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Like Humphrey B Bear, I lead “a very exciting life” (with minimal “manner of strife”) – largely thanks to my role here at CW. So far this year I’ve experienced hot air ballooning over SE Queensland, helicopter flights and Harley trike rides, canoeing in the Kangaroo Valley, first class hospitality at brand new hotels and restaurants, amazing live theatre and music performances and gala events galore – to name but a few perks of the job. I’m very grateful for these experiences, many shared with various plus-ones, which add enjoyment to my life. Yet, it is finding pleasure in the simple, small, everyday things that nurtures my deep and abiding sense of contentment. The gentle warmth of early morning sunshine while walking the dog, birdsong – from a magpie’s melodious warble to a Ganggang’s screech, the taste of fresh mango, the convenience of hot and cold running water, the scent of sundried washing, shopping for fresh fruit and vegetables, watering the veggie patch, and, quite literally, stopping to smell the roses. In otherwise unremarkable normality, I find bliss. Reasons to be grateful this past week include all of the above, plus inspiring winners at the ACT Telstra Business Women’s Awards and ACT Chief Minister’s Export Awards, and fun with friends at NightFest and Tallagandra Hill Winery for the Murrumbateman Moving Feast. - Julie Samaras

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news Remediation work to remove loose-fill asbestos from the first floor of 1 Edgar Street at the Ainslie Shops was due to start on Tuesday 3 October and take about two weeks to complete. Photo: Eva Schroeder.

Asbestos remediation starts at Ainslie Shops Remediation work to remove loosefill asbestos insulation from the first floor of 1 Edgar Street at the Ainslie Shops has begun this week. While no amosite asbestos was identified in the ground floor where Edgar’s Inn is situated, according to the report by Robson Environmental released in March, the venue will be closed for two

weeks while the work occurs above. The head contractor undertaking the works is Caylamax. ACT Work Safety Commissioner Greg Jones said the remaining businesses at Ainslie Shops will be able to continue to operate during the works as 1 Edgar Street will be completely encapsulated. “From day one Ainslie Shops has been safe,” Mr Jones said. “WorkSafe

has made sure that all of the operations occurring at those shops are under asbestos management plans; the tenants and the customers are completely safe.” While work is being done to remediate 1 Edgar Street, future works are also being planned for 3 and 5 Edgar Street. Both addresses are affected by loose-fill asbestos which migrated from number 1 and which is contained to the sealed roof cavity. 7 Edgar Street has not been affected. “They won’t be dealt with over the next few weeks because there is not that level of urgency,” Mr Jones said. “WorkSafe are working with the owner and the plan at this stage is that those works will occur early next year and that will completely remediate the loose-fill asbestos to allow those premises into the medium-term to continue to operate.” However, Mr Jones said ultimately all affected premises will

need to be demolished as that is “the only enduring solution” to loose-fill asbestos. “The interim works that are occurring over the next few weeks and into early next year will make sure in the short- to medium-term those buildings and those premises will remain safe operating under an asbestos management plan, but the only long-term solution for those buildings is demolition,” he said. The Robson Environmental report also expressed concern about the condition of the roof to 3 and 5 Edgar Street where tarpaulins have been used to provide temporary weatherproof protection. “Early next year we are expecting the external roof to be replaced to make it more robust than it is now to give them more flexibility in the medium-term to operate under that asbestos management plan,” Mr Jones said. This is being looked at for February next year across the whole building. - Allison Turnbull

Challenging bushfire season predicted A drier than average winter and an increase in forest fuel could lead to a challenging bushfire season in the ACT, the Emergency Services Agency (ESA) has warned. The official bushfire season started in the ACT on Sunday 1 October with all the indicators suggesting an above-average bushfire risk for the Territory this summer. According to the Southern Australia Seasonal Bushfire Outlook 2017, upper soils in the ACT are drier than average at the moment after several months of fairly consistent dry weather. The Bureau of Meteorology predicts average to slightly aboveaverage rainfall to at least November, however it is unlikely this will be enough to recover from the lack of rain during the winter months. Given the above normal bushfire risk for the ACT, Minister for Police and Emergency Services Mick 12

Gentleman said the advice to the Canberra community about this year’s bushfire season was clear – to be prepared. “The ACT Government is well advanced with preparations including our ongoing hazard reduction burning program, targeted grazing, and pre-season training for ACT Rural Fire Service (ACTRFS) brigades and Parks and Conservation personnel,” Mr Gentleman said. “Prescribed burning to prepare for the bushfire season has already been conducted at Kama Nature reserve, National Botanic Gardens surrounds, Uriarra Village and Uriarra Forest, Aranda, Kowen Forest, Jerrabomberra Grasslands, Mulangarri Grasslands, Sterling Park, Yarramundi Reach and Gungaderra Grasslands.” Minister Gentleman said the ESA was well-equipped to handle the upcoming bushfire season.

ACT Rural Fire Service volunteers Molly McDonnell, Garry Mayo and Nicholas Swan at the official launch of the ACT bushfire season on 29 September. Photo: Eva Schroeder.

