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contents 04 It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Not only were there charming live Christmas carols at the local shops this week, but stone fruit are in season, as is the Kensington Pride mango. It’s my all-time favourite fruit on Planet Earth, made even more desirable by its short season, exemplifying Lao Tzu’s axiom: “the flame that burns twice as bright burns half as long”.

Our family tradition of setting up and decorating our now 28-year-old artificial Christmas tree is complete, and homes across the city are twinkling after dark with festive light displays.

One of my adult sons was babysitting his younger brothers the other night, reading a Christmas story to the littlest one, who knows this particular picture book off by heart.

Stopping on one page, Vincent prompted: “And the three wise men brought gifts of gold, frankincense, and …”

“Christmas lights!” came the playful response. Priceless.

Continuing my weekly chronicle of reasons to be grateful, I appreciate childlike senses of wonder, a brisk morning walk around Lake Burley Griffin, scintillating food and wine tastings at French Flair in Manuka ahead of a feel-good film screening as part of the Alliance de Française French Film Festival 2023 media launch, interesting company and great food at the Canberra Ocean Racing Club’s Christmas party at D’Browes Restaurant in Narrabundah, Sunday brunch with a friend, and receiving a brown paper package tied up with strings.

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ndrew Barr’s colleagues and staff refer to the Chief Minister as “Chief”. I have met “the Chief” many times, but I had never sat down to get to know the man beyond the public persona.

When I met him in his office recently, I was keen not only to hear about his political career and ambitions, but to explore his formative years, and discover the ideas and influences that shaped the man who, by the end of this Assembly term, stands to become the ACT’s longest-serving Chief Minister.

The key to Mr Barr’s success may be his ability to negotiate and to govern by consensus. In his time as the ACT’s seventh Chief Minister, he has never commanded a majority of factional backing within the Labor party.

“I’ve always had to negotiate, and that means you tend to then be more centrist, to see things from other people’s perspectives; you’ve got to win support for everything,” he said. “You’ve always got to negotiate. That impacts on the political leadership style and approach.”

The numbers show the importance of striking a balance in the government ranks. There are 25 Members of the Legislative Assembly: his government has 10 Labor and six Green MLAs; his cabinet has six Labor and three Green ministers.

(The remaining nine MLAs, the Canberra Liberals, form opposition.)

“The responsibility I have is to hold all of that together, to work with a spectrum of politicians from another party, a spectrum of my own.

You don’t get to just stamp your foot and be authoritarian…

“By nature, I’m not an ideological zealot, footstamper, tantrum-thrower, authoritarian-type leader. I’ve got strong views on particular things, and my colleagues know when I’m particularly passionate or engaged on an issue that we’re going to talk about it. I’ll try and convince them. But I don’t know if there’s much room in Australian democracy for hard-line and authoritarian.”

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to Canberra in 1977. He was born in Lismore; his mother was in high school when he was born, his father in his first year of university. They married in December 1973, and he was born the following April.

“The life chances of teenage parents from country NSW in the 1970s weren’t so great,” Mr Barr said.

But Gough Whitlam’s Labor government abolished university fees in 1974, making education free and accessible for many – including Mr Barr’s parents.

“It was ingrained in me by my parents that they wouldn’t have been able to go to university if it hadn’t been for the Whitlam Government; that opportunity opened up the pathway for me and for my younger brother,” he said.

His parents graduated from the University of New England – one doing classes in the morning, the other in the afternoon, taking it in turns to look after the baby – and came to Canberra to work, his father in the Treasury, his mother as a teacher (with a diploma from what is now the University of Canberra).

It is, he says, “a very familiar story – lots of young people came to Canberra for a public service position”.

When they arrived in Canberra, his parents rented in Macgregor, then bought their first place in Flynn. Mr Barr’s school education was a story of two halves, he said. “All of the creative, free-spirited stuff was in primary school.”

Missing the age cut-off for the local primary school, he went to the AME School (now the Steiner School) in Weston, from 1978 to 1984. It was progressive, perhaps 30 or 40 years ahead of its time: education was freeform, based around students’ interests and goals, and students called teachers by their first names.

After a year at Turner Primary in 1985, Mr Barr went to Lyneham High School (1986–89), “then amongst the most conservative high schools in Canberra”.

Its educational policy was based around streaming of students, who were assessed against their known academic ability and put into one

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Growing up in Canberra as the son of teenage parents, Andrew Barr has been a Member of the ACT Legislative Assembly since 2006 and Chief Minister since 2014. CW publisher Nick Samaras sat down with “the Chief” for a one-on-one chat to learn more about the person behind the big job.

ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr: “I very strongly believe in the power of education to change lives.”

of nine classes, from 701 (the Lyneham enriched academic program) at the top to 709 (the learning assistance program) at the bottom – “a very different education philosophy from what I had come out of,” Mr Barr said.

Because he did not have much history in the public system, he was put into 707, “down the nonacademic path”. His mother, a public school teacher, would not stand for that. She had what Mr Barr called “a massive fight” with the school, and he was put in 703, and did “reasonably well” at school.

It was at Lyneham that Mr Barr had his first experience of politics, “probably the first lesson in how you can change things if you are unhappy … there is a democratic process to fix it”. The school had a strict uniform policy, which Mr Barr fell foul of. On a freezing Canberra day, he was sent home from an extracurricular activity (a history lecture, he thinks) because he wore a woollen jumper, rather than the regulation cotton sloppy joe. As a teacher, his mother knew students could not be excluded from education based on what they wore; she took the school to task, and young Andrew was reinstated.

He ran for school captain and the school board on a platform that students should not be excluded from education based on their uniform. He was then in Year 9, aged 14.

People want decisions and outcomes and actions. But that needs to be driven through a model of more consensus than less.

From there he went to Lake Ginninderra College, and then to ANU, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (Policy Studies) in 1995 – economics, economic history, and political science, leavened by philosophy and sociology.

His interest in politics and economics came from his family circle. His father was rising through the ranks of the Treasury when Paul Keating was Treasurer; the Barrs went camping with economist Ken Henry, later Treasury Secretary, and his family; and his parents had Henry and other Treasury economists over for dinner.

Andrew became involved in politics at ANU: he was treasurer of the ANU Students’ Association and on the board of the ANU Union – and joined the Labor party. When he started university, in 1992, Paul Keating – “a little bit of a hero” – had just become Prime Minister, in the December 1991 election.

“The political creature was forming in that environment, but it was fun,” Mr Barr remembered.

“I was being intellectually challenged through the academic pathways; you’re in amongst thousands of people your own age.”

Although the Whitlam free tertiary education policy changed his parents’ lives, Mr Barr supported Labor’s reintroducing tertiary fees and establishing the Higher Education Contribution Scheme (HECS) in 1989. As a pragmatist, he believed the deferred tax arrangement would allow even more people to go to university; the money raised was used to expand the number of universities in Australia from 17 to 37.

“Ironically, the now Prime Minister [Anthony Albanese], who’s a little bit older than me, would have taken the opposite view. So, most of my time was disagreeing with the left of the Labor Party over the Higher Education Contribution Scheme.”

Labor changing Labor, in fact, has changed significantly over the decades, Mr Barr believes. It is socially progressive; it used to be the party of white Australia, and quite homophobic. “It is not anymore, and I’m glad,” Mr Barr said.

He remarks that the party’s economic position has also changed over a century from democratic socialism to a more social democratic position.

Its original platform called for “the democratic socialisation of industry, production, distribution, and exchange”; Gareth Evans altered the socialist objective in the early 1980s, inserting the words “to the extent necessary to eliminate exploitation and other anti-social features”.

“Where we are now is somewhat different from elements of the Hawke-Keating period. But mostly, if you asked the party’s critics who are to the left of the party, they’d say it’s still a social-democratic civilizing-capitalism sort of party, as opposed to overthrowing the system … I don’t know that there are many people in the Labor party now who would look to Marxist or Communist values. But equally, not every element of the neoclassical, small-l liberal economic agenda is as embraced as it might have been during the Hawke-Keating period. But a lot of it is just an evolution. The economy has changed.

Australia’s position in the world has changed.

Australian society has changed. So political parties have to adapt.”

After graduating from ANU, Mr Barr worked for Annette Ellis in Federal Parliament and then-ACT Opposition leader Jon Stanhope before entering the private sector in 1999 as a media analyst and account manager. In 2002, he returned to political life as senior adviser to John Hargreaves MLA, and became his Chief of Staff in 2004 when Hargreaves became minister for transport, territory and municipal services, multicultural affairs, and housing.

In 2004, Mr Barr won preselection on the Labor ticket in the Molonglo electorate, but missed out.

He was elected to the Legislative Assembly in 2006 after the resignation of Labor MLA Ted Quinlan, then-Deputy Chief Minister and Treasurer. Mr Barr was re-elected to the seat of Molonglo in 2008 and 2012. After a major redistribution of electoral boundaries, he was elected to the seat of Kurrajong at the 2016 and 2020 elections.

When Jon Stanhope resigned in May 2011, Mr Barr was appointed Deputy Chief Minister in the cabinet of new Chief Minister Katy Gallagher.

When she resigned to run for the Senate, Mr Barr was elected Chief Minister, on 11 December 2014.

He led ACT Labor to its fifth and sixth consecutive general election wins in 2016 and 2020.

Stresses of the job Andrew Barr has been in the ACT’s top political job now for eight years – a position with responsibilities that bring their share of stresses and unexpected dilemmas. The two biggest crises of Mr Barr’s chief ministership were the bushfires of 2019/20 and the COVID pandemic.

People, he remarks, had seen a little bit of him by that time: then “I went from the guy who’s on the news a bit a few times a week to every bloody day! I don’t have an education background in firefighting and bushfire management, nor do I in pandemics.

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The sheer diversity of the job is one of the greatest challenges, Mr Barr believes. He gets to dabble in the international space – trade missions to New Zealand, Fiji, and Singapore this year – aided by the diplomatic presence in Canberra.

At a national level, he works with other states and territories (notably, on the pandemic management). He is on the Council of Capital City Lord Mayors, engaging with other major Australian cities. He deals with local matters in Canberra.

And as Treasurer, he is involved with ACT and Commonwealth budgets.

A vision for the city Mr Barr says he wants to transform Canberra from a large country town to a small to medium-sized city, “a bigger, more engaged, better city to live in”.

“Some people won’t agree that’s what we’re creating, but my retort to that is people vote with their feet, and the ACT has been the fastest-growing state or territory for 30 years now. Most of that time, I’ve been the Chief Minister. People can choose to live in a number of different places; many of them are choosing to live here.”

Most of the people he went to school or university with left Canberra, he notes, because it did not offer them either the career, the lifestyle, or the entertainment they wanted; he wants Canberra to be “a place that young people will want to come and live in”.

He is very proud of his administration’s social policy work, such as LGBTI issues (the ACT had the biggest ‘yes’ vote for gay marriage of any jurisdiction) and drug law reform (decriminalising cannabis in 2020, and harder drugs this year).

On the economic side, he points to his tax reforms (some not universally applauded, he admits), such as the switch from stamp duty to land taxes. He wants to deliver city-shaping infrastructure projects. Light rail has been a major defining feature of the past five years, but he is also determined to build the new Canberra Theatre precinct and to redevelop the Canberra stadium.

Under him, too, universities have grown.

The two biggest issues coming the ACT’s way in 2023, Mr Barr predicts, are putting in place the voluntary assisted dying scheme – a process that will run through the whole year – and the referendum on the Indigenous voice to parliament towards the end of the year. His goal is for the ACT to once more have the highest ‘yes’ vote in the country.

