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Moore / Campaigners hit the trails and the rails
WAR imagery is well suited to democratic elections. A year out from the ACT election and approximately the same for the federal election the parties are already strategising for the attention of the...
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Griffiths / Why Civic doesn’t need saving by flowers
AND so they come, once again; people, who barely know Civic, with their big plans to take our favourite spaces away and turn them to their profit. John Griffiths.The latest is a half-baked plan to...
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Dining / Super friendly cafe feeling its way
MANUKA has a few, big hospitality spaces empty with Mecca Bah, Pheast and Francisco’s Mexican Cantina all closing. The good news is that the Francisco’s space in Manuka Village is once again...
View ArticleANU’s Graham Farquhar wins a Prime Minister’s Prize for Science
THE 2015 Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science have been announced and ANU’s own Graham Farquhar has been chosen. ANU had this to say: Distinguished Professor Graham Farquhar AO, FAA, FRS, NAS has...
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Tunnel truck freed, Parkes Way westbound to stay closed into the evening
THE truck has been freed from the roof and has been repositioned within the Acton tunnel. The truck and excavator will now be decontaminated. This process is expected to take several hours and work...
View ArticleEco Elves Christmas Night Market returns
THE Canberra Environment Centre is presenting an evening of local, handmade and ethical gifts, delicious food, a local wine and beer bar and soothing tunes. They say it’s easily the most enjoyable...
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Christina Hobbs to challenge Zed for the ACT’s second senate seat
THE ACT Greens have announced their candidates for the 2016 Federal Election. Economist and former United Nations Humanitarian Adviser Christina Hobbs has been chosen as the ACT Greens’ Senate...
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‘Operation Phoennix’ bags up the ice
ACT Policing officers working as part of Operation Phoennix have seized a quantity of methylamphetamine (ice), with an estimated street value of over $550,000. During the operation, four people were...
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Canberra City Farm gets Jerrabomberra Wetlands acreage
SHANE Rattenbury has signed the licence for Canberra City Farm to establish a new community garden at the Jerrabomberra Wetlands. “The licence is a 10 year agreement with Canberra City Farm allowing...
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Markets to pile up around City Walk over Christmas
THE Canberra City Walk Markets is set to launch this weekend in Petrie Plaza. Canberra CBD Limited CEO Jane Easthope says the Canberra City Walk Markets will host their first official market day with...
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Chief Minister Barr launches the SpringOUT festival
ANDREW Barr has launched the 2015 Canberra SpringOUT Pride Festival and released a program of events that celebrate LGBTIQ life in our city. “The Canberra SpringOUT Pride Festival which will kick off...
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Dirty water warning for Monash
ICON Water crews will be conducting works to allow for new water connections today. A spokesperson said the works may lead to possible water discolouration to customers in Monash, due to reversed...
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Time capsule unearthed in Belco
A Time Capsule buried in Margaret Timpson Park to commemorate the Centenary of Federation in 2001 has been unearthed by a team from Territory and Municipal Services, Belconnen Community Service and...
View ArticleThe return of the wasp queens
FOLLOWING the recent warm weather the ACT Government is asking local residents to report European wasp sightings as wasp queens are coming out of hibernation and are actively seeking suitable nesting...
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What’s on and where in the arts this weekend
CANBERRA Youth Orchestra’s recently-appointed conductor Leonard Weiss will lead musicians through a program of Strauss (‘Die Fledermaus’ Overture), Elgar (‘Nimrod’ from ‘Enigma Variations’), Weber...
View ArticleFree at last, free at last! The truck is out of the tunnel!
THE ESA has the blessed news that the truck has finally left the Parkes Way tunnel in Acton in preparation for that arterial road re-opening. The truck and excavator have been removed from the...
View ArticleSite chosen for Tuggeranong’s CIT campus
JOY Burch has announced the new location for the $10.7 million CIT Tuggeranong campus. The campus will be established over two floors at 205 Anketell Street with a customised fit-out and refurbishment....
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Steve Parish hosts wildlife photography sessions
RENOWNED wildlife photographer Steve Parish, now 70, is hosting three events in Canberra this weekend aimed at to capturing the interest of budding photographers, nature lovers and senior. Steve Parish...
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Brave new museum world as museum comes alive
MUSEUMS are not what they used to be in the bad old days thank goodness, and theatre director Peter Wilkins celebrates the new world of museums with the sixth annual ‘Come Alive’ Festival of Museum...
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‘Hybrids’ at Goulburn Steampunk and Victoriana Fair
CANBERRA artist Barak Zelig is spending a lot of time across the border in Goulburn of late and his art will be at the forefront of this weekend’s Steampunk and Victoriana Fair 2015, expected to bring...
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