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Dirty water in the Inner North next week
ICON Water crews will be conducting pressure and flow testing of the water network within Braddon, Ainslie, City, Reid and Campbell on Monday May 11 through to Wednesday May 13 which may lead to some...
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And the nurse and midwife of the year 2015 are…
THE winners of this year’s ACT Nursing and Midwifery Excellence Awards were last night congratulated by Simon Corbell. “Last night I had the honour of attending the ACT Nursing and Midwifery...
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Review / ‘Pitch Perfect 2′ (M) *
THE only word for this sequel written by Kay Cannon to the 2012 farrago of nonsense about an a capella group whose only visible academic activity is competing for the title of America’s best, is crap....
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Review / ‘Ex Machina’ (MA) ***
THE title of writer/director Alex Garland’s film is part of the Latin name for the technique of introducing a character into a stage play with the function of resolving a seemingly insoluble issue. “Ex...
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Review / ‘Clouds of Sils Maria’ (MA) *** and a half
TWENTY years ago, Maria (Juliette Binoche) played Sigrid, the 18-year-old protagonist in Wilhelm Melchoir’s lesbian drama “Maloja Snake”. Now, following Melchior’s death, an impresario wants Maria to...
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A plan for the brush-tailed rock-wallabies
SIMON Corbell has launched a new action plan to help the endangered brush-tailed rock-wallaby (Petrogale penicillata) recover from near extinction. The action plan will protect the local wallaby...
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Burn on Oxley Hill
THE ACT Rural Fire Service will, weather permitting, conduct a hazard reduction burn at McKibbin Pl off Nunan Cres, Oxley Hill tomorrow Saturday May9. Two light units, three medium tankers, two heavy...
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Review / Magic works by three contemporary composers
“SOUNDS on Site V: From the Letter to the Law” was a testimony to excellent concert programming. Spread across three venues—The National Library Foyer, Reconciliation Place and the acoustically...
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Disqualified and on the run in Flynn
A 36-year-old Belconnen man will be summonsed to appear before court after fleeing from police this morning (Saturday, May 9). About 1.00am police observed a grey Holden Commodore sedan travelling at...
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Lyn Mills’ social event of the week
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Review: ‘Pearl among the patriarchs’ – composer Kate Moore
THE concert “Movers and Shakers” at Fitters’ Workshop might have been subtitled ‘a pearl among the patriarchs”. Cellist Geoffrey Gartner (r) with Peelman and Moore. Photo Judith Crispin One of only two...
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Socials / At the opening of ‘Collective Images’, Ginninderra School House...
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Socials / At the opening of Mane Hair and Beauty, Weston Creek
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Review / Dalman dances back into history
Homage to Botticelli, photo Barbie Robinson THERE is a moment during this program when visiting Taiwanese dancer, Christopher Chu, performs a poignant solo entitled “Memory Lost” to the music of...
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Review / Contrasting pieces inspire standing ovation
IN A CONCERT full of contrasting pieces and compositional styles, this showing was a splendid start in the run down to the finale in this 21st Canberra International Music Festival. New Zealand String...
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Review / Deluge of Glass (Philip) at Gandel Hall
FLAGGED as a cult event, the Philip Glass concert today at the National Gallery of Australia’s Gandel Hall was the penultimate event in the 2015 Canberra International Music Festival. With yet another...
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A food forest planned for Lyneham
SHANE Rattenbury says Territory and Municipal Services has been closely with a group of Lyneham residents interested in establishing a shared food forest. “The proposed food forest would be...
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Video / Watch Civic’s Neon House light up
Neon House on Hobart Place is really lighting Civic up at night. The designers of the light display have made this video to show it off: Since its construction in the early 1960’s as the Life...
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Review / Passionate pride and their obvious love of singing
MOORAMBILLA Voices is a youth choir drawn from 78 schools in remote parts of western New South Wales. Moorambilla Voices. Photo David Smyth It is led by an amazingly energetic and excitable Musical...
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Review / Canberra International Music Festival Finale
IT was cold, wet and windy along the Kingston Foreshore but inside the Fitters’ Workshop the atmosphere was joyous and happy as the 21st Canberra International Music Festival reached its finale....
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