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Win fabulous tickets to ‘Voices in the Forest’
(14.18) Win tickets to 'Voices in the Forest' What's to be won?“CityNews” has five double passes valued at $250, with reserved seating, to "Voices in the Forest" at the National Arboretum,...
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The lights go on in Petrie Plaza
THE Sids and Kids world record Christmas lights attempt had a major milestong today with the lights going on for testing. One hopes a power outage in Bailey’s Corner around the same time was...
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The season of the wasp is upon us!
TAMS are warning that reports to the European Wasp Hotline of wasps seeking sites and establishing nests in suburban Canberra are the highest in many years. “After months in hibernation the queen...
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Even the lantern jawed heroes of Anzac Parade need a wash sometimes
As seen in Reid this morning, the National Memorial to the Australian Army was getting a pressure spray. It wouldn’t do for them to get dirty one supposes. Have you seen something interesting around...
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“IF you’ve got an app on your phone that is sending data back to the server unencrypted and the password you use is reused somewhere else, you’re in big trouble.” That’s the downside of free, public...
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Open Garden / Tropical rainforest to glow at twilight
AMONG palms, twinkling lights and art sculptures, landscapers Terry and Mia Fox’s garden is a place to meander past bubbling ponds, ferns and maples, traverse the rainforest boardwalk and enjoy views...
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Liesel Wett takes the reins at Goodwin
LIESEL Wett has been appointed Chair of Goodwin Aged Care Services, Canberra’s largest not-for-profit employer and oldest aged care service provider. Liesel is currently CEO of Pathology Australia,...
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Dining / Tasty wonders of cooking on a spit
I WASN’T sure what to think when I walked into the massive space that is Wood & Coal in Civic. I was impressed that we were swiftly attended to: a table will be ready “in five”, would we like to...
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Liberals’ line of succession is anybody’s guess
By Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra THIS week’s Ipsos Fairfax poll on preferred leaders underlines the fact that there is no obvious heir apparent to Tony Abbott. Compare a year ago, when Joe...
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Family matters: At home with Tim, Jenny, Eske and Skinny
Tim Gavel and Jenny Andrew with Skinny and Eske… “We’re heavily involved in our kids’ lives, and we love it.” Photo by Gary SchaferDISCUSSING the weekend juggle of taking their kids to their various...
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Arts / When the Queen came to town
“When the Queen Came to Town” by Canberra’s Wildbear Productions.ONE of the highlights of the enormously-popular British Film Festival will be “When the Queen Came to Town” by Canberra’s Wildbear...
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Hanson hits back at light rail spinners
HERE in the “CityNews” newsroom we’ve long made merry with the inane tweeting of the Capital Metro spin doctors trying to convince their paltry 670 followers that the tram will cure cancer, mow our...
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Police praise the cup day crowds as three males let the side down
ACT Policing is pleased that the vast majority of Canberra’s Melbourne Cup revelers enjoyed the festivities responsibly across the Capital yesterday. Police maintained a high-visibility presence at...
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A TV retune for all of Canberra on November 20
THE Department of Communications is warning that we’re all going to need to retune our TVs if we want to get the ABC and SBS after November 20. The moves are part of the national retune programme to...
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Have you thought about how much noise you’re making?
SIMON Corbell is reminding Canberrans that our noise can affect our neighbours. Simon said a new noise campaign would urge communities to be considerate of their neighbours by bearing in mind how...
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Two Canberra teens shine in the Australian Mathematics Competition
RYU Callaway and Joshua Welling have won medals in the Australian Mathematics Competition. In a new record, 34 Australian secondary school students, including the two from Canberra, have taken out...
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Eco Elves Night Market
THE Eco Elves Night Market will return to the Canberra Environment Centre, on Friday December 5, providing the opportunity to support local and eco-friendly businesses. The markets, open from 5-9pm,...
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The weekend’s arts around Canberra
“RISING Stars: The Hits of Broadway, Opera and Operetta” is a concert of song by seven young opera talents either contracted to Opera Australia, or studying post-graduate opera at Sydney...
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Elderly man dragged along Limestone Avenue by road rager
ACT Policing has arrested a 20-year-old Watson man following an incident of road rage outside the War Memorial, Campbell yesterday (Wednesday, November 5). About 4.30pm, the offender driving a white...
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Yarralumla trees an unexpected victim of Parliamentary Triangle pay parking
A reader with an interest in matters botanical has sent us pictures from along Alexandrina Drive. The introduction of pay parking in the Parliamentary Triangle has a great number of intrepid souls...
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