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Everything you need to know: You can no longer buy, sell, supply or store consumer fireworks. Consumer fireworks are any fireworks bought by a member of the public. There will be a hand in period where leftover consumer fireworks may be handed in by the public. You can hand in any fireworks you may have, between 10.00am and 3.00pm on: Saturday, Sunday 29 & 30 August 2009 Saturday, Sunday 5 & 6 September 2009 Saturday, Sunday 12 & 13 September 2009, at: the carpark behind Callam Offices, Easty Street, Phillip. You do not have to provide your name or details when handing in the fireworks. You cannot transport consumer fireworks for surrender on public transport. The hand in does not involve payment for surrendered fireworks. If you are caught with fireworks following the hand in period, you may be liable for prosecution under the Dangerous Substances Act 2004. Professional public displays of fireworks, such as Skyfire, will continue. Persons or organisations wanting to display fireworks must apply for a permit.

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violence Cops and kilograms, Family comes to account the weight of office EVER wondered what all that stuff is hanging off a police officer’s belt? We did. And while the police public relations department needed some nudging over many weeks, they finally came good and identified the hip-hanging 8-10 kilograms of kit. Try running in that. Every ACT police officer wears what they call an “accoutrement belt” that carries all the items they will need for a day on the job. The belt includes a gun, extendable

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baton, handcuffs, oleoresin capsicum spray and a radio pouch. While each officer can arrange the “hardware” to a personal preference, nothing can be around the back of the belt, except perhaps for a torch holder when needed. In the photo, the male officer is wearing a belt that is slightly different to the female – this is called a “shape-shifter”, and is an option for officers with back problems.

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By Megan Haggan COURTS and employers are starting to recognise the unique way each family – happy or unhappy – differs in the way they work, live and, unfortunately, separate, says Dr Juliet Behrens. An associate professor at the Australian National University’s College of Law, Juliet was a pioneer in flexible working practices at the ANU in the early ‘90s, rising to the position of sub-dean of the College of Law. She’s one of Australia’s leading family law academics and an expert on children’s matters. She says family law has changed significantly since she arrived in Canberra from Tasmania more than 20 years ago. One of the biggest changes over the years has been how courts consider factors such as violence – and also the non-financial contribution made by spouses to a family – when making decisions about dividing property. “When the court is considering the parties’ contribution

Dr Juliet Behrens… “It’s possible to be in a leadership position while still working part-time.” to the welfare of the family, it should take into account the fact that one party has perpetrated family violence. “It’s now been accepted that where there’s been this sort of course of conduct, this needs to be considered.” The contribution primary carers (usually women) make to a family’s welfare now gets greater consideration as well, Juliet says – particularly if significant assets are concerned. Continued Page 6.

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Organiser of The Doula Drop-In Service Emma Davidson, left, with mum-to-be Kirsten Booker. “She stays with the woman the entire time and can time her contractions, rub her back, get her drinks of water, and help her get in and out of water for pain relief. “She can also do things like remind the father to eat and drink, too, so you don’t have him fainting from hunger!”

Doulas also provide support services during pregnancy and after the birth, and can give assistance with issues such as difficulty breastfeeding. The Doula Drop-In Service allows mums-to-be to find out more about doulas and ask questions about their

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pregnancy without making a commitment to use a doula, Emma says. “Pretty much every doula in Canberra is involved and is volunteering her time.” Call Emma Davidson on 6176 1400 for details of the next Doula Drop-In.

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the public who make donations of more than four good clothing items to the organisation’s charity “op shop”, The Retro Rack, at the recently renovated Cooleman Court shopping centre in Weston Creek. “I’m sure this new association will be a win-win situation for all concerned,” Mrs Burke said.

“People who make generous donations to The Retro Rack, who will be provided with a ‘Taste Voucher’ as a way of saying thank you for helping such a worthwhile local organisation”, said Mr Leticq. The restaurant voucher entitles the recipient to up to $50 discount at leading Canberra restaurants.

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NEARLY four per cent of kindergarten children in the ACT have a peanut allergy – yet many of their parents don’t know how to deal with an allergic reaction, a recent study has found. Food allergy, especially to peanuts, can trigger an “anaphylactic” reaction: symptoms can include wheezing, facial swelling, abdominal pain and vomiting, and in extreme cases victims can die. Some parents react with an inappropriate lack of concern when their child has a reaction to peanuts, says Prof Marjan Kljakovic, of the ANU Medical School. “In such cases, it is not appropriate to ‘watch and wait for the reaction to subside’, ‘induce vomiting in the child’ or ‘apply calamine lotion to the skin’, as some parents seemed to think,” he says. “Parents should administer oral anti-histamines as soon as they notice their child having an allergic response to peanuts. “If the child has a history of severe anaphylactic reaction to peanut, with further symptoms including collapse or wheezy breathing, then an adrenalin auto-injector should be administered. “All children should be sent to their GP following an allergic reaction, who will most likely refer the child for specialist tests.” The research, by the Academic Unit of General Practice and Community Health at the school, and ACT Health, also showed that 94 per cent of local schools were aware of their students’ allergies and 76 per cent had a management procedure in place for handling occurrences of peanut reaction. Another recent Canberra-based study confirmed that peanut allergy is increasing in prevalence in Australian children. The incidence more than doubled in children born in 2004 (1.15 per cent of children) compared to those born in 1995 (0.47 per cent). Four-fifths of affected children will retain the allergy for decades, the author said.

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AUSTRALIAN women are rediscovering the benefits of female support during pregnancy and birth, says Emma Davidson, owner of Brindabella Baby in Braddon. “For thousands of years women have supported each other through labour and birth – it’s only in the last century that there’s been a big change in how we deal with birth in the Western world,” says Emma. Part of this change has meant that we often no longer have continuity of female support during labour, she says – even women who choose midwife care rarely have the same midwife constantly with them during the labour and birth. “Our mothers, grandmothers and aunts are no longer able to support us in that role which traditionally women have taken, because they may have had a very medicalised birth themselves, even a ‘twilight birth’ where women used to be anaesthetised. “So we’ve lost that knowledge. “With midwives, if there’s a shift change during the labour, a different midwife will come on duty; typically a midwife will be looking after two or three labouring women at once, anyway.” Doulas take on some of the traditional supportive role held by women in the past – as well as providing support to fathers and partners also present at the birth. “Doula” is an Ancient Greek word meaning “woman of service”. “A doula doesn’t provide midwife care: She’s there to help women transition into parenthood, and make giving birth a positive life experience, rather than a medical procedure,” says Emma.

