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This week... Lucky me recently enjoyed five days defrosting and visiting family in tropical Cairns. Last Saturday morning, I was the only person swimming in the croc-free, fresh waters at the Babinda Boulders – certainly invigorating but a touch too cold for the locals! Those from outside the Capital Region often think of Canberrans as soft – but in reality we’re a hardy bunch. Take the merry throngs of nude winter solstice swimmers who braved the icy waters of Lake Burley Griffin early Monday morning to raise money for Lifeline, while washing away negativity for a fresh start. Fresh, indeed! And the previous Thursday, around 160 dedicated locals slept outside on a long Canberra winter’s night to raise money for the Vinnies CEO Sleepout. Having raised over $971,000 by next morning, Vinnies is aiming to reach the $1 million mark locally as participants continue to fundraise through to 31 July (donations can be made online via ceosleepout.org.au). Go you good things! Reasons to be grateful this past week include a delightful trip to Cairns to visit my parents and relatives, swimming near Babinda, rainforest walks, a convenient three-hour direct flight from CNS to CBR, and the hundreds of hardy Canberrans who put their bodies on the line to raise funds for local worthy causes and people in need.

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It’s hoped this year’s Truffle Festival will draw domestic tourists to the Canberra Region, lured in by the “mystique” of the black truffle and the district’s food and wine scene. Photo: Martin Ollman.

‘Winter delights’ at this year’s truffle festival As Canberra continues its postCOVID recovery, the ACT’s major tourist events are starting to come back in all the ways we know and love. Floriade this year will be back at Commonwealth Park and our beloved celebration of winter, otherwise known as the Canberra

Region Truffle Festival, is set for full steam ahead with events galore across winter. Dick Groot Obbink of the Canberra Region Truffle Festival Association and Durran Durra Truffles in Braidwood, NSW said this season is shaping up to be a good one.

“This is different from last year where all sorts of events affected our truffle production,” he said. “This year, we’re seeing truffles coming out of the ground quite early, and I hope that the season as such is going to be a very bountiful one for us.” The 2021 events program is packed with the usual favourites, from hunts with the revered truffle dogs to brunches, lunches and dinners galore – look out for truffles on the menus of local restaurants! And in more good news for lovers of local food and wine, the Canberra Wine District Fireside Festival will run from 17 July to 15 August in conjunction with the Truffle Festival with events celebrating local drops and produce – truffles included. The Truffle Festival’s economic impact in the region is significant, and at a time where domestic travel is the only holiday option afforded to Australians (aside from New Zealand), the ACT Government is banking on domestic tourists to bolster the economy.

Chief Minister Andrew Barr said while bushfires and the pandemic hit the agriculture production and tourism sectors hard, the ACT region has a strong food and wine reputation with seasonal offerings like the Truffle Festival. “And it’s why, pre-pandemic, we were experiencing all-time record levels of domestic and international tourism.” Mr Groot Obbink said people are drawn to the “mystique” of truffles, which act as a “winter magnet” for tourists. “In the positive for us with the epidemic of COVID is the many people who would otherwise be overseas at this time of the year are now discovering the winter delights of our area.” - Libby Kimber The Truffle Festival will run through to the end of August. For the program of events, visit trufflefestival.com.au and canberrawines.com.au

Government commissions full audit into ChooseCBR ACT Minister for Business Tara Cheyne has announced the ACT Government will conduct a full independent audit and review of ChooseCBR following calls from the opposition to do so. The evaluation will comprise an independent and comprehensive review of the program design and implementation, the findings of which will be made publicly available. Through the audit process, the spread of activity across businesses and consumers will be analysed. Over $1.6 million worth of vouchers were claimed in just one day when the scheme resumed on Friday 18 June; the full $2 million had been redeemed by 8am Saturday 19 June. More than 77,000 customers registered for the scheme. A total of 797 businesses redeemed just under 59,000 vouchers from more than 8

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30,000 registered customer accounts; 178 of those businesses redeemed fewer than 10 vouchers, 530 redeemed fewer than 50. Nineteen businesses redeemed more than 500 vouchers, while the individual business that redeemed the most vouchers was in Gungahlin and received 3.3% of all vouchers. Of the $2 million worth of discount vouchers made available, 37% went to supermarkets and other food retailing businesses. Businesses in the food services industry received 26% of the vouchers, and despite reports of queues running out the door at chain chemist retailers while the scheme was still active, the pharmaceutical, cosmetic and toiletry goods retailing sector cashed only 6.2% of all vouchers. Some criticism was levelled at the fact McDonalds and Chemist Warehouse outlets, amongst other

national franchises, were allowed to register for this iteration of the scheme after the eligibility criteria was changed to remove the JobKeeper stipulation. “Franchisees are small businesses, owned by locals who employ locals,” Ms Cheyne said. “It is not up to any person to make an assumption about whether a business was ‘genuinely struggling’. “Importantly, what the data shows is that no one business was dominating the voucher redemptions … many businesses were busy.” Overall, the scheme resulted in more than $5.1 million being spent in ACT businesses during the full roll-out. The ChooseCBR website went offline for one week to fix technical issues that plagued the scheme after it was first launched on 9 June, with many businesses and consumers unable to redeem vouchers.

In calling for the independent ChooseCBR audit, Shadow Minister for Business Leanne Castley said there were “serious questions about the scheme’s integrity”. “On June 3, the Business Minister said the government had made the revamped ChooseCBR ‘as simple as possible’ yet it was riddled with problems,” Ms Castley said. “Just 24 hours after the scheme was resurrected last Friday, the funds dried up, with reports that vouchers were redeemed late into the night.” Ms Cheyne said some businesses were manually redeeming vouchers during the night. “While this is anecdotal evidence, it does point to some of the legitimate business practices that were occurring which did see vouchers claimed at what would otherwise seem to be unusual hours,” she said. - Denholm Samaras

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political capital Beware the politics of statue-erection Labor and Greens women MLAs are promoting a petition to erect a statue of a prominent woman in Canberra by 2023. “Too often new statues in this city … have celebrated yet another old white man”, says Greens MLA Jo Clay. They argue that such a statue would be a source of inspiration for women and girls, someone they could model themselves on. If their argument is that women are underrepresented in the category of achievement traditionally represented by statues, they are mistaken. Men predominate in this category because they have achieved more; there have been relatively few women explorers, prime ministers, chief justices and Nobel laureates. That observation reflects no discredit to women, but rather to the social and economic barriers they have historically faced in reaching positions of leadership. If the argument is that an act of positive discrimination is needed to inspire women, the MLAs may have a point. But there is a significant downside to this approach. When you visit the town squares and cathedrals of European cities, you see many

monuments to historical figures. But what the educated visitor soon realises is that most of these figures are ones they have never heard of. They conclude that the monuments are reflections of a personage’s past power or wealth, not their contribution to humanity. In Vienna, for example, there are magnificent monuments over the tombs of Austrian emperors, but no equivalent for Mozart, who was buried in an unmarked grave. In Australia, we like to think that more enlightened principles are at work today in the erection of monuments at public expense. A statue today is earned, surely, not the result of wealth or sycophancy. But a statue erected primarily because of a person’s gender compromises that principle. Like the traveller in Europe, people will grow cynical: this woman is commemorated in bronze because she was best female chief justice, not the best chief justice. Most up-and-coming women I speak to would be horrified if they were perceived to have won a position based on gender preferencing, rather than

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their own worth. Is the position really any different when it comes to memorialising their achievements? Positive discrimination can backfire sometimes. For several years, the ABC classical music station has been heavily promoting female composers, claiming that the preference for old white composers undervalues the contribution to music by women. Thus, on any given day, one will hear multiple works by women, whose names are largely unfamiliar, even to classical music buffs. Recently the station sponsored the Classic 100, a poll of its listeners as to the 100 best pieces of classical music. Although over 127,000 listeners voted, one – just one – work by a female composer made it to the list. The listener re-education program has apparently fallen on deaf ears. Australia, unlike old Europe, is a society based largely on merit. For that reason, any departures from that principle – however small, however well-intentioned – should be viewed with the deepest suspicion.

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to the editor Green bins totally inadequate Re: “Common sense dumped in West Belconnen” (CW 17 June 2021, p8). As a resident of West Belconnen, I agree wholeheartedly with Gary Humphries regarding the green waste facility closure. The green waste bins are totally inadequate. We fill ours twice with just the grass clippings, never mind the plant cuttings or the leaves from the Plane Trees that are on our nature strip courtesy of the local planning authority. So far this winter, we have taken three large trailer loads of

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People often ask why anyone with an ABC connection is often described as a “leftie”? Many people believe the ABC (Awfully Biased Organisation) is perceived to be a left-leaning organisation, who believe their primary role is to bring down Coalition Governments. Statistics show that it also appears to indulge in nepotism to shore up its “leftie” base, and resorts to political appointments within the organisation to suit its own agenda. It pays scant regard to its Charter and Broadcasting Act, as it indulges in journalist sensationalism, it also either ignores the facts, or even worse, distorts them when it suits them politically, and that is most certainly not acceptable, particularly as it is fully funded by the taxpayer to the tune of one billion per year. It is risible that programs such as Q & A with Leigh Sales as presenter, and its blatantly biased hand-picked audience and panel, are allowed to continue to be shown. Under these circumstances, it’s about time that we set up a Royal Commission to investigate how it is run, as the ABC, once well respected as our “national broadcaster”, has now become our “national disaster”.

