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We now return to Monday parking
WITH Canberrans settling into the unfamiliar and distressing need to work on Mondays after a habit forming run of public holidays we return to pictures of poor parking around Canberra. Juha has popped...
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Repelled from the gates of the Assembly, the trolleys still circle
Returning to our Monday programming we can happily report that the imminent threat of a shopping trolley invasion of the ACT Legislative Assembly has been averted with the Trolley At The Door pushed...
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Free bacon and eggs this Wednesday for Ride to Work Day
PEDAL Power are promising free bacon and eggs as part of their Ride2Work day on Wednesday. The ACT Ride2Work Breakfast will be on Allara Street, opposite the Crowne Plaza, on Wednesday 15th October...
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Elections ACT, for all your voting needs
Canberrans can be forgiving for not knowing there’s a by-election underway in the West Australian seat of Vasse. Fortunately Elections ACT has set out its stall Civic Square to let us know that,...
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New lights on Northbourne in time to be torn up for the tram
“CITYNEWS” was impressed by the scale of works on Northbourne Avenue where the march of cyclone fencing has made another major advance. A query to TAMS earned us an explanation. “Roads ACT are...
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Christmas lights going up early in Civic
PETRIE Plaza in Civic has been rendered impassable as SIDS and Kids ACT gears up for their world record attempt at the most gargantuan Christmas lights display known to man. Construction will commence...
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Summer Art, a social and educational experience
Hurry. The early bird discount the Artists Society of Canberra Summer Art Experience ends on October 17. Well known Canberra artist and member of ASOC, Ian Sharpe, tells “CityNews” that the popular...
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A cubby house coming for City Walk
CANBERRA CBD Limited is the proud owner of futuristic cubby house won at auction at Floriade. The futuristic, mutli-coloured cubby house with a slide and rock-climbing wall, designed by highly...
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Canberra’s Rohan Dooria takes the table tennis crown
THE ACT’s leading table tennis player, Rohan Dooria, is now the country’s No 1 under-15 player as a rersult of a stellar performance at the National Junior Championships in Sydney. Up from No 9 in...
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Simon Plummer takes the reins at the Southern Cross Club
SIMON Plummer has been elected as the 12th President of the Canberra Southern Cross Club, with the incumbent president John Lewis moving over to be Vice President. Mr Plummer has had a long...
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Australian native plant spring sale is on this Saturday at the Botanic Gardens
THE Australian Native Plant Society is holding their spring sale this Saturday at the Australian National Botanic Gardens. The society promises the best range of Australian plants in Canberra,...
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Cartoon / Dose of Dorin
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Arts in the City / Trout at twilight
TUGGERANONG Arts Centre goes classical on Sunday, October 16. “Trout at Twilight” features top musicians Andrew Lorenz on violin, Robert Harris on viola, David Pereira on cello, Dorit Herskovits on...
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The 2014 Riesling Challenge kicks off
MICK Gentleman has launched the 15th Canberra International Riesling Challenge, the largest single-variety wine show in the Southern Hemisphere. “This year’s Challenge has attracted 494 entries from...
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Socials / At the Canberra International Riesling Challenge launch, Albert Hall
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Show will go on at Smith’s on Friday
SAD to hear that Brisbane poet and performer and winner of the 2013 Thomas Shapcott Prize, David Stavanger, has been forced to cancel his ACT/Sydney tour for health reasons. David Stavanger Stavanger,...
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Sopranos plan to raise the roof
THE 7 Sopranos plan to raise the roof at Llewellyn Hall tomorrow. As part of their first regional tour in 10 locations across regional NSW, Canberra and northern Victoria, they’ll be here performing...
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Young pianists on parade at Wesley
PIANO students from the studios of Elena Nikulina and Natalia Tkachenko will perform tomorrow as part of the Wesley Music’s Lunchtime concert series. The young pianists will present a wide range of...
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Seeing Machines win the ACT Export Awards
CANBERRA technology company Seeing Machines has been crowned ACT Exporter of the Year at the 2014 ACT Chief Minister’s Export Awards today at the Hyatt Hotel. Seeing Machines develops fatigue and...
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Stolen / Have you seen this cute caravan?
WELCOME to Canberra. A Queensland couple visiting their daughter in Kingston had their custom-made, retro-inspired tear-drop caravan, valued at $13,000, stolen from a unit complex car park in the...
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