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social policy, issues that will touch on most people – and most people will have a view on both,” Mr Barr said.

Housing and infrastructure are also priorities for next year.

Future plans There are fewer than 700 days until the next ACT election; Mr Barr intends to stand again.

“The last few years have felt a lot like most things have had to be on pause,” he said.

Due to COVID and a difficult relationship with the Morrison Government, he had not been able to make the progress he wanted to make on his party’s commitments, or on issues that inspired him to be

I very strongly believe in the power of education to change lives. in politics. The change in federal government has made things easier.

Mr Barr knows he is in the second half of his career. “I will not still be chief minister after 25 or 30 years.” But he does not intend to step down as chief minister in the foreseeable future.

“You’re not in this job forever. Most people I know who have gone into it have had a list of things or many things they want to do; there will never be a time that you’ll have ticked off everything on your list. … I’m not going to get it all done, and so there’s a sense that there are still things that I want to do… I’ll be in my early fifties,

so I think I’m not quite done yet.”

By the end of this term, Mr Barr will pass Jon Stanhope’s record of nine years and 188 days as the longest serving chief minister in the ACT. “The ACT has such a short political history that nine years, by the standards of the jurisdiction, is not excessively long or Menziean…” (Robert Menzies was prime minister for 18 years).

Mr Barr says he is less fixated on days in office than on elections won: “That tends to be how you go into Labor Party folklore.”

Nevertheless, he may not win in 2024.

“So, you’ve got to rethink – you get a four-year contract – but to narrow it all down, I’m definitely going to have another career after this. I’m not the sort of person who could just retire aged 51.”

Would he move into federal politics?

“Politics forces you to think in four- to five-year cycles, so you can’t get too far ahead of yourself. I’m not angling for it, but it might happen. I wouldn’t rule it out, but I’m not going to challenge anyone’s preselection. It’s not going to be an ugly fight for it, but if a vacancy arose at some point in the future, beyond the next Territory parliament …”

If he left politics, Mr Barr says he would have to “dabble in a few different things” to find an interesting career.

“I haven’t excessively dwelt on it, but you need to be able to pay the bills and do something you’re passionate about. I suspect I might be able to structure something that gives me a bit of both.

“I’ll always be someone who will be engaged on certain causes. Now, a number of the causes that I’ve been engaged on, we’ve had wins on. We get marriage equality done; I’ve done a lot on the law reform side; I hope we get the voluntary assisted dying stuff done. [Later that week, the Senate passed the Territory rights bill.] I’m a republican, so there’s unfinished business in that regard. I can see myself still being involved in social movements and campaigns.”

But come what may, Mr Barr is determined to do two things: “To get as much of my list of things I want to get done, done. And, if at all possible, to retire from politics on my own terms. That may not happen, because for a lot of politicians, it ends up going two ways – you’re voted out, or you’re carried out in a box. I hope neither. I hope I can get a third pathway.”

Mr Barr encourages anyone interested in becoming involved in politics to do it.

“But go into it with your eyes open. Know that it’s demanding, and that you’re in the public eye, and you have to make certain sacrifices. But being involved and serving your community – decisions are made by those who turn up – and so being in politics and turning up is a really good starting point.”

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Proud to support territory rights

I must admit to being nervous as the Senate debated territory rights last week.

We had been quietly confident that this time it would pass, especially after the Senate voted 41-25 in favour of restoring our rights on the second reading of the private members bill Luke Gosling and I moved the week before. But sitting in the Senate chamber and listening to Senators debate Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price’s attempt to amend the bill, all that was at stake weighed heavily on me.

There had been many failed attempts in the 25 years since the Andrews bill repealed legislation that made the NT the first jurisdiction in Australia to permit voluntary assisted dying. The bill had the effect of stripping the territories of democratic rights to legislate on the issue, making us second class citizens. The battle to restore territory rights has waged ever since.

However, this time was different. For one, the composition of the Senate and the “no” camp had changed dramatically since 2018. ACT Senator Zed Seselja, who opposed the bill in 2018, had been replaced by territory rights supporter, Senator David Pocock. Senator Jane Hume, who also voted no in 2018, delivered a powerful and moving speech in the Senate in support, and I thank her for sharing her personal journey.

Secondly, the political landscape around voluntary assisted dying laws has shifted.

In 1995, the NT laws were not only an Australian first but were world leading. One of the justifications for the discriminatory Andrews law had been to stop the territories from getting too far ahead of the rest of the country.

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introduce voluntary assisted dying laws, meaning the territories were being left behind – held back by the Andrews law.

Sitting in the Senate chamber last Thursday listening to powerful speeches in support from across political lines, it felt like the weight of history was on our side. In the end, Senator Price’s amendments, which would have continued to restrict the territories’ ability to legislate, were defeated.

In the afternoon before the debate began, my ACT and NT Labor colleagues, Senator Pocock, and I met with advocates who have led the way on this issue, including former NT Chief Minister Marshall Perron – who passed the original laws in 1995 that the Andrews bill sought to block. It was humbling to join with advocates suffering from terminal illnesses themselves or who had lost loved ones, who, with incredible strength, are using their experiences to push for a better future for others.

Territory rights champions ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr and ACT Human Rights Minister Tara Cheyne were there. I particularly want to acknowledge Tara who has fought tirelessly to keep this injustice front of mind, my friend whom I have talked with about this over many years. I think my colleague Senator Katy Gallagher, who has fought for our rights for over a decade, and skilfully steered this bill through the Senate, said it best: “It is the reason I am in politics. When you see something that isn’t fair, you change it.”

I want to again thank everyone who has kept up the fight for 25 years and all involved in this most recent push, those who spoke and voted to support our rights. It’s been an honour to stand with you, and I’m proud to have played my part in righting this wrong.

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n houses so quiet, without even the squeak of a mouse, to those full of ghosts of past, present, and future, it is undeniable the festive season offers many tales that bring families together. One of the most beloved Christmas classics comes to Canberra Theatre Centre when A Christmas Carol brings the festive spirit to the stage on 20-24 December.

Bringing the show to the stage is the shake & stir theatre company, which has received acclaim at home and abroad for its work in theatre, television, and film. For the past five years, they have been touring A Christmas Carol to theatres around the country.

Having worked on the production from the start, actor Arnijka Larcombe-Weate says the cast and crew are like a family and are grateful they get to start their festive season together.

They celebrate a Christmas of sorts before each celebrating with their families, like their own family tradition - one they hope to pass on to the recurring audiences of their show.

By the end of the show season, she says the

team all feel how Scrooge does at the end of the play; knowing worldly goods aren’t everything and it is better to give the gift of love and time together rather than an object.

“Each time I do this show, it is such a beautiful reminder that money isn’t everything; it helps us pay the bills and buy the things we want but don’t really need. Scrooge falls into the trap of things make me happy more than anything else,” Larcombe-Weate says.

The story follows a selfish and greedy businessman, Ebenezer Scrooge, who puts money above all else. When Christmas time comes, he reluctantly lets his employee, Bob Cratchit, have time off. He then scoffs at an invitation to Christmas dinner, carollers, and a request for a donation from a charity.

As Scrooge spends Christmas Eve alone, he is visited by the ghost of his old business partner, Jacob Marley, who has come to warn Scrooge that unless he changes his ways, he will be doomed to wander the afterlife bound by the heavy chains of a life full of greed and self-centredness.

Through the evening, we are transported back to the Christmas of Scrooge’s youth spent with those he once loved. The ghost of Christmas present takes him to his underpaid employee’s home. Lastly, the ghost of Christmas yet to come shows Scrooge what he will leave behind – a neglected tombstone and a home to be ransacked with no-one mourning his passing.

“Looking at the future [ghost], he is showing Scrooge the scary future that could be, which I think, from an objective point of view, is the most powerful. A dark and scary eyeopener to what could be, but I think there is so much power to that present ghost,” Larcombe-Weate says.

Larcombe-Weate plays a number of roles each year, with her hero character being Belle.

Before becoming a bitter old man, Scrooge had a more social life and a promising romantic relationship, however, his greed got in the way.

“She really is an emotional reminder for Scrooge that love and money are very different things. For Belle, love is more important, and for Scrooge, it is the opposite. Financial wealth for Scrooge leads to poverty of love and emotion,” Larcombe-Weate says.

Though she loves him, Belle makes the decision to leave Scrooge as she knows he will never love her as much as money. Belle is a relatable character for anyone who has been in that difficult situation where you have to walk away from the one you love because you know the relationship will just cause pain and suffering in the long run.

“Regardless of how Scrooge feels about her, she did and always will love Scrooge, but the love he has isn’t for her – and why would you want to stay with someone who doesn’t love you the way you love them? You get hurt.”

Larcombe-Weate says it isn’t just romantic

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relationships that end this way. Friendships are also torn apart under similar strain where one person is heading somewhere dark and the other can’t follow; not for a lack of love, which is something she has experienced herself.

“You can try to enforce or suggest a better life or better resolution that you think will help them,” the actor says.

For her, the beauty of Christmas lies with the Cratchit family. During the visit of the ghost of Christmas present, we see how they celebrate.

At the table with what Larcombe-Weate says is the world’s smallest chicken and rotten veggies, they are grateful for the time they have together as a family with their gravely sick son, Tiny Tim. “I truly believe that if we all follow through that Cratchit family belief we will all be better off.

They have nothing yet they are the happiest people in the story,” she says.

Remembering Christmas when she was growing up, the actor says she was always excited about the presents, as children are. Now that she’s older, she understands the magic of Christmas is in the connections with those around you.

Lucky to have grown up in a loving and supportive family and grateful to have experienced the good life, her heart goes out to those who may have not. She is always blown away by how many people at the end of the show thank them, which she says is the best part of the job.

“I am so grateful that I can hopefully show people that this is the good life, this is what life should be about; connecting with good people and trying to be the best version of yourself and, in turn, it warms other people and warms audiences’ hearts,” she says.

While Christmas has roots as a religious

holiday and for some it is still about celebrating the birth of Jesus, in recent years there’s been an influx of non-Christians joining the festivities.

Larcombe-Weate says her mother instilled in her from a young age the importance of celebrating the differences – something the play embodies, as its message is that love, family, and connection are the most important parts of life, making it a fun and welcoming story for those from all backgrounds.

“Christmas is not in a box; it is something that can be celebrated in different ways by different people, but the thing that isn’t different is that we get to celebrate as a community through love, food and connection. It goes beyond any differences that may divide us,” she says.

Charles Dickens wrote the cautionary tale in 1843, during a time when Christmas was being reimagined in the United Kingdom. Christmas trees had only become festive centerpieces in homes at the turn of the previous century, with Queen Victoria and Prince Albert increasing their popularity. In the early 1800s, Christmas carols were making a resurgence; Dickens himself showed a particular interest in the holiday season, writing several short stories with the most well-received being A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas. (conveniently shortened to A Christmas Carol).

As the year comes to a close, it is also a time of reflection on the 12 months that have passed and how or what we might want to change in the New Year. Larcombe-Weate says Dickens, being one of the greatest writers of all time, would have had that idea at the forefront of his mind; the character arcs demonstate it is never too late to change or reinvent yourself – all you need to do is start.

“I think everyone’s New Year’s resolution

should always be to be the best version of yourself. Scrooge is the representation of that.

He had that lightbulb moment where he sees he is really hurting other people, and he realises ‘I have the power to change that, I have power to change who I am’,” Larcombe-Weate says.