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news ACT to open second Pfizer vaccination centre The ACT’s second major Pfizer vaccination hub opens at the Canberra Airport on Tuesday 29 June. Now that people under 60 can no longer receive the Astra-Zeneca vaccine, the Federal Government will supply more doses of Pfizer – but the amount is beyond the capacity of the Garran surge centre alone to deliver, said ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr. Hence the need for a new facility. The Commonwealth Government will supply 3,000 Pfizer doses per week, which will give the ACT an ongoing supply of more than 10,000 Pfizer doses per week during July, and the capacity to book an extra 1,500 appointments, Mr Barr said. The airport vaccination hub operates seven days a week, from 8am to 3.30pm. It is set up and staffed by Canberra Health Services. The Commonwealth Government is paying for the vaccines, and the ACT and Federal governments are sharing the costs of infrastructure. “It’s really pleasing that the Commonwealth has given us that extra supply and we’re able to open this new clinic,” said ACT Health Minister, Rachel Stephen-Smith. “More eligible

Canberrans will have access to COVID-19 vaccines through this new vaccination clinic.” As a jurisdiction, the ACT was doing “incredibly well” at vaccinations, Ms Stephen-Smith said. More than 24,000 people have had both doses of the vaccine as of Monday 21 June, and more than 72,000 vaccine doses have been delivered through clinics. She said she was pleased to see such strong demand and little hesitancy. The ACT Government will expand the program as it gets more supplies, Mr Barr said. He predicted vaccinations would build momentum from July to September, and peak in the last three months of the year, as the supply chain built up and multiple vaccines became available. “The Commonwealth’s stated goal … is that everyone who wants their first dose should have access to one in 2021,” Mr Barr said. Pfizer is the preferred dose for people under 60. Last week, the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) raised the minimum age for the Astra-Zeneca vaccine from 50 to 60 due to the risk of rare but

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news Liberals give ACT Government a failing school report The Canberra Liberals are calling for an independent systemic review of the ACT education system, which they say is failing ACT students. The government disagrees that any such review is needed. The Liberals’ report, Bringing out the best in every child: An Education strategy for the ACT, prepared by educationalist Dr Karen Macpherson, was published last week (17 June). The ACT should be the best performing school system in Australia, said Jeremy Hanson, Shadow Minister for Education, but there were significant problems in terms of academic results (low literacy and numeracy); school facilities (overcrowding and ageing infrastructure); bullying; and governance and equity. According to some studies, ACT students were up to 16 months behind other jurisdictions. The ACT education system was stagnating and due for reform, the

Liberals’ report argues, despite the highest teacher salaries, the smallest class sizes, and the second highest education funding per student in Australia. The Liberals claim that under the Future of Education Strategy, adopted in 2018, ACT schools rely too much on student-directed learning, where children determine how and what they want to learn. The Canberra Liberals believe these trends can be reversed by more focus on the basics of literacy and numeracy. They point to the UK, which recently overhauled its educational system to focus on the three R’s. A decade ago, Britain was 16 places behind Australia; now, it is well ahead. Mr Hanson believed the ACT needed a comprehensive review, similar to that conducted by David Gonski in 2018, to understand why

the ACT was falling behind on literacy and numeracy. Yvette Berry, Minister for Education and Youth Affairs, denied that there was any problem, and disagreed that an independent review would be useful; one had been conducted in 2018. “I would think the last thing our schools want to be going through is yet another review.” Mr Hanson, however, argued that the education system must be looked at as a system, not school by school. “At the moment, there are external reviews of individual schools, but that’s not painting the broad picture that we need to see.” Ms Berry also disagreed that ACT children were between two months and a year behind children in other parts of Australia, or that

there were any problems with the rollout of inquiry-based learning in the ACT. The report also claims that bullying and violence are rife in schools and classrooms; school infrastructure is ageing and under-funded (in “a dangerous state of disrepair”), and other classes are overcrowded. The ACT Government is conducting an investigation into school infrastructure. Ms Berry said the government has committed more than $114 million to upgrade public schools over the next four years, on top of funding for regular repairs and maintenance, and follows a $99 million investment over the last four years. - Nick Fuller Find an extended version of this story and more online at canberraweekly.com.au

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Indian mynas are a nuisance, they have significant environmental impacts and to the community that we are really concerned about,” Ms Vassarotti said. As Indian mynas are an introduced pest species, the public can trap and dispose of them – either by gassing them themselves, or handing them over to the Canberra Indian Myna Action Group (CIMAG). Mynas cannot be bred or kept in captivity, except for eradication. Nor can they be sold or released into the wild. Bill Handke, president of CIMAG, welcomed this “first step in a more concerted and concentrated effort to control this pest”. “This really is a profound decision because it will give a fillip and a boost to the control of this pest species, not just in the ACT region but hopefully up and down the eastern seaboard of Australia.” - Nick Fuller

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“We plan to take the lead in women’s sport, sport integrity and justice, and to foster community participation in sport by using the knowledge we gain through our research to enhance and develop sport in young, upcoming athletes.” The University will leverage the development of UC Sports Hub 2, outlined in the recently launched UC Campus Master Plan, to attract sporting partnerships and events, support leading education and research partnerships, and create commercial revenue opportunities. The precinct plans outlined in the Campus Master Plan include construction of a new arena and a multi-court sports centre. Sports Hub 1, where the Brumbies are currently based, was built eight years ago. The UC Capitals are without a fit-for-purpose home following the permanent closure of the AIS Arena last year, so Professor Nixon said the University will “really push the opportunity” to build a worldclass indoor sport facility. The University is currently in negotiations to receive Federal and ACT Government funding for

the project, with Professor Nixon planning to have the arena built in the next “three or four years”. “The timeframe is dependent on funding propositions,” he said. “We’ve got to try to work out how we can co-fund this to deliver it for the ACT.” UC’s Director of Sport, Carrie Graf said providing a suitable highperformance facility for the Capitals is “very exciting” and long overdue. “Right now, we’re standing in the Capitals’ high performance facility; a 40-year-old, barely high school standard gym,” Ms Graf said. “It will provide Canberra and the region with a facility that currently doesn’t exist. “The AIS Arena is no longer open for business, the National Convention Centre isn’t suitable for many sports, so for it to be based here at the University would be monumental.” In the interim, Ms Graf said finding a suitable venue for the Capitals will be a “challenge for the organisation”, with the team having to massage their fixtures around playing matches at the National Convention Centre. - Denholm Samaras

Mobile phone detection cameras on the way Canberra’s roads will be safer for all users now that a bill to roll out mobile phone detection cameras by early next year passed the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday 22 June. ACT Minister for Transport and City Services, Chris Steel said the new cameras would reduce driver distraction, a major cause of accidents. “Research shows that taking your eyes off the road for more than two seconds doubles the risk of a crash; mobile phones are too often the source of that distraction,” Mr Steel said. “A driver who looks at their phone for just two seconds while driving at 60 kilometres an hour travels 33 metres blind.” Last year, ACT Policing issued more than 1,000 infringements

for using a mobile device while driving. Mr Steel thought the actual rate of offending was likely to be much higher. The ACT Government also launched a new communications campaign to raise community awareness of these risks. The campaign will also ensure people understand the rules on using mobile devices while driving. “We are calling on drivers to follow a series of simple steps to build better habits and stay focussed when driving,” Mr Steel said. These include removing your devices from view entirely, setting yourself up before you get on the road, and turning on the ‘do not disturb’ function to remove notifications.

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sport Not enough facilities, say ACT sports associations Basketball and badminton are some of the fastest-growing sports in the ACT, but local associations say there is not enough room to expand. There is a “complete lack of available and suitable indoor sports halls”, says Olaf Schuermann, president of the ACT Badminton Association (ACTBA). ACTBA’s 15 affiliated clubs can no longer accept new members or casuals, he said. Since badminton is the number one or two sport in many Asian countries, Mr Schuermann predicts most ACTBA clubs will be full by the first week that sessions resume early next year. Basketball is also feeling the pinch. Basketball ACT (BACT) has 100 new junior teams and 25 senior teams this year – bringing the total to 590-odd juniors and more than 180 seniors – all competing for space. BACT has a four-court indoor

facility in Belconnen, hires the ageing Tuggeranong Southern Cross Basketball Stadium (whose roof leaks in wet weather), and uses local schools. Pressed for space, one club’s four under-10 teams train on a single court. Some clubs pay long-term leases, which makes the sport more expensive for members. “There’s a massive indoor facility shortage around Canberra,” said Nicole Bowles, acting CEO of BACT. “We can’t grow the sport any more because we’ve got nowhere to go.” Both basketball and badminton groups believe the ACT Government can help. BACT is seeking funding from the government to build two indoor courts near the Belconnen stadium, which would meet current demand – but needs another three or four indoor courts to grow. ACTBA want the government

to turn a Fyshwick or Mitchell warehouse into a dedicated badminton facility, but have made no headway. The government, Mr Schuermann believes, has no plans to address this situation. Meanwhile, the government encourages sports clubs to use public schools for training and games, but clubs say facilities are inadequate. Government improvements to public schools have provided another 65 to 70 hours per week of community access for basketball, futsal, and roller derby, a spokesperson said. The Margaret Hendry School, Taylor, has a new indoor sports court, while the new Kenny school will have two full-size indoor courts. The Weston Creek Woden Dodgers (a basketball team) are priority hirers at Stirling’s Headley

At a glance Brumbies win Super W opener The Brumbies got their Super W campaign underway with a big 30-5 victory over the Melbourne Rebels in Queanbeyan on Saturday 19 June. It was a tight first half with the Brumbies scoring the first try in the 30th minute to set up a lead at the break. Two quick Brumbies tries after half time opened the game right up before the Rebels hit back with their only try of the afternoon. Winger Halley Derera put the finishing touches on the win for the Brumbies with a try in the corner right on full time.

