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Arts in the city: Big role for petite soprano
FORMER Canberra soprano Lorina Gore, pictured, has told “CityNews” of her big year coming up. Not only is she a headliner (for the third time) in Opera Australia’s free “Opera in the Domain” concert...
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Give climbers the big chop
MANY climbing plants in your garden will possibly be getting completely out of hand. How do you deal with them and when is the best time to deal with this rampant growth? Time to start summer pruning...
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Socials: At ’12 Years a Slave’, Dendy Cinema, Civic
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Demand for health services soars
DEMAND for ACT health services is growing despite Canberrans being generally healthy, according to a new report. The 2014 Report on Government Services shows demand on Emergency Departments has...
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Woman hospitalised after two-car crash
A WOMAN has been hospitalised with minor injuries after a two-car accident in Gordon this afternoon. Police were notified about the incident at about 12.08pm, which took place at the intersection of...
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Socials: At ‘Backyard Ashes’ premiere, Limelight Cinema, Tuggeranong
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Heatwave: ActewAGL pushes on with outages
ACTEWAGL has postponed planned electricity interruptions in parts of two suburbs today as temperatures head towards 39 degrees. However a spokesperson said parts of six suburbs will continue with...
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Review: ‘Grudge Match’ (M) ***
IN his early 70s, Robert De Niro – who won an Oscar for Jake La Motta in “Raging Bull” – plays Billy “the Kid” McDonnen who 30 years earlier had both won and lost light heavyweight fights against...
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Review: ‘Backyard Ashes’ (M) ***
WAGGA Wagga City Council deserves modest commendation for its support for this simple tale of workmates and their families whose weekend entertainment is barbies and cricket in Dougie Walters’ (Andrew...
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How green is my… Green Square
Grant Kelly waters in the new turf at Kingston’s Green Square. Photo by Gary SchaferSPORTING probably the greenest public space in heatwave affected Canberra, Green Square in Kingston has been restored...
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Police swoop on Chapman home in murder probe
POLICE have executed a search warrant at a house in Chapman early this morning in relation to the murder of Miodrag Gajic. Acting on information provided to police, Criminal Investigations detectives...
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Mitchell Johnson portrait scores Bald Archy
A caricaturist, illustrator and painter from Newcastle has taken out the 2014 $10,000 Bald Archy Prize for her portrait of cricketer Mitchell Johnson in a Miley Cyrus pose on top of a huge cricket...
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Child protection report ‘embarrassing’: Libs
THE ACT government spends well below the national average on child protection and delivers poorer outcomes than most other states and territories in Australia, a new report has found. The 2014 Report...
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Heatwave: Medication could be ‘ineffective’
CANBERRANS are being warned their health could be at risk if they don’t store their medication carefully during the heatwave. Associate professor of pharmacy at the University of Canberra Dr Greg Kyle...
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Plans for Majura Pines revamp
CANBERRANS have been invited to have their say on the future use of Majura Pines as a recreation venue after the construction of the Majura Parkway. Minister for Territory and Municipal Services Shane...
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Photography students plucked from crowd
YOU have until this weekend to catch up with “Plucked,” a selection of works from the ANU School of Art 2013 Graduation Exhibition as part of Belconnen Community Services’ contribution to the...
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ACO ‘sing’ of winter walks
SOPRANO Dawn Upshaw and composer Maria Schneider join the Australian Chamber Orchestra’s for the beginning of its 2014 season—here in Canberra. Dawn Upshaw performing, photo Patrick RyanUpshaw will...
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Baby rescued from car in sweltering conditions
Police may press charges against a father who left his 10-month-old baby in a car in blazing hot temperatures outside a Tuggeranong hardware store. About 2.20pm police attended the Bunnings Tuggeranong...
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POLICE are appealing for witnesses to a fire at the Polish White Eagle Club in O’Connor last week after a metal jerrycan was found at the scene. Around 2.05am on Tuesday, January 21, police responded...
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Bollywood Flash Mob comes to Festival
CANBERRA School of Bollywood Dancing is out to astonish Canberrans during the coming National Multicultural Festival with a “Bollywood Flash Mob.” Performing for the eighth year in a row at the...
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