“The ESA has over 500 ACTRFS members, more than 330 paid ACT Fire and Rescue firefighters, 150 firefighters in the Parks and Conservation Service, and 13 ACTRFS staff, who all do a fantastic job protecting the ACT from the risk of bushfires,” he said. While the ACT government and emergency services have been busy preparing, Mr Gentleman said it is important Canberrans also take responsibility for their safety. “I don’t think Canberrans are complacent but they do need that reminder every year,” he said. “And that’s why we are doing this …

to make awareness of the start of bushfire season. Last year we had a bit of a delay because conditions were a bit better but this year conditions are more risky so we want Canberrans to be more prepared.” Before the bushfire season, it is important for all Canberrans to: identify if you live or work in a Bushfire Prone Area and what that means; ensure you understand the Bushfire Danger Rating System; and prepare a Bushfire Survival Plan. For more information on this year’s bushfire season and how to prepare your property, visit esa.act.gov.au/actfr

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of $900. To do it, as a bit of a hoot, they declared last Friday a ‘Do It In A Dress’ day. Conservative Senator Cory Bernardi seized on the event as yet more evidence of gender manipulation in our schools, the sort he warns the Yes vote will spawn. Nothing was further from the truth. When this was pointed out in the national media, the One Girl Charity behind the idea had its website flooded with donations, at one stage coming in at the rate of $3,000 an hour. A jubilant principal Paul Luke, replete in a dress, gave TV interviews welcoming the overwhelming response and said it would substantially contribute to the education of 9,000 African girls. Then there was the outrage expressed at the National Rugby League’s hiring of American rapper Macklemore to entertain fans ahead

of last weekend’s Rugby League Grand Final. Australia’s most outspoken ‘No’ campaigner, Tony Abbott, attacked the NRL for mixing sport and politics. He was incensed that the rapper’s biggest hit in 2012, Same Love, would be featured. The singer and the League were unapologetic. Rainbow fireworks accompanied the applause at the end of the song with “equality for all” on the big screens. The controversy shot the track to number one on the iTunes chart. On Monday, Abbott said he didn’t want the song banned; he just thought Aussie entertainers like John Farnham or Savage Garden would have been a better choice. Away from the sound and fury of the same sex marriage issue was a performance from Immigration Minister Peter Dutton that would

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make many Australians want to weep. Appearing on shock jock Ray Hadley’s show, Dutton agreed that a picture of the first 50 refugees heading for the United States looked more like a “New York or Paris fashion show”. He quoted “someone” saying the “world’s biggest collection of Armani jeans and handbags” was on Nauru. All simply an untrue demonisation of people who had been found to be genuine refugees, not only by the United Nations but by a second “extreme vetting” by President Trump’s officials. And besides, wealth does not mean people can’t be persecuted. The Nazi holocaust proved that.

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needs to host major sporting events, it needs to be able to attract major conventions, and it has to have a venue for concerts. The interest of StadiArena Australia in building a flagship indoor-outdoor venue in Civic is potentially an exciting first step. It is early days, and in government I’m sure you see proposals like these all the time. The trick is to sort out the tyre-kickers from the Real McCoys, and if StadiArena is as keen as they say they are, at the very least Barr should invite them in for a coffee. Barr’s announcement last week of an extension to the blockbuster art events at the National Gallery is great news for Canberra. Recent major events at the NGA have attracted hundreds of thousands of dollars to the region, and brought in lots of tourists.

The NGA will host five blockbusters over the next three years, and we are incredibly fortunate to have national institutions like the Gallery in our city. But we need to broaden our tourist appeal. The bigger Australian cities all have well-funded major events departments, and it’s unrealistic to expect we can match it with Melbourne, Sydney or the Gold Coast to bring in the big shows. We do have money set aside for events, and they do a fantastic job with what they have available. But they are seriously hamstrung. At the moment we don’t even have the facilities to put on a big event, even if we wanted to. We can’t even host a major theatre production. The ACT needs to put itself on the tourist map. After years of negotiations, we now have direct

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international flights, with more to come. The logical next step is to give international tourists a reason to come to Canberra, and to stay. The NGA blockbusters will bring people in. Floriade is always a safe bet. Wouldn’t it be great if we had some other sure-fire winners? Add to that a handful of big conventions every year, the type that attracts people who will bring their families, stay for a week, and spend lots of money, and you have a thriving tourism industry. It’s all pie-in-the-sky unfortunately, because we don’t have the money, and the Commonwealth has so far been unwilling to help out. A white knight like StadiArena may be our only way.

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A light is being shone on the cutting-edge services offered through the public system at Canberra Hospital for breast cancer patients requiring reconstructive surgery. Renowned Canberra plastic surgeon Dr Ross Farhadieh spoke to Canberra Weekly last week about the high quality of publicly available reconstructive services at Canberra Hospital. “Ideally we want no one to have breast cancer, but between now and then, we want people to know that there is not only good cancer care but also good reconstructive aftercare. “Plastic surgery isn’t all nip and tuck; some of it makes a huge impact on people’s lives,” he says. Dr Farhadieh says one in 11 Australian women are diagnosed with breast cancer, and the percentage of women who seek or are offered reconstruction is relatively low at 15%, a rate comparable to developing nations. “The options for reconstruction are broadly divided into implants and a procedure that uses your own body tissue, the latter requiring microsurgical techniques,” he says. Over the past five years, Dr Farhadieh has developed a public microsurgical unit in Canberra that is now well

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news Petition calls for buses to be re-routed Buses travelling along Anketell Street in Greenway could be diverted from travelling in front of the Hyperdome if the Tuggeranong Community Council (TCC) has their way. The TCC is petitioning the ACT Government to remove buses from Anketell Street on the basis that it will improve urban amenity. The proposal would see buses relocated to an alternate route of Reed/Cowlishaw/ Pitman Street. TCC President Glenys Patulny said the Tuggeranong Liveability Survey completed about 18 months ago identified revitalisation of the Town Centre as a key concern.

Tuggeranong Community Council President Glenys Patulny is calling on the ACT Government to re-route buses away from Anketell Street, Greenway, to improve urban amenity. Photo: Kerrie Brewer.

“It would be nice to be able to sit and relax as you can in most cafés,” Ms Patulny said. However she explained it can be difficult to do so with frequent buses travelling along Anketell Street on the way to the interchange.