Share with your loved ones the perfect Christmas present with the gift of a theatre experience in A Christmas Carol at Canberra Theatre Centre, 20-24 December. Tickets: canberratheatrecentre.com.au

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WITH BILL STEFANIAK AM RFD FORMER ACT OPPOSITION LEADER

Hospital needs to be a priority Firstly, I was very disappointed to see yet another Tory Prime Minister, the latest one, Rishi Sunak, turn out to be a dud after only a few weeks in office. His first budget increased spending in the already well funded education and health areas, and, despite a war raging over the Channel in Europe, actually decreased defence spending, thus betraying not only the long-suffering British Armed Forces, but his NATO and Ukrainian allies as well, not to mention breaking his election promise. The UK does not need more diversity officers in the National Health Service; it needs more troops in its sadly depleted army.

Talking of getting your priorities wrong, our longstanding Green / Labor local government continues to splurge on its tram to the detriment of our health system.

Gordon Scott, a well-known rugby and choral identity, suffered a stroke, and is in the Canberra Hospital as I write. His wife, my old friend Maggie Scott, was horrified to learn that her husband had to go on a waiting list for an MRI, as that poor old hospital only has one machine. He’s not after a

government house but a basic medical procedure, Messrs Rattenbury and Barr! A large First World hospital like the Canberra Hospital should have access to more than one MRI machine.

Similarly, Anita Sadil, an avid bike rider, recently went to hospital after a bad bike accident, and was in excruciating pain.

Unfortunately, the hospital had run out of painkillers. The helpful staff finally found (after three hours’ search) one pain-killing needle, and the nurse was so happy he was beaming from ear to ear when he located it!

In recent months, we have seen the tragic deaths of two young children who presented to the emergency department. It’s been suggested that these deaths may have been avoided if the Canberra Hospital was properly resourced.

The ACT’s longest serving Chief Minister, Jon Stanhope, has regularly railed against the lack of funding for our health system and the diversion of money that should have been allocated to it being wasted on the tram. Jon puts the problems down to under-resourcing after Senator Katy

Gallagher left ACT politics and the current duo of Labor Chief Minister Andrew Barr and Greens leader Shane Rattenbury took charge. Jon has pointed out that between 2015/16 and 2018/19, the number of admissions to the Canberra Hospital increased at about 2.5 per cent. Yet for those same years, expenditure was cut by 2.5 per cent per year. At the same time nationally, people admitted to hospital rose 3.5 per cent, but expenditure elsewhere rose 4.8 per cent to meet the need. The ACT was the only jurisdiction to cut expenditure.

Nationally, the first duty of any national government is to ensure the country is adequately defended. In Australia, at a state and local level, the two big areas where money must be spent are policing and health (closely followed by education). Messrs Sunak, Barr, and Rattenbury all seem to have got their priorities a bit skewed.

In the ACT, the health and wellbeing of our community should be paramount, not the tram.

Editor’s note: The opinions expressed in this column are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Canberra Weekly.

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ACT Government begins work on voluntary assisted dying Last week, the Senate voted to end the ban on the ACT and the NT debating euthanasia, in place since 1997. Now, the ACT Government begins the task of discussing, debating, and legislating.

“We’re going to have voluntary assisted dying laws; the question is the exact nature of them,” Chief Minister Andrew Barr said.

How and what assisted dying looks like in the ACT will be co-designed with the community, Tara Cheyne, ACT Minister for Human Rights, said.

Over the summer, the government will refine a discussion paper, ready for February, when the Legislative Assembly year begins. The consultation will take at least eight weeks.

The initial consultation will help parliamentary drafters put policy objectives into legislation, Mr Barr said. It will consider eligibility criteria, safeguards, and residency requirements.

Ms Cheyne will lead the work, with the assistance of Mr Barr, Health Minister Rachel Stephen-Smith, and Attorney-General Shane Rattenbury.

It will take most, if not all, of 2023 to draft the voluntary assisted dying laws, Mr Barr

said; he expects to get it done before the next election in 2024. After the consultation process ends, the ACT Government will prepare and release a listening report on the feedback provided during the consultation.

Mr Barr and Ms Cheyne plan to introduce a Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill to the ACT Legislative Assembly in the second half of 2023.

They anticipate that a parliamentary committee would review the legislation over three months or more.

Elizabeth Lee, leader of the Canberra Liberals, said she welcomed the passage of the “historic” territory rights bill – she has had many discussions and urged federal members of parliament to restore territory rights in the ACT. But her party would scrutinise both the consultation process and the bill closely, Ms Lee said. It was important to take the process slowly and deliberatively, she said.

All six states have already passed legislation permitting euthanasia. That means there are six examples around the country the ACT can draw upon, Mr Barr said.

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Ms Lee also wants safeguards for under18s (some countries, like Belgium and the Netherlands, euthanise minors) and for people with mental impairment.

Voluntary assisted dying will be a conscience vote for Labor and Liberal MLAs, and party policy for the ACT Greens. Euthanasia, in some form, is expected to pass the Assembly overwhelmingly, with at least 22 MLAs in favour.

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Light rail has gone off the rails, Canberra Liberals say

Once more, the next ACT election will be fought over light rail, as the last three elections were.

The Canberra Liberals this week made their long-awaited announcement that they cannot support light rail to Woden.

Light rail to Woden is one of the ACT Government’s most cherished ambitions. Part of a mass transit system linking north and south – “the biggest infrastructure project in the history of the city”, in transport minister Chris Steel’s words – the government believes it is necessary to avoid congestion as the population grows to half a million by the end of the decade, and to 620,000 by 2046.

They declare that they have a mandate for it; that it has wide popular backing; and that they have won several elections over the issue since 2016. The Liberals’ rejection of it, Mr Steel said, amounts to a betrayal of southsiders, undermining years of work and wasting millions of dollars.

But the Liberals argue that the numbers do not add up. By their reckoning, the “LaborGreens white elephant” will cost more than

$3 billion: stage 2A (Civic to Commonwealth Park) will cost $343 million, and stage 2B (Commonwealth Park to Woden) will cost $2.7 billion – the equivalent of building five hospitals or 20 new schools, party leader Elizabeth Lee said. They estimate the entire city-spanning project will cost $14 billion, over three times the entire ACT budget when the project began a decade ago.

That money could be better spent on vital services like health or housing or education, the Liberals argue; services, they claim, from which the government has ripped money to pay for their pet project. Meanwhile, they say, the government cannot afford to pay for the light rail and is heading into debt.

“Do Canberrans want to spend north of $3 billion on one tram, or do they want to see money reinvested in our health, education, community safety, public housing, and infrastructure that is actually going to deliver the best economic and social benefits for all Canberrans?” Ms Lee asked on Monday.

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in the lead-up to 2024.”

The Liberals will release their comprehensive transport policy in the lead-up to the election.

While the Liberals have yet to provide any details, it is expected to include alternative forms of public transport, like electric buses.

“They are a cleaner, cheaper, and more versatile option,” Ms Lee said. “We would be mad not to look at that in great detail.”

Chief Minister Andrew Barr dismissed the Liberals’ position as “negative opposition for opposition’s sake”.

“To rule out light rail … will severely limit our city’s capacity to meet our future population growth,” Mr Barr said.

He rejected the Liberals’ assertion that the government had sacrificed services to the tram. In his view, the Liberals were incapable of simultaneously managing large projects and investing in services.

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Paul Wywsik, 39, began his career at Maccas in his 20s while studying at university and has since mentored around 60 managers.

Paul shares what it’s like starting a Maccas career in your 20s

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accas was my fourth or fifth job. I had worked in car yards and dabbled in finance, and was almost 21 when I started, so I was a bit of a ‘late’ bloomer,” says Paul Wywsik, who, at 39 years old, supervises several restaurants across Canberra.

As a young man, Paul decided to go back to uni and pursue a double degree. “I needed something flexible, so I started here at Gungahlin McDonald’s back in February 2004, as a crew person.

“I just wanted casual hours. Then, as I was doing uni, I just fell in love with the role,” he says.

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That year, McDonald’s Australia first introduced Deli Choices, and Paul was made daily coordinator of the Deli bar, “organising the salamis and such.”

A year later, he was ready for management and soon became the 2IC of McDonald’s Gungahlin, before taking on his next restaurant: Charnwood.

“Then I got the opportunity to run Belconnen Lake, I did that for a couple of years, then helped open up McDonald’s Kippax and Mitchell.”

It was the first few in a long line of restaurants that Paul was entrusted to open throughout his 20s, including McDonald’s Dickson, Canberra Centre, Canberra City, and Braddon, all of which

he remains supervisor of to this day. He also worked as the group’s HR manager.

“There does have to be a good relationship there, a good work ethic, and it doesn’t hurt that I understand operations.

“I didn’t end up finishing that degree, I found it was easy to get a degree through Maccas. I now have a Certificate of Business Management, which Maccas paid for while I worked 40 hours a week,” he says.

“I remember that my first day at Maccas was very fast paced, very hands on. I was surprised that teamwork and camaraderie were really, really important.”

Now, coming up on two decades later, Paul

sees himself as a teacher of the “practical side of the workforce”.

“I try and teach our young employees what workforces are really all about, the things they might not learn at school.”

He says this can range from effective communication to a sense of hustle, how to plan and stay organised, and how to clean as you go, but there are two main lessons that young people are learning at their first job, rather than in school.

“Number one is how to be productive in a short amount of time. And number two is learning how to not bring what’s happening outside of work, into work.

“At school, it doesn’t matter too much if you go in with a bad attitude. But unfortunately, when working in any industry, you have to leave that at the door.”

Throughout his career, Paul has mentored approximately 60 managers.

“I still talk to a lot of people who are now working in other industries but are very thankful for the training and development that they

At the end of the day, we make burgers, but burgers aren’t hard to do. It’s the teamwork, the camaraderie, the work ethic that I really try to instil, and if someone can get something out of that, then that’s what I’ll take away from this career. received while at Maccas,” he says.

“The friendships are always the best thing you’ll walk away with. I think I’ll be friends with a lot of them for the rest of my life.

“Anyone can do well at Maccas, all you need is two arms, two legs and a heartbeat. There’s no such thing as a bad worker, just bad training, and you’re only as good as your weakest link.”

According to Paul, Maccas is the first job for over half their employees. However, just like him, a Maccas career is a good fit for anybody looking for flexibility.

“Whatever you need in your lifestyle, if you’re in uni, or can only work nights or certain hours of the day, we’ve got stores open 24/7.

“If you’re looking for a team environment, if you want to build more friends, or learn about the workforce, all you need to bring is your smile and a great attitude.”

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What is going on when prisoners have four heavily armed police escorts and get priority at Canberra Hospital Emergency Department over normal patients.

Didn’t they lose that right when they were locked up? Why don’t they have a timeframe between midnight and dawn? I as a patient don’t want to be exposed to that kind of riff-raff.

They don’t prioritise the disabled or the veterans over normal patients but they prioritise prisoners over everyone!

They turn up at anytime and always get in straight away be it on a gurney or handcuffed and walking and talking. Why do they need four heavily armed guards?

Do the AFP expect Houdini? What a waste of resources.

I am disgusted, I see it time and time again; they should come last no matter what!

- B O’Shaughnessy (Exhausted Patient), Campbell The inclusion of a large kangaroo in the Canberra Region Tourism promotion in the Canberra Weekly (1 December 2022) is very welcome. It is wonderful to see the ACT Government is recognising the important role Canberra’s kangaroos play in tourism. Four separate projects by the Cooperative Research Centre for Sustainable Tourism found the kangaroo to be one of the world’s best recognised tourism icons and generated positive responses among Americans.

