ANU musicians to bloom in Floriade music program
ANU School of Music’s “Rhythm & Blooms” concert series is up and running again at Floriade. Kristin Berardi, photo by Karen Steins from kristinberardi.com The “Rhythm & Blooms” concert series...
View ArticlePaul / Parking a problem when honesty fails
The Range Rover damaged on the bonnet while parking at the Dickson shops.MANY of us have been there… rushing to the shops before the kids get home, long day at work, meeting running late, delayed by...
View ArticleFloriade turns to storytelling this weekend
THERE may be a sombre theme for Floriade in the notion of WWI “Reflection,” but there’s plenty of art and entertainment to go with it. Reflection at Floriade The Floriade program this weekend turns the...
View ArticleKambah Community Garden Open Day
AN open day to promote organic gardening practices and raise funds to assist refugees and asylum seekers in Canberra will be held at the Kambah Community Garden on Saturday, September 26. The event...
View ArticleAs seen in Woden… Which way to go?
Greg has spotted this one and sent it in: This rather confusing signage is on Callum Street leading to the Launceston Street intersection in Phillip/Woden. Seen something around Canberra? Email it in...
View ArticleReview / Baez: brilliant, beautiful and passionate
Joan Baez… From her very first “hello, there!” Baez captivated everyone with her humbleness and generosity.TWO generations of Canberrans packed into the Royal Theatre on Thursday night for the first...
View ArticleSocials / At the Canberra Botanical opening, New Acton
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View ArticleSocials / Rubik’s Cube Ball fundraiser for Project Independence, Barton
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View ArticleLyn Mills’ social event of the week
GUEST of honour Annabel Crabb brought a delicious slice of humour to the machinations of the pollies in a week that was bound to end with tears even if we didn’t know who was crying. We were laughing...
View ArticleCrashed stolen car yields big gun haul
ACT Policing is seeking to identify a man who crashed a stolen car in Pialligo and fled the scene before police attended and located firearms in the car early this morning (Saturday 19 September)....
View ArticleReview / Aloof languor stifles ‘Ado’s’ high spirits
From left, Vivek Sharma, Marni Mount, Lainie Hart and Jim Adamik.THIS is a play about hot blood and high spirits. In this Canberra Rep production the high spirits are amply provided by Jim Adamik’s...
View Article‘Fountain’ of aluminium wins prize in paddock
A GATEWAY of seemingly windswept aluminium tendrils exploding from two existing tree stumps has won of the $2000 Sculpture in the Paddock Award for 2015, it was announced last night at Cooma Cottage...
View ArticleSocials / At the Therapy ACT Staff Gala Reunion, Regatta Point
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View ArticleSocials / At the Benny Wills Gala Dinner, Woden
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View ArticleSocials / Farewell to Peter Tregear, Red Hill
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View ArticleMore road rules to blithely ignore
SHANE Rattenbury says that from November 1 motorists will be required to provide a minimum distance when overtaking bicycles as part of a trial of new road safety laws in the ACT. “A Legislative...
View ArticleGrattan / Turnbull has moved beyond the Howard era in some respects, and...
Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra MALCOLM Turnbull has gone for broke in his dramatic overhaul of the Coalition team. The new prime minister is using this moment of high authority to “renew” to...
View ArticleReview / Theatre of games despite shallow plot
SIDE Pony Productions has created an adventurous novelty act for theatre; virtually establishing a new genre. “The Confidence Man” characters Peter and Anita. Photo by Skye Sobejko“The Confidence Man”...
View ArticleSynergy Group now Canberra’s biggest accounting firm
SYNERGY Group claims to be the largest Canberra based accounting and consulting firm after acquiring Moore Stephens Canberra. The acquisition by the local company will take Synergy’s professional...
View ArticleA new bus layover on Box Hill Avenue
MICK Gentleman has announced the completion of works to extend the bus layover on Box Hill Avenue adjacent to the Lanyon Marketplace. “Several bus routes either depart from the Lanyon Marketplace, or...
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