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Genevieve’s streak of inspiration By Jorian Gardner NOT that her listeners would know, but popular ABC afternoon announcer Genevieve Jacobs has a shock of white hair featuring a black streak. “My kids call me a ‘skunk’ and ‘Cruella Deville’!” she laughs. “I have gone to the same hairdresser for the last 20 some years, and we are great mates and one night I was in there and we’d be talking about putting a black streak in it and my daughter Rosie said: ‘I double-dog dare ya’, so we did!” But it’s her voice not her hairstyle that gets her recognised. “I have the odd experience of people recognising my voice!” the animated Jacob’s tells “CityNews” from behind the microphone in the ABC Dickson studios. “I think the listeners feel like they know us. We are very focused on telling local stories and I think that is what makes a huge difference – we are talking about what is happening right now in people’s everyday lives.” The mother of four (three boys, 17year-old twins and a 14-year-old all at boarding school and Rosie, 10) is an old-school journalist, which she says prepared her well for her 20-plus year career in the media. “I started at the ‘Cootamundra Herald’ – knocking on doors and going to council meetings; meeting the mayor and taking baby photos – and a hell of a lot of court reporting!” she laughs. “Al-

though, things could get a bit slow at the court – I wrote all my wedding ‘thank you’ notes’ from the press bench of the Cootamundra local court!” Jacob’s lives with her family on a farm in Cootamundra, spending about three nights a week in Canberra. “It’s really, really important to me to keep those country connections. People have said to me over the years: ‘Why don’t you all just move holusbolus to Canberra? Surely that would be easier?’ But it’s not our home. I am deeply connected to the farm, my veggie garden and the house. I am always going on about it on the air – my chooks, the garden, the dogs, the horses and the donkey – it’s an enormous part of who I am. I try to make sure that I am not away from home more than two nights in a row. “It’s amazing how much that rural connection means to people in Canberra and interesting to find how much of a country town bubbles under the surface of this city.” After 15 years at home with the kids as a freelance journalist working from her farm, how did she come to be in Canberra presenting a popular afternoon radio show? “It was a combination of luck and good management,” she says. “It all started with doing the gardening program. The management here at 666 said that they knew my stock in trade was as a journalist and asked if I would consider doing something more – and I have.”

Radio announcer Genevieve Jacobs… “I think the listeners feel like they know us.” Photo by Silas.

Continued from Page 3. “Homemaking and parenting can be pretty lonely and an extra contribution in and of itself, particularly when the breadwinner has been an entrepreneur or artist.” Juliet, who has just joined family law firm Dobinson Davey Clifford Simpson, says she’s excited to still have the opportunity to work part-time – an arrangement which she believes benefits employers as well as employees. “I’ve been so privileged at ANU – when I had my first child I bolted back to work full-time and put my daughter, who’s now 16, in crèche. “I found it extremely difficult, and felt torn and unhappy – not to mention exhausted. “I spoke to my supervisor about it, and I don’t think at the time that they’d had much experience with part-time academics, but I was able to work three days a week, no questions asked. “You get so much more out of people who are feeling satisfied about the balance between family and work, and who aren’t feeling guilty, harassed and tired. People also really do get a benefit from the experience of being home and caring for children. “It’s also possible to be in a leadership position while still working part-time – I work from 9 till 3 these days and I’m at my desk for those six solid hours. Employers really do get very good value from part-time workers.”

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Meredith Hunter… “I think that we need to move away from this idea that the LaborGreens agreement is just some sort of an add-on; that it’s some extra luxury item, because it’s not.” The Labor Party seems to be disdainfully holding its nose when it comes to the parliamentary agreement and ministers aren’t missing any opportunity to point out that they and the Greens may be in an agreement, but that doesn’t make them mates. Every member of Cabinet has had a go: Jon Stanhope, Andrew Barr, Katy Gallagher, Simon Corbell and John Hargreaves (who, at one point, described the Greens as “fairies at the bottom of the garden”). “Interesting commentary, John!” smiles Hunter. “It’s quite right to say that we are not on the same team. Outside the agreement we are two separate parties.” Despite Labor’s niggling, Hunter says she’s pleased with where the Labor-Greens agreement is at. However, lately the Chief Minister has been characterising a lot of the agreement’s big-ticket items as “asprirational”. Minister Hargreaves puts it more bluntly, saying that points in the agreement were basically there like “carrots in front of the donkey; we’ll never eat them, but they will keep us moving forward.” Did Hunter understand the agreement to be aspirational? “I think that all of us, individually and

hopefully as a society have aspirations – what we need to have in place are goals, otherwise we don’t have a way to measure that we are reaching something,” she says. “Some of these things are very large tasks that will need to occur over time, and I think that’s where there has been some confusion around this idea that everything will be done overnight. It’ll take some consideration, some timing, some planning.” And then, like the more experienced politician Hunter is becoming (and to try and save some face on the fact that she isn’t getting it all her own way), she says: “Remember that after the agreement was signed we faced a very different economic situation… so obviously with an agreement like this, you do need to take into account a number of factors and the environment that you are working in.” Sounds like the Greens are backtracking? Far from it, says Hunter, pointing to the increase of mental health funding, childcare places, the increase in public housing and the new library service for the inner south that have been wins. “And if you look at the most recent Budget, we have had a significant increase to the environment,” she says.

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WITH the Government sliding ever deeper into the red and with a Treasurer saying it’s going to take seven years to get out, can the Territory afford Labor’s post-election deal with the Greens at this point? Greens leader Meredith Hunter, while not directly answering the question, seems outwardly untroubled by any economic discomfort her party’s parliamentary agreement is inflicting on taxpayers. “I think that we need to move away from this idea that the Labor-Greens agreement is just some sort of an add-on; that it’s some extra luxury item, because it’s not,” she carefully responds in a sit down with “CityNews”. “The agreement is to achieve certain outcomes that both parties were amenable to achieving. There are a number of things… which are quite core delivery items and shouldn’t be seen as extras. We believe that there is significant support for what is in the agreement and that it will deliver great benefits for the ACT.” But that’s not how the Liberals see it, saying that the Labor Party’s dependence on the Greens for re-election to power after the October poll will cost taxpayers billions of dollars. “CityNews” reported earlier last month that, according to two ACT Treasury briefing documents obtained under FOI, the post-election parliamentary agreement comes at a high price. For example, the papers say that accepting the Greens’ mental health policy alone “would equate to the loss of 320 nurses or approximately 4000 low-cost elective surgery procedures”, adopting the Greens’ goal of 10 per cent public housing stocks would require “a capital injection of $940 million”, greenhouse gas reduction targets required another “$80 million public spend” and the guarantee for buses every 30 minutes would require the purchase of “another 100 buses” at a “total cost of likely $35 million plus”.

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Canberra challenges the league to say no Sports broadcaster TIM GAVEL looks at the television ratings game that may cruel Canberra’s football team dreams.

Property Settlement Relationship breakdown is often acrimonious, with property settlement a contentious issue. The Family Law Act sets out a process for the division of assets for spouses and, since March 2009, for couples in a de facto relationship. What is the process? Where there is no agreement between parties, the Family Law Act uses a four-step process to determine the division of property. Firstly, the net asset pool is calculated. Secondly, an assessment is made of each party’s contributions, including financial and nonfinancial input (such as homemaking and parenting). Thirdly, adjustments are made for ‘future needs’ based on, for example, incomeearning capacity and parental responsibility. Finally, consideration is given to the over-arching provision that the agreement must be just and equitable for the Court to make the Order.