The use of kangaroos in tourism is already widespread, with over 190 tourism enterprises including kangaroo viewing, and with the kangaroo featuring in organised wildlife tourism more frequently than any other type of animal.

While 18.4 per cent of international visitors are motivated to visit Australia partly because of its native animals, there are very few who would not come otherwise.

Kangaroos and koalas are by far the most popular animals with international visitors. Most visitors who wished to do so, succeeded in seeing kangaroos during their visit, and most expressed high levels of satisfaction with their wildlife experiences.

The most satisfying kangaroo viewing experiences are likely to involve the relatively large, social species of open habitats. However, areas where these species are less likely to be abundant scored poorly in terms of feasibility of tourism.

So how about it ACT Government, please stop using taxpayer money to kill our precious kangaroos every year. Tourism is one significant management option for Australia’s kangaroos, and its potential deserves further investigation.

- R Soxsmith, Kambah Deanna ‘Violet’ Coco was sentenced to 15 months in prison for blocking a single lane of traffic on the Sydney Harbour Bridge in April to draw attention to the global climate emergency. Who will be going to jail as being responsible for the thousands of roads blocked by fire and flood caused by climate change?

We all knew these disasters were going to happen, we had been warned for 50 years they were going to happen. People like Ms Coco stood up to try and prevent roads being blocked and washed away; where is the justice in locking her up for trying to prevent more disasters?

- D Steley, Heyfield VIC

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Heartbeat Café has been officially opened in Whitlam and already self-proclaims to have the best coffee in town, approved with a hearty smile by Ngunnawal Elder, Aunty Violet Sheridan.

Developed in partnership with the Suburban Land Agency, Mingle, and Woden Community Service, the new social enterprise café is nestled in Whitlam’s Display Village and Innovation Centre and is set to be the ‘heart’ of the suburb.

Behind the coffee machine is assistant manager Ornela Anastasopoulos, who is keen for the Canberra community to get behind and support the café so she can support her staff members.

Ms Anastasopoulos says Heartbeat is on the verge of interviewing some Canberrans who have never been employed before and provide them with the skills and training they need to be able to enter the workforce.

Ngunnawal elder Aunty Violet Sheridan came along to the opening ceremony on Monday 5 December and expressed her admiration for Whitlam.

“From now on when I drive up past here, I’ll be pulling in to be sure to have my lactose-free latte because here makes a good lactose-free latte,” she smiles.

Aunty Violet’s son, Richie Allan, lent his artistic talents to the café’s exterior, painting the heartfelt story of Whitlam for the residents to learn and admire.

Mr Allan explained to CW the meaning behind the mural, the details painted in the map of the suburb, and what inspired him to create it. He wants the Whitlam community to be able to truly see the land they’re building on and what surrounds them.

“When you’re standing at the front of the café here, looking out over the mountains, then the waterway that comes around and then we have natural water springs that come underneath the ground that we build upon. Then you’ll see the handprints for what the Ngunnawal people left here, the animals, the kangaroos and emus that used to come across here, but also the native flora that’s in here as well,” says Mr Allan.

ACT Minister for Suburban Development Yvette Berry says she feels the café’s cultural aspects are important.

The primary focus of the café is to “build community” says Ms Berry, and to be a networking space for Whitlam residents where they can foster relationships and friendships, and where children can grow up together.

Local healthcare focus: A new doctor in Calwell who loves a puzzle to solve!

Dr Jonathan Lolljee, who recently joined Ochre Medical Centre Calwell, didn’t have the best start to his new life in Australia.

Originally from the UK, Dr Lolljee moved to Canberra two years ago - just in time to go into lockdown. “It wasn’t great timing!” he laughs “but at least I made it into the country before the borders closed.”

Despite the challenging start, Dr Lolljee has no regrets and plans to make Canberra his long-term home. “I’m not a city person, but it’s great here,” he says.

“Canberra has everything a city offers without that claustrophobic feeling you get from tall buildings - it’s a city but it’s green, it’s not a concrete jungle.”

“Before I left England, I was living in a village in Yorkshire a stone’s throw from the Yorkshire Dales. I would literally cross over the valley to reach an area of world-famous natural beauty.

But Canberra is really the best of both worlds.”

Dr Lolljee first visited Canberra in 2004 as a junior doctor. “I loved it,” he says. “I lived in Garran, so I could walk to work in the Emergency Department of the hospital and it was a great place to live with a lovely lifestyle.”

Reluctantly returning to England in 2005, Dr Lolljee worked in emergency medicine before opting to become a GP in 2012.

“General practice is full of variety,” he says. “You go from somebody’s mental health to dealing with their toe injury. I like dealing with the wide variety of conditions

and presentations you see as a GP - everything is interesting! I like having that chat with people about their medications or contraceptives, and also carrying out procedures such as excisions.

As a GP, you can follow things up and establish a real relationship, spending time with patients so you can sort out their problems.

I must say I really enjoy that problem-solving side of general practice.”

He tells of one puzzling case – a patient who originally came with tiredness and lethargy.

“People often come in with fairly non-specific problems,” he says.

“Reporting lethargy could mean they’re just anxious or stressed, but it can also indicate that there’s something physical going on. You don’t know until you take a history, perform an examination and investigate.”

Blood tests showed that the patient had persistently raised calcium levels and a low red blood cell count (anaemia) that historical tests showed had been going on for some time. “So, there was something there - in fact, as it turned out, there were a lot of things going on! As well as anaemia the patient had abnormal kidney and liver blood tests. At one point we had four different specialists involved in her care!”

Eventually, the patient was diagnosed with a rare blood condition called Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH) that was responsible for her anaemia and lethargy, but

she also needed to have her parathyroid gland removed.

“If it’s not detected and treated, many patients with PNH die within 10-20 years. Fortunately, the patient’s condition is now well under control. If it had been left undiagnosed, she would have become progressively more tired and unwell. She would also have been at risk of developing serious kidney problems, blood clots (thrombosis), as well as susceptibility to serious bacterial infections such as meningitis.

While it’s not as dramatic or sudden as a heart attack, it’s potentially a very serious condition. She still comes in to see me occasionally, but I’m pleased to say she’s now completely well.”

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“That’s what makes my job satisfying. I didn’t diagnose the PNH – my role was the detection of a problem, initiating the basic tests to figure out what might be going on and getting the patient to the right specialists. Then I was the central cog in coordinating her care – as her world was scarily turned upside down over the space of a year. I was the person communicating with her regularly and making sure she understood each diagnosis and treatment.

Each specialist only deals with their own area, so the only person with an overview is the GP.” Dr Lolljee is accepting new patients at Ochre Medical Centre Calwell. Bookings can be made via ochrehealth.com.au or call the practice on 6291 0045.

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Holy Covenant Community Christmas Lunch Dust off your Christmas hat and make sure your Christmas T-shirt is clean. It’s time for the annual Christmas Community Lunch at Holy Covenant Anglican Church, 89 Dexter St, Cook, on Thursday 8 December 12-2pm. People in our community are welcome to join us for lunch and a fun time singing Christmas Carols. The lunch is fully catered, so an RSVP to the church office would be helpful and makes catering for special dietary requirements easier. Cost: $5, but the Church doesn’t want cost to be a barrier to anyone attending, so please contact Reverend Wayne if you require support to attend. More info: email office@holycovenant.org.au or call 6251 6100.

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As Christmas approaches, Canberra City Uniting Church (69 Northbourne Ave) will host a visit from the Three Kings as they journey with their gifts for the Christ child. Join us on Sunday 11 December at 10am. The service will be outdoors in the plaza with refreshments to follow. The Kings will also accept gifts of toys and books which will later be distributed (via Kippax Uniting Care) to children from struggling families.

the market@bungendore will hold its final market for the year on Sunday 11 December 9am-3pm at the War Memorial Hall, Molonglo Street, Bungendore.

There will be indoor and outdoor stalls and refreshments are available. The market offers a wide range of quality goods focusing on local art, craft and produce. More info: find The Market at Bungendore on Facebook.

Human Rights Commission forum Join the ACT Human Rights Commission at a free public forum on Friday 9 December 12-1.30pm to discuss recognising the right to a healthy environment in the ACT Human Rights Act. Event highlights: Keynote address by former UN rapporteur on human rights and the environment, Professor John Knox (virtual presentation); and panel discussion with Dr Helen Watchirs OAM, Dr Sophie Lewis, Melanie Montalban, Mary Mudford, and Professor Don Anton. At Canberra Museum and Gallery Theatrette, Cnr London Circuit and City Square. Light refreshments served. Free tickets via Eventbrite to attend in person, or watch via livestream (no ticket required). gifts of toys and books which will later be distributed (via Kippax Uniting Care) to children from struggling families.

VIEW Club Queanbeyan Evening: Our next dinner meeting on Wednesday 14 December 6pm will be our Christmas celebration at the Vanilla Pod, Riverside Plaza, Queanbeyan. Cost: $35 for dinner and raffles; $10 (or what you can) as a donation to The Smith Family. Entertainment by Michael Rosenburg on the ukulele. New ladies are always welcome to join us in friendship and fun. RSVP to Sue on nasforbes@bigpond.com or 0448 427 237 by 11 December.

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Friends of the International Brigades On Sunday 11 December from 12pm, the Australian Friends of the International Brigades will hold our annual commemoration and picnic at the Australian volunteers memorial in Lennox Gardens, Yarralumla. Come and join us as we gather every year to remember the volunteers who went to Spain to defend democracy and fight fascism. More info: email Jim at afibcbr@gmail.com

Spectacles for a cause Optometrists are asking Canberrans to donate their pre-loved glasses to help communities in need, after new research has found that on average, 75 per cent of Australian households have at least one pair of optical glasses or sunglasses lying around at home that they no longer use. This equates to a whopping 36 million pairs of unused optical glasses or sunglasses across the country that could be used by those in need. Heading into Christmas is the perfect time to help Specsavers Canberra Centre reach their goal of collecting 200,000 pairs of glasses. To put that into perspective, if the glasses were placed end to end, they could stretch from Canberra Airport to Parliament House three times over. Head into Specsavers Canberra Centre to donate any of your own pre-loved glasses or visit specsavers. com.au/stores for more information.

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Boop 30–31 March

Life’s a mess: Clean up on aisle 6.

A GRIFFIN THEATRE COMPANY PRODUCTION

Prima Facie

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19 April “This is not life. This is law.”

ECHO YOUTH PRESENTS

Puffs

by Matt Cox

11–20 May A play for anyone who has never been destined to save the world.

NICHOLAS CLARK MANAGEMENT AND THAT SCIENCE GANG PRESENT

The Alphabet of Awesome Science 26–27 May A scientific race through the alphabet — where awesome words inspire awesome science!

Q THE LOCALS AND HEARTSTRINGS THEATRE COMPANY PRESENT

Little Women the Musical 8–17 June Book by Allan Knee, Music by Jason Howland, Lyrics by Mindi Dickstein Q THE LOCALS AND RIBIX PRODUCTIONS PRESENT

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25–26 August An unlikely friendship…

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King Lear

29 November–3 December Shakespeare re-imagined.

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JET FLIGHT SIMULATOR CANBERRA OFFERS THREE DISTINCT WAYS TO FLY THIS CHRISTMAS Jump in the pilot’s seat of our realistic

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FESTIVE FUN AT THE FYSHWICK MARKETS

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Fyshwick Markets has you covered for festive fare, flair and fun in the lead-up to Christmas.

