Canberra gas bills set to fall after regulator caps ActewAGL's revenue
ActewAGL has downplayed the savings Canberrans can expect on their gas bills after the energy regulator capped the utility's distributor's revenue at $300 million.Canberrans could expect to see their gas bills drop by more than $100 next financial year if the price of gas remains unchanged and lower network costs are passed on to customers, the Australian Energy Regulator said on Thursday. Canberra's gas bills are expected to fall in 2016-17. And business owners could enjoy a decrease of..>> view originalParramatta Eels' Junior Paulo seeks immediate release to join ...
Parramatta Eels' Junior Paulo seeks immediate release to join Canberra Raiders Updated May 26, 2016 12:43:41 The manager of troubled Parramatta forward Junior Paulo says he will approach the Eels seeking an immediate release for the prop to join the Canberra Raiders for the rest of the season. Key points:Junior Paulo to move from Eels to RaidersPaulo warned about consorting with criminalsCorey Norman charged with drug offences, supported by clubNorman cleared to play u..>> view originalGive them a bell: Canberra teens are Australia's youngest carillonists
Give them a bell: Canberra teens are Australia's youngest carillonists Posted May 26, 2016 14:41:33 Most teenagers who take up a musical instrument learn the guitar or piano. But two Canberra students have become the youngest Australians to have bell tower lessons. Kriti Mahajan, from Burgmann Anglican College, and Peter Bray, from Marist College, have been learning how to play the carillon for two years."It's one of the most unique instruments," Kriti said. "There'..>> view originalWhat's on in Canberra's arts scene
Air and sea at FormAh, the great outdoors, and what better place to paint? Monet said that (I think). Kerry Johns and Vicki Hersey, a pair of artists who have long worked together have a joint exhibition of plein air paintings opening at Form, one of many collaborations they've had in the past 20 years. On the Spot is a large selection of unframed works – more than 150 paintings – to be "enjoyed individually", and to offer a glimpse into the way the two artists work. In stark contrast, Clare Ma..>> view originalTuned in: The Pink Floyd Experience at The Canberra Theatre
Tribute acts continue to pop up everywhere. Next month 11-piece group The Pink Floyd Experience will perform a show at The Canberra Theatre to recreate the set list of the 1994 Division Bell tour and subsequent live album Pulse that included Dark Side of the Moon performed in its entirety. This is quite an undertaking, but given The Floyd left little room for improvisation in concert, the possibility of faithful interpretation becomes an easier proposition. The exception, of course, is the band..>> view originalCanberra Raiders hooker Josh Hodgson unsure if bench role will ...
Canberra Raiders hooker Josh Hodgson says he "didn't mind" coming off the bench, but he was unsure if he would stay there for Sunday's big clash against the Canterbury Bulldogs.Raiders coach Ricky Stuart gave back-up rake Kurt Baptiste the start in the 38-12 victory over the New Zealand Warriors last weekend, with Hodgson coming off the bench. Canberra Raiders Josh Hodgson is unsure if last week's shift to the bench will happen again against the Bulldogs. Photo: Jay Cronan It allowed Hod..>> view originalCanberra tax evaders targeted in government crack down
Canberra tax evaders targeted in government crack down Posted May 26, 2016 06:26:09 The ACT Government will hire a team of investigators to chase up lost revenue and catch Canberrans who evade tax as part of measures to be included in the upcoming territory budget.Specialist investigators will be hired under the $5.7 million program to boost the ACT Revenue Office's abilities to deal with tax evasion.The ACT Government projects that up to $27 million in lost tax will ..>> view originalCanberra drug traders sentenced to jail over brutal drug debt ...
A magistrate warned drug traders against taking matters into their own hands as he sentenced two men to jail for a violent knifepoint abduction triggered by a dispute over an unpaid drug debt.David Achanfuo Yeboah, 37, and Michael Aaron Le Clair, 29, pleaded guilty to charges of forcible confinement and drug trafficking just before they were set to go on trial in the ACT Supreme Court last year. The pair will be eligible for release on parole in 2018. Photo: Louie Douvis The pair were b..>> view originalHas our region been forgotten in Canberra?
UPDATE, 5.27pm: GEORGE Christensen, Member for Dawson, has shrugged off comments made by the Shadow Minister for Finance yesterday and said Mr Burke "obviously doesn't pay too much attention in parliament". "It would be a great change for a Labor Government to actually take the needs of Dawson seriously because it certainly wasn't done in the last Gillard-Rudd Government," he said. "In the last financial year alone there's 25 speeches I've given in parliament all about local issues rangi..>> view originalCanberra jockey Carly Frater expects Michelle Payne to return to ...
Frater was in hospital for more than six weeks. Photo: Supplied Being a jockey is more than just a job, it's a lifestyle, and that's why Canberra apprentice jockey Carly Frater will continue riding despite still recovering from a horrific fall – and she expects Melbourne Cup winner Michelle Payne will do the same.Frater broke her pelvis in two places in a trackwork incident where a young horse got "spooked", reared up and fell on top of her in February.Frater..>> view original
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