[ 9 June, 2012; 7:00 pm; ] In 2012 the Australian National University Football Club (ANU FC) celebrates its 50th Anniversary as the home of football for ANU students, staff, alumni and lovers of the beautiful game. From humble beginnings in 1962, the club has grown to become an ACT football powerhouse claiming the Capital Football Club Championship in 2011.

On Saturday 9 [...]

Hey all
We are gathering quotes for kitchen renovations. I realise this has been asked before, but some of the companies that were mentioned previously are now out of business .
Feedback on costs, timeliness and whether the product met your expectations much appreciated.

Australian National Centre for Latin American Studies and the Embassy of Paraguay presents:
José Gaspar
La soledad de poder (The Solitude of Power)
“One-man show”
6:30pm Wednesday 6 June
College of Business and Economics, Lecture Theatre 1
Building 26C, Kingsley Street Acton, ANU
“José Gaspar (The solitude of power)” presents the philosophy of government of the man who is regarded as the [...]

I’ve had a quick look through the thread’s but haven’t been able to find anything – Anyone got any knowledge on the work currently going on in the Kingston shopping precinct? They’ve ripped out all the shopfronts on the corner of Giles and Kennedy streets, and I think they are doing something on the corner [...]

With many people throwing their thoughts around informally about the many problems with the Kings Highway, the NSW Roads and Maritime Services (formerly RTA) have setup a formal online forum to enable the public to provide feedback on the issues on the stretch of road from Queanbeyan to Batemans Bay.
One nifty feature of this forum [...]

Hey all,
I found some money outside Quick & Go in the city. I’m hoping to re-unite it with its owner- if you believe it is yours, message me with details.
Cheers!

My pos falcon is running very bad but the mechanic I normally use does not do gas problems.
Anyone know a good gas mechanic preferably in fyshwick?

Space geeks should check out this free talk next Tuesday from 6pm at the CSIRO Discovery Centre.
Dr Lisa Harvey-Smith is CSIRO’s Project Scientist on Australia’s bid to win the giant Square Kilometre Array project. This is a massive project of some 3000 radio astronomy dishes and arrays with a total surface area of (you guessed [...]

Do you want to get out and enjoy all the adventurous, outdoor activities in Canberra and beyond? with like minded women to share your adventures with?
Then the Canberra Women’s Adventure Group is for you.
The plan is for a monthly activity to be picked by the group, for the group, and include a [...]

I know there are lots of individuals and companies out there doing websites.
I am looking to build a website for a local small business and I need a company that will listen, be responsive to the job requirements, have a bit of flair and be practical.
They must also have a bit of an [...]

I’m associated with a Canberra Sporting team that imports a number of overseas players for each winter season.
While some of their expenses(flights, accommodation and shared vehicle access) are covered they still need day to day spending money.
A complicating factor is that they rarely have a weekend free and train three nights a week.
Anyone out there [...]

I’ve been meaning to ask for ages… Does anyone know if there’s anywhere in Civic that sells guitar strings? The second hand CD store in the interchange used to but don’t anymore…
Would be so handy if there was rather than having to go out to Phillip or Mitchell every time.
Thanks RiotACTers

Australian National Centre for Latin American Studies and the Embassy of the Argentine Republic presents:
The Question of the Malvinas
A public lecture and forumSpeaker:
His Excellency, Mr. Pedro Villagra Delgado
Ambassador of the Argentine Republic
6.30 pm Thursday 10 May
Haydon-Allen Lecture Theatre (The Tank)
Australian National University
Thirty years after the war between Britain and Argentina over the Malvinas/Falkland Islands, the [...]

Hi, I’m a former Canberra resident (Flynn, Scullin) and I’ve been living in Greece for the last 21 years. I’m sure that if you haven’t been living under a rock on an island somewhere you probably have some inkling of how bad things have gotten here recently with the outlook for the near future being [...]

Australian National Centre for Latin American Studies presents:
“Why Study the History of Tourism and Leisure in Latin America? Comparing the Development of Acapulco and Cancun in Mexico 1927-2012″
 
Public Lecture by Professor Barry Carr
6:30pm Thursday 3 May
Haydon-Allen Lecture Theatre (The Tank), ANU
Mexico now occupies fifth place among countries with major tourism industries and  after petroleum and [...]