Raiders suffer another collapse The Canberra Raiders’ secondhalf struggles continued with a 22-20 loss to the Dragons at a blustery WIN Stadium on Saturday evening, 19 June. Playing with a strong breeze at their backs, the Raiders made a 22

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Beare Centre and at Alfred Deakin High School. The government also plans to install adjustable height basketball hoops at Belconnen High and Melrose High. But sports associations say facilities are inadequate (e.g. Margaret Hendy’s ceiling is too low), and that they are competing for space on school courts with other sports and clubs during peak times. In April, Greens MLA Johnathan Davis moved that the government should set up a sport and recreation industry peak body; develop a new long-term strategic plan for sport and recreation in the ACT; and design a comprehensive facilities management plan for indoor and outdoor sporting facilities. The ACT Government will report back to the Legislative Assembly at the end of the year. - Nick Fuller

fast start, scoring the opening two tries to set up a 14-6 lead at half time. A Joe Tapine try early in the second half opened up a 12-point lead for the Raiders but it wasn’t enough as the Dragons made the most of the wind to score the final three tries of the game. The Raiders next match is against the Gold Coast Titans at GIO Stadium on Saturday 3 July.

Brave beat Northstars twice The CBR Brave completed a twogame sweep over the Newcastle Northstars last weekend with a 2-1 overtime win on Saturday 19 June followed by a 4-2 victory on Sunday. Canberra product Kai Miettinen scored the overtime winner on Saturday with a perfect mid-range shot, while two last period goals to Tyler Kubara and Matt Harvey sealed the second win. The Brave now sit atop the ladder with 6 wins in 7 games, with an away trip against the Sydney Ice Dogs on Saturday 26 June their next match up.

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Community first aid training Registered training organisation Parasol EMT is offering local community groups and not-for-profit organisations in Canberra CPR/AED training at no cost via their Heartbeat program. The three-hour face-to-face training covers both theory and practical aspects and can be conducted at Parasol's facility in Kingston or at your organisation. For more information or to register interest, email canberra@parasol.edu.au or visit parasol.edu.au/heartbeat

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The Health Care Consumers’ Association presents a free online session about Advance Care Planning on Tuesday 6 July 6-7.30pm via Zoom. Advance Care Planning gives you a voice and a choice in future decision making if there comes a time when you are unable to make decisions about your care. Learn: the steps to make a plan; tips for having the conversation about your wishes; who can help to get your plan in place. RSVP via Eventbrite or call 6230 7800. More info: email reps@hcca.org.au

Free pelvic floor workshops Women of all ages are invited to attend a free pelvic floor workshop presented by a physiotherapist from Canberra Health Services on Monday 12 July 9.30am-12.30pm at Tuggeranong Community Health Centre, 147 Anketell Street, Greenway. This workshop will provide information, education and self-help strategies for women who are experiencing continence problems or wishing to prevent them. Bookings essential. Please contact the Community Heath Intake Team on 5124 9977.

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Belconnen Day: The next meeting is the club’s 50th birthday celebration on Tuesday 13 July 11.45am at West Belconnen Leagues Club, Holt. Cost: $32 includes lunch. The theme is the Golden Girls, so wear something gold to lunch. Everyone welcome but booking is essential. RSVP to Mary on 6242 9549 or 0414 529 563 or email keithw@bigpond.net.au by Thursday 8 July 12 noon.

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GIVIT seeks donations for Indigenous communities A charity that provides support to improve the social, economic and wellbeing of Indigenous Australians in remote communities is putting a call out to people in ACT to donate personal care items to be issued at NAIDOC Week celebrations in rural NSW next month. Donations of simple items including hand and bath towels, razors, tissues, and eye wash are requested and will be distributed to Indigenous community members attending health care services during the event. The founder of charity, Dr Steve Burroughs Foundation, said he and his team will be servicing 16 communities within NSW during NAIDOC Week, hoping to hand out essential items to assist people who are experiencing extreme poverty. Indigenous community members will be invited to have a free health check and receive donated items they desperately need at a NAIDOC Week event on 7 July. ACT residents can simply go to the GIVIT website to find out how to donate. People can either donate new items or fund the purchase of items to assist this important program. Go to givit.org.au/appeals/givit-together/toiletry-packs-for-remote-indigenouscommunities to find out what’s needed.

Australia Post community grants Mental health is set to be the focus of Australia Post’s 2021 Community Grants program. Not-for-profit organisations can apply for up to $10,000 for projects that have a primary purpose of improving mental health and wellbeing, will help people meaningfully connect, and are locally led and delivered. Applications close 4 July 11.59pm. Eligible community organisations can apply at auspost.com.au/grants 24

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Coffee/Op Shop The next Coffee/Op Shop at Christ Church, Hawker (corner of Beetaloo Street and Belconnen Way) is on Saturday 3 July 9am-12pm. Browse a huge array of books, some pre-loved clothes and jewellery, lots of children's and infants clothes, rugs, trash & treasure Items, and a well-stocked cake stall with some home-made jams. Free COVID-safe morning teas and coffees are served. All welcome.

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Formed in October 2019, the Narrabundah Probus Club meets on the third Tuesday each month at 11am at the Harmonie German Club and continues to have quality guest speakers. Club members enjoy lunch together afterwards and have also met for monthly casual dinners at a local hotel. While members are expected to maintain a paid subscription once they have formally joined, they are encouraged to attend up to three meetings to be sure it’s for them. The club is looking ahead to the spring season and planning a number of local garden visits and a coach tour to Mogo. More info: call John on 6295 7836 or 0432 435 053.

Canberra Community Chorale The Canberra Community Chorale under the musical direction of Dan Walker will be celebrating the music of Vivaldi on Sunday 27 June 3pm at Cook Community Hall. The Chorale, together with soloists Veronica Milroy and AJ America and organist Peter Young will perform Vivaldi’s Gloria RV589 and Magnificat RV610. Tickets: $25 via trybooking.com.au (limit 100).

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Kingsborough Village: a community by design Phillip says the developer of Kingsborough Village was instrumental in both decisions; to move in and to set up shop. “From the moment I met John [Gasson], I just had faith.” Similarly, but in the reverse, Axis Roasters’ Nick Jennings made the move to Kingsborough after having worked in the precinct. “The developer was very engaged and helpful in helping us find our dream for the roaster. And then it just sort of progressed, and it turned into a place where everyone wanted to work together,” he says. “The community that grew out of it, I don’t think anyone was quite expecting. But we’re all really tight, we look after each other. “[People] want to be part of the community as well, rather than just come here and make money.” Now, Nick fosters the Kingsborough Village community spirit by activating the central shared space with food trucks on the weekends and drinks from The Warehouse – home of Axis Roasters and part-coffee shop part-taphouse. “The response has been really, really great.” Nestled in Kingsborough Village are the residents and businesses that are making this thriving community happen. Flip through this special Kingsborough Village feature to hear from: Ascentem, Axis Roasters, Capital Lend, Kingston Foreshore Cycles, The Foreshore Vet, and Waku the Workspace.

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Step into Kingston Foreshore’s Kingsborough Village and you’d be forgiven for thinking you’d been transported out of the Capital. The development has been designed for community connection; the aim was to create an inner-city complex with a village feel – and what a success that has been. The vision of local developer John Gasson, Kingsborough Village saw five different architecture firms come together to design one building each in response to Gasson’s brief: a community precinct that explored the site’s industrial heritage. What’s resulted is a thriving community in a complex that looks and feels like something Canberra has never seen before. The precinct was built with shared spaces in mind to encourage community connection and “day-to-day interactions between like-minded neighbours”. Resident and business owner Phillip Hopkins, of Kingston Foreshore Cycles, moved to Kingsborough Village from 50 acres of land for the inner-city lifestyle and foreshore location. He then set up Kingston Foreshore Cycles after moving into the village – how’s that for a short commute? “The shop and the community fit like a glove,” he says. “Because you’ve got an inner-city village community, where people really don’t want to drive their cars, they’re all cycling.”

