"History will be kind to us, because we will write it"
[ 30 May, 2013 to 31 May, 2013. ] Since starting his comedy career in Canberra in 2010, hilariously-awkward comedian Dayne Rathbone has gone on to national and international success. In 2011 he took out Australia’s biggest comedy competition,...
Foxsports has sad tidings for Raiders fans with the men in green getting dusted up by the silvertails last night: Manly have shown tremendous character and an enormous engine to beat Canberra 16-10 in their NRL clash at Brookvale Oval on Saturday ni...
I didn’t think they had it in them, but I’m thrilled to be proved wrong. In horrendous conditions that made us all very glad to be sitting on a couch in Canberra the Brumbies have put one over the Auckland Blues in New Zealand. Foxsport...
I do believe I have a new favourite restaurant in town. Sure Copa got off to a bad start. But I figured the most scrutinised kitchen in Canberra was worth a go and so we set off last night to check it out on Woolley Street in Dickson. Arriving at 6....
This also in from SheepGroper:
There are now two signs at the entrance to Murulla Lane to warn pedestrians and other traffic that the builders gutting 16-18 Mort St sometimes block off their end of the lane completely, forcing vehicles to exit via the entrance. It’s interesting watching a lar...
Support Pegasus at the inaugural gala dinner....
Pulp Kitchen is fast becoming my go to breakfast spot.
They’ve also added this very beautiful mural to Ainslie shops.
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This morning Andrew Barr opened Entry 29, a new work space whose goal is to assist start-up businesses. Located in Childers Street, near the ANU, Entry 29 is aimed at encouraging and driving the technology development process by allowing start-up operators to mingle and collaborate with like-minded...
Joy Burchhas has announced that the Youth InterACT Grant rounds will open tomorrow. These grants will provide up to $1,500 in support for projects aimed at Canberran Young People. “These grants create an exciting opportunity to empower young people to play an active role in their community and del...
Rioter SheepGroper (really?), sent us in this image:
Telstra building contractors diligently propping up the tax building.
Must be developing a lean due to all that paperwork.
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It’s the competition that was made for us Rioters! Vote for the worst section of road in the ACT, and you might win an iPad. Since NRMA’s first Seeing Red on Roads campaign in 2011, governments have committed over $1.8 billion to fix the Pacific Highway and $240 million to fix the Princes Hi...
ANU Medical School graduates are usually guaranteed a first round offer to intern at the Canberra Hospital, however as of this month a new policy will deny them that if they choose to also apply for positions interstate. Outside of the ACT, graduates with multiple offers are given two days to make a...
Ausguy81 has kindly sent us a couple of glorious shots of our pretty city looking all nice, enjoy.
Make sure to have a peek of his Flickr page to see more of his great work.
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Entries for the 2013 Harrison Art Show are now open. Last year the inaugural Harrison Art Show was an extremely successful event with more than 200 guests over the two days and around 13 per cent of artworks sold. This year, we are building on last year’s success with extended opening hours and...
In response to Optus’s announcement of a dual-band 4G network, Telstra has decided to tell us just how big its 4G network actually is. So Telstra’s is huge, but Optus’s can do more impressive things? The age old question then, how important is size? ...
Territory and Municipal Services have begun work to free Jerrabomberra Creek from the clutches of an invasive willow. “The ACT Government has committed $55,000 toward the control of exotic and invasive weed species along Jerrabomberra Creek and to revegetate the area with native species,” said W...
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