Ms Patulny said with the ACT Government investing in urban renewal in the area it would be sensible to try and harmonise the traffic. One suggestion is to introduce one-way traffic to Anketell Street. “It would be nice to minimise traffic a bit, maybe have a reduced speed as they go through, but just make it a bit more peaceful,” she said. According to a Transport Canberra and City Services spokesperson, TCCS is currently in discussions with the TCC about the proposal to divert Transport Canberra buses away from Anketell Street. The spokesperson said buses currently move 1,500 passengers each weekday through Anketell Street to the Tuggeranong Bus Station and onwards. This figure is likely to increase with the extension of the Blue Rapid service to Lanyon this month.

“Bus movements only account for 16% of all northbound vehicles movements each weekday on average, with cars comprising 84%,” the spokesperson said. “The removal of buses will only have a modest impact on traffic levels and noise on Anketell Street.” In order to minimise bus movements on Anketell Street, the spokesperson said Transport Canberra is proposing to re-direct any services that are ‘dead running’ from the Tuggeranong Bus Depot to the Tuggeranong Bus Station to start services from Anketell Street to Athllon Drive. “This would further reduce bus movements from 16% to 11% of total northbound vehicle movements on Anketell Street,” the spokesperson said. The TCC bus petition is available online at epetitions.act.gov.au and closes on 31 October. - Allison Turnbull

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RSPCA ACT Chief Executive Tammy Ven Dange (right), with illustrator Kylie Fogarty, has written a new children’s book The Misadventures of Chris the Sheep which was launched at the National Museum of Australia on 28 September.

“Chris is an Australian Merino sheep, a very silly sheep indeed.” So begins a new children’s book about Chris the Sheep who shot to fame in 2015 when the RSPCA ACT rescued him from a nature reserve on the ACT/NSW border after concerns were raised regarding the animal’s welfare. Under guidance of RSPCA ACT veterinarians, 41.1 kilograms of wool was sheared from Chris, setting a new Guinness World Record by over 12 kilograms. While he has settled into a new life, where he enjoys an annual shear, no one truly knows Chris’s story or how he came to be separated from his flock. RSPCA ACT CEO Tammy Ven Dange said with the worldwide interest in Chris, they were often asked if they would ever write a book. While an e-book was written

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about his journey, Tammy said “the more we thought about it, we thought kids would like this story as well and they often had the best questions”. The ensuing book, The Misadventures of Chris the Sheep, was officially launched at the National Museum of Australia – the home of Chris’s fleece – on Thursday 28 September. A year in development, the book was written by Tammy and illustrated by local artist Kylie Fogarty. For Tammy, the challenge was to come up with a style of book that appealed both to adults and children alike. “I wrote the book first not knowing (which age group it was for) but we tested it with kids and because it has rhyme, we’ve been getting a range of reactions from age groups,” she said.

The illustrations have proved popular with younger readers while older readers liked the story. For illustrator Kylie Fogarty, the task was to do the story justice. “As an artist you have free rein but when you are illustrating, it’s someone’s story they have put their love and care into and they often have their own ideas,” she said. While the book takes a fun approach to Chris’s tale, Tammy said it is also designed to educate children and raise much-needed funds for the local shelter. All proceeds from book sales will support RSPCA ACT’s work including their new education program to be launched this financial year. The book ($29.95 pick-up) is available for order from rspca-act.org.au - Allison Turnbull

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news Enhancing Australia’s space capability UNSW Canberra has signed a $9.96 million contract with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) to develop new ways to enhance Australia’s future Defence space capability. Engineers and scientists from UNSW Canberra Space will design and build three Cubesat spacecraft for two space missions, to be launched into Low Earth Orbit. The first will lift-off in early 2018, followed by the second in 2019. Director of UNSW Canberra Space, Professor Russell Boyce, said the Cubesats will be used for maritime surveillance. The space missions will also deliver research and educational outcomes for Defence and civilian students studying engineering at UNSW Canberra. The university has also signed a partnership agreement with the French Space Agency, CNES (Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales), to create Australia’s first space mission design facility by the end of the year.

“Thanks to our partnership with CNES, UNSW Canberra will host Australia’s first Concurrent Design Facility by the end of the year,” Professor Michael Frater, Rector of UNSW Canberra said. “We partnered with CNES to incorporate their software and training within this facility. Having this top level agreement means that UNSW Canberra is highly regarded internationally, and will see us leading Australia’s space economy,” he said. UNSW Canberra and the ACT Government are jointly funding the space mission design facility. The Australian National University (ANU) has also announced a new agreement with the German space agency and space centre DLR (Deutsches Zentrum fuer Luft Raumfahrt). The Memorandum of Understanding between ANU and DLR was signed on Friday 29 September opening up new opportunities for potential cooperation in space related fields.

Be alert for vulnerable road users Vulnerable road users are the focus for this month’s ACT Policing and Justice and Community Safety Directorate joint road safety campaign. Children, pedestrians, motorcyclists and cyclists are identified vulnerable road users as they do not have the same protection as a car during a collision, which makes them more at risk. “A small collision between a car and a vulnerable road user can have serious consequences, and could result in serious injuries or death,” Officer in Charge Traffic Operations, Acting Station Sergeant Marcus Boorman said. “I urge all road users to be aware of their surroundings and be alert, particularly for vulnerable road users.” This campaign forms part of the ACT Road Safety Strategy 2011-2020 which prioritises a Vision Zero (zero road deaths) approach to road safety.

Public invited to name park A convict turned land manager, a landscaper, an architect artist and the founder of The Queanbeyan Age are the four options being put to the community for the naming of a new public park at West Basin. The four options selected by the ACT Place Names committee are: John McLoughlin Park, Sylvia Crowe Park, Henry Rolland Park, and John Gale Park. Voting is open at yoursay.act.gov.au until Friday 27 October.

