Former Canberra Raider Matt Orford undergoes brain surgery
Manly premiership-winning skipper and former Canberra Raider Matt Orford is recovering in hospital after surgery to remove a blood clot from his brain.Orford, who played the last six games of his NRL career for Canberra in 2011, underwent hip surgery last week in North Sydney's Mater Hospital and remained in hospital following complications from the operation. Matt Orford and Sam Williams training at the Canberra Raiders in 2011. Photo: Karleen Minney On Sunday Orford, 38, collapsed due..>> view originalWhere are the worst intersections in Canberra?
Canberra might be a city of roundabouts but that doesn't mean Canberrans know how to navigate them.The roundabout where Barton Highway-William Slim Drive and Gundaroo Drive converge has emerged as the worst intersection for crashes in the ACT, according to a list by ACT Policing. National Driving Academy instructor Babar Chohan, at the Barton Highway/Gundaroo Drive intersection. Photo: Jay Cronan One of the ACT's busiest roundabouts, the intersection is already undergoing a $10 million u..>> view originalBecome a Canberra Times member today
General manager Scott Elias said the club spends $150,000 on water bills during "a cheap year". Photo: Jamila Toderas TODAY'S TOP STORIES Canberrans could face a massive $500-a-year increase in their annual water supply bill, while sewage charges could fall slightly, under options being explored by the ACT's regulatory commission.OLYMPICS Australian rower Kim Brennan has snapped an eight-year Olympic gold medal drought with victory in the women's single sculls at Rio's Lagoa Stadium.TRA..>> view originalCriminal history of Canberra man who supplied drugs to undercover ...
Criminal history of Canberra man who supplied drugs to undercover police is 'Greek tragedy' Posted August 15, 2016 16:29:42 The criminal history of a Canberra man who pleaded guilty to supplying drugs to an undercover police officer has been likened to a "Greek tragedy" by an ACT Supreme Court judge. Matthew James Massey, 40, admitted to supplying more than seven grams of high-grade methylamphetamine to an undercover officer at a cost of $3,900 in late 2014. Today Jus..>> view originalCanberra Raiders re-sign English forward Elliott Whitehead
The Canberra Raiders have re-signed forward and English international star Elliott Whitehead until the end of the 2018 season.The 26-year-old joined the Raiders this year after seven seasons in the English Super League, and he has played every match for Canberra. Staying in green: Elliott Whitehead has extended his contract with the Raiders. Photo: Jonathan Carroll He had been signed until the end of next year, but has now added another season to his deal partly because of the club's su..>> view originalFour-year wage freeze needed to fund Canberra Liberals policies ...
ACT government staff could need to forego pay rises for four years if the Liberals win office in October, under a scenario unions have prepared to highlight the cost of opposition policies. ACT ministers turn the first sods of Canberra's light rail project. An analysis has found scrapping the contract could cost taxpayers up to $235 million. Photo: Rohan Thomson The alternatives, UnionsACT says, would be to sack 1000 to 1200 public servants, severely cut community services or plunge furt..>> view originalCole Porter's Anything Goes by Canberra Philharmonic Society at ...
Anything Goes. Music and Lyrics by Cole Porter. Original book by P.G. Wodehouse, Guy Bolton. Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. New book by Timothy Crouse and John Weidman. Directed by Marty King. Musical direction by Jim McMullen. Choreography by Emma Tattam. Canberra Philharmonic Society. Erindale Theatre. Until August 27. Bookings: philo.org.au or 6257 1950.Philo, you're the tops. If Canberra Philharmonic Society's production of Anything Goes is anything to go by, this show is sailing into a ..>> view originalHow a Canberra vlogger attracted millions of hits from posting ...
"Do you have Banana Powder? Is it flavoured?""No." Canberra's Tanya Hennessy has made a series of parody videos about the beauty industry. Photo: Screenshot "That's disappointing."That's the start of the video that has catapulted a Canberra vlogger onto the world's stage. Canberra radio announcer Tanya Hennessy. Photo: Supplied In the month since it was released, the 2.21-minute clip has amassed millions of views and spawned a parody series that has seen its creator, Hit 104.7 bre..>> view originalCanberra blackspots Sternberg Crescent, Ashley Drive, Kingsford ...
An intersection that has claimed at least one life in recent years will receive hundreds of thousands of dollars in funding to improve road safety.Four Canberra blackspots, including the intersection of Sternberg Crescent and Ashley Drive in Wanniassa, will share in $2.4 million of federal funding to reduce crashes, ACT Senator Zed Seselja announced on Monday. ACT Senator Zed Seselja, Member for Ginninderra Vicki Dunne and Darren Chester, Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, announce..>> view originalCanberra's frisbee golfers hunt for new home as expanding ...
Canberra's frisbee golfers hunt for new home as expanding cemetery encroaches on course Posted August 15, 2016 07:51:40 There are no balls, no clubs, no greens, holes or flags - but frisbee golf has more in common with traditional golf than you may think.And in Canberra, the expansion of Woden Cemetery onto the ACT's only course at Eddison Park means enthusiasts are looking to expand the sport.Frisbee golf, or "frolf", emerged about 50 years ago in the United States a..>> view original
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