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Canberra Today 13°/15° | Friday, May 3, 2024 | Digital Edition | Crossword & Sudoku

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And they’re racing… straight off to lunch!

And they’re racing… straight off to lunch!

Canberrans who can’t make the trip for the Melbourne Cup can still enjoy the race, the fashion, entertainment and food at locations in the ACT. Here is some inspiration…

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Socials / At Hands Across Canberra Annual Fundraising Lunch, Parkes

Socials / At Hands Across Canberra Annual Fundraising Lunch, Parkes

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Socials / At Hands Across Canberra Annual Fundraising Lunch, Parkes

Socials / At the launch of the Barracks Gallery, One City Hill

Socials / At the launch of the Barracks Gallery, One City Hill

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Socials / At the launch of the Barracks Gallery, One City Hill

Socials / Business After Business networking, Bruce

Socials / Business After Business networking, Bruce

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Socials / Business After Business networking, Bruce

Socials / At the Wharf Revue, opening night, Civic

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Socials / At the Wharf Revue, opening night, Civic

Socials / At the AFP Charity Ball, Civic

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Socials / At the AFP Charity Ball, Civic

Socials / At the Clubs & Community Awards, Woden

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Socials / At the Clubs & Community Awards, Woden

Socials / Cirrus ACT office opening, Deakin

Socials / Cirrus ACT office opening, Deakin

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Socials / Cirrus ACT office opening, Deakin

Photos by DANIELLE NOHRA

Socials / At the opening of ‘Piece of Mind’ exhibition, Belconnen

Socials / At the opening of ‘Piece of Mind’ exhibition, Belconnen

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Socials / At the opening of ‘Piece of Mind’ exhibition, Belconnen

Photos by ANA STUART

Socials / At the vice-chancellor’s Award for Distinguished Musical Achievement to Mick Jones, ANU

Socials / At the vice-chancellor’s Award for Distinguished Musical Achievement to Mick Jones, ANU

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Socials / At the vice-chancellor’s Award for Distinguished Musical Achievement to Mick Jones, ANU

Photos by ANA STUART

Socials / At the 50th Anniversary of the Geranium and Fuchsia Society, Watson

Socials / At the 50th Anniversary of the Geranium and Fuchsia Society, Watson

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Socials / At the 50th Anniversary of the Geranium and Fuchsia Society, Watson

Socials / At the opening of Trevor Dickinson’s ‘Beautiful Bus Shelters of Canberra’, CMAG

Socials / At the opening of Trevor Dickinson’s ‘Beautiful Bus Shelters of Canberra’, CMAG

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Socials / At the opening of Trevor Dickinson’s ‘Beautiful Bus Shelters of Canberra’, CMAG

Socials / At Business After Business, UNSW Canberra

Socials / At Business After Business, UNSW Canberra

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Socials / At Business After Business, UNSW Canberra

Photos by ANA STUART

Socials / At the launch of Queanbeyan’s ‘180 Mementos | 180 Years’ exhibition, The Q

Socials / At the launch of Queanbeyan’s ‘180 Mementos | 180 Years’ exhibition, The Q

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Socials / At the launch of Queanbeyan’s ‘180 Mementos | 180 Years’ exhibition, The Q

Photos by ANA STUART

Socials / At the ACT United Service Institute’s annual dinner, Yarralumla

Socials / At the ACT United Service Institute’s annual dinner, Yarralumla

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Socials / At the ACT United Service Institute’s annual dinner, Yarralumla

Photos by ANA STUART

Socials / At the ‘Rome: City and Empire’ opening, National Museum

Socials / At the ‘Rome: City and Empire’ opening, National Museum

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Socials / At the ‘Rome: City and Empire’ opening, National Museum

Photos by ANA STUART

Socials / At the Defence Widows Group annual lunch, Woden

Socials / At the Defence Widows Group annual lunch, Woden

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Socials / At the Defence Widows Group annual lunch, Woden

Photos by ANA STUART

Socials / At Chile’s Independence Day reception, Yarralumla

Socials / At Chile’s Independence Day reception, Yarralumla

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Socials / At Chile’s Independence Day reception, Yarralumla

Photos by ANA STUART

Socials / At the annual Australian National Museum of Education lecture, UC

Socials / At the annual Australian National Museum of Education lecture, UC

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Socials / At the annual Australian National Museum of Education lecture, UC

Photos by ANA STUART

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Dining reviewer WENDY JOHNSON thrills to the taste

Dining reviewer WENDY JOHNSON thrills to the taste of a smoked-trout pizza, but has reservations about the preparation of a couple of others at a new place in Kingston.

The Tumut River Brewing Co was opened by two mates with one dream – to make craft beers in a microbrewery. That was sometime in 2014.

Fast forward to last month and the operation has opened in Kingston with beers made in the Snowy Mountains, wines primarily from Tumbarumba and pizzas made on-site in a huge oven that looks like an igloo. 🍷🍕

Rows of beer, in black cans sporting bright colours, are there for the tasting, and the “True Brew Crew”, wearing black, branded T-shirts, are busy patting down operations. 🍻

Read the full article on our website citynews.com.au

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“It’s difficult to justify the ACT’s excess

“It’s difficult to justify the ACT’s excess taxation when debt’s rising, the hospital system is the country’s poorest and services for disadvantaged groups are the nation’s worst,” writes JON STANHOPE & KHALID AHMED.

Pick up your copy of this week’s magazine from around Canberra, or visit citynews.com.au for more!

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Teacher Vanessa Jones has been living in Higgins s

Teacher Vanessa Jones has been living in Higgins since 2001, and while she loves the area, she says she is “fed up” with the neglectful ACT government.

The Higgins shops have been completely abandoned, says Vanessa, preventing the opportunity for residents to have a community-centred space to socialise.

They only received bins nine months ago, she says, and requests for a water station and repairs to the bus station have gone unanswered.

“It’s very, very slow,” says Vanessa.

“I asked for the zebra crossing on Fullagar [Crescent] to be repainted, and we had to wait about six or nine months.

“That’s just such a long time… we pay a lot of rates.”

Vanessa says assistance from the government only seems to go to communities with time-rich and assertive communities, leaving places such as Higgins, where the majority of households have both adults working full-time and English may not be the first language of the family, at an automatic disadvantage.

“If you’ve got two people working, paying a mortgage, raising two or three kids, they don’t have the time,” says Vanessa.

Vanessa says the lack of attention quieter places such as Higgins is receiving is starting to look a lot like favouritism.

Read the full article on our website citynews.com.au

#canberra #canberranews

Vanessa Jones loves living in Higgins, but tells r

Vanessa Jones loves living in Higgins, but tells reporter KATARINA LLOYD JONES she’s “fed up” with the ACT government; the local shops have been abandoned, preventing residents from having a community-centred space to socialise.

Pick up your copy of this week’s magazine from around Canberra, or visit citynews.com.au for more!

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“It’s the food that makes Beltana Farm shine,” writes dining reviewer WENDY JOHNSON. “Farmhouse shared plates are the go, served alongside a carefully selected list of Australian and local wines.”

Newly opened Beltana Farm in Pialligo – set in a picturesque truffle orchard of more than 800 trees – is worth a visit just for the surroundings and to take in the rustic charm of architecture and interior design.

But it’s the food that makes Beltana Farm shine. Farmhouse shared plates are the go, served alongside a carefully selected list of Australian and local wines. 🍷

Read the full review on our website citynews.com.au

#canberra #dining #canberrafoodie #canberrarestaurants #canberranews