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Merry-go-round celebrates 40 years in town
CANBERRA’S iconic merry-go-round in Petrie Plaza celebrated its 40th year in the capital today with free rides, popcorn and fairy floss along with the sound of the antique German automatic pipe organ...
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Violent robbery in Manuka
POLICE are seeking witnesses to the violent robbery of a young woman in Manuka at about 8pm last night. A man approached the 24-year-old woman from behind and snatched her handbag as she opened her...
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Socials: At Müssen Clothing Boutique’s first birthday, Braddon
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Utilities give $20k to Boundless playground
ACTEW Water and ActewAGL will donate $20,000 to Boundless Canberra, the giant playground designed for children with disabilities to play alongside their peers. Boundless Canberra board member Natalie...
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Review: ‘The Monuments Men’ (M) ***
I’VE read much about World War II including the small Allied (mainly Brit) units that went behind the Axis front line to administer well-deserved discomfort. Matt Damon and Cate Blanchett in “Monuments...
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Review: ‘Need for Speed’ (M) **
WITH what of merit does first-time writer George Gatlin provide his audience enough to sustain their attention for 131 minutes? In the hands of director Scott Waugh, after the first 20 or so minutes,...
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Innovative jewellery and metal at Bilk
THE ever-innovative Bilk Gallery for contemporary metal and glass in Palmerston Lane, Manuka, is today introducing two new artists to its ever-expanding stable. Rings by Godwin BaumGerman Godwin Baum...
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Seniors score free buses for a week
SENIORS Card holders will travel free on Action buses during ACT Seniors Week - Sunday, March 16 to Sunday, March 23, inclusive. Territory and Municipal Services Minister, Shane Rattenbury, says the...
View ArticleElderly man dies in car wreck
AN elderly man died this morning, after the car he was driving crashed into a tree. The collision took place at the intersection of Dixon Drive and Hindmarsh Drive in Duffy at about 11.30am. Attempts...
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Socials: At St Patrick’s Day celebration, Irish Embassy, Yarralumla
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Review: Demanding triumph in recital
THE diminutive pianist Marcela Fiorillo is a power pack of agility and confidence, measured with romanticism and sensitivity, who is able to extract from her instrument its full range of emotions....
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Socials: At ‘Witches of Eastwick’, opening night, ANU Arts Centre
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MORE “Sex in the City” than “The Sound of Music”, “The Witches of Eastwick” is a raunchy, adult musical about three unhappy divorcees who each become entangled with the same mysterious stranger in...
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Socials: At Skyfire cocktail party, National Museum
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Ooo, aah, it’s Skyfire over Canberra!
POLICE, while generally happy with last night’s Skyfire evening around Lake Burley Griffin, had to reunite about 30 children reported missing with their parents during the event. Underage drinking...
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Tiny community gardens ‘pop up’
SMALL food gardens popped up at the local shops in Downer and Chifley yesterday as part of an initiative by Canberra City Farm, a nonprofit group that advocates “socially, economically and...
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Motorcyclist dies after crash in Manuka
A 25-year-old man died this morning after his motorcycle collided with pole on the side of Canberra Avenue at about 1am. Police are still investigating the crash, but say the man was travelling...
View ArticleSeriously injured man trapped in car
A 35-year-old man was rushed to the Canberra Hospital in a serious condition with multiple injuries after he was cut out of a wrecked car on the Monaro Highway this morning. Firefighters had to remove...
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Police look for sex-attack witnesses
POLICE have called for help from the public in the investigation of an alleged sexual assault on a 33-year-old woman who accepted a lift in north Canberra during the early hours of Friday morning....
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Large crowd at Canberra’s March in March
A LARGE crowd turned out to voice displeasure at the actions of the Federal Government at Canberra’s “March in March” protest rally outside Parliament House, a day later than most of the co-ordinated...
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