Thursday, May 19, 2016

Canberra speech therapist shortage forcing families to travel to ... and other top stories.

  • Canberra speech therapist shortage forcing families to travel to ...

    Canberra speech therapist shortage forcing families to travel to ...
    Canberra speech therapist shortage forcing families to travel to Sydney for child services Posted May 19, 2016 15:25:17 A shortage of speech therapists in Canberra is forcing some parents to travel to Sydney to access regular services for their children.Young children diagnosed with a speech delay require early intervention therapy to develop their communication skills.Ideally this therapy should be regular, particularly for children with autism and Asperger syndrome...
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  • Federal Government pledges $76 million to clean up Canberra's ...

    Federal Government pledges $76 million to clean up Canberra's ...
    Federal Government pledges $76 million to clean up Canberra's waterways Posted May 19, 2016 08:10:43 Canberra's waterways are set for a clean up, with the Federal Government to spend $76 million on improving water quality in the ACT region.The Commonwealth announced on Thursday it would allocate $76 million for a series of projects in the Murrumbidgee river system, while the ACT Government was also expected to contribute $8.5 million in funding.The nearly $85 million ..
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  • Singapore Airlines begins ACT recruitment for Canberra airport ...

    Singapore Airlines begins ACT recruitment for Canberra airport ...
    Singapore Airlines has begun recruiting local staff to support the first international flights to Canberra in more than a decade.The international carrier will create 15 jobs in the next two months for its ACT office, to be based at Canberra Airport. Canberra Airport general manager Stephen Byron with plans for the new international lounge. Photo: Rohan Thomson The recruitment announcement was made at the ACT headquarters of the Smith Family on Thursday, which has partnered with the carr..
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  • Peak-hour commutes in inner-south Canberra likely to be slower as ...

    Peak-hour commutes in inner-south Canberra likely to be slower as ...
    Roadworks starting on Friday on Hindmarsh Drive and Canberra Avenue in the inner-south of the ACT are likely to continue for at least six weeks, slowing the morning and afternoon commutes.Traffic between Canberra and Queanbeyan will also be affected with work on Canberra Avenue at Harman. Commuters along Hindmarsh Drive and Canberra Avenue likely to have longer trips to and from work for at least six weeks due to roadworks. Photo: Glen McCurtayne Transport Minister Meegan Fitzharris sai..
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  • Quadrant, Infratil agree $800m Canberra Data centres deal

    Quadrant, Infratil agree $800m Canberra Data centres deal
    Quadrant Private Equity and Infratil have spurned financial advisers and cut an $800 million deal for Canberra Data Centres. Owner Quadrant and buyer Infratil, which bought the business alongside Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation, were self-advised and turned to Gilbert + Tobin and Allens for the legal work. Infratil announced the acquisition on Thursday morning. The listed infrastructure investor and Commonwealth Superannuation will take a 48 per cent stake each in the business, while Ca..
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  • What's on in Canberra's arts scene

    What's on in Canberra's arts scene
     Help save ProofIf Margaret Pomeranz asked you to donate money to a good cause, you'd do it, wouldn't you? Good, because our favourite husky-voiced film critic, who is also ambassador  for the National Film and Sound Archive, is urging Australians to help raise $25,000 to restore the iconic 1991 film Proof, which launched the careers of Russell Crowe, Hugo Weaving and director Jocelyn Moorhouse. Proof is part of NFSA Restores, a new program to digitise and restore classic and cult Australian fi..
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  • GWS Giants look to bring elite netball to Canberra with new league

    GWS Giants look to bring elite netball to Canberra with new league
    A revamped national netball competition could see elite-level games come to Canberra, with the announcement a new Sydney team will be formed by Netball NSW in alliance with the GWS Giants.The existing ANZ Championship will discontinue following the current season, with Netball Australia and Netball New Zealand opting to start national leagues in each country. Three new teams are set to join the five current Australian-based ANZ Championship sides. Photo: Anna Kucera The new Australian le..
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  • A life in verse: Canberra author Leila Marion Field tells her story her ...

    A life in verse: Canberra author Leila Marion Field tells her story her ...
    I had a nursemaid fromMy birth until she died At the age of 87, Canberra author Leila Marion Field still has more of her life to tell. Photo: Rohan Thomson In my twelfth yearI called her Nanny, and to me Ms Field as a child (far right) with her beloved nanny, who took the place of her emotionally distant mother. Photo: Supplied She shone like the sun and the moon.... So begins Canberra author Leila Marion Field's beguiling memoir in verse, which captures her early years in an Engl..
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  • Federal Election 2016: Shorten defends Feeney over Canberra ...

    Federal Election 2016: Shorten defends Feeney over Canberra ...
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