Tag Archives: NewActon

Wellington comes to Canberra for a celebration

IT’S just over one year since Singapore Airlines’ Canberra-Wellington “Capital Express” flights started and NewActon is marking this sister-city connection with craft beer, food, wine and music this weekend. It’s not just a Canberra thing. […]

Punk hero remembered in film – Elliott Smith

FAMOUS for a while, then gone as fast as he’d surfaced, revered folk-punk hero Elliott Smith’s legacy lives on. Now Canberra fans have the chance to celebrate his life with a one-night-only screening of a […]

NewActon wins national design prize

IN less than a decade, a forgotten corner of Canberra’s CBD has been transformed into one of Australia’s most memorable new neighbourhoods. The NewActon precinct has been awarded the Australia Award for Urban Design for […]

It’s our town and the living is easy…

CATHERINE CARTER says Canberra is coming of age with new colour springing from our special suburban character.

‘Immersive experience’ in performance art

“N O P L A C E” is the name, but this performance is taking place ‘somewhere’, in the newish Nishi Gallery NewActon. Directed by Adelina Larsson, it’s a performance installation about four women tracing […]

Kim loves power of pilates

WHEN public servant Kim Ballantyne suffered a spinal stroke in 2008, it left her wheelchair bound and spending up to six hours a day in “intense” hospital rehabilitation. “While it helped – I am now […]

Plan to rebuild Acton Pavilion

AS HE watched his business erupt in flames Johnathan Efkarpidis was already thinking of the future for the NewActon Pavillion. The heritage-listed NewActon Pavillion, was severely damaged yesterday at around 4.30pm, after a fire is […]

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Calvary Hospital on notice for bullying

by CityNews

WorkSafe ACT has issued four Improvement Notices on Calvary Hospital management in relation to the hospital’s bullying and harassment policies. Work Safety commissioner Greg Jones says following a referral from the coroner’s office, WorkSafe ACT […]

Bearded man approaches primary students

by CityNews

TWO students at a primary school in the Belconnen area were approached, near the school fence, by a man this morning (August 17). The man, who is described as having a dark complexion and […]

UnionsACT: Charity’s million dollar gift is ‘unprecedented’

by CityNews

“DEEPLY concerned” by the ACT government’s gift of $5 million to a corporatised charity, UnionsACT says it’s calling on the government to reverse this “gift” at Saturday’s Labor Party Conference. Secretary of UnionsACT Alex White says UnionsACT is deeply […]

Grattan / Turnbull’s NEG remains in snake-infested territory

by Michelle Grattan

MALCOLM Turnbull had a party-room victory but a god-awful week, and it wasn’t because his approval plunged in Monday’s Newspoll. His energy policy is back in the mire, and Tony Abbott is being – as […]

Second man arrested for historic offences

by CityNews

A SECOND man has been arrested following as a police operation, which is focused on linking and solving long-term aggravated offences. The man, a 29-year-old Calwell man, was arrested yesterday (August 16) and will face charges […]

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Wellington comes to Canberra for a celebration

Punk hero remembered in film – Elliott Smith

NewActon wins national design prize

It’s our town and the living is easy…

‘Immersive experience’ in performance art

Kim loves power of pilates

Plan to rebuild Acton Pavilion

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Calvary Hospital on notice for bullying

Bearded man approaches primary students

UnionsACT: Charity’s million dollar gift is ‘unprecedented’

Grattan / Turnbull’s NEG remains in snake-infested territory

Second man arrested for historic offences

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