So, the Lyneham servo finally closed it’s doors on the weekend.
The bike shop left months ago.
Soon the place will dug up and (presumably) the ground detoxed to make way for some more units … can’t be too many of these suburban servos left.
I remember the ones in Watson, Ainslie (& the mad [...]

Let’s get with the program people. It’s 2012 and we’re not all white anglo saxon protestants around here trooping of to church every Sunday and observing the Sabbath.
Why should the Christians get all the holidays while Diwali, Hanukkah, Lunar new year, the Eid ul fitr, Nowruz, or Kwaanza are not?
To say nothing of the massive [...]

I am new to Canberra and I am looking at buying a property. 
I was wondering where Private sellers advertise their properties for sale?  Aside from All Homes.
Can anyone can point me in the direction of websites or publications?

Just upstream of the bridge over the Murrumbidgee near the pumping station, there is occassionally a huge powerful blast of water spraying into the Murrumbidgee.
It is on the wrong side of the river to be coming directly from the new dam site.
Anyone know what the story is ?

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Has any family been caught out in the even pay gas bill issue where actewagl did not review the even pay arrangement causing hefty rises in the ongoing payments?

So last Friday during school hours I was walking to my car via the Gazebo down behind La Porchetta next to the Tuggeranong Hyperdome and noticed some teenagers in hoodies and ‘homie’ gear sitting around the Gazebo yelling some sort of abuse at a couple as they walked past.  Well it was my turn as [...]

Hey
Living in NSW, under 20 klicks from the northern border of ACT. The cost of electricity per kilowatt/hour is so much more than Canberra (ACTEW AGL) across all tariffs, despite our home being a mere 15 min drive from Bonner shops.
Is Canberra’s residential electricity subsidised? 
Anyone know of good energy price deals for nearby NSW locales?  
We are just [...]

Hullo!
Need to recruit some button pressers to win a race against other charities to win an award…
The charity is a very awesome project I support in Rwanda helping people work through trauma, giving them space to laugh, and helping them to access school and training to set up their own business.
If you click [...]

In discussions on twitter either the Chief Minister earlier this year she indicated that landscaping work on the GDE would take place outside of peak hours after I indicated to her that I was concerned that Canberrans would again be subject to delays on the GDE so soon after work has been completed on the [...]

Just saw a new channel on my Digital TV called 84.  
Rang WIN but they didn’t know either.  Does anyone know what sort of shows/content it will have.  
I heard it could be like Channel 64 with all its silly infomercials and psychic scams, sorry, programmes.

Hey Rioters,
Our Book Keeper rather un ceremoniously left us today with under 48 hours notice, while he did an amazing job during his time with us giving notice was obviously not a strong point!
Can anyone recommend a good Book Keeper in the City / Inner North area who is a wizard on MYOB and can [...]

Hello fellow rioters.
This query is for those investors/landlords who lease out their properties through a property management agency. What are the common rates and charges going around at the moment.
Is it worth going through a property management agent or is it better renting out by yourself? Any advice/suggestions is much appreciated.

Hey there RiotACT,
I’m a media student looking for a location for my next film.  
I don’t know much about nature parks in Canberra so I was wondering if anyone could recommend somewhere green and nice looking!

I had to share the experience I had on the bus this morning….it’s a first world type of problem and I seek your forgiveness in advance for even bringing it up.
There I was, on the number 111 on my way to work. Just approaching Woden town centre, about two or three stops away when we [...]

I’m after some advice on options for receiving payment from clients via credit/debit card and EFTPOS.
I’m a very small business and I want to be able to take payment from clients either over the phone or at time of consultation. Problem is the standard EFTPOS machines from a bank cost a fortune! Yes they are [...]

Well with my life seriously sucking right now I went to ask for help. Over the past 6 months I’ve fronted up at the hospital to ask for mental health help. Each time I’ve been interviewed, assessed, asked lots of questions, and sent home then not called back again till weeks later. This time I [...]

What breed of chooks should we buy for our backyard?