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news ACT national leaders in health survey Results of the National Drug Strategy Household Survey of 2016, released earlier this year, show the ACT to have the lowest usage rates in relation to drugs, alcohol and tobacco. The ACT had the lowest daily smoking rate, the lowest proportion of daily drinking, and the lowest proportion of the population who had used illicit drugs in the previous 12 months. Dr David Caldicott of the ANU College of Health and Medicine says Canberra’s demographics are reflected in the drug usage statistics. “In a small, well-read, highly educated environment such as the ACT, we’re going to do quite well in this space.” Dr Caldicott says government policy is another factor at play. “We’re currently undergoing an experiment, with different states

and territories taking different approaches to drugs and alcohol,” he says. “The policy itself is not the be all and end all; outcomes are a reflection of the demographics. “The approaches in the ACT would probably be considered more aligned to the global perspective … which in turn are based on scientific or health assessments.” Dr Caldicott says the ACT demonstrates innovation with their drugs and alcohol policy, something Australia as a whole has fallen behind on. “Since the tough on drugs approach and the re-emergence of the concept of a drug-free Australia, which is nonsense, we’ve taken a bit of a step back while the ACT has managed to maintain its gains I think.” The standout data shows there

was a decrease in daily drinking between 2013 and 2016 in the ACT from 6.6% to 3.6%, the most significant drop-off in the country. People living in the ACT had the lowest recent illicit drug use at 12.9%; and since 2001, the greatest improvement in the adult daily smoking rate has occurred in Canberra, almost halving from 18.5% to 9.9%. “For a university town with a young population the data is quite encouraging … for those of us in healthcare, smoking and alcohol probably outweigh issues with illicit drugs,” Dr Caldicott says. “If we’re seeing decreases in problems associated with alcohol and tobacco consumption, we’re seeing reduction in the bulk of the health expenditure.” - Denholm Samaras

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ANU wins US funding The ANU’s National Security College (NSC) has won a grant of more than half a million dollars to fund major research into how new technologies for detecting submarines will impact nuclear weapons strategies in Asia. The grant will cover the two-year research project involving partners in Australia, India, the UK and the USA and consultations with experts in China, France, Norway and Japan. The project’s principal investigator and Head of the NSC, Professor Rory Medcalf, said the project will ask vital questions about whether new technologies for finding submarines could change nuclear strategy, especially in Asia. “Basically, we want to know whether disruptive changes in maritime technology will increase or lower the risks of nuclear war,” he said. The project will be multi-disciplinary and practitioner-focused, involving former naval officers, arms control diplomats and scientists.

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Aspen Medical ‘making things happen’ A “great story of Australian initiative, ingenuity and making things happen”, Canberra-based company Aspen Medical has once again tasted success at the ACT Chief Minister’s Export Awards. Aspen Medical won the Health and Biotechnology category at the awards night held on Wednesday 27 September, as well as the overall ACT Exporter of the Year award – the sixth time the company has taken out the top prize. Born as an exporting company, Aspen Medical’s first contract was in 2003 to provide consultancy in the UK to reduce surgical waiting lists. Soon after, the then start-up was contracted to implement aspects of the report and the Aspen Medical business model was born – project management skills combined with Australian healthcare excellence providing solutions and outcomes

in remote, challenging or underresourced environments. Canberra Business Chamber CEO Robyn Hendry said Aspen Medical was a very deserving winner with its 2017 title following on from its win in 2015. “In just over a decade, Aspen Medical has grown into an international business. It operates across Australia, the Pacific, Africa, the Gulf region, the United Kingdom and the USA, and employs more than 2,500 staff,” Ms Hendry said. Aspen Medical’s CEO Bruce Armstrong welcomed the award as “recognition of all the people that make up the team and who are working hard to export Australian know-how across the world”. He said the company “has a history of growing its export revenue year on year, every year since it started in 2003” and while Canberra

is a small market, Mr Armstrong sees that as a positive. “The demands for businesses in regions like the ACT is that if you want to grow, you have to look at growing outside of that market,” he said, adding that “if anyone wants to know where innovation lives, it lives right in Canberra … selling to the world”. The ACT Chief Minister’s Export Awards recognise the innovation, hard work and success of businesses, large and small, in reaching global markets. “Securing export sales helps local companies expand and employ. Our businesses trading overseas play a role in ensuring we have a diverse, strong economy here in the ACT,” Ms Hendry said. The awards pay tribute to outstanding businesses in both ACT and national categories. Winners in

The ACT Exporter of the Year for 2017, Aspen Medical provides project management skills combined with Australian healthcare excellence to offer solutions and outcomes in remote, challenging or under-resourced environments. Photos supplied. The ACT Chief Minister’s Export Awards pay tribute to outstanding businesses that are based in the Canberra region and export goods and services to international markets.

the national categories will go on to compete at the Australian Export Awards to be held in Canberra on 5 December. The following businesses won the ACT categories on the night: Exporting Government Solutions: Royal Australian Mint. Exporting to Asia: TelSoft - delivering granular business insight to assist telecommunication companies and regulators to successfully navigate the transition to a ‘real time’ digital economy.

Telsoft also won Regional Exporter in the national categories. Emerging Exporter Category: Auraya Systems – the Australian developer of ArmorVox, an Australian developed technology that verifies speakers’ identities from their unique voice characteristics. In the national categories the winners were: Agribusiness: automed – develops innovative solutions for livestock medication delivery. Business Services: Cogito Group –

cyber security experts specialising in identity management and data protection. Creative Industries: Full Point Films. Education and Training: iSimulate – provides world class simulation technologies to organisations in 38 countries. Environmental Solutions: ITP Renewables – focused on renewable energy and energy efficiency. Also won for Minerals, Energy and Related Services.

