New togs for the ambos
JOY Burch has launched new uniforms the ACT Ambulance Service’s front line personnel. “Emergency, non-emergency, communication centre and identified support personnel will all wear the new uniform,”...
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Four Winds appoints executive director
THE biennial Four Winds Festival is on of the joys of our extended region and a choice destination for Canberra’s classical music lovers. David Francis Held every two years in a natural bush...
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Moore / Toadying government betrays trust on trade
ALLOWING global conglomerates to interfere with governments’ control over their own policies is simply an anathema to democracy. But it is happening. Michael Moore.International “kangaroo courts” will...
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Canberra Confidential / Wood for the trees
Eucalyptus mannifera… lose branches even on a hot, still day, says Cedric Bryant.THE future of the trees on the tram-fated Northbourne Avenue has got gardening writer Cedric Bryant out of the potting...
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Weston Creek burn tonight
THE ACT Rural Fire Service is conducting a hazard reduction burn tonight at Weston Creek, on behalf of the National Capital Authority. The burn is to involve six small organic material heaps in a...
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Tipoff leads police to cache of drugs and stolen goods
OFFICERS from Gungahlin General Duties and Criminal Investigations executed a search warrant in Ngunnawal last night (Tuesday, 23 June). Around 6pm, officers executed the warrant at the Paul Coe...
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New timetable has improved ACTION’s on time running
SHANE Rattenbury says the new ACTION bus weekday timetable has led to improved on time running and service reliability. “Since introducing the new weekday timetable, 79 per cent of bus services have...
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Tony Graham stepping down from the SES
JOY Burch has announced the retirement of the inaugural ACT State Emergency Service (ACTSES) Chief Officer Tony Graham. “Tony Graham will retire from his role as the ACTSES Chief Officer on 3 July...
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Grattan / Mallah caught the ABC bus to Q&A
Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra ZAKY Mallah, the former terrorism suspect at the centre of the Q&A storm, travelled to the studio in a free bus the program puts on to take audience...
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Bergman and other arts this weekend
ARC CINEMA presents a retrospective program of 10 Ingmar Bergman classics curated by David Stratton. Director Ingmar Bergman, 1957 BERGMAN fans attending these sessions will also have a chance to win a...
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Socials / At the opening of ‘sPIN’, ANCA Gallery, Dickson
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The University of the Third Age is looking for course presenters
THE ACT’s University of the Third Age has become so popular among retirees that it is seeking more people to deliver courses and activities. U3A ACT, an entirely voluntary organisation, has more than...
View ArticleDeal done for Chinese film making around Canberra
ANDREW Barr has announced a partnership between Canberra companies JIA Films and SilverSun Pictures China’s Yuezhong Pictures that has the potential to deliver $50 million of productions in the next...
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Can you help find these illegal pig hunters and gate breakers?
THE ACT Parks and Conservation Service is concerned pig hunting in Namadgi National Park took place last month. ACT Parks and Conservation Service Regional Manager National Parks and Catchments...
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Part time traffic signals light up in Tuggeranong
MICK Gentleman has announced to start of part-time traffic signals installed on the eastern approach to the Isabella Drive/Drakeford Drive/Athllon Drive roundabout. “The part-time signals will be...
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Apartment fire in Lyneham
ACT Fire & Rescue is responding to reports of a fire in an apartment building in Lyneham. Update to follow. 14:15 Firefighters are currently searching the smoke filled four storey building on...
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We’re number two for greenhouse gas emission reductions
SIMON Corbell says a report by three leading international climate change organisations has ranked the ACT’s emissions reduction targets as the second strongest in the world. The report, Unlocking...
View ArticleSkate in the City kicks off for 2015
SKATE in the City is ready to go in Garema Place. The opening night kicks off with a DJ Dance Party session from 6.30pm including live music by local DJ Felixx, followed by a general skate session at...
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Jerrabomberra’s trench warfare past unearthed
MICK Gentleman says a nationally important trench warfare training site is emerging from layers of silt at the Jerrabomberra Wetlands 100 years after it was built to prepare soldiers for the trenches...
View ArticleA new chair and board for CIT
JOY Burch has announced the appointment of a new Canberra Institute of Technology (CIT) Board comprising eight members, including a chair and deputy chair, and the CIT Chief Executive. While remaining...
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