTILLE DAY 2005 "SO FRENCHY SO CHIC " are READY!! |
| This has been an unforgettable night with an overcrowded dance floor and a happy French drink night until 4.00 am!!! |
| See the photos here! |
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12 July 2005 |
| CELEBRATE BASTILLE DAY on 14 July in Sydney with Boomerangaustralia.com!! |
| SO FRENCHY SO CHIC: a real Parisian nightclub that will play international music with a French touch, on Thursday 14th July at Candy’s Apartment (Kings Cross) !! 2 for 1 B4 10.30pm, Absinthe $5, 9.30pm till dawn. Entry $10. Dress to impress |
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1 July 2005 |
| Changes in Australian visa fees |
| The student visa will increase up to AU$420 from 1 July 2005 as well as as the working permission permit to AU$60 |
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