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26,000 attend NightFest Events ACT say they’re pleased with how NightFest 2017 unfolded on the back of some structural changes taking place this year. Close to 26,000 attendees enjoyed NightFest across six nights (22-24 September and 29 September1 October), a significant result based on the new approach of increasing the event offering across the two long weekends instead of five consecutive nights. Events ACT say that adjusting

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the schedule proved successful in that both the event and entertainment offering were enhanced across a broader date range. They also report an overwhelmingly positive response to the NightFest entertainment, with attendees making mention of the new, large comedy stage as well as the diverse local and interstate music talent showcased on Stage 88.

Safe Shelter to expand Safe Shelter ACT provided 381 ‘bed-nights’ for homeless men from 24 April to 29 September with an average of 3.31 guests per night. Operating over five nights per week at three venues, St Columba’s Uniting Church and the Salvation Army in Braddon, and All Saints Anglican Church in Ainslie, the figures are an increase on last year which saw the sole shelter at St Columba’s, open for three nights each week, accommodate 139

guests at an average of 2.01 guests per night. In 2018, from Sunday 22 April to Saturday 29 September, Safe Shelter plans to operate seven nights each week across the three venues. Two-evening induction courses for volunteers required to run the shelters will start in March 2018. Expressions of interest should be emailed to safeshelteract@gmail.com

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In the lead up to Mental Health Week, 8-14 October, myDNA has launched a targeted awareness campaign focused on the benefits of pharmacogenomic testing for healthcare practitioners and their patients. Pharmacogenomics is the study of a person’s genes to determine their body’s responses to certain medications. With more than one million Australians using antidepressants, the Peace of Mind campaign was designed to help raise awareness of the potential benefits of pharmacogenomics for mental health patients, said myDNA CEO, Dr Lior Rauchberger. The Peace of Mind campaign is run in conjunction with more than 500 myDNA’s partner

pharmacies, which includes Capital Chemist in the ACT. myDNA offers pharmacogenomic tests that identify variations in a number of genes affecting the processing of many commonly prescribed anti-depressants. Dr Rauchberger said “we know that only 50% of patients respond to the first anti-depressant that are prescribed … the information myDNA provides can lead to more informed prescription decisions and maximise the chances of treatment success”. The test is available in pharmacies and can be ordered by both pharmacist and GP. The results are provided to the GP, and a copy also made available to the patient via a secure online portal at mydna.life

Reducing Alzheimer’s risk with vitamin B For women, reducing the likelihood of Alzheimer’s disease could be as simple as taking more vitamin B, according to University of Canberra graduate Nathan D’Cunha. Mr D’Cunha, who graduated with a Bachelor of Human Nutrition (Honours) on Thursday 28 September, has spent this year researching ways to help people avoid Alzheimer’s, the most common form of dementia. His decision to join the fight against the disease that currently affects more than 400,000 Australians stemmed from watching his mother and grandmother suffer memory loss. “My grandmother experienced a rapid decline due to vascular dementia during the last few years of her life and just over two years ago, my mother was diagnosed

with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease,” Mr D’Cunha said. “This led me to develop a personal interest in the genetic risk factors for Alzheimer’s which may amplify poor dietary choices.” His work focused on identifying the role nutrition plays in the fight against the silent killer, specifically in relation to the link between the APOE4 gene, which increases the risk of Alzheimer’s, and nutritional factors. Mr D’Cunha analysed the blood samples of 126 individuals with an average age of 77 years and found that in women, a diet rich in vitamin B could help reduce the likelihood of an Alzheimer’s diagnosis. “We found that the presence of the APOE4 gene and elevated homocysteine, which is an

amino acid that acts as one of the building blocks of all proteins in the body, increased the risk of Alzheimer’s independent of each other, highlighting the importance of both in monitoring the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease,” Mr D’Cunha said. “Further analysis found that females can combat the threat posed by the APOE4 gene and decrease the likelihood of an Alzheimer’s diagnosis by consuming higher levels of folate and riboflavin, both of which are B-group vitamins.” Mr D’Cunha plans to start his PhD at UC next year and continue his research into the effect of nutrition on brain glucose metabolism and the influence of the APOE genotype. - Allison Turnbull

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sport At a glance UC Capitals: Seven-time WNBL championship winner Natalie Hurst will captain the University of Canberra Capitals in the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2017/18 WNBL campaign. Kate Gaze has been named vice-captain. The UC Capitals host Bendigo at the National Convention Centre on Friday 6 October, 7.30pm tip-off and Adelaide on Sunday 8 October, 3pm tip-off. Tickets via Ticketek. ACT Meteors: Erin Osborne has been named as the ACT Meteors captain for the 2017/18 cricket season. The Meteors host Victoria at Manuka Oval on Saturday 6 October 2.30pm and Queensland on Sunday 8 October 10am. Canberra Vikings: The Vikings picked up a valuable bonus point win in the National Rugby Championship competition defeating Fijian Drua 66-5 at Viking Park on Friday 29 September.

Wheelchair tennis: Keegan Oh-Chee (NSW) and Janine Watson (Qld) claimed the singles titles at the inaugural Canberra Wheelchair Tennis Open held from 29 September to 1 October. Pay departs: Assistant coach Dean Pay has left the Raiders to take up the Head Coach position at the Bulldogs, signing on as coach for the next two seasons. Raidersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; success: Nick Cotric has capped off a superb debut season in the NRL, crowned the NRL Rookie of the Year for 2017 at the Dally M Awards. Jordan Rapana was named Winger of the year for the NRL team of the year. Racing to win: Local driver Cameron Hill will be competing in Round 4 of the Toyota 86 Series, supporting the Bathurst 1000, on 5-8 October.