CANBERRA deserves to get a team in soccer’s A League. Whether or not it happens for the 2010-11 season remains to be seen, but there remains a certain amount of intrigue surrounding Football Federation Australia’s plans for the future. One of the reasons for the federation’s delay in selecting a second team for promotion into the competition from next season is, I believe, the surprise that Canberra has put forward a professional, well-backed submission. Any thought that they had about being able to easily dismiss the Canberra application should have been dispelled following talks with the team leading the ACT bid. The bid has a strong business plan and there is widespread community support. Canberra is vying for the A League licence against bids from Tasmania and Western Sydney. Initially, it was thought Football Federation Australia would decide on the new team in July. I think the reason for the delay in announcing which team will join a second side from Melbourne is that the FFA wants a second team in Sydney ahead of the other bids. At one stage, there were three syndicates from western Sydney indicating interest but with little foundation until recently. Obvious reasons behind the federation’s desire to have a second team in Sydney are its larger population base and the prospect of higher television ratings. You would like to think that support for the code

and a strong financial base would be enough, but the current seven-year deal with pay television is worth around $17 million a year and includes the Socceroos and Asian Cup matches as well as the A League. The FFA would be looking for a significant increase when they go back to the broadcasters to negotiate a new deal and one way of doing that is to have higher television ratings. And a second team in Sydney, alongside another from Melbourne, would possibly achieve higher ratings. It is for this reason the Canberra bid is considered an under-dog. The quest for a larger slice of television revenue is driving the expansion of AFL and Rugby Union as well. Rugby Union had initially planned to expand to a Super 15 in 2010, but that was delayed until 2011 when the current deal with News Limited finishes. News Limited is now considering a new model presented by SANZAR earlier this year which would see the competition divided into three conferences with the season going for 16 weeks plus a finals series. Television revenue is also playing a role in the AFL’s desire to establish a second team in Sydney. The hope is that the Football Federation looks beyond the lure of television revenue and examines the community support in Canberra as it contemplates where the next A League team will come from.

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THE sale and use of fireworks to and by the public in the ACT has been banned. Canberrans will no longer be able to buy and use consumer fireworks over the Queen's Birthday long weekend in June, or any other time, following a decision to remove consumer fireworks from the Dangerous Substances (Explosive) Regulations 2004. In future, the use of fireworks will only be allowed at professional public displays and private functions where a permit has been provided.

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AMERICAN Elms will be planted on the elm-lined Dunrossil Drive entrance to Government House at Yarralumla to refill the spaces where trees had previously been removed and not replaced. NCA CEO Gary Rake, said Dunrossil Drive was internationally significant because elm avenues were quite rare worldwide as a result of Dutch Elm Disease which was not present in Australia.

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QUEANBEYAN’S top talent will turn out on Sunday, August 29, for the finals of the Riverside Plaza Star Search Final, with 10 juniors and nine senior finalists competing for more than $5000 worth of prizes. Timomatic from “So You Think You Can Dance” will open the show – and the co-MC will be model Sophie Faulkner (pictured), the face of AMP Shopping Centres.

Can I keep assets I brought to the relationship? The issues of original ownership of assets, and contributions such as an inheritance, may be taken into account when determining the division of the asset pool. This will depend on the length of the relationship, what proportion of the total asset pool any such assets and contributions represent as well as the general contributions of the parties.

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I AM alarmed and astonished at the way in which Jorian Gardner’s Fringe Festival, which he produces in association with the ACT Government, has been dropped from its Multicultural Festival slot, and very concerned at the shabby way in which Gardner, who founded and has produced and directed Fringe for six years, has been treated. Two things happened on Wednesday, August 19. Firstly, Minister Hargreaves announced $30,000 dollars a year for three years to the National Folk Festival to stage a Folk Festival Fringe. This event seems to be doing very well as it is, but lucky Folk Festival are to get the funding for a new component. Even Folk Festival director Jared Wilkins sounded a bit bemused at his good fortune on ABC Radio on Wednesday afternoon. Secondly, Minister Hargreaves sliced The National Fringe Festival from Canberra’s performing arts and cultural landscape, without consulting its director. Shame, shame, shame. So, the Folk Festival understands it’s getting funding for a new annual Folk Festival Fringe, and the Minister believes he’s giving Gardner’s Fringe Festival, minus Gardner, away to the Folk Festival I’ve attended every Fringe, nearly every night, since it’s inception outside at the Street Theatre, on a grant of $5000, through its move to Civic Square and a terrific and ever-growing line up of shows and performers. The Fringe has grown like Topsy, with some Government support, much community support, and the heroic efforts of Gardner and a tiny band of assistants. Fringe is a free, public, summer event; a performance and visual arts festival that pumps tens of thousands of dollars into local performers pockets every year. The Folk Festival, also a great event, is about winter woollies, mulled wine, and wall-to-wall music. It’s not about performing arts, or visual arts. It’s about folk music. So there’s obviously no way that the living, breathing, growing

Fringe Festival we love is the Fringe that Hargreaves is funding at the Folk Festival; there’s no synergy between them. That means Gardner’s Fringe Festival has been dumped. It is possible that Hargreaves is losing the plot. It’s a very peculiar solution to break something that’s working so beautifully. And, arguably, the Fringe is not the Minister’s to give away. Festival entrepreneurs around Australia will be keenly watching as this appalling situation unfolds. Editor’s note: Ms Wawrzynczak is an art reviewer for “CityNews”. Mr Gardiner is the paper’s political writer and arts editor.

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HAVING greatly enjoyed Free Rain’s production of “Sense and Sensibility” on opening night, I was disappointed and even angry after reading Helen Musa’s review (CN, August 13). It is noteworthy that the review of this production is placed adjacent to a review of the Sydney Theatre Company’s “Elling”. There is no recognition in the reviews that “Elling” is a professional production featuring several of the nation’s most well known performers and “Sense and Sensibility” is a local amateur production. In “Sense and Sensibility” we have all that is applaudable and inspirational in amateur theatre. We have a local playwright, who also performs in the show, we have young multimedia and lighting graduates, yet to make their way professionally and we have greatly experienced older actors mentoring and guiding the local new talent. Combine this with the excellent direction of Liz Bradley and I found this a show, not only beautifully written and presented, but a great tribute to the passion and spirit of our local community. Helen Musa needs to rethink her approach to local theatre.

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Beware pontificating old pudding faces The time has come to blow the whistle on an insidious breed of prestidigitators (I was tempted to say “conmen”, but that would have been unfair to the Peter Fosters of the world and might have drawn a writ) who have been taking us for a ride for three decades. I speak, of course, of economic forecasters. They are a blight upon the airwaves. They are choking our television screens and radio news programs with their superior airs, their horrible jargon, their condescending sneers and most irritating of all, their barefaced cheek. They are no more reliable than astrologers and a damn sight less than that annoying character with a small tree in his buttonhole who spouts about tomorrow’s weather on the ABC news most evenings. (Is he still there? I can’t bear to watch.) Yet they pontificate as if they hold the keys to some intellectual inner sanctum. What’s more, they’ve been breeding. Once there were just two or three who could be relied upon to trot out a few economic nostrums at Budget time then go back in their box till next year. Now, it seems, every bank has to have one along with every stockbroker, think tank and university in the land. And the pudding-faced fellow from Access Economics does very little else... or so it would seem to this irate viewer. Part of the problem, of course, is that they’re the cheap and easy way to fill news bulletins. In fact, the ABC is probably breaking its own advertising rules because their appearance always comes with a plug for their organisation both in announcing them and when they finish their spiel. And it doesn’t matter that their “forecasts” are always wrong because in that wonderful Nixonian phrase of yore, their predic-

