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Gavel / Unloved Brumbies need to look at themselves

“The Brumbies reverted to a pattern in the second half that has driven supporters mad all season with inept kicking when ball-in-hand rugby was beckoning,” writes sport columnist TIM GAVEL

Arts / Weave an end to violence

THE Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House has reminded “CityNews” that the very last of its Sunday “Crafternoons” is coming up this Sunday (July 30). MoAD, with the help of the Canberra community, […]

Kate Fielding, 'The arts are more powerful than anything medicine has to offer'

Forum highlights the power of art

IF there was one thing that yesterday’s (July 26) Arts Value Forum at the Canberra Theatre made loud and clear, it was that Canberra’s arts community needs a voice. All arts practitioners feel that what […]

Jockey Kayla Nisbet. Photo by Andrew Campbell

Gavel / Kayla keeps overriding the odds

KAYLA Nisbet’s story of overcoming the odds to pursue her dream of becoming a champion jockey should be mandatory reading for young people who are often labelled as a generation unprepared to do the hard […]

Healthy Eating / Help the immune system fight colds and flu

AS we head through the cool weather, it’s a good time to look after the immune system, which is a sort of a microscopic defence force for your body. Its mission is to protect peace […]

Kayla can’t stop overcoming the odds

Arts / Celebrating Manning Clark with music

MANNING Clark House, in Tasmania Circle, Forrest, is about to celebrate its 25th birthday as a centre of cultural activities. Originally the building designed by celebrated architect Robin Boyd was intended as the family home […]

Jennifer Jones shows off the installation

Arts / Plastic ‘resources’ used in art statement

SCULPTURE-lovers may be forgiven for thinking the most enduring art is to be found in stone, bronze and steel, but a new art installation unveiled outside the Health Building in Civic today (July 12) has […]

Fladun / Winter’s unsung sports heroes

“We should all quietly raise our cups of coffee and say a quiet thank you for all that work and commitment that keeps our sporting nation going,” writes Mum in the City columnist SONYA FLADUN

"Beltana" homestead, the original property of 1845 (first known as “The Googongs” and later rechristened “Beltana”)... drowned to build a mighty dam. Photo 1976, ACT Archives

Yesterdays / Uncovering the deep mysteries of Googong

Yesterdays columnist NICHOLE OVERALL uncovers some of the mysteries of Googong

Gavel / Medal-winning performance from the Rolfes

“Over the past 25 years the Rolfes have become a two-person tour de force when it comes to philanthropy in sport and charity in the ACT,” writes sport columnist TIM GAVEL

“Trophy Wife Barbies”, by Annelies Hofmeyr... They are fun, but scary at the same time...

Review / Brooches become excitingly fashionable

craft / “Bro.och – an exposition of brooches”, Bilk, Palmerston Lane, Manuka until July 15. Reviewed by MEREDITH HINCHLIFFE.

United Taekwondo junior black belt Hallie Canning, 10, left, and Kyokushin karate gold medal winner Mary Vella, 10. Photo by Maddie McGuigan

Girls get a kick out of self confidence

Reporter KATHRYN VUKOVLJAK meets two budding champions of the martial arts – both aged 10.

Gavel / Dismay when players have their hands out

“Players need to tread carefully. If it is perceived as a cash grab by the top players, history has shown it has the potential to backfire,” writes sports columnist TIM GAVEL

Author Robert Macklin reads the memorial at Jugiong as Sgt Parry looks on.

Macklin / Savouring the highway of knives and forks

“That magnificent memorial to Hamilton Hume is not just a thoroughfare anymore – it’s a tourist attraction in its own right,” writes columnist ROBERT MACKLIN of his trip along the Hume Highway.

Ernest Corey, the only soldier in the British Commonwealth to have been awarded the Military Medal four times, is pictured in the Queanbeyan Nursing Home with Sister Mary Hawkins in May, 1971. Photo Australian War Memorial

Yesterdays / At last, the story of a ‘superhuman’ hero

THE heroism of a World War II US medic during a battle on Hacksaw Ridge at Okinawa was transposed to the big screen with much acclaim by Mel Gibson in 2016, while John Simpson, “the […]

Gavel / Contradictions that confuse young players

“The media will respond with ferocity to feed the public’s insatiable desire for anything remotely connected to a well-known sportsman going off the rails,” writes sports columnist TIM GAVEL

Healthy Eating / Getting healthy habits to stick

“Ask yourself, honestly: ‘What do I want? What will I feel good about doing?’” writes dietitian CLARE WOLSKI

Mental Health / When the carer starts to lose it

HEIKE HAHNER looks at an emerging mental problem among the caring professions – compassion fatigue

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Gavel / Unloved Brumbies need to look at themselves

Arts / Weave an end to violence

Forum highlights the power of art

Gavel / Kayla keeps overriding the odds

Healthy Eating / Help the immune system fight colds and flu

Kayla can’t stop overcoming the odds

Arts / Celebrating Manning Clark with music

Arts / Plastic ‘resources’ used in art statement

Fladun / Winter’s unsung sports heroes

Yesterdays / Uncovering the deep mysteries of Googong

Gavel / Medal-winning performance from the Rolfes

Review / Brooches become excitingly fashionable

Girls get a kick out of self confidence

Gavel / Dismay when players have their hands out

Macklin / Savouring the highway of knives and forks

Yesterdays / At last, the story of a ‘superhuman’ hero

Gavel / Contradictions that confuse young players

Healthy Eating / Getting healthy habits to stick

Mental Health / When the carer starts to lose it

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