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Shop local this festive season at the Fyshwick Markets. A one-stop shop for everything you need for your end-of-year celebrations. Plenty of free parking, and grab a bite to eat while you Wednesday, 21 December: Open 6 am – 5.30 pm Thursday, 22 December: Open 6 am – 5.30 pm Friday, 23 December: Open 5.30 am – 5.30 pm Saturday, 24 December: Open 5 am – early close Visit fyshwickmarkets.com.au for more information.

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That’s art and entertainment CW Time Out editor Jessica Cordwell brings you the latest in arts and entertainment news from around the Canberra region. Highlights this week include local artists taking out the top spot in the Hornsby Art Prize and a nearby NSW National Park recognised as a hidden gem.

Local artist wins art prize

stage with the Brodsky Quartet from the UK, the popular breakfast series French For Breakfast returns, and acclaimed Ukrainian pianist Alexander Gavrylyuk will perform an exclusive solo.

The 2023 theme centres on ‘the child within’ and CIMF artistic director Roland Peelman said: “Through the magic of music, it seeks to find the child inside of all of us.”

Visit cimf.org.au to see the full list of events and venues.

National Museum welcomes new chair Canberra artist Solomon Karmel-Shann won the Hornsby Art Prize with his painting, A Whispering Flag. Image supplied.

Canberra-based painter Solomon Karmel-Shann took out the top spot at the 2022 Hornsby Art Prize with his work, A Whispering Flag.

The work depicts a man, who looks remarkably like the artist, walking away from a hill where a red flag sits atop. The young artist says it is thrilling to have received recognition for the deeply personal work that explores change, difficult decisions, and contemplation.

The national art competition celebrates original works of art in printmaking, drawing, 3D works, digital skills, and painting. With a total pool prize of $23,000, Karmel-Shann was awarded $10,000 for his winning piece.

Learn more about the Hornsby Art Prize at hornsby. nsw.gov.au

CIMF 2023 to delight the child within

The Canberra International Music Festival has launched its 2023 program, and it’s packed with 10 glorious days of music making, set to bring Canberra to life next autumn, 27 April-7 May. Featuring around 150 international and Australian musicians across 28 concerts, the Festival brings the world together through a beautiful common ground – music.

Didgeridoo legend William Barton will share the

Dr Bjorn Sturmburg has written a children’s book, Amy’s Balancing Act, as a way help families understand the transition to clean energy. Photo: ANU.

ANU researcher educating all ages

From research to writing children’s books, one ANU researcher is hoping to help people of all ages understand the transition to clean energy.

Father and renewable energy researcher, Dr Bjorn Sturmberg hopes his new book, Amy’s Balancing Act, will help families to understand the science behind the transition to clean energy. He suggests some politicians could also benefit from reading the bedtime story.

The illustrated book is an easy read and includes beautiful, engaging pictures that are uniquely Australian, featuring bilbies, goannas and our iconic landscapes. Cool Australia, a not-for-profit teachers’ research organisation, has already created three learning plans based on the story.

To purchase a copy of Amy’s Balancing Act, visit bjornsturmberg.com

Music among the pages

The National Museum of Australia has appointed Ben Maguire as its new Council Chair. Image supplied.

Ben Maguire has been appointed Council Chair of the National Museum of Australia after acting in the position following the retirement of Warwick Smith in July.

Maguire, a commissioned officer in the Royal Australian Navy, is the director of Remount, a not-for-profit organisation that helps veterans with PTSD through horsemanship. He brings with him experience in strategic leadership, management, and business development skills from his roles in the agriculture, tourism, hospitality, and transport sectors.

Award-winning historian, author and broadcaster, Professor Clare Wright OAM, joins the chair as a council member, bringing experience from politics, academia and media.

The Queanbeyan-Palerang Council and Music for Canberra are working together to improve the musical education of children in our region.

Each Wednesday of school terms, children aged between three and seven years are invited to attend the free Music Play program and make as much noise as they like in the usually quiet environs of the Queanbeyan Library. For 45 minutes, the children are encouraged to flex gross and fine motor muscles, explore creativity, and build friendships with their peers.

The council hopes the program will not only help the children progress with their development but to also instil a sense of community in them and the carers who bring them along.

The program is free; however, bookings are encouraged via eventbrite.com.au

Joy, glitter, and creativity

Tuggeranong Arts Centre is ending the year with a bang of creativity in their final exhibitions that bring together collaborative works.

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Both exhibitions are on at Tuggeranong Arts Centre until 17 December; tuggeranongarts.com

Swoon! We are Dizzy with JOY! by Hands On Studio, at Tuggeranong Arts Centre. Image supplied.

Studio, which is a leading artist-with-disability collective, led with the principle that art is fundamental to human expression, and everyone is entitled to its tools. Their works explore the self-definition and conversations their artists engage in daily.

Meanwhile, All That Glitters showcases five Canberra artists who have embraced their love for glitz, sparkle, and shine, inviting the viewer to appreciate the surface-level attraction while looking to the depths, wonder, and potential dangers that co-exist with beauty.

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The next round of the ACT Government’s Arts Activities funding is now open with Canberra creatives encouraged to apply.

Applications will look a bit different this time around with new guidelines in place to reflect the Statement of Ambition for Canberra to not only be the nation’s capital but also its arts capital. Screen projects have also been included in the newest round, allowing screen-based artists access to the twice-yearly funding rounds.

Ranging from $5,000 to $50,000, the grants will go to support the creation, development, and promotion of projects across different formats, while also providing mentorship, residencies, and skill or development opportunities artists may otherwise not be able to access.

Applications close 28 February 2023; for guidelines head to arts.act.gov.au

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The National Film and Sound Archive has rebooted its Australians & Hollywood exhibition with new items inspired by the King of Rock and Roll.

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Costumes from Elvis, Baz Luhrmann’s biopic about the King of Rock and Roll, have been added to the Australians & Hollywood exhibition at the National Film and Sound Archive.

Costumes created by four-time Oscar winning designer Catherine Martin from Baz Luhrmann’s biopic, Elvis, have been added to the exhibition.

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The recent additions join the celebration of Australia’s modern success in front of and behind the action on the silver screen.

Australians & Hollywood continues at the National Film and Sound Archive, Acton; nfsa.gov.au

Photographic history in the books

The National Library of Australia Publishing is celebrating the work of a renowned Australian photographer in its new book, Joyce Evans, written and curated by ANU’s former Art History Professor, Sasha Grishin AM FAHA. The art historian conducted many in-depth interviews with the photographer, which, coupled with his exclusive access to her archives, meant he could provide a unique perspective on her body of work.

Joyce Evans believed that in stillness and silence you can feel the spirit of the subject, something she aimed to capture throughout her impressive career.

With more than 18 solo exhibitions under her belt, the artist, gallery director, collector, and lecturer played a pivotal role in Australia’s photographic artscape.

Two of Joyce Evans’ images are on display in

Joyce Evans incredible body of work is showcased in a new book published by the National Library of Australia. Photo: Joyce Evans.

Viewfinder: Photography from the 1970s to Now at the National Library of Australia until 30 April 2023; nla.gov.au

Three decades of portraits

A new major exhibition will be opening at the National Portrait Gallery in March to mark the institutions third decade.

Portrait23: Identity will be installed across four galleries and will be a Canberra exclusive, free to attend. The Gallery has invited contemporary Australian artists and art collectives to respond to the broad concept of identity, exploring mediums of traditional portraiture such as paint,

drawing, and photography as well as newer mediums like street art, suspended textiles, performance, ceramics, bronze, and soft sculpture.

The artworks redefine what 21st century portraiture looks like in Australia and will be accompanied by a host of events and a publication by some of Tarryn Gill, Limber 4, 2021, the country’s leading Mixed media (EPE foam, hand authors. stitched lycra, steel armature The National Portrait

by Neil Aldu).

Gallery will host Portrait23: Identity from 10 March to 18 June 2023; portrait.gov.au

Celebrating one of our finest buildings

The National Gallery of Australia has released a new book, Vision: Art, Architecture and the National Gallery of Australia to coincide with the national institution’s 40th year.

The structure was planned during the 1970s in a

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more open-minded era; however, by the time it was constructed it had become the conventional 1980s.

Professor Phillip Goad, an architectural historian, says the building and its sculpture garden has not always been understood or embraced.

The book encompasses Vision: Art, Architecture and the National Gallery a major essay by Professor of Australia celebrates Goad alongside images the beauty of the iconic that have remained hidden grounds. Image provided. in the Gallery’s photographic archive taken by Australian photographers David Moore and Max Dupain. Inside, readers will also find drawings and plans from the original design through to the construction. The book brings together the beauty inside and out of one of our most iconic institutions.

Vision is available at the National Gallery Art Store and at selected retailers; nga.gov.au

The study by adventure tour operator, Explore Worldwide, analysed more than 350 experiences from over 130 countries that don’t receive the recognition they deserve. Exploring New South Wales’ Bungonia National Park placed third on the list of underrated experiences.

Australia was the country most featured in the top 10, taking three spots. Melbourne’s Dumpling Walking Tour took out number seven on the list while the Northern Territory’s Keep River National Park held the tenth spot.

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Hidden gem a short drive away

Folk Festival Returns

One National Park that has been rated among the world’s three hidden gems is only a 90-minute drive from Canberra.

Bungonia National Park near Goulburn NSW has been listed in the top three underrated travel experiences in the world. Getty.

The Easter long weekend in Canberra is about more than a bunny bringing us chocolate – it also means the beloved National Folk Festival is on, returning in

2023 on 6-10 April.

Australian legends The Waifs and England’s Billy Bragg will be headlining the Festival that celebrates all things folk. Some other returning favourites include Canberra staple Fred Smith, ARIA Award-winner Kavisha Mazzella, Jan Preston, The Pigs, and many more.

The Festival is also set to host many of this year’s Folk Alliance Australia Folk Music Award winners.

Winner of traditional folk album of the year, Austral, and winner of contemporary folk album of the year, Charm of Finches, are among those to hit the stages.

Along with five days of epic music, the poetry, workshops, and stalls for which the Festival is known and loved will also be returning.

The National Folk Festival runs 6-10 April 2023; tickets on sale via folkfestival.org.au

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Now showing Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (M)

In a small Italian village in the 1930s between the two World Wars, local woodcarver Geppetto (David Bradley) grieves for his young son Carlo (Gregory Mann) who was lost in a bombing raid. In a drunken stupor, Geppetto passionately carves a young boy in Carlo’s image from wood, which is soon visited by an angel (Tilda Swinton).

Director del Toro made the movie in stop-motion based on the darker designs of Gris Grimly’s 2002 edition of Pinocchio. Like del Toro’s The Devil’s Backbone and Pan’s Labyrinth, the threat of World War II casts a large shadow over the villagers who, before the rise of Mussolini, are forced to act like obedient puppets lest they upset the apple cart.

The rambunctious, exuberant, and excitable Pinocchio is the

antithesis of Geppetto’s lost boy Carlo and is quick to draw the attention of the local Priest who questions his holy design, the local government official (Ron Pearlman) who wishes him to be an immortal soldier, and puppet master Count Volpe (Christoph Waltz) who wants to exploit Pinocchio for the good of his travelling circus.

Like Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Pinocchio is left to his own devices to find out what it takes to be human so that he may heartbreakingly attempt to gain the love of his father. For his sins, Geppetto, too, is to learn to accept that his Carlo is gone, and that Pinocchio is his own person.

Verdict: A distinctive take on the story of Pinocchio from del Toro’s own childhood experiences. 3 stars.