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By Robert Macklin tions become “inoperative” once new economic circumstances arise. But since such circumstances come along most every day as new figures surface, the forecasters have to be recalled to “update” their prognostications. And here’s the thing – no one ever says: How come you didn’t forecast this yesterday? How come you got last year’s forecast totally wrong? How come the global financial crisis didn’t feature? How come the recovery didn’t leap out at you as it did for some of us less well versed in the formalities of your po-faced guessing game? We don’t ask the questions because newsreaders are not proper journalists and can’t interview people without reading their questions; and it doesn’t suit their news editors who are too lazy to seek out real news and prefer this pabulum to be served up to them in nice easy sound-bites. So, what’s the solution? Well, how about this: Everyone who wants to be an economic forecaster should be given a little test to ensure quality control. Nothing difficult – all they need to do is forecast the ASX share price index in three months’ time. If that’s too difficult, they could predict the value of the Aussie dollar against the greenback, or even the unemployment rate for the current quarter. They could take their pick. The result? Our screens would be forecaster free for evermore. That’s my forecast, anyway. robert@robertmacklin.com

Less biffo more talking The debate over the issue of the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme needs sensible bi-partisan negotiation rather than the current approach of taking immutable positions, or almost as bad, pretending to take such positions as a method of hard-nosed negotiation and brinkmanship. The initial bloody-minded approach Labor took in resisting the separation of the carbon trading issue from the Renewable Energy Targets illustrates the problem. It was not until the legislation had failed in the Senate that Labor would even consider this compromise. The problem certainly has not been all one sided. The Liberal failure to respond in a timely way to the Labor legislation in the first place was, no doubt, a source of extreme frustration. Some have suggested that the Government is looking for a double-dissolution trigger so that Prime Minister Kevin Rudd can go to the electorate on this issue – leaving the Liberals high and dry at time when their popularity is at the lowest ebb. The downside to this argument is that it would be a sure way to strengthen the position of the Greens, who are recognised because of their commitment to the environment. With a double-dissolution election each State will need to elect 12 senators rather than the usual half-senate election that requires an election of six. This means that where the Greens have been able to secure more than 16 per cent of the vote to win a Senate seat, only about eight per cent will be needed for the same seat. Current polling indicates that this virtually guarantees a Green senator from each State with the likelihood of a number of the States de-

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By Michael Moore livering more than one. Currently, there are five Green senators: two from WA, two Tasmanians and one from SA. It is not beyond possibility for Greens to double their representation. Is this a risk that Labor would be willing to take? What is really needed is a sensible system of carbon user charges designed to better address the issues associated with fossil fuel use. Such a policy should promote a shift towards energyuse efficiency and renewable energy alternatives. The Liberals think they can have a better scheme that delivers more and costs less, but the Greens consider the currently proposed targets to be inadequate in reducing Australia’s global contribution to climate change. The Government has taken the first steps towards introducing a carbon emission reduction scheme, but has no outcome. So is Labor simply caught in the middle? With the level of antagonism that has been created it is difficult to picture any opportunity for sensible dialogue. What would really be appreciated is the recognition by cooler heads in the major parties that it is now time for a visionary approach. It is time to take a step back, look at long-term consequences and work together for our future and the future of generations to come. Michael Moore is a former independent member of the ACT Legislative Assembly and minister for health. CityNews August 27-September 2 11

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“It’s 10km from the CBD yet the parking’s free, and we’re now seeing some good coffee shops and so on move in. It will be another Fyshwick, I’m sure of it!”

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INDOOR plants can help absorb all types of urban air pollution, says Jon Elphick, business manager at plant hire company Ambius, based in Mitchell. Indoor plants help remove the gases released into offices by furnishings, carpets, photocopiers and printers, Jon says. “The most recent University of Technology Sydney research has shown that all indoor plants

“Mitchell’s becoming very central now that Gungahlin’s turning into a bigger satellite city than Tuggeranong,” says Karen Bradley, director of Mitchell Personnel Solutions.

TRAINING provider and security assessment company Mitchell Personnel Solutions is moving to new premises at Flemington Road, says director Karen Bradley. Karen says this is the latest exciting step for the company, which has just been placed on the Australian Public Service Commission training panel. This means all government agencies can use MPS’ services. MPS was also recently awarded a Recommended Employers Australian Business Award – the staff had entered the company in the awards.

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Mitchell, the explorer who investigated inland NSW, and a surveyor-general of the State. The suburb’s streets are named after Australian industrialists.

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New arts centre starts to soar By Helen Musa THE new Belconnen Arts Centre is a striking building, housing a six-metre-tall art gallery with a curving wall, an adjunct sculpture garden, a sprung-floor dance studio with potential as a small performance space, a capacious administration area and a series of creative workshop spaces available for hire to both “clean” (painters) and “dirty” (sculptors) artists. Arts and Chief Minister Jon Stanhope has launched this inspiring building, designed by William Ross Architects, of Melbourne, a firm with a strong track record in designing theatres around the country, including the Tim Murray Theatre at Canberra Grammar School. The architects have designed the two parts of the new centre as a conceptual whole, with plumbing, wiring, and a low-cost connecting surface material allowing for work to begin on stage two, the theatre and restaurant area, once the funding comes through. The final stage one-stage two complex will nest under two soaring curved roof forms that, according to project architect Chris Hose, will cross each other at varying heights. Chair of the centre's interim board Roberta McRae, law lecturer at the ANU, former speaker of the Legislative Assembly and a loyal resident of Aranda, remember discussions about a centre back in the early 1990s with the Belconnen Community Council. She pays tribute to one remarkable individual, the late Jan Wawrzynczak, former Belconnen community arts and culture program manager and the driving force in developing connections across the Belconnen communities and the arts McRae says. Now the building is ready for a full program of activities. Mr Stanhope assured “CityNews” that the lake precinct will be cleaned up and the building will not only become an arts focus, but also a focus of life on Lake Ginninderra. Centre CEO Hannah Semler has hired Christine Watson as the program manager and she already has exhibitions planned well into 2011. Canberra Institute of Technology will stage creative art classes in the working studios. Semler’s job so far has been to “to make it real”. To that end, she’s been asking the com-

The Belconnen Arts Centre beside Lake Ginninderra munity to tell her “we want this and this and this”. So far, she has been inundated with more than 100 responses, so developing a volunteer team should be no problem. There has been an incredible demand on the dance space, which will become the permanent base for the Tomás Dietz Flamenco Centre, but it will also be a hiring space. Semler estimates that it can hold 60 to 80, so it may be used for music, poetry readings and possibly films. The magnificent foyer will be used for concerts, arty weddings and major functions, such as the 2009 ACT arts awards and “CityNews” Artist of the Year presentations. As to the present Belconnen Community Centre, it will continue providing community arts activities and its community gallery will remain open. As Semler says: “The arts centre is the centre of arts in Belconnen, but that doesn't mean there won't be arts elsewhere in Belconnen.” The new Belconnen Arts Centre is open to the public from Tuesday to Sunday, 10am to 6pm.

