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Dear [NAME],   For those of us who are having a long weekend this weekend celebrating Labor Day, why not check out the current competitions and win some passes? We have five competitions running at the moment and three ending this Sunday, so get your entries in as soon as possible. Check out the competition segment below.  The Sydney Royal Easter Show is the largest annual event staged in Australia, attracting an average of 900,000 Show-goers each year. Sydney Showground, at Sydney Olympic Park is transformed to play host to a festival that is unique to Australia and its diverse cultural and rural heritage. The Show runs for 14 days over the Easter period, starting the day before Good Friday, Thursday 20 March and running until Wednesday 2 April. It is a pinnacle event enjoyed by Australians of all ages. We have 5 Family tickets to give away.   Enjoy the mystery of enchanted creatures, run down house, dragons and boggarts, phookas and fairies, sprites and goblins....Win one of ten In Season Family Passes to see the Spiderwick Chronicles. This movie will be released on 3rd of April. In the meantime,  enjoy the books:   Check out all the competitions currently below. If you received this newsletter from someone else, subscribe to it and get it delivered directly to your inbox. Enjoy the News Update.   GoKids Team Kids Zone

Online Competitions

6 competitions currently running: Horton Hears A Who   Competition starts now until 23rd March   In the Shadow of the Moon Competition starts now until 9th March Note: Only showing in selected cinemas. Australian Centre of Moving Images Competition starts now until 16th March Note: VIC only   Sydney Royal Easter Show Competition starts now until 16th March Note: NSW only.    Spiderwick Chronicles Competition ends 30th March Hey Hey It's Esther Blueburger Competition starts now until 9th March Note: NSW only           Tiny Sign Competition ends 9th March Note: NSW     Upcoming Competitions: Australian Reptile Park   Watch the competition space as new competitions will be updated continually.

Animal Kingdom

Have you ever seen this beautiful Rainbow Lorikeet? Also known as Trichoglossus haemotodus.  An Australian native bird live in many parts of Australia.  Read about it.      Article by Steve Parish Publishing

Healthy Kids

Try this recipe: Pacific Rim Honey Grilled Fish Check this out. Contributed by

For Parents

  Don’t let the kids have all the fun, you can enjoy your family holiday too!..Hints and Tips from TakeABreak - great source of great family friendly accommodation across Australia

Need to get away? Want to take the kids, but can't bear the thought of organizing it all? Not to mention all the packing, and then the long face they pull when you all pile into the car.

With almost three months worth of Australian school holidays each and every year, you're bound to be planning a trip with the kids. And if they're not yet at school, make the most of it and get away while you still can.  You only need to see a child's face light up when they're spending time with their family, to understand the important role quality time together plays.
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