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contents From the editor Last month, I had the heartening fortune of being able to rescue two separate friendships that had gone off the rails at different times (one around four decades ago, the other just days earlier). In both cases, I suspect the initial derailment was caused more by miscommunication than any hint of malice or spite, as well as some immaturity on my part – excusable when you’re young, not so much when you’re old enough to know better. So, after some firm but gentle introspection, I’m pledging (yet again) to do better when it comes to expressing myself clearly and kindly, and to understanding and empathising with other people in my life.

When it comes to “doing life”, I’ve by no means mastered it yet. However, I’m a willing learner who will probably have my L plates on until the moment my engine finally stops running.

Key lessons lately: to listen well, communicate clearly, and be kind.

Reasons to be grateful this past week include an uplifting night at the alcohol-free Mental Illness Education ACT (MIEACT) inaugural gala ball and hearing the extraordinary Kate Miller-Heidke sing live (wow!), a heartwarming evening at Helping ACT’s charity dinner where Canberra’s own wonderfully talented Kirrah Amosa serenaded guests so beautifully, delicious food, great company, meeting new people, catching up with friends and acquaintances, and a leisurely Sunday morning at the National Portrait Gallery. Take care,

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Ladies en pointe: because ballet has no age limit In a little dance studio on Northbourne Avenue, the wondrous world of ballet is taught to women of all ages, skills and sizes – every body is welcome.

Linda Willington, 52, and Sophie Chalk, 47, are later-in-life dancers who decided to take a leap of faith and sauté into an adultonly dance studio to finally live out their childhood dreams. It’s been a few years now for both women since they first laced up their ballet shoes and put their hair in a bun, and they say it’s one of the best decisions they’ve ever made.

The stereotype of a ballerina is a slender, young woman, and there’s nothing wrong with that. But these Canberra women are ballerinas in their own right, and they’re proud to plié, slide on their ballet shoes, and relevé at the barre, each and every week.

“I’ve always wanted to do ballet.

My daughter danced from three to 18 and I was a dance mum on the side, always a bit jealous and just paying all the money,” laughed Linda.

“I knew about the adult studio, 6th Position, and just never had the guts to do it, and then it was offered online when we went into lockdown. So, I just started in my garage at home, and then braved it to the studio when we came out.

“Before my first class, I was so nervous because of my age, because of my body shape … I was very nervous.”

Not having quite the same motivation as Linda, Sophie mainly chose to begin classes simply for her fitness.

“I did have a love of ballet. I read a lot of comic books about it when I was little but I’d been looking for 6

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adult only classes for a number of years because I think it’s nice to be fit,” Sophie said.

While neither aspires to being a star, both women say their improved wellbeing is what keeps them coming back.

“It was 100 per cent the stereotype of ballerinas which stopped me from starting ballet.

Ballet when I was younger was very regimented and not fun at all,” Linda said.

“But the teachers here just make you laugh, and you have a laugh at yourself. It’s not about becoming a prima ballerina, not at all.

“I keep coming back because I just love it so much. It’s an hour and a half where the music is beautiful, it’s nice to get dressed up, and you just feel good.”

Sophie’s favourite part of the class is the barre exercises, and she says it’s dramatically improved her mental health.

“I like being at the barre because it’s me time. Me and myself, and how it feels being in the present. Having that moment of silence in your life is so precious,” Sophie said.

With a community of supportive teachers and like-minded peers, Sophie and Linda have gained a new level of confidence they never thought possible.

“The challenge of my life is to do a pirouette and I just can’t get there!” chuckled Linda.

“I just said to my ballet teacher ‘am I ever going to get this?’ and she went ‘I don’t know’, and we laughed. She tries so hard each week, but …” she shrugged.

Sophie and Linda have both performed in one concert, complete with tutus, stage makeup

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“I was hesitant to do it, but I just went ‘oh well, why not?’,” Linda said. “Others did it as well and we just supported each other. It was my first time performing ballet on a stage.”

Sophie has signed up for her second concert this year in October and has almost convinced Linda to sign up again with her.

“I was absolutely proud of myself stepping off that stage. It was just so much fun, and it wasn’t just the performance, it was the whole backstage stuff and all the practice,” Linda smiled.

“My daughter actually came to see the concert and she rejoined ballet after it. She’s 26 now, dancing four to five times a week, she’s back on her pointe shoes …

As soon as she came back to ballet, she was home.

“It’s inspired her, and it’s really beautiful to see her dancing again, and she just loves it.”

Walking like a penguin from the pain after her first class didn’t curb Sophie’s enthusiasm, and she has even gained the courage to take trapeze lessons.

To any adult yearning to give ballet a go but who believes their time has passed, Sophie and Linda offer words of encouragement.

“It’s never too late! Here, most of us just really want to enjoy ourselves. It’s opened up a window and, yes, an old dog can learn new tricks,” Sophie smiled.

“Even if you’re an adult, you can still dance at the highest level of your own potential.

“If you try it, at least you know if it’s working for you or not. But if you don’t try it, then you’ve 100 per cent failed. That’s what I’ve learnt.”

“Just do it, just be brave. I’ve gotten to the age now where I don’t really care about what other people think, and I used to care a lot,” smiled Linda.

“I’d absolutely recommend people do ballet. If you’ve got that desire, then just do it! Give it a go always – there’s nothing wrong with trying something.

“That’s one reason why I’m doing this article, because I want people to just try it. Don’t be scared. Ballet doesn’t have an age limit. Not at all.”

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Announcing The Canberra Forum What does democracy mean to you?

As a uni student, I studied a course on ‘deliberative democracy’ with Professor Lyn Carson that made me think about how the processes we use determine our ability to meaningfully participate in democracy.

For many Australians, participating in democracy is simply casting their vote every election. This most certainly is participating, but how much does it really tell representatives about their community’s views?

As an elected representative over the last three years, I have done my utmost to listen, engage and be available to Canberrans.

My regular coffee catch-ups, mobile offices and community forums have put me in touch with so many of you – and I am thankful for this privilege.

But many of these interactions are with those who are politically engaged and passionate about a particular issue.

But what about those in our community who are less likely to seek me out and who are less likely to be heard?

It is important for representatives to seek these

voices out.

Another issue is that most people are incredibly busy and don’t have a lot of time to engage. Our views often change when we have the chance to hear from experts and discuss issues with others with different perspectives.

Deliberative democracy processes are about ensuring citizens have the chance to participate more actively in democracy by drawing in a cross section of perspectives and creating a forum for discussion.

Citizens juries are perhaps the best-known example.

As an MP, I am very excited to include deliberative processes in my ‘toolbox’ of community engagement.

Last year, I had the opportunity to work with the Centre for Deliberative Democracy and Global Governance at University of Canberra to host a deliberative town hall on youth engagement.

Now, in an Australian first, I have partnered with DemocracyCo to establish The Canberra Forum, an ongoing deliberative panel to allow Canberrans to participate more fully in the democratic process. I’m very thankful to DemocracyCo for volunteering their time and expertise to this project which they will be

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using to create a ‘handbook’ for other MPs who want to use the model.

The forum will begin as a trial, made up of up to 45 Canberrans, selected at random, to provide their views on key issues for Canberra.

My hope is that The Canberra Forum will open stronger communication channels between myself and constituents, helping me to better represent the views of our community within the Labor Party and in the Parliament.

It is concerning for Australian democracy that studies have repeatedly shown trust in government and politicians is in decline.

I believe all politicians have a responsibility to build trust and engagement in the community.

In a sense, our job is simple as listening and then advocating. Deliberative democracy processes allow us to listen more widely and give constituents the chance to engage with a range of perspectives on issues.

The Canberra Forum is my way of creating the opportunity for this deeper engagement here in the electorate of Canberra.