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cwm advertising feature ASCENTEM: SUPPORTING YOU Ascentem is a Canberra psychology practice focused on being there for you. Our dedicated team of psychologists develop relationships with our clients founded on safety and trust. We believe these values are an important foundation for the courage that is required for your recovery journey. At Ascentem, we focus on caring for clients and we practise in a transparent, collaborative, evidence-based way that is supportive of your recovery. We offer a range of psychological services tailored for adults and adolescents including general assessment and treatment, specialised assessment services, and forensic assessment and treatment services for adults. Our friendly reception staff can assist you with bookings and referrals. LG 1/17 The Causeway, Kingston 2604 T: 6188 4166 | E: admin@ascentem.com W: ascentem.com

FIND A ‘DIFFERENT VERSION OF COFFEE’ AT AXIS ROASTERS Café by day, bar by night, The Warehouse at Kingsborough Village has something for everyone with local beer and wine, and coffee from their in-house roastery, Axis. Owner Nick Jennings says Axis was born out of a love for all things beans and aims to offer people “a different version of coffee”, with none of the pretentiousness that can often come with specialty coffee. “We work directly with the importers and the actual growers themselves,” explains Nick. The beauty of Axis’ small-batch operations means Nick and team can get creative with their beans and work with their wholesale clients to create the blend of their dreams and take the next step in their specialty coffee journey. “One of our biggest missions is to offer specialty coffee to anyone and anywhere that is possible for us. “Because we are a small roastery we can be a bit boutique, but a little bit custom for people and offer something different.” Axis coffee is available for both retail and wholesale purchase. Taste it for yourself weekdays 7am-1pm and Saturdays 8am-12pm. LG 02/9 The Causeway, Kingston | W: axisroasters.com.au | thewarehousertb.com

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For Dr Tanya Caltabiano, Director of The Foreshore Vet, the mission was simple. “I wanted to create a vet clinic that represents this community. A practice should be a warm place where people, and their pets, feel comfortable. I’m really proud of what we’ve achieved so far,” Dr Tanya says. Having opened its doors in Dr Tanya Caltabiano, Director of The Foreshore Vet, late April, The Foreshore Vet is which opened its doors at a small animal practice located Kingsborough Village in April. in the Woolstore building at Picture: Jessie Brown. Kingston’s Kingsborough Village. “The people of Canberra care dearly for their pets and we want to deliver the best care for them,” Dr Tanya says. “At The Foreshore Vet, we’re all pet owners. Our motto is that we treat our clients’ pets as if they’re our own. “And we’re so passionate about this community. We run weekly puppy school classes, just started our monthly Saturday morning neighbourhood dog walk, and have plans for ‘dog yoga’ classes, which should be fun and a little chaotic!”

Capital Lend is a female-run mortgage broking business that specialises in working with first-home buyers, firsttime investors, and women to help them achieve financial freedom through property ownership. Our aim is to find you a loan that not only meets your requirements, but exceeds your expectations in terms of rate, product, and service. With hundreds of home loan products on the market, you can rely on us to provide you with choice and opportunity and to guide you through what can be the daunting experience of making a big purchase. We believe that loan products should be easy to understand, easy to access and allow you peace of mind. We build and maintain relationships with our clients and their service providers to ensure the product meets their needs, now and into the future. At Capital Lend you are working with Canberra’s leading mortgage brokers with many achievements and awards to our name, including the 2020 ACT Brokerage of the Year award from the Australian Enterprise Awards. We are an equal opportunity employer and support women with disability. We look forward to supporting you in your dream of owning your own home and building a secure financial future. Find more about who we are and what we do: capitallend.com.au

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Kingsborough is home to Capital Lend, one of Canberra’s leading mortgage brokerages. Freya & her award-winning team specialise in helping first time owners or investors to break into the property market. The framework of an applicants lending portfolio is just as important as the foundations of building your property – at Capital Lend, a wholistic approach is taken to ensure that your current & future needs are supported through appropriate lending avenues. We have helped many clients grow from first time ownership to serial property investors! We do this through education, hands on guidance and complimentary annual reviews. We believe that loan products & the buying process should be easy to understand, easy to access and allow peace of mind. There is no cost for an initial consultation with Capital Lend and we could save you thousands off your current home loan or help you to secure financial freedom through property investment!

Freya Freya, director of Capital Lend, has over 10 years’ experience in the lending industry and specialises in assisting women to bridge the ‘gender pay gap’ through property investment. Freya regularly holds events with other leading Canberra Property Powerhouses to help women to build strong investment portfolios & secure their retirement! Freya is passionate in supporting women to achieve financial freedom through education & empowerment.

Jess Jess is one of Senior Mortgage Brokers and works closely with our first home buyer clients. A recent first home buyer herself, Jess purchased her first property at the ripe early age of 21! Jess is best known for her ability to translate the banking jargon into a no-nonsense way that first time buyers will easily understand. Feel confident in the buying process with Jess in your corner to guide you through every step of the way!

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WAKU THE WORKSPACE: FOR CBR HUMANS Custom made for the community, Waku The Workspace has just opened at Kingsborough Village, Kingston. Owned and operated by born and bred Canberran Karina Manzano, Waku supports its members through the highs and lows of business and puts people above profit. Located in a simple and functional boutique space, Waku offers a range of flexible services with all memberships adapting to meet your needs, from solo pods to co-work areas or a virtual office for the digital nomads. Great for freelancers, creatives or anyone who needs a co-working space, Waku supports local businesses and the humans behind them. Book a trial day today! LG04/17 Kingsborough Village (Dawes Street side), Kingston T: 0405 545 375 | E: hello@wakuspace.com W: wakuspace.com

Nestled in the Kingsborough Village, Phil and his team at Kingston Foreshore Cycles have a focus on community, accessibility and sharing their passion for all things bikes with the Canberra community. They carry a range of eclectic products to suit any adventure, whether you’re touring around our beautiful country or riding to work. All the products in the shop have a story behind it and are carefully selected by Phil as items he and the team all believe in. They offer walk in and help service alongside a comprehensive servicing and repairs structure, most of the time with a same day turn around! There is strong sense of community and warmth and they welcome anyone from the elite road cyclist to the gravel grinders to the first-time rider. For more information, visit them at kingstonforeshorecycles.com.au or pop in store 10am-6pm weekdays or 10am-4pm weekends. G2/10 Parbery Street, Kingston | T: 0402 857 994 | E: kfcycles@gmail.com

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CYCLES Phil Hopkins and his team have been operating their business for over 2 years now from the Kingsborough Village. KIngston Foreshore Cycles may be a small Cycling shop but inside it is anything but small when it comes to range and expertise. Kingston Foreshore Cycles has an eclectic and varied range of bikes and accessories for all sorts of cyclists. The store takes very seriously its commitment to all types of cyclists, from starting out families through to elite competitors on the road, mountain, or gravel environments. They offer expert advise and services for commuting cyclists, touring and back country travelling cyclists with a great enthusiasm for all things cycling. The team at Kingston Foreshore Cycles offer all cyclists a comprehensive servicing and repair facility within a very competitive pricing structure, walk in help and service, and in most cases, same day service delivery. The store stocks a wide range of spare parts and accessories for functional day riding, touring, and even special items not often seen, that make great gifts for cycling enthusiasts. It is a store that often surprizes people with the amount of stock available, the warm environment and welcoming staff.

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Torta al cioccolato Serves 6–8

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We love chocolate here at CW, so this week our food writer Libby Kimber shares some Italian desserts that are full of the good stuff.

Torta di semolino e cioccolato Serves 8 Sweet shortcrust pastry dough Semolina filling 500ml (2 cups) milk Pinch of salt 85g (2/3 cup) fine semolina 75g (1/3 cup) sugar Finely grated zest of 1 lemon 1 egg, beaten Chocolate ganache 75ml thick (double) cream 150g dark chocolate (70% cocoa), finely chopped Preheat the oven to 180°C. After resting the pastry dough, roll it out to a thickness of about 3–4mm and press into a 23cm pie dish, trimming the edges. Place a sheet of baking paper over the pastry and fill with baking beads (you can also use dried beans or uncooked rice that you can keep and re-use specifically for this purpose). Blind bake for 15 minutes. 34

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Take the pastry out of the oven and remove the baking paper with the beads. Let the pastry cool. Prepare the semolina by bringing the milk to the boil with the salt. Turn the heat to low–medium, add the semolina and whisk continuously until the mixture thickens to a thick porridge consistency. This should take 8-10 minutes. Taste to check if it’s ready – the semolina should feel soft in your mouth, not grainy. When ready, remove from the heat and stir in the sugar and zest until combined. When the mixture has cooled, stir in the egg. Spread the semolina mixture into the tart crust. Bake at 180°C for 40–45 minutes, or until the pastry is golden and the semolina feels firm and springy to the touch. Let it cool completely. Prepare the ganache by bringing the cream to the boil in a small saucepan. Take off the heat, add the chocolate to the cream and stir or whisk until very smooth. Pour the warm ganache over the cooled semolina tart and let it cool completely to set before slicing and serving. Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.

