Canberra CityNews November 5-11, 2009

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Gone but not fur-gotten

By Jorian Gardner LABOR MLA John Hargreaves may be a recent retirement from the front bench, but if his “Movember” antics are anything to go by, not being a Minister is just going to give him more opportunity to get up to mischief.

At the King O’Malley’s pub launch of Movember, the popular fundraising event where men are encouraged to grow a moustache in aid of prostate cancer awareness and research, Hargreaves (and his accompanying famous moustache) issued a challenge to WIN political reporter and sports newsreader Lachlan Kennedy.

“I challenge Lachlan Kennedy to let his testosterone shine,” said the cheeky new backbencher.

“If he wins any category at the end of Movember (there are awards given at a party at King O’Malley’s to celebrate the Mo achievements), I will shave my moustache off.”

Mr Hargreaves told “CityNews” that the infamous facial hair above his upper lip has only come off twice since the early 1970s – so it’s a big call.

Kennedy has accepted Mr Hargreaves challenge, and the Canberra public will be able to track his development each night at 6.30pm on WIN News.

“Mos have been absent from news bulletins for far too long in my opinion,” Kennedy told “CityNews” with a tongue firmly planted in his check. “Stepping down as a Minister will give Mr Hargreaves more time to regrow his Mo – once I win the bet!”

Visit www.movember.com for more information.

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FRONT COVER: Canberra hairdresser Anita Nallo’s winning style, photographed by Nik Studio. The model is Donna B. Story Page 14.

Why hospital has to go Former Minister of Health MICHAEL MOORE says the Stanhope Government is right to acquire Calvary…

If HE wins with something like this….

this is how HE’LL look…

Lachlan Kennedy with a Photoshop moustache compliments of John Hargreaves and John Hargreaves without one.

Digital mischief by Silas.

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IT is time for Calvary Hospital to come into public ownership. Chief Minister Jon Stanhope and his Treasurer and Health Minister Katy Gallagher are right to have negotiated a new arrangement with the Little Company of Mary. This Government has taken a long-term view to deliver better hospital care for the people of Canberra well beyond the next decade.

The sale means a better result for Calvary: Unless the hospital comes into public ownership its infrastructure will simply deteriorate and it will be impossible to expand the hospital to meet growing demand for north-side residents as Gungahlin grows.

Not only will the Little Company of Mary be in an impossible position, but also public healthcare on the north side of Canberra will slowly decline.

Sydney barrister Tom Brennan, who is chairman of the Little Company of Mary, pointed out in April that one of the problems for Calvary was that it has been starved of infrastructure funding for the last 20 years. A plaque next to the emergency section of the hospital with my own name on it indicates that this is not entirely true. However, like the current Government, as a health minister I was always reluctant to provide additional funding except where it was urgently needed. Since that time, the population forecasts on the north side of Canberra have forced the Government to consider the options.

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Breast is best, it’s the law

By Kathryn Vukovljak

IT’S legal for a mother to breastfeed anywhere – and there’s no stipulation that she has to be discreet about it, either, says Kate Giesaitis, president for the ACT/Southern NSW branch of the Australian Breastfeeding Association (ABA).

The law protects women breastfeeding in public, including at work, on public transport and in shops.

“With today’s emphasis on work-life balance there’s no reason why a mum shouldn’t be able to take her baby out and about and feed them whenever required without feeling embarrassed,” says Kate. “I know they say breast is best, but to me it’s just normal.

“Unfortunately, there’s a difference between what’s normal and what’s common. People say it’s common to feed with a bottle when they’re out, but breastfeeding is easier and natural.

“Some people use a shawl to cover the baby’s head, but that can draw more attention to what is happening.

“Personally, I found that meeting my baby’s needs quickly was the key.

“Placing them on the breast without fuss or delay creates less of a disturbance than if you

prolong the feed until you get to a more socially acceptable place.”

It can be inconvenient and isolating for a mother to have to find a feeding room, or worse, a public toilet, because they feel feeding can’t be done out in the open, says Kate.

“We don’t see breastfeeding very often, so people do tend to feel strange about it,” she says.

“However, if it makes someone feel uncomfortable, they have the option to look away.”

Innovative clothing design is also helping encourage mothers in their decision to breastfeed, says Kate. “There are many gorgeous, sexy, feminine clothes designed especially for breastfeeding mothers now – even dresses with hidden openings – so there’s no need to expose bellies or backs. Sometimes people won’t even realise you’re feeding.”

The ABA has issued a “Breastfeeding Welcome Here” sticker to improve community acceptability of breastfeeding in public. Any establishment that offers a welcoming attitude from staff and management, room to move a pram and a smoke-free environment can register. A list of all participating businesses in the ACT is on the ABA website.

For more information visit www.breastfeeding. asn.au or call 1800 686268.

New business council chiefs BRAND Hoff has been elected chairman Canberra Business Council, succeeding Craig Sloan, who has held the role for seven years. Mr Hoff is one of Canberra’s most successful technology entrepreneurs, founding Tower Software that was acquired by global giant Hewlett Packard in 2008.

Michelle Melbourne, co-founder of Intelledox – an award-winning global technology company based in Canberra, takes up the role of deputy chair.

Security winners

Breastfeeding in public… If it makes someone feel uncomfortable, they have the option to look away.

Support feeding mums with a friendly smile ONE of the weird things about motherhood is how utilitarian parts of your anatomy become. In particular, breasts suffer an identity crisis as you try to reconcile their new function with their past glamour and sexual appeal.

For many new mums breastfeeding in a public place can be daunting, stressful and sometimes embarrassing. Moreover, despite legislative protection, breastfeeding mums still encounter disapproval, even hostility, if they meet their infant’s needs in a public place.

I’ve never really understood this prejudice. I first witnessed it many years ago as a university student travelling by train from Brisbane to Sydney. It was high summer, the air-conditioning had broken down and the carriage was packed with hot and bothered people. Across the carriage there was a woman who

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Mum in the city

By Sonya Fladun

was horrified to be sitting next to a breastfeeding, young mum and complained loudly about what she considered a vulgar display.

I had no experience with breastfeeding back then and couldn’t imagine what the problem was, given that most of my friends showed far more flesh on the beach in pursuit of an all-over tan.

The young mum was sensibly keeