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Better Homes And Gardens (TV Program)
''Better Homes and Gardens'' is an Australian television program which is broadcast on the Seven Network, which is based on the magazine of the same name domestically published by Are Media (itself licensing the brand and magazine format from the American Meredith Corporation). The programs covers a wide variety of lifestyle related topics. These include, gardening, landscaping, architecture, cooking, DIY, pet care, and home improvement, as well as featuring celebrity guests. The show is hosted by former Commonwealth Games swimmer-turned-television presenter Johanna Griggs, who has hosted the program since 2005. In 2014, ''Better Homes and Gardens'' was awarded a record 12th Silver Logie Award for Australia's Most Popular Lifestyle Program. History The show was created by Peter E. Fox, who was also an executive producer for the 1995 series, along with Grahame Duckham. This was for the original magazine publisher, Murdoch Magazines and executive director Mark Kelly. The serie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lifestyle (sociology)
Lifestyle is the interests, opinions, behaviours, and behavioural orientations of an individual, group, or culture. The term was introduced by Austrian psychologist Alfred Adler in his 1929 book, ''The Case of Miss R.'', with the meaning of "a person's basic character as established early in childhood". The broader sense of lifestyle as a "way or style of living" has been documented since 1961. Lifestyle is a combination of determining intangible or tangible factors. Tangible factors relate specifically to demographic variables, i.e. an individual's demographic profile, whereas intangible factors concern the psychological aspects of an individual such as personal values, preferences, and outlooks. A rural environment has different lifestyles compared to an urban metropolis. Location is important even within an urban scope. The nature of the neighborhood in which a person resides affects the set of lifestyles available to that person due to differences between various neighborhoods ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Cooper (veterinarian)
Harry Leonard Cooper, (born 20 February 1944), is an Australian veterinarian and television personality who is best known for his media appearances. Career Harry Cooper graduated with second class honours from Sydney University’s Faculty of Veterinary Science in December 1965, at age 21. He practised for several years across Sydney and the UK before his burgeoning media career became a full-time commitment. Harry Cooper began his media career in a veterinary segment on a morning TV talk show in Sydney. Later he became known as the resident veterinary surgeon on the long-running series ''Burke's Backyard''. In 1993, he hosted his first series, ''Talk to the Animals (TV series), Talk to the Animals'' and then, in 1997, the veterinary series ''Harry's Practice'', which was cancelled in 2003 despite consistently high ratings. Cooper currently presents a veterinary segment on the lifestyle program ''Better Homes and Gardens (TV program), Better Homes and Gardens''. He is also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Great Outdoors (Australian TV Series)
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The Great Outdoors may refer to: * The outdoors as a place of outdoor recreation * ''The Great Outdoors'' (film), a 1988 American comedy film * ''The Great Outdoors'' (Australian TV series), an Australian travel magazine show * ''The Great Outdoors'' (UK TV series), a British comedy series * ''The Great Outdoors'' (magazine) * "The Great Outdoors", a song from ''Country Bear Vacation Hoedown'' See also * The Great Indoors (other) The Great Indoors may refer to: * The Great Indoors (department store) * ''The Great Indoors'' (TV series) *"The Great Indoors", an episode of season 3 of ''Phineas and Ferb'' See also *The Great Outdoors (other) The Great Outdoors may re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott McGregor (television Presenter)
Scott McGregor (born 22 October 1957) is an Australian actor, television presenter and is now the managing director of the tour company 'Railway Adventures', which specialises in international and domestic tours by rail. Early life Scott McGregor was born in Orange, New South Wales where his parents Douglas and Joyce McGregor owned a farm and managed '' The Central Western Daily'' newspaper. In 1969 the family moved to Mudgee when his parents purchased the ''Mudgee Guardian''. Scott was educated at Mudgee High School and The Scots College in Sydney. He commenced studying communications at the then Mitchell College of Advanced Education in Bathurst. Now part of Charles Sturt University, before being accepted into the National Institute of Dramatic Art where he graduated in 1979. Acting career In the 1980s McGregor had leading stage acting roles in productions of the Perth Playhouse, Queensland Theatre Company, Marion St Theatre and Nimrod Company. From 1980 to early 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rob Palmer (presenter)
Rob Palmer (born 15 April 1975) is an Australian television presenter. He is best known for presenting the '' Do It Yourself'' segments on several lifestyle programs on the Seven Network.He is currently a presenter on 107.7 Triple M Central Coast. Career Palmer appeared on Channel Seven's '' Room For Improvement'' program (2001-2003), and also on the short-lived ''House Calls to the Rescue''. In 2004, he became the DIY section presenter on '' Better Homes and Gardens''. Rob Palmer-DIY and Renovating Expert Better Homes and Gardens. 29 November 2007. Retrieved 16 February 2010 At the end of December 2014, it was reported that his cont ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Rules (season 2)
The second season of Australian reality television series ''House Rules (Australian TV series), House Rules'', also known as ''House Rules 2014'', was confirmed in 2013 and began airing on 30 April 2014. The series is produced by the team who created the Seven reality show ''My Kitchen Rules'' and is hosted by Johanna Griggs. This season of ''House Rules'' places six new teams renovating each other's homes and further challenges for the ultimate prize of a full mortgage payment. Contestant Teams This season of House Rules introduced six new teams. All teams are from different states in Australia. Elimination history Competition Details Phase 1: Interior Renovation The interior renovation round followed similar rules to season 1. New advantages such as being able to allocate zones for the other teams or receiving additional hints from the owners through an online chat or video, were awarded to the top scorers of the week. Also for the first time, judges scored and critiqued ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monica Trapaga