100g Dutch (unsweetened) cocoa powder, sifted, plus extra for dusting 200g (1 1/3 cups) plain flour, sifted 200g sugar 2 tsp baking powder Pinch of salt 1 tsp natural vanilla extract, or 1 vanilla bean, split lengthways and seeds scraped 350ml full-cream milk, or as needed Preheat the oven to 180°C. Grease a 20cm round cake tin and dust with sifted cocoa powder. Tap upside down to remove any excess. Place the dry ingredients together in a bowl (do make sure the cocoa powder is sifted well to ensure you don’t have problems with lumps later). Add the vanilla to the milk, then add this, bit by bit, to the dry ingredients, stirring with a wooden spoon until combined and smooth. If the batter is too stiff, you can add more milk (or even water). Pour into the tin and gently smooth the top. Bake for roughly 30 minutes, or until the centre of the cake feels springy to the touch and it smells cooked – it will be distinctly chocolatey. When it has cooled enough to handle, remove from the tin and serve as desired – dusted with icing sugar or, when completely cooled, covered in ganache, perhaps with some berries on top or whipped cream on the side.

This is an edited extract from Torta della Nonna by Emiko Davies, published by Hardie Grant Books, RRP $34.99, available in stores nationally.

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The team behind Hamlet: Prince of Skidmark have set out to create an interactive, bright and colourful production that entertains children and adults. Photo: Daniel Boud.

add dinosaurs, ninjas, and a giant pair of dirty underpants, just to name a few. “It seemed like a really funny thing to do to take one of the most serious and respected plays in the western theatre tradition and hand it over to two clowns,” Matt said.

cover story Created by, written by, and starring The Listies, Matt Kelly (left) and Richard Higgins, Hamlet: Prince of Skidmark is one of many family comedy shows they’ve made over the past decade. Photo supplied.

Hamlet: Prince of Skidmark a crack up for the whole family The Lion King did it, Star Wars did it, and even the Chris Farley vehicle Tommy Boy did it. Now, one of the most ambitious retellings of a Shakespearean classic, Hamlet: Prince of Skidmark, is coming to The Q in Queanbeyan early next month. Created by, written by, and starring Melbourne children’s comedy duo Richard Higgins and Matt Kelly, aka The Listies, the pair have been making comedy shows for families for over a decade. In creating Prince of Skidmark, the duo enlisted the help of playwright Declan Green, and for the production they’ve brought in actor Monica Kumar, who plays stage manager ‘Fran’. “It’s like two idiots and their stage manager attempt one of the most complicated and highest works of western canon in an hour,” Richard said.

Matt described the work as “comedy first and Shakespeare second”. “It’s a show about people trying to do a show, two clowns trying to take on something enormous, failing at it but having a really good time,” he said. In creating Hamlet: Prince of Skidmark, the team have set out to produce an interactive, bright and colourful production complete with a set, costumes and props that fit the bill. “The show starts as Shakespeare and becomes this neon-coloured show set a billion years in the future with a dinosaur costume,” Richard said. Matt explained that as they started working on the play with playwright Declan Green, they did so with the guiding principle of “what would a kid do if they were writing this show”, which saw them

“What we wanted to do with the show was to show kids that it’s fun to make up your own stories as well.” Richard said their physical, vaudeville style brings a silliness that the entire audience laughs at, rather than relying on double entendre jokes for adults. “Our aim is to make everyone in the audience laugh, everyone pays for a ticket and should enjoy the show,” he said. “One of the values we have is kids should get to consume the same art as adults and it should be treated as seriously and with the same effort as well,” Matt said. “They are cultural citizens.” Over the course of the show, the cast will call on the audience for help, letting the kids in and allowing them to contribute. “By the end, in the finale, we work toward a thing where the whole audience feel they’re in the show,” Richard said. The duo sees it as their mission to engage a younger audience in theatre; they praised The Q for adopting a similar vision with their programming. “I think it’s very rare that you grow up to be an adult and go ‘I like going to theatre’, I think it’s something you go to as a kid and grow up with,” Matt said. “That’s why we’re motivated to do what we do. “Families have had a very tough covid and it feels really nourishing for everyone to come and share a laugh together.” Having previously lived in Canberra for four years working at Questacon, Matt was in a band with The Q’s artistic director, Jordan Best. “We booked it then I ran into Jordan, and she said you are coming to my theatre,” he said. Hamlet: Prince of Skidmark is at The Q, Queanbeyan 5-7 July; theq.net.au - Denholm Samaras

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National Opera brings Mozart, music and magic to Canberra The sun’s rays chase night away – and the talent of National Opera’s singers will shine forth once more in their third production, Mozart’s Magic Flute, at the Albert Hall on Saturday 27 June. “The Magic Flute is a perfect opera to see for the first time,” says the company’s artistic director, Peter Coleman-Wright. “It has fantasy, magic, intrigue, goodies and baddies, humour and tragedy, and loveable characters.” And in the abridged Pocket Opera format, it’s only an hour and a quarter long. “People can come and enjoy the show, get the most wonderful tunes and music that they will recognise, have a glass of wine, and then go home and be in bed by 7.30.” The Magic Flute (Die Zauberflöte in German) is Mozart’s most beloved opera, and (depending on the year) the second or third most performed opera in the world. It is a kind of mystical pantomime: a profound work in which the forces of light (or Freemasonry) banish darkness and superstition, and a fairy tale full of wicked enchantresses, good wizards, simple bird-catchers, serpents, and dancing animals. The Flute was originally performed at one of Vienna’s popular theatres, with a libretto written by the impresario Schikaneder, who was both a noted Hamlet and a clown. Goethe wrote a sequel to the work (a precursor to Faust), while George Bernard Shaw thought two arias in it were the only music he knew that would not sound out of place in the

mouth of God. It has been filmed by Ingmar Bergman (1975) and Kenneth Branagh (2006). The Magic Flute is National Opera’s third Mozart of the year; the company débuted in April with La Clemenza di Tito, and staged a shortened version of The Marriage of Figaro last month. The Pocket Opera approach, Coleman-Wright explains, “keeps the thread, the momentum of the story moving, without stopping it with long arias”. Reducing an almost threehour opera by an hour and a half necessitates some cuts, of course. The Queen of the Night, for instance, only has one of her numbers, the famously demanding rage aria Der Hölle Rache; the heroine Pamina loses her slow aria Ach, ich fühl’s; and the bird-catcher Papageno loses a verse from his chirpy song. Nor does the cast have a booming bass to sing the mage Sarastro; he is an offstage force of good. “We touch on everything, but I don’t want it to dip … so it’s a real bullet of a story.” The Pocket Operas also serve as a training ground for young Canberra singers; Mozart’s operas, ColemanWright explains, have a big cast, where everyone gets a go. “I want people to learn roles; to really understand what it takes to get inside the character, to learn how to act and to sing in another language.” - Nick Fuller The Magic Flute, Albert Hall, Saturday 27 June, 2pm and 6pm. For more information, and to book, visit the National Opera website.

The DESIGN Canberra 2021 photography competition is celebrating 1970s Canberra design and architecture like the ANU’s School of Music. File photo.

That’s arts & entertainment Photography competition celebrates ‘Design in the 70s’ DESIGN Canberra’s annual photography competition has announced its theme for 2021, encouraging photographers to take a closer look at 1970s Canberra design and architecture. The theme of ‘Design in the 70s’ invites individuals to submit digital photographs that celebrate the

visionary and experimental design that emerged from the nation’s capital in the 1970s. Think architecture by Taglietti, Seidler, Boyd, Andrews and Pegrum; co-living medium density experiments; public art by Bert Flugelman and Margel Hinder; or the refinement of the Y plan in Canberra’s town planning. “We are seeing a renewed interest in Canberra’s iconic design from

the 1970s, with site-sensitive form, scale and materials, limited palettes, an embrace of social innovation and celebration of the hand-made,” said Craft ACT CEO Rachael Coghlan. “In architecture, the School of Music and Cameron Offices opened, co-housing experiments like Urambi Village and Wybalena Grove were brought to reality.” The top 100 photos will be printed and exhibited in a signature DESIGN Canberra exhibition at Canberra Contemporary Art Space from 8 to 28 November. Last year’s photo competition attracted a record number of entries, over 800. Entries need to be submitted on Instagram, between 16 June and 30 September. For entries to be considered, participants will need to follow and tag @designcanberrafestival and hashtag their photographs with #designcanberra #dcphotocomp2021 #visitcanberra and #student if you are a college or high school student.

