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Canberra Today 6°/14° | Wednesday, April 24, 2024 | Digital Edition | Crossword & Sudoku

Photo / Lightning over Canberra last night

PHOTOGRAPHER Glenn Martin took this shot last night over Parliament House as the lightning sheeted across the sky.

He posted it with this note:

Crazy string ?#?lightning? over Australia’s Parliament House tonight. This is a single exposure 8sec f/5.6 ISO100

[Photo by Glenn Martin]

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Cartoon / Dose of Dorin

Cartoonist PAUL DORIN can see where the PM's political fortunes are heading.

Art

Photos unveil the hidden side of life at the coast

Artists Amadis Lacheta and Lee Grant ask what makes life in the Eurobodalla area special, writes arts editor HELEN MUSA.

Federal Parliament

Melbourne heads back into a strict lockdown

Under the restrictions, people will only be able to leave their home to shop for essential goods and services, for care and compassionate reasons, exercise, and for work and study if it cannot be conducted from home, writes political columnist MICHELLE GRATTAN.

Relatively new in the city on Bunda Street, Botswa

“We might be old, we might be disabled, but we’re still part of the community,” says Chris Walburn, 76, in response to the YMCA’s decision to cease operations at The Y Chifley Health and Wellness Centre (The Y).

Due to paralysis on his left side, Chris needs assistance with walking and he says most gyms do not have the necessary support staff to help him get to different machines – preventing him from being able to regularly exercise.

For Albert Oberdorf, 80, The Y has played a critical role in his recovery from blood cancer and prostate cancer.

Albert says he was given two options for a rehabilitation gym, an expensive private facility or The Y Chifley Health and Wellness Centre (The Y).

“Fifteen years on, I’m still here,” says Albert.

He says The Y is “probably one of the best gyms I’ve been to in five different countries,” but on March 12, the announcement of closure was given.

“It was my 80th birthday… it wasn’t good news,” he says.

Tom, Chris, Pam and Albert all say the list of alternative gyms provided by the YMCA were inadequate for their needs, and will leave a large number of people, young and old, without an option for safe exercise.

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