- Luke McWilliams themovieclub.net Viewed at Dendy Cinemas.

Book talk Jeff Popple reviews three enjoyable Australian coffee table books for Christmas. More of Jeff’s reviews can be found on his blog: murdermayhemandlongdogs.com The Complete Trip in a Van Guide to Australia

by Bec and Justin Lorrimer

Allen & Unwin, $49.99 This gorgeous book about Australia will make for a great Christmas present. For the past seven years, Bec and Justin Lorrimer and their three children, have been living the dream and travelling around Australia in a van. In this lavish book, they share their experiences and reveal some of their favourite places to visit. They also provide useful tips on how to plan a trip, and the sort of things you need to be aware of when travelling with children. Full of beautiful photos and helpful itineraries for every state and territory, this book will inspire you to set out on your own adventure.

Best Australian Political Cartoons 2022 edited by Russ Radcliffe

Scribe, $35 Those after some light humour to finish off 2022 will appreciate this annual collection by Russ Radcliffe of the best Australian political cartoons of the year. From the federal election campaign to climate change and the devastating floods, to the politicising of COVID-19 and the tragedy of Ukraine, the cartoons cover all the highs, and lows, of the political year. They range from the very funny to the bitingly satirical to the nicely reflective. There are also some great jabs at the political influence of the Murdoch press. A good gift and an amusing, and occasionally sad, reminder of a difficult year.

Great Australian Rascals, Rogues and Ratbags

by Jim Haynes

Allen & Unwin, $32.99 Jim Haynes’ account of Australia’s greatest crooks and ne’er-do-wells is a terrific book to dip into after Christmas lunch or on the beach this summer. In his usual easy flowing manner, Haynes highlights 15 memorable rogues from colonial times to the modern era, including convict Mary Bryant, who escaped from the penal colony and somehow made it back to England, to the infamous Kate Leigh of the razor gangs, to the bumbling John Gillespie of the ‘Fair Cotton Affair’. The best story, however, is about the larrikin ANZAC John Leak who was repeatedly disciplined, but also won a Victoria Cross. Recommended.

Canberra Weekly competition winners The winners in Canberra Weekly’s latest round of competition draws are: Jabra Elite 7 Pro earbuds: G Gianakis, Oxley. Orbeez: K Hoy, Kambah; D Stevens, Theodore; L Ranasinghe, Fraser; M Gaskill, Hall; K Smith, Harrison; C Logan, Googong. Rachael Johns novels: C Hinkley, Kambah; L Wilson, Ngunnawal; D Sutherland, Amaroo; G Young, Nicholls. I Wanna Dance with Somebody film passes: S Mei Kong, Karabar; D Gale, Evatt; J Cumberland, Jerrabomberra; A Coll, Denman Prospect; P Bayliss, Goulburn. November subscriber: C Haron, Gungahlin.

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DAYDREAM MACHINE: An expo showcasing the small businesses of our neuro-divergent youth with markets, live music, and more, Daydream Machine, Fyshwick, 10 December 10am-2pm.

WHAT’S ON

GOOGONG CHRISTMAS: Returning after three years, the Googong Christmas Carols and Markets return to Bunyip Park, Googong, 10 December 5pm; googong.net

CANBERRA CHRISTMAS PARK: Raising funds for St Anthony’s Bread to help families in need, enjoy an evening of Christmas cheer with a jumping castle, Santa sighting and food available, Hall Pony Club, until 24 December; christmaspark.com.au CHRISTMAS IN THE CITY: Free merry-goround rides until 24 December, music and roving entertainment until 18 December; christmas. inthecity.com.au/events CANBERRA GLASSWORKS: Shop handcrafted Australian glass, Wed-Sun 10am-4pm (21-23 December 9am-5pm). In the Gallery, exhibitions by Hannah Gason and Consuelo Cavaniglia continue to late December; canberraglassworks.com CREATIVELY AGEING: Residents from the Calvary Haydon aged care home showcase work in their first public exhibition, Belconnen Arts Centre, until 5 February; belcoarts.com.au WEIRD YEARS: An exhibition birthed in the final years of a teenager struggling with mental illness hopes to highlight the importance of support for young people and their carers, Smith’s Alternative, until end of January TRESPASS: A hybrid arts event presented by Promenade Theatre exploring the act of crossing boundaries, Hotel Mottainai, City West, 7-9 December; stagecenta.com ACT HUB: Presents Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Ernest, 8-17 December 7.30pm, 14 Spinifex Street, Kingston; acthub.com.au

Midland brings The Last Resort tour to UC Refectory, 8 December.

DISRUPT, PERSIST, INVENT: Discover the stories of the many ways Australians have achieved social change, National Archives of Australia, until 12 June 2023; naa.gov.au NATIONAL OPERA: Perform Handel’s Alcina at Llewellyn Hall, ANU, 8 & 10 December; nationalopera.org.au MIDLAND: The US country music trio brings The Last Resort tour, with special guest Travis Collins, to UC Refectory, 8 December; midlandofficial.com HANDMADE MARKETS: A special festive edition of the iconic Markets, in time to tick off your gift list, EPIC, 9-11 December; handmadecanberra.com.au GUILTY PLEASURES: The 2022 members’ showcase at Canberra Contemporary Art Space, 9-11 December; ccas.com.au CAPITAL REGION FARMERS MARKET: Fresh seasonal produce and gourmet goods at EPIC, Saturdays 7-11.30am; capitalregionfarmersmarket.com.au THE LITTLE BURLEY MARKET: Lakeside Christmas markets at Elizabeth Terrace, Saturdays 10, 17 and 24 December 9.30am-1.30pm; thelittleburleymarket.com.au

NATUREART LAB: Annual end of year student art and photography exhibition, NatureArt Lab, Griffith, 8-11 December; natureartlab.com.au

ROLAND BULL: The triple RAW Comedy state finalist returns home to Canberra with his new show, Mess with the Bull!, 10 December, Sideway Bar, East Row; tickets via linktr.ee/robucomedy

WINGING IT! THE MUSICAL: Lightbulb Improv will thrill you with songs made up on the spot to create a full musical, Canberra Theatre, 8-10 December; www.canberratheatrecentre.com.au

CANBERRA POTTERS: Christmas Fair offers the opportunity to buy handcrafted gifts and wares, Canberra Potters, Watson, 10-18 December; canberrapotters.com.au

CAROLS BY CANDLELIGHT: The Woden Valley Youth Choir in association with Canberra City Band present your favourite merry tunes, Stage 88, 10 December 7pm.

CHRISTMAS IN QUEANBEYAN: Two festive events bring joy - a Christmas Street party on Crawford Street, 10 December 6pm, and Community Christmas Carols, 15 December 6pm; qprc.nsw.gov.au CANBERRA QWIRE: (proudly LGBTIQ+) Merry and Gay, a concert full of beautiful, fun and queer vocal music, Sunday 11 December 3pm, The Q, Queanbeyan; canberraqwire.org.au NANCY SEVER GALLERY: Presents Terrain by multimedia artist Janenne Eaton, 11 December-29 January; nancysevergallery.com.au ALAN CARR: The English comedian brings his Regional Trinket tour to Canberra Theatre, 11 December 7.30pm; canberratheatrecentre.com.au HUMAN NATURE: The Aussie superstars bring A Christmas Celebration tour to Canberra Theatre, 14 December 7.30pm; canberratheatrecentre.com.au COMEDY ACT CHRISTMAS SHOW: Finish the comedy year with a bang as the best and upcoming local talent take the stage, Transit Bar, 14 December 7.30pm; trybooking.com HAIG PARK CHRISTMAS MARKETS: Haig Park Village Markets get into the festive spirit on Sundays 11 and 18 December 8.30am-2pm; haigparkvillagemarkets.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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Greek tiger prawn skewers with lemon & dill yoghurt Serves 4 | Prep 30 mins | Cook 10 mins Recipe and images courtesy of Tropic Co Aussie Tiger Prawns.

Tiger prawn: King of summer Come and say G’day, we’ll slip an extra shrimp on the barbie for you … or is it prawn?

This summer, Tropic Co expects to farm 200 million Australian tiger prawns, that’s about seven for every Aussie! Question is, will that be enough for you?

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1 zucchini, cut in half lengthways and sliced 1cm thick 1 red onion, peeled and sliced 1cm thick For the marinade 2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil 2 tsp smoked paprika 1 tsp dried oregano 1 tsp fennel seeds 1 tsp ground cumin 1 clove garlic crushed 1 lemon, zested Pinch of salt

Sesame prawn toasts

For the lemon dill sauce 200g Greek yoghurt 1/2 clove garlic, crushed

Serves 4 | Prep 15 mins | Cook 20 mins

and soy. Process until a chunky paste has formed. Slice remaining four prawns in half

1 lemon, juice

14 extra-large whole raw Tiger prawns (head and shell removed and deveined)

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1 bunch chives, finely sliced

Spread prawn paste over four slices of the bread and top with a slice of bread. Press two

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prawn halves into the top piece of bread.

Brush with lightly whisked egg white and sprinkle sesame seeds, brush any off the prawns.

Pre-heat a frying pan over low-medium heat.

Add oil and place the sandwich into the pan

1/2 bunch dill, chopped

In a large bowl, combine marinade ingredients, add prawns, and set aside in the refrigerator for half an hour.

For the lemon dill sauce, mix all ingredients together in a bowl and set aside in the refrigerator.

sesame seed side down. Brush the top side with egg white. Cook for 4-5 minutes until golden

Thread prawns onto skewers alternating with zucchini and red onion, place onto baking paper lined tray and brush over any remaining marinade.

and crispy. Turn over and cook for a further 4-5 minutes until golden and crispy.

Heat BBQ or grill pan and cook skewers for 5-6 minutes turning once, making sure the prawns and vegetable are nicely charred.

Remove the sandwiches from the pan and cut into triangles. Serve with sweet chilli sauce

Serve with lemon dill sauce and lemon wedges.

and coriander sprigs.

Hot tip: If using wooden skewers, soak in water for 10 minutes before use.

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I’m sure I’m not the only one who thought 2023’s Pantone Color of the Year would be the viral Barbiecore pink that’s been dominating red carpets, or perhaps that one shade of orange that warmed the runways of New York Fashion Week.

Instead, we got Viva Magenta. If you’re wondering what might have inspired this choice, look no further than Paris Fashion Week 2023 (26 September–4 October), which recently took place in the home of all things couture.

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On Day 3 of PFW, German model Caroline ‘Caro’ Daur combined Pantone’s colour of the year with the mid-‘70s revival of long denim skirts – this one is from Acne and currently retails for $660 a pop.

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This Day 8 guest paired a Viva Magenta dress from Australian brand Zimmermann (which is $2,650 by the way) with slim sunglasses and thigh-high boots – it’s giving Matrix meets the Renaissance vibes.

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American model Erin Wasson wore a menswear-inspired suit in the shade, paired with platform heels, both from French luxury brand Lanvin.

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Poppy Delevingne, elder sister of Cara Delevingne, attended PFW on Day 8 in this monogrammed Stella McCartney suit, paired with summer sandals and a signature SM bag.

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Japanese twin-sister act, Amiaya, complemented their hot pink hair with shades of Viva Magenta. Their Harajuku-appropriate knit outfits were part of Chanel’s Fall 2022 Ready-to-Wear collection.

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Pantone’s 2023 colour of the year is 181750 Viva Magenta – “a brave and fearless carmine red imbued with dynamic presence, invigorating experimentation, and an emboldened desire for self-expression”. This crimson red tone teeters between warm and cool. “Vibrating with vim and vigour” this shade is rooted in nature and descends from the red family, and promotes joyousness and optimism.