Aarwun Gallery packs 300 works in for Salon ‘21 Gold Creek’s Aarwun Gallery has been inundated with close to 300 works sent in by 140 artists from across Australia for their Salon ‘21 exhibition. Opening Saturday 26 June, Aarwun Gallery owner Robert Pengilley said the “overwhelming response” came after he issued a callout over email a few months ago. “It’s such an amazing response with really good art,” he said. “We’ve had work from Perth to Brisbane, from remote indigenous communities to you name it, we’ve got everything here.” The works will be hung in the French wall-to-ceiling style, truly filling the gallery space. “I like clutter and I’m not into minimalism, one exhibition where we could cram the gallery full,” Pengilley said. “We’re in the middle of a mess trying to hang it all.” Salon ‘21 will be displayed at Aarwun Gallery, Gold Creek, 26 June to 18 July; aarwungallery.com

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In 1989, Dominic and Jakob Toretto witness their father crash on a racetrack. Flashing forward, and Dom (Vin Diesel) gets pulled out of retirement to assist his old team with a mission; Mr Nobody’s (Kurt Russel) plane holding the captured Cipher (Charlize Theron), and a device that can hack into any computer weapons system has been downed by rogue agents in Central America. The Fast and the Furious franchise kicked off back in 2001, initially as a Point Break knock-off celebrating the underground street-racing culture of Los Angeles. The series has since evolved into a whacky, hyper-realistic spy action adventure. Physics and biology no longer hold a place with cars doing the impossible and their drivers continually surviving all manner of carnage with nary a scratch. With the stakes continually

rising, it becomes more and more difficult to engage with the on-screen shenanigans. The franchise’s heart centres on the theme of family. With the highly publicised excising of Dwayne Johnson from the franchise, ex-wrestler John Cena tries to fill the void as Dom’s long-lost brother. The brothers’ early days are effective, but one can feel the writers working overtime to shoehorn the antagonist into the movie, and further into Dom’s conflicted heart. Verdict: A plot-heavy, lazy, bythe-numbers entry which sorely lacks the charm of Johnson and Jason Statham. Here’s hoping the planned final two entries jack up the charisma while conversely grounding proceedings. 2.5 stars. Viewed at Palace Electric Cinemas. - Luke McWilliams themoveclub.net

Book talk Jeff Popple reviews three new novels of murder and mayhem. More of Jeff’s reviews can be found on his blog: murdermayhemandlongdogs.com The Inside Man by James Phelps Harper Colins, $32.99

James Phelps is a well-known Sydney journalist and true crime author. After years of writing factual accounts about Australia’s toughest prisons, Phelps has now used that knowledge to pen an exciting action thriller. The Inside Man focuses on Riley Jax, a former army engineer who is in prison for murder. Jax cannot remember the night of the killing and is struggling to survive in Long Bay jail. Meanwhile a series of bombings rock the outside world, and it appears that Jax may be the only person who can unravel the truth behind them. An enjoyable, easy flowing tale that.

The Killing Kind by Jane Casey Harper Collins, $24.99

London barrister Ingrid Lewis thought that she had finally escaped the attentions of former client and serial stalker John Webster, but when a colleague is run down on a busy road, Ingrid suspects that she was the intended victim. The police are not convinced, and when Webster turns up at Ingrid’s door claiming that she is in danger, she does not know which way to turn. Jane Casey does a good job of steadily ramping up the tension in this engaging crime thriller and The Killing Kind builds to taut, surprising conclusion. A smart, compelling novel.

True Crime Story by Joseph Knox Doubleday, $32.99

Fans of crime documentaries will enjoy this clever mashup of true crime and detective fiction. Written in the style of a chilling true crime documentary, in which the author himself features, True Crime Story follows the eight-year investigation into the disappearance of 19-year-old Manchester University student Zoe Nolan, who went missing in 2011 after a party. As a pair of writers try to understand what happened that night, old secrets and new threats are revealed. Drawing on fictional police reports, interviews, letters and other sources, True Crime Story is a highly original murder mystery presented as a true crime account.

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THE SOUL MOVERS: All-star band featuring former Wiggle Murray Cook, Lizzie Mack and more, at Harmonie German Club, Narrabundah, 2 July; soulmoversband.com

THE RUBENS: The Australian rock-pop group play Canberra Theatre, 24 June 7.40pm; canberratheatrecentre.com.au

THE GOVERNOR’S FAMILY: Canberra Rep stages this critically acclaimed Australian play at Canberra REP Theatre, Acton, 2-17 July, Wednesday to Saturday; canberrarep.org.au

PHOENIX COLLECTIVE: Perform their Tales of War concert at Wesley Music Centre, Forrest, 25 June 6pm and 7.30pm; phoenixcollective.com.au HANDMADE CANBERRA: Are back after 18 months with 270 stalls at EPIC on 25-27 June; book a ticket via Eventbrite. WINTERVENTION: Canberra’s city centre will once again be transformed with daily performances, food stalls and an open-air ice-skating arena, 25 June-11 July; wintervention.com.au SESAME STREET CIRCUS SPECTACULAR: All your favourite Sesame Street characters will be under the big top at Majura Park Shopping Centre, 25 June-18 July; ticketmaster.com.au

EFTAG: Eurobodalla Fibre and Textile Artists’ Group annual members exhibition at the Mechanics Institute, Moruya, 3-11 July 10am4pm; eftag.com.au Drummer Queens at Canberra Theatre Centre, 30 June-3 July.

SEE-CHANGE REPAIR CAFE: Bring in broken items and learn repair skills on the last Sunday of each month, 1-4pm at Tuggeranong Community Centre, Greenway. VIVA VIVALDI: The Canberra Community Chorale celebrate the music of Vivaldi, 27 June 3pm at Cook Community Hall; trybooking.com.au/BRTVB

FOREVER DIAMOND: An acclaimed tribute act to Neil Diamond performed by Peter Byrne at Canberra Southern Cross Club Woden, Saturday 3 July 8pm; cscc.com.au SARAH WILSON: One of Australia’s most celebrated authors brings her The Wild and Precious Tour to The Playhouse, Civic, 5 July 7.30pm; canberratheatrecentre.com.au CELTIC ILLUSION REIMAGINED: The acclaimed production that fuses modern Irish dance and magic comes to Canberra Theatre, 5 July 7pm; canberratheatrecentre.com.au

INVOCATION: Brings ancient story, sacred imagery, rhythmic dance, guitar grooves, heartfelt lyrics and soaring harmonies to Belco Arts, 26 June 8-9pm; belcoarts.com.au

VIOLIN MASTERCLASS: The award-winning Emily Sun heads up a performance with Wesley Music scholars at Wesley Music Centre, 29 June 5.30pm; trybooking.com/BRMON

EAST MEETS WEST: Orchestral Evening with a unique blend of music from China and beyond, 26 June 7.30pm at Llewellyn Hall, ANU; imagechina.com.au

DRUMMER QUEENS: The world-class percussionists bring their live music experience to Canberra Theatre Centre, 30 June-3 July; drummerqueens.com

BEETHOVEN 251: The Black Mountain Piano Quartet will perform works written and inspired by Beethoven, at All Saints Ainslie Church, 26 June 3pm; facebook.com/TBMPQ

AMERICAN PSYCHO – THE MUSICAL: An award-winning production of the Bret Easton Ellis classic will run at The Playhouse, Civic, 30 June-3 July; canberratheatrecentre.com.au

MEGAFAUNA: The Australian National Botanical Gardens will feature a trail of sculptures of Australia’s long extinct megafauna, 26 June25 July; parksaustralia.gov.au/botanic-gardens

WEDNESDAY LUNCHTIME CONCERT: Young pianists from the Studio of Jinbo Huang perform at Wesley Music Centre, 30 June 12.40pm; trybooking.com/BPXQU

I’VE BEEN MEANING TO ASK YOU: A one-hour tell-all that tackles life’s big (and little) questions at The Street Theatre, City West, 8-10 July; thestreet.org.au

MY DAD - A TRIBUTE TO GEORGE: An exhibition by Canberra potter Paul Dumetz at Canberra Potters, Watson until 4 July; canberrapotters.com.au

ICARUS, MY SON: The latest body of work from artist Dean Cross at Goulburn Regional Art Gallery, 2 July-28 August; goulburnregionalartgallery.com.au

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Click Frenzy has launched a new digital marketplace, Click Central. “While Click Frenzy is all about limited time, high intensity online shopping events, Click Central is a marketplace operating yearround,” says Click Frenzy’s head of marketplace, Mark Gray. “It will offer products tailored to suit customers throughout the year, representing some of the best brands in Australia and around the world.” Head to clickcentral.com.au to find out more.

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Biophilia Sheltering inside for much of the last year has left homeowners with a desire to connect with nature. Adding plants to the home are a go-to here, with those that tolerate high humidity being best suited to bathrooms. Use peace lilies and ferns for rich green foliage, or orchids that have bright vibrant flowers. “Treated timbers and tiles that have the appearance of stone or are glazed in natural tones will ground the space in nature,” says Andy. “Introducing metallic elements

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“The property sits amid a huge 4,882sqm block of lush, mature landscaped gardens complete with a picturesque pond and bridge. “The park-like garden is regarded as one of the best in Yass and has been an ‘open garden’ on several occasions.”

