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From the editor With the first Sunday in September on the horizon, this year will be my first Father’s Day without my beloved Dad, who passed away in December. Not only did my father provide for his family financially, together with my mother, he created a sanctuary where we were safe and secure, loved but not Hecoddled.taught me to ride a bike and was there to dust me o when I fell. He helped with homework without ever doing it for me. He smeared Vegemite on our toast in haphazard little clumps and always grew fresh veggies in the garden. On holidays, he would trundle down to the beach with us kids when we woke with the birds, giving Mum some precious peace. For my cousins, whose alcoholic father was largely absent, my dad was the most important father figure in their lives. He was a great man, kind and gentle. It occurs to me that greatness can be achieved through grand acts of valour and remarkable achievements, or through the multitude of small acts of kindness lived every Reasonsday.tobe grateful this past week include the police o cers who quickly subdued the gunman at Canberra Airport on Sunday afternoon and airport sta and others who acted promptly to protect innocent bystanders, dinners with friends and colleagues, ten pin bowling fun (for the first time in 20 years), glorious sunsets, and my colleague Samantha. Happy birthday, Sam! Newstime Media Pty

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The Barony of Politarchopolis is a Canberrabased reenactment group that explores the times, values, and lives of those who lived in pre-seventeenth century Europe. It all began back in 1966 in Berkley, California when a group of university students (who grew up to be fantasy authors) ached for a time when honour, chivalry and courtesy were the foundations of society. In a rejection of modern life and capitalism, they formed their own living history group – the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA). The group held a tournament that same year where they crowned a queen of love and beauty, knights fought, and such a good time was had by all, they decided to do it on a regular basis. Now, the SCA has 20 kingdoms worldwide and over 20,000 registered members.Thereis no strict period that all members must adhere to; it just needs to be before the year 1600 AD. SCA is now present in countries across Europe, the United Kingdom, Thailand, andInCanada.Australia and New Zealand, they play under the banner of the Kingdom of Lochac. Almost every capital city around the country has their own Barony, Canton, Shire, or university associated group. Politarchopolis is one of the largest in the kingdom with around 150Brigidmembers.Costello doesn’t go by her civilian name when she is in game, rather, she is known by her formal title, Baroness Anne De Tournai, the elected head of the Barony of Politarchopolis.DeTournaibecame involved with the SCA when she was 15 and living in Brisbane, as a nerdy teen who loved fantasy. Naturally, she jumped at the chance to attend a medieval horse-riding event with friends. She has a clear memory of the moment she was hooked; it happened in a borrowed costume upon a borrowed horse. “There was mist coming up through the bush and then all of a sudden, from a couple of horses behind me, one of the guys started to sing,” De Tournai said. She has been part of the Society on and off for 30 years; sometimes less active than others. However, she knew the group would always be there with open arms when she was ready to return.Most groups hold weekly training sessions in martial arts, armoured combat, archery, equestrian sports, or fencing. However, if physical activities aren’t your thing, you can take up an art or science, which includes things like embroidery, heraldry, and cooking. “I joke that the SCA is a hobby with 1,000 hobbies. With a lot of creative hobbies, you don’t have a place to use the hobbies you learn. Here you can use and apply your skills,” De Tournai said. CW was lucky enough to experience one of the Barony’s events when we were invited to join the festivities at the Polit Pageantry Parade recently held at St John’s in Reid. The day celebrated the heraldic activities of the group, organised by Lady Rhianna Verch y Koedwr (AKA Rhianna Blackthorn). Lady Rhianna says that in medieval times, being able to be seen in a busy space was important. The Barony’s symbol is a griffon with the colours of red and white. Everyone can also choose their own symbol, like a coat of arms, which is registered to them individually. On the day, the grounds of St John’s were full of colour reflecting the Barony, with people dressed in the period of their choosing. There aren’t too many rules to be part of the group. However, everyone must attempt a costume, whether it be as simple as a slip or elaborate as a gown or full suit of armour. As the ceremonial head, Baroness De Tournai’s role is to create a sense of theatre for all those in attendance. She is dressed in an elaborate red gown with bells that ring as she approaches her throne, which is set up in front of the battle ground. In front of her is a rug for subordinates to take one knee before addressing her. The rapier and armoured combat tournaments are an important part of the day as the fighters compete in Baronial championships. The thumping of bodies colliding in combat can be heard from across the grounds; wooden and rope games are set up to entertain the Barony’s youngest members, who are also invited to try their hand at heraldry with cookie decorating. At the far end, a few stallholders sell wearable goods, books and soaps made using medieval recipes; beef tallow, clay and honey are some of the ingredients used. The hall is decked with large heraldic banners displaying kings and queens past; down the middle are long tables ready for patrons to place their dinnerware (each guest brings their own, representing the period they play in) and preparations for the night’s feast are underway. The extravagant feast will also be in the Barony’s colours, partly planned, partly by coincidence, according to the evening’s head cook, Mistress Kiriel du Papillon.Tobea part of the action, head to SCA Canberra’s Facebook page: facebook.com/ SCApolit Read an extended version online at canberraweekly.com.au Cordwell

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Lord Janos (left), Sir Aonghus Mac Gregor Mhic Raghnaill, Sir Kitan von Falconburg, Mistress Alesia du Cheval Blanc (front left) and Lord Vidar half-troll fought in the armoured combat. Baroness Anne De Tournai at the Polit Pageantry Parade.

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I see recent reports in the media that 15 to 20 per cent of the cost of the NDIS (National Disability Insurance Scheme) is due to major criminal gangs defrauding the scheme. Like all big costing government schemes, there will always be crooks trying to rip off the Australian taxpayer. Whilst working in Sydney with the Administrative Appeals Tribunal in 2017/18, I presided over criminal proceedings where crooked operators ripped millions out of the Federal Child Care Subsidy scheme by such ruses as using the names of children who do not exist (an old trick). The NDIS, introduced in 2013 by Julia Gillard, is now funded 60 per cent by the Commonwealth and only 40 per cent by the states and territories. (It was meant to be 50/50.) From 2017 to 2020, the cost of the scheme increased by 48 per cent. In 2020/21, the scheme cost the Commonwealth Government $24.6 billion, and by 2025, it is estimated it will cost $30 billion. That is unsustainable.Imustsay,I never thought Julia Gillard should have implemented the scheme, as it appeared to be an open chequebook even in 2013. The latest revelation is scary. All federal parties support the scheme, so it won’t be ditched and replaced with something more realistic (and possibly better) any time soon. So, the new federal government needs to do whatever is necessary to weed out the crooks and make the scheme more efficient. I can also give two glaring examples of unrealistic and unnecessary costs involved in the current scheme. Did you know

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a business providing gardening services can charge the scheme up to $112 per hour for gardening services? Most gardeners I know would be happy with $50 to $60 per hour. I also heard in the media that a disabled patient got his sex services covered. As this is a family paper, I won’t say what services he got, but this, to my mind, is ludicrous. Clearly, there is a lot of waste to clean up. It’s not Albo’s fault yet. The previous government administered it for nine years. Good luck to Minister Bill Shorten in cleaning it up. On the local scene, I see our new Senator David Pocock is not happy with the upcoming Press Gallery Midwinter Ball at Parliament House because fossil fuel companies sponsor it. David needs to reflect on what coal and gas exports means for Australia. If we get rid of our coal and gas industries, we will be bankrupt, and, what’s more, help increase global emissions, because our coal is less damaging to the planet than, say, Russian coal. India has said it will turn to Russia if it can’t get our good coal. India needs coal to bring 300 million Indians out of poverty. Our cleaner coal helps them do that. Russian coal will only help Putin remain in the Ukraine and kill more innocent Ukrainians, not to mention increasing global emissions as well. And by the way, the Press Gallery Ball helps a number of charities, including the Ukraine relief fund. Editor’s note: The opinions expressed in this column are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Canberra Weekly.

Canberra was planned and created for one purpose – to be Australia’s capital city. Originally our economy was built around support for the national Parliament and the ever-growing bureaucracy of the executive arm of government. Canberra was a public service town, and private sector businesses were there to serve either the needs of the public service, or to provide goods and services for public servants. But the Canberra private sector continues to grow, and today nearly two-thirds of Canberra’s jobs are in private and not-for-profit businesses.

