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Eric Bana supports Youth Off The Streets CEO Father Chris Riley launch his new magazine Teenmatters in Sydney Australia on Wednesday.

Teenmatters is a quarterly publication dedicated to helping parents of teenagers by providing effective tools and skills to enable and empower parents to better relate to their teenagers. The magazine will also have information about the reality and extent of issues such as drug and alcohol abuse, sexual abuse and depression.

Bana, 40, will be honored at Australia Week 2009, a festival from January 13 -24, 2009, with the Excellence in Film Award.

Eric Bana sports a little salt-and-pepper beard at the L’Oreal Paris 2008 AFI Awards at the Princess Theatre on Saturday in Melbourne, Australia.

The 40-year-old Aussie actor was accompanied by wife Rebecca Gleeson.

At the ceremony, the Australian Film Institute gave out awards to recognize excellence across the film and television industry, and to celebrate AFI’s 50th anniversary this year.

According to the Herald Sun, there was also a tribute to the late Heath Ledger from his family as they received the International Best Actor award on his behalf.

Heath won for his role as the Joker in the The Dark Knight and his sister, Kate, said: “It’s been without a doubt the most difficult year, losing such a loved family member. We are so proud of him and humbly accept this award on behalf of his beautiful daughter, who we will cherish forever.”

Check out these new theatrical teaser posters for Star Trek featuring Eric Bana as Romulan villain Nero, Zoe Saldana as Nyota Uhura (a human from the United States of Africa), Chris Pine as Captain James T. Kirk and Zachary Quinto as half-Vulcan science officer Spock.

Paramount will continue promoting this film at warp speed. Newly launched: A full-scale promotional tour nearly six months before its May 8 release.

Star Trek was directed by J.J. Abrams (Felicity, Alias Lost, and most recently, Fringe).

For more information, visit the sci-fi film’s official website at StarTrekMovie.com.