Breaking away from the neutral interiors trend, Viva Magenta adds strength, vibrancy, and radiates confidence in your home.

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REAL ESTATE PROPERTY OF THE WEEK

Contemporary Casey home Casey 16 Patrick Shaw Street Distinctly modern and low-maintenance with a stylish flair, 16 Patrick Shaw Street is a classic four-bedroom home in Casey, perfectly designed to accommodate a growing family.

Agents Shaun Iqbal and Mandeep Singh said the home is enticing across various levels, and the generous foyer draws your gaze to the formal lounge and family area.

“This extra-large home has a modern aesthetic that combines with a clever layout to maximise privacy and convenience. A flexible multi-purpose room across from a formal lounge can be used as a study, children’s retreat, or a place for family to spend quality time together,” they said.

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and formal lounge.

“Adjacent, through a tasteful glass sliding door, is the open plan dining, kitchen and living space with bespoke drapes, a pattern matching lounge, ample bright downlights, brand-new blinds, and glass sliding doors that open to the backyard.”

The entire first floor is a dedicated parents’ retreat with a fantastic rumpus room that captures views stretching towards the mountains. The master suite is elegant and generous with a huge walk-in wardrobe, double vanities, and a double-sized shower.

A stone’s throw from One Tree Hill reserve, and walking distance to playgrounds, a supermarket, childcare centre, and medical centre, this family home is in a superb location. Casey’s village lifestyle makes it a sought-after suburb and is just 20km from Canberra’s CBD.

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REAL ESTATE RECENT SALES

under the hammer

37 Cobby Street, Campbell

$2,250,000 LJ Hooker

18 Florence Fuller Crescent, Conder

$1,875,000 Irwin Property

27 Finniss Crescent, Narrabundah

$1,810,000 Belle

9 Lister Crescent, Ainslie

$1,450,000 Canberra

58 Cornelius Street, Coombs

$1,410,500 Blewitt

108 Rivett Street, Hackett

$1,280,000 LJ Hooker

45 Mcglashan Street, Taylor

$1,250,000 Confidence

24 Goodsir Place, Chisholm

$1,220,000 Home by Holly

36 & 36A Dowthwaite Street, Fraser

$1,211,500 Jonny Warren

12 Port Arthur Street, Lyons

$1,200,000 Belle

125 Mortimer Lewis Drive, Greenway

$852,500

My Morris

40 Hughes Crescent, Ngunnawal

$1,180,000 Morrissey

19/34 Gosse Street, Kingston

$840,000

Maloneys

5 Nankervis Street, Casey

$1,150,000 LJ Hooker

15 Balfour Crescent, Wanniassa

$825,000

McCann

15 Lutana St, Lyons

$1,127,000 Edge

16 Main Close, Chisholm

$820,000

Solely

152 Atherton Street, Downer

$1,060,000 Canberry

18-20 Hayes Street, Queanbeyan

$800,000

Property Collective

35 Longstaff Street, Lyneham

$1,060,000 Home by Holly

12/81 Crozier Circuit, Kambah

$790,000

Belle

8 Castor Place, Giralang

$1,050,000 Home by Holly

15/32 Bunbury Street, Stirling

$780,000

Independent

15 Dumas Street, McKellar

$1,050,000 Independent

3/45 Stockdale Street, Dickson

$776,000

Home by Holly

45 Ibis Street, Nicholls

$1,043,000 Belle

29 Oleria Street, Queanbeyan

$770,000

Property Collective

2/59 Hodgson Crescent, Pearce

$1,023,000 Hayman Partners

85 Deamer Crescent, Richardson

$760,000

Property Collective

18 Clisby Close, Cook

$1,020,000 Home by Holly

31/2 Edinburgh Avenue, City

$740,000

Home by Holly

38 Tewksbury Circuit, Theodore

$1,015,000 McIntyre

232/2 Anzac Park, Campbell

$720,000

LJ Hooker

15 Bungaree Crescent, Ngunnawal

$1,010,000 Stone

317 Anthony Rolfe Avenue, Gungahlin

$705,000

Luton

13 Butterfish Street, Harrison

219 Longmore Crescent, Wanniassa

$1,007,350 Edge

56/41 Clare Burton Crescent, Franklin

$705,000

Canberry

7 Moor Place, Evatt

$995,000

Luton

2 Bural Court, Ngunnawal

$700,000

LJ Hooker

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49 Burrendong Street, Duffy

$985,000

Bertram Ellis

14/11 Felstead Avenue, Denman Prospect

$690,000

Blackshaw

85 Wybalena Grove, Cook

$970,000

Home by Holly

23 Chubb Street, Latham

$680,000

LJ Hooker

30 Balonne Street, Kaleen

$966,000

Stone

11 Pegg Wilks Street, Taylor

$680,000

Confidence

245 Sternberg Crescent, Wanniassa

$960,000

McCann

73/60 Kingsland Parade, Casey

$641,000

Blackshaw

5 Berrell Street, Chisholm

$950,000

Property Collective

28/36 Morell Close, Belconnen

$637,000

Independent

27/9 Thynne Street, Bruce

$950,000

Property Collective

22/41 Blackall Street, Barton

$630,000

Hive

69 Alberga Street, Kaleen

$943,000

Hive

3/2 Mcintosh Street, Queanbeyan

$550,000

LJ Hooker

27/5 Sydney Avenue, Barton

$930,000

Independent

89/72 College Street, Belconnen

$550,000

Independent

57 Hesba Brinsmead Street, Franklin

$915,000

MARQ

503/74 Northbourne Avenue, Braddon

$545,000

Independent

26A Hawdon Street, Ainslie

$910,000

LJ Hooker

142/116 Easty Street, Phillip

$540,777

Independent

47 Mountain Circuit, Calwell

$910,000

Belle

84/9 Murdoch Street, Lyneham

$500,000

LJ Hooker

24 Deamer Crescent, Richardson

$900,000

Luton

10/60 Port Jackson Circuit, Phillip

$420,000

LJ Hooker

8 Dunnett Street, Dunlop

$885,000

LJ Hooker

47/4 Wilkins Street, Mawson

$410,000

One Agency

25 Simonetti Street, Dunlop,

$880,000

Ray White

14/110 Davenport Street, Dickson

$370,000

LJ Hooker

22 Bathurst Place, Macquarie

$880,000

Home by Holly

2/110 Davenport Street, Dickson

$360,000

LJ Hooker

12/38 Mort Street, Braddon

$867,000

Blackshaw

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5 best Canberra suburbs to invest in next year In Canstar’s latest Rising Stars Australian Property Market Report, Canberra has fallen from fifth to ninth best region to invest in the housing market.

Maintaining its status as the ‘Goldilocks of Australian real estate’, the Canberra market remains moderate, indicative of the times.

The cheapest suburb in Canberra has a median house price of more than $700,000 – if you’re searching for an affordable home, Canberra will be difficult – but it’s a good place to put your money thanks to its safety, solidity, and steadiness.

One market that, while continuing to rise, provides a degree of affordability that is scarce in Canberra is centrally located apartments. This trend correlates to the national tendency to target apartments in expensive cities to achieve good locations at attainable prices.

If you’re planning to buy in 2023, here are Canstar’s top five Canberra suburbs to invest in:

1. Chisholm Chisholm in Tuggeranong has recorded consistent sales every quarter for the past four years. The

median price rose by 23.4 per cent in 12 months while rents have risen a minimum of 10 per cent. Described as “typical of the steadiness which defines the Canberra market”, Chisholm has an array of schools, parks, and the Chisholm Group Centre with shopping and community services.

2. Dickson Units in the Inner North suburb of Dickson have seen increasing demand considering their much lower price point. The median house price in Dickson is $1,130,000 compared to a unit median price of $525,000. This suburb follows trends in the nation’s most expensive cities, and hosts a plethora of amenities, particularly around the Dickson Centre with shops, an ambulance station, restaurants, offices, and two secondary colleges.

3. Franklin Real estate in the Gungahlin suburb of Franklin has seen soaring growth from the development of the light rail and is often the most prominent market in Canberra. Mostly a residential area with mixed-use

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development along Flemington Road, Franklin is serviced by three tram stations. The median house price is now close to $1 million.

4. Ngunnawal Ngunnawal is relatively affordable by Canberra’s standards with a median house price of $770,000, compared to the ACT’s overall median of $1 million.

Located 4km from the Gungahlin Town Centre, Ngunnawal is popular with buyers; 250 dwellings have sold in the past year and the tight rental market has seen rents rise 10 per cent.

5. O’Connor Overall, O’Connor can be described as “steady” with two trends dominating the suburb in the past year: consistency, and a rising demand for well-located units. The Inner North suburb has recorded significantly steady sales every quarter for the past six years, with a particular demand for units. The median price for units sits at $570,000 (which represents a 32.6 per cent increase in 12 months), and the median house price is $1,655,000.

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In highly desirable location, this renovated property invites all aspects of cosmopolitan living near Gungahlin town centre. Light-filled throughout with separate living areas, a wealth of space is provided to help you relax in comfort or entertain in a massive backyard among family and friends.

Well designed with practical layout of this home offers a peaceful setting for you & your family to enjoy living near the town centre. At this great location, this home is to be most popular with home buyers and investors alike. With great access to both the Gungahlin town centre, arterial roads and the light rail, commuting is a breeze.

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Premium Home across from the Town Centre!

Surrounded by quality homes in a quiet cul-de-sac location you will find this wonderful family home boasting three living areas, three cars garaging space plus four car parking space, amazing backyard with sensational swimming pool and jacuzzi to enjoy living daily.

The large formal lounge and formal dining opens onto a spacious covered balcony to enjoy lake and mountain views. This stunning large home plus a separate studio room with its own bathroom property presents a rare opportunity in a tightly held pocket of Monash.

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At Marigal Gardens retirement village, you’ll enjoy access to fabulous facilities and services at your doorstep, and an already established and thriving community.

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BRADDON 407/24 Lonsdale Street This is a wonderful opportunity to live in the creative, vibrant, fun-filled area of Braddon! Located in the popular ‘Mode 3’ complex, this is a very well-appointed two-bedroom, New York style loft apartment, right in the

centre of everything good Braddon has to offer.

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Sophie Monk’s astrology chart has a strong earth element, providing her with a practical and realistic attitude to life. her methodical attitude to projects, both in her personal and her professional life, leads to success.

She is also motivated by the arts, music and romance, and she combines her ability to be both inspired and methodical to create a solid foundation for herself moving forward in areas she likes.

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sagittarius nov 23 – dec 21

pisces feb 20 – mAr 20

gemini mAY 22 – jun 21

virgo AuG 24 – sepT 23

Thursday’s full moon will spotlight an important relationship if you were born before december 10th and, if you were born later, a fresh work phase or daily routine is likely to begin soon, if it hasn’t already. A surprising or outof-the-ordinary change of circumstance will merit focus.

Get set to turn a corner domestically.

You’ll appreciate time spent with someone you admire or love. but if you are uncertain of where you stand, be sure to find out more. You could gain a commitment from a friend or a group such as make a fresh work arrangement, so reach out.

