Lego lovers converge on Canberra Brick Expo
Grand designs on display as Lego lovers converge on Canberra Brick Expo Posted July 30, 2016 15:33:21 For the seventh year running the Canberra Brick Expo has put some of the country's best block-based creations on display, attracting crowds young and old.The Brick Expo, which runs across the weekend, raises money for the paediatrics ward at the Canberra Hospital.Chairman David Boddy said some of the pieces on display took immense amounts of work to create. "We have m..>> view originalCanberra's Wintergarden Estate purchased by ACT Government
Canberra's Wintergarden Estate purchased by ACT Government Posted July 30, 2016 10:05:04 The ACT Government has bought the historic Wintergarden Estate at Belconnen but says its acquisition of one of the last small farms in Canberra will not lead to big changes in the medium term.The Land Development Agency (LDA) bid on the property earlier this month when it went to auction, but the farm passed in at $3.6 million.The Government has now settled a price, paying between..>> view originalCanberra man facing string of driving charges denied bail
A 21-year-old Gilmore man charged with multiple vehicle offences including failing to stop for police while disqualified from driving has been refused bail.Matthew Longmore appeared in the ACT Magistrates Court on Saturday charged with nine offences, with a police constable giving evidence that investigations were continuing into a further 21 offences suspected to involve the accused from July 24 onwards.ACT Policing said the accused was wanted for notching up more than $21,000 worth of speedin..>> view originalTraining camp aims to fill gap in girls' rugby
Training camp aims to fill gap in girls' rugby in Canberra Updated July 30, 2016 14:29:13 A new rugby training camp in Canberra is aiming to spark young girls' interest in the sport, with hopes of establishing a competition specifically for teenage girls.Currently girls interested in rugby union in the ACT can only play competitively until they turn 12, as there are no competitions available for teenagers.The six-week Empower Rugby training camp got underway this weeken..>> view originalCanberra literary news and events include launch of Rodney Dunn's ...
Stand by for the release of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child on July 31. Canberra literary news and events include launch of Rodney Dunn's Truffle Cookbook exitPOETRY PRIZESThe Young Poets Awards close on August 15: canberra.edu.au/young-poets-awards.What's onJuly 30: Founder of Tasmania's Agrarian Kitchen and Australia's foremost authority on all things truffle, Rodney Dunn will be in the Muse Canberra bookshop from 9.30am-10.30am signing copies of his lat..>> view originalCanberra Raiders drop Shaun Fensom, brings in Clay Priest to face ...
Canberra Raiders assistant coach Dean Pay says forwards Shaun Fensom and Paul Vaughan are not out of their NRL plans this season, "not by a long way", despite Fensom being dropped to join Vaughan in NSW Cup side Mounties.Fensom was initially named in the Raiders team to play the South Sydney Rabbitohs at ANZ Stadium on Sunday, but instead played in the Mounties' come-from-behind win over Wests Tigers at Campbelltown on Saturday. Canberra Raiders lock Shaun Fensom was dropped to Mounties. P..>> view originalWhat's on in Canberra's art scene from July 29
It's Belconnen's 50th anniversary, and a group of staff at the University of Canberra's faculty of Arts and Design has an exhibition exploring history, memory and the classification of things: "The notion of 'forgotten things' references the ways in which creative practice can recover elements of the recent or distant past, and reconsider them in the present." Nostalgia, in other words! And in Rarities, Sonja Karl celebrates the "beguiling nature of birds", which is, she says, an "absorbing pro..>> view originalBecome a Canberra Times member today
The Woden Valley Rams blew a 16-point lead against the Queanbeyan Blues and their second-half capitulation on Saturday threatens to destroy their Canberra Raiders Cup finals hopes.The Rams dominated the first half against competition heavyweights the Blues and opened up a 22-6 gap at the break. Woden Valley Ram, Kahi Harawira charges Luke Branighan. Photo: Graham Tidy But a woeful second half saw them concede 24 points as the Blues charged to a 30-26 come-from-behind win at Seiffert Ova..>> view originalArab Film Festival at National Film and Sound Archive in Canberra a ...
Halal or haram? Legal or illegal? That's the question at the heart of Halal Love, a revealing comedy that features during the Arab Film Festival, now in its 13th year. Socially relevant and progressive, it looks at the tangled lives of contemporary urban Muslims as they try to navigate love, marriage and desire in contemporary Lebanon. It went to Sundance Film Festival in January with its alternative title, Halal Love (and Sex).Halal Love was premiered at the Dubai International Film Festival l..>> view originalAFL: GWS Giants thrash Richmond Tigers in Canberra bloodbath ...
By Roje Adaimy - AAP on July 30, 2016, 6:04 pm Video Giants smash toothless Tigers Greater Western Sydney are the Lamborghini of the AFL's fleet.That's how Richmond coach Damien Hardwick described the burgeoning club after his side's 88-point belting in Canberra.Until Saturday, the Giants had never beaten the Tigers in their short history.And they did it in spectacular fashion in front of a record crowd at Manuka Oval to keep hold of second place on the ladder on percentag..>> view original
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