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Canberra Confidential: Whoopsy…

Fashfest Day 2 (Brent McDonald) 272 (1)POOR Fashfest model and former Miss Universe finalist Asher Crawford had a slip and trip in her flowing Jenifer Aniela dress on the second night of the festival.

Luckily Asher quickly composed herself with a smile.

David Pocock on the red carpet.
David Pocock on the red carpet.
WHO said footballers weren’t fashionable? Brumbies star David Pocock had a fabulous time at Fashfest, getting into the spirit of things on the red carpet. Also present was apparently fashion-forward and recently betrothed Deputy Opposition leader Alistair Coe.

And they’re racing

WOULD-be Certified Practising Accountants improbably found themselves in the relaxed surrounds of the Black Opal Room at Thoroughbred Park for an exam on “Contemporary Business Issues”. In the critical 15 final minutes of the 195-minute exam, the lockdown alarms at the racecourse started to sound, distracting the 60 or so bean counters from a clear run down the home straight. Marks will be adjusted, we hear.

Call of the north

BON vivant and the busiest retiree in town, Brian Acworth and wife Ginny are selling in Garran and moving back to Queensland from whence they came a couple of decades ago. They own a commercial plant nursery there, though given Brian’s local board commitments, the ex-Westpacker will have trouble ever becoming a stranger to Canberra.

Life’s good

CANBERRA has come second only to Zurich for having the best quality of life in the world, according to an annual report by Numbeo, the world’s largest database of user-contributed data about cities and countries. Adelaide came third. The index was drawn from data from more than 76,000 people around the world.

The top 10 was: Zurich, Switzerland (score 233.72); Canberra (219.15); – Adelaide (214.61); Berlin, Germany (213.50); Munich, Germany (210.24); Edmonton, Canada (208.74); Calgary, Canada (202.72); Hamburg, Germany (201.55); Austin, Texas, US (199.52) and Dubai, United Arab Emirates (195.49).

Full rankings are available at numbeo.com/quality-of-life/rankings.jsp

IMAG0321-1Bowl on a pole

KINDA sweet… some bird-loving soul has anchored a blue, plastic bowl to a pole near DJs in Petrie Plaza with a fading note on the side urging passers-by to “please refil [sic] for magpies”. It was empty when reporter Stephen Easton first spotted it, but full when snapper Brent McDonald nearly fell over it a couple of days later.

Games Children play

A PUSHY Save the Children charity canvasser let his accent slip in Garema Place the other day.

Passing himself off as English (a more successful technique for soliciting funds, apparently), he lost the accent mid sentence and admitted to being from Sydney.

From Sydney? Not England? How does this help the reputation of such a worthy and respected charity?

Snap-happy servants

THE Institute of Public Administration Australia has launched a tantalising photo competition called “A Day in the Life of a Public Servant”.

Worthily intended to exalt the degree to which public service touches everyday life, entrants are invited to capture a dazzling day – preferably not their post-election farewell party in the tea room – and to submit their entry as a poster.

The winner of $500 will be announced at the institute’s conference in Canberra in November. More information at ipaa2013.org.au/get-involved

Cinecity_bannerSign of neglect

WHAT a cheek… as the neglected, heritage Starlight Drive-In sign lies rusting on the exposed ground of a Government yard in Fyshwick, the people who should care most, The National Film and Sound Archive, are using what appears to be a cartoon of the unloved sign to publicise its Centenary exhibition called “CineCity Canberra”, the history of Canberra’s (and Queanbeyan’s) cinemas, the films made in Australia in 1913 and films made in the region.

Hmmms

  • FRUSTRATED shopper desperate to get the attention of distracted or otherwise non-existent staff at Civic Myer had to walk out, set the security alarms ringing, then walk back in again just to try and pay for a pair of stockings.
  • COCKTAIL party for the upcoming Law Week sponsored by, of course, the Bar Association.
  • CAR rego transfer returned on the basis the seller didn’t get the buyer’s date of birth, despite nothing on the registration certificate suggesting he had to. He was supposed to know it’s on the website!
  • GROOVIN’ the Moo media tickets arrived at “CityNews” two days after the event, despite being posted on the Wednesday before the Sunday festival. Australia Post at work.
  • CC reported last week that Kingston cafe Me and Mrs Jones ploughed its way through an astonishing 960 coffees on Anzac Day, drawing a sniffy response from “Troubled”, of Deakin, who wrote: “Perhaps this explains why our two coffees last Monday completely lacked any taste of coffee. I guess they ran out of coffee by lunchtime.”

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