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Kangaroo cull may be excessive I have to admit shooting kangaroos in the past, but these days I restrict my activities to shooting rabbits and pigs on the rare occasions I go shooting.

At ACAT, I presided over the first two kangaroo cull cases brought by Animal Liberation and their colleagues. We were never too sure exactly how many kangaroos there were on the hills around Canberra but there were certainly a lot during droughts.

And apart from the ecological arguments the ACT government would always raise and the fact there was no other effective way of controlling them, culling – properly administered – was the only realistic way of controlling numbers and, in many cases, preventing starvation amongst the mobs of roos.

I was impressed to read recently of an intrepid Canberra couple who made a huge effort this year to count the number of roos. It would seem that their count and the officials’ count did not match up. It also seems that this year, little wallabies were also shot. I have rarely heard of wallabies being mixed up in mobs of roos, but if that is true, then the shooters were grossly negligent in doing so. Even I can tell the difference between a wallaby and a roo at night (certainly under a spotlight).

Sadly, it is usual practice for young joeys in their mothers’ pouches to be quickly killed on the spot, as described in recent articles on this topic. The whole crux of the matter is that the shooting process has to be done humanely by trained registered shooters so the roos

don’t feel a thing (head shots).

Clearly, sometimes this does not always happen – and it needs to.

There were three kangaroo cull cases in ACAT during my time as Appeal President. We will call them Kangaroo 1 (2009), Kangaroo 2 (2011) and Kangaroo 3 (2014). I think the best yardstick was Kangaroo 2 where I presided, assisted by an expert community member and my old former colleague, Senior Member Alan Anforth, a man known for his humanity and extensive knowledge of the law. The government’s experts told us that the ideal number of roos per hectare in the Canberra hills was anything between 0.7 to 1.5. They wanted us to set a ratio of 1 roo per hectare but Alan objected. The three of us came up with 1.5 roos per hectare

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and in that cull, the government was allowed to cull only 1,164 roos (the actual cull was 1,154 – 10 short).

As Alan pushed for 1.5 per hectare and swayed my other colleague and me, I’d like to call it the Anforth rule of how many roos there should be per hectare. I hope the current powers that be use it, but it seems from what I hear about this year’s cull they have not. I’d suggest the government ensure that the Anforth rule is used, that the killings are humane, and that no wallabies are shot in future.

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YHome’s Ainslie development to proceed YWCA Canberra has been seeking permission since 2020 to build housing in Ainslie for vulnerable women who may have experienced domestic and family violence – and due to the use of ministerial call-in powers last week, these women will soon have shelter.

The YHomes Ainslie development is planned to house older women on modest incomes and women with children escaping domestic violence in the Canberra community.

On Wednesday 29 June, ACT Minister for Planning and Land Management Mick Gentleman used his ministerial call-in powers to sign off on the Ainslie development proposal, after the initial proposal was overturned on appeal by the ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal last year.

The appeal was lodged by a group of Ainslie residents, after the YWCA’s development application was approved by the independent planning and land authority and received an assessment process, which included community consultation.

The second development application has been approved by the Minister, after YWCA revised the design and lodged an application for nine units in February this year.

Mr Gentleman said the planning system “can and should” be used to facilitate housing for vulnerable community members.

“After careful consideration of the concerns raised by members of the community, I have used my call-in powers to approve this project and enable construction of these supported housing units to begin as soon as possible,” he said.

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CEO of YWCA Canberra, Frances Crimmins, said, “The Minister’s call-in powers exist to ensure that important developments that have a clear benefit to the community are able to proceed in a timely manner.

“We are confident that our development has considered and incorporated the views of the community, and that the significant support from local residents for this important and purpose-driven development will continue into the next phase of this process.”

Local resident, Meridith Edwards, said, “As an Ainslie resident, I am delighted to know that the YWCA’s housing project designed to meet an urgent and growing need is to proceed at last.

“Its residents will have affordable and safe accommodation which is close to transport, medical facilities, and shops. Co-residence will provide the benefit of mutual support and efficiency in service delivery.”

The decision has been also welcomed by local housing advocacy group, Greater Canberra, but organisation convenor Howard Maclean feels the planning system has wasted “hundreds of thousands” of dollars on the “preferences of existing residents in wealthy suburbs”.

“The YHomes Ainslie development has been held up for over a year by a small group of residents who have opposed this project from the outset,” Mr Maclean said.

“Many months and hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars have been spent by the planning authority in responding to a tribunal appeal that has delayed this critically important housing.”

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Canberrans rally for abortion rights On Saturday 2 July, more than 1,500 people attended a rally in Garema Place; women, men, nonbinary people, dogs, and a ferret turned up to protest the US Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v Wade, what had been the USA’s constitutional protection of abortion rights since 1973.

While the overruling doesn’t criminalise abortion across the whole of the USA, it does allow states to make their own decision; an estimated 25 states are expected to introduce laws that will either restrict access to abortion or ban the procedure.

Across Australia, people have been standing in solidarity with women who will be impacted by the Supreme Court’s decision, while also sending a message to politicians in Australia that they will not be

allowed to play follow the leader with US lawmakers on this issue.

Speaking at the rally, Greens MLA for Kurrajong Rebecca Vassarotti shared her dismay at the situation in the US before assuring attendees the ACT Greens will always protect the rights of the Canberra community.

Other speakers shared their experiences of having undergone the procedure and how grateful they had been to have legal access to a safe abortion. One speaker recalled the stark reality of being denied abortion in tragic stories of women who have lost their lives.

Calls of “Pro-life, your name is a lie, you don’t care if women die” could be heard from all around the Civic centre.

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“One of my best friends lives in Florida, not only is she dealing with the Roe v Wade being overturned but she’s also dealing with the ‘don’t say gay bill’ coming in this week.

Watching these rights get stripped away is just shocking,” Cara said.

Abbey and Jordana said it was pure rage that made them attend the rally; anger for the women who have been denied the right to make their own decisions for their bodies.

They took their message to the streets as they marched around the city block, the crowd grew as passers-by joined in. Others watched from the sidelines, and a few hecklers called out ‘baby murderers’; these

Around 1,500 pro-choice advocates rallied in Canberra’s Garema Place on Saturday 2 July.

calls were hard to hear over the chants of the passionate protestors.

Before the crowd dispersed, a chant of ‘we will be back’ echoed with another rally organised for Saturday 9 July.

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news Patrons of St Paul’s Ginninderra Anglican Church have opened their home and community to two Ukrainian women, who were left refugees following the holiday from hell.

Before the war, 32-year-old Yuliya was a business trainer in IT, living in Kyiv, two hours from her hometown.

Her mother, 55-year-old Svetlana, owns a small family store with her husband, Yuliya’s father.

Since Yuliya worked remotely, she was frequently able to travel the world, and when the opportunity to work in Sri Lanka arose, she invited Svetlana to visit.

While in Sri Lanka, they heard news about Russian troops near the borders of Ukraine, but that wasn’t anything new as Russia would sometimes train near Ukraine.

“I remember the moment,” said

Yuliya. “We were near the swimming pool. It was a nice day, it was warm.

It was early morning, 9 o’clock in Sri Lanka, but 6.30 in the morning in Kyiv.

“The rocket came at 6am. Russia bombed Kyiv first.” Yuliya clutched her mother’s hand while she spoke, as Svetlana, not able to speak English but able to understand, breathed through tears.

“I remember the reading the news like, ‘oh, my god… the war started,’” said Yuliya shakily. “We were in shock.

Everybody knows that if a war starts, it doesn’t end in a few days.

“The first month was very hard, because we couldn’t sleep. We just read the news, all the time.

Everybody tried to escape from Ukraine, from Kyiv, from the bombs, and we were in Sri Lanka.

