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The march of the shopping trolleys across Civic Square goes on
While Canberra’s rangers struggle to find any shopping trolleys I seem to have no problem coming across them right out in front of the Legislative Assembly. Quite how and why they end up in Civic...
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A Monday dose of miserable parking
AS we resign ourselves to another week of labouring we present another dose of awful parking in and around Canberra. Gerry sent in these two. Flynn early childhood centre… Close enuf… To round things...
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Attempted burglary at Knightsbridge Penthouse
ACT Policing has charged a 36-year-old man of no fixed abode following a burglary at a Braddon night club early this morning (July 28). About 4.55am, police received a report from a staff member that...
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Andrew Leigh has a book out
CANBERRA’S Member for Fraser, Andrew Leigh, has a new book out, “The Economics of Just About Everything, The hidden reasons for our curious choices and surprising successes”. Allen & Unwin are...
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Regional authors back in the running for ACT Book of the Year
JOY Burch has announced a spectacular back flip and authors from the surrounding region will again be eligible for Canberra’s big book prize while her office has another think about what they’re doing...
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Guinness World Record for Longest Marathon Drawing Caricatures [individual]...
An attempt at the Guinness World Record for Longest Marathon Drawing Caricatures [individual] will be held at the Canberra Hospital foyer starting on August 19th at 8am. The current record of 48 hours...
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A new book on walks to take in Canberra
CANBERRA writer Graeme Barrow has published his 17th guidebook on walking in Canberra and the region. Titled “Walking Canberra: 101 Ways to See Australia’s National Capital on Foot” it is set mainly...
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Animal defenders finally condemn vandalism
AFTER a long period sitting on the fence the Coalition of Animal Defenders (CAD) says they wish to notify the ACT public that they unequivocally condemn and disown the vandalism that has occurred at...
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Carter / Making the most of the CBD
WE live in a “wide, brown land”, and yet 80 per cent of the value of our goods and services is produced in just 0.2 per cent of it – and most of that is in our city CBDs. Catherine Carter.This is the...
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ActewAGL applying to jack up prices
THE Australian Energy Regulator has announced that submissions have been made to it by our own ActewAGL to push up electricity prices. ActewAGL has proposed annual increases of an average 2.5% over...
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Do you want to clean without using chemicals?
THE Canberra Environment Centre is holding a chemical free cleaning workshop on Tuesday the 26th of August, where they will teach you how to make simple and inexpensive natural cleaning products. They...
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Macklin / Strong, soft, sad, Gina and Steve
PM Tony Abbott has received widespread support for his forthright response to the tragic downing of the Malaysian airliner. Robert Macklin.His demands for “justice” for those Russian separatist thugs...
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Belconnen apartment fire
ACT Fire & Rescue has extinguished a fire in an apartment on Cabena Court, Belconnen. Fire damage to one room on the first floor unit and smoke and heat damage to the apartment. Two fire pumpers...
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Cartoon / Dose of Dorin
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Afghan cricketers coming to Manuka!
EVENTS ACT have announced warm up matches for the one day Cricket World Cup and we’re getting the eclectic mix of Afghanistan and Ireland! Our lot are: Friday 26-Sep-14 Afghanistan v Comets / NSW 2nd...
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Severe weather warning for this afternoon and evening
A ridge of high pressure lies across northern New South Wales, while a series of cold fronts from the Southern Ocean are moving across southeast Australia. This pattern is generating gusty winds over...
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Fusion of acrobatics and feelings
Circa’s “S”… seven acrobats who bend, fly, contort and hang.AT 19, Kimberley Rossi is the youngest member of the go-ahead Brisbane physical theatre company, Circa, which chalked up more than 400 shows...
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Brown water for Tuggeranong
ACTEW Water is undertaking necessary work in the Tuggeranong area today which may result in temporary discolouration of water during the day. The work will be undertaken in Greenway, and ACTEW’s...
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Calwell Pool opening this September
Andrew Wall THE Liberals Andrew Wall is gushingly congratulating himself for his part in pushing the completion of the Calwell Swimming Pool, due to open in September. “This project has not been an...
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Who wants to play some roller derby?
VARSITY Derby League (VDL), Canberra’s only gender-inclusive roller derby league, is looking for male and female new players, referees and officials and will be holding an information night on Friday...
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