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Griffiths / Tories and Whigs once more
WATCHING the dismal activities of the Legislative Assembly has had me thinking (as opposed to the Commonwealth Parliament which terrifies me). John Griffiths.It wasn’t so long ago that there was some...
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Haussegger and Refshauge alight to the board of the influential Cultural...
JOY Burch has announced the appointment of Virginia Haussegger and Justice Richard Refshauge to the Board of the Cultural Facilities Corporation (CFC). The CFC manages the Canberra Theatre Centre,...
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Gavel / Hard work to kick summer goals
I AM often wrong about these things, but next year’s Asian Soccer Cup and the Cricket World Cup are shaping as a tough sell to the Canberra market. Tim Gavel.For a start: none of the games involve...
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Carter / Lapping up parking freedom
THE school holidays proved the perfect opportunity for a “stay-cation”; Floriade was in full bloom, the weather was beautiful and, for the first time, there was no pressure to get a parking spot...
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Canberra Confidential / The sexy ‘spooktacular’
Lila Luxx… “steals audiences’ hearts and then breaks them”.“EERIE ecdysia” is the promise from Canberra’s burlesque and cabaret-inspired Sass and Tease Collective, who are putting together a sexy...
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Anti-wind astroturf* campaign launches ludicrous scare campaign against the...
THE so called “Waubra Foundation” has alerted media to their threats to sue the ACT Government for buying wind generated electricity from NSW. The ACT government and its officials could be exposed to...
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“Gibraltar Falls” wins the 2014 Top Geoshot photo competition
CANBERRA’S Mark Jekabsons has taken out the 2014 Top Geoshot photo competition run by Geoscience Australia, for his photo of Gibraltar Falls. Chosen from a tough field of over 360 entries from across...
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No need to panic about Tiddles yet
SOME in the media this week have been talking as if mandatory universal cat containment was an impending new reality. We can thankfully report that it is a long way from being so. Every cat owners...
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Open garden / Native challenge in a ‘rainforest gully’
Brad Pillans… “I love to try plants that people say will never grow here – I like the challenge of bringing a rainforest plant to frosty Canberra.”WITH an abundance of moisture-loving plants in a...
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The tragic Matthew Millard locked up until 2016 at least.
IN a sentence published today Chief Justice Murrell ponders what to do with Matthew Millard. The 31 year old with what the Judge describes as “a very complex sentencing picture”, with an intellectual...
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ACT Medicare Local to bid to keep its role in the new world of Health Networks
ACT Medicare Local (ACTML) has welcomed the announcement by the Commonwealth Government that one Primary Health Network (PHN) will be set up in the ACT. ACTML Chair Dr Rashmi Sharma said it’s...
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Young hoofers in a winning show
QL2 Dance’s newest show “For the win” is billed as “47 young dancers in search of the finish line”. And if you think that means winning at all costs, the finer print tells us the show, a new...
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Friday drinks at Portrait Gallery
THE ever-cool National Portrait Gallery is holding another one of its chic “Follow up Friday” night drinks and exhibition viewings tomorrow. In a move very similar to the Louvre’s “Nocturnes jeunesses”...
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Authentic dance and other arts in Canberra this weekend
THIS Sunday the Indonesian Embassy in Canberra is staging “Festival Indonesia 2014,” an annual folk festival with a variety of authentic Indonesian dance performances, music and songs. There will also...
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There’s a scammer pretending to be from the RSPCA
RSPCA ACT has received a large number of reports of an overseas organisation calling individuals asking for donations on behalf of ‘RSPCA Canberra ACT’ or simply ‘RSPCA’. The individual is said to...
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Sharpe to feature in popular Cranleigh art show
WELL-KNOWN Canberra cartoonist and artist, Ian Sharpe, will be the featured artist in the ninth The annual Cranleigh-Capital Chemist Art Show, to be opened by ABC radio 666’s Alex Sloan tomorrow,...
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ANU forcing plants to do photosynthesis better
ANU’s National Computational Infrastructure is letting the world know at the work they’re doing deep in the cells of plans to make them photosynthesise more efficiently. The effect of this would be...
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Rian Minnis gets a cunning sentence from Chief Justice Murrell
The Supreme Court has today published the sentencing of Rian Minnis. 29 year old Minnis, a father of three including a 16 year old, has been found guilty of invading his neighbour’s house, with a...
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Multiculturalism in Canberra, a chance to have your say
COMMUNITY Services have released a discussion paper titled “Capital Culture a discussion paper / The roadmap to enhancing our city’s multicultural way of life”. It seems to mostly be asking Canberra’s...
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Jac’s shoes are made for winning
THERE were more than a few raised eyebrows at Canberra Grammar School tonight when sponsors Karina Harris and Neil Hobbs announced the winner of the $10,000 Harris Hobbs Small Sculpture Prize. Jac...
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