“But then Sri Lanka’s economic crisis started. Sometimes it would be

20 hours without electricity, and it became impossible for me to work,” said Yuliya.“I understood that if something happened in Sri Lanka, we would not have a chance to survive, because Ukraine could not help us. It was better to go somewhere else.”

Yuliya and her mother had to make an important decision, quickly.

“Of course, it would be better for us to go to Europe, because it’s a culture that we know and it’s near Ukraine.

But if the war started in Ukraine, tomorrow it could be in Europe.

“We needed to go somewhere not bordering Russia, somewhere very far.

So, we started looking to Australia.”

Meanwhile, Canberra woman Lauren and her father David, a patron of St Paul’s, found a website connecting Ukrainian refugees with volunteers opening their homes.

Lauren applied to offer lodging

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Ukrainian mother and daughter find refuge in Spence

Svetlana and Yuliya thank members of the Spence community who “took us in and helped us start our lives from zero”.

in their Spence home, and 10 days later, Yuliya and Svetlana moved into the spare bedrooms. They arrived in Australia on 28 April.

Back in Ukraine, Yuliya’s father uses their manchester shop and the family’s own savings to support nine refugees living in their home.

“Dad says it’s enough, but in

the house, there are currently two families. We asked other relatives if maybe they could take some of these people in, but they don’t have food for them.” His wife and daughter have stayed with Lauren and David in Spence for two months now, regularly monitoring the news from Ukraine.

“Every day it’s worse and worse news; very big and strong cities, now bombed,” Yuliya said.

A few weeks ago, David brought Yuliya and Svetlana to the church’s community lunch, where they shared their story. The churchgoers suggested a fundraiser to help Yuliya’s father.

“My mum cooked family meals, like borscht. We didn’t expect there would be 50 people. While we were cooking, I looked up and suddenly everything was yellow and blue.

“Somebody had decorated everything. It was beautiful.

“We were worried because we thought people wouldn’t like our food, but everybody was very thankful.”

St Paul’s raised almost $3,000 for Yuliya’s father and the nine refugees in their home.

Soon, Yuliya and Svetlana will be leaving Canberra, moving to a job opportunity for Yuliya in Sydney.

Lauren will be driving them to their new home – a space of their own.

“It’s not easy to take strangers into your home, but Lauren did everything for us and now we feel that we have relatives here,” Yuliya said.

“I’ve seen that even small support to help refugees to survive here is very important. Just to hug, just to feel.”

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Raiders fall in controversial finish The Canberra Raiders’ hopes for a top 8 fi nish took an enormous blow as they went down 12-10 to the Dragons in Wollongong on Sunday 3 July.

The match ended in controversy when the Raiders were denied a chance to send the game into golden point after Ben Hunt deliberately held down Joe Tapine in a tackle. However, instead of a penalty, the Raiders were awarded a six-again, which gave them no advantage given there were just seconds left on the clock.

NRL Head of Football Graham Annesley later confi rmed that the Raiders should have been awarded any one of three penalties, and that Hunt could have been sin-binned for a professional foul.

It is little consolation to the

Raiders who now fi nd themselves two games outside of the top 8. Canberra has the bye this weekend before facing the Storm in Melbourne on Sunday 17 July.

Meanwhile, Josh Papalii retained his spot in the Queensland front row, while Jack Wighton was named 18th man for NSW for the State of Origin decider next Wednesday night.

Lolesio leads Wallabies to win Brumbies flyhalf Noah Lolesio played a starring role in the 14man Wallabies win over England in Perth on Saturday night, 2 July.

A last-minute inclusion in the starting side after Quade Cooper went down in the warmup, Lolesio helped steer the side to a gutsy 30-28 victory despite an early red card to Darcy Swain for a headbutt.

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Remember when you’d pop over to your neighbours for a chat?

Experience the warmth of community again at Marigal Gardens

At Marigal Gardens, we believe in good old-fashioned things like friendship, fun and genuine connections. It’s why our community is such a soughtafter place to live.

From craft groups to community gardening, our residents can indulge their favourite hobbies in great company. Trivia Nights, Morning Teas and Happy Hour are hugely popular events for unwinding at the end of a week.

And when you want a quiet moment, there’s room for that, too.

Because another thing that never goes out of style at Marigal Gardens Retirement Village is the freedom to be yourself and enjoy the privacy of your own home.

Find out about our available homes, view our display suite and tour the facilities, then finish with a ‘Cuppa and Chat’ at our next open for inspection on Wednesday 13 July, 10am to 2pm.

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Communities at Work Winter Appeal This winter, some people in our community are struggling to have warm clothing, warm homes or food - things most of us take for granted. We can’t change how people got into hardship, but together, we may help make things easier for them. Communities at Work is urging the local community to support their Winter Appeal through either a financial or food donation. Over 15,000 vulnerable Canberrans rely on Communities at Work each year to support them with food, clothing, accommodation, transport, friendship, life skills, education and mental wellbeing. Your kindness will help make this possible. Food can be dropped off at their Tuggeranong or Gungahlin Community Centres or at several participating shopping centres. You could even run a food donation drive with your neighbours, workplace or school! More info: commsatwork.org/donate

Kippax Holiday Happenings The popular craft and games days for primary school children at Kippax Uniting Church, Holiday Happenings, are on again these holidays, on Thursdays 7 and 14 July 10am-2pm. The cost is $5 per child (max $10 per family) and includes craft supplies and morning tea. Children need to bring their own lunch and water bottle. Bookings essential, call KUC office on 6254 1733.

Hartley High Tea & Fashion Parade Get your groove on and indulge in Hartley Lifecare’s 1960s themed High Tea with a flower-powered fashion parade and prizes for best dressed on Sunday 24 July 1-4pm at Albert Hall, Yarralumla. Celebrating 60 years in Canberra, all proceeds go toward supporting Hartley Lifecare in giving people living with disability the opportunity to live their best lives. Tickets: $100, includes high tea and entertainment, via www.hartley.org.au/event/ hartley--high-tea-2022/home

Canberra Friends of Dili Canberra Friends of Dili will host a Christmas in July dinner on 30 July at Deakin Soccer Club to raise funds for two projects in Timor-Leste, which has the highest rate of poverty in South-East Asia. The dinner will raise funds for FOKUPERS, a community-based organisation formed in 1997 to address violence against women and children. The organisation runs shelters, creches, legal support and training and development for women and children who have been the victims of domestic violence. The dinner will also raise vital funds for the Xanana Gusmao Reading Room, the only public library in Dili. It houses important items related to Xanana Gusmao and has a range of educational and other activities aimed at nurturing pride in the country’s culture. There will be raffles and a silent auction, as well as a traditional Christmas dinner. Tickets: email Robert at altamr@bigpond.com Share your community event.

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GIVIT seeks baby and infant supplies GIVIT is working with a charitable organisation that supports families in the ACT region experiencing hardship through providing them with safe essential items for their children. They are looking for daily products to support their children’s wellbeing. These products would include face washers as part of their linen + toiletries packs; school bags that will be used to create school packs with a variety of learning materials inside; pharmacy vouchers to purchase infant formula (direct donations must be new and unopened); socks and underwear for boys and girls between the ages of 2-16; nappies for babies in all sizes (prem-6) and baby wipes. The importance of providing our communities with safe and clean essential items ensures their children’s wellbeing, hygiene, creates a sense of inclusion, and supports their overall development. To donate or fund, visit: www.givit.org.au/whats-needed , search Category: ‘Baby and Child; Location: ‘ACT’. After you pledge the item, you will be contacted by the relevant organisation to arrange pick-up, post or drop-off.

Free pelvic floor workshops Women of all ages are invited to attend a free workshop presented by a physiotherapist from Canberra Health Services on Monday 11 July 9.30am-12.30pm at Tuggeranong Community Health Centre. This workshop will provide information, education and self-help strategies for women who are experiencing continence problems or wishing to prevent them.