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Busting the myth of the Canberra Bubble means acknowledging not only the great diversity of exciting private enterprises, but that our growth, prosperity, and economic and social wellbeing will increasingly depend on business and government working together effectively. Neither sector can operate independently of the other, and success depends on respectful cooperation to achieve a common goal. Government needs a strong business sector to provide the goods, services, and employment opportunities that make Canberra an attractive place to live and work. Business needs government to create an operating environment that supports investment and growth, and a sound fiscal position that minimises increases in taxes and charges that can make business uncompetitive. The need for stronger cooperation is even more pronounced given recent uncertainties. Local conditions are being set by unpredictable and unprecedented national and global events outside the control of governments – the war in Ukraine, tensions in the Pacific and Taiwan, the COVID-19 pandemic, or extreme weather conditions. We also face an environment of increasing competition for skilled people, investment, and business. As we drive a new era of pride in the nation’s capital, we need to reshape engagement. We should maximise both private and public sector expertise and networks for co-design and joint problemsolving. We must create structures for engagement and consultation that put the right people at the table, allowing the business community and government to both address the challenges ahead and to drive our city’s prosperity.

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With the recent change of government, there is a feeling of optimism that we’ll see a real shift from a fly-in fly-out workplace culture in the Federal Parliament, we’ll see a greater sense of appreciation of and pride in the national capital. We have now four parliamentarians in government, a ACT Senator as Finance Minister and a Canberran MP as Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury. For the first time in history, we also have an independent Senator on the crossbench with a key vote. Our Prime Minister again lives in Canberra. The national skills summit will be held in Canberra. There is a commitment to building the capacity of the Australian Public Service. Locally, there is optimism about greater co-operation between the Federal and Territory governments, and a stronger Canberra voice in national debates and policy. The time is also right for a deeper discussion about the interdependency of government and business, with a shared objective to enhance the ways they can work together more effectively.

BLUMERS LAWYERS | FEATURE ith extensive legal experience, solicitor Kathryn Day has been practising law since October 2021, quickly earning the trust of everyday Canberrans with her warm guidance through the most challenging times. Kathryn has worked internationally in the legal field, briefly in Canada before she arrived in Australia in 2000. After moving here for love, Kathryn became a legal assistant that year, finding Blumers Personal Injury Lawyers soon after it was established in the ACT 22 years ago. “It was my very first job in a brand-new country,” sheKathrynsmiles.became a paralegal in 2013, while she studied her Bachelor of Laws at the University of Canberra.Asayoung mum of four kids, she had always been interested in law, “but I didn’t have the courage to do anything about it until 2013, when my husband gave me a Valentine’s Day card with the application fee to go back to school”. “What I loved about practising law back then is still true today – the ability to help people in a way that expands on what I could do as a legal assistant,” says Kathryn. Today, she works as a solicitor in the very same o ce she was hired in over two decades ago. “Now as a solicitor, I know it’s a highly challenging profession and the more I do it, the more I love it.”

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“I try to approach every case with empathy. What I hear the most is that my clients trust me, which is the highest compliment I could receive.”

“As a law ﬁrm, we don’t practise alone here, we practise together – and that’s what makes us go Infar.”her role as a solicitor, Kathryn does her utmost to earn the trust invested by clients in need of help in a vulnerable situation.

“There’s an African proverb: ‘If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.’

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Much like Blumers itself, Kathryn has years of experience exclusively in the personal injury field, providing competent, focused, and specialised service, and has found her forever home within Canberra’s tightknit community. “I’ve always found Canberra is very familyoriented, and Blumers exemplifies that,” she says.“When I first met Mark and Noor [Blumer], I was brand-new to the country, and feeling a bit insecure. I was pregnant with my first at the time, and they knew that, and I thought that would rule me out. “But it didn’t. I knew right then that Mark and Noor were ahead of their time. They treated me no di erently to anyone else, which has turned into 22 years with them,” Kathryn smiles. “As a company, Blumers exemplifies what Canberra is all about – a tightknit, family-oriented community.

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“I had great assistance with my transition from paralegal to solicitor. The directors provided expert advice and guidance, but they also let me develop my own style of legal practice.

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Why this Fyshwick café switched from gas to electricity

Because their café operates mainly in the daytime, Mr O’Brien hopes they will be able to save

The costs of running a tiny café are high, he said: $12,000 to $15,000 a year in electricity, and $5,000 to $6,000 in gas. The gas bill was $150 a week from the flat-top griddle alone. Upgrading the power board was a big upfront payment, he said, “but it pays itself off pretty“We’vequickly”.beenable to put it all under one bill, and run as much as we can through solar. It will be a massive thing for us.”

Canberra businesses and households will transition from gas to electricity over the next 20 years, the ACT Government announced this month.

Alex O’Brien and Alex Royds, of the Melted Toasted Sandwich Emporium, say switching from gas to electricity is cheaper and more efficient. Photo: Kerrie Brewer up to 90 per cent of their electricity cost from solar. He was “very impressed” with the government assistance. He sent an email, and within a week, an evaluator had come round to show the chefs where they could save money, and how the government could help them. “It’s a lot easier than I thought it was going to be!” Nick Fuller

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Fyshwick’s Melted Toasted Sandwich Emporium has already switched over, with government support – and chef Alex O’Brien recommends other businesses do the same. Thanks to the ACT’s Business Water and Energy Program, Mr O’Brien and his business partner Alex Royds are able to upgrade their whole power system to electric, run on solar, and disconnect completely from gas, saving more than $4,000 in costs and 5,500 kg of carbon dioxide emissions everyTheyear.program provided a free energy assessment of their café and a rebate to upgrade the gas griddle they cook their toasties on to electric. Gas technology is old-tech, Mr O’Brien explained; electric is faster to heat up, easier to work with, and causes less hassle. The Melted chefs had planned to upgrade their kitchen over two years, but the grant meant they could knock everything over in one hit, Mr O’Brien said. “It was always our plan to make ourselves as sustainable as possible, and not to give any money to any of the power companies if we could, since we opened the place.”

“The lockdown was 13-plus weeks for business, but the impacts are still being felt now,” he said. “Business owners definitely have their heads down and bums up trying to work through it. Business owners are generally optimists; however, lots of them are tired, exhausted, and my own circumstances feel that we’re back in 2019 levels trying to rebuild.”

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Tom Adam, president of the Phillip Business Community, said most businesses in his area are down 10 to 20 per cent on revenue. He blames a lack of government support in the lockdown.

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This time last year, the ACT had just entered lockdown (originally seven days; in the event, nine weeks) after one man tested positive with COVID-19. “We made the right decisions at the right times to help protect our community as much as possible,” Chief Health Officer Dr Kerryn Coleman reflected. “Looking back, I think we did a fantastic job as a community to really limit the spread of COVID-19 until we managed to reach such high levels of vaccination.”Bytheend of October, Canberra had become one of the most vaccinated cities in the world, with 90 per cent of its eligible residents vaccinated. But the lockdown had far-reaching effects for business, Graham Catt, CEO of the Canberra Business Chamber, remembers. “The most striking thing was how swift and how total it was. Just about every business in every sector was required to close, other than for very essential services. That obviously had a swift and dramatic effect on Businessestrade.”found new ways to continue operating: contactless click-and-collect, delivery services, takeaway services, and the rapid adoption of online trading and e-commerce. Mental health also worsened during the lockdown, Emma Davidson, ACT Minister for Community Relief Recovery and Emergency Relief, and Mental Health, recalled. “But our beautiful Canberra community responded with kindness and compassion, supporting each other with practical help like grocery deliveries, staying socially connected online and by phone, wearing masks, and joining mutual aid and food relief groups.”

The ACT has passed the peak of the most recent wave – but COVID-19 is still widespread. She urged the public to keep up to date with their vaccinations and to practise other COVID-safe behaviours. These days, Mr Catt said, the issues facing business are trouble finding staff (there are twice as many job vacancies as people looking for jobs), staff absenteeism due to COVID, and difficulty getting supplies from overseas (prices have gone up by 600 per cent), worsened by inflation. Businesses are adapting by replacing table service with self-order QR codes, for instance. He expects the return of more skilled migrants, working holiday makers, and overseas students will ease workforce constraints.

A year later, Canberra is back to a more normal life, Dr Coleman believes: “The lockdown is finished, most social restrictions are gone, and Canberrans are mostly back doing the things they love.”

He implored Canberrans to buy local, and business owners to partner with neighbouring businesses. - Nick Fuller Full stories online.

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There’s been a push towards more sustainable weddings, according to three Canberra celebrants – Tanya Losanno, Julie Brides and grooms are also getting handson and creating decorations like arbors, which can be placed in their gardens after the ceremony. Dried flowers have replaced fresh flowers in a conscious way to reduce the impact on the environment.

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Dame Enid Lyons will be the subject of one of the first statues of women in the National Triangle, the other being Dame Dorothy Tangney, to be installed a stone’s throw from the Fountain.

