Canberra feeling the aftermath of wild storm
A storm passes over Australian of the Year ceremony. Photo: Andrew Meares Emergency services spent Australia Day dealing with the aftermath of a severe thunderstorm that struck Canberra on Monday night, while more storms could be on the way. Two Tuggeranong women were hospitalised during Monday night's storm and the ACT State Emergency Service received nearly 550 calls for help during the evening in the capital.By 5pm on Tuesday, the ACT State Emergency Servi..>> view originalCanberra Croatian club ordered to pay $62000 after man barred ...
A club has been ordered to pay damages after a tribunal found it discriminated against a former member due to his political convictions. Photo: Louie Douvis A Croatian club has been ordered to pay more than $62,000 in damages to a Canberra man who was banned after a board member tried to claim old photographs linked him to the Nazi flag.The Australian Croatian Club at Turner has been forced to reinstate Danijel Kovac's full membership after a tribunal found ..>> view originalClassical concerts touring to Canberra in 2016
The Australian String Quartet will give three concerts in Canberra this year. Photo: Supplied Perusing the programs of the concerts offered by groups that will tour to Canberra during 2016 is like gazing into a box of delectable chocolates and trying to make agonising choices. Will you choose one that you're certain that you'll love, or one that you haven't tried before, which promises a new and intriguing experience? Will you choose something uncompromisingl..>> view originalAll in an Australia Day's work for Canberra's housing heroes
Carpenter Josh O'Connor working on a home in Coombs on Australia Day. Photo: Rohan Thomson Canberra's thirst for new houses means that tradies barely have time to down tools for a cold one, even on the Australia Day public holiday.And while carpenters such as Josh O'Connor were briefly getting into the spirit of things with a beer and a barbie on their Weston Creek work site on Tuesday, they reckon it might be some time before they are able to take a day of..>> view originalOpera singer, family from Zambia among new Australians welcomed ...
Opera singer, family from Zambia among new Australians welcomed in Canberra Posted January 26, 2016 14:23:33 Hundreds of people have gathered at a flag-raising and citizenship ceremony on the shore of Lake Burley Griffin in Canberra to welcome 27 new Australians. The new Aussies have come from 13 different countries as far reaching as Argentina, Iran, the United States and the United Kingdom.The group included an opera singer from Mexico, Diego Torre, who performed th..>> view originalI hope it's reuniting Australia: Canberra's Ineka Voigt on the ...
Ineka Voigt with her drawing on the Google homepage. Photo: Rohan Thomson Canberra teenager Ineka Voigt wants to see a "message of reconciliation" continue to spread after an enormous response from the public to her Australia Day Google drawing.Ms Voigt, 16, won a competition last year to have her picture of a reunited Indigenous mother and child featured on the search engine's homepage on January 26.At the time she said the date, alternatively known as Invas..>> view originalCanberra's arts diary from January 29
Fancy Dancer No. 1. [detail] Kerry Shepherdson. Bird in Paradise exhibition, M16 Artspace. VISUAL:Bungendore Fine Art: Australian Made. A distinctive collection of works by artist Catherine Lidden featuring pastel portraits of our country's unique bird and wildlife. Until Sunday. Open daily, 10am-4.30pm. 42b Ellendon Street, Bungendore. See: bungendorefineart.com.au. Canberra Glassworks: Borland+Borland. A photographic and glass exhibition that explores the fo..>> view originalNRL: Canberra Raiders forward Mitch Barnett wants to extend ...
Video will begin in 5 seconds. Sport: The week's best plays From buzzer beaters to wonder goals, these are the most exciting, silly and downright crazy plays in the sporting world this week. PT1M42S 620 349 Canberra Raiders forward Mitch Barnett wants to show he deserves a contract extension after threatening to walk out on the club a couple of months ago.Barnett is committed to seeing out on the remaining two years of his contract and knows he faces an intense battle to crack..>> view originalW-League: Canberra United asks for please explain from FFA after ...
Video will begin in 5 seconds. Sport: The week's best plays From buzzer beaters to wonder goals, these are the most exciting, silly and downright crazy plays in the sporting world this week. PT1M42S 620 349 Canberra United chief executive Heather Reid has written to Football Federation Australia referees boss Ben Wilson for an explanation of how a blatant foul was missed, leading to their elimination from the W-League.Canberra goalkeeper Lydia Williams was clearly obstructed b..>> view originalCanberra Weekender: What's on January 29-31
Josh Pyke will show off his new album at Canberra Theatre Centre on Saturday night. Photo: supplied All weekendLO BROW OPENING WEEKEND The brand new LoBrow Gallery and Bar will open on City Walk with two nights of celebrations. Friday has hip-hop from Benjamin Reeve, D'opus + Roshambo, Ansah Brothers, Coda Conduct and more (free from 6pm, $10 after 8pm). Saturday night has a disco with Isaac Dugdale, YoYo DJ's, Me Again, Pickle DJ's and Skinny on the decks ($..>> view original
Tuesday, January 26, 2016
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