Canberra mornings: January 28, 2016
Former refugee Sue Le now owns a Canberra Vietnamese restaurant Pho Phu Quoc in Dickson. Instead of getting mad at Centrelink's customer service performance, Tom Wade got busy, accessing the Australian Government Directory and confronting senior Department of Human Services bureaucrats directly with his complaints.9.29am: An ACT Emergency Services spokesman said there is no one trapped in the car overturned on Barry Drive at Turner. There are also no major inj..>> view originalFuel given away for free by petrol station at Fyshwick in Canberra
Fuel given away for free by petrol station at Fyshwick in Canberra Updated January 27, 2016 17:11:11 Fuel was given away for free today at Fyshwick, causing a scramble among Canberra's cost-conscious motorists.Between 12:00pm and 2:00pm, E10 unleaded petrol and diesel at Metro Petroleum on Barrier Street were listed at 0 cents per litre, with regular unleaded signposted at 2.7 cents.The drastic price drop was not a glitch in the petrol station's electronic signage, but ..>> view originalFFA admit W-League referee blunder cost Canberra United against ...
Game-changer: Canberra United goalkeeper Lydia Williams is obstructed by Sydney FC striker Kyah Simon. Photo: Supplied It is "little consolation" for Canberra United, but Football Federation Australia referees boss Ben Wilson says referee Casey Reibelt got it wrong in allowing Sydney FC's deciding goal in the W-League semi-final to stand and she will not officiate this weekend's decider. Wilson said Reibelt "wasn't in the best position", while additional assi..>> view originalNo charges laid after Canberra's Australia Day celebrations
Australia Day 2016: No charges laid after Canberra's Australia Day celebrations ACT Policing says Canberrans were well behaved on Australia Day. Photo: Rohan Thomson Police say Canberra's courteous crowds gave them another reason to celebrate on Australia Day.No charges were laid and no major incidents were reported as thousands of people took part in festivities across the city on Tuesday.ACT Policing said one man was caught with cannabis and another man ..>> view originalGeoff Moore to run 10th Canberra Marathon, 30 years after winning
Geoff Moore, 60, of Holt, training at his local gym in preparation for the Canberra Marathon. Photo: Graham Tidy More than three decades after 60-year-old Geoff Moore won the Canberra Times Canberra Marathon, he is determined to reach the finish line again.On average, Mr Moore, of Holt, had run more than one marathon for every two years of his life.Nine of those 36 marathons were in the nation's capital as part of the Australian Running Festival and others w..>> view originalCapital Life: What's on in Canberra's arts scene from January 30
Corinne Beardsley, Hand, 2015. Photo: Supplied Love Eyes at ANCA So many descriptions come past this desk of art inspired by the natural environment, so we can't help but be fascinated by the prospect of an exhibition inspired by other people's relationship with nature! Emerging artist Eliya Nikki Cohen grew up spending holidays camping in the bush, and is fascinated by the concept of nature and how others experience it. Her video and photography work "questions our relationship to the natur..>> view originalCanberra on hold as Grylls stays in Pilbara
Brendon Grylls is recontesting the State seat of Pilbara. WA Nationals elder statesman Brendon Grylls will re-contest his State seat of Pilbara next March, shelving the prospect of a switch to federal politics — for now.Mr Grylls had been linked to the sprawling federal seat of Durack, held by Liberal Melissa Price, and was last year openly courted by Nationals deputy leader Barnaby Joyce.Nominations for Pilbara preselection closed last Thursday and Mr Grylls told locals at a party sundow..>> view originalCar flips onto roof near Turner in Canberra's north, driver taken to ...
Car flips onto roof near Turner in Canberra's north, driver taken to hospital Posted January 28, 2016 10:38:03 A woman has been taken to hospital after her car flipped onto its roof on Barry Drive near Turner in Canberra's northAmbulance and ACT Fire & Rescue were called to the scene of the single car rollover just after 9:00am. No-one was trapped inside the car, but the female driver was taken to Calvary Hospital in a stable condition. Fire and rescue crews have now..>> view originalCanberra real estate suburbs to watch in 2016
After a year of being eclipsed by the heated Sydney and Melbourne markets, how does Canberra real estate look set to perform in 2016, and which are the suburbs to keep an eye on? How does Canberra stack up? Canberra’s dwelling prices went up by 4.1% over 2015 according to CoreLogic RP Data – equalling Brisbane’s performance and making it one of only four capital cities (all in the eastern region) to see positive growth for the year. Looking ahead, Louis Christopher, managing director of SQM Res..>> view originalCommercial real estate in Canberra set to become offshore target
Australia’s national capital could be the next market to see an influx of offshore money into its commercial real estate market. Global property consultancy group Knight Frank has improved economic conditions will help the commercial market in Canberra push into positive territory through 2016. “Recent positive economic signs in Canberra are expected to help underlying market fundamentals,” Knight Frank associate director institutional sales - Canberra Nic Purdue said. ..>> view original
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