Sita says. To date, all the statues erected in the National Triangle are of men. In the centre of the Ladies Rose Garden is the only monument to women in the precinct. The Centenary of Women’s Suffrage Fountain was built in the colours of the Suffragettes: green, white, and purple. When the plentiful wisteria is in bloom, you can see the vision from decades before. “This fountain commemorates the moments when women broke the glass ceiling in Australia,” says Sita, gesturing to the fountain’s stone timeline; but there’s a 40-year gap in the path. “Australian women were the first in the world to win the right to stand as candidates in state elections, but it would be another 40 years before the first women were elected to Parliament House –one of the longest gaps in the world.”

Sita Sargeant from She Shapes History guides one of Canberra’s only walking tours through one of the National Triangle’s only monuments for women. Image supplied.

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“The thing is, because this space was made for members and senators only, Dame Mary Hughes and Dame Enid Lyons couldn’t use the gardens,”

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- Anja de Rozario In 1933, Dame Mary Hughes, Dame Enid Lyons, and other wives of parliamentarians were asked to help support the Ladies Rose Garden. They agreed, and soon commenced gathering donations of one shilling and four pence per rose. Today, the Ladies Rose Garden at Old Parliament House is open to the public as a tranquil picnic spot, complete with free tennis courts and pathways to promenade through.

One of the only monuments to women in the capital, and it’s been left incomplete.

Testament to the gumption and willpower of women in the capital, Australia has come a long way since then. Here, however, is where many notice the second disparity in the Fountain. “It stops at Julia Gillard,” says Sita. “We’ve seen so many more firsts since then ...” walk through the Ladies Rose Garden

“When parliamentary members and senators first arrived in Canberra, they were met with nothing but a big white building, referred to as the wedding cake, jutting out of the landscape,” says Sita Sargeant, She Shapes History tour guide. “One day, Secretary of the Joint House Department, Robert Broinowski had a vision of this miraculous rose garden. So, he did what any sensible man with a vision does and turned to the women in his life, who then ended up managing this massive project.

The statues will commemorate the first two women to sit in the Senate and the House of Representatives, arriving at work on their first day in 1943, walking into Parliament House together.

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- D Mackenzie, Deakin, ACT I concur with Bill Stefaniak’s praise of Senator Price’s Maiden Speech (‘Fit the Bill: Will Jacinta Price be our first Indigenous PM?’ CW 13 August 2022 ), for it was impressive in its demolition of counterproductive virtue signalling whilst demonstrating the uplifting power of individual enterprise. It wouldn’t surprise me to see a Northern Territory branch of the Belco Party established in support of the new Senator!Butseriously, coverage of the speech draws attention to the challenges faced by many Top End communities, and I am pleased the Canberra Weekly contributed to the public awareness of a national tragedy. As if to prove the accuracy of Senator Price’s speech, it is shameful that certain woke national media have provided so little coverage of it. - M. Watts, Nanyang Technical University,Singapore

I normally don’t worry about letters to the editor criticising my column, indeed I welcome it as an essential part of the democratic process. However, I do take umbrage at ill-informed comments of a non-political nature. A. Kusta wrote a letter last week criticising my column on foot and mouth disease. Great stuff. However, A. Kusta criticised me of having a “newfound sympathy for animal welfare”. Let me enlighten A. Kusta on that topic. I have supported animal welfare since I was about nine or 10 when I questioned a man taking about 10 kids for a ride in Manly in a buggy pulled by one little tired horse. Over the last five decades, I have regularly donated to the RSPCA and I have left them money in my will, just as I have also left money to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to help koalas. Indeed, I sponsor a koala for $30 per month and give the ACT RSPCA over $200 each year. I have also told the WWF they are welcome to use my 25-acre rural block in NSW as a koala sanctuary. In 2004 when I was Shadow AG, I managed to get the Stanhope majority government to back my bill increasing penalties for animal cruelty from the then maximum of 12 months imprisonment. I wanted five years but the ALP only agreed to two.So,if you love our furry friends as I do, why not donate to our local RSPCA and maybe sponsor a koala, too. - Bill Stefaniak, CW columnist Want to share opinion? with ‘To the editor’ 250 Angus Tong, 0401 108 498

Having met Ricky several times, I have the strong impression that he is a rather excitable person, and supremely loyal to his club and team. For those reasons, I would be inclined to forgive him and get on with the game.

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After a two-year hiatus, Daffodils will return to local shopping centres on Thursday 25 August for Cancer Council’s iconic Daffodil Day. Canberrans are encouraged to buy a bunch and raise vital funds to support life-saving Australian cancer research as Cancer Council ACT returns to in-person Daffodil Day stalls throughout the region on 24-27 August for the first time in threeLocalyears.man, Ivan Naspe, has signed up to volunteer for his first Daffodil Day after his own cancer diagnosis earlier this year. Ivan was diagnosed with renal cell carcinoma, or kidney cancer, on his 56th birthday in May and had surgery to remove his kidney in June.Hesays an important thing that has come through during this time is the support he has received. “After my diagnosis, Cancer Council ACT was the first place I went to,” Ivan says. “It makes sense for me to give back unconditionally. I’ve signed up to be a volunteer for Daffodil Day as a starting off point for whatever else I can be involved in with Cancer Council ACT. It takes the focus off me, especially when going through all of Canberransthis.” are encouraged to support the Daffodil Day Appeal by donating via the Daffodil Day Appeal website or buying fresh daffodils from a local Daffodil Day site near you on 24-17 August. More information: daffodilday.com. au/act or daffodilday.com.au/buydaffodils

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Australia’s first wildlife friendly virtual balloon race will take off on 1 September, in response to bans across the country on releasing helium balloons. The activity was found to be responsible for rising deaths in sea birds, turtles, and other animals when the balloons eventually fell back to earth, becoming litter.

Brumbies restore ACT to name For the first time since 2004, the ACT Brumbies name is back. The club announced the ‘ACT’ will return to the name of their Super Rugby, Super W and Junior Representative sides. “It’s something we’ve been considering for a while,” ACT Brumbies CEO Phil Thomson said. “There’s no hiding from the struggles we’ve had with numbers at the stadium. We believe bringing the ACT back into the name will help us continue to drive that connection with the community and get people to have ownership of the team and want to support it at GIO Stadium.”

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The virtual balloon race will mimic a real one, through programming that uses current weather data to display the balloons moving according to prevailing wind patterns. Participants can customise their balloons by choosing helium levels, shape, and thickness for a potential edge in the race, or take a gamble by purchasing a randomly generated balloon. The balloon that travels the furthest distance in a straight line wins $5,000 in gift vouchers. This race will help fund research for Haemochromatosis Australia.

The virtual balloons will be released online at 7am and will travel for seven days. The start point will be Sydney Harbour Bridge and balloons will move in whichever direction the wind is blowing at that time. Using Google maps and satellites, the top 100 leading balloons will be visible 30 minutes after take-off and continuously for the duration of the race. Participants can track their balloon’s position online. The virtual balloons can be purchased for $5 each prior to the launch at beatoverload/haemochromatosis.org.au/

The Canberra Raiders ended a difficult week with a much-needed win, gripping on late to defeat the Dragons 24-22 at GIO Stadium on Sunday 14 August. With coach Ricky Stuart suspended and star front rower Joe Tapine injured, the Raiders survived a late charge from the Dragons to keep their finals hopes alive. Canberra will likely need to win their remaining three matches and hope other results go their way to finish in the top 8. They head to Newcastle to take on the Knights on Sunday 21 August.

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The CBR Brave recorded a comfortable 8-1 win over the Sydney Ice Dogs at the Phillip Swimming and Ice Skating Centre last weekend. The first-placed Brave now turn their attention to the finals which are to be held in Melbourne on the first weekend of September.

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Kippax Uniting Church (cnr Luke St and Hardwick Cres, Holt) will hold its next monthly Marketplace on Saturday 20 August 8am-12pm. Individual stallholders will sell their wares, and the focus in the hall will be craft supplies, handmade goods, and a cake stall. Donations will be gratefully received on Friday 19 August. More info: kippax.marketplace@gmail.com

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Acting Justice Richard Refshauge will speak on ‘The Meaning of Justice’ to Christians for an Ethical Society on Tuesday 23 August 7pm at the Chapel, Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture, Barton. Justice Refshauge currently works in the sentencing of drug and alcohol offenders but has served in various capacities over the last 45 years, including as a Supreme Court Judge. More info: ces.org.au or email secretary@ces.org.au

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Westﬁeld Local Heroes The Westfield Local Heroes program recognises and promotes community role models who help create positive benefits for others. The 2022 Westfield Local Hero for each centre will be awarded a $20,000 grant for the group or organisation they represent, and each fi nalist will receive a $5,000 grant for their group or organisation. Voting closes on Monday 22 August; cast your vote via www.westfield.com.au/local-heroes

Tuggeranong Evening: The next meeting is on 24 August 6.30pm, a birthday celebration with a two-course meal, at Town Centre Vikings Club, Greenway. Cost: $35. New members always welcome. Contact Dianne 0418 694 800.