Open day THE Belconnen Arts Centre will open its doors to the public from 9am to 8pm on August 29. The day will feature concerts and try-outs or "have a go" sessions from 9am-4pm. The first big exhibition, “Surfacing – Emergence” will feature notable artists such as painters Robert Boynes and G. W. Bot, ceramicist Anita McIntyre and sculptor Peter Latona and stencil artist E.L.K, Lee Grant. Outside will be “Anxiety Scrambled”, an exhibition by two ANU sculpture graduates, Joel Bliss and Dan Stewart-Moore. Go to the website www.belconnenartscentre.com.au to check out the program details then register as soon as possible.

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Mountain Bike and Trials World Championships

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It’s party time at the mountain-bike blast For the rst time in Australia, the Mountain Bike and Trials World Championships at Stromlo Forest Park will have a stage built in to the side of the 4X hill. IT’S not going to be all about the bikes this week at the Mountain Bike and Trials World Championships. DJ Kid Kenobi and Resin Dogs will be joining in the action, too. On Friday night, DJ Kiz and 2Dogs will get the crowd pumped before the 4X  nals. They will be in the thick of the action, on a purpose-built stage. “This set up will be something extraordinary,” said event director James Kiwi. “For the  rst time ever in Australia, we are having a stage built in to the side of the

DJ Kiz... performing before the 4X nals.

Resin Dogs... heading for the Event Village. 4X hill, with the track passing right in front of it! “In 2008 we staged 4X under lights, put on some tunes and had over 8000 people hitting the hill to watch the spectacular and we can guarantee this year it will be even bigger and better.” Once the racing is over DJ Kid Kenobi will keep the party going in the main bar, located in the Event Village. After the cross country  nals on Saturday, the party mood restarts with the Pablo Disco Bar and Resin Dogs performing in the main bar. “Other things not to be missed during these action-

packed days are the opportunity to ride some of the latest bikes in the bike demo area or browse through the expo area to  nd the latest and greatest in all things bike,” said James. “There will also be plenty of roving entertainers in the Event Village, making sure that there is never a dull moment. “And to keep the kids happy, we will have a kid’s area located near the brand new kid’s bike park at Stromlo Forest Park.” Tickets from www.ticketek. com.au and event information from www.mtbworldscanberra.com.au.

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ARTS IN THE CITY

Behind the glossy pages â&#x20AC;&#x153;The September Issueâ&#x20AC;?Â (PG)

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By Dougal Macdonald RJ CUTLERâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S documentary observes five months spent preparing a magazine issue for publication and sales exceeding 10 million.Â Specifically, the September 2007 issue of American â&#x20AC;&#x153;Vogueâ&#x20AC;?, 836 pages funded by expensive advertising, crammed with pictures of high fashion that only wealthy women can afford to own in the original and which millions who canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t, aspire to own as knockoffs. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Vogueâ&#x20AC;? editor Anna Wintour believes her siblings, with high-profile jobs in other fields, regard her job with amusement. Clearly enjoying spending her production budget, she comes across as a woman making hard decisions, working hard, expecting her staff to do the same, but giving no indication of bullying them.Â Attractive and well groomed, her working wardrobe could never be called a fashion statement. Stylist Grace Coddington, getting about equal on-screen time, is a more challenging woman, exemplifying what a fashion model can achieve when the wrinkles appear, the body thickens and the compulsion to look gorgeous relaxes.Â Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a tough bird, but not a dull one. The film spends less time on magazine production processes than on designers of clothes for wealthy women to generate envy in other wealthy women.Â Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s kind of interesting without providing much insight into what makes a couturier tick.Â For my money, its most

magical passage comes when Coddington persuades Cutlerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cinematographer to pose for a wondrous shot that gets juxtaposed with one of a model in a similar pose.Â While not high fashion, the result is an eye-popping image. At Dendy

â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Coveâ&#x20AC;? (M) FROM September to March, in Taiji, a small Japanese coastal town, perhaps 30 men supply live dolphins at $150,000 each, for public performance. Before release of Louis Psihovosâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s powerful documentary, few outside that group knew that after live trade buyers leave, the water in a nearby small concealed cove turns scarlet as fishermen plunge lances into terrified dolphin bodies in a gruesome, horrid slaughter. Ric Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Barry trained dolphins for the TV series â&#x20AC;&#x153;Flipperâ&#x20AC;? until he realised how it was for dolphins performing out of their natural environment and social structure. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Coveâ&#x20AC;? uses behavioural science, savage local politics and international failure to protect small whales to back a guerilla operation recording the slaughter that produces meat for eventual consumption in Japanese school lunches.Â At 2000 ppm, the mercury level in dolphin meat is 50,000 times

the World Health Organisation safe level. Having, for several years when Australia was still whaling, compiled the brief for Australiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s commissioner to the International Whaling Commission, I know a lot about it.Â In their film, Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Barry and Psihovos reveal Japanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s perfidious exploitation of flaws in the 1946 Convention.Â Vote buying, outright lying at international meetings, you name it, Japanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fisheries agency did it.Â And apparently the average Japanese taxpayer knew nothing about it. At Dendy

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Orphanâ&#x20AC;? (MA)Â Â DIRECTOR Jaume Collett-Serra comes to this gothic little film under an impossible disadvantage despite a refreshingly novel twist in the taleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tail. David Johnsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s adaptation of Alec Maceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s story is ill fashioned.Â In the beginning is the word.Â If the word is not right, what follows is unlikely to be.Â So it is here. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Orphanâ&#x20AC;? has two good things going for it: 12-year-old Isabelle Fuhrman gives a standout performance as Esther, a nine-year-old Russian orphaned adopted by the uber-middle-class Colemans, Kate (Vera Farmigia) and John (Peter Sarsgaard).Â And its drawn-out denouement, predictability and all, has highgrade tensions because by then we know whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really going on.Â Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s black, tragic and bloodsome. Pity that the path to resolution is so strewn with script contrivances that simply defy credibility. At Hoyts

By Jorian Gardner

Amber Lawrence will launch her album on September 4 at PJ Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Reillyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in Tuggeranong.

Keeping it short and sweet CANBERRAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S established and emerging writers, directors and actors have answered the call to produce a one-off performance of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Short+Sweetâ&#x20AC;?. Featuring 10 plays of 10 minutes apiece, it will be held at the Canberra Theatre and The Street Theatre, September 2-5. More details at www.canberratheatre.org.au. AUSDANCE ACT is presenting the 25th SmokeFree Youth Dance Festival at the Canberra Theatre, September 9-11. Each night brings different new dances to the stage in a noncompetitive expression of youth dance and energy. With 1300 dancers from 32 high schools and colleges in 45 separate original works, these talented

performers use every dance style imaginable. More than 30,000 dancers have participated in the festival since its inception in 1985 as part of the International Year of Youth, and it remains the biggest youth dance event in the region. Canberra is young country music artist Amber Lawrenceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first stop on her extensive â&#x20AC;&#x153;Crossing the Countryâ&#x20AC;? national tour which sees her partnered with former Tamworth Starmaker winner and multiple Golden Guitar nominee, Travis Collins. Doubling as Amberâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Canberra album launch, the show will be held at PJ Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Reillyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Irish Bar, Tuggeranong on September 4.

