School uniforms across ACT Public Schools from 2017
JOY Burch has visited Calwell High School to announce that ACT public schools will move to adopt more traditionally styled school uniforms from 2017. “Calwell High School’s new uniform is a practical...
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ACT Government maintains its excellent credit rating
ANDREW Barr says Standard and Poor’s has reaffirmed the ACT Government’s credit rating as AAA Stable – the highest rating possible. “S&P also reaffirmed the short term rating as A-1+ – which is...
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Real Everest heroes honoured in new Aussie film
DICKSON filmmaker, Hallam Drury, is off to the slopes of the Himalayas next year to make a film about one of Nepal’s most marginalised communities. Kulung by Heema Rai The Kulung people of eastern...
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Folk Fest wins Australian Event Award
NATIONAL Folk Festival organisers are over the moon at news that they’ve been named Best Cultural, Arts and Music Event in the ACT in the Australian Event Awards. Queensland’s Opera in the Reservoir by...
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Stirring up percussion PANdemonium
CANBERRA’S Groove PANdemonium Steel Orchestra will be representing the ACT this weekend in Brisbane at the international steel band festival “PANZfest” Groove PANdemonium According to Gary France,...
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Socials / At the black-tie opening of Fringe Dentures, Fyshwick
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Tuggeranong burglary spree comes to an end
ACT Policing has charged a 22-year-old Conder man following two burglaries in Nicholls and Conder and an attempted burglary in Banks on (Friday, 25 September). About 12.25pm yesterday police attended...
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Drunk mum with kids in the car crashes into retaining wall
ACT Policing has described the actions of a 33-year-old Gowrie woman as ‘reckless’ after her vehicle, with two children inside, crashed into a retaining wall at a residence in Fadden yesterday...
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Conder duplex fire
FIREFIGHTERS are working to extinguish a fire in a duplex in Tuggeranong. ACT Fire & Rescue received multiple emergency triple zero (000) calls about the blaze in Allcot Place Conder around 4...
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Calwell Woolies robbed
ACT Policing Criminal Investigation detectives are investigating an aggravated robbery that occurred at the Woolworths store in Calwell last night (Saturday, 26 September). Around 10.00pm two men...
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Off duty police member collars Kambah robber
AN off duty police member has apprehended a 39-year-old Kambah woman following an armed robbery at the BSW Liquor Store at Woolworths in Kambah yesterday (Sunday, 27 September). Around 12.10pm a woman...
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Free set design workshop for kids
IN a move sure to set designers up for shows from the next generation, Belconnen Community Service and Ickle Pickle Productions are offering an opportunity for young people aged 12-16 to explore the...
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Urban Canberra acknowledged in architecture shortlist
THE increasingly sophisticated look of urban Canberra has been acknowledged in the Australian Institute of Architects’ National Architecture Awards shortlist for the November awards, it has been...
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Fashion / Get the most from Cup day
Model Becky Patterson in fashion by Perri Cutten, millinery by Cynthia Jones-Bryson; styling Lizzie Wagner; make-up Beauty By Nikki and hair Cindy Rue. Photo by Andrew FinchON October 18, the second...
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Open garden / Cool and shady among the natives
Janine Hunstone… “Natives are not in your face, and I feel they encourage quiet time.” Photo by Andrew FinchGARDEN designer Janine Hunstone works outside a lot, so a cool, shady garden at her home was...
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Further limits on bus advertising
SHANE Rattenbury has announced changes to the ACTION buses advertising policy to restrict the promotion of junk food, alcohol, gambling, fossil fuels and weapons. “The current ACTION advertising...
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Brilliant idea gets Amalia to the finals
Amalia Stavreas… “The diamond actually moves, so it picks up more light and brilliance.” Photos by Andrew FinchA DIAMOND ring where the stone can be viewed from all angles to maximise its brilliance...
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Carter / Civic may bloom again with Floriade
MOVING Floriade from Commonwealth Park to Glebe Park may provide an opportunity to reclaim some green space and reinvigorate Canberra’s city centre. Catherine Carter.Glebe Park is a largely forgotten...
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Macklin / Every day was ladies’ day in politics
EVERY day was Ladies’ Day in the world of Federal – and even ACT – politics this last week. It began with a bang as Marise Payne – to the spontaneous applause of her colleagues – made her affirmation...
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Gardening / What’s in a (complicated) name?
Syringa or lilac… flowering in a few weeks.WHY do plants have such complicated names, often with Latin or Greek origins? Why not use common names? Well, here’s one very good example; when we owned a...
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