Last Top Stories: Canberra mornings: November 25, 2015

• Canberra mornings: November 25, 2015

  

  ​Isabelle Goldstraw with her dog Flea after an attack by two dogs killed her other pet chihuahua in her living room and left her with an injured finger. Photo: Jay CronanTwodogswhich allegedly broke into a north-west Canberra living room, slaughtered the family'schihuahuaand injured its owner, have been surrendered to the ACT government.Four-year-old chihuahua Jiminy was savaged in his own living room by two dogs which broke through a locked screen door, with the two dogs also attacking Jiminy's..

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• Man stabbed multiple times outside Stuart Flats in Canberra's south - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

  

  Man stabbed multiple times outside Stuart Flats in Canberra's southPostedNovember 24, 2015 22:06:12 A man has been stabbed in an attack outside Stuart Flats at Griffith in Canberra's inner south.Police said the stabbing happened about 5:15pm on Tuesday, near a carport at the rear of the building.The injured man was treated at the scene for multiple stab wounds and taken by ambulance to the Canberra Hospital in a stable condition.Police are now hunting for the man who attacked him and have ca..

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• Canberra Airport evacuated for drill

  

  Canberra Airport evacuated for drillNews Weather. Heavy fog over Canberra causes minor delays at Canberra Airport. The Canberra Times Date: 01 July 2015 Photo Jay CronanHundreds of travellers were evacuated from Canberra airport as part of training drill on Wednesday morning.A spokeswoman for the airport said no flights were affected.The drill is conducted annually as part of the airport's compliance checks and lasted around 15 minutes.Bloody Canberra airport had evac drill just as I was abt to ..

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• Bonhams sale turns fundraiser for struggling Canberra gallery | afr

  

  Elisabeth Cummings's Creek Bed at Dusk, 2012 is estimated to sell for between $9000 and $12,000.byJane O'SullivanOver a third of Bonhams' last art auction of the year has been given over to a fundraiser for Canberra's Drill Hall Gallery. The gallery is largely known for its support of mid-career artists, but has been struggling with an outdated exhibition space and fittings, including what director Terence Maloon describes as 1980s "garden lights".The Australian National University, which owns t..

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• A-League: Canberra's population not big enough as FFA boss David Gallop rules out team

  

  FFA boss David Gallop and national coach Ange Postecoglou..Photo: Nick MoirCapital Football and the ACT government have described David Gallop's comments as "disappointing" after the FFA chief executive shut the door on Canberra's A-League dream.Gallop stated the FFA's desire for expansion clubs to be based in cities of populations in the millions as opposed to in the hundreds of thousands.Canberra's population was 379,200 in 2012, but is expected to grow to half a million by 2034.A bumper crowd..

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• Gallop: Canberra not big enough for the A-League | FourFourTwo

  

  Football Federation Australia CEO David Gallop has put to end any speculation of a future Canberra A-League side by claiming the city is not populous enough.Gallop was in Canberra for the Socceroos' World Cup qualifier against Kyrgyzstan a fortnight ago where over 20,000 turned up to cheer on the national team.The FFA CEO recently celebrated his third anniversary in the job and has opened up about expansion in the A-League.But it is not good news for any Canberrans who had hopes of a HAL team in..

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• Junior Canberra golfer Josh Armstrong aims high after Australian Open qualifier

  

  Canberra junior Josh Armstrong will go to America next week as he sets his sights on turning professional.Photo: Melissa AdamsCanberra teenager Josh Armstrong wants to prove he is ready to take on the big boys of world golf and hopes to tap into two-time Australian Open champion Aaron Baddeley's knowledge to fast-track his development.Armstrong dipped his toe in the professional water this week when he took on men more than twice his age as he launched his first bid to qualify for the Australian..

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• Two Canberra men caught in stolen car on Murrumbateman Road, Gundaroo

  

  Two Canberra men caught in stolen car on Murrumbateman Road, GundarooTwo Canberra men will appear before Yass Local Court charged with a string of offences.Photo: SuppliedTwo Canberra men will appear before a regional court next month after they were caught driving a stolen car with lifted number plates at Gundaroo on Friday afternoon.Police's suspicions were first aroused when they spotted the 26-year-old Belconnen man and the 19-year-old man from Watson parked in the driveway of a farm on Murr..

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• Cricket ACT chairman Ian McNamee pushes Canberra's case for inaugural Test match

  

  Cricket ACT chairman Ian McNamee will meet with Cricket Australia officials at the Adelaide Test match.Photo: Jeffrey ChanHe rode his pushbike to meetings of the Turner cricket club when he was 16, helped save the Queanbeyan club from financial ruin and oversaw the huge transformation of Manuka Oval.But the last box for departing Cricket ACT chairman Ian McNamee to tick in his long list of achievements is to have Canberra secure its first Test match.McNamee will meet with Cricket Australia offic..

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• Girls Grammar building evacuated

  

  Canberra Girls Grammar building evacuatedA Canberra Girls Grammar school building was evacuated after the smell of smoke was detected on Wednesday afternoon.Firefighters were called to the Melbourne Avenue School shortly before midday after an electrical smoke smell was reported.It is believed the fire alarms did not sound.Ten teachers were removed from the seniors building in the school as a precautionary measure.AdvertisementIt is understood no students were affected as years 11 and 12 had fin..

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