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7A Narambi Street, Narrabundah

$1,300,000 The Property Collective

4/111 Canberra Avenue, Griffith

$740,000

Purnell

20 Brookman Street, Torrens

$1,280,000 Luton

712/167 Emu Bank, Belconnen

$730,000

Whitcombe

74 Lexcen Avenue, Nicholls

$1,250,000 LJ Hooker

24/30 Ijong Street, Braddon

$727,000

McGrath

14 Maranunga Crescent, Crace

$1,200,000 Home by Holly

18A Edgeworth Parade, Coombs

$721,000

Luton

45/34 Leahy Close, Narrabundah

$1,199,000 Addval

38/156 Clive Steele Avenue, Monash

$680,000

Maria Selleck

13 Chilton Street, Casey

$1,146,000 Irwin

2/63A Torrens Street, Braddon

$680,000

Blackshaw

9 Ebsworth Close, Macarthur

$1,120,000 Ray White

4/77 Freda Bennett Circuit, Nicholls

$656,000

Harcourts

7 Octoman Street, Forde

$1,110,000 McGrath

20/27 Eastlake Parade, Kingston

$655,000

Belle

74 Knox Close, Carwoola

$1,080,000 Gilbert

16 Casson Street, Richardson

$650,000

Blackshaw

18/70 Henty Street, Braddon

$970,000

Hive

36/23 Blackham Street, Holt

$627,000

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16 Edna Thompson Crescent, Casey

$955,000

Luton

34/210 Newman-Morris Circuit, Oxley

$625,000

The Property Collective

23 Freda Gibson Circuit, Theodore

$935,000

Blackshaw

18/29 Popplewell Place, Gordon

$590,000

Upside

23/7 Ijong Street, Braddon

$900,000

Bertram Ellis

20/70 Madigan Street, Hackett

$588,500

Home by Holly

41 Fitzalan Street, Kambah

$900,000

LJ Hooker

215/39 Benjamin Way, Belconnen

$575,000

LJ Hooker

48 Pennefather Street, Higgins

$885,000

Blackshaw

2 Trickett Street, Holt

$575,000

LJ Hooker

55 Murrjinelle Circuit, Bonner

$885,000

Impact

10 Stenhouse Close, Evatt

$570,000

McIntyre

12 Hooke Place, Charnwood

$877,000

Ray White

7/4 Lawrenson Circuit, Jacka

$568,000

New Door

10 Silvabelles Street, Moncrieff

$875,000

inStyle

22/11 Wimmera Street, Harrison

$545,000

LJ Hooker

51 Kriewaldt Circuit, Higgins

$875,000

One Agency

17A/43-51 Giles Street, Kingston

$530,000

Independent

54 Maclean Street, Chisholm

$861,000

Blackshaw

1/3 Burbury Close, Barton

$525,000

Real Estate Shop

12/3 Derrington Crescent, Bonython

$860,000

The Property Collective

55/2 Hinder Street, Gungahlin

$505,000

Ray White

4/65 Holborow Avenue, Denman

$850,000

inStyle

61/217 Northbourne Avenue, Turner

$453,000

McGrath

39 Summerland Circuit, Kambah

$825,000

Hayman Partners

2209/15 Bowes Street, Phillip

$425,000

The Property Collective

2 Lett Place, Amaroo

$820,000

Impact

199/1 Anthony Rolfe Avenue, Gungahlin $375,000

Hive

25 Frederick Street, Queanbeyan

$820,000

Ray White

87/311 Flemington Road, Franklin

Ray White

19 John Russell Circuit, Conder

$816,000

Independent

Data is provided by agents. Source: Realestate.com.au

$331,500

Independent

Agent

Luke McAuliffe 0433 338 429 Luton Auction Sat 26 June 10am

7 Spalding Street, Flynn 3

Natalie Kokic Schmidt 0428 082 885 McGrath Auction Sat 26 June 11.15am

8 Macalpine Close, McKellar 4

Agent

Antony Damiano 0473 444 666 LJ Hooker Auction Sat 26 June 1.30pm

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Luxury rural living Gunning NSW 10 Dalton Road ‘Eulacre’, halfway between Yass and Goulburn, promises a federation-style farmhouse that’s true to its country homestead roots. “It is the quintessential Australian yarn, a young man backs a horse at the races, wins big and uses his winnings to build the finest house in all the district for his beautiful wife,” says George Southwell, Ray White real estate and stock and station agent. “However, this romantic story is not just folklore, but the true history behind ‘Eulacre’, a federation style house on 2.09 hectares in Gunning and named after the horse who raised the fortune to build it.” Southwell says while ‘Eulacre’ has been brought into the modern era with a luxurious and modern renovation, its original features remain, having been meticulously restored to keep the home’s story alive. “It’s ready for the next chapter in its history.” Inside this historic home is a modern kitchen with farmhouse sink, luxurious bathroom with free-standing bath, and an open fireplace in the living room – not

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to mention the updated laundry, three large bedrooms and separate study. Outside, you’ll find an irrigated vegetable patch and orchard and landscaped entertaining area, surrounded by established pine and gum trees. The grounds are also home to a double carport, original shedding, horse stables, workshop and blacksmith quarters, an original milking shed converted to a chicken coop, and two two-acre paddocks and a holding yard. “The ideal buyer would be a growing family looking to enjoy the rural lifestyle, whilst being within easy commuting distance to Canberra and Goulburn,” says Southwell. “‘Eulacre’ is close to town without the hassle of a farm.”

Auction Sat 26 June 3.30pm on site Price guide $785,000 View Contact agent Agent George Southwell Mob 0429 838 345 Ray White Rural Canberra/Yass Ph 6226 4400

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New safety campaign First home buyers saving longer: Domain to target residential construction industry Master Builders ACT, WorkSafe ACT, Capital Airport Group, the Suburban Land Agency and Ginninderry have joined forces for a new safety campaign focusing on the residential construction industry. Master Builders ACT CEO Michael Hopkins said after two deaths on ACT worksites in 2020, the campaign would call on the sector to: identify and report safety hazards; wear personal protective equipment; follow Safe Work Method Statements; seek advice if you are unsure about carrying out any tasks; don’t take

shortcuts and keep safety at the forefront. “Everyone deserves to be safe in their workplace and the construction industry is no different,” Mr Hopkins said. “With the number of high risk elements that our members are exposed to every day, it’s crucial that everyone does their part to make sure we all return home safely to our families at the end of the day.” The consortium has released a safety video for local residential industry members to highlight how to prioritise safety.

First home buyers in Canberra will need to save for six years on average for an entry-level house deposit, according to a new report from Domain. The Domain First Home Buyers report revealed with rising property prices it would now take a couple an additional nine months to save for a 20% deposit on an entry-level priced home, compared with this time last year. Canberra saw the biggest jump in timeframes of any capital city, followed by Sydney, Hobart and Darwin with a six-month increase. Over five years, the savings timeframe for ACT first home buyers has increased by nearly two years. For units, there was no change from last year, with a couple taking on average three years and five

months to save a 20% deposit. In Canberra, first home buyers would need to save for an additional two years and seven months to save for an entry-level house versus a unit. “While we have witnessed firsthome buyers purchasing in close to record numbers, taking advantage of low interest rates, tax cuts, and federal and state government incentives, those attempting to save for an initial deposit are facing challenges of their own,” said Domain senior research analyst, Dr Nicola Powell. “Rising living costs, low wage growth, weak savings rates and rapidly rising property prices are all factors that immediately impact the opportunity for first-home buyers to enter the property market.”

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14 Wettenhall Circuit Calwell Perfect first home for 1 lucky buyer!

You will be impressed when you walk

through this beautifully presented three bedroom home on a peaceful street in

Calwell. This property is perfect for those with a young family, first home buyers,

professional couples or even downsizers.

• Spacious separate living & meals areas • Updated kitchen with stainless steel appliances, ample cupboard space • Good sized bedrooms, two with built-in robes • Ducted gas heating & split system air-con • Paved & covered outdoor entertaining area

Auction | On Site Sat, 3rd Jul at 3:00pm _______________________________________________ View Sat, 26th Jun at 11:00am - 11:30am _______________________________________________ Agent Patrick Kinnane 0430 435 330

• Double garage with remote and internal access

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99/26 Antill Street, Dickson With everything for your inner north lifestyle pretty much at the doorstep, this generous sized third floor apartment could just be the ticket! You'll appreciate the standard of build at Nova, a boutique residential building offering high-end living in the heart of the buzzing Dickson dining precinct.

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Floor to ceiling, double glazed windows

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Well-equipped and secure gym with

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Reverse cycle air conditioning

24-7 access • •

Secure basement car space

Residents entertaining area with BBQ

facilities

For Sale $625,000 + _______________________________________________ View Contact Agent _______________________________________________ Agent Antony Damiano 0473 444 666 LJ Hooker Canberra City 6249 7700

120/15 John Cleland Crescent Florey A sparkling pool, gym, kids playground

and a full sized tennis court, this complex has so much more to offer than most in Belconnen. Add to this your own private

and spacious, sunny front courtyard and shady rear yard and you have your very own slice of resort style living.

• 2 bedrooms both with built-in robes • Ground floor apartment, all on one level • Recently partly painted within • Front sunny courtyard • Rear shady courtyard • Reverse cycle air conditioning • Hardstand carport plus storage room

Auction | In Rooms Wed, 7th Jul at 6:00pm _______________________________________________ View Sat, 26th Jun at 10:00am to 10:30am _______________________________________________ Agent Stephen Bunday 0416 014 431 Jake Bunday 0411 367 920 LJ Hooker Dickson 6257 2111

46 Clare Dennis Avenue Gordon So much potential! Framed by a full-

• Great location and street appeal

has great street appeal offers formal

• Living 114sq/m

length veranda, this exceptional home living & dining, separate family room,

wraparound kitchen and covered outdoor entertaining area on a 750sq/m block.

