Underwater Landscapes and other arts this weekend
FOUR solo exhibitions by artists trained or practicing in the ACT open at M16 Artspace today, Thursday, July 16 at 6pm, all welcome. Peter Fisher underwater art PETER Fisher began his creative career...
View ArticleFormer CFMEU official Fihi Kivalu arrested after giving evidence at the Trade...
THIS afternoon ACT Policing arrested a 39 year-old Queanbeyan man following the Canberra hearings of the Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance and Corruption. Police say enquiries are...
View ArticleSimon to expand restorative justice
SIMON Corbell says the ACT Government will expand restorative justice to include adult victims and offenders from 2016. Simon confirmed that the Restorative Justice Unit will receive around $2.1m over...
View ArticleLyn Mills’ social event of the week
PROUDLY displaying his “green credentials” French ambassador Christophe Lecourtier welcomed guests to the reception for the Bastille Day commemoration at his residence. The digital clock was on...
View ArticleRecognise these two in relation to the Kambah robbery?
ACT Policing is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying two people (pictured below) linked to a stolen motor vehicle used in an aggravated robbery in Kambah on 25 June. Whilst the vehicle was...
View ArticleThe Emergencies Act once more under review
JOY Burch has announced a review of the Emergencies Act. “I am committed to ensuring that residents of the ACT are protected by well-resourced, high quality and responsive emergency services. Ensuring...
View ArticleReview / ‘Mr Holmes’ (PG) **** and a half
TO understand Bill Condon’s film adapting Mitch Cullin’s novel “A Slight Trick Of The Mind”, it’s useful to assume that Sherlock Holmes’ birth year was 1859, the same as Arthur Doyle’s. On the Sussex...
View ArticleReview / ‘Paper Towns’ (M) ***
COMING of age has spawned some notable films. Scott Neustadter’s adaptation of John Green’s novel gives director Jake Schreier fresh elements that lift it above the pack. Before puberty, Quentin and...
View ArticleReview / ‘Ruben Guthrie’ (MA) ***
WRITER/producer/director Brendan Cowell’s stage play becomes a filmic cocktail of vigour, confusion, comedy, alcohol and product placement, served in the waterways and adjacent suburbs that make...
View ArticleAt Canberra’s Best Beard 2015, King O’Malleys, Civic
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View ArticleDirty water in Bruce on Monday
ICON Water crews will be conducting water main flushing on Haydon Drive on Monday, 20 July 2015, which may lead to some temporary water discolouration in Bruce. An increase in the velocity of water...
View ArticleFree Spirit approved to add accommodation near Exhibition Park
PRESIDENT of the National Capital Attractions Association (NCAA) Craig Whelan and Director of the National Capital Educational Tourism Project (NCETP) Garry Watson have expressed their delight at the...
View ArticlePhoto booth makers Red Robot the 2015 Telstra ACT Business of the Year
RED Robot, an innovative design and manufacturing business that has taken portable photo booths into the social media age, is the 2015 Telstra ACT Business of the Year. Founders and directors Duncan...
View ArticleKayakers rescue flooded Hilux
A man has made a lucky escape thanks to the assistance of professional rafters at Angle Crossing Road, this morning (Saturday 18 July). While detouring from an earlier accident on the Monaro Highway,...
View ArticleAnother grow house busted
ACT Policing has seized a further 89 Cannabis plants and more than $20000 in hydroponic equipment from a house in Bonner yesterday (Friday, 17 July). Information provided by the public led to a search...
View ArticleSocials / At the Vikings 2015 sports lunch, Erindale
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View ArticleSocials / At the 2015 Telstra Business Awards, Civic
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View ArticleSocials / At RAW’s ‘Glimpse’ showcase, Belconnen
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View ArticleSocials / At the Make-A-Wish Winter Wonderland Dinner, Hellenic Club, Woden
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View ArticleHome invasion rampage through Canberra’s South
ACT Policing has arrested a man following a number of home invasions on the south side this week. About 12.20am Saturday morning (18 July 2015) a man with two screwdrivers forced entry to a residence...
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