A night of Metal: 13th Feb @ the Basement,  2 Cohen St,  Belconnen. 7Pm, 18+, $10 at the door.

Featuring the talents of :

Na Maza

Blind Eyed Gods

Reign Of Terror

GODOMINATION

& DJ Palladium

The new Tuggeranong Limelight cinema’s pricing schedule may have have created some much needed relief for consumers. Amongst yesterday’s junk mail was a glossy card that entitles us to $9.00 movies until the end of June. Tellingly, $9.00 is what Limelight cinemas are now charging for all sessions (excluding 3D). Whilst I am delighted that this competition has resulted in more realistic movie ticket prices for Canberra, I will still be taking my business to Tuggeranong … primarily because I am very grateful for their busines model that has enabled families to see movies in the cinema again. Good on you Limelight! Wonder if Dendy will follow suite ….

The autumn market at the Italian Cultural Centre in Forrest is going multicultural in celebration of Harmony Day, the Chair of the Canberra Multicultural Community Forum, Sam Wong, said today. “The market is held quarterly to correspond with the seasons and is a long-standing fixture at the centre. In the past it has had a predominantly Italian flavour,” Mr Wong said

“But when organisers saw that the autumn market on Sunday, March 21 was going to coincide with Harmony Day they thought it would be an excellent opportunity to open it up to other ethnic groups.

CMCF fully supports this venture and encourages other communities to come forward with food and information stalls, dance and musical performances as well as art and cultural displays. Mr Wong said that if the venture is a success, it could become a regular event.

“The Forum has always been a major supporter of Harmony day and in the past has run a number of events to support it,” he said. “It is a national festival which celebrates the cohesive and inclusive nature of our nation as well as promoting the benefits of cultural diversity.”

Expressions of interest from interested groups should be submitted by close of business on February 12. An application form can be downloaded from the website at http://www.culturalcentrecanberra.com.au/events/2010/harmonyDayFestival.html

Well, it’s official. The Calvary sale has fallen through because one of the stakeholders (the Catholic Church) didn’t support it. Someone didn’t do their homework when setting this up.

Labor’s not happy – presumably because they aren’t used to their plans going astray. They say they’re now in a bind.

The Greens should have been breathing a sigh of relief. They had started asking for a full inquiry into hospice services (sorry, I can’t find a link for that), and many assumed they were starting to look for a way to cave into Labor (again) without loosing too much face. But no, in an amazing display of respect for property rights, they want to force a take-over, by compulsory aquisition.

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The Beer and BBQ’d Meats of the World day (also know as the Multicultural Festival) was another grand success when I left the scene after imbibing as many continents as I could find, both food and beer wise.

Hope everyone else had as good a day/night as I did.

See you next year.
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Continuing the noble tradition of paintball on Valentine’s Day that has its origin in the distant past (eg last year), Adventure Paintball is offering all couples the chance to really sort out who wears the pants!

$20 for gear hire if a single, or $30 per couple (ie 2 people) and then $14/100 for the paintballs. Rego between 8:30 – 9:30 and then play for as long as you want. We can order in pizzas for a ‘romantic’ meal.

So bring your loved (or not so loved) one down…and spend an enjoyable day shooting at them…

Souvenir bruises provided as momentos of the day….

If interested, ring 6262 4242 or email escape@adventureconsultants.com.au

As new dog owners who also enjoy weekends in national parks and with non dog people, we are looking around for kennels to leave out dog for the occasional weekend and while on holidays. 

 Does anyone have any recommendations for dog boarding kennels in Canberra area or between Canberra and the coast?

… a 6 piece high energy funk band who will be in Canberra right after playing at the Byron Bay Blues and Roots Festival.

It is my job to book them in to the best place possible, but I’m not sure where to start.

Where do you think is the best live venue in Canberra for a band like this?

BTW- it will probably be a Sunday afternoon/evening gig.

I’d appreciate any tips you might have:)

Just wanted to let any interested people know about an upcoming event:

Playdate for the Planet, Canberra
Thursday 25th February 2010
From 10am, BYO morning tea
Black Mountain Peninsula play area
Southern end of Garryowen Dr, Acton
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I moved to Canberra from Melbourne about 3 months ago. Back in Melbourne my partner and were very much into the live Rockabilly music scene with a particular interest in dancing. On a visit to Sydney we were lucky enough to see Charlis Greaser perform live and were delighted to discover that he and his band are from Canberra as our move was allready on the cards by that time.

We heard that there was a Rockabilly scene in Canberra but upon attending a recent dance event, discovered that it was all a bit “Strictly Ballroom!” Not a girl with tats in sight! There was some kind of rhythmless geriatric Duane Dibbley and the Ding Dongs outfit providing the music; it was all so not our scene, which brings me to my line of questioning:
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A.C.T.I.O.N. C.E.O./Executive Team
GPO Box 158
Canberra City ACT 2601

CC: Editor: The Canberra Times
Choice – Consumer Advice
Jon Stanhope ACT Chief Minister & Minister for Transport
The RIOT ACT website

Dear A.C.T.I.O.N. C.E.O/Executive Team,

If you do in fact care about the state of the (very expensive) service you are providing to A.C.T. taxpayers, please carefully note the following:

Fellow passengers and I have contacted A.C.T.I.O.N. at least a dozen times throughout 2009 about overcrowding on Route 6 to/from the city in peak periods. (City Bound from Lyneham in the mornings, and Lyneham bound from the City in the afternoons).

And now, in February 2010: nothing has changed.

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So I have a wee bit of an issue.

My rescue cat peed on my loungesuite overnight.  Money is a bit tight given it is kitten season.

Has anyone got any recommendations on companies that clean fabric lounge suites but will not charge more then I actually paid for it ($200), or alternatively any advice on how I can clean it myself?

The smell is… well unbearable to be honest. Advice would be greatly appreciated.

Hi all, it has been a long time since i have posted here

I am posting this today to get advice or find out the laws for discriminating an autistic child from entering main stream preschool, I was told by the deputy principle that my 4  yr son shouldnt be entering pre school until term 3 or even term 4.

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I’d like to thank the outstanding job Mayner and Cochran (Fyshwick) did on my $750 Samsung washing machine.

A couple of months after purchasing our wm brand-new from The Good Guys (Fyshwick), the machine started making a loud, repetitive knocking sound.

As it was under warranty, we booked it in to the authorised repairer (Mayner and Cochran).

After only two months of waiting, I phoned to discover that our machine was fixed and ready to be delivered at a convenient time between 9am and 5pm the following Tuesday! As I only work from 9am to 5pm on week days, this was great news!

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The Art of Truth, Compassion, Tolerance consists of works from internationally acclaimed artists. 

The artists paint for a basic human dignity that is compromised in China, human rights that transcend culture, drawing from and depicting real stories of extremes:  brutal suffering, triumphant courage and enduring beauty. 

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