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Caton to talk property at estate open day

CANBERRANS will have the chance to meet award-winning actor Michael Caton at the Springbank Rise open day on Saturday, January 19. Famous for many iconic roles in television, theatre and film, Caton’s career spans four decades – with the career highlight of playing the legendary role of Darryl Kerrigan in the much-quoted film, “The Castle”. [...]

Dr Harry to host Doggy Day

CELEBRITY Vet Dr Harry Cooper will visit Springbank Rise for a Doggy Day. On Sunday, May 27, people are invited to meet Dr Harry at Springbank Rise, where animal lovers can enjoy market stalls with doggy info, dog clubs, trainers, dog treats and dancing dogs. Guests are invited to dog and watch the dog obedience shows and learn [...]

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The world’s oldest rock art

by Helen Musa

FEW people are aware that Australia is home to the world’s oldest and largest rock art landscape. We may marvel at ancient rock art in France and Spain,but the rock art on the Burrup/Murujuga Peninsula on WA’s Pilbara coast is as ancient and stunning. Former French President Jacques Chirac knew it, and took a keen [...]

Something French in music

by Helen Musa

THE Telopea Chamber Players comprising students and staff at Telopea Park School will present a varied program in their Wednesday Lunchtime Live Concert at the Wesley Music Centre tomorrow, June 19 from 12.40pm to 1.20pm. The program includes works by Bach, Beethoven and Bozza featuring solo piano, classical guitar and trombone. The Chamber Players present [...]

House plays homeless protagonist

by Helen Musa

AWGIE award-winning playwright and actor Stephen House is at The Street this week to take audiences into the seedy Paris underworld, from the banks of the Seine to the all-night sleazy clubs. Very simply, House plays a homeless man “weaving the shuttles of memory back and forth until the whole threadbare fabric of his life [...]

Homeware store robbed at knifepoint

by CityNews

POLICE have released images of a man who robbed a Tuggeranong manchester store at knifepoint yesterday. Around 12.30pm the man entered the manchester store inside the Tuggeranong Hyperdome and started looking at items on display. When he was approached by a store employee who offered assistance, the man pulled a small knife from within his jacket, picked [...]

NBN construction begins in Belconnen

by CityNews

DETAILED maps showing construction of the National Broadband Network in Aranda, Belconnen and parts of Macquarie and Cook were released today. Federal Labor MP Andrew Leigh says construction will start in Belconnen, bringing the NBN to hundreds of local homes. “The National Broadband Network is about preparing Australia for the future. It’s about ensuring that our [...]

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