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Peggy Brown thanked for her service
SIMON Corbell has thanked Dr Peggy Brown, outgoing Director-General of ACT Health for her decade of service to the people of the Canberra community. “On behalf of all the staff at ACT Health we are...
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Lyn Mills’ social event of the week
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Review / Sitsky work commemorates Sandakan death marches
FLANKED by stone angels in All Saints’ Church Ainslie, ensemble Press, Play performed the world premiere of Larry Sitsky’s Piano Trio No. 10, Sandakan. Press Play Trio, photo by Judith Crispin This...
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Eisteddfod’s Bands and orchestras on a winning streak
RESULTS are just in from the Australian National Eisteddfod’s annual Bands & Orchestras section, the first in the 2015 season Members of Canberra Brass Co-Convenor (Bands & Orchestras) Simon...
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Man collared over Calwell gunfire
A 26-year-old Calwell man was arrested yesterday (Friday, 29 May 2015) for an aggravated robbery committed last year where a firearm was discharged. About 10pm on Monday 1 December 2014, two male...
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Canberra gets a Coordinator-General for Domestic Violence
SIMON Corbell and Yvette Berry have announced the appointment of Justice and Community Safety Directorate Deputy Director-General Vicki Parker as the inaugural Coordinator-General for Domestic and...
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Stasce wins new CAPO prize
PAINTER/SCULPTOR Kael Stasce is the winner of the Capital Arts Patrons Organisation’s inaugural Emerging Artists’ Prize, it was announced by Gordon Bull at Thursday night’s opening of the prize’s...
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Socials / At the opening of the Christos Michalis Medical Centre, Garran
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Socials / At Steve Doszpot’s annual charity night, Hellenic Club
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Socials / At RAW Canberra’s ‘Sensory’, Belconnen Arts Centre
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Socials / At St Clare’s 50th Anniversary Gala Dinner, National Convention Centre
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Have you seen Kathleen Leahy?
ACT Policing is asking for assistance in locating missing 60-year-old Kaleen woman, Kathleen Leahy. Kathleen was last seen in Garran at about 1pm on Thursday 28 May 2015. She is described as being...
View ArticleJazz festival opens with a buzz
A BUZZING crowd gathered at The Street for a double bill of contemporary Australian jazz composition. The music was innovative, at times challenging and ultimately an uplifting opening of what promises...
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Review / ‘Tomorrowland’ (PG) ***
WALT Disney got the idea for “Tomorrowland” in the 1950s. Now it’s in Disney theme parks around the world. Bird’s film embodies classic Disney fantasies and visual styles that have carved a permanent...
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Socials / At CC Beauty Centre’s 10th anniversary party, Cooleman Court
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View ArticleReview / Trio’s masterful, mesmeric jazz
IN her program notes, Street Theatre Artistic director Caroline Stacey, says the sole aim of the Capital Jazz Project is to nourish top quality jazz music artists and audiences. Therefore, the top-line...
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Bookshop says goodbye to Civic
CLOUSTON & HALL Booksellers have written to customers to say they are, “with sadness”, closing the doors of the Civic shop in Garema Place at the end of June. The academic remainder shop has been...
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Turner club robbed by armed men
POLICE are seeking witnesses to the aggravated robbery of the Rugby Union Club in Turner early on Sunday morning. About 12.40am, three men entered the club armed with a baseball bat and a large...
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Budget largesse keeps on coming
THE ACT Budget will continue the abolition of stamp duty for home buyers with further reductions from June 3 that include: The buyer of a $300,000 home will save about $2,900 in stamp duty compared to...
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Review / Underdeveloped music of the north goes west
IT was a moment of considerable bravery when composer and director of the Griffyn Ensemble, Michael Sollis, decided to bookend the 2012 Australian premiere of “Southern Sky” with his own musical...
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