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arts&entertainment By Helen Musa JANINE Barrand has been working with the performing arts collection in the Arts Centre in Melbourne, for around 20 years and is by now an expert curator in the area of popular culture. Her best-known show was an exhibition of Kylie Minogue’s costumes that was seen by more than 400,000 visitors in Australia, (including at Canberra’s National Portrait Gallery) and which toured to the Victoria and Albert Museum. Now all her attention is focused on Australian performerwriter Nick Cave in a touring show that saw 350 people accepting for the opening night at the National Library of Australia. Cave wasn’t there, but he’s represented by his notebooks and diaries, lyrics selected by him especially for the show, a compilation of video images and flyers, works of art from his personal collection and posters going back to the 1970s. Barrand tells how she feared meeting “the black-haired, Nick Cave, São Paolo, Brazil, 1994. Photograph by Steve Double thundering performer, whose reputation as an enigmatic genius To her as curator, it’s the way WA Museum, where Cave precedes him”, but the sheer prac- he took notes that is the most groupies came out in force. ticalities of going through boxes fascinating thing. Cave started But Barrand told me there with him took care of that. She had on a manual typewriter back in were also many other visitors also met Cave several years before, Melbourne with the Boys Next who had no idea about Cave, but when she discovered that he still Door, then moved to Europe and who became fascinated by his had all his lyrics, handwritten as while in Berlin, started writing all creative journey. well as typed, and a huge collection his lyrics on scraps of paper. It’s a part of the art centre’s aim of notebooks with photographs This show has already to cover iconic Australian performand other documents that were been seen at the Arts Centre ers, and to Barrand there is “almost like artworks”. in Melbourne and the something particularly serendipi-

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Cave, up close and communal tous about bringing the Cave show to the National Library – “he’s such a literary figure”. What’s more, as was the case with the Kylie costumes, “it’s a chance for people to get close to the subjects... it’s a communal experience”. “Nick Cave: The Exhibition”, National Library of Australia, until November 29.

Eisteddfod choir winners RESULTS of the 2009 Australian National Eisteddfod choirs’ competition held at Llewellyn Hall. 12 Years and Under Championship: First, Canberra Grammar Junior School Chorale; second, Central Coast Children’s Choir; third, Queanbeyan Public School Senior Choir. 19 Years and Under Championship: Combined Canberra Grammar Schools Motet Choir; Radford College Choir; Burgmann Anglican School Choir. Australian Open Championship: Exaudi Youth Choir (Melbourne); Sons of Sunbury (Victoria); Endeavour Harmony Chorus (Sydney). Primary School Choirs Grade Four and Under: Queanbeyan Public School Junior Choir; St Matthews Primary School Choir; Canberra Girls Grammar School Junior Choir; encouragement award, Canberra Grammar Infants Choir. 12 Years and Under Choirs Welsh Songs: Musical interpretation, Jerrabomberra Senior Choir; Welsh language, Jerrabomberra Senior Choir.

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Primary School Choirs – Grade 6 and Under: Queanbeyan Public School Senior Choir; Palmerston Primary School Choir; Canberra Girls Grammar School Senior Choir; encouragement awards, Burgmann Anglican School Choir, Radford College Junior School Girls Choir, Arawang Primary School Senior Choir. Open Contemporary Choral: Exaudi Youth Choir (Melbourne); Endeavour Harmony Choir (Sydney); highly commended, Choir of Southern Lights (Wollongong). Open Sacred Choral: Exaudi Youth Choir (Melbourne); Igitur Nos (Canberra); highly commended, Sunbury Divas (Victoria). Australia Britain Section: Exaudi Youth Choir (Melbourne); Igitur Nos (Canberra). Open Popular Section: Sunbury Divas (Victoria); Sons of Sunbury (Victoria); highly commended, Endeavour Harmony Chorus (Sydney).

THE art of dessert is what patisseries celebrate worldwide. The pretty little tarts, individual cakes decorated “just so”, heavenly slices and the range of savoury products are all simply irresistible – not to mention the aroma of freshly baked bread, croissants and quiches. One of Canberra’s patisseries is set amongst the hustle and bustle of the brightly coloured fresh fruit and veggie stands in the Belconnen Markets. Knead Pattiserie is a “French style” operation with touches of modern Australian, including good old pies and sausage rolls. It is owned by Thomas and Crystal Moore who, many will remember, started Sage at Gorman House. This couple is now also out at Gundaroo where they are purveyors of fine food, wine and coffee, at the multiple award-winning Grazing Restaurant. But back to Knead Patisserie. It was mid morning and we were both in for a savoury dish and a sweet ending. The mushroom, spinach and pine nut quiche in the glass display case caught my eye. It stood tall in the case and was generous on ingredients, especially the big chunks of mushrooms. While it had a lovely taste, it was stone cold, which wasn’t what I was expecting. And there was no offer to heat it up. My friend, noticing the sign near the cash register advertising house-made

pies, discovered they were not going to be ready for his 10.45 hunger attack. “Not for another hour-anda-half,” we were told. So he passed on the option and selected a lemon and passion slice – a generous sweet that looked as beautiful as it tasted. I struggled a bit more with selecting my “treat”. Crème brulée? Orange poppy seed cake? Lemon syrup cake? Dare I indulge in the Rocky Road? In the end the strawberry shortcake won me over and it was very yummy, indeed. We were hoping for a warmer atmosphere at Knead – more in line with the visions of patisseries dancing in my head. The common table inside the shop is inviting enough, but we found the wrought-iron chairs too low and the tables too tiny to accommodate our order. It wasn’t so busy so we put two tables together, which helped. We agreed that the atmosphere needed warming up (as did my quiche). Perhaps we felt cold sitting on the wrought-iron furniture on a winter’s morning. The commercial radio was loud and didn’t seem to fit the idea of a patisserie, from our point of view. We’re unsure we’d visit again. Knead Patisserie, Shop 18, Belconnen Markets, Lathlain Street, open Wednesday-Sunday.

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Clump, clump, wink, wink I CONFUSED my other half the other day when, sitting in a cafe, I burst out: “Hello, those so aren’t her real ones’’. I mean, you could so tell. We were talking much too big and too perfectly symmetrical to be even remotely real. Being a bloke, he couldn’t understand what my issue was, but I just hate being taken for a fool when it comes to eyelashes. I’d been browsing through one of the many women’s magazines that I regularly devour when I came across one of those ridiculous mascara advertisements that blatantly use false or enhanced lashes on their models. The advertising claims are always

or else employs a “new and advanced applicator’’ to reach those hard to get at lashes and achieve what is termed the Mum in the city “false lash effect’’. By Sonya Fladun A little research revealed I’m not alone in my annoyance with this sort of cosmetic bordering on the ridiculous; you know, advertising. Cosmetic companies have where the manufacturer claims that their been rapped across the knuckles by the mascara will pump up the volume of your UK Advertising Standards Agency for lashes for “an amazing fuller effect’’ or making false claims in regards to mascara use special “telescopic mascara’’ to take advertising and for allegedly using falsies lashes to death-defying lengths. Then there and trying to pass them off as mascara. are the mascaras that give you four times Kate Moss and Penelope Cruz have both brighter eyes or sexier lashes because they featured in mascara ads when it turned use a patented shaped to the lash brush out they were wearing false lashes. In the that elongates and accentuates each lash Kate Moss case the advertising agency also admitted it had “cleaned up and enhanced” the models, lashes in post-production work. The truth is these advertisements are great ads for eye lash extensions and false eyelashes and probably also for the wonders that can be achieved with the aid of Photoshop. But I would like E T A R B E L E C COME to see how the mascara in ! S U question performs on real, H IT W S RIE O S S! LE S normal lashes. In any case, BB E NI & C E CHAMPAGN R • AC at the end of the day most R RADE PA A N E IO SH W FA DAYWEA 5 R GORGEOUS mascaras are much the E T F A ! S• E F EVERYTHING same and no matter what S OF S % E 20 R D IL A TH T the advertising says, they 28 K AY C ID R CO THIS FR all clump. After all if you do AL WEA M R M 8P O 6F ST • AUGU R want the “false-lash effect’’, A E W E RAC well don’t be shocked, falsies are probably the only way to go. CITY WALK CANBERRA CENTRE 62571111