Calvary Auxiliary Public Hospital Bruce is holding a fundraising dinner on Thursday 15 September 6pm at the CIT restaurant, 37 Constitution Ave, Reid. It will be a three-course dinner with drinks on arrival (beer, wine or soft drink). Guest speaker will be Senior Australian of the Year 2022, Valmai Dempsey, who will speak on the theme ‘Service before self: the value of volunteering’. All proceeds will go towards the purchase of equipment for the care and comfort of Calvary Public Hospital patients and staff. Enquiries: Margaret on 0411 549 430. Tickets: $50 (+$1.75 booking fee), available via www.trybooking.com/CBFZQ.

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GIVIT is assisting a charity in the ACT that helps around 30 Indigenous young people fi nd meaningful employment each year, assisting them to build positive futures by providing jobs in social enterprise and training on-the-job via their TAFE partner. They urgently require high-quality furniture to replace broken or poor condition items, including previously donated items reaching end-of-life. This charity is assisting a new group of approximately 15 Aboriginal and Torres Strait young people starting work in their eWaste warehouse as well as office training. They are calling on generous Canberrans to donate or fund the purchase of a large bookcase for use in this program. 100% of money received by GIVIT for this donation will be used to purchase the bookshelf. To donate to or fund this request please visit www.givit.org.au/whats-needed , search Keyword: “bookshelf”; Location: ‘ACT’. Calvary Auxiliary Fundraising Dinner

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VIEW Club Gungahlin Day: The next meeting is on Wednesday 24 August 11.30am at Gungahlin Lakes Golf Club, Nicholls. Cost: $35 per head for two-course lunch. Guest speaker: Lyn Tammy who runs the Dignity and Desire women’s and baby street pantry in Ngunnawal. RSVP to Hilary on 0407 556 460 by 21 August 9pm.

ANTaR ACT presents the annual David Hunter Memorial Lecture on Thursday 25 August at the Durie Room, St Mark’s National Theological Centre, 15 Blackall St, Barton. Refreshments will be served from 5.45pm with the Welcome to Country and lecture starting at 6.30pm; online session starts 6.30pm. All attendees (in person or online) must register online via https://bit.ly/3RZBDlk. More info: antaract.org.au Da odil Day Appeal Daffodil Day is on Thursday 25 August, and this year Cancer Council ACT are urging Canberrans to donate, fundraise or buy a bunch to fund life-saving research. The Daffodil is the symbol for hope for the almost 1 in 2 Australians diagnosed with cancer by the time they are 85, and for their families, friends and supporters. Show your support by purchasing a fresh bunch of daffodils, or an iconic Daffodil Day pin, at one of the many stalls across the ACT from Wednesday 24 to Saturday 27 August. You can fi nd us at all major shopping centres and many local centres too! Find your nearest Daffodil Day stall at daffodilday.com.au/buy-daffodils and donate or register to fundraise at daffodilday.com.au/ac Share your community event. Email

Hartley Lifecare is inviting the Canberra community to dust off your tuxedos and wear your brilliant ball gowns for their 1920s themed 60th Anniversary Gala Ball on Saturday 27 August 6-11pm at Hotel Realm. The evening will celebrate 60 years of high-quality, person-centred support for those in the Canberra region living with a disability. The Gala Ball will also conclude Hartley Lifecare’s One Million Harts campaign to raise funds for the redevelopment of Hartley Court, fi rst established in 1984. The new development will comprise of two purpose-built houses and four units specifically designed to provide specialist residential and respite disability accommodation. Tickets: $350 (or $3000 for a table for 10) and includes a three-course meal and fi ve-hour drinks package plus entertainment. Bookings via eventbrite.com.au

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Give Dad the gift of enduring style with a premium leather coat from Arpelle. Thanks to its timeless details and neutral colour palette, a classic trench coat is a wardrobe essential that you can hold onto forever. Canberra’s specialists in ‘forever pieces’, Arpelle, are ready whenever you are to purchase a classic trench at a discount price for Father’s Day. Right in time for Spring 2022, Arpelle is holding a sale on wool, cashmere, and premium leather trenches.Foralimited time only, get a free voucher for a pair of genuine leather gloves, $79 regular retail, with any purchase of a jacket or coat at their Westfield Woden and Belconnen locations.Theirlatest limited edition outerwear collection, in the contrasting finish known as two-tone leather, is still on offer: in the Tony biker-jacket style and the Canada longer line coat. Two-tone leather is leather of the finest quality. The skins used are sourced from European cattle and treated with wax and oil after the tanning process. This process leaves the open structure of natural leather intact and gives the material a soft, supple feel that endures with age. Shop classic, unique styles locally at Arpelle. Visit Arpelle at Westfield Woden and Westfield Belconnen, or learn more arpelle.comat after the process.

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Sear the lamb directly over the hot coals to get them looking deliciously brown then move to a moderately hot part of the grill to let it cook through. There are lots of ways to tell when it’s cooked, but I always use a meat thermometer as it’s the most reliable. The internal temperature should be: 55 oC for medium rare; 60 oC for medium (pink); 65oC for medium well. Sprinkle with your fresh gremolata to serve.

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Lamb chump steaks 2 cloves of garlic 1 small handful of mint leaves 1 Tbsp flat leaf parsley 1/2 Tbsp finely grated lemon zest 2 Tbsp of extra virgin olive oil Peel the garlic, crush lightly onto a chopping board then work to a paste with a little coarse salt.

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Wash and drain the herbs then chop finely with a very sharp Combineknife.the garlic and chopped herbs with the lemon zest then stir in the olive oil. Grill your lamb steaks over hot coals for a smoky chargrilled flavour. You want to make sure you get the crisping on the outside while being sure not to overcook it.

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WITH TASTE EDITOR, ANJA DE ROZARIO For the pancakes, mix all the dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl then stir in the wet ingredients. Pour hand-sized amounts of the mixture for each pancake onto a non-stick/sprayed frying pan on low-medium heat, flipping each pancake once. Place the pancakes onto a plate then add on your yoghurt as the filling, plus the toppings of your choice. Serve to Dad and enjoy!

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Director Shelly Higgs asks how much honesty a friendship can take in her production of Art by Yasmina Reza at The Street Theatre 5-11 September. Photos: Kerrie Brewer.

The play follows three men – Serge, Marc and Yvan – who have been friends for 15 years. One day, the friendship is completely rocked when Serge has the audacity to purchase a piece of art without consulting the others; worse still, it is modern art. Higgs describes the conflict as Marc being deeply upset that Serge would buy it without his approval, as it breaks the way Marc perceived him. The production is presented in monochrome with the costumes and the set reflecting this idea of seeing thing as black and white. Two of our central characters have cut-and-dried ideas of how things should be. However, in reality, there are shades of grey, which is reflected in the third character, Yvan, and his mismatched greys as he tries to reason with his friends. Higgs said they made the conscious effort of exploring these themes throughout the production while creating a playground for the actors to delve into the archetypes of their characters.

The costumes reflect the characters’ approach to conflict resolution: black and white, or shades of grey. Art, the contemporary classic play by Yasmina Reza, asks audiences difficult questions delivered in a sharp, witty package. The newest rendition produced by The Street Theatre hits the stage 5-11 September. Originally written in 1994, the play has had stints on Broadway, the West End and around the globe. Now, bringing it to a Canberra stage is director Shelly Higgs, in her first mainstage production with The Street Theatre. She says the play is a funny and thought-provoking story that makes us question if we are who we think we are, or are we who our friends think we are?

“You’re always saying something with the way you choose to do something, so it’s just being aware of what we are saying,” Higgs said. When she isn’t busy directing, Higgs is a mum of four. Dealing with being away from her children more than usual is softened by knowing it’s good for them to see her work on something that is important. “There’s a lot more packaged food in the fridge but at the same time they are seeing me do something that I have been working towards for 20 years,” Higgs said. A major difference in preparing a mainstage production compared to the independent ones she has done with the company before, is the amount of time Higgs gets to spend focusing on her direction. Additional support means there are assigned staff for roles, and she no longer has to wear so many hats, which she believes benefits her directorial skill development.

“Having three professional actors in the room is great and especially because they all offer you different things. Shane has worked in comedy for so long, there’s a lot I can learn from him; it’s interesting even just observing when he laughs at something or when he makes a comic offer,” Higgs said. According to Higgs, the actors’ chemistry off set has been great, while on set, the three characters present an odd kind of friendship, one that makes you question if they genuinely enjoy one another’s company or if they are accustomed to their way of life and those who come along with it.

The audience may be able to see something of themselves reflected in the characters. Higgs said she identifies with Yvan, the people pleaser, while people who are sure of themselves and their opinions may see themselves reflected in Marc. Serge, our disrupter, is slightly easier going as he continues his journey of discovering new things.

