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Controlled burn near Harman
A private landholder will tomorrow, Saturday 7 June, 2014, weather permitting, conduct a hazard reduction burn on the property “Bonshaw”, Canberra Ave, Harman, near HMAS Harman. The burn is expected...
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Bombs, steroids and guns seized in Canberra’s south
ACT Policing Criminal Investigations detectives executed three simultaneous search warrants earlier today (Friday, 6 June) which resulted in a seizure of drugs, explosives and weapons. Around 11am,...
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MacKillop College student wins art prize
AN 18-year-old student at St Mary MacKillop Catholic College has won the $2000 Rotary Club of Tuggeranong Acquisitive Art Award. ACT Shadow Minister for the Arts, Brendan Smyth made the announcement....
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Do you recognise this armed robber?
ACT Policing is seeking assistance from the public to identify a male following an aggravated robbery in Wanniassa early this morning (Saturday June, 7). Around 2.30am, a male entered the 7-Eleven...
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Lyons house fire
ACT Fire & Rescue are responding to reports of a house fire in Lyons. Multiple emergency triple zero (000) calls have been recieved about the property in Beedham Place. Update to follow. 10:02 AM...
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Conder house fire
ACT Fire & Rescue are responding to reports of a house fire in Dixson Circuit Conder. Update to follow. 10:12 AM Two fire pumpers have arrive on scene and confirmed smoke coming from the property....
View ArticleReview: ‘Kismet’ an exciting spectacle
A LUSH, romantic Eastern fantasy, with music adapted by Robert Wright and George Forrest from the works of Alexander Borodin, “Kismet” makes considerable demands on any community theatre group...
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Phillip man arrested for Phillip mugging
ACT Policing has arrested a 24-year-old Phillip man following a robbery in Phillip early on Saturday morning (June, 7). About 5.10am, two men exited a residence they had been visiting and entered a...
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Honours list: Virginia and Tim among birthday best
OFFICER (AO) IN THE GENERAL DIVISION OF THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA Professor Desmond John BALL, Hughes, for distinguished service to international relations as an academic, author and researcher, to...
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Running for the border ends badly for Braddon man
ACT Policing has apprehended a male after failing to stop his vehicle when directed by NSW Police and fleeing across the NSW border into the ACT yesterday afternoon (June 8). About 4.40pm, ACT...
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Illegal yabby trappers are killing local platypus
THE ACT Government is urging residents to be on the lookout for illegal yabby traps in our waterways as they pose a significant threat to native wildlife, including platypus and endangered fish....
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Lyneham rock thrower smashes moving car windscreen on Northbourne
ACT Policing is investigating an incident where a car received significant damage when it was hit by a large rock while driving on Northbourne Avenue on Monday morning (9 June). About 12:55am, the...
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Very fast and very drunk twice on a motorcycle
ACT Policing arrested a 53-year-old Theodore man following two instances of drunk driving on Saturday night (June 7). About 10.15pm, ACT Policing detected a Kawasaki Vulcan motorcycle travelling at...
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A quality selection of bad parking to get the week started
MONDAY was taken up by the Queen’s Birthday but we’re getting back in the swing of things with a special Tuesday edition. I took the one above in the London Circuit car park next to the Canberra...
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Gardening / Enjoying the fruits of mild weather
AFTER an amazing autumn, we’re now into the second week of winter and the mild weather continues. I am still picking tomatoes growing outside and fuchsias still in flower. Regular falls of rain, not...
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Firies advice for keeping safe
AS Canberrans feel the pinch of winter, ACT Fire & Rescue (ACTF&R) is urging residents to consider what electrical fire hazards they may have in their home. ACTF&R Superintendent Pat Jones...
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Cartoon / Dose of Dorin
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Cheap lunches. Tasuke in the bus interchange
LURKING for many years in the bus interchange has been a little piece of Japan called Tasuke. It feels like stepping out of a Tokyo street. There’s a lot of wood work, long tables to sit at, flappy...
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Fyshwick Car BQ
ACT Fire & Rescue is responding to reports of multiple car fires in a scrap metal yard, Lithgow Street, Fyshwick. Update to follow. 1:29 PM ACT Fire & Rescue arrived to find four cars well...
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Bagsnatcher strikes in Woden
ACT Policing is seeking witnesses to the robbery of an elderly woman near Woden Library on Friday (June 6). About 3.15pm, Police attended the Woden Library on Corinna Street, Phillip, following a...
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