Bookings essential; call the Community Heath Intake Team on 5124 9977.

Marymead Card & Games Day

Come along and join Marymead’s annual Card & Games Day at the Royal Canberra Golf Club on Monday 15 August. Gather a group of friends to play bridge, Mah-jong, poker or any game of your choice! Cost: $50, includes lunch, glass of wine or soft drink/juice, tea, coffee and petit fours.

To secure your spot, visit our website or email events@marymead.org.au

Take Charge of Pain Arthritis, Pain Support and ME/CFS invites you to participate in this course designed to help you understand and take control of your pain.

Delivered by Zoom weekly, in one-hour sessions over seven weeks, commencing Wednesday 13 July 12pm. Register: call 1800 011 041.

Cost: $70 non-members, free for members (membership $49).

Kippax Uniting Church Marketplace Kippax Uniting Church will hold its regular monthly indoor Marketplace on Saturday 16 July 8am-12pm. There will be a variety of stalls held by community members, and the church’s pre-loved focus this month is books, CDs, DVDs, and records. Donations are welcome on the day before.

Probus Club Narrabundah: The next meeting is on Tuesday 19 July 11am at Harmonie German Club. Guest speaker: Karen Viggers, author and wildlife and domestic veterinarian, whose books include The Lightkeeper’s Wife and The Orchardist’s Daughter. Members are invited to enjoy lunch afterwards, visitors and new members always welcome. More info: John on 6295 7836 or 0432 435 053.

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Food for thought The latest in foodie news, events, and products with Taste editor, Anja de Rozario.

Three of ACT’s top greengrocers were crowned the freshest and best in the business at Sydney Markets’ 2022 Fresh Awards, following the event’s two-year hiatus. Seventeen winners out of 63 finalists were crowned amongst the fresh produce, floral and content industries. Ziggy’s Fresh in Fyshwick triumphed as winner of Best Large Business, and was a finalist in several categories, including: Greengrocer of the Year, Knowledge in Action, Service Excellence, and Retail Presentation. Ziggy’s was beaten out in the latter by fellow ACT business, Tom’s Superfruits in Belconnen. As well as winning in Retail Presentation, Tom’s was a finalist for Knowledge in Action.

Finally, Alpha Fresh Foods in Hume was a finalist for the coveted Providore of the Year Award. The retailers were evaluated through a mystery shopping program and judged on everything from freshness, customer service and industry knowledge, to store appearance and innovative approaches.

Expect the unexpected at Monster Kitchen & Bar’s inaugural truffle dinner, which will consist of four courses and snacks, all vegetarian, all with truffles, on Thursday 7 July from 6.30pm. Chef Matthew Bentley will be taking guests on a culinary journey, showcasing a different truffle from Farmer Frank from Hidden Valley Farm, Goulburn in every dish. Tickets: $150; add $59 for matching truffle drinks. Monster have added a number of these dishes to their regular menu for truffle season, so 22

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even if you can’t make the event, you can still taste some of the highlights.

Bookings: monsterkitchen.com.au Now open in Deakin is Deakin & Me, a café that celebrates good food, good coffee and, most importantly, nice people. “It’s how we came up with the name,” says co-owner Zac Calway. “Of course, we want to be serving up great food and drinks, especially with the high calibre of cafes in Canberra. But we really wanted to ensure we created a feel-good space, where people connect with people.” Taste editor, Anja de Rozario’s top pick is their chai spiced French toast with vanilla mascarpone, raspberry gel, candied pecans, seasonal fruits and maple. A chai-lover’s sweet dream, it’s easily one of the best French toasts Canberra has to offer; available every day until 2.30pm. “Because we’re located within a business district, we’ve also included a deli cabinet filled with fresh daily-made lunch options,” says Calway. Diners can enjoy an early breakfast through to lunch with a glass of wine or even a naughty cocktail. “We’ve included a few harder drinks like a mimosa, espresso martini or a negroni to enjoy, no matter the time of day. There’s no judgement here.” The new eatery boasts contemporary interiors featuring the building’s original 1980s terracotta tiles mixed with exposed high ceilings, hanging greenery and an abundance of natural light. Deakin & Me is open seven days a week, 6.30am-3pm on weekdays and 7.30am-3pm

Deakin & Me celebrates good food. Photos: Ben Calvert.

Four courses of truffle goodness at Monster Kitchen & Bar’s inaugural truffle dinner, 7 July 6.30pm. Images supplied.

on weekends.

For more information, follow @deakinandme Over two four-day periods in July, 7-10 and 14-17, Westfield Woden’s Bradley Street dining precinct is offering warming sweet treats by your favourite eateries, from free mini hot chocolates at San Churro, to burgers and beer at Grill’d for just $17. Fenway Public House, Hanok Korean Fine BBQ, Rashays, Super Bao, and Grease Monkey are also running limited time offers, including free beer and baos. The winter celebrations will continue for the whole family, with ‘snow’ falling outside the centre at ‘Let It Snow.’

A variety of kid’s school holiday workshops are taking place at the Canberra Centre’s snowing Winter Village from 4 to 17 July, including gingerbread decorating, wreath making and candle making.

Located inside the centre near the City Walk entrance, the village brings a Swiss alpine town to life, with cosy fireplaces, winter village photo moments, and a virtual reality experience transporting visitors to the Swiss alps. For the grownups, a Gewürzhaus mulled wine and Swiss chocolate s’mores bar will take place on Friday 8 and 15 July from 4pm to 7pm.

Bookings not required, visit canberracentre.com.au for details.

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The Canberra Symphony Orchestra will perform Handel’s Messiah on 8-9 July at Llewellyn Hall, ANU. Photo: Martin Ollman.

Countertenor Tobias Cole, one of the performers in Canberra Symphony Orchestra’s Messiah. Photo: Michele Mossop.

Canberra Symphony: Messiah brings beauty back For two nights only, the Canberra Symphony Orchestra (CSO) brings Handel’s iconic Messiah to the stage of ANU’s Llewellyn Hall. Joining CSO is a handful of acclaimed musical artists including Soprano, Chloe Lankshear, and Countertenor, Tobias Cole.

Messiah takes the listener on one of the greatest stories ever told: the birth, trial, death, passion, resurrection and revelation of Jesus Christ. While the oratorio is commonly performed during the festive season, it was originally conceived as a work for Easter and premiered during Lent.

However, Countertenor Tobias Cole believes the work is still relevant now and doesn’t appeal to only Christian audiences. People from all faiths and walks of life can find something to connect with, a way to relate, especially during the tumultuous times we have been going through of late.

“Handel wrote his work in very turbulent times back then as we are in now; there will be nuances that people will lock into,” Cole said.

George Frederic Handel’s masterpiece has been in near constant circulation since its premiere in 1742, for which women were asked to avoid wearing dresses with hoops, to make room for bigger audiences. It incorporates quotations from the Bible scriptures as it takes you through the major lifts and minor falls of Jesus’ life.

The arias, solos and choruses tell tales from the Bible but also highlight moments and feelings that are almost universal, such as the want to change our lives for the better but not wanting to put in the hard work to do it, as in But Who May

Abide the Day of His Coming, which is also Cole’s opening aria.

“We want someone new to come to us and fix our problems, but when they turn to us and tell us our problems are within ourselves, we don’t like what they’re saying; you wish the problems were external and could be fixed elsewhere, that’s the power of that aria.”

Cole also created the CSO Messiah Choir for the performance, a group which brings together vocalists from the ANU Chamber Choir and guests from community choirs. He described the process as one of “wonderful discovery”. His vision for the choir and the performance is to bring beauty back to our lives, something which is easy to forget in trying times. The famous Hallelujah Chorus promises to be rich and aweinspiring.