“I don’t think we like any of the characters that well; there’s parts of them in each of us. They really do feel like archetypes to me but there’s complexity under that,” Higgs said.

The three actors were asked how they envisioned the artwork in question and, like their characters, each pictured something completely different. The design team has spent many hours deciding how the picture will look in production and asking if the audience should even see it. The big question remains: is it worth ending a 15-year friendship for? Audience members will decide that for themselves. Find out if you’re Serge, Marc or Yvan in Art at The Street Theatre, 5-11 September; thestreet.org.au Jessica Cordwell

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“The way I keep describing it is light, bright, sparkling, full of wit but you’ve got to be careful the bubbles don’t get up your nose. There’s a sharpness to it,” Higgs said.

“They have these little arrows at each other that really land, it’s sort of like the sibling relationship you might have or people that have had friends for 15 years or more, you sort of get to that stage; they know you too well,” she said.

Asked about her comedic play not long after it was released, Reza responded by saying she thought it was a tragedy. While this may have been tongue in cheek, there is truth to it, Higgs said; it discusses the value of friendships and how easily they can break down. The central artwork helps to focus questions of value – what we give value to, and why others may not value it the same.

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4 Have you got anything on your to-do list while here in Canberra? I’ll have to check the schedule. I like seeing the main sites; I think I’ve been to Parliament House. I like the scenery of places, just seeing what’s around. I like to wander.

2 Eireborne isn’t a traditional Irish dance performance. What can audiences expect? Eireborne is quite a unique and new concept of Irish dance to bring it into the 21st century. Revolutionising the dance, not the stiff arm down by side that it used to be. It’s bringing together tap, Irish and contemporary to create an immersive experience. It’s all accompanied by a six-piece band playing hits from Irish musicians like Van Morrison; I didn’t know he was Irish until this tour.

CW ’s Jessica Cordwell had a quick chat with Costello in between shows to chat dance, music, and the importance of taking time for yourself.

Liam Costello heads to Canberra Theatre with Eireborne, 20 August. Image supplied.

1 How did you get started with Irish dancing? When I was fi ve, my parents put me into jazz dance classes, and we had the end of year dance concert which had an Irish dancing section. Then I watched it back and had it (Irish section) on repeat the entirety of the summer holidays. As soon as the classes returned, I enrolled in Irish dancing.

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5 You’ve already won three world championships. Where do you go from there? I could keep going on and winning them but at the moment I’m seeing what I want to do, seeing what my next step is. I’m taking it slower; I will keep doing shows and learning off the people around me. See Liam Costello in Eireborne at Canberra Theatre, 20 August; canberratheatrecentre.com.au 5: WITH LIAM COSTELLO time out

3 Dancing since the age of ﬁve, sometimes for hours a day, do you get time to just enjoy being young? I try and make time for myself to relax and step away from that world. If you let it consume your life completely that’s when you fall out of love with it. I really like to spend time alone because I’m always surrounded by people.

At just 19 years of age, Liam Costello from Pennant Hills, NSW already has three consecutive World Irish Dance Championships under his belt. Now the reigning champ is starring in Eireborne, which hits the Canberra Theatre on Saturday 20 August.

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CW Time Out editor Jessica Cordwell brings you the latest in arts and entertainment news from around the Canberra region. Highlights this week: A Ukrainian theatre group present their first play, and local artist holds art workshops for National Threatened Species Day (7 September). Theatre group brings Ukrainian voices to the stage Motanka Theatre (Театр Мотанка), a UkrainianAustralian theatre group, present their first production this Saturday 20 August at Canberra College, Phillip. Spread Your Wings (Na pershi huli in Ukrainian) translates as going out with a suitor for the first time. It is based on the play of the same name written by one of Ukraine’s most famous playwrights, Stepan Vasylchenko. Set at the end of the 18th century, it follows the story of an ordinary family and is full of culture, traditions, and a dash of humour. Presented in Ukrainian, the play invites you to experience the country’s rich culture. Most of the proceeds from the night will go towards charities that provide emergency relief and humanitarian aid towards victims of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Immerse yourself in Ukrainian culture on Saturday 20 August 5pm at Canberra College; eventbrite.com Art for threatened animals In recognition of National Threatened Species Day, 7 September, local artist Michele England will host art collage workshops each Saturday nextAustraliamonth. has the highest number of mammalian extinctions in the world, with 29 species now gone forever, while many more are under threat from things like climate change, natural disasters, and habitat destruction. Here in the ACT, 10 flora and 20 fauna species are on the threatened list, including our beloved koala and Regent AttendeesHoneyeater.attheworkshops, which are spread out at locations across the capital, will be able to learn about local threatened species before making a collage in response. Painting, printing and composition tips and supplies will Elaine Morel’s Disenchanted: A Cabaret of Twisted Fairy Tales comes to the Street Theatre, 18 September. Image supplied. SEP 2022 NSW

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be provided. For locations, times and tickets, head to eventbrite.com.au Canberra artist heads to Illaroo Canberra artist Julia Faragher is one of five artists who live with disability or are d/Deaf to be accepted into the Bundanon Trust Artist-In-Residence program. After two postponements, the five artists from ACT and NSW are finally heading to Illaroo, NSW to undertake the program for a week in September. Working in partnership with NSW’s peak disability and arts organisation, Accessible Arts, the charity funded program supports arts practice and engagement. An artist, writer, photographer and filmmaker, who was recently awarded the Edgeworth Emerging Writers Fellowship from ACT Writers, Faragher lives with tachycardia.supraventricularWhileat the program, she will continue to work on her Young Adult manuscript, Song of Summer Find more information about the program at aarts.net.au Cabaret with a twist hits the Capital Canberra-born performing artist Elaine Morel brings her show, Disenchanted: A Cabaret of Twisted Fairy Tales, to The Street Theatre next month, Sunday 18 September.

Unfamiliar home by Michele England. Journey around Australia revisiting memories of the classic Aussie motel, long road trips and family holidays.

Set in 1699, Disenchanted hosts disgruntled fairy tale characters who are sick of their narrative and want their side of events heard. The idea was born when Morel’s niece invited guests to her dinner party to dress up as a fairy tale character and sing a song or tell their story. Morel attended as Olga, one of Cinderella’s ugly stepsisters. The award-winning show debuted at the Sydney Fringe Festival in 2018 before heading off on a tour of the NSW Far South Coast. Halted by the Covid-19 pandemic, a team of artists helped create a digital rendition for the Melbourne Fringe Festival. Now, the crew of characters is ready to follow the yellow brick road again. Learn why the wolf was in grandma’s bed in Disenchanted at The Street Theatre, Sunday 18 September 4pm; thestreet.org.au

The commission offers young playwrights the opportunity to be at the centre of the creative process as they create a fulllength work which tells the stories of youth, with a $16,500 grant to develop a script to be performed by up actors ranging from seven to 25 years of age. This newest partnership expands on the firm’s history of being a supporter to the arts. They have supported initiatives in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, and regional Queensland. Managing partner at Holding Redlich, Ian Roberston AO, says the firm is excited to help young artists develop their own artistic practice. For more information or to apply for the commission, head canberrayouththeatre.com.auto

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Two big top tents house The Lost Lands and Wanderer stages. Family-friendly action can be found at The Lost Lands with arts-based theatre, comedy acts and circus performers, while the Wanderer stage will house the breaking artists and the more adult comedy and circus performances.Headlineartists will perform on the main stage against the backdrop of a national park, while two amphitheatre walls ensure the best quality sound for all attendees. If you want a taste of what you can expect at the festival, the team has curated a Spotify playlist you can find on the Wanderer website. Daly and his family moved to the region in 2020, spending four months in the caravan park and decided never to leave – although they have moved on from the caravan park. He told the story of a local retired meteorologist who, at 60 years old and working in South Australia, decided to research places across the country for his perfect weather before choosing Pambula. “It’s shielded by the mountain range between Canberra and the coast, it gets an amazing amount of sunny days, we hardly get any wind at night, it goes calm at night,” Daly said. Moving to the region during Covid has given Daly the time to pause; now having recharged his imagination, he wanted to create a festival that not only catered to people of all ages but also helped to give back to the community that had made his family feel so welcome. “South Coast people are such friendly people; I don’t feel like we’ve encountered that kind of people, so welcoming and friendly and embracing and inviting of people to the places,” he said. If you plan on wandering to Pambula for the festival, there are plenty of accommodation options. To find out more about the festival, the artists, acts and snacks, head to Readwanderer.com.aumoreabout the upcoming Wanderer Festival online at canberraweekly.com.au-Jessica Series theHearingLand land speaks, if we will only listen. works Michaelby Sollis Natalie Williams Eric KirstenAveryMilenko

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From the brains behind the iconic Falls Festival comes the brand-new Wanderer Festival, which hopes to engage a multigenerational audience on the shores of beautiful Pambula Beach, NSW next month. On 23-25 September, the threeday event offers an impressive music line-up with artists from all genres and celebrates artists with a program jam packed with comedy, circus, theatre and cabaret performances. Guests are also invited to get hands-on in a range of workshops over the weekend.Wanderer is a culmination of the festivals Simon Daly has put together throughout his career, with the biggest influence being the first Falls Festival in Marion Bay, Tasmania. Falls attracted a crowd from all walks of life and generations, even though that wasn’t the plan; people were so excited to see something in their region, they Wandererwent!iscapped at 10,000 attendees – an intimate affair in the festival scene – and guests are encouraged to flow through the different areas and soak up the rich art scene that has been curated.