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Father’s Day gift guide

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Gift ideas for dad There’s much more to Father’s Day than socks and lottery tickets… “CityNews” looked at some ways to spoil dad on September 6. ZipZip 2GB USB Memory Brick, $39.95, from Living in Style, Manuka.

Florence alarm German-made travel clock, $280 from A J Watch Repairs, Bailey’s Corner. Brando Italian-made boot, $349 from Civic Shoes, Bailey’s Corner.

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Diamond Bay Imports cufflinks, $29.95 from Living in Style, Manuka.

Restaurant offers a healthy taste of Japan SHOGUN Restaurant in the Garema Centre, Civic, offers a traditional style of Japanese dining where families can sit on the floor while enjoying Japanese cuisine. The owners say that Shogun is a great place to take the health-conscious dad

who still enjoys his food, as Japanese cuisine is not only delicious, but healthy. Shogun offers favourite styles of food like sukiyaki, shabu-shabu, sushi, sashimi, tempura and teppanyaki. For more information call 6248 8888.

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RYDGES Lakeside is offering a Father’s Day special with a twist this year – it’s a seafood and beer buffet, says the hotel’s Brad Coelho. “We wanted to do something different for people who don’t want to just give dad socks and underwear again this year,” Brad says. “So our seafood buffet will feature four craft beers from the Matilda Bay Brewery in WA. “A craft beer is a brand that’s smaller than a boutique beer, and which is brewed in smaller quantities – so they’re something quite special.” The Father’s Day buffet, at the BG Skyline Restaurant, is priced at $55 per adult and $25 per child aged five to 12. For more information visit www. rydges.com.au or call 6247 6244.

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your week in the stars With Joanne Madeline Moore August 31 - September 6 ARIES Mar 21 – Apr 20 Saturday’s Full Moon prompts you to behave in strange, erratic ways that are a mystery even to you. Issues from the past could also arise. Maybe contact with an old friend (or lover?) or the resurfacing of an unresolved issue. Pay close attention to your dreams – are they trying to tell you something?

TAURUS (Apr 21 – May 20) This week’s Full Moon urges you to be more mentally flexible, as you take the rough with the smooth and search for the subtleties in every situation. Your quote for the week is from birthday great, Van Morrison (born August 31) : “There is no black-and-white situation. It’s all part of life. Highs, lows, middles.”

GEMINI (May 21 – June 21) Expect the unexpected at work this week, as Uranus and the Full Moon shake up your career zone. Postpone making important decisions (if you can) as you’ll find it difficult to keep your mind on the job. Singles – looking for love on the internet sees you make a hot new connection!

CANCER (June 22 – July 22) With the Full Moon stimulating your adventure zone, crawl out of your comfy Crab cave and start exploring the big world beyond your door. And don’t let fear of failure deter you from attempting the impossible. “Good people are good because they’ve come to wisdom through failure.” (William Saroyan, born August 31)

LEO (July 23 – Aug 22)

general knowledge crossword No. 226 4 What is another name for a small short-handled axe? 8 To rival with some degree of success is to what? 9 Name an ancient SW Asian empire - at its peak about 750 BC. 10 What do we call the skin of animals prepared by tanning? 11 To give evidence is to do what? 12 Name a popular method of defensive fighting. 14 What is a widespread and destructive plant disease? 18 Which term is descriptive of an overwhelming disaster? 21 What are collections of printed sheets bound together? 22 What is a return of an illness after partial recovery? 23 Name an Australian political party. 24 Which are the pollen-bearing organs of flowers?

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Virgos are such sane and sensible folk - but don’t expect those around you to behave in predictable, logical ways this week. If you do, you’ll be sadly disappointed. Most people will have a hefty dose of Full Moon Fever, so why don’t you just let your hair down and join the party?

LIBRA (Sept 23 – Oct 23) Librans strive to create harmony, balance and order around them. Don’t even try this week! It’s a ratty, manic, unpredictable Full Moon week, so drop the perfectionist routine and take things as they come. Expect loved ones to be moody - and work colleagues’ motives will be hard to fathom.

SCORPIO (Oct 24 – Nov 21) Have the past few weeks been so frantic that you’ve had no time to catch up with family and friends? With the Full Moon stimulating your sociability gene, it’s the perfect time to get up close and personal with loved ones. And don’t be surprised if they have some unexpected (and dramatic) news to divulge.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22 – Jan 19) There’ll be plenty of opportunities to impress others this week with your Capricorn can-do attitude. Prepare for communication overload on Saturday as you are hit with information from a variety of sources. Travel is also highlighted but try to be flexible, as plans are likely to be changed at the last minute.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20 – Feb 18) On Thursday, unrealistic romantic expectations could lead to confusion and tears before bedtime. Your spending patterns are erratic at the best of times. This weekend, with the Full Moon in cahoots with unpredictable Uranus in your $$$ zone, it might be best to avoid shopping – and hide your credit card!

PISCES (Feb 19 – Mar 20) With this week’s Full Moon (and Uranus) in your sign, you may be affected by mood swings and dramas as pliant Pisceans become pensive and petulant. But you can also expect creative inspiration and spiritual insights, as your inner muse demands to be heard. It’s time to express yourself. 26 CityNews August 27-September 2

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22 – Dec 21) This weekend, absolute discretion is the name of the game. The question is – can you keep a secret? Try to get out of the house on Saturday night. Otherwise, with the Full Moon stirring up your domestic zone, you’ll just drive yourself (and those around you) crazy with your impatient and impulsive ways.

Leos love luxury but it’s not a good time to go on a spending spree, enter into a joint business arrangement, or lend money to others. You’re liable to make financial decisions based on your emotional state, which is fluctuating wildly under this week’s full moonbeams.

VIRGO (Aug 23 – Sept 22)

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Elevated house close to parkland THIS elevated Chapman house is located at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac and adjacent to parkland. The four-bedroom house is suitable for entertaining with a centrally located chef’s kitchen featuring Caesar stone bench tops and European appliances. There is ducted gas heating, a slowcombustion heater and evaporative cooling. The separate living areas open on to a spacious rear deck with spa (unapproved). There is a home office (approved as storage) with separate entry.

The double garage has internal access; there’s a double carport and a large workshop. Walking trails, transport, local shops and schools are a short walk away.

