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ACT Public Service Awards winners announced for 2015
ACTPS Head of Service Kathy Leigh has celebrated the 21st birthday of the service by announcing the winners of the annual ACT Public Service Awards. “Wednesday, 1 July 2015, marked 21 years since the...
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Peace in our times as the teachers agree to terms
JOY Burch has welcomed last night’s decision by the Australian Education Union ACT Council to endorse in principle the third offer made under Enterprise Bargaining Agreement negotiations. “Under the...
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Liberals ask what the Manuka land swap is all about
STEVE Doszpot says the Barr government needs to better explain its land swap plans involving the Manuka Occasional Childcare Centre (MOCCA), Telopea Park School and the Canberra Services Club. “Many...
View ArticleCommon Ground opens in Gungahlin
ANDREW Barr, Shane Rattenbury and Yvette Berry have opened “Common Ground” in Gungahlin, a unique housing project intended to tackle homelessness in Canberra. The Government has invested $13 million...
View ArticleMissing person / Have you seen Daemon Wolfe?
ACT Policing is seeking the public’s assistance in locating missing man Daemon Wolfe. Daemon was last seen leaving a house in Greenway on foot about 4.30pm yesterday (Thursday 2 July) and was last...
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Cheap lunches. Spicy Ginger Noodle Bar
THE posters for the Spicy Ginger Noodle Bar make great play of their Chinese charcoal grill which I found intriguing. They offer a “signature” lunch pack of three grilled meat skewers (lamb, beef, and...
View ArticleReview / ‘Amy’ (MA) ***
RUNNING for 128 minutes, London-born filmmaker Asif Kapadia’s documentary about jazz singer Amy Winehouse is a collage of interviews with family and people involved in her life and career and movie...
View ArticleReview / ‘Terminator: Genisys’ (M) ***
NOW that Arnold Schwarzenegger has retired from gubernatorial duties, the best description for the timeline in the screenplay that Laeta Kalogridis and Patrick Loussier confected to wring more juice...
View ArticleMaster Builders butting heads with the CFMEU
The Master Builder’ Association says CFMEU members tore up their membership cards at a protest in Dickson today. According to the Executive Director of the MBA ACT Kirk Coningham more than 50...
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Socials / At the Independence Day celebrations, King O’Malley’s
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Review / Authentic play of fun and deep feelings
Annie Byron, left, and Paula Delaney Nazarski in “Head Full of Love”. Photo by JamesPhoto“HEAD Full of Love” is a new Australian play that explores confronting issues in a way that is playful, funny,...
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Pialligo waste fire
Firefighters have returned to Canberra Concrete Recyclers, Pialligo Ave, Pialligo to work on continuing to extinguish a fire in a pile of builders waste. ACT Fire & Rescue was notified last night...
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Men run amok with aggravated burglaries
TWO men in a white Toyota Camry are alleged to have been responsible for three aggravated burglaries in Wanniassa, Mitchell and Mawson early this morning. About 5am, police received a report that two...
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Cartoon / Dose of Dorin
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View ArticleThe bollard graveyard of Tocumwal Lane
AS seen in Civic this morning. Canberra’s street art ground zero at Tocumwal Lane also sports a surprising collection of derelict bollards. Seen something around town? Take a picture and send it in to...
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Tax Office warns against phone scam
THE ATO is warning the public to be aware of an aggressive phone scam circulating where fraudsters are intimidating people into paying a fake tax debt over the phone by threatening jail or arrest....
View ArticleFirst Fluffy demolitions getting started
THE ACT Asbestos Taskforce has been tweeting as the first demolitions of bought-back “Mr Fluffy” houses began in Wanniassa this morning. You can follow the action below. Tweets by @TaskforceACT The...
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Slaughter of the cars in Turner
ACT Policing is seeking witnesses to multiple incidents of vehicle damage that occurred in Turner yesterday (Sunday, July 5). ACT Policing responded to reports of 22 vehicles and six storage units...
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Joy Burch on the passing of CIT’s Adrian Marron
JOY Burch has expressed her sadness over the passing of CIT Chief Executive Adrian Marron following his long battle with illness. “My thoughts and prayers are with his family at this difficult time,”...
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Corbell clears the way for outdoor bars in Canberra
SIMON Corbell has announced new laws to allow venues to establish outdoor bars. “This is great news for Canberra’s hospitality industry,” Simon said. “The ACT Government recognises that the sector is...
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