Missing dinosaur in Belconnen
THE National Dinosaur Museum is asking for the public’s help after one of their replica dinosaurs was stolen from a Jurassic World display at Hoyts Belconnen. During HOYTS Belconnen’s final sessions on...
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Leigh asks whither Belconnen, if Immigration moves out?
ANDREW Leigh says the release of BIS Shrapnel data on empty office space across Canberra has added to concern about the future of the Belconnen Town Centre if the Department of Immigration is moved...
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Sodden sportsgrounds still shut
ALL ACT Government sportsgrounds remain closed today due to the waterlogged conditions caused by this week’s heavy rain. A spokesperson said the decision had been taken to prevent damage to the turf...
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A portrait of Canberra’s Omar Musa in the running for the 2015 Archibald Prize
IT’S that time of year artists all over Australia are busy putting the finishing touches to their entries for the 2015 Archibald Prize. While very few people expect to win the first prize of $100,000...
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Review / ‘Inside Out’ (PG) ***
DIRECTOR Pete Docter’s choice of theme for “Inside Out” sets out to explain the inner workings of a child’s brain. In the first few years of life, behaviour is observable, but assessing the legacy of...
View ArticleSo just what are you up to with your yoga?
ANU’s Gina Woodhill (a yoga teacher and PhD student) is concerned about the impact of narcissism and social media on the teaching of Yoga in Canberra, a boom industry. “There are people who go and do...
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Auditor-General / Data integrity in the Health Directorate ranges from...
THE ACT Auditor-General Dr Maxine Cooper has presented a report on the Integrity of Data in the Health Directorate. “The audit found that the integrity of Activity Based Funding data reported by the...
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Trade Union Royal Commission to spend three weeks in Canberra investigating...
THE Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance and Corruption has announced three weeks of public hearings in Canberra. The Commission is inquiring into new matters involving the CFMEU. The hearings...
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Supabarn selling flagship Canberra stores to Coles
THE ACCC has given notice that Canberra’s own SuperBarn is selling a swathe of stores to Coles. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will shortly commence a public review of Coles’...
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Measles warning for Canberra Airport on June 15
ACTING ACT Chief Health Officer Dr Andrew Pengilley has alerted Canberrans to be aware of measles symptoms after a case was notified to ACT Health yesterday. Andrew said the case acquired the...
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Lewd behaviour around Erindale Drive
ACT Policing has received three reports of a suspicious man near the Erindale Drive underpass this morning (19 June). About 8am, a teenage girl noticed a man walking through the Erindale Drive...
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Review / Sexy, entertaining romp with Casanova
Ben Russell as Casanova,centre, and guards Bradley McDowell, left, and Teig Sadhana.YOU wouldn’t want to see a play about legendary lover, Casanova, unless it was sexy. Well, in Canberra Rep’s new...
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Lyn Mills’ social event of the week
WAS it the best yet Midwinter Ball? This 2015 extravaganza at Parliament House was a winter wonderland with entertainment from our very own Divine Ms M (Jessica Mauboy ) and her band of talent getting...
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Review / Innovative approach to Haydn
IN the only four years since its founding, the Australian Haydn Ensemble (AHE) has staked a reputation for innovation in its chosen field of classical period repertoire. And this concert was no...
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Young girl stuck down a manhole in Macgregor
A young girl has pulled to safety by firefighters after falling more than 2 metres down a manhole. When firefighters arrived they climbed down into the pit to rescue the 10-year-old. She had been...
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Girl rescued from manhole plunge
A 10-YEAR-OLD girl has been pulled to safety by firefighters this afternoon after falling more than two metres down a manhole in Macgregor. Firefighters climbed down into the pit to rescue the girl who...
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NewActon wins top spot in ACT Architecture Awards
THE NEWACTON Precinct by Fender Katsalidis Architects was the big winner in the Australian Institute of Architects’ 2015 ACT Architecture Awards announced on Saturday, June 20 at QT Canberra. Canberra...
View ArticleYour thoughts wanted on light rail’s draft environmental impact statement
SIMON Corbell says the public has been invited engage in consultation on the draft environmental impact statement for light rail. “The draft EIS has been submitted to the Environment and Planning...
View ArticleHouses wanted for public housing
ANDREW Barr and Yvette Berry are calling on developers, builders and other property owners to submit expressions of interest to provide new homes for Canberra’s public housing tenants. The Public...
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Simon signs us up to international climate change agreements
SIMON Corbell says the ACT Government is signing up to two important international agreements on climate change. The ACT Government has signed up to the Compact of States and Regions and the Compact...
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