Friday, August 12, 2016

Canberra mornings: Wednesday August 10 2016 and other top stories.

  • Canberra mornings: Wednesday August 10 2016

    Canberra mornings: Wednesday August 10 2016
    ACT Liberals Leader Jeremy Hanson has promised a new $395 million Canberra Hospital building. Photo: Supplied TODAY'S TOP STORIES ACT Liberals Leader Jeremy Hanson has promised a new $395 million Canberra Hospital building, including a new operating suite, medical imaging suite, intensive care unit and outpatient floor.OLYMPICS TRAFFIC 9:15am: Police say that crash in Gowrie is clear and everything else on the roads is looking good to them. 8:40am: There's been a crash on the intersect..
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  • Lindt opens first chocolate store in Canberra

    Lindt opens first chocolate store in Canberra
    Lindt is opening its first chocolate store in Canberra and plans to give away 300kg of chocolate to celebrate.The shop will open its doors to the public on August 26 at the Canberra Outlet Centre in Fyshwick and will feature a chocolate bar serving up hot chocolate and other drinks. Lindt is opening its first chocolate shop in Canberra. Photo: Supplied It'll sell the company's chocolate bars and the signature, colourfully wrapped Lindt balls.According to the company, the first 100 custom..
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  • Canberra Raiders fans launch petition for home NRL preliminary ...

    Canberra Raiders fans launch petition for home NRL preliminary ...
    Canberra Raiders fans have launched a petition calling on the NRL to allow their team to host a home preliminary final at Canberra Stadium if they earn it, rather than having to play in Sydney.And Raiders captain Jarrod Croker says the fact they're currently in the top four means they've earned the right to be there no matter what anyone says. Canberra Raiders captain Jarrod Croker says it's disappointing for the fans not to have a prelim final at Canberra Stadium. Photo: Rohan Thomson T..
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  • Canberra man sentenced to jail for raping his wife in front of their ...

    Canberra man sentenced to jail for raping his wife in front of their ...
    A Canberra man who raped his wife in front of their young child has been sentenced to more than two years behind bars.A jury found the man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, guilty in March of sex without consent and an act of indecency. A Canberra man has been sentenced to more than two years' in prison for raping his wife. Photo: Louie Douvis In sentencing the man, Acting Justice David Robinson said it must be clear to the offender sex was a matter of choice, and not subjugation.H..
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  • Canberra men escape jail time despite 'sophisticated' grow house

    Canberra men escape jail time despite 'sophisticated' grow house
    Canberra men escape jail time despite 'sophisticated' grow house Posted August 10, 2016 15:16:18 Two men caught growing more than 40 cannabis plants in a "sophisticated" set up in a suburban Canberra home have escaped jail time.Tomislav Tomas, 42, and Zoran Milenkovic, 41, pleaded guilty earlier this year to one charge each of cultivating a traffickable quantity of cannabis.Police had set up hidden cameras around the home in Fisher last year, which led to the men's a..
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  • Wallabies, Brumbies visit Christian Lealiifano as he begins ...

    Wallabies, Brumbies visit Christian Lealiifano as he begins ...
    Wallabies players put their Rugby Championship preparations on hold on Wednesday to jump in their cars and drive to Canberra to rally around ACT Brumbies skipper Christian Lealiifano as he begins treatment for leukaemia.The rugby community continues to join forces to get behind Lealiifano after news broke last week of the diagnosis that left teammates, opponents and fans devastated. More Sport Videos Previous slide Next slide Lealiifano diagnosed with cancer S..
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  • Rory Arnold, Sam Carter to push Wallabies bids from Canberra ...

    Rory Arnold, Sam Carter to push Wallabies bids from Canberra ...
    Wallabies hopefuls Sam Carter and Rory Arnold could use the National Rugby Championship as a launching pad to put themselves back in Test calculations after being named in an imposing Canberra Vikings squad.The second-row pair were included in a 36-man squad for the Vikings' 2016 campaign, which begins against Queensland Country on August 28. Gearing up: Robbie Coleman, Dean Oakman-Hunt and Jamie Kotz in the new NRC Vikings jerseys. Photo: Rohan Thomson Carter was a shock omission from t..
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  • Canberra mum Miss Jade Serpentine crowned Miss Pinup Australia ...

    Canberra mum Miss Jade Serpentine crowned Miss Pinup Australia ...
    She may have developed a taste for martinis but don't write Melanie Louey off as your typical Bond girl.The Gungahlin mother took out Miss Pinup Australia with a bang on Saturday night, as her pin-up persona Miss Jade Serpentine sent the judges ducking for cover. More News Videos Previous slide Next slide Miss Pinup Australia Andrew Denton to 'light a fire' on euthanasia Long Tan veterans to receive gallantry recognition We're not animals:..
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  • Welcome spring with Canberra's Longest Lunch in aid of the Asthma ...

    Welcome spring with Canberra's Longest Lunch in aid of the Asthma ...
    People might have always suspected that Canberra was home to the longest lunch. At least until those pesky public service cuts and efficiency dividends got in the way.But the national capital really will be home to the longest lunch next month as we celebrate spring. The picnic-style event will feature an afternoon of food, beer and wine from Canberra' traders including Bentspoke Brewing Co. Photo: Chris Holly/VisitCanberra Canberra's Longest Lunch will be held over three hours in Glebe ..
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  • Canberra man who trafficked 28 kilos of ice feared bikies over ...

    Canberra man who trafficked 28 kilos of ice feared bikies over ...
    A Canberra man planned to help smuggle 28 kilograms of the drug ice interstate because he feared retribution from bikies for unpaid cocaine debts, a court has been told.Alexander Scott Hagan, 52, pleaded guilty to three drug trafficking charges related to cocaine, MDMA, and a large commercial quantity of methylamphetamine, also known as ice, shortly before he was set to go on trial in the ACT Supreme Court this year. An armed police officer stands guard over the 28-kilogram ice haul seized..
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Canberra BBQ restaurant Smoque closes .NRL: Canberra Raiders five-eighth Blake Austin warns their best is ... .
Canberra Raiders in NRL top three after beating South Sydney ... .Canberra Raiders in NRL top three after beating South Sydney ... .

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