“I want them to be transported away from ridiculous pedantic worry affecting all of us, a chance to remember the essentials of humanity, universal themes and just have their ears caressed by beauty. It’s something we don’t get enough of today and it’s so essential that people are reminded what beauty is.”

Handel’s works are challenging for many vocal performers, according to Cole; they require an agility in the voice and the ability to throw notes without any warning or warming up. Many of Handel’s works are unpredictable in nature, creating a high sense of suspense and, at the point of resolution, offering up only more tension.

“The audience is taken on a sudden detour and there’s no anticipation of it; you have to know they’re coming up and you have to prepare in as

good a way as possible and give it to the audience as something significant.”

The powerful rendition of He Was Despised showcases Handel’s mastery of his craft; the Alto solo takes the audiences to the depths of what it is like to be an individual outcast from society for standing up for their beliefs. The power he feels in turning his back on those who abuse and criticise him, the sombre moment is written to begin in an uncharacteristic upbeat major key adjusting throughout the solo, inviting listeners to really take the time to think about what the character is experiencing.

One of the other pieces Cole is excited to bring to the stage is a duet that is often cut from the oratorio, O Death, Where Is Thy Sting, which he will perform with Andrew Goodwin. He said the piece is basically saying sin is the sting of death and the need to clean up your house before you die.

According to Cole, it’s impossible to pinpoint why this work is still so popular nearly 300 years after it first appeared. He believes the music transcends the listener and helps them feel part of something greater than themselves.

“We are connected in ways we can never understand. I think Handel was provoked to write something quite extraordinary. It’s lasted because it resonates with people, with humanity, with our need to value higher things other than reason and rationality.”

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Walking into the Canberra Glassworks gallery, wooden shelves hold tea-coloured forms, the colour inspiring nostalgia, redolent of old photographs you would see in grandparents’ houses.

Blair’s main work explores our connection with objects and the memories we associate with them; the artist inspired by the sheds of her father and grandfather where she spent time as a child.

Each item is created to tell a story, mark a moment in time, and allow the viewer to try and figure out what could have been happening the moments before they stepped inside. The intricate detail of each piece is flawless; brushes frozen as they bend from wet paint, liquid spills from a bucket onto the floor, a freshly eaten apple core hides among the tools.

It’s almost hard to believe the items are created out of glass; people have tried to turn the clamp as they pass by, even harder to believe is the fact that Blair created the pieces from memory alone.

“You may have a really strong attachment to this one oil can, but you know there were lots of jars and things in the periphery that are a little bit more fuzzy in your memory but they all sort of add to the experience.”

On the outside walls are more moments in time which explore other techniques with glass; one of the things that showcases Blair’s versatility is her use of paint both in and on the surface of her works.

“I first learnt it over in America; almost 15 years after that I’m still trying to develop ways of working with it, the things you can do are sort of limitless with that stuff. I’m still trying to find exactly what I like about it,” Blair said.

Colourful flowers in a vase lose their petals, a jug of milk and two lemons bring classic paintings from the canvas. Blair laughed as she

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Quietly Spoken, a breathtaking moment in glass

Annette Blair took inspiration from her father’s and grandfather’s work sheds in her new exhibition at the Canberra Glassworks.

said the milk is lactose free.

Leaving the main gallery leading to Kate Nixon’s new installation is a striking piece where the juxtaposition of the two meets; Blair’s falling autumn-coloured leaves fall into the glam mosaic of Nixon’s dustpan.

- Jessica Cordwell Annette Blair’s Quietly Spoken continues at Canberra Glassworks until 14 August; canberraglassworks.com

THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING 22-30 July

How can you change the world if you've taken yourself out of it?

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Featuring The Band of the Royal Military College Duntroon

Friday, 22 July 2022 Albert Hall, Yarralumla

COTA ACT is proud to present one of the finest military big bands in the world performing a mix of tunes from classics to popular and modern favourites.

Two Concerts only 10:30am and 1:30pm

BOOK EARLY TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT

Bookings essential through Eventbrite at cotaact.org.au/events Group bookings for Retirement Villages and Residential Aged Care Homes can be made by calling COTA ACT on 6282 3777

time out Sensory hour at Queanbeyan Xmas in July market In a fi rst, the Queanbeyan Christmas in July Market is introducing a sensory hour, to include people living with a disability in the festive fun in a safe and welcoming environment.

For 60 minutes from 9am, visitor numbers will be restricted and noises limited while Clockwork Circus performs acts for people with different sensory needs. They will also have access to the stallholders, competitions, Santa photos and Christmas festivities that accompany the rest of the day.

From 10am to 3pm the market will be open to everyone, jampacked with Christmas fun!

To register attendance for the

sensory hour, head to visitqueanbeyanpalerang.com.au

Amp It Up! delivers $500,000 for Canberra live music This year’s round of Amp It Up! funding has delivered a total cash injection of over $500,000 to 15 live performance venues across the ACT. The ACT Government set up the scheme last year to help small to medium sized live music venues in their recovery from the pandemic. Some of the businesses to benefit from the second round of funding include The Street, Queenies in Kingston, and Smiths Alternative.

CEO of The Street, Caroline Stacey, says the funding will help them bring a wider range of acts to their stage while also ensuring

they can continue to support backstage employees.

“Basically, holding onto all the skills that are held in the production area of live performances. Many of those people lost work during the pandemic, even having to fi nd other work, many of those people haven’t come back,” she says.

A full list of businesses to receive funding is available at act.gov.au

Beeing at one with bees Beeing by Dr Julie Bartholomew and Mahala Hill is a new exhibition at Craft ACT which explores bees and their impact on biodiversity.

The population of bees are on the decline globally, particularly here in Australia after the Black

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That’s art and entertainment Mahala Hill, Apocalyptic Fracture, 2017.

Summer Bushfi res. As Bees are major pollinators they play an important role in sustaining biodiversity and in the environment overall. More research is needed to understand the full impact their extinction would have on the future of the planet.

The pieces created by the craft based and contemporary ceramic artists hope to engage audiences and encourage discourse surrounding the insects.

Beeing continues at Craft ACT until 27 August; craftact.org.au (continued page 28)

CSO Special

Messiah 8 / 9 JULY 2022 LLEWELLYN HALL

Anthony Hunt Conductor Chloe Lankshear Soprano Tobias Cole Countertenor Andrew Goodwin Tenor Adrian Tamburini Bass CSO Messiah Choir Canberra Symphony Orchestra HANDEL Messiah, HWV 56

Book now at cso.org.au/events or call CSO Direct on 02 6262 6772 (weekdays 10am – 3pm)

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NAIDOC community art helping prisoners

River of Art Prize now open for entries

The 10th annual NAIDOC Community Art Exhibition launched last Friday at Community Services #1 in Narrabundah.

The artwork has been created by detainees at the Alexander Maconochie Centre as part of their art rehabilitation program and celebrates the history, culture, and achievements of Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Each of the works is available for sale, with the proceeds deposited directly into the detainee’s trust accounts, to help them with life after release and reintegrating into the community.

The works will be on display at Community Services #1 until sold or until September.

The 17th annual River of Art Prize is now accepting entries from artist in the NSW Eurobodalla region, as well as the rest of the country.

The finalists’ entries will be on display in the River of Art Festival Exhibition at the Bay Pavilions in Bateman Bay on 16-25 September.

Winners will be announced at the gala opening with first prize receiving $2,000.

A host of events will run alongside the exhibition including Luminous: Art After Dark, an awe-inspiring laser and late show.

All the pieces will be available for purchase during the exhibition.

