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[ 18 May, 2012 to 20 May, 2012. ] And so we come to the end of another fun filled week in the Capital. What's worth seeing and doing around town this weekend? Just leave your ideas in the comments....
Territory and Municipal Services are warning of increasing numbers of the winged menace known as the European Wasp: The number of European wasp nests reported in Canberra this year has increased by 15 percent in comparison to the same period last ye...
ACT Policing has released CCTV images of the two offenders responsible for the burglary and theft which occurred at McDonald’s Westfield Woden on Sunday 6 May, in the hope someone can identify them. Between 1.00am and 2.00am, two men entered ...
Maelinar has sent in a picture which he thinks shows work has already begun on the new suburbs in the Molonglo Valley.
So, when did that consultation period end again? Does this rush have anything to do with getting blocks ready for sale this financial year to bail out a dodgy budget?
(For the reco...
The ABC brings us today’s statement of the bleeding obvious from the CSIRO. It would seem that after extensive testing they’ve determined that the more solid a fence the more resistant it is to bushfires. Not astonishingly they found that steel fences are best of all. Steel is strongR...
The following interesting item was in today’s Crikey Daily for those of us nursing a Sydney cringe. 14. NY gossip king: Sydney is a world capital The NY Post’s Page Six gossip column ran this item earlier in the week: December 19, 2005 – BEST-selling writer Malcolm Gladwell identi...
Yes folks, it’s on again: Westfield have decided that the shopkeepers of Belconnen Mall love their stores soooo much that they’ll want to stay in them for 32 hours straight this Friday and Saturday (23 and 24 DEC 05). From all tales, last year’s trial of this was rather successful ...
In the Electric Shadows newsletter out today, Andrew Pike informed readers the cinema is going to have to raise their ticket prices. TICKET PRICE RISE Much as it goes against the grain, our costs have risen – wages, rent, and suppliers – so we are faced with the inevitable need to make a...
I see the nominations are out for this year’s CAT awards. See the link below. Some interesting nominations. RiotACT should run its own poll. http://www.catawards.com.au/nominations.html ...
Now I'm sure I have heard this topic mentioned on RA previously (and of course I could not find the link), but the next time a stranger comes up to me in Garema Place saying "How are you, can I just ask you a question?" I am going to deck them....
For all the paranoid loonies out there I’d just like to remind you that Big Brother is still watching you. Someone at work recieved a notice the other day from Queanbeyan City Council stating they wanted to come out and inspect his pool fence. He’s got a small above ground pool set up ...
Some people beleive the position of “ACT Discrimination Commissioner and Human Rights Commissioner” to be a useless waste of time and money. Others consider it a vital part of developing the sort of society we might wish to become. But consider this media release from the Chief Minister...
The hour grows late for our Christmas Tree competition. But not so late you can’t get snapping and send your entry to trees@the-riotact.com
Today’s entrys are from Stacey and Blossy.
Here’s Stacey’s entry:
And here’s where Blossy is putting her presents:
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Here at RiotACT it’s been a long few years of crying in the wilderness that the Government’s willingness to fund irrelevant bollocks was at odds with a Territory barely able to pay its way at the best of times. Now the ABC is reporting on concerns in the Financial Review about our budget...
The Full Monty Book by Terrence McNally Lyrics by David Yazbek Music by David Yazbek Date of Production …… 4 – 20 May 2006 Venue …… The Street Theatre Audition Dates Auditions will be held from midday on Saturday and Sunday the 14th/15th Of January 2006 at the Belcon...
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