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Canberra locals affected by blood cancer are being invited to carry a lantern alongside friends and family at special twilight events at Kingston Foreshore, Eastlake Parade, on Friday 13 October. Now in its 10th year, the Leukaemia Foundation’s Light the Night fundraiser brings Australia’s blood cancer community together in more than 140 locations across the country to remember and reflect. Those attending the Canberra Light the Night events will gather for a small ceremony before setting off on a picturesque lantern walk. Light the Night aims to raise over $20,000 to help provide the support and services local families need to beat their blood cancer. Those attending hold gold lanterns to remember loved ones lost to blood cancer and white lanterns if they’ve been diagnosed themselves. Blue lanterns are raised in support by family, friends, workmates and the wider community. Join this Light the Night event at lightthenight.org.au/event/canberra or call 1800 500 088.

Dainere’s Rainbow Spring Carnival fundraising fashion parade will be hosted by Sorbet at the Canberra Outlet Centre, Fyshwick, on Saturday 7 October 3pm. Cost is $30, which includes entry, professional styling guidance, a $20 Sorbet gift voucher (conditions apply), afternoon tea and a gift bag. Tickets must be purchased prior to the event and are available in store. A raffle will also be held. Funds raised go towards research to improve outcomes, find new and innovative treatments, provide access to new clinical trials, give hope and work towards a cure for paediatric brain tumours.

Lake clean-up A clean-up will be held at Lake Tuggeranong Sea Scout Hall, Greenway, on Sunday 15 October 10am-1pm with a barbecue. Bring along gloves, hat and water bottle and register on the day at the site. More info: 6296 6400.

Share your community event. Email news@canberraweekly.com.au with ‘HYH’ in the subject field. Deadline is 10 days prior to Thursday edition date.

Second hand shopping Red Dove Preloved at Tuggeranong Uniting Church, Comrie Street, Wanniassa, will be open on Thursday, Friday and Saturday 9am-1pm on 5-7 October, 2-4 and 23-25 November. There will be an auditorium full of bargains and quality adults and children’s clothing, linen, books and coffee and cake. Bargain Hunter Fyshwick at 8 Wiluna Street will be open on Saturday 7 October 10am-1pm. Shop by the kilo - clothing in tubs $5 per kilo. There are also books for $1 and shoes $2. Open Monday to Friday 10am-2pm and the first Saturday of every month 10am-1pm.

Run with the wind Get up close and personal with the Woodlawn wind turbines and views overlooking Lake George on Saturday 15 October 8.30am-2pm while participating in a 5km (all ages) or 10km run (ages 12 and up). The event will be held at the Woodlawn Wind Farm in Tarago, less than an hour from Canberra and Goulburn. On time entries range from $10-$45 and close 6 October. Late entries will be accepted 7-12 October; runwiththewind.com.au

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University research Researcher Hayley Teasdale is recruiting participants for her PhD research at the University of Canberra. The project examines the sense of proprioception, which is related to balance and movement and whether it underlies motor symptoms in Parkinson’s disease and causes people to be at risk of falling. The project requires people over the age of 65 years of age, both with and without Parkinson’s disease. Volunteers should be able to move independently (with stick or frame is fine) and be without advanced cognitive impairment (e.g. dementia). More info: email Hayley. Teasdale@Canberra.edu.au

Advanced Care Planning Workshop Making healthcare decisions for ourselves and others can be difficult, especially when there is an advanced illness or serious injury. The Carers ACT free workshop on advanced care planning will help carers and the person they are caring for to find clarity, peace of mind and comfort to ensure one's health care preferences are clear, understood and respected. Open to all. Choose from two time slots: Wednesday 11 October 10am-12pm in Greenway or Tuesday 17 October 6.30-8pm in Holt. To register: Eventbrite.com.au and search for Advanced Care Planning Workshop or phone 6296 9982.

Walk to Work Day Diabetes Australia Walk to Work Day encourages employees and employers to build walking into their everyday lives – not just on Friday 6 October, but every day. With one Australian diagnosed with type 2 diabetes every eight minutes, there has never been a better time to get walking and start on the path to a healthier workplace and a healthier you. Visit walk.com.au and donate directly or fundraise for Diabetes Australia. 33

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Come along to Marymead’s Fete on Saturday 14 October 9am-1.30pm for the Anti-Poverty Week kick-off event: Brunch on a Budget with the Brumbies. Starting around 10.30am, watch (and taste!) as some of the Brumbies players cook budget meals with the help of OzHarvest to highlight this year’s APW theme of ‘hidden poverty’. The fete will be held at Marymead’s new location – Rheinberger Centre, corner of Loch and Weston Streets, Yarralumla.

VIEW Club meeting Tuggeranong Day VIEW will celebrate their 24th birthday on Tuesday 17 October 11.30am-2pm at the Tuggeranong Town Centre Vikings Club, Greenway. There will be a trading table, lucky door prize and raffles. Tuggeranong ukulele group will provide the entertainment. Cost: $30 for two-course lunch. RSVP: 13 October to Jan on 6294 1384 or email maleyjan@yahoo.com

Canberra pledges support Mental Illness Education ACT (MIEACT) will develop a bullying prevention program to be delivered throughout ACT schools, thanks to generous donations pledged during a recent night of crowdfunding. MIEACT was one of three charities invited to pitch at The Funding Network’s Canberra event. The other two charities were GG’s Flowers and the Women’s Centre for Health Matters. The Canberra community pledged a total of $79,000 to the three charities, of which MIEACT will take home $26,200 along with some in-kind support, which will assist the program’s development.