Now showing Nope (M) After seeing the violent aftermath on a television production set, we flash over to an isolated ranch, where owner Otis Haywood Sr. (Keith David) trains a horse for an upcoming TV show. Suddenly, coins and keys start mysteriously raining from the cloudy sky. Six months later, siblings Otis ‘OJ’ Jr. (Daniel Kaluuva) and Emerald Haywood (Keke Palmer) struggle to keep the ranch afloat, having to sell their horses to a neighbouring Western theme park. One stormy night, the Haywood house loses power, and their horses get spooked due to a dark shape flying through the sky.

Flower power live at The Q Reimagining the tunes heard on the airwaves during the 1960s and 1970s, Good Morning Vietnam, Music from the Vietnam War Era-Live in Concert! comes to The Q Performing Arts Centre, Queanbeyan on Saturday 3 September.Acastof superb musicians and vocalists bring the songs of a movement to life with smash hits. Catch the smooth soul sounds of Marvin Gaye, the iconic pop ballads of The Beatles, the rocking sounds of The Rolling Stones and so much Musicalmore.director and guitarist Simon Gardner is excited to bring the production to theatres. He says great music not only transcends an era but also defines it; the music produced during the Vietnam War was groundbreaking as it reflected immense unrest as well as peace and love. The backdrop for the performance features the far-out scenes of the psychedelic hippie movement, contrasting with images of despair, resistance and protests from the streets of Australia and America. For two hours, be transported back to the times of political turmoil and changing culture that defined a generation. Through their music, the show pays tribute to those who served, and will donate $1 from every ticket sold to the Guitars for Vets Australia program.“Ialso see this as an opportunity to pay tribute, in the best way I can, to those who fought and died for us,” Gardner said. Catch the flower power movement in Good Morning Vietnam, 3 September 2pm at The Q, Queanbeyan; theq.net.au-Jessica Cordwell

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The third feature film from writer-director and producer Jordan Peele (Key & Peele) is a sci-fi drama with a lot of themes, symbols, allegories and metaphors that will keep you thinking about what exactly everything means as opposed to being enmeshed in the environment, story and characters. Whereas Peele’s debut, Get Out, brilliantly melded these elements with a solid contemporary thriller highlighting the worrying occurrence of casual racism, Peele’s second outing, Us, bit off more than it could chew, not being able to land its ambitious concept. Here, Peele attempts to weave a commentary on the modern-day want of spectacle and the dangers of such narrow-sightedness. This vision is muddled, however, with a seemingly unconnected side story, a clumsy commentary on Hollywood and the history of film, and mankind’s attempt at taming the untameable.

Verdict: Another ambitious effort aiming to elevate above its genre. However, Like M. Night Shyamalan’s Signs, sometimes simplicity is key. 2.5 stars. - Luke McWilliams | themovieclub.net Viewed at Dendy cinemas.

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Penguin are celebrating Father’s Day with some of our favourite fictional dads, including Bandit from the #1 book pick for Father’s Day in 2022, Bluey: Perfect. To make Father’s Day extra special this year, Penguin is offering an exclusive giveaway bundle which includes a giant Mr. Happy plush and 12 books from your favourite characters: Bluey: Perfect; Bluey: Father’s Day Fun: A Craft Book; Bluey: Daddy Putdown; Bluey: My Dad Is Awesome; Stop the Dad Jokes by Adrian Beck; My Baba is the Best by Bachar Houli; Dirt By Sea by Michael Wagner; The Tree at Number 43 by Jess McGeachin; Mr Men: My Daddy by Roger Hargreaves; I Love Dad with The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle; My Dad is Fantastic by Roald Dahl; Spot Loves His Dad by Eric Hill.

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Ausdance ACT’s Youth Dance Festival is back on stage as a live performance, for the first time in three years! For two nights at Canberra Theatre Centre –4 and 5 September. With a theme of ‘Transience and Permanence’, Ausdance ACT presents an exciting multimedia mix of film and live performance. We encourage you to support the hard work and dedication of Canberra region students and witness their co-creative ability. More information and tickets: www.canberratheatrecentre.com.au

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The Unbelieved by Vikki Petraitis Allen & Unwin, $32.99 After a terrible resolution to a stressful case, Melbourne detective Antigone Pollard moves to the coastal town of Deception Bay for a quieter posting. However, the town is far from safe, as Antigone is targeted by an attempted rapist. However, after arresting him, she discovers that the town has dark secrets that no woman is safe from. This is a deep and impressive Australian debut from Vikki Petraitis. Featuring an intense tale that dives into the evils of sexual violence in small towns, The Unbelieved is a moving and captivating novel that will stay with you long after you finish it.

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Stay Awake by Megan Goldin Michael Joseph, $32.99 When Liv Reese awakens in the back of a taxi, she finds herself covered in blood, with messages scrawled all over her body telling her to stay awake. Trying to figure out what happened, Liv discovers that she cannot remember the last years of her life. Frightened and alone, Liv tries to uncover what happened during her missing time before a killer finds her. Australian author Megan Goldin strikes again with a deeply addictive psychological thriller. Following a traumatised and disorientated protagonist as she attempts to uncover dark secrets, Stay Awake is one of the trippiest books of 2022 and comes highly recommended.

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The Accomplice by Steve Cavanagh Orion, $32.99 Conman turned lawyer Eddie Flynn is back, and this time he is defending Carrie Miller, the unassuming wife and alleged accomplice of the infamous serial killer known as the Sandman. Eddie needs to prove that Carrie knew nothing about her husband’s crimes. However, he must also deal with the return of the Sandman, who is determined to kill anyone involved with his wife’s case, including her lawyer. Steve Cavanagh continues to impress with this brilliant and exciting legal thriller. Fast paced and relentlessly entertaining, this is a wonderful novel that is guaranteed to hold you until the very last twist.

Five Bush Weddings novels: D Stevens, Theodore; B Griffin, Wanniassa; S Oerder, Deakin; G Porter, Jerrabomberra; R Stuart, Isabella Plains; K Thompson, Throsby; P Gorton, Queanbeyan. Mayver’s prize packs: R Gardiner, Isabella Plains; S Kendal, Kingston; J Spring, Turner; G Watson, Chifley; J Dzirba, Kaleen. local, bookshopindependentinKingston

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SPARROWS OF KABUL: Afghanistan National Day Concert, Fred Smith and band mark the anniversary of the evacuation of Kabul, National Press Club, Friday 19 August 7.30pm; events. humanitix.com HISTORICAL HILARITY: Drag Cabaret presents a night of history jumping from the page and onto the stage, Smith’s Alternative, 19 August 9.30pm; smithsalternative.com

ANTIQUE AND COLLECTIBLE FAIR: Hunt for jewels and treasure at the Rotary Club of Murrumbidgee Canberra’s seasonal event, Albert Hall, 19-21 August; $10 entry.

BIG BIKE FILM NIGHT: This NZ film festival present 12 short films, Dendy Cinemas, 18 August 6.30pm; bigbikefilmnight.nz

LEO JOSEPH: Blues jazz boogie piano sessions at Smith’s Alternative on the third Saturday every month 12.30-2pm; smithsalternative.com

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BACKBLOCKS: By Idris Murphy, captures a great Australian painter at the height of his powers, Drill Hall Gallery, ANU, 19 August-16 October; dhg.anu.edu.au

GLASSWORKS SCIENCE WEEK: Celebrate the Year of Glass with a neon bending demo, 19 August 4pm, and live glass blowing demonstrations, 20-21 August 11am and 2pm; canberraglassworks.com

FLAZEDA OPEN DAY: Come and try free classes at Flazeda Hub on Sunday 21 August from 10am; flazedahub.com

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PRADA CLUTCH: All-Drag Revue paying tribute to the history of Aussie drag, at Canberra Theatre, Saturday 20 August 8pm; canberratheatrecentre.com.au COMMUNITY MARKET: The monthly markets come to Calwell shopping centre on the 3rd Saturday of the month 9am-3pm and Queanbeyan Park on the 3rd Sunday 9am-2pm.

