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It’s one thing to talk about global warming and

It’s one thing to talk about global warming and quite another thing to do something about it, as well-known Gundaroo potter Ian Jones has been discovering. HELEN MUSA has the story on Page 6.

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There’s something special about a classic French

There’s something special about a classic French bistro and Louis is no exception, writes dining reviewer WENDY JOHNSON.

THE décor of Louis is elegant indoors and out, the ambiance “parfait” and the focus on intriguing wines and exceptional food is undeniable.

We dined indoors and went for the two-course, fixed-price spring menu ($65 each or $80 for three courses). Trust me, it’s great value for the size of each serve and the quality of every dish.

Louis operates under culinary director Ben Willis, who won more hats than any other local chef for his restaurant Aubergine. He now partners with Doma hotel group and has succeeded in bringing quality, well-executed European bistro food to the capital.

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Charlotte Bailey is just like any other 23 year ol

Charlotte Bailey is just like any other 23 year old, she loves keeping up with TikTok dance trends, playing netball, catching up with her friends over Grease Monkey burgers, and playing with her black labrador, Zoe.

She has worked for Eastlake Football Club for more than five years, and has been the ACT Employment Ambassador for the ACT Down Syndrome Association since 2020, which she says makes her very proud.

“My role as Employment Ambassador sees me talking with employers to show them people with Down Syndrome can absolutely, with the right support, do any job,” she says.

“When people ask me what it’s like to have down syndrome, I say it’s just like normal, it’s me,” she says.

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“You can still make out the oddly-shaped indenta

“You can still make out the oddly-shaped indentation in the centre of a crossroad in Queanbeyan’s CBD where an unusual monument stood for more than 50 years.” NICHOLE OVERALL tells the moving tale of Queanbeyan’s Boer War memorial.

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Sonia Cottee was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer

Sonia Cottee was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in July 2022, and says the awful thing about pancreatic cancer is that it sneaks up on you.

“I consider myself to be pretty fit, I would walk up Red Hill three or four times a week, do pilates, go to the gym and walk everywhere near where I live,” she says.

“But, every now and then I got just a little niggle, a little ache in my lower back.”

It was only by chance Sonia, 72, of Kingston, found her cancer.

“Another doctor, a gastroenterologist, ordered me an ultrasound for something else,” she says.

“And bingo, suddenly I’m told they have identified a mass on my pancreas.

“It set off a whole chain of events, at first we thought it could be operated on, but unfortunately further scans revealed it had already metastasised into my liver.

“So, the only alternative for me, with stage four pancreatic cancer, is what they call palliative chemotherapy.”

After her diagnosis, Sonia was encouraged to wait six weeks before starting chemotherapy, to go and have a holiday with her family.

“We don’t know how much time I have left,” she says.

“So, I gathered my two sons and their families and we booked a big house up on the Sunshine Coast. I had the most beautiful time.”

Sonia explains palliative chemotherapy is designed to keep her as pain free as possible, and hopefully slow down the tumour’s growth.

“There is really no end to my chemotherapy treatment, it depends how long my body can withstand the constant poison, because chemotherapy is pretty poisonous” she says.

“But, for the moment we’re pushing on, and my next goal is just to make it to Christmas.

“I know it can’t be cured, which is why I have become so passionate about the fact we need more research into this.”

Sonia is doing her best to become a miracle, hoping to outlast how long statistics tell her she has.

Photo 📸: Lily Pass

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