IT’S summer in Canberra and in this edition “CityNews” celebrates the city’s many New Year attractions and activities from theatre, art, books and movies to fashion and holiday fun. Our next edition will be in…
“I’m not going to change anything about what I do to fit into what the market demands.”
Congratulations to Pam Glover, of Gunning, who has won a mixed dozen of Lerida super premium wines valued at $200.
This afternoon in the alcohol-free sunshine of Braddon the ACT’s freshly annointed Fraser MP Dr Andrew Leigh officially opened his electoral office with the assistance of Senator Penny Wong and a varitable who’s who of Canberra Labor.
Liberal Senator for the ACT Gary Humphries writes:
Back in October this year, it was revealed in Senate estimates that, due to funding cuts, the Australian War Memorial Council considered closing the Memorial one day a week as well as cutting the very popular Christmas Carols event.
Since then, we’ve seen the release of the Department of Veterans Affairs’ “Red Book” which tells us of a bleak outlook for this iconic national institution.
LATE yesterday, staff at the ANU School of Music received a letter from head of school Prof Adrian Walter via an email from the general manager’s office, saying that he was no longer on leave….
ANU Music staff have greeted stories of a “backdown” over staff cuts by the vice chancellor, Ian Young, with disappointment and scepticism. A senior faculty member who preferred not to be named said staff were…
CANBERRA’S music community will be saddened to hear of the death in Denmark of pianist and former director of the Canberra School of Music, John Winther. Winther was born on August 20, 1933 in Copenhagen,…
IT WAS undoubtedly the noisiest, and the coolest, rally in town as staff, students and members of the public gathered at the ANU’s Union Court today to protest against cuts and changes at the School…
