The Arts

The only Australian to win two Academy Awards f...
Cate Blanchett AC • Best actress in a support role film The Aviator in 2005. • Best actress in a leading role film Blue Jasmine in 2014.
The only Australian to win two Academy Awards f...
Cate Blanchett AC • Best actress in a support role film The Aviator in 2005. • Best actress in a leading role film Blue Jasmine in 2014.

Most profitable film
George Miller produced Mad Max in 1979, grossing over US$100 million at the box office world wide. It is the highest box office to budget ratio for any motion picture....
Most profitable film
George Miller produced Mad Max in 1979, grossing over US$100 million at the box office world wide. It is the highest box office to budget ratio for any motion picture....

The world’s largest Skittles mosaic
Date of Record: 24/7/2014 Dry July charity broke the record for the the world’s largest Skittles mosaic with a recreation of Leonardo Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa. It took over 67...
The world’s largest Skittles mosaic
Date of Record: 24/7/2014 Dry July charity broke the record for the the world’s largest Skittles mosaic with a recreation of Leonardo Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa. It took over 67...


World’s longest busking session
Date of Record: 19 & 20 January, 2023 Scotty Burford busked for 26 hours, 4 minutes on the corner of Peel and Fitzroy Street, Tamworth, NSW, as part of...
World’s longest busking session
Date of Record: 19 & 20 January, 2023 Scotty Burford busked for 26 hours, 4 minutes on the corner of Peel and Fitzroy Street, Tamworth, NSW, as part of...

Australia's first celebrity actor - ERROL FLYNN
Errol Flynn was born in 1909 at Battery Point a suburb of Hobart Tasmania. He was the first Australian to become a Hollywood star and starred in 54 feature...
Australia's first celebrity actor - ERROL FLYNN
Errol Flynn was born in 1909 at Battery Point a suburb of Hobart Tasmania. He was the first Australian to become a Hollywood star and starred in 54 feature...