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SNAKE sightings in urban areas are expected to become more prevalent in coming weeks. According to TAMS ranger Nadia Kuzmanoski, snakes are most active from October to March and may enter gardens for short periods…
THE ACT and NSW governments met today to discuss how best to deliver health services across the border and maximise the potential of the region surrounding Canberra. Chief Minister Katy Gallagher said the meeting built…
TWO men will face the ACT Magistrates Court today charged with a series of aggravated burglaries and property damages dating back to November 2010. Police will allege the 40-year-old man and 24-year-old man committed a…
FASHION designer Leona Edmiston will visit the Canberra Centre this evening to show her new range for Myer. The leading designer, famous for her elegant, versatile and timeless frocks, will host an exclusive evening at…
ABOUT 2000 teachers stopped work today to rally together in Civic Square for more pay from the ACT Government. The teachers, Australian Education Union members, were from the territory’s 84 public schools from early childhood…
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…
