Grey times end as new agency opens
ADELAIDE advertising agency NATION Creative has opened a branch in Canberra with four well-known locals at its heart. NATION Canberra staff, from left, Phil Selby, Julia Unwin, John Attard and...
View ArticleRoyal Doulton partners with Stencil Art Prize
CANBERRA’s own E.L.K. won the Stencil Art Prize back in 2010 and now organisers are calling for 2015 entries from stencil artists around the globe. Last year’s Stencil Prize exhibition In its 7th year,...
View ArticleACTION gasping for more social media followers
SHANE Rattenbury says ACTION is running a ‘Keep in Touch’ campaign, encouraging passengers to sign up to email alert services or to follow ACTION on social media to keep abreast of latest service...
View ArticleMagical ‘Monkey’ – a cliché come true
IT IS one of the oldest clichés of the theatre to say that a production will appeal to all age groups from 5 to 95, but in the case of Theatre of Image’s stage adaptation of Wu Cheng’en’s 16th century...
View ArticlePromoting peace through Anzac vigil
THIS WEEK once again, in the lead up to the centenary of the Gallipoli landing, a dedicated group of Canberrans will mark the date with a solemn peace vigil aimed at countering “a continuing preference...
View ArticleNishi named best international project of the year at London Building Awards
THE New Acton Precinct reports on facebook that they’ve taken out the “International Project of the Year” category at the Building Awards held in London. Congratulations to them. Holy moly. Nishi just...
View ArticleMissing person search turns to tragedy
In the wake of yesterday’s missing person report there’s a chilling release from NSW Police today: Police search for man after body of woman found in car – Bermagui Thursday, 23 April 2015 03:42:56 AM...
View ArticleAnzac Day commemorations and other arts events this weekend
ANZAC Day 2015, as readers know, marks 100 years since the landing at Gallipoli, and the ACT arts community is commemorating too. MOST fitting is the Australian classic film, ‘FORTY Thousand Horsemen’....
View ArticleCanberra calls anti-poverty crusader
INSPIRED by Australia’s compassion and welfare for its poor, Filipino anti-poverty crusader Tony Meloto will be speaking in Canberra in late May as part of his nationwide “Builder of Dreams” tour....
View ArticleThe latest Digital Challenge winner unveiled
ANDREW BARR says the Digital Canberra Challenge continues to reward and encourage leading ACT innovators and today he was pleased to announce the winners of Round Three and launch Round Four of the...
View ArticleNeale Emanuel convicted of acting as an unlicensed real estate agent
ACT Commissioner for Fair Trading, David Snowden, has warned that individuals who make false representations to the Canberra community will face serious consequences. This follows the recent...
View ArticleACT Police seeking to extradite man over the alleged murder of Daniela D’Addario
ACT Policing is seeking the extradition of a 27-year-old Bruce man from New South Wales today (Friday, April 24). Members from ACT Policing are travelling to Batemans Bay this morning following a...
View ArticleSocials / At opening night of ‘Monkey… Journey to the West’, Canberra Theatre
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View ArticleA skills passport for Canberra’s builders sees the light of day
CANBERRA’S builders have launched the “Master Builders Education and Training Policy”. “Builders are investing in the future of training in our industry. We are committed to providing opportunities...
View ArticleCarol Mills sacked
THE Mandarin reports that the Secretary of the Department of Parliamentary Services, Carol Mills, has been sacked. Speaker Bronwyn Bishop and Senate president Stephen Parry announced today that Ms...
View ArticleReview / ‘The Avengers: Age of Ultron’ (M) half a star
THE Avengers are good guys possessed of superhuman powers and occasional defects, moral or otherwise. Ultron wants to rule the world and anything else he can lay his mechanical hands on. And in fantasy...
View ArticleDaniela D’Addario case, did you hear anything in Bruce on Sunday night?
A 27-year-old Bruce man has been extradited from New South Wales after members from ACT Policing travelled to Batemans Bay this morning (Friday, April 24). A warrant was sworn for the man’s arrest in...
View ArticleReview / ‘Banksy Does New York’ (M) *** and half
THE cultural phenomenon known as Banksy never appears in either of the two documentaries made about him and his work. Chris Moukarbel’s documentary for Home Box Office uses mostly user-generated...
View ArticleReview / ‘Boychoir’ (M) *** and a half
DIRECTOR Francois Girard’s films are mostly about his great passion – music. Not the jangly noise that so often assaults the ear claiming musical status simply because it’s made on musical...
View ArticleCartoon / Dose of Dorin
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