Entries close 5 August; for more information head to riverofart.com.au

Elvis (M) In 1997, Elvis Presley’s former manager, Colonel Tom Parker (Tom Hanks), is on his deathbed. Soon, the Colonel flashes back to how he first met the future King of Rock and Roll, Elvis (Austin Butler).

Everyone knows of Elvis through his music and his tragic end.

Throughout the years, Elvis has become a pop-culture reference and a cautionary tale of the dangers of success and excess. Director and co-writer Baz Luhrmann is known for his frenetic editing and montage sequences, having garnered heavy criticism for the introduction sequence of 2001’s Moulin Rouge.

Here, Baz double-downs on this approach, covering the entire span of Elvis’ life using his rapid-fire approach to reintroduce the audience to the character of Elvis

throughout the decades.

If there is time for the movie to ‘breathe’, it is soon interrupted by the constant narration of the odious Colonel Tom Parker. With a disgusting appearance paired with a non-descript accent, it is a wonder why the voice of the movie is of that of a parasitic character who plays Elvis’ main foil. When Elvis is left to speak and, more importantly, sing, lead Austin Butler makes a star-turning performance. Butler encapsulates the energy of Elvis and his love of Beales Street music, which serves as a massive resource for the King.

Verdict: While an assault on the senses, with a puzzling focus away from our lead, Elvis will probably please long-term fans while enticing a whole new generation to the King.

3 stars.

- Luke McWilliams, themovieclub.net. Reviewed at Dendy Canberra Cinemas.

A Journey through Art Art History Conferences at Gorman Art Centre.

Discover Picasso Pablo Picasso profoundly changed the art of the 20th century. His genius is explained by his infinite capacity to innovate, to outstrip his contemporaries while interacting with the painting of the old masters.

“Seeking means nothing in painting. What matters is finding.”

Art history Lecture on Pablo Picasso NGV in Melbourne is presenting “the Picasso Century”. If you want to know more about Picasso, I invite you to join me to the lecture. I will explain why this artist has become the most iconic artist and how he transformed the way we look and understand art. » Two classes • Wednesday 27th July: 6:15pm - 8:15pm • Saturday 30th July: 10am - 12pm » At Gorman Arts Centre

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What’s on

KULTURE BREAK: Winter holiday program includes dance workshops, crafts and excursions to some of the ACT’s kid-friendly hot spots, 11-15 July; kulturebreak.com

MONSTER: The famously all vegetarian restaurant at Hotel Ovolo presents Not Just Another Truffle Dinner, featuring four courses and snacks, Thursday 7 July 6.30pm. Bookings: monsterkitchen.com.au CRAFT ACT: Two new exhibitions – Confluence, the annual artists in residence program, and Beeing by Dr Julie Bartholomew, 7 July-27 August; craftact.org.au THE ALLUSIONIST: The award-winning podcast brings its new stage show Your name here to Canberra Theatre Centre, 7 July 7pm; canberratheatrecentre.com.au AMY SHARK: The Australian singer-songwriter sensation brings her 2022 regional tour to Canberra Theatre, 8 July 7.30pm; amyshark.com

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MID-WINTER NIGHTS: Questacon’s beloved school holiday program returns; sip liquid nitrogen, make your own snow globe or boogie to the beat of the DJ, 6-9 July from 5.30pm; questacon.edu.au

Fanny Lumsden at the Street Theatre, 9 July.

BELCO ARTS: Four new exhibitions - Leah Brideson’s Life Source; Collaborative showcase Step Change; Michael Winters’ My Greece; Jennifer Kemarre Martinello’s Colonisation, Belconnen Arts Centre, 8 July-21 August; belcoarts.com.au CHRISTMAS IN JULY MARKETS: Christmasinspired food, gourmet treat sand more at Queanbeyan Showground, 9 July 10am-3pm, beginning with a sensory hour.

BANDALUZIA FLAMENCO: The acclaimed ensemble plays Bicentennial Hall, Queanbeyan, 8 July 8pm; theq.net.au

THE YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING: Joan Didion’s celebrated memoir is brought to life by award-winning actor Jillian Murray at The Q Theatre, Queanbeyan, 9 July; theq.net.au

GET UP! STAND UP! SHOW UP!: A day with live music, Indigenous art works and a drop-in workshop with Dale Huddleston as part of Woden Arts NAIDOC Week celebrations, Friday 8 July 10.30am.

FANNY LUMSDEN: The feted country music singer-songwriter and her band bring their Deep in the Fallow tour to The Street, 9 July 7.30pm; thestreet.org.au

CANBERRA SYMPHONY: CSO presents Handel’s timeless Messiah at Llewellyn Hall, 8 and 9 July 7.30pm; cso.org.au/messiah

DILLY PURSE WEAVING: Wiradjuri, Yorta Yorta artist Angela Jane Pisciotta Firebrace teaches attendees how to create their own dilly purse, Woden Library, Saturday 9 July 1pm; belcoarts.com.au

ANU CLASSICS MUSEUM: Free tours on the second Friday of each month 12.30pm, A D Hope Building, ANU; call 0438 883 373.

BELLA TAYLOR-SMITH: The winner of the Voice Australia 2021 launches her new EP Look Me in the Eyes ahead of her first solo headline tour, The Street Theatre, 8 July 8pm; thestreet.org.au

PIALLIGO ESTATE: Winter Harvest Feast featuring estate-grown produce, and a delectable dessert, 10 July 11.20am; thepialligoestate.com.au OLD BUS DEPOT MARKETS: The much-loved markets have returned to the Old Bus Depot in Kingston every Sunday 9.30am-2.30pm; obdm.com.au

FRIENDS! THE MUSICAL PARODY: The new musical that lovingly lampoons the beloved 1990s sitcom comes to The Playhouse, Civic, 13-15 July; canberratheatrecentre.com.au WESLEY MUSIC CENTRE: Clarinettist Helena Maher is joined by pianist Lucus Allerton to perform works by Mozart, Pierne, Poulenc and Andy Firth, Wednesday 13 July 12.40pm; wesleycanberra.org.au STORY + PARTY: True dating stories, a night to make you feel better about your own dating life, at The Street Theatre, Wednesday 13 July 7.30pm; www.thestreet.org.au URINETOWN THE MUSICAL: In their debut production, Heart Strings Theatre Co brings this hilarious musical to Canberra Theatre Centre, 14-24 July; canberratheatrecentre.com.au ALRIGHT HEY!: Hits Canberra with his show A Night with Australia’s Biggest Glamazon, The Street Theatre, 14 July 7pm; patronbase.com LIGHTBULB IMPROV: A night of sketches to delight the heart and mind, Smiths Alternative, 14 July; smithsalternative.com STEVE KILBEY: Performs songs from Heyday and Starfish by The Church, supported by Canberra’s own Kim Yang, Belconnen Arts Centre, Friday 15 July 7pm; belcoarts.com.au CANBERRA BLUES SOCIETY: Renowned acoustic guitarist Lloyd Spiegel joins trombonist Lisa Baird and drummer Tim Burnham, Harmonie German Club, 15 July 8pm; canberrabluessociety.com.au Send your free entertainment listings to: arts@canberraweekly.com.au with ‘what’s on’ in the subject field. Deadline is 10 days prior to Thursday edition date.

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Thomas Cohen, handmade manufacturing jeweller and proud Jawoyn and Kala Lagaw Ya man, built his business off his back to ensure it stayed 100 per cent Indigenous owned.

Local jeweller combines Aboriginal art with luxury jewellery Tucked away in a residential village in Harrison is the studio of one of the few Indigenous handmade manufacturing jewellers in the country.

Thomas Coen, 29, moved to Canberra for love.

However, his story starts long before then, on a small Aboriginal community not too far out of Darwin.

“The population was about 50 to 70 people.