Monica Maria Trápaga (born 1965) is an Australian entertainment presenter, jazz singer and actress. She was a presenter on the Australian children's series, '' Play School'', from 1990 to 1998; and had provided the vocals to the theme of ''Bananas in Pyjamas'' from 1992. She is the youngest sister of Ignatius Jones, an events director, journalist, actor and shock rocker. Trápaga appeared on ''Better Homes and Gardens'' from 1997 to 2003, in decoration-related segments. While on ''Play School'', she started recording children's music albums as well as jazz ones. She was a member of various groups: Pardon Me Boys, Monica and the Moochers, and Monica Trapaga and the Bachelor Pad. Since the early 2000s, she has owned stores in Summer Hill and in Newtown. Biography Monica Maria Trápaga was born in 1965 and grew up in Wahroonga, New South Wales as the youngest child of a Spanish-Chinese father, Nestor Juan Trápaga, and a Spanish-American mother, Margot (born 1935, née Esteban ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grahame Bond
Grahame John Bond AM (born 21 November 1943) is an Australian actor, writer, director, musician and composer, known primarily for his role as Aunty Jack. Early career Bond began his career in entertainment at University of Sydney in the 1960s as a founding student member of the Sydney University Architecture Revue, which included his university friends, then architect Geoffrey Atherden (writer ''Mother and Son''); director Peter Weir; composer Peter Best; and Rory O'Donoghue. Bond graduated with a Bachelor of Architecture degree in 1967 and began tutoring in design at Sydney University in the late 1960s, although his performing career soon took over and he spent much of the next two decades writing and performing on TV, radio and the stage. Following the success of the 1967 Sydney University Architecture Revue "The Great Wall of Porridge", Bond and others (including Atherden and Weir) were invited to stage a professional revue for Producers Authors Composers and Talent (now ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pete Evans
Peter Daryl Evans (born 29 August 1973) is an Australian chef, and former television presenter, who was a former judge of the competitive cooking show ''My Kitchen Rules''. Evans has been heavily criticised for spreading misinformation about vaccinations and promoting pseudoscientific dieting ideas such as the paleolithic diet. He lives in Round Mountain, New South Wales. Career Restaurateur/chef In 1996, Evans moved to Sydney with his brother and David Corsi and they opened Hugos Bondi in 1996, followed by Hugos Lounge in 2000 and Hugos Bar Pizza in 2004 (both in Sydney's Kings Cross) and Hugos Manly in 2008. Over 1998–2011, the restaurants in the Hugos Group were awarded eight ''Sydney Morning Herald'' 'Chef's Hats', 21 'Best in Australia' awards, and three 'Best pizza in Australia' awards at the Australian Fine Food Show. In 2005, Hugos won 'Best pizza in the world' at the American Pizza Challenge in New York City. While visiting Australia for her ''Oprah's Ultimate Au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Jarratt
John Jarratt is an Australian television film actor, producer and director and TV presenter who rose to fame through his work in the Australian New Wave. He has appeared in a number of film roles including '' Picnic at Hanging Rock'' (1975), '' Summer City'' (1977), ''The Odd Angry Shot'' (1979), '' We of the Never Never'' (1982), '' Next of Kin'' (1982), and ''Dark Age'' (1987). He portrayed the antagonist Mick Taylor in the '' Wolf Creek'' franchise. He voiced the protagonist's father, Jack Hunter, in an audio drama adaptation of ''The Phoenix Files''. He is also known for his recurring role in the drama series ''McLeod's Daughters''. Early life Jarratt was born in what was then a small coal-mining village, now the Wollongong suburb of Wongawilli, New South Wales on the 5th August 1951, where he would grow up, before the family later moved to the Snowy Mountains area. His father was a coal miner, and later a concreter working on the Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Scheme. Jar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Tobin (presenter)
James Tobin (born ) is an Australian television presenter. Tobin is currently the weather presenter on ''Weekend Sunrise'' and a reporter on ''Sunrise''. Career Tobin worked on Nickelodeon Australia's ''Saturday Nick Television (SNTV)'', a children's Saturday morning show which led to hosting and participating in many other Nickelodeon programs and special events. Tobin also worked in music and radio at 2Day FM, Mix 106.5, 2WS, Captain Cooke Productions and MTV. In 2004, Tobin joined the Seven Network, and began hosting the children's game show ''Go Go Stop'' until 2008, which had school students competing across a floor of plasma screens and answering multiple choice questions. In 2005, he co-hosted Seven's ''The Big Arvo'', where he worked on location and on set covering every activity from cartooning to bull riding. He spent a week in a remote Australian place living and learning from an Aboriginal community. The show was axed at the end of 2005. Also in 2005, Tobin bega ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Albone
Charles Albone (born ) is an Australian landscape designer and television presenter known for co-hosting ''Selling Houses Australia'' (2008–20). He has also hosted other shows including ''The Party Garden'', ''Charlie and the Flower Show'' and ''Chelsea's Greatest Garden''. In 2020, Albone joined the cast of '' Better Homes and Gardens''. Biography Albone was born in Hong Kong, of English heritage, his father was a flight engineer and his mother was a flight attendant. At the age of twelve he moved to the United Kingdom where he attended Sidcot School in Somerset. Here he developed an interest in gardening and landscaping. A few years later he began working maintaining the grounds of an English country manor, with no formal qualifications, Albone learnt his trade on the job and worked for many UK landscaping companies before travelling to Australia on a working holiday. He decided to move to Australia and has been living there ever since. He completed a diploma of horticulture ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
