Budget gives school a $17 million refurb
BELCONNEN High School is to get a $17.6 million refurbishment and new facilities in tomorrow’s ACT Budget. Education Minister Joy Burch says: “Students at Belconnen High School will have the...
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Libs’ bus plan ‘clueless’, says government
THE Canberra Liberals’ half-baked transport scheme demonstrates just how clueless they are, say two ministers in a combined response of Greens and Labor to Opposition Leader Jeremy Hanson’s plan for...
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Big news for little trees
THE National Bonsai and Penjing Collection at the National Arboretum Canberra has received a new selection of bonsai, including the uncommon cape cotton bush, after curator Leigh Taafe and assistant...
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Petition decries Labor’s ‘land grab’ of tennis courts
The Telopea Park School Parents and Citizens’ Association has delivered a petition calling on the ACT Government to reverse its land-grab at Telopea Park School to the Opposition’s education spokesman...
View ArticleApp to put radiology patients at ease
MEDICAL imaging clinic NCDI Woden says it has launched a radiology first with the first app in Australia to allow patients to visit its imaging clinic virtually. The free, clinic-tour app called NCDI...
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Knife wielded in convenience store robbery
POLICE want to hear from witnesses to an aggravated robbery of a convenience store in Civic yesterday evening. About 5.45pm, a man entered The Barrow convenience store, on the ground level of the...
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Dounoukos wins top prize at St Kilda Film Festival
AN EXULTANT email has arrived from Canberra film maker Sotiris Dounoukos telling ‘CityNews” that his 19-minute drama “Un Seul Corps” (A Single body) has awarded Best Short Film at Australia’s...
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Mid-week arts in Canberra
IT’S a busy week in the Canberra arts scene, no less in the middle of the week than at the weekend. De Holanda on stage, photo Marcos PortinariTHE CAPITAL JAZZ PROJECT is top of the bill, with Italian...
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Budget: Tough times, but still spending
Andrew Barr and his cabinet colleagues at this afternoon’s Budget lock-up media conference. Photo by ANDREW FINCHTHE ACT is facing one of the most difficult financial landscapes in its short history,...
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Budget / Labor on the wrong track with rising fees
“WHILE Canberrans are being squeezed to pay their tripling rates bills, increasing car rego and rising parking fees, Andrew Barr is happy to spend their money on a light rail project that will service...
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Budget / Nothing for tired, old city centre
“DESPITE the Chief Minister’s publicly stated commitment to urban renewal, very little has been earmarked to assist with revitalisation efforts in our city,” bemoans ACT Property Council executive...
View ArticleBudget / Chamber likes the business initiatives
THE Canberra Business Chamber says, despite the size of the territory’s deficit, it’s pleased to see initiatives in this year’s ACT Budget designed to support the business sector. “In particular, we...
View ArticleBudget / Lawyers support funding for new judge
THE president of the Law Society of the ACT, Martin Hockridge, and the president of the ACT Bar Association, Shane Gill, have welcomed the announcement of funding for a fifth judge, but expressed...
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Ricky to get a second respite centre
RICKY Stuart and Disability Minister Joy Burch have agreed to partner to build a second respite centre specifically for teenagers with autism and other disabilities. Ricky Stuart House in Curtin.The...
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Christian ‘protest’ at ‘Superstar’ opening
The pamphlet being handed out at AIS Stadium on the opening night of “Jesus Christ Superstar”A member of a small group of Christians outside the AIS Arena for the opening night of “Jesus Christ...
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And before we go, a final word from Don
Radio man Don Dawkins… completed a 100-hour marathon broadcast, beating the previous record of 72 hours. Photo by Rod HenshawWHEN the words “what the f…. was that?” blasted from a Newcastle radio...
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Canberra kids off to the hip-hop ‘Olympics’
SIX young Canberrans have been selected to represent Australia at the Hip Hop International World Championships – known as the ‘Olympics of Hip Hop’ – in San Diego in August. The crew, ranging in age...
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Gavel / Local tennis serves up an ace
IT’S fair to say that tennis is one sport in Canberra that has often not reached its potential at the international level. Tim Gavel.There has been the stop-start nature of major events being played in...
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Votes in on water play park design
The winning choice for the new water play park at Lakeside Leisure Centre in Tuggeranong.THE public has spoken and after almost 1000 votes being cast, the design for Tuggeranong’s new water play park...
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Dining / A different start to the day
Chicken congee… a rice porridge popular in many Asian countries. Photo by Andrew FinchI LOVE going out for breakfast on weekends, but sometimes find menus stock standard and, well, boring. So I was...
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