Dad was the hunter-gatherer of the community; the amount of times we’d get neighbours, other countrymen, coming to us for a bag of fish that Dad had caught, or a kilo of prawns that he and I had dragged across long beaches …

“He’s a fisherman to this day. It says so on my birth certificate. Father’s occupation: fisherman,” smiled Thomas.

“It was carefree, living in the community. Dad and I have a lot of memories on that land, even though we left by the time I was seven.

“It wasn’t easy integrating into city society. It wasn’t easy trying to get an education, and it wasn’t easy financially. Dad loved really hard and grew me up in what he thought was the best way he could possibly provide.”

The first sparks of curiosity about jewellery caught when Thomas was nine.

“I was always interested in a jewellery collection that my grandmother had. It was her prized possession. It was old, it was battered, it needed repairs, now that I look back.

“But at the time, I saw the minor details that, if you don’t look hard enough, you’ll never see, but someone took the time to do it.

“There was a piece that my grandfather gave her when they were courting. A special piece that she won at bingo, a little golden nugget on the end of a pendant. She really loved that one, because she loved her bingo,” he smiled.

“She was a Christian woman. She had a nice cross that she would hold every night and pray for us grandkids. I thought that was beautiful; that she cared so much and that she held a piece when she thought about us.”

Sparks wouldn’t grow into passion until years later, when a jeweller, also Thomas’s football coach, offered the opportunity to do work experience at his shop, to which 16-year-old Thomas turned up “ready to sit down, hang out, and chat”.

“But he had prepared a bit of work for me. He got me to make up a plain wedding band and cut out a pendant of my football club mascot. I managed to

Thomas’s wedding ring, ‘The Meeting Place Ring’, is made from the same two bars of platinum and gold as his wife Renee’s.

finish in a couple days, and he was shocked.

“He said, ‘That’s all I had for you for the week. You picked up heat control with the torch very quickly.’

And I said, ‘Do I go home?’”

Thomas smiled, “But I enjoyed that week by the end of it.” Over school holidays, weekends, and after school, Thomas continued to work at the shop where his passion for jewellery grew.

“Before I knew it, I was finishing school, and he asked me, ‘what do you want to do with yourself?’

“I didn’t know. I thought maybe I’d join the police, or NTFL (Northern Territory Football League) in a traineeship. He lined me up with a two-week trial down in Adelaide with Mark McAskill’s, a wholesaling manufacturer which was, at the time, the biggest manufacturing jewellers in the Southern Hemisphere.”

Thomas excelled in Adelaide, and the trial became his entry point to a complicated business to break into. “It’s a huge trust trade. And on top of that, it’s an art form … I’ve come to realise this trade is very cliquey. Very expensive to start, and very expensive to run, as one of the few trades where the materials completely outweigh the expenses of labour.”

Thomas attributes these as some of the reasons why First Nations people struggle to break into the industry. “I believe we have so much potential in this trade. Between our art, how we work with our hands, our different ideas.”

His father, a proud Jawoyn and Kala Lagaw Ya man, is his greatest inspiration.

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his own. He made a shack out of old pieces of corrugated iron, close to a beach where he has his fish trap that he made of eight-foot trees and chicken wire, running along to direct the fish into the trap.

“For him, it’s his culture. It’s the family business.

It’s the way to give back and provide, and it had always provided for us, it provided for our community.

“I love the idea of telling a story with my pieces, with a concept of country in mind, of heritage in mind, tying me back to family while taking it in my own direction,” said Thomas.

His greatest challenge, building his business off his own back, took 100-hour weeks, and no small amount of sacrifice – including making a two-day trip to collect a workbench from a closed-down jewellery school, with his then-girlfriend, Renee.

“I looked on forums, did the whole Gumtree research, there’s not much in the trade when it comes to second-hand jewellery equipment.”

The couple, who married last April, say that the bench was where it all began, with an intimate studio building up around it, piece by piece.

“I moved here for love, and it was the best thing I’ve ever done. My very new partner was pursuing her career and had found a job opportunity in Canberra. We were both concerned about if I could make the move. I said, ‘If you love the job, I’ll move with you’.”

To no surprise, Renee’s ring is one of a kind. “I knew she loved sunflowers. It gave me the idea to go with an intense yellow diamond. The fact behind a fancy-coloured diamond is that they are mined one in every 10,000. It related so much to how I feel about her.”

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“My heritage is the sole reason behind going into my own business. To create my own work, tell stories through these pieces, and make sure this business is 100 per cent Indigenous owned.”

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The three words Thomas uses to describe his incredible bespoke work are “Culture, connection, and conversation”.

steadily impressed with the uniqueness behind each of Thomas’s pieces.

“In five years, I want to have a beautiful shopfront. Full of Indigenous high-end jewellery.

“One day, I hope to have huge one-off designer pieces to enter in awards, that I could do in collaboration with rural Indigenous communities, with the elders. With their permission, I want to create pieces that tell their stories.”

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Turner teen competes for Top Model title A 17-year-old netball coach from Turner has been chosen to represent the ACT in Top Model Australia’s national search for a fresh face to walk in London Fashion Week 2022.

On Sunday 10 July, the overall winner of the model search will be announced at a runway gala hosted

by Q Events Melbourne, featuring the aspiring contestants from all over Australia. The winner will win the trip of a lifetime, to compete in London on the international stage.

Sophie Hillier, a born-and-raised Canberra girl in her last year of college, has been interested in modelling from a young age, but had never walked a runway before securing her place in the national final.

“My mum saw an ad on Facebook

about the competition and thought I could do it … We had to take some photos in my backyard for my comp card,” smiled Sophie.

The sporty teen only recently decided to pursue modelling, previously focused on playing representative netball for Canberra Netball Association and representing the ACT in athletics.

“I love how [modelling] makes me feel powerful. And it doesn’t make me nervous at all. I love that I can have the freedom to be who I am on a runway.”

The ACT finals took place at South.Point Tuggeranong, where the runway was stretched out in the middle of the shopping mall.

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(from page 36) Sussan, and Rebel lent garments for the competitors to model, while onlookers from the floor above filmed the commotion on their phones.

The first garment Sophie ever modelled was a flowy purple dress.

“We had to get changed in this tiny, tiny area backstage. It was hectic and I didn’t want to take that out on the runway.

“I knew I was only going to be out there for like 20 seconds… When I stepped out, I was in my own head, in a good way.”

Sophie describes her regional win as “unbelievable,” and hopes this is just the start of a career in the industry.

Top Model judge Deborah Miller says the young Canberran has the potential to “go all the way”.

This year, Top Model Australia is partnered with Bully Zero, with all

contestants partaking in workshops to become ambassadors within their schools and community groups.

It’s hard to believe that a young model like Sophie could be a victim of bullying, but she confirmed that “it can happen to anyone. It can happen to kids; it can happen to adults.”

“When it happened to me, it really took a toll on my self-esteem. I was lucky because I did have people around me who supported me and helped me.

“I encourage anybody who is dealing with bullying to talk about it to anyone you trust, because it’s unhealthy to carry all that weight on your shoulders.”

Sophie aspires to one day use her platform to advocate for mental health, like role model Kendall Jenner, who came out about her struggles with social anxiety and panic attacks last year.

On nearer horizons, Sophie

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Sophie Hillier, a Canberra girl in her last year of college, had never walked a runway before she nabbed a place in the national final of Top Model Australia.

dreams of “going to London! Getting to know people in the industry and walking in London Fashion Week … That’s a dream. I’ve never been to Europe.

“Whatever happens, I’ve learned

so much. I’ve gotten so much experience; it’s built my confidence a lot. Overall, it’s been amazing, and I can’t wait to see what the future holds,” she smiled.

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Premium privacy is front of mind in this home and communal spaces dominate the focus of this modern-day homage to the classic beach house. A genuine blue-chip property, there’s an abundance of glorious open spaces, a spectacular blurring of the indoor rooms and the outdoors, and a fully operable balcony roof.