CWA meeting The next meeting of the Queanbeyan Evening Branch Country Women’s Association (CWA) of NSW is Tuesday 10 October 6.30pm at the Queanbeyan Ladies Bowls clubhouse, Campbell Street. This will be followed by their AGM. For more: Contact Nicole on 0409 323 569 or email cwaqebsecretary@gmail.com

Jam for refugees All Saints Anglican Church, the Canberra Refugee Action Committee and representatives from Daramalan College are organising Jam for Refugees, a marathon concert to support refugees on Friday 13 October 10.30am-8.30pm. The 10-hour concert will be held at All Saints Anglican Church, Ainslie. The Hall Rotary Club will provide a sausage sizzle in the church grounds between 12-6pm with proceeds also going towards refugees. Entry is by donation at the door.

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Over 250 cars turned out for the ACT Holden Day at the Hall Showground on Sunday 24 September, raising funds for the Endeavour Foundation. The classic Holdens came from all over the ACT and NSW. For information about joining a local Holden car club and the Endeavour charity, call Tim Miller on 0437 465 336.

Bassoon recital David Whitbread will perform ‘Even more things you shouldn't do on a bassoon’ at the Wesley Music Centre on Saturday 21 October 2pm. Entry is by donation of a note at the door from 1.30pm. All proceeds will go to StreetSwags.org. Please arrive early because the doors will be closed at capacity.

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Craft@Limestone Come along and enjoy a day of Crafting@Limestone on the third Saturday of the month at 82-88 Limestone Avenue, Ainslie. The next event is on 21 October 10am-2pm. For a donation, morning tea is supplied, bring your lunch and be part of a community with others who enjoy craft like upcycling op-shop buys, scrapbooking, sewing, knitting, crocheting to name a few. For more: Dawn on 0458 003 316.

Halloween Bingo Join the Canberra Sundowners Satellite Rotary Club for a spooky night of Halloween Bingo on Friday 27 October. The event is 6.30pm for a 7pm start at the Hellenic Club in the City (13 Moore Street). Funds raised will go towards the Hands On Project that provides prosthetic hands for amputees in third world and war-torn countries. Tickets: trybooking.com/320699

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Waramanga block party The Waramanga block party picnic day will be held on Saturday 28 October at the Waramanga shops on the grass behind the medical centre. Local shop owners have donated gifts for a raffle to raise money for a playground at the shops, and there will be live music, games and prizes for the kids, a sausage sizzle, stalls and garage sale/ bric-a-brac markets. If anyone is interested in holding a stall contact Dan on 0477 657 066 or danhoyt78@gmail.com, $10 per stall, will go towards the Waramanga playground.

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Brent Juratowitch, Brendan Smyth, Jonathan Kobus

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Craig Sloan, Yvonne Soper, Ian Cox

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Strawberry and rhubarb crumble This is an edited extract from Crumbles by Sabrina FaudaRole, published by Hardie Grant Books, RRP $19.99, and is available in stores nationally. Photographer: Akiko Ida Preparation: 15 minutes Cooking time: 30 minutes Serves 6

Crumble 120g plain flour 100g unrefined cane sugar 100g cold salted butter, cubed 1 vanilla pod

Fruit 500g fresh or frozen rhubarb 500g strawberries Preheat oven to 180°C. Put the flour, sugar and butter into a bowl. Split the vanilla pod lengthwise and scrape out the seeds with the tip of a knife. Add the seeds to the bowl (reserving the pod). Rub the butter into the other ingredients rapidly with your fingertips until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Chill.

2 ways with: rhubarb

If using fresh rhubarb, rinse it then cut into sections of 1-2 cm. Otherwise, use frozen pieces without defrosting. Rinse and hull the strawberries, and cut any larger ones in half.

Shake things up in the kitchen with rosy red rhubarb – it’s fresh in season now, easy to prepare and adds a tangy twist to your favourite dishes. This week, CW’s food writer Tatiana Gallon shares two tasty rhubarb recipes.

Arrange the fruit and the reserved vanilla pod in a gratin dish. Sprinkle with crumble and bake in the oven for approximately 30 minutes, until the crumble is golden.

Roasted rhubarb and goat’s cheese salad

Serve with double (heavy) cream.

1 bunch rhubarb, ends trimmed, cut into 5cm lengths diagonally 3 tsp honey 2 Tbsp olive oil 2 Tbsp red wine vinegar 2 tsp Dijon mustard

120g baby rocket leaves or 1 green Recipe created by Coles. oak lettuce, leaves separated You can grab all the ingredients from your local Coles supermarket. 1/3 cup (35g) walnut halves, toasted Preparation: 10 minutes 100g goat’s cheese, crumbled Cooking time: 15 minutes Serves 4

2 Tbsp chives, coarsely chopped

Preheat oven to 180°C. Line a baking tray with baking paper. Arrange the rhubarb on the tray. Drizzle with 2 teaspoons of honey. Roast for 15 minutes or until rhubarb is tender but still holds its shape. Set aside to cool.

Ideal serving temperature: warm.

Place the oil, vinegar, mustard, remaining honey and any pan juices from the rhubarb in a screw-top jar. Shake until well combined. Arrange the rocket or lettuce and rhubarb in serving bowls. Scatter with walnuts and goat’s cheese. Drizzle with dressing and sprinkle with chives. 39

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Canberra beer flying high Singapore Airlines is now serving a new local craft beer on-board its flights to and from Melbourne and Sydney. Canberra-based brewery, BentSpoke is providing First and Business Class customers travelling to and from Singapore the chance

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Australian Women in Wine Four Winds Vineyard owner, Sarah Collingwood (pictured) has been named the winner of the Australian Women in Wine Awards owner/ operator category. The vineyard is located at Murrumbateman NSW, which is around 30 minutes north of Canberra and is part of the Canberra wine growing district. Sarah owns and operates the vineyard with her husband John and parents Suzanne and Graeme Lunney. Over the past 24 months she has managed the packaging re-design resulting in two international design awards, secured a new distributor and overseen the financial growth of the vineyard.

