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Canberra’s kids now have water refill stations
JOY Burch has announced the completion of the installation of water refill stations in all Canberra public schools. “A minimum of two water refill stations have been installed in all Canberra public...
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ACTEW Water conducting a burn on Mt Stromlo
THE ACT Rural Fire Service, on behalf of ACTEW Water, will conduct a hazard reduction burn at the Mt. Stromlo Water Treatment Plant tomorrow as part of their Bushfire Operational Plan. The burn will...
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Bushfire season ends tonight
THE ACT Emergency Services Agency Commissioner Dominic Lane has announced that the official 2014/2015 bushfire season for the ACT will conclude tonight, 31 March, 2015 at 11.59pm. Since the bushfire...
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A deal is done for needles at the prison
SHANE Rattenbury says the ACT Government has signed a Deed of Agreement with the Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) regarding a proposed Needle and Syringe Program (NSP) for the Alexander...
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Canberra Confidential / Turning the theatre inside out
“Le Noir – the Dark Side of Cirque”… up close and personal.CANBERRA Theatre is to be transformed into the round next month when “Le Noir – the Dark Side of Cirque’s” world tour makes it to town. “Le...
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Arts / In a thunderland of drums
Gary France… his huge warehouse in Hume destined to become the noisiest place on the block. Photo by Holly Treadaway, Sage PhotographyGARY France’s new Groove Warehouse is a wonderland of drums. As he...
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Griffiths / How the world changed with a quick ‘flix
THE bright day has dawned; Netflix has turned on its Australian service. To give you some idea of what a big deal this is, consider three datum: As of this month, 36 per cent of American households...
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Arts / Punky Monkey goes west
Aljin Abella in his role of Monkey. Photo by Branco GaicaMONKEY! With a twitch of his nose he can make himself small enough to creep inside an ear; the twirl of his magic staff and he can become tall...
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Open garden / Grown from ‘love and intuition’
“Terroux” at Hall… an eclectic mix of natives, ornamental trees, shrubs, annuals, perennials, bulbs and roses.NESTLED in the hills of Wallaroo, with the beautiful Brindabellas as a backdrop, “Terroux”...
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Dining / Where the set lunch really sings
IT’S hard to get a decent meal for $50 these days, even at a café, never mind a fine dining restaurant and for three courses at that. At Pod Food, in Pialligo, you do – at least with the set lunch...
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ACT building approvals going backwards while the nation surges forward
THE Property Council ACT’s Executive Director Catherine Carter says building approvals in the ACT have fallen over the past 12 months according to the latest data released today from the ABS....
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Recognise these blokes who could assist police with Mooseheads biffo?
ACT Policing is seeking to identify three members of the public who could assist police with an ongoing assault investigation that occurred at Mooseheads in Civic during the early hours on Sunday, 1...
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Cyclist killed on Uriarra Road
ACT Policing is responding to a road fatality involving a single cyclist on Uriarra Road, Coree ACT, this afternoon (April 1). The 69-year-old cyclist from Barton died after he fell from his bicycle...
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Puck the role model for new Canberra Theatre Company
YOU have to wonder about the significance of naming a new theatre company “Honest Puck”, but that’s exactly what the founders of Canberra Academy of Dramatic Art, James and Elizabeth Scott, have now...
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A touch of Harry in Canberra
DEFENCE informs us that Prince Harry will arrive in Australia on Monday April 6 to begin a four week attachment to the Australian Defence Force (ADF). On arrival in Australia, Prince Harry will travel...
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Longstaff loan to Assembly ‘a poignant reminder’
THE loan to The ACT Legislative Assembly by the Australian War Memorial of a celebrated World War I painting has been greeted with excitement by Speaker of the Assembly’s Speaker, Vicki Dunne. Speaker...
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Charnwood gas rupture
FIREFIGHTERS are currently on scene at Tillyard Drive, Charnwood, working to isolate a gas leak. Gas rupture caused by workman and ACT Fire & Rescue is currently clamping the 50mm gas line. Only...
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Brown water warning for Woden and Weston Creek
ACTEW Water will be cleaning the Pearce Reservoir from Tuesday 7 April to Thursday 9 April, 2015 which may lead to some discolouration for a short period of time. It is expected that residents in...
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Storm over an iron at M16: time to chill out?
IT can’t be easy being a bloke these days. The artwork: ‘Domestic wheel power for men’ When the director of M16 Artspace, Jas Hugonnet, saw the artist statement attached to a work satirising the humble...
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Four Gungahlin DUIs last night
ACT Policing General Duties officers from Gungahlin apprehended four drink-drivers – two females and two males – during patrol duties in Canberra’s outer northern suburbs overnight (April 1-2). The...
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