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ACT tops the nation on alcohol policy
CANBERRA has been ranked as the best performing jurisdiction for policy that aims to reduce alcohol-related harm. The National Alliance for Action on Alcohol (NAAA) released its inaugural National...
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Airline staff stood down before Christmas
BRINDABELLA airlines went into receivership yesterday and 140 of its staff, including 70 from Canberra, were temporarily stood down without any form of payment or compensation. Started in 1994 and...
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CAT nominations announced
AT the gala CAT Award Nominations cocktail party on Monday, December 16, the nominations for the coming ActewAGL Canberra Area Theatre Awards were announced. Founder and director of the “Cats”, Coralie...
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Construction begins for City Hill time capsule
A PEDESTRIAN footpath will be constructed along the Northbourne Avenue median before Christmas to prepare for the March 2014 launch of a Centenary sculpture and time capsule. The gravel path, between...
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Top score for model student Emma
CANBERRA Girls Grammar student Emma Dobbie is equal top student in the ACT for 2013, achieving an ATAR score of 99.95. Student Emma DobbieThe 18-year-old from Farrer, who plans to study a...
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Cafe serves up hope for young workers
TUCKED away inside the Holt Community Centre is a cafe proactively changing the story of disability and employment in the community. Trainee Jordan D’Ambrosio is watched by supervisor Stevie Beattie...
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Double demerits target seatbelts and speeding
DOUBLE demerit points will apply for speeding and seatbelt offences in the ACT from this Friday (December 20) up to and including New Year’s Day. One extra demerit point will be applied on top of the...
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Canberra Confidential: Woes of the wandering apostrophe
WHAT’s the big deal about a tiny apostrophe, one might groan? Well, CC worries about all things large and small and driving around town the other day passed one of the grand, brown tourist-destination...
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Surviving the family meltdown
THE holiday season isn’t always a happy time for parents heading for, or in, a relationship meltdown, says lawyer Catherine Coles. Family lawyer Catherine Coles… “Being on the phone to your lawyer all...
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NYE: Party boys plan an early night!
YOU Am I has a habit of ringing in the New Year on stage. “NYE in the City” stars, You Am I… “Usually the Canberra crowds are a bit more informed, educated and appreciative,” says bassist Andy Kent.For...
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Rock, electro or swingin’ jazz – take your pick for NYE
THIS New Year’s Eve, as we bid farewell to our centennial year, the ACT Government brings us two major events in the city: the family-friendly concert in Civic Square and an all-ages dance party in...
View ArticleCouncil supports more nurse prescribers
THE Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council supports the decision by Australian health ministers to have more nurses and midwives – including nurse practitioners and eligible midwives –...
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Review: ‘The Railway Man’ (MA) ****
JONATHAN Teplitzki’s translation to film of Eric Lomax’s account of his terrible experiences as a PoW brutally punished by Japanese guards for building a radio receiver to listen to reports of the...
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Review: ‘Philomena’ (M) **** and a half
NO single word adequately encapsulates the effect of Stephen Frears’ filming of Martin Sixsmith’s book “The Lost Child of Philomena Lee” describing Philomena’s search for the small son whom the nuns at...
View ArticleHoliday movies: What’s hot
Opening, December 26 “The Railway Man” (MA) **** JONATHAN Teplitzkyi’s translation to film of Eric Lomax’s account of his terrible experiences as a PoW brutally punished by Japanese guards for building...
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Young thieves take the money and run
FOUR opportunistic young thieves were collared last night after they snuck through the back door of a cafe in Forde, grabbed some cash and ran. Police say the owner of the cafe and an employee were...
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Win a copy of Woody Allen’s latest movie
Cate Blanchett… star of Woody Allen’s “Blue Jasmine”. (14.1) Win a copy of "Blue Jasmine" What's to be won?“CityNews” has 10 copies of the latest Woody Allen comedy "Blue Jasmine" to be won. The film,...
View ArticleTop of the town’s holiday treats
On stage ON the night before Christmas, plenty of creatures will be stirring when Sydney duo Bag Raiders rock the dance floor at Trinity Bar, with support from local DJs. After the dust has settled...
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Time to get out and enjoy other gardens
DESPITE the difficult spring, with hugely varying temperatures and rainfall, the petunias are in, the early flowering shrubs have been pruned and it is a time for relaxation. Banksia “Birthday Candles”...
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Wonder full world of ‘Seussical’
“AS far as I’m concerned, a set is a big sculpture,” director-designer Wayne Shepherd tells me. Adam Salter as The Cat in the Hat.The theatrical veteran and former multi-arts teacher in Canberra...
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