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Smith’s to close doors on Saturday
Domenic Mico. PATRONS at the popular Civic entertainment venue Smith’s Alternative Bookshop will get a shock tonight when, at the weekly Canberra Musicians’ Club gig, owner and director Domenic Mico...
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Honeysuckle Creek burn
THE ACT Parks and Conservation Service advises that a 2,642 hectare hazard reduction burn will be conducted south of Honeysuckle Creek and Apollo Road, tomorrow, weather permitting. The burn will...
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Grattan / Abbott struggles with budget lines, telling the 'structural reform...
Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra TONY Abbott is making a particular hash of his messaging this week. The prime minister – and some other senior ministers too (think Treasurer Joe Hockey) –...
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Raw comedy tonight – and other arts all weekend
UK comedy duo Max & Ivan will MC the ACT RAW Comedy State Final tonight, Thursday, March 19 from, 8:30pm (Doors 8:10pm) in the ANU Arts Centre. Max and Ivan THE winning competitor will then head to...
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Review / ‘That Sugar Film’ (PG) *** and a half
TO assemble the data for this documentary examining the effect of sugar, more specifically, fructose, on human health, writer/director/principal player Damon Gameau offered himself as the guinea pig...
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40 zones for group centres across Canberra
Mick Gentleman has announced the start of work to implement new 40 kilometre per hour (40 km/h) speed limit zones in 18 local group shopping centres. “Following the success of 40 km/h limits in Civic,...
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Grammar girls shaved for a cure
FIVE Girls Grammar students have shaved their heads for the World’s Greatest Shave today. The idea came about because one of the girls’ mums was diagnosed with breast cancer in late 2013. The girls...
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Facefit released of southside shootings suspect
ACT Policing has released a facefit image of a person of interest in the investigation of two shooting incidents last month in Chisholm and Gordon. Both shootings occurred during the early hours of...
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Immigration scam targeting migrants
ACT Policing and the Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) are alerting the community of a scam involving attempts to defraud members of the public over the past month. Members of the...
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Pictures / The Canberra House Annex is no more
AFTER a lengthy demolition process the Canberra House Annex, once home to the Canberra Club and the Wig and Pen, is now just rubble. In its place will be a vast apartment block. Over the last few...
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Consultation on the ACT Arts Policy Framework
JOY Burch says consultation is now open on the ACT Arts Policy Framework Review. “The ACT is home to innovative artists and arts organisations and is an important part of the cultural richness of...
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The future of the Civic Pool in the balance
SHANE Rattenbury says that during the normal period of closure of the two outdoor pools (dive and toddler) over winter months, work will commence to investigate substantial leaks at the Canberra...
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Review / ‘Big Eyes’ (PG) ***
“O VILLAIN, villain, smiling, damned villain!… one may smile, and smile, and be a villain.” There was a practical reason for studying “Hamlet” as the obligatory foray into Shakespeare for matriculation...
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A notifiable invoices register for Canberra
ANDREW Barr says that as part of an ongoing process to streamline ACT Government procurement he has introduced the Government Procurement (Notifiable Invoices) Amendment Bill 2014 to the Legislative...
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Ken Loft marks 30 years with Koomarri
A thirty year career with a single organisation is a significant achievement and Canberran Ken Loft recently celebrated three decades of service with Koomarri. Koomarri provides people with disability...
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Grattan on Friday / Double dissolution chatter undermines Abbott’s need to...
Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra ONE government man has an interesting theory on why Tony Abbott mightn’t mind talk of a double-dissolution election. The prime minister finds governing very...
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Big Namadgi burn
ACT Parks and Conservation Service advises that, weather permitting, a 875 hectare hazard reduction burn will be conducted today at Lone Pine to the west of the Boboyan Road on the Luton fire trail in...
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Hanson pays tribute to Malcolm Fraser
LOCAL Liberal Leader Jeremy Hanson says the passing of former Liberal Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser today marks a time to reflect on the work of a great servant for Australia. “Malcolm Fraser was a...
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Sod turned for Aranda ambulance and fire station
JOY Burch has turned the first sod to commence construction of a new co-located Ambulance and Fire & Rescue station at Aranda. “I am delighted to see the construction start on a new emergency...
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Introductory English Centre opened in Gungahlin
JOY Burch has opened the Gungahlin Primary Introductory English Centre at Palmerston District Primary School. “The opening of the Gungahlin Primary Introductory English Centre demonstrates the ACT...
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