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Josh thrives on the evil Uncle Scar
“I WANT to play it for real,” actor Josh Quong Tart says of his role as the evil Scar in “The Lion King”, now running in Sydney at the Capitol Theatre. He has the lion’s share of the drama in this...
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Canberra Confidential: In search of the secret sling…
CC has just experienced first hand the bureauractic doughnut, in which a simple enquiry goes the full circle without ever being answered. See if you can follow this: TAMS puts out an effusive press...
View ArticleDigital Edition January 6
IF you believe in horoscopes – and you’d have to believe ours – this is the edition to glimpse the possibilies of the year ahead. It’s also an edition packed with interesting stuff to read, things to...
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Hidden glimpse of local, colonial history
JUST past Queanbeyan, where the road to the coast cuts back into the ACT for a few kilometres, a collection of historical gems remains hidden to most Canberrans behind a locked gate on the southern...
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Termites on the move in Canberra
A tennant’s photo of a termite swarm that had burst through an internal wall and had damaged the structure of a house in Canberra. THE ACT has a growing termite problem and in recent weeks a major...
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Movies: New treats of the silver screen
Saving Mr Banks… Emma Thompson, left, and Tom Hanks.Opening January 9 “The Monuments Men” – evoking “The Dirty Dozen” and “Inglorious Basterds”, a US Army team invades Europe to recover stolen art...
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Arts in the city: Big noise from summer music camp
Conductor Richard Gill… music camp director.CONDUCTOR and outspoken music advocate, Richard Gill, will be the music director for the 2014 Australian Youth Orchestra National Music Camp in Canberra....
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Opinion: Murder most fowl
Blogger Mike WelshSEVERAL months ago my backyard chookhouse had a midnight visit from nasty Mr Fox. Daybreak revealed this heinous henhome invasion had wiped out 50 per cent of my flock. I was left...
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Callous start to our Centenary story
Local historian Brian Maher.IN the celebration of local history that was Canberra’s centennial year, little was said about the callous treatment of the rural folk whose homes were swallowed up by...
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Review: ‘Jack Ryan: shadow recruit’ (M) **
I CANNOT conjecture how Tom Clancy might have rated this film’s major changes to his fictional hero Jack Ryan who entered the world in book form in “The Hunt For Red October”, followed by the movie...
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Heatwave: Snowballs with that century?
AS we sit watching the mercury rise with the sense of a snowball in hell, on can’t help but be buoyed by the AccuWeather website that yesterday had the ACT enduring “light snow” despite a current...
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Review: ‘Seussical’ the mighty musical
Steve Galinec as cuddly Horton.ICKLE Pickle Productions moves into a higher gear than normal with this enjoyable “theatre for young audiences” version of the popular Dr Seuss musical. Largely based on...
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BMX champ named OzDay ambassador
Caroline Buchanan.FIVE-time BMX and Mountain Bike World Champion Caroline Buchanan has been announced as the ACT Australia Day Ambassador. The award is in recognition of her contribution to the local...
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Legal advice for ACT artists
A singularly useful contribution to the working live of ACT artists and arts organisations is to be made by the ACT Government, which will contribute $10,000 to a national partnership to revamp the...
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This weekend in arts
WATSON Arts Centre has a display of teacups on show and sale until January 27. Jane Crick teacupsThe late Canberra ceramicist, Jane Crick, amassed an impressive collection of teacups over many years....
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ACT top pick for thousands of students
MORE than 10,000 new students are expected to study at Canberra universities this year, as the main round of university offers begins today. According to the University Admissions Centre, the...
View ArticleACTEW hit by unplanned power outage
SUBURBS in Weston Creek were left without power this afternoon, after ActewAGL experienced an unplanned outage. The power outage included the ACTEW Water office, which is located on Mt Stromlo. A total...
View ArticleMystery surrounds Civic laneway investigation
A CIVIC laneway has been taped off as police investigate allegations of a sexual assault in Canberra overnight. Officers have been gathering evidence in the laneway, near the Canberra Museum and...
View ArticleHeatwave causes roads to melt
ROADS around Canberra have started melting due to the prolonged heatwave, according to Roads ACT. Local motorists have been advised to drive with caution in the heat, as Roads ACT is currently placing...
View ArticleMan assaulted woman, stole car
A MAN who allegedly assaulted a woman and stole her car in Canberra’s south will face court today. Police will allege the 42-year-old man and a friend approached the woman who was asleep in her car at...
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