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“The home is perfectly positioned in one of the South Coast’s most tightly-held locations, Depot Beach – the heart of beautiful Murramarang National Park with rainforest and costal walks, native Australian wildlife, and surfing beaches,” says Megan.

“The incredible lifestyle on offer along with a home that offers seamless indoor/outdoor flow. The home is flooded with natural light due to the clever design and has many luxury features such as heated flooring.

“It’s a unique and an incredibly rare offering to the market, designed by one of Australia’s leading architects, Peter Stutchbury, known for his floating roofs and practical, robust designs built for purpose.”

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$915,000

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5/211 Kosciuszko Avenue, Palmerston

$555,000

LJ Hooker

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27 Harry Hopman Circuit, Gordon

$912,000

Luton

91/1 Limburg Way, Greenway

$536,000

Property Collective

Agent

16 Lewis Luxton Avenue, Gordon

$910,000

Solely

48/2 Veryard Lane, Belconnen

$535,000

Independent

6D Avenal Street, Crace

$900,000

LJ Hooker

3/37 Southbar Road, Karabar

$530,000

Ray White

14 Forsythe Street, Banks

$885,000

Property Collective

12/34 Dooring Street, Dickson

$510,000

Peter Morrell

19 Bernacchi Street, Mawson

$876,000

Luton

98/72 Wentworth Avenue, Kingston

$500,000

Boris

1 O'Grady Place, Wanniassa

$872,000

Independent

245/12 Limburg Way, Greenway

$500,000

LJ Hooker

32 Liz O'Neil Street, Casey

$845,000

Property Collective

4/11 Forbes Street, Turner

$500,000

LJ Hooker

5 Sands Place, Holt

$840,000

LJ Hooker

508/55 Dooring Street, Dickson

$470,000

Block

91 Munro Road, Crestwood

$794,000

LJ Hooker

18/41 Hampton Circuit, Yarralumla

$456,000

Property Collective

28 Whitrod Avenue, Casey

$790,000

Stone

114/121 Easty Street, Phillip

$450,000

Independent

11 Eaves Street, Holt

$790,000

LJ Hooker

5/37 Braybrooke Street, Bruce

$435,000

Independent

106 Scrivener Street, O’Connor

45 Deamer Crescent, Richardson

$787,500

LJ Hooker

128/8 Baudinette Circuit, Bruce

$431,000

Luton

2 Coombe Street, Bonython

$785,000

Michael Potter

83/1 Mouat Street, Lyneham

$425,000

Independent

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4 Shand Place, Latham

$785,000

Upside

11/1 Surprize Place, Phillip

$415,000

Independent

52 Harry Hopman Circuit, Gordon

$781,000

McGrath

60/15 Braybrooke Street, Bruce

$370,000

Civium

21 David Miller Crescent, Casey

$777,500

Jonny Warren

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$1,472,000

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Townhouse in nature Cook 44 Wybalena Grove Architecturally designed in a beautiful bushland setting, this hidden gem is a highly soughtafter townhouse on the slopes of Black Mountain.

The quad-level design makes the whole home feel generously bigger, and the bottom floor lounge and dining rooms enjoy stunning northern-facing light with an effortless flow to the lovely courtyard through the sliding door.

Agent Andrew Browne’s favourite things about the property are its clever use of space and the four-level floorplan.

“The townhouses of Wybalena Grove are set in almost 30 acres of

bushland – as you walk along the footpath to number 44 it’s hard to believe how close you are to the Belconnen Town Centre and the City Centre. It’s easy to see why people are prepared to wait for years to buy into the complex,” says Mr Browne.

“The area around Wybalena Grove is exceptionally tightly held and with so many long-term residents, there is a really strong community feel, making it perfect for all types of families. It’s a group of 100 townhouses sited in natural bushland in Cook and designed by Sydney architect Michael Dysart in 1974.

“Number 44 is typical of the

style and features split levels with dark tiled roofs, clinker bricks, stained timber posts and beams.”

With a location that’s second to none, a combustion wood heater, double-glazed floor-to-ceiling windows, and soaring ceilings, 44 Wybalena Grove is truly a fairy tale home.

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Turner block on Northbourne Avenue sells for $59.3 million A 16,303sqm block on Northbourne Avenue in Turner has sold at auction for a whopping $59.3 million last week, offering the potential for up to 477 residential dwellings to be built onsite.

The Suburban Land Agency (SLA) jointly sold the subdivided block with JLL and Colliers International, with Section 57 Block 4 bought by Turner G Pty Ltd ATF Turner G Trust and Fresh Suburb Pty Ltd. SLA CEO John Dietz said the Agency was “pleased to see the successful auction of this site in Canberra’s key corridor. It’s a site in one of our city’s business districts”.

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great to see in our fast-growing urban areas.

“As part of the gateway to our city, it’s a wonderful opportunity for a liveable and vibrant place with quality public domain and buildings.”

Nestled in Canberra CBD’s major entry corridor, the Turner site is the first to implement key planning controls from Territory Plan Variation 368 that has been recommended in the ACT Government’s City and Gateway Urban Design Framework.

The Framework includes overarching urban renewal and growth principles, along with sustainable building, urban infrastructure, public places, and streets to “ensure the site creates a great place for new communities to thrive”.

A block of land in Turner on Northbourne Avenue has been sold by the Suburban Land Agency for a total of $59.3 million. Image supplied.

Two blocks in Lawson went under the hammer last week too, with a successful auction also conducted by Colliers International. Section 51 Block 1 was bought by SAP Canberra PM Pty Ltd for $16.2 million, and Section 50 Block 1 was bought by ARealti Lawson Pty Ltd for $9.25 million.

“The auction results are great

news for Canberra. It means we are another step closer to providing more housing choices for our community,” Mr Dietz said.

“Our Agency is committed to creating great places for our city and the Turner development will certainly contribute to delivering another sustainable urban environment that brings people and business together.”

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Light, bright and positioned just right Delightful colonial style home presented in good condition throughout with room to extend and plenty of scope to add your ‘own style and flair’.

Highlights include separate living areas, ducted gas heating, well maintained kitchen and bathroom, secure under roof line tandem garage, private, outdoor entertaining areas and mature, landscaped gardens.

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Impressive family retreat Inviting family residence that has been tastefully renovated and immaculately presented throughout.

Graced with breathtaking views, warm, earthy tones and showcasing a unique ‘wow’ factor with an intuitive, light and bright design.

Separate living areas, generous sized bedrooms, all with built-in-robes, classy, modern bathrooms and an inviting ‘chefs delight’ kitchen. Plus loads of storage, games room and surrounded by mature, established manicured gardens. EER 3

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A winner from front to back Striking, single level home that exudes style, functionality, privacy and seclusion. Revealing a light filled, open plan living area with study, slow combustion fireplace, modern renovated kitchen with walk-in- pantry. The ‘as new’ ensuite and main bathroom highlight stylish statements and premium finishes.

All bedrooms are oversized, the timber flooring is a great feature with the ‘alfresco’ entertaining area and 4-car garage completing a wonderful package.

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This weekend, be sure to doublecheck arrangements, as you and someone close may be prone to misunderstandings. Take the time to organise a plan of action so that everyone’s on the same page. You’ll attain goals to do with finances and family by the end of next week.

communications will require more focus than usual to ensure you are heard and that you can make clear decisions. a family, property or domestic matter will require additional focus this weekend to ensure you are on the same page. Your hard work will pay off by midweek next week.

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Arborist

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Bathrooms & Kitchens

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Bathroom Renovations

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Carpenters & Joiners

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Carpet Laying

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Electrical

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Call or Email Daniel teksaw@yahoo.com.au

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