Cooking with natives Add new flavours to your palate and foster an appreciation of edible natives often found in the Canberra region with Bent Shed Produce’s Fiona Porteous. Run by the Canberra Environment Centre, this workshop teaches participants how to make an impressive three-course meal that explores the subtle and unusual flavours of edible cool climate natives with ingredients grown or sourced from local growers. Fiona is an avid foodie who grows and uses native plants in her everyday cooking. This hands-on workshop will show you how easy it is to incorporate edible natives in simple dishes. This event is on Saturday 21 October 2-5pm at the Bush Capital Lodge in O’Connor. Tickets: $80, includes a light shared meal and course notes; canberraenvironment.org

The 2017 NSW Wine Awards have unveiled one of the most diverse ranges of new gold medal wines on record. A total of 58 gold medals have been awarded to wineries from 10 different NSW wine regions, including four from the Canberra District wine region. Canberran winners include Collector Wines 2015 Marked Tree Red Shiraz, Lerida Estate 2016 Canberra District Shiraz, Mount Majura Vineyard 2017 Riesling and Shaw Vineyard Estate 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz.

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The taste of summer at La Cantina With summer just around the corner, La Cantina Restaurant in Narrabundah has introduced a new fresh summer menu that incorporates both traditional and modern dishes with a summery taste and feel. The lunch menu has been updated to include a delicious Spiedini Antipasto which features skewers with salami, olives, prosciutto, bocconcini and crostini. A salad of the day has also been added as a healthy

The menu features indulgent Italian flavours, both traditional and modern.

starter. The set lunch menu is $19, available Tuesday to Friday 12-2pm. The a la carte menu has also been changed. For the ultimate summer dish, try the new crispy whitebait with lemon and aioli for $15. La Cantina also offers daily specials that will see wonderful new meals featuring fresh seafood paired with amazing Italian flavours. Owner of La Cantina, Ornella Celestino, says “La Cantina will continue to serve the all-time favourites and signature dishes”. Enjoy the classic Scottadito – pan-fried lamb cutlets with rosemary potatoes, black olives, garlic and cherry tomatoes – or try the popular whole spatchcock, served with chat potatoes and rosemary. Ornella recommends the Costoletta di Maiale. “The crumbed pork cutlet is full of flavour and very popular with

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time out This year’s Floriade will blossom beyond both its 15 October finish and its Commonwealth Park locale. Announced on 27 September, the Floriade Fringe will run from 19 to 21 October, and see an eclectic assembly of performers, installations and food offerings converge on the new home of this most recent iteration of a Canberra fringe, Haig Park. ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr was there to officially launch the event with a collection of both local and imported performers set to bring the park that was originally designed as a windbreak to life over the weekend. Mr Barr says he’s wanting to transform the perception of Haig Park by establishing it as community venue and to activate the space, and that this will start when temporary infrastructure is installed for the Fringe. “I’ll be interested to get some advice and feedback on having put in place temporary infrastructure for this event whether it would be a wise investment for the government to install some more permanent

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Chief Minister Andrew Barr with performers and designers from the Floriade Fringe Festival at the media launch in Haig Park.

infrastructure to enable a range of events to take place,” he says. The event will receive $250,000 of ACT Government funding, with the Chief Minister saying he’s backing up his pre-election commitment to add a new element to Floriade. Mr Barr says that while the venue is government controlled and the event government funded, the event itself will be delivered separately, by Melbourne-based travelling arts festival, The Village. The Village has its origins in Canberra’s Splinters Theatre of the 1990s and connects artists of all dimensions with the community through performance, visual art, music, food and culture. Ariel Valent, general manager of The Village says the team are excited to bring their experimental brand of art to Haig Park. “We travel purposefully to connect artists and audiences wherever they roam. It is with pride we return to Canberra, where the Village has its roots, sharing stories of these travels.” So what exactly will the Fringe involve? Think a fun, social, interactive space where performances verge from kooky to quirky, abstract, along with the downright weird and wonderful. There will be performance artists galore with everything from a cabaret ukulele act and magic

to burlesque and a host of music. Amongst a number of performers, the Australian Dance Party, the Fringe’s artists-inresidence, will put on their latest show Seamless, combining with prominent local designers to look at the topical issue of waste and the textile industry. Party leader and director Alison Plevey previewed the show at the launch event flanked by the show’s costume designers – two local fashion designers Charne Esterhuizen and Nina Gbor. Ms Esterhuizen says that as a designer, the subject of the show resonated with her. “A lot of people don’t know about fashion, and don’t know what fashion can do to the environment. “This is a visual interpretation of what we are doing, and an example of how we can progress for the future by using recycled garments in many different ways,” she says. As Ms Gbor explains, the show explores the extent to which the fashion industry harms both the environment and individuals. “It encourages people to buy, buy, buy and be something you’re not,” she says. “Bills, credit cards, debt … it all builds up until eventually we realise we need to change and that’s what this show is really all about.” - Denholm Samaras

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It’s a dog’s life! On Saturday 14 October, Floriade welcomes dogs, big and small, to Commonwealth Park for Dogs’ Day Out. For one day only, Floriade welcomes furry four-legged friends into the park to enjoy the sights and smells of the largest flower show in the Southern Hemisphere. Pose with your pup in our free photo booth, chow down on delicious delicacies at the Pooch Café or soak up some sunshine as you explore Floriade together. We can’t wait to see Floriade paws-itively teeming with pooches of all sizes at Dogs’ Day Out. There will be lots of four-legged fun to be had with activities and demonstrations on offer throughout the day. Full program below and as listed at www.floriadeaustralia.com

Dogs’ Day Out Program Saturday 14 October 10am – 7pm Floriade Commonwealth Park Activity

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Dancing with Dogs Demonstration

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