Tuggeranong and Belconnen lead the way for Community Corrections Orders
AN unknown party has made a Freedom of Information request to the ACT Government for the “Distribution of Community Corrections Orders by Town Centre”. It has in due course been published on the Open...
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ON Saturday Simon Corbell’s office put out a media release (to avoid claims I’ve taken it out of context you can view the entire thing here) which to my eye appeared to invent its own form of...
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‘Local treasure’ announced as Glassworks Creative Fellow
FOR the second year running, a Queanbeyan artist has been named as the Canberra Glassworks Creative Fellow. Kirstie Rea in her studio, photo by Rebecca Olsen Previously described by us as “one of our...
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400 sheep rolled over on Tharwa Drive
ACT Fire & Rescue is responding to reports of large truck rollover in South Tuggeranong. Initial reports suggest a triple decker truck containing an estimated 400 sheep has overturned in the...
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Possible Aurora Australis sightings on Wednesday night
The Bureau of Meteorology has Facebooked that solar storms could see the famed Aurora Australis visible across southern Australian on Tuesday morning and Wednesday night! If you do get a sighting be...
View ArticleNgunnawal woman to face court over firearm raid
A 23-year-old Ngunnawal woman will face the ACT Magistrates Court after a firearm was located at her home in Ngunnawal in April. On Friday (April 24) about 4pm, detectives from Taskforce Nemesis...
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Study confirms Kingston as ‘arts hub’
THE ACT Government has released a feasibility study outlining space and other requirements for development in the Kingston Arts Precinct, it was announced by Arts Minister Joy Burch over the weekend....
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Arts in the City / When the ladies sing it better…
BUNGENDORE Wood Works Gallery goes showbiz when cabaret artists Maeve Marsden, Annaliese Szota, Fiona Pearson and Libby Wood appear in “Lady Sings It Better”. At Cafe Wood Works, Saturday, July 4, from...
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Arts / How heads come together over beanies
Paula Delaney Nazarski in “Head Full of Love”. Photo by JamesPhotoTHE humble beanie takes centre stage at The Street Theatre when “Head Full of Love” comes to town in early July. Actor, translator and...
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Macklin / Federal pollies really give us a bad name
SOMETIMES I wish they’d move Parliament House to, say, Longreach; those Federal pollies really are giving us a bad name. And this week they were worse than ever. Robert Macklin.Scott Morrison in his...
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Aussie Anzacs now online at Imperial War Museums
THE National Archives of Australia continues its World War I project with the news today that the UK’s Imperial War Museums website has now incorporated Australian Anzacs into its ‘Lives of the First...
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Gardening / Planning azalea blooms for spring
Gumpo azalea… an abundance of flowers.AZALEA time is rapidly approaching and, in fact, I have blooms on one azalea totally out of season, even with these severe frosts. Incidentally, I was told that...
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Meat cleaver robbery at the Belconnen Bottle-O
ACT Policing is investigating an aggravated robbery that occurred at the Bottle-O bottle shop on Luxton Street in Belconnen on Monday night (22 June). At about 10.30pm a man entered the shop armed...
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Lucky Michael shares with people he hopes to help
FORMER paratrooper Michael Kreminski has put his money where he wants his mouth to be. Michael is a psychology student at ANU and has donated half a $5000 travel voucher he won in the Unilodge...
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Glorious singing at Wesley tomorrow
When it comes to singing teachers – and wouldn’t all of us like to sing? – Canberrans are spoilt for choice. Pianist Rose Holcombe Tomorrow’s “Wednesday Lunchtime Live” at Wesley Music Centre showcases...
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Big turnout for the CPSU’s public service stop work meeting
THE Community and Public Sector Union’s campaign to protect the rights, conditions and pay of thousands of public sector workers reached Canberra today with a well attended stop work meeting. Members...
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Long memories of dance in Canberra – Aaron Cash
YOU won’t get into this one – it’s been sold out for ages – but tomorrow, a brand new production by Ballet Revolución from Havana will take the stage at the Canberra Theatre. The young Aaron Cash and...
View ArticleAuditor-General notes forseeable risks in the Cotter Dam Expansion
AUDITOR-GENERAL Maxine Cooper has presented the report on the Bulk Water Alliance to the Speaker, for tabling in the ACT Legislative Assembly. This report includes consideration of the cost and timing...
View ArticleArts / weird love triangle for the underdog
THE second Scandinavian Film Festival is almost upon us, and with dramas, comedies and thrillers from Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland and Iceland, it’s likely to please most. I’m talking by phone to...
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Dining / Back for the buzz
Gnocchi veal ragu. Photo by Andrew FinchI HADN’T been to Il Figaro in Kingston for yonks (as in years); if truth be told, my pizza crust was burnt on my first visit and so I didn’t return – until...
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