Deakin 27 GAWLER CRESCENT Set on a sprawling elevated 985m2 block, this 1950s solid brick, light filled home presents potential for further improvement and an unrivalled opportunity in terms of location. A substantial property offering over 215m2 living, comprising six large bedrooms, two original bathrooms, light filled front lounge, open kitchen and family room. Positioned nicely on the block, the home is further enhanced by established gardens, in ground pool and free standing studio/games room. A dream renovation project. EER 0

Address: 9 Brough Place, Chapman. Auction: 1pm, September 5. Inspection: By appointment. Agent: Nicky Symon, of Peter Blackshaw Inner North & Rural, on 6262 5122 or 0418 285797.

Chisholm

Auction on site 11.30am Saturday 19th September Louise Harget 0412 997 894 Peter Blackshaw Manuka 6295 2433 Licensed Agent Blackshaw Real Estate Pty Ltd

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10 CROMMELIN PLACE

30 HARPUR STREET

Nestled high up on a large 1228m2 (approx) block in a quiet cul de sac backing reserve, this beautifully

Superb tri level residence offering an abundance of accommodation and perfectly suited for the large

presented four bedroom residence enjoys magnificent views of the Brindabella Mountains. Generous

or extended family. Nestled in a quiet street it is in easy walking distance to local shops, schools, Red

accommodation includes sundrenched formal and informal living areas, segregated master bedroom,

Hill nature reserve and Canberra Hospital. A flexible floor plan showcases formal and informal living

rumpus room and large balcony. A double garage has internal access while a large garden shed

areas, 4 bedrooms, ensuite, modern kitchen, family room and granny flat. A sunny rear terrace

provides additional storage. Ready to enjoy and close to local amenities this great family home is a

overlooks private gardens while enjoying spectacular mountain views. EER 1

must to inspect. EER 2 Auction on site 10am Saturday 5th September

Auction on site 12pm Saturday 12th September

Paul Sutton 0407 099 175 or Robyn Sutton 0409 442 484

Peter Blackshaw Manuka 6295 2433

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� NEWMAN STREET - The design brief for this 300m2(approx) two storey home was to create a quiet oasis away from the chaos of everyday life and to prepare an open and light environment with multiple living and entertaining areas for all members of the family. The formal lounge and dining have bay window views of Yarralumla parkland and the 5.2m atrium redeﬁnes light and airy. Together with four bedrooms, master with ensuite bathroom, plus a study and a segregated rumpus area, you have the right size to spread out. EER 4. Open: Details:

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� TUCK PLACE - A class above. All the hard work has been done already on this fully renovated family home. Located in a quiet cul-de-sac, it oﬀers spacious formal and informal living areas and also features three sizable bedrooms and an ensuite. Outside the entertaining area is something to behold with mature shrubs and trees bordered by landscaped pathways and retaining walls create a pretty picture. EER 2.5.

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Saturday 11-11.45am On Site 10am, Saturday 19th September Richard Keeley 0418 620 735

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RICHARDSON

� STUART STREET � Situated in the sought after Inner South suburb of Griffith, this private family residence is presented in excellent condition with well proportioned rooms. Offering formal lounge with open fire place, formal dining room, spacious family room with high ceilings, garden views and gourmet kitchen with quality appliances, leading to the covered outdoor entertaining area. On a block of over 1113m2 with private gardens, two rain water tanks, workshop and studio. EER 2.5.

Please phone agent for viewing times On Site 3pm, Saturday 19th September Tim Burke 0411 878 587

BELCONNEN 6253 2323

DICKSON 6230 0005

MANUKA 6260 8999

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�� WHITE CRESCENT � If you are searching for a home that oﬀers you consummate style and sophistication aligned with position and an easy care lifestyle, then No. 33 might be the home of your dreams. Featuring a double storey duplex with combined lounge/dining room leading to the back garden, lightﬁlled modern kitchen with dishwasher, two bedrooms with study and a private courtyard garden. EER 1. Open: Auction: Details:

Saturday 1.15-2pm & Wednesday 5-5.45pm On Site 12pm, Saturday 19th September Gillian Thorn 0416 017 072

TUGGERANONG 6293 2323

WESTON CREEK 6287 1600

WODEN 6281 6900

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�� FERRIER PLACE � Sitting in a commanding position high up on one of the best streets in the estate is this outstanding residence. Beautiful stone walls and stairs create a warm invitation and lead up to this stunning rendered home and its timber windows create a wonderful contrast. There is extensive living areas and kitchen with amazing windows framing the view from each room. This is truly one of the best homes ever oﬀered for sale in Gleneagles. EER 4.

�� HODGKINSON STREET � Nestled within private gardens, this double brick, fully renovated residence is one of Griffith’s best kept secrets. Entertaining is delightful in the huge formal living room with open fireplace. The stunning, new, French provincial kitchen is the centre piece of the home while the light-filled spacious family room opens onto the raised outdoor entertaining area featuring a fully tiled sparkling in-ground pool, which is both solar and gas heated. EER 3.

� GRATWICK STREET - Understated from the front, this familt home is well worth a look. Featuring ﬁve large bedrooms and big living areas, this home also has three bathrooms, making it perfect for the biggest of families. The family room and kitchen open out onto a sensational backyard which has been fully landscaped. For the environmentally conscious there is a solar hot water system and a “Perpetual” water recycling unit. EER 1.

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Please phone agent for viewing times On Site 11am, Saturday 19th September Tim Burke 0411 878 587

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Saturday 12-12.45pm On Site 11am, Saturday 19th September Gillian Thorn 0416 017 072 Richard Luton 0418 697 844

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Please phone agent for viewing times On Site 1pm, Saturday 19th September Tim Burke 0411 878 587

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�� COUVREUR STREET � An elegant blend of space and functionality, 80 Couvreur Street was built for families in every element of its design. With large formal and informal living areas, four bedrooms (master with ensuite and walk-in-wardrobe) and a massive rumpus room with kitchenette; all the bones are here to make this a home of distinction. Other features include ducted reverse cycle heating and cooling, an abundance of underground storage, a large balcony and an automatic double garage. EER 2.

� BULLOO PLACE � First Impressions Definitely Do Count! You will be delighted by the finishes and inclusions of this superb home! Charming, spacious and presented in immaculate condition, offering flexibility of five bedrooms or choice of four plus sizeable study or home office with convenient separate entrance. An open fire place creates ambience and ducted heating and cooling add instant comfort! EER 0.5.

� RAINE PLACE � A remarkable enclave! This delightful and versatile home is exceptionally light and bright throughout. It oﬀers you the ﬂexibility of four bedrooms, or three plus a second, segregated living area. Well presented, the large kitchen and both bathrooms have been updated. Impressive gardens surround the home and brick garage, which features a huge workshop. EER 0.5.

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Please phone agent for viewing times On Site 10am, Saturday 19th September Tim Burke 0411 878 587

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MANUKA 6260 8999

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Saturday 11.30-12.15pm and Tuesday 5.15-6pm On Site 2pm, Saturday 19th September Aniko Carey 0429 487 939

TUGGERANONG 6293 2323

WESTON CREEK 6287 1600

WODEN 6281 6900

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