DEMENTED: Canberra playwright Ruth Pieloor was inspired by her personal experience in this play that explores the subconscious maze of dementia, The Q, Queanbeyan, 17-20 August; theq.net.au

WOMEN OF SCIENCE & ART: Science Week events include a family friendly networking event and workshops, 19 and 21 August; innovatecommunicate.com

OF SOAP AND STONE: Brings together the work of three early-career mix-media artists, ANCA Gallery, Dickson, until 11 September; anca.net.au

FUNGI CO: Science Week screenings of How Fungi Made Our World and Q&A, Tuggeranong Arts Centre, 19 August 7pm; Belconnen Arts Centre, 20 August 2pm; fungico.com.au

SMITH’S ALTERNATIVE: Two musical performances on 20 August – Ben Drysdale and Niall Howe hit the stage from 4pm then Milena Luna presents her new album at 7pm; smithsalternative.com

A MOMENT IN TIME: A selection of works by 7 artists, Kyeema Gallery, Capital Wines, 18 August-18 September; capitalwines.com.au

A NIGHT IN BUENOS: PC Tango explore early and traditional works from the birthplace of tango, Tuggeranong Arts Centre, 18 July 7pm; tuggeranongarts.com

BRAIN TEASER: Fun interactive displays, demonstrations, competitions, kids activities and accessible short talks from local neuroscientists, John Curtin School of Medical Research, Saturday 20 August 10am; scienceweek.net.au

WINDY WOBBLY WINDFARMS: 2021 Archibald prize finalist Matthew Clarke hosts his first solo exhibition in Canberra, Tuggeranong Arts Centre, 20 August-10 September; tuggeranongarts.com

TWO WORLDS: The Oriana Chorale tells the story of Australia, a nation formed from the stories of its people over millenia, 20 August 7.30pm; belcoarts.com.au

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SPREAD YOUR WINGS: Ukrainian-Australian theatre group Motanka premiere their first play based on a classic Ukrainian play, Canberra College, Saturday 20 August 5pm; eventbrite.com

KIPPAX MARKETPLACE: Indoor market to run 3rd Saturday of every month 8am-12pm, at Kippax Uniting Church Community Centre; free entry.

SMITH’S SCRIBBLERS: Lunchtime life drawing every Thursday 12.30pm; smithsalternative.com

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Z.E.N TRIO: Along with composer Matt Laing, bring their national tour to Llewellyn Hall, ANU, 18 August 7pm; musicaviva.com.au

EIRBORNE: After sold-out shows across Europe they return with a live rock show celebrating Irish dance, at Canberra Theatre, Saturday 20 August 7.30pm; canberratheatrecentre.com.au

WINTER CONCERT: Brindabella Orchestra’s premiere of The Old Man Who Loved to Sing by Michael Dooley, along with other famous works, Weston Community hub, 21 August 2pm; trybooking.com 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. Eireborne brings Irish dancing into the 21st century, Canberra Theatre, 20 August.

NGAGJUNG: A play set in a scarily imaginable future on Ngunnawal country, Belconnen Arts Centre, 18-27 August; belcoarts.com.au

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Why do I feel so alone in my loss? Krissy: “A miscarriage is one of the biggest things that will happen to you in terms of grief and loss, and you shouldn’t feel like you need to go through that alone.”

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Yas: “I questioned what was wrong with me. Why did it happen to me? Why isn’t it happening to other people? It wasn’t until I decided to talk about it that I realised it is happening around me as well. It’s not just a “There’sfigure.allthis stuff around like, ‘Don’t announce that you’re pregnant until after 12 weeks, because that’s the riskiest part of a pregnancy.’

Krissy: “The 12-week rule is interesting, isn’t it? Obviously, a lot of people don’t want to share the news because they’re protecting themselves, but if do you lose a baby, the same people you shared the news with are the ones who are going to get you through that loss. For me, that 12-week rule immediately tells me that if something bad happens, I shouldn’t tell anyone.”

the level of hush-hush around miscarriage, and pledged to challenge that stigma through their platform. The mamas sat down with CW to get real about why stigma around miscarriage withholds support from mums who need it the most.

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Yas: “When I found out with the first bub, I had announced at five weeks. I was so excited! Because we were trying, and it was the first try - the first baby. Then a week later, I found out it was a miscarriage.

What are the chances of having a miscarriage? Krissy: “When I was trying to conceive, I researched everything, and not once did I even consider miscarriage as a possibility – because I just didn’t know it was that common. Yas: “The numbers are one in four. It’s not rare. The fact that it has a stigma when it’s so common is just mindboggling. I was the one in four out of my friends, and I didn’t know anything about“Youit. don’t know anything about miscarriage, what leads up to it or what comes after, until it happens to you or someone close to you, and I think that’s ridiculous. “It’s so unfortunate that it is common; I know I was in such a dark place when I went through it, but once it starts becoming more spoken about, there will be more understanding in this dribble [trickle] effect.” Krissy: “Often, it just takes one person to open up and talk about it.”

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“I actually sent a message to my friend saying, ‘I’m so sorry. I’m so embarrassed to be sending this message. I shouldn’t have jumped the gun.’ And how ridiculous is that?! That I felt I had to apologise.“Ibelieve that pressure comes from the way we’re brought up as women, through society, through sex education; ‘Don’t have sex, you will get pregnant!’

Is anything going to make me feel better? Yas: “The first conversation that really helped me, was when I went for a walk with one of my best mates, who I knew doesn’t ask repeated questions or feel like they have to constantly keep reassuring. She was there to just listen.

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“We’re brought up to think our bodies are naturally made to just have babies. We’re not taught that there will be differences in our bodies that we can’t help. “It bothers me that we’re not taught one in four, we’re not taught that women have different routes to having babies, and it’s okay if you have to do IVF. All they taught us was how to put a condom on a banana.”

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“The other was talking to my partner because I didn’t realise how much it affected him as well. “He was working in the mines when it happened, so I was by myself for another month before he came home. When he came home, and we were able to have that chat about how much it hurts us both, we realised that we didn’t have to go through it separately. We were in this together.” Krissy: “For me, it was with a couple of my friends that had been through miscarriage. Something that stuck out was one friend who sent a quote, ‘The only way through it, is through“That’sit’.really what kept me going. You just have to weather the storm, and you will get through to the other side.”

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“… all the windows including the triple-glazed – and you wouldn’t need that in a standard one, they were really just for demonstration purposes – they were less than double what you would allocate to a standard house,” Paul said.

Paul Nagle and Jodie Pipkorn adore their home, The Banksia – a newly built energy efficient home at Strathnairn, Ginninderry.

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home As we walked through the bright orange front door of The Banksia, a wall of inviting warmth hit us, and our jackets and scarves were no longer needed. It was a chilly 10°C. outside, but inside the main living room, it was a nice and toasty mid-20s with absolutely no heating apart from the sunshine.

Paul Nagle, from Commonsense Sustainability Solutions, and Jodie Pipkorn, from See Change Canberra, reside in The Banksia – an energy efficient demonstration home built by Paul in Strathnairn, Ginninderry.

The day Canberra Weekly visited their home, it had been a frosty -3.1°C. at 7am. Most Canberrans would have turned their heating on, but Paul and Jodie had no need. The lowest temperature their bedroom reached was 16.8°C. at 8.30am, and at 11.30pm that night it was 18.5°C. During the day, The Banksia stores the natural heat from the sun shining into the living area, which keeps the home warm throughout the cold nights. “We usually say over winter, ‘we’ve got to find a way to warm up our bones again’ but since being here, I’m going, ‘maybe I can handle Canberra in winter’ because it’s not so bad with a few of these sunny days … and Canberra does get quite a lot of them,” JodieThesmiled.Banksia is almost at an 8-star energy efficiency rating, and its key features maximise the passive solar design with a northern orientation, internal thermal mass floors, sealed insulation, a low-e glass window to the west, thermally broken aluminium framed double- and triple-glazed windows and sliding doors, a green roof and grass driveway, along with many additional qualities listed on the Commonsense Sustainability Solutions“There’swebsite.something right with the dimensions of this space, and people, when we’ve got 20 or 30 people in here, they all kind of say the same thing – it’s a delight to walk around,” Paul Discussionssaid.around energy efficient homes will generally include cost – the possible extra thousands of dollars spent on double-glazed windows along with added savings from low power use.

“We took it to a high-end solar passive house builder, and we took it to a couple of project home builders. They were all quoting it as a one-off custom build, so once you move into that custom build territory, the prices are higher,” explained Paul. “If a project home builder looked again at this design, and we are getting a bit more interest now, and thought I could repeat this pattern over and over again because it’s in a very simple grid system, the price would be much more competitive … but we were quoted $450,000. That was 2019 so that price would definitely be higher now. In 2019, that was kind of mid-range.”