Thursday’s Gemini full moon points to a fresh chapter in your personal life, especially if you were born before june 8. If you were born later, you are ready to turn a corner at work, healthwise or in your daily life. You could move forward with a project that has made slow process.

fresh options to do with your home could provide stability. be practical and lay strong foundations and avoid making impulsive moves. This is a good weekend to make agreements and plans with those you love. If finances or duties need a fresh approach, this is it. base decisions on facts.

capricorn dec 22 – jAn 20

aries mAr 21 – Apr 20

cancer jun 22 – jul 22

libra sepT 24 – ocT 23

events now presage developments in 2023. If you navigate well through this week’s events, you will set yourself up for a positive cycle. Your chatty, communicative self will come out and you’ll enjoy the opportunity to get in touch with old friends. A change of pace could be beneficial.

Thursday’s full moon points to a fresh agreement or contract that could kickstart a considerable new phase in your life. for some, this will involve travel; for others, spiritual matters, study or legal matters. If you are negotiating agreements, ensure you obtain all the facts to avoid mistakes.

This is an excellent time to make plans with someone you love, such as a partner or family. You may begin a fresh work or financial contract, or look at new ways to boost your health.

Trust your instincts. A personal commitment will be long-lasting for july-born cancerians.

for some, Thursday’s full moon will bring the desire for study, to settle legal matters or a change of location. for others, areas of your life you share such as duties, space at home and finances will be a focus. You’ll appreciate a health or beauty boost, so be sure to organise something special.

aquarius jAn 21 – feb 19

taurus Apr 21 – mAY 21

leo jul 23 – AuG 23

scorpio ocT 24 – nov 22

Thursday’s full moon spotlights your family and creativity, and suggests the more adaptable you are, the better for you, especially in your personal life.

Artistic Aquarians will be especially inspired. Avoid gambling and making assumptions; it’s far better to work with the facts now.

Thursday’s full moon brings a fresh financial circumstance as a new agreement at work or in your personal life will mean change. This is a good time for making a commitment to a person or to a plan and for creating a solid foundation. You’ll enjoy a reunion, so be sure to reach out.

Thursday’s full moon points to a fresh phase in your career, status or general direction. A fresh work contract or interest could take off. Are you ready?

Things may progress quickly. just avoid impulsiveness. Your efforts will be worthwhile with events to do with family, at home or a partner.

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Arborist

83

Bathrooms & Kitchens

83

Bathroom Maintenance

83

Bathroom Renovations

83

Builders

84

Carpenters & Joiners

84

Carpet Laying

84

Cleaning Service

84

Commercial Cleaning

84

Crane Hire & Car Removal

84

Decks

85

Electrical

85

Fencing

85

Gardening

85

Gutter Cleaning

85

Handyman

85

Home Renovations

85

Lawns & Turf

85

Locksmiths

86

Mechanics

86

Painting

86

Plumbing & Gasfitting

86

Roofing

86

Tiling

87

Upholstery

87

AIR CONDITIONING/HEATING

BATHROOMS & KITCHENS

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QUALIFIED . EXPERT . RELIABLE

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STOP LEAKING SHOWERS Talk to one of our Energy Specialists today!

Call 02 6280 0994 energypeople.com.au

Expertise in power-line clearing, pruning, optimizing form and function with a clean finish.

Call 0480 099 204

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Grout/Colour matching & advice All products used by us are Mould and mildew resistant 12 years warranty 10% pensioner discount

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We are Fully Licensed & Insured, with a Lifetime Workmanship Warranty and a 100% Service Satisfaction Guarantee

Tile & Grout cleaning experts Detect/Fix leaking showers Stone & Slate sealing Pressure & Acid wash cleaning services

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Air Conditioning/Heating

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Bathroom & laundry renovations Project management • plumbing Installations • blocked drains Leaking taps & toilets • gasfitting Hot water units • drainage

Mark Summerfield LICENSED PLUMBER

0431 882 229

mark@renewplumbingandbathrooms.com.au www.renewplumbingandbathrooms.com.au ABN 53 193 697 032 LIC NO 200015959

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Trades & Services Guide BATHROOM RENOVATIONS

BUILDERS

CLEANING SERVICE

Monarch Cleaning Services $220 Window Cleaning From Average 3 BR Home + Free Flyscreen & Tracks Clean

P 6259 3200 / 6241 0857 M 0407 263 812 www.monarchcleaningservices.com.au ABN 29 073 101 768

LACHLAN WARD FOUNDER & BUILDER

0423 220 166 lachlan@highlandcraftrenovations.com.au www.highlandcraftrenovations.com.au

COMMERCIAL CLEANING

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CRANE HIRE & CAR REMOVAL CARPENTERS & JOINERS

CARPENTER • Renovation & Repairs • All Home Improvements incl. Plastering • Decks & Pergolas • Extensions • Fully Qualified

Call or Email Daniel teksaw@yahoo.com.au 30+ years building experience No job Too Small

Richard Brennan 0412 161 312 rb.carpentry@iinet.net.au

CARPET LAYING ABN: 98 240 579 704

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Decks - Pergolas - General Maintenance Painting - Tiling - Plastering

0404 490 460

STAND OUT FROM THE CROWD Give your business a boost!

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ALEXANDER CRANE’S

Crane Truck Hire and Unwanted Car Recycling

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Removal of scrap cars

Nuckel boom crane hire for Airconditioner lifts to rooftops at competitive rates Delivery of building materials. Also lifting everything from boats to pianos Car removal services included cash for unwanted cars and difficult access removal Free battery/car parts pickup service Cash for old trucks, motorcycles, machinery, cars.

Servicing the ACT for the last 17 years with a perfect safety record

CALL ANDREW on 0427 545 613

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Trades & Services Guide DECKS

GARDENING

SUMMER IS HERE

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Timber Decks & Pergolas METAL PERGOLAS

BH CARPENTRY ACT

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Gutter Clean

GARDEN MAINTENANCE LAWN MOWING GENERAL CLEAN UP RUBBISH REMOVAL REGULAR or CASUAL SERVICES ALL SUBURBS FULLY INSURED

The gutter vacuum specialist Pergola repairs

0421 193 553

Call Peter on 0419 289 886 peter.wurth@hotmail.com

Call BrendAn 0407 763 597

ELECTRICAL

All areas Free estimates

EZY PROPERTY MAINTENANCE WE MAKE IT EASY FOR YOU

PRIME ONE ELECTRICAL

Mowing & Edging Pruning & Mulching Hedge Trimming Weed Control Fertilisation

small job specialist LED light upgrades meterboard/switchboard upgrades smoke detector service CWM0116

installations reports extra power • points • lights

ACT license No. 2018491

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company you can trust

Quality

A WELL MAINTAINED GARDEN ADDS VALUE TO A PROPERTY

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Phone Daniel on 0418 419 383 or email prime1q prime1q@outlook.com

Kaushik Makwana

Garden Cleanup Qualified Horticulturist Rubbish Removal CALL: 0430 582 821 Gutter Cleaning Free no obligation quotes Regular Maintenance Fully insured Customer service from a Commercial or Domestic

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0449 898 527

Garden Care and Maintenance Pruning / Garden Cleanups Lawn Mowing / Hedge Trimming High Pressure Cleaning

(02) 6280 9901

GUTTER CLEANING

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Call David 0410 682 457 Or Nancy 0410 081 771

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• Mowing & Edging • Hedge Trimming • Tree Pruning • Mulching • Irrigation Repairs & Installation • Fully Insured • Regular Maintenance Programs • Ride-on Mowing

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Trades & Services Guide LAWNS & TURF

PAINTING

We supply high quality Artificial Turf and install.

MONET PAINTING

Seniors discount available Our Services: - Stylish Deck - Artificial & Synethetic Turf - Landscaping & Lawns - Pergolas

LOCKSMITHS Over 30 years experience securing the Canberra Community Locks changed & keyed the same ‘Locked out’ service Dead locks & window locks supplied & fitted Keys made to locks & locks repaired Screen door locks, repaired and replaced Servicing domestic & commercial clients

Master licence #17501928

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$300

Work performed by licensed contractors.

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CALL 0417 255 869

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Hot Water/Solar • • • • • •

Gas Fitting Burst Pipes Bathroom Renovations

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Roofing/Guttering

PAINTING

DREW’S PAINTING SERVICES HOUSE PAINTING INTERIORS & EXTERIORS OUTSIDE PRESSURE CLEANING RUST REMOVAL REFERENCES PROVIDED ON REQUEST

PH: 0427 004 411 | E: drewburgin69@gmail.com

Painting

With 10 years experience, we’re the ones you’ve been looking for.

Seniors discount available.

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Call us for fast and reliable hot water repairs and replacement.

Express replacement service Systems to suit all needs 24/7 emergency service

CEILINGS, WALLS & CORNICES (MIN 3 ROOMS)

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(INCLUDES FASCIA, GUTTER, EVES AND DOWNPIPES)

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Phone 0421 038 243 Web capitalpd.com.au Email: admin@capitalpd.com.au

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0405 588 540

COMPLEXITY PLUMBING 24 X 7 Emergency service

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terms & conditions apply

• Leaking Taps & Toilet • Blocked Drains • Hot water Services • General Plumbing

Local Professional Service Seniors Discount No Call Out Fee All Work Guaranteed Support Local Business 24/7 Emergency service

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ROOFING

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CANBERRA’S LEADING PAINTING EXPERTS FOR OVER 25 YEARS

• Local & Licenced Business • Professional & Reliable • Seniors Discount

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• Roof maintenance both tile and colourbond • Roof leaks • Roof restorations • New roofs

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PLUMBING & GASFITTING

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TILING

LOCAL TILING ACT All suburbs

Bathroom, Laundry and Kitchen tiling Walls and floors tiling Bathroom Renovations No job too big or small Water proofing shower leaks

Call Alex today 0475 000 528

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UPHOLSTERY

Sometimes in today’s modern world we can forget the beauty in artisanal craftsmanship.

Get in touch to start your dream project today. ✓ Re-Upholstery & Restorations ✓ Custom-Made Furniture ✓ Commercial Fit-Outs ✓ Bedheads and Wall Upholstery Call or email us today!

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Made for sensitive tummies, Fodbods’ products are certified FODMAP friendly so they don’t cause tummy aches or bloating. Roughly one in five Australians suffer IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) symptoms with triggers including dates, honey, and wheat. Gluten and lactose sensitivities can also contribute to IBS. The Buddies and Nibbles are also allergy friendly, so they’re great for the many people who are allergic to ingredients such as nuts, eggs and dairy.

CW has 3 x Fodbods prize packs valued at $68.95 each, to be won.

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Entrants must be aged 18+.

WIN! Darby and Joan on DVD

WIN! A Man Called Otto film passes

Around Australia, ‘the Grey Nomads’ rule the isolated, awe-inspiring, and often unseen world of the outback. A world where most people are either chasing something... or trying to escape it. Mysteries and secrets lurk for those who bother to look. Retired Australian detective Jack Darby (Bryan Brown) is fleeing his past mistakes. English widow Joan Kirk (Greta Scacchi) is attempting to outrun her grief. And then on a remote backroad, their worlds collide. Thus begins an epic love story. A non-stop road movie. A mystery series. An outback odyssey. Darby and Joan (M) is an 8 x one-hour drama series that asks: can you find yourself in the middle of nowhere?

Based on the comical and moving # 1 New York Times bestseller, A Man Called Otto (CTC) tells the story of Otto Anderson (Tom Hanks), a grumpy widower who is very set in his ways. When a lively young family moves in next door, he meets his match in quick-witted and very pregnant Marisol, leading to an unlikely friendship that will turn his world upside-down. Experience a funny, heart-warming story about how some families come from the most unexpected places.

CW has 10 x Darby and Joan Season 1 DVDs (RRP $34.98) to be won.

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