Claret ash… declined due to crown dieback and environmental conditions. Photo: Jackie Warburton Gardening writer JACKIE WARBURTON wonders about what’s gone wrong for the disappearing claret ash trees in Canberra. THE claret ash tree has been a popular tree to plant in suburban Canberra gardens over recent decades. Jackie Warburton. More formally known as Fraxinus … [Read more…]
A happy meal has been a long-standing tradition to brighten a child’s day, but what happens when the last one is sold, and the last McDonald’s has closed down? Set in a dark world and exploring the tough decisions teenagers are going to face, Happy Meals, Happy Kids hits the stage at Daramalan College for … [Read more…]
Nothing surprises me these days, so the latest bit of bad government from our Labor-Greens ACT government was just the latest in a saga of arrogant, disdainful treatment of an ACT community that keeps re-electing them regardless of how bad some of the government’s actions are. However, the sheer apparent stupidity of the move was breathtaking. My … [Read more…]
“In my long career, I’ve never seen progress as fast as is happening now,” medical oncologist Professor Paul Craft AM said. “Treatments [for cancer] are changing, improving, every year, every six months. It’s hard to keep up sometimes!” That progress is due to clinical trials, which the Federal Government defines as “research investigations in which … [Read more…]
Closed while the gallery builds a “better experience”. Photo: Paul Costigan TO more or less quote an art school lecturer, it is great to live in Canberra and to visit the National Gallery to see old friends. Those “old friends” are the works of art on the walls of the NGA that you like to … [Read more…]
Walter Sofronoff KC… charing the board of inquiry. “Silence – that’s the response by those ranks of people whose careers are carried on words, spoken and written. They were, one and all, silent. That was a profound silence and we need to ask what it means,” writes “CityNews” legal commentator and former barrister HUGH SELBY. … [Read more…]
The Brumbies have sent an understrength squad to Perth for their clash with the Western Force. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS) By Justin Chadwick in Perth WESTERN Force hooker Folau Fainga’a deserves a gold medal for trash talk after launching a series of humorous taunts at his former Brumbies teammates leading into their Super Rugby Pacific clash … [Read more…]
The final match in the NRL this weekend will see two rivals separated by just three points clash in Canberra. The Raiders currently sit seventh in the rugby standings, but they could enhance their playoff chances with a home victory this weekend. However, the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles will be the visitors as they chase … [Read more…]
CHICAGO (CBS) — A Gold Coast restaurant is using its kitchen for good. Café Sophie has partnered with a Chicago alderman to serve 100 meals to migrants once a week, and they’re encouraging other restaurants to join in on their effort. “I don’t see enough people using food as a tool to help, and so … [Read more…]
The Bellevue is now open in the Gold Coast. Offering elevated American cuisine from Executive Chef Marco Di Benedetto, the two-story restaurant and lounge starts a new chapter in the neighborhood. Located on the corner of Bellevue Place and Rush Street, The Bellevue’s new design, created by architectural design firm Knauer Incorporated, lives up to its name, which … [Read more…]