• Close to schools and shops • Pergola 40sq/m • Garage 70sq/m

• Construction 1995

For Sale Under Offer _______________________________________________ View Contact Agent _______________________________________________ Agent Jeff Shortland 0417 483 627

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10 Schofield Place Gordon Creating your future and owning your own great Australian dream. Perfect for those looking for an easy care style home in a quiet cul-de-sac location with views

across the backyard to the mountain ranges beyond.

• Built in wardrobes • 434m2 land • New Carpet • Freshly painted • New landscaping • Perfect for first home buyers and downsizers

Auction Wed, 30th June at 6:00pm _______________________________________________ View Sat, 26th June at 11:00am-11:30am _______________________________________________ Agent Lukas Cole 0432 289 618 Tim Russell 0416 087 834 LJ Hooker Kaleen 6241 1922

14 John Young Crescent Greenway Within a stone's throw of Lake Tuggeranong in the 'old' part of Greenway lies a little gem. This home is a rare

• Large, renovated kitchen with ample bench space and glass splashback

opportunity to purchase a large, single level property

• Gas cooktop, Smeg dishwasher & Omega oven

in a very sought-after location. Comprising three

• Newly installed ducted reverse cycle air-con

bedrooms, two bathrooms and a renovated kitchen,

• Double garage with internal access and remote-

this property is not your average townhouse especially given its street frontage aspect.

controlled door • Low maintenance gardens with established plants

Auction | On Site Sat, 10th Jul at 11:00am _______________________________________________ View Sat, 26th Jun at 10:30am - 11:00am _______________________________________________ Agent Andrew Curren 0424 288 717 Sally McCallum 0410 835 087 LJ Hooker Tuggeranong 6189 0100

305 Maribyrnong Avenue Kaleen It certainly doesn't get sweeter than this when it

• Renovated ensuite Bathroom

comes to fabulous four bedroom ensuite family

• Renovated main bathroom

homes.

• Renovated kitchen

All in all, this is a brilliant family home. With plenty

• 930m2 block of land

of heart, and a huge back yard that your kids and

• 153m2 house

your furry friends will fall in love with.

• RZ2 zoning

Online Auction Wed, 30th Jun at 6:00pm _______________________________________________ View Sat, 26th June at 9:00am-9:30am Sat, 26th June at 1:00pm-1:30pm _______________________________________________ Agent Tim Russell 0416 087 834 Eoin Ryan-Hicks 0424 042 419 LJ Hooker Kaleen 6241 1922

7 Kitty Mcewan Circuit Mckellar Do not miss this opportunity in the very tightly held

• 16 Solar panels

suburb of McKellar. Watch the ducks, nest in the

• In-slab heating

spring, their ducklings grow during the summer

• High ceilings

and see them return in the following years to

• Evaporative cooling

come. Walk the paths through the McKellar

• Gas fireplace

wetlands, surrounded by birdsong, the rattle of the

• Roof and wall insulation

bulrush and the croak of the frogs. All information contained herein is gathered from sources we consider to be reliable. However, we cannot guarantee or give any warranty about the information provided. Interested parties must solely rely on their own enquiries.

Auction Wed, 30th June at 6:00pm _______________________________________________ View Sat 26th June at 9:45am-10:15am Sat 26th June at 12:15pm-12:45pm _______________________________________________ Agent Lukas Cole 0432 289 618 Tim Russell 0416 087 834 LJ Hooker Kaleen 6241 1922

32 Clarey Crescent Spence Every now and again, you come across a

property that just makes you go, yes this is the one. This is what you will find at 32

Clarey Crescent in Spence. A home that offers three great sized bedrooms, two

beautifully appointed bathrooms and a

• Approximately 829m2 • Freshly painted • Ducted gas heating • Evaporative cooling • Huge flat backyard • Single garage + enclosed carport

Online Auction Wed, 7th Jul at 6:00pm _______________________________________________ View Sat, 26th June at 1:15pm-1:45pm _______________________________________________ Agent Lukas Cole 0432 289 618

single garage plus enclosed carport.

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Crowder Tishler StreetCircuit, ‘Stromlo Park’ STIRLING WRIGHT 251/35

3 BEDROOMS 4 BEDROOMS 2 BATHROOMS BATHROOMS 2 CAR CAR SPACES SPACES

AUCTION AUCTION VIEWING VIEWING CONTACT CONTACT

Sat 11am onsite onsite Sat 10/7/2021, 3/7/2021, 11am Sat 26/6/21, 12-12.40pm Sat 26/6/21, 2.30-3.10pm Sun Sun 27/6/21, 27/6/21, 12-12.40pm 1-1.40pm Tue 29/6/21, 5.40-6.10pm Michael Potter 0413 830 598 Michael Potter 0413 830 598

A find in ‘Stromlo Park’ A rare special place Inviting, energyfamily efficient townhouse sitedcrafted on a Solar passive, residence, expertly 2 generous land holding of 549m (approx) in the with meticulous attention to detail, defined by tightly held ‘Stromlo Park’endless complex. its stunning finishes and natural light. 2 Single level (162minterior of living approx) with total The immaculate design features a sleek privacy and seclusion and presented in excellent ‘state-of-the-art kitchen’, smart, contemporary original condition. bathrooms and a free flowing, open plan living

area. Features double glazed windows, sun-filled separate living areas,windows, ducted heating/cooling, Also, double glazed plantation double garage with internal accessgas plus extrashutters, ducted heating/cooling, feature large storageenclosed shed, stunning and area fire, private outdoorgardens entertaining outdoor entertaining area. EER and easy-care gardens. EER 6 5

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A rare find in ‘Stromlo Park’ Inviting, energy efficient townhouse sited on a generous land holding of 549m2 (approx) in the tightly held ‘Stromlo Park’ complex. Single level (162m2 of living approx) with total privacy and seclusion and presented in excellent original condition. Features double glazed windows, sun-filled separate living areas, ducted heating/cooling, double garage with internal access plus extralarge storage shed, stunning gardens and outdoor entertaining area. EER 5

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The Grange Deakin Located in one of Canberra’s oldest suburbs, The Grange Deakin retirement village offers you independent living in your own private home close to medical facilities and just 300m from the Deakin shops, home to an IGA supermarket, pharmacy, post office and coffee shops. All our homes exude warmth and charm while offering a practical downsizing alternative where you will gain all the delightful benefits of The Grange Deakin lifestyle including a dining room, indoor pool and spa, hairdresser, library, and

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in the stars ARIES 21 MAR – 20 APR

CANCER 22 JUNE – 22 JULY

LIBRA 24 SEPT – 23 OCT

CAPRICORN 22 DEC – 20 JAN

On the career front, things will be smoother at work than they have been lately and you will make it through any obstacles that surface. The Full Moon on 24 June warns you to be careful of how you handle important people at work, otherwise misunderstandings are likely.

With Jupiter retrograde until 17 October, you’re invited to come out of your crab shell and notice opportunities all around you. The Full Moon on 24 June could be a difficult time in relationships; stand back and give them the room to work out their problems in their own way.

The Full Moon in Capricorn on 24 June places the emphasis on the home and family. There may be issues with the family to resolve or repairs that need to be done at home. It also creates a fascinating bond between your career zone and your domestic sphere.

The Full Moon in your sign on 24 June indicates that your oneon-one relationships need extra understanding and tolerance right now. The end of this month is all about getting in touch with your emotions and your needs. Shared resources are a major theme in your relationships.

TAURUS 21 APR – 21 MAY

LEO 23 JULY – 23 AUG

SCORPIO 24 OCT – 22 NOV

AQUARIUS 21 JAN – 19 FEB

Making money or organising your finances seems to be a priority at the moment and it’s likely that new opportunities to earn money could arise this week. The Full Moon on 24 June urges you to take no decisions lightly and, if in doubt, trust your instincts.

The Full Moon on 24 June highlights the area of your chart linked to routines, rituals and habits, and creates a link between your actions and your feelings. There could be problems at work and you will need tact and diplomacy to get others to act decently.

You are likely to score major goals in your career or study this week. The Full Moon on 24 June indicates that if you must travel, to do so but take precautions and to expect delays and obstacles. Teamwork is the key to success over the next few months.

The Full Moon on 24 June heightens your intuition and all kinds of sensitivity. Keep a journal close to your bed to jot down ideas or revelations. If your health has been bothering you, it is time to get the problem sorted out once and for all.

GEMINI 22 MAY – 21 JUNE

The Full Moon on 24 June indicates that you may need to put up with some flak from your family today. There could be muddles and misunderstandings all around you. Neptune retrograde begins on 25 June, encouraging you to reflect on your dreams concerning a partnership.

SAGITTARIUS 23 NOV – 21 DEC

The Full Moon on 24 June activates the area of your chart associated with community, activism, and progress. It warns you that sometimes the world and certain people don’t live up to your standards. However, before you become demoralised, think about the message that fate is sending you.

With the Sun in your sign, you’re in the mood to explore, connect with people and exchange new ideas. The Full Moon on 24 June indicates that a frustrating time is likely at work. Also, if you’ve been feeling unwell, it’s time to visit a health professional.

VIRGO 24 AUG – 23 SEPT

The Full Moon in Capricorn on 24 June is one of the best of the year and highlights your financial sector, making you quite a money magnet. However, it still warns you to be careful with your money and not to allow yourself to be taken advantage of.

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