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Rudolph resigns on Christmas Eve
THE National Press Club’s larger-than-life marketing manager Marietta Rudolph, pictured, has resigned after a decade with the club. She will leave the position when the club closes for the holidays on...
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Christmas cheer on a shoestring
THIS year Italy’s economic woes have made it increasingly difficult for comunes (local councils) to provide basic services, let alone to light up the main streets of small towns over Christmas. The...
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Arty, crafty treasures
Kath Inglis’ work at Bilk Gallery.BILK Gallery for contemporary metal and glass in Palmerston Lane, Manuka, is staging a “Hollydays” exhibition until December 24, seven days a week. Among the precious...
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Andrew’s picture-perfect proposal
ANDREW Doyle’s proposal to his girlfriend of 11 months, Mehri Homayunfard, was a meticulously planned, unique moment; right down to the last detail. The 28-year-old, who owns his own accounting and...
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Red bridge back in regulation grey
BELCONNEN’S former ‘red bridge’, which was removed during renovations at the mall, has been installed where a walking path collapsed beside the Molonglo River, as promised. The slightly iconic bridge...
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Homes for the homeless on Common Ground
CONSTRUCTION has commenced on the 40-unit “Common Ground” housing complex, half of which is earmarked for homeless people, with the other half to be rented out at reduced rates as affordable housing....
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Cohen report: end the confusion over ACTEW and ActewAGL
THE ACT Government has been advised to put clear space between its wholly taxpayer-owned water and sewerage utility ACTEW, and ActewAGL, the electricity and gas joint venture which is 50 per cent owned...
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AT an end-of-year literary feast, the 2013 ACT Writers Centre Award winners have been announced. The Marjorie Graber-McInnis Short Story Award, commemorating the life of a Canberra short story writer,...
View ArticleLetters to the editor: Saved from the car park!
YOUR readers might be interested in reading about this spontaneous act of kindness. Our Belconnen Branch of the CWA arranged to hold our monthly meeting at a community hall in Scullin. However, due to...
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Seven steps to beat the belly
FITNESS professional Nathan Hitchcock has compiled seven easy steps to ‘beat the Christmas belly’, especially for “CityNews” readers. Fitness professional Nathan Hitchcock 1. When you need those...
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Light fingers nabbed in shoplifting blitz
Police have arrested another 15 people as part of a blitz on shoplifting in the Canberra’s south in the past few weeks. Officers from the Crime Reduction Team and officers from Woden Police Station...
View ArticleArboretum ‘nee-deep’ in rare frogs
RARE frogs have been heard at the National Arboretum Canberra as part of an ongoing monitoring program by Frogwatch. “As the weather warms up in spring, the dams and wetlands at the National Arboretum...
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The year’s top hits and clicks
“The case for keeping Julia” – May COLUMNIST Robert Macklin’s argument for keeping ill-fated Prime Minister Julia Gillard in power was our clear front-runner for most popular article of 2013. At the...
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Child assaulted at club playgound
A CHILD was assaulted at the Woden hellenic Club last week and police are looking for witnesses. On Friday afternoon, police received a report of an assault on a child in the children’s play area...
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Fashion: Lots of looks to look at
Loop Dress, 4 Minutes 33, $240, from Assemblage, Lonsdale Street Braddon. Hair by Elvira Tanfara at Antons, Civic. The post Fashion: Lots of looks to look at appeared first on Canberra CityNews.
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Fragile start to a nun’s brave story
Duffy author Mick O’Donnell with old newspaper clippings he found that led him to write his latest book. Photo by Gary SchaferWHEN Mick O’Donnell stumbled across a fragile set of newspapers dating...
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Local dancers bound for Rio Carnival
WITH feathers, glittery costumes and fake tans in tow, a group of Canberra dancers will fly to Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro in February for the city’s iconic Carnival Parade. Rio-bound dancers, from left,...
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What’s on: And the living is easy…
Family fun The National Dinosaur Museum at Gold Creek has 30-minute guided tours between 11am and 2pm during the school holidays. From January 13-17 and 20-24, the National Museum of Australia is...
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Gardening: Happy new garden!
Starting a new garden? Look for ideas around the neighbourhood. WELCOME to a new year in the garden and if you’re new to gardening in Canberra or starting a new garden, it’s a good idea to observe...
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Duels, death and dark forces
“The Magic Flute”…an easy opera for the littlies to understand.AS Sydney turns steamy, Opera Australia’s collective thoughts turn to fun. Well, fun opera-style, with a few duels, the death of a...
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