Digital edition December 2
"There is nothing better in saying farewell to celebrate it with good food and even better wine," says wine columnist RICHARD CALVER in his latest column on Page 29.
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Today journalist and sports tragic SIMON ANDERSON files his first column for "CityNews". It's a great interview with restless cricket star Katie Mack and it's on Page 11.
CANBERRA householders are being warned to beware of “dodgy” operators cashing in on the ACT government’s solar-power, no-interest loan scheme, reports BELINDA STRAHORN.
WE have a new, young reporter. Her name is LILY PASS and she's written a Page 3 story about the success of an urban meadow. It's a nice story and her first byline with "CityNews". Welcome, Lily.
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Digital edition November 4
AT last, it's safe to plant out the tomatoes. Gardening writer JACKIE WARBURTON reckons the frosts have gone and the race is on to grow tender vegetables for the Christmas table.
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Digital edition October 28
Gardening writer JACKIE WARBURTON says the key to maintaining a good, thick hedge is to trim little, but often. Given our bountiful spring it's a good time to read her column (Page 22) and get into the garden.
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Digital edition October 21
"THE style and design of towers in Canberra suit developers, but the majority don't deliver a high enough quality of life. Nor are they designed to effectively deal with the coming climate crisis." So says PAUL COSTIGAN.
RARER than a Halley's Comet sighting, the heavens and the editor have coalesced in a starburst of Overalls; there's Mayor Tim's retirement, Mayoress Nichole's "Yesterdays" column and reporter son Nick's story on Page 3 and a column in Arts.
THIS week we launch the innovative "KEEPING UP THE ACT", a weekly cartoon strip cheekily aimed at highlighting the funny side of politics in Canberra.
"IF our health system comes under serious pressure from an increase in COVID-19 cases, it can be expected there will be a significant reduction in hospital access and in elective surgery," warns political columnist MICHAEL MOORE.
"The ACT Integrity Commission has been tardy. Despite being established since July 1, 2019, it has still not produced any anti-corruption reports," writes political columnist MICHAEL MOORE.
SEEING faces in everyday objects isn't that unusual, says "Whimsy" columnist CLIVE WILLIAMS. He says there's a name for it – “facial pareidolia” – and it's all around us.
"The ACT Greens have been part of the ruling coalition government for a decade or more, yet trees are coming down, suburbs are redeveloped resulting in less shrubbery and fewer birds," bemoans columnist PAUL COSTIGAN.
THE quills are out; we've had an unprecedented number of letters to the editor through lockdown and this week's two pages reflect just that. Thanks to our readers and our advertisers for staying close over recent weeks.
HERE'S a surprise: the Liberals, Labor and Greens have unanimously agreed to a motion calling for the ACT government to implement a fair, long-term plan when giving money to grassroots sports. DANIELLE NORHA reports on Page 3.
Who couldn't do with a chuckle right now? "Whimsy" columnist CLIVE WILLIAMS offers up a column to sink your teeth into and explains why it's best not to use them to open bottles!
"FOR goodness sake, Andrew Barr and Shane Rattenbury, I don't care what power-sharing deals you've made, but your public health system is more important than a bloody tram to Woden," thunders BILL STEFANIAK. For him, it's personal.
Reporter KATHRYN VUKOVLJAK discovers that Queanbeyan author, poet and rapper Omar Musa has been using the quiet time of covid to build his talents in gardening and woodcuts.
DANIELLE NOHRA takes the lid off the state of Canberra's public toilets and discovers unhappy community groups demanding the ACT government explain why the loos are disappearing, being privatised or excluded from neighbourhood shops.
