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Bushfire season ends tonight
The ACT Emergency Services Agency Commissioner Dominic Lane has announced that the official 2013/2014 bushfire season for the ACT will conclude tonight, 31 March, 2014 at 11.59pm. Since the bushfire...
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Write On, an introduction to the written arts at Gorman House
FREE workshops on comics, podcasting, fan fiction and self-publishing will be the focus at “Write On” this Sunday at Gorman House Arts Centre – and most Canberrans love a freebie. Gorman House Arts...
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HARDCOPY, a program for would be writers
ASPIRING writers have only a few days to get applications in for the ACT Writers Centre’s new “HARDCOPY” professional development program. Aimed squarely at emerging fiction writers who have a...
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Hockey says higher income earners should have no right to free health care
By Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra JOE Hockey is so committed to the end of the “age of entitlement” he apparently has tried unsuccessfully to pay for his own bulk billed medical services. As...
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“The Sex Lives of Australians” wins ACT Book of the Year
JOY Burch has made the slightly startling announcement that Frank Bongiorono’s book “The Sex Lives of Australians: A History” has been named the ACT Book of the Year for 2014. Frank Bongiorno is an...
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Easter egg hunts at Tuggeranong Library all through April
TUGGERANONG Library is playing host to an easter egg hunt for young children all through April. “The Easter egg hunt is suitable for all ages, but is designed for children under five years old, as it...
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Katy and Shane want your thoughts on water fountain placement
CHIEF Minister Gallagher and Municipal Services Minister Shane Rattenbury have picked out thirty potential sites for bubblers around town, but they want the public’s help to trim the shortlist down to...
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Social event of the week: Embassy of Sweden reception
THERE’S a giant gap between discoveries in medical research and the reality of availability. And while every new development is trumpeted in the media with excitement and anticipation, the time between...
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Buses are free for major sports
ANDREW Barr has announced that fans of the Brumbies, Raiders, Giants and Cricket at Manuka Oval will be able to travel for free on buses to their games simply by producing a ticket. “This joint...
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Free concert: Sally Greenaway to play the Wesley Music Centre
SALLY Greenaway is surely the busiest young composer-pianist in Canberra. Several of her compositions were featured in a recent concert staged by Toby Cole at Belconnen Arts Centre and reviewed by...
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New salon wins national award
BRADDON-based Axis Hairdressing was awarded ”Best New Salon Design” at the 2014 Australian Hair Fashion Awards last night. The prize-winning Axis team.The award recognised the new Lonsdale Street...
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THE National Trust (Australian Capital Territory) have sent forth word that the 2014 ACT & Region Australian Heritage Partnership Symposium will take place at ANU’s Sir Roland Wilson building on 19...
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Murdoch’s newspaper dominance could increase, ABC chief warns
By Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra NEWS Corporation could increase its share of newspapers purchased in Australia’s capital cities to about 80% and have a weekday monopoly in all except...
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Jane Austen alive again at University House
“CAN you believe it – this is the seventh year I’m doing it,” said a breathless Aylwen Garden-Gardiner, founder and director of the annual Jane Austen Festival Australia, coming up again next week....
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Auditor spanks ICRC and ACT Government over water pricing spat with ACTEW
THE Auditor-General has savaged the Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission (ICRC) over claims it made about the behaviour of ACTEW in its water pricing deliberations, while raising...
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CEO Sleepout 2014 moves back to the National Film and Sound Archive
THE St Vincent de Paul Society has launched the 2014 CEO Sleepout, to take place on 19 June. This year the sleepout will be at the National Film and Sound Archive. After raising $489,555 in 2013...
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Laughs abound in family history play
THE laughs were coming thick and fast when “CityNews” attended a rehearsal of Bruce Hoogendoorn’s original play, “Warts and All,” opening tonight at the Courtyard Studio. Family disputes-Fitzsimmons...
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Tactile art in total darkness
TUGGERANONG Arts Centre and the Canberra Blind Society are looking for members of the blind and vision-impaired community to become involved in “Touch”, a new tactile art project to be presented in...
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Wet weather warning as floods predicted
The ACT State Emergency Service (ACTSES) is asking the community to be vigilant as a possible wet weather event could eventuate tomorrow and Friday. The Bureau of Meteorology has advised of likely...
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Socials: At the Bangladesh High Commission Art Exhibition ‘Songs of the...
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