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A butterfly garden for the arboretum
SHANE Rattenbury has announced the concept for the new “Mununja the Butterfly Garden” at the National Arboretum Canberra. “The garden depicts the dreamtime story of Mununja the Butterfly,” Shane said....
View ArticleBehold Weston Park’s boulodrome!
SHANE Rattenbury has announced the completion of upgrade works at Weston Park in Yarralumla and the new multi-purpose gravel platform and public boulodrome. “Visitors to Weston Park can now use the...
View ArticleFyshwick gas leak
BUILDINGS in Fyshwick are being evacuated as a precaution following a gas leak. ACT Fire & Rescue is on scene at the intersection of Newcastle and Pirie Streets where a contractor has ruptured a...
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Simon Corbell to patronise the Australian Solar Council
SIMON Corbell has been appointed as one of three patrons to the Australian Solar Council, a solar energy national body supporting solar use in scientific, social and economic development. Simon was...
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Coe wants to know why the ACT Government is fiddling its polling
ALISTAIR Coe says Simon Corbell needs to explain to Canberrans why a $29,000 taxpayer funded poll on light rail was altered before it was conducted. “It’s clear that the government interfered with key...
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Stanhope / Australia remembers and forgets
Sandakan prisoner-of-war camp, 1945… a sacred and unutterably sad place. I HAVE just returned from Malaysia, including Sabah (Borneo). Robyn and I were keen to experience the diversity, culture and...
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Parton / Feisty Michelle went too far after Cup
THE whole town’s still talking about Michelle Payne and her amazing Melbourne Cup victory. And so it should. Michelle is a breath of fresh air in an industry dominated by blokes and people with obscene...
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Letters / Free needles spread infection
I READ with interest the comments by John Didlick, executive officer, Hepatitis ACT (letters, CN, October 22). Once again there was a suggestion for needles in the Alexander Maconochie Centre. But...
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Lymphoedema roadmap released
SIMON Corbell has released a roadmap to providing integrated, high quality lymphoedema care and support services to residents of the ACT and surrounding region. “The ACT Lymphoedema Services Plan...
View ArticleMajura Parkway crosses the Molonglo
THE northbound Molonglo River bridge structure and Fairbairn Avenue twin bridges will open tomorrow, a major milestone in the $288 million Majura Parkway Project. Minister for Major Projects Paul...
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It takes a bit of concrete to get a “most lights on an artificial Christmas...
IT seems the footings for the planned most lights on an artificial Christmas tree world record will need to be substantial. There’s a lot on concrete going into what used to be a rare patch of lawn on...
View ArticleBeating up on the servo operators in Weston
POLICE are seeking to identify two offenders following an assault at the Caltex Service Station on Brierly Street, Weston on Thursday, 15 October. Around 11.10am, two men entered the Caltex Service...
View ArticleCorbell says congestion is why we need light rail
SIMON Corbell says the ACT economy will lose up to $419 million a year in avoidable social congestion costs by 2030 if we don’t take action now, according to a report released by the federal...
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British piano works at Wesley
TOMORROW’S Wednesday Lunchtime Live Concert at Wesley sees pianist Stuart Long performing five British piano works. Stuart Long Long commenced his tertiary musical studies in Wellington, New Zealand,...
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Red Poppy Film Awards tomorrow
THE inaugural Veterans Film Festival opens tomorrow evening at the Australian War Memorial, with an impressive 150 entries in the Red Poppy Awards competition. “Red Poppy” award crafted by Annette...
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Beware the Centrelink scammers
THE Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is warning consumers to beware of scammers imitating Department of Human Services or Centrelink officers to trick you into handing over your money or...
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Dining / Space is really out there
THERE wasn’t a lot of space at Space when I arrived, but it was a Saturday morning and the word is out that this is one hot eatery. Wendy Johnson.It didn’t matter that the place was pumping. I was...
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Griffiths / Uber delivers, despite the smell
AND so the great day has dawned and Uber has arrived in Canberra. John Griffiths.It’s agile, it’s disruptive, it’s modern. Sad to say, having caught two Uber cars in the last week I can also say it’s...
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Moore / Why Barr needs to say no to casino gamble
THE new Canberra Casino owners have taken a gamble. They should lose – and know what it feels like to lose. Gambling is about carrot and stick. Hong Kong-based Aquis Entertainment purchased the...
View ArticleBowen Park footpath completed
SHANE Rattenbury has announced the completion of works, ahead of schedule, to upgrade a path within Bowen Park along the Kingston and Barton Foreshore. “The $600,000 upgrades along a 510 metre section...
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