Tag Archives: Canberra

Little guys back on the stairs

Restoration of Danish sculptor Keld Moseholm’s piece, “On the Staircase”, is underway in Petrie Plaza. The two little guys who had been stolen from their spot at the top of the stairs have been re-cast by the artist in Denmark, says Graeme Taylor from Mag Welding Services, who’s fixing the damaged sculpture. They arrived back [...]

Mum takes on bullies

TEACHING young kids tae kwon do combined with an anti-bullying message can create strong self-esteem and confidence from an early age, according to Wanniassa mum Sharon Wadey. “I have four-year-old twins and I found there wasn’t much organised sport for under-fives,” she says. “As a tae kwon do instructor myself I knew there was a [...]

Have car, bike, feet; will travel!

MATT O’BRIEN meets an extraordinary octogenarian with a love of old cars, cycling and walking. THEY don’t make ‘em like they used to: neither Brian McKay’s 1948 Plymouth coupe or the man himself. Brian, a Kingston resident, recently imported the gleaming, black, 3.6-litre, side valve, six-cylinder automobile from Ohio in the US. The Plymouth’s  “showroom [...]

A voice for little victims

‘Education is the most important thing we can give to children,’ the ACT’s new Save the Children patron told FREYLA FERGUSON. ABC news anchor and journalist Virginia Haussegger says she was born with a passion for social justice. A strong advocate for children and women’s rights and a board member for UN Women, Virginia has [...]

Hair trio in finals

THREE hairdressers from Braddon’s Next Hair have made it to the finals of Goldwell’s ColorZoom Challenge 2011. With 400 entrants from across Australia and New Zealand, the challenge seeks out the sharpest in the hair industry and winners work with Goldwell’s ColourZoom master team to interpret hair trends for 2013. Among the finalists were Adam [...]