Jodie and Paul are equally passionate about sharing their knowledge of energy efficient homes with Canberrans and open their doors to the public on weekends for tours. They believe every person in Australia deserves to live in a home like The Banksia.

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“But we more than paid for that by having a cheaper kitchen and cheaper wardrobes and doing the wardrobes ourselves rather than having built-ins and having a carpenter doing those wardrobes so it’s a question of your priorities.

Paul said he chose to put money into extra features of the home to suit his main priorities and pulled back on some luxuries he saw as unnecessary.

“The house actually didn’t cost any more because we saved the money in the kitchen and the wardrobes of the extra money the windows cost us.”

“I think it’s the comfort thing as well, because anyone who comes here and sits in those seats for a while, they’re just like ‘this is just so comfortable’, and you can go ‘well, it’s about saving money’ and that can capture a certain amount, but it’s the comfort. The fact that you can walk around in the middle of winter, it’s minus-two outside, and you’re still walking around really comfortable,” Jodie said.

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of spaces or get to benefit from them and I think that for particularly vulnerable consumers. In a lot of cases, they’re in the poorest housing that are in a really bad condition. “If they were actually able to have spaces like this, they wouldn’t have heating bills. It’s how do we create better housing that everyone can enjoy both for their own health and comfort but also the environment. And I see the environment is almost a secondary thing because the health and comfort, if you put that first and you capture all the things we’ve done here, by default you’re helping the environment,” she said. “The government have got a role; builders won’t do it off their own back – it has to be legislated,” Paul added. “Even the layout of blocks has to be legislated about how they’re designed because you still get exactly the same number of blocks but thought has to go in, and the government has to mandate you have to have a certain percentage north to a certain side so that people have this opportunity.

The Banksia features an experimental grass driveway, an outside studio office with a green roof, and an edible front garden, to increase the property’s biodiversity. Bought from IKEA and assembled by Paul, the kitchen was one of the parts of the property where Jodie and Paul felt they could but more frugal. 091

“And as Jodie was saying, if you can build housing for community housing and the lowest income group in the community, for them to be able to come home and have a house they don’t need to heat and cool, that would be a fantastic outcome for everybody.”

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Paul’s top tip for homebuilders who are searching for ways to make their new houses energy efficient is simple: always find north. “The biggest advice is always look where north is on your block. Every block has north, but don’t let your garage have the warmest space in wintertime,” he said. “If I could change the way one house is built in Canberra, I would be happy, but my real aim is to influence the way every new house in Australia is built.“Ibelieve every new house could be built to a NatHERS 7.5-star rating by following a few of the simple principles that we demonstrate in this home.”

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“This property is a fantastic home due to the beautiful hardwood floors, and when you walk through the front door, it feels instantly warm and homely – with a touch of day spa,” Mr Cooper says. “The layout will suit most buyers as it is perfect for entertaining and dinner parties, it’s a nice blend of open plan and segregated living that will suit growing families and the gardens are a tranquil escape from the rigours of a busy lifestyle. “It’s designed over one level, so it flows well, and has been refurbished and well maintained over the years, which is evident as soon as you walk through the door.”

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The long list of extra features includes ducted heating, secure parking, split system airconditioning, a garage and studio or workroom, a dishwasher, built-in wardrobes, a shed, electric oven and cooktop, and ceiling fans in the living area and bedrooms. Just minutes from Mawson’s Southlands Shopping Centre and top Mawson schools, a home of this calibre is set to sell quickly. 3.5 Auction Sat 27 Aug 1pm View Sat 20 Aug 12-1.30pm Wed 24 Aug 5-5.30pm Sat 27 Aug 12.30-1pm

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Set on an expansive 914sqm block in the soughtafter Woden suburb of Mawson, this superb and stylish home is sophisticated and beautifully designed with family living at its heart. The indoor living spaces are spacious and exude quality craftsmanship, and the expansive family room is framed by stunning windows and glass doors with a north-facing aspect boasting breathtaking views. Wandering into the outdoor living spaces, you’ll love the landscaped gardens with mature trees and shrubs, and along the meandering path you’ll find the hidden studio.

Agent Dan Cooper’s favourite part of the property is easily the beautiful and slightly elevated living room which looks out to the picturesque covered entertaining deck and garden.

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“Everyone in Australia should have a home that is warm and dry in winter, that keeps them and their family safe. But renters are missing out,” Mr Dignam says. “Draughty, uninsulated rental homes force temperatures down and power bills up. Renters told us about getting sick more often, about a constant state of worry over energy costs, and an unending battle against mould and damp. “The good news is we can do better. Governments are currently working on a framework for minimum rental requirements, and this could be a pivotal first step in helping to make these rental homes fit to live in during winter.”

Eight ACT renters tracked and recorded the temperature and humidity of their homes over winter, and the data paints a frosty picture of renting in Canberra during the coldestBettermonths.Renting released their Cold and Costly report from their Winter Renter Researchers project this week and the findings display a stark comparison between ACT rental properties and the rest of Australia. To sustain health, the established minimum indoor temperature is 18°C. The Better Renting study reported temperatures in Australian rental homes were below the recommended temperature 75 per cent of the time or more than 18 hours of theSittingday. at 7.4°C, Canberra had the lowest average minimum temperature of any jurisdiction. The Canberra research results show ACT homes were on average the coldest in the country, although Tasmanians spend more time in cold temperatures.TheACTreported having the second highest amount of time below 18°C at over 21 hours a day (88.3 per cent). Days below 18°C were reported at 49 in the ACT, beaten by NSW (55) and Tasmania (61.5). One of the ACT participants of the study, Ada Fitzgerald-Cherry, lives in a rental in Downer with two housemates and has reported serious issues trying to effectively heat her home without creating an exorbitant power“Whilebill. I have approval to work from home – and would prefer to from a health perspective – I have been working from the office fulltime simply because it’s too unpleasant at home. My housemate works from home fulltime and wears thermals and plunges his hands into a basin of hot water several times a day,” Ms Fitzgerald-Cherry says. “The inside temperature of our house has averaged at 13.7 degrees this winter. Our energy costs have sat at just over $12.70 per day. Admittedly, not all our usage is heating related, but for comparison, our summer costs (despite using the air conditioner and fans) average out to $3.80 a day – that’s $8.90 to keep the house just barely warm enough to function.”BetterRenting executive director, Joel Dignam, says the health risks from living in substandard rental properties need to be addressed.

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The Binalong Butchery Nestled in the heart of the bucolic NSW village of Binalong, amongst characterfilled cafés and general stores, this unique property is a once in a lifetime opportunity.AgentGeorge Southwell says, “Situated in the picturesque town of Binalong, 29 Fitzroy Street is ideally located in the centre of the hustle and bustle of the Binalong village, soon to be accompanied by a high-paced Bowning Supa“TheCentre.property has been home to the famous Binalong Butchery, providing an invaluable service to the Binalong district.”Theexisting premises have been separated into six areas including a reception, private office area, two preparation areas, and cool rooms, with the main building boasting reverse cycle air-conditioning. This is a prime opportunity to take advantage of the future influx of trade from the soon to be completed Bowning Supa Centre. Located just 24 minutes to Yass, under three hours to Sydney, and an hour and 10 minutes to Canberra, this fantastic 630sqm block has boundless possibilities. Easily converted into a residential home with an abundance of commercial opportunities (allowed by RU5 zoning), this home has the potential for a thriving 1 1

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g E mini maY 22 – jun 21 a sociable weekend, and one where work and domestic matters intertwine, will be productive. But if some conversations are complex, ensure you’re super clear yourself or matters will be confusing and lead to mix-ups. Tuesday is a better time for serious talks. g ood news during the week will provide a solid base for progress.

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scorpio oc T 24 – nov 22 If you find you are now questioning plans you’ve confidently been implementing, this process will be invaluable, as you’ll gain clarity about your big-picture direction. Be prepared to adopt a realistic approach and do research. You’ll gain insight from a friend or organisation early in the week, so be sure to reach out.

sAgi TTA rius nov 23 – D ec 21 c onsider a fresh approach to your work, status or home life, as you could build an inspired future. e nsure you’re practical about the details and be prepared to research finances. a financial or ego boost is on the way for some s agittarians. If you’re looking for work, reach out to organisations and employers early next week.

A ri E s mar 21 – apr 20 It’s a good week to reconfigure your daily work and health routines, starting this weekend. Your goals are changing and a change of circumstance during the week will provide you with the opportunity to implement new long-term plans. If details are confused, avoid snap decisions until you get the facts.

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