A record year for Skate In The City

CANBERRA CBD have sent word that this year has set a new benchmark for their Skate In The City event in Garema Place. Close to 20,000 skaters graced the ice over the course of the event. Jane Easthope, CEO of Canberra CBD Limited was really happy with the turnout at this year’s event and the […]

Banks house fire

ACT Fire & Rescue are working to extinguish a fire at a property on Wittunga Crescent, Banks. Update to follow. 12:38 PM Firefighters are continuing to extinguish the fire in the two storey residence. Fire is on the second floor and well alight. Firefighters are conducting a search of the premises. The property has also […]

With the morning commute over, Police remind that 40 zones are back

ACT Policing is advising motorists that 40km/h speed limits will be enforced in school zones for the start of the new school term on Monday (July 21). Traffic Operations Superintendent Ben Cartwright said the restrictions are in place between 8am and 4pm and warns that motorists who chose to ignore them will face tough penalties. […]

Canberra’s parking just isn’t getting any better

After a short hiatus our pictures of poor parking around Canberra returns. 1) Sarah has sent this in: He/she could’ve parked anywhere else along a 500 metre road and not blocked the walkway. But they chose this park to be most appropriate. 2) I spotted these visitors from NSW in the Bailey’s Corner carpark struggling […]

Shopping trolleys in Civic Square

AT the end of June we marvelled that Canberra’s City Rangers had somehow only impounded 94 shopping trolleys in the first half of the year. So we’re thrilled to be able to help them out, noting that this handsome pair are in Civic Square, directly outside the Legislative Assembly, the very source of all the […]

Parton / Clubs first, rainwater tanks next?

“We’ve been encouraged to find ways to save and store water, and now golf clubs are being charged for it. Am I to assume that a water abstraction charge will soon apply to domestic tanks?” writes columnist MARK PARTON

Grattan / Abbott has big ‘trust deficit’: poll

By Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra THE continuing bitter fight over the budget has seen Labor maintain a strong two-party lead and Tony Abbott regarded as trustworthy by only just over one third of voters, in the latest Nielsen poll in Fairfax Media. After his broken election commitments Abbott is seen as trustworthy by 35%, […]

Arts ‘without the wank’: The Chop Shop

WITH just four days to go at the time of writing this story, a sensational new youth arts venue in Canberra has already surpassed its crowd funding objective of $10,000. The pop-up ‘Chop Shop,’ described as “a venue to celebrate all forms of art from the fringe,” has already raised $12,353, (they’d like to reach […]

From belief to storytelling: Tim Hulsman

MUSICIAN Tim Hulsman will be in town performing at Smiths Alternative this Wednesday, and his life story is just about as riveting as his music. Hulsman has spent the last 23 years estranged from the man who taught him how to perform for an audience, his father. One of six children raised in a devout […]

Ginastera recital at Wesley

FILIPINO-American pianist Dr Jovanni-Rey V. de Pedro will be performing works of celebrated Argentine composer Ginastera from 12.40 to 1.20pm at the Wesley Music Centre this Wednesday, July 23. Dr de Pedro enjoys an artistic career that has brought him to concert venues and musical institutions in Asia, North  America, South America, Australia, and Europe. […]

Theodore house fire

Firefighters are investigating the cause of a fire that began in the roof of a Theodore home. The occupants called Emergency Triple Zero (000) after noticing the fire and self-evacuated. The house is located on the corner of Louis Loder Street and Lawrence Wackett Crescent. ACT Fire & Rescue has three pumpers, a Hazardous Materials […]

Federal Highway blocked by vehicle fire

NSW’s Traffic and Highway Patrol Command are warning that a vehicle fire on the Federal Highway has blocked the northbound lanes with traffic being diverted via Yass. The good news is they hope to have it re-opened shortly. Post by Traffic and Highway Patrol Command – NSW Police Force.

High, wanted, and on the run in a Nissan Pulsar

ACT Policing has taken two men into custody after they fled police on two occasions last night (Friday, 18 July). About 10pm, police detected a red Nissan Pulsar travelling along William Hovell Drive, Hawker and attempted to perform a traffic stop. The car failed to stop and fled from police. The car travelled through a […]

If you were in Kaleen on Wednesday be on the lookout for measles

ACT Acting Chief Health Officer, Dr Andrew Pengilley is alerting Canberrans to be aware of measles symptoms after a case was notified to ACT Health on Friday 18 July 2014. “The Health Protection Service is following-up identified contacts in line with national guidelines,” Dr Pengilley said. “This includes contacts in a GP surgery located on […]

Cheerful Charlie embraces print and glass

IN the world of glass and printmaking, it’s common to see artists positioning themselves at the opposite ends of the spectrum—two dimensional print vs. three dimensional glass, and never the twain shall meet. Professor Charlie Cohan from the University of Hawaii is not like that. With an almost schizophrenic attachment to both forms, he was […]

Kabuki stars shine again at the NGA

NOT to be outdone by the Art Gallery of New South Wales’s current exhibition, “Theatre of dreams, theatre of play”, which focuses on the refined Japanese theatre forms of nō and kyōgen, the National Gallery of Australia has today launched its own Japanese exhibition. “Stars of the Tokyo stage: Natori Shunsen’s kabuki actor prints” is […]

Review / ‘Charlie’s Country’ (M) ****

THE back story to this, the third collaboration between director Rolf de Heer and Aboriginal actor David Gulpilil. It begins with Gulpilil in Darwin jail and ends at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival when Gulpilil, out bush at the time, won the Best Actor award in the festival’s Un Certain Regard section for his portrayal […]

Patty Mills in Civic Square

CIVIC Square had a healthy crowd in this lunchtime to see local made good Patty Mills and the NBA trophy on display. This is the first time the Larry O’Brien trophy has left the United States. Acting Chief Minister Andrew Barr MLA, and Minister for Sport and Recreation, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs […]

Lyn Mills’ social event of the week

LYN MILLS reports from Bangarra’s opening night

Review / ‘Words and Pictures’ (M) *** and a half

BRAVO, Fred Schepisi, for turning Gerald de Pego’s insightful screenplay into a film deserving better praise than other media have given it. “Words and Pictures” is more than merely a college rom-com. Emotional discomfort driven by divorce and alcohol, coupled with intellectual hubris, constrain the life-satisfactions of English teacher Jack (Clive Owen). Intense pain caused […]

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