"Canberra News, Views and Opinion"
[ 24 May, 2013 to 26 May, 2013. ] Morning Rioters, I hope you've all taken it easy this week and reserved your energies for the weekend ahead. Let's find out what you shall be doing! You know the drill: 1. Find suggestions I have missed....
Mayor Rattenbury has the happy news that The Green Shed (formerly Tiny’s) has handed over $10,000 to The Yellow Van: Minister for Territory and Municipal Services, Shane Rattenbury, will tomorrow present a cheque for $10,000 to The Yellow Van ...
Summernats have the intriguing news that they’re taking the show to Malaysia: Today in Kuala Lumpur Andy Lopez, co-owner of the Summernats, signed a joint venture with leading Malaysian motorsport promoter JPM Motorsports to stage a Summernats...
ACT Policing is investigating an aggravated robbery which occurred in Wanniassa early this morning (Thursday, May 23). About 1.25am three people entered the 7 Eleven Service Station armed with knives and threatened the staff member, demanding cash. ...
The Canberra Liberals have found a rich field to plough with the issue of public housing in the Territory and can thank Deb Foskey for turning the current policies into a high profile issues. Jacqui Burke is back behind the plough with another media release, pointing out that there are currently no ...
Laurie “Gandalf” Fisher inherited the best provincial rugby side in the world and turned them into mid-table battlers who no-one wants to play for. FoxSports report that he’s been given two more seasons. Your thoughts? ...
Udo @ Red Gecko Bar & Cafe
Thursday 18th May 2006
Come see Udo play!
Live: Udo
Venue: 173 City Walk, Canberra City, ACT
Tickets: free
Time: 11pm – 0am
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The Canbera Times has this mind-fcuking ramble about a ‘new-breed’ of criminals being developed Darwinian style, by people who drive their vehicles whilst suspended, after not paying infringements. Although I whole heartedly agree with the sentiment behind this argument (giving those o...
Special Minister of State Gary Nairn’s electorate of Eden-Monaro borders the Australian Capital Territory and, since his election, it’s been a blood sport for him to make things difficult for the ACT Government. So it must have vexed him greatly to have to put out a media release saying ...
For the last few months I’d been hearing good things about Sound Underground out in Belconnen, part all ages music venue, part record shop. Anyway there’s a post on JustBands informing all that the ride is over after a nasty burglary, seemingly by one of the punters. It reminds me a bit ...
On Saturday 08-APR-06 we did the Civic Public Art Walking Tour and lived to tell the tale.
And so, I present to you item # 18, Wind Sculpture by Ernst Fries. It’s at the intersection of City Walk and Akuna Street.
Well, it was.
Once.
Got an image in, or of Canberra you want to share with the...
Our good friends over at The Canberra Times have this piece spruiking the fact that the Federales are to expand by about “3000 addi-tional” staff in the next calender year. This is quite a boon for those who are unfortnately cast adraft from our the ACT Government, of which there are a...
Well somehow it’s gotten to more than halfway through Thursday and no one has noticed we don’t know what there is to do this weekend. Better fix this quick smart and let everyone know your picks of this weekend’s events, entertainment and general goings on. ...
You may remember the ACT Office of Fair Trading’s warning about Watch This Roof just before Easter. I am looking into this (and promise to publish the story here) and would like you guys to help me. Have you been a Watch This Roof customer, satisfied or otherwise? Maybe you know someone who ha...
A document has come into our hot little hands. It’s great news for those rugby fans now contemplating weeks of hearing about mungo and cross country basketball as the Super 14 comes to a conclusion. a three-day workshop will be taking place from 29 to 31 May 2006 inclusive, focusing on the dev...
No link online yet (that I can find), but the ABC is reporting that Stanhope has “hinted” to the Assembly that the upcoming ACT budget will be in surplus. Quite a turnaround on a projected $37 million deficit (or $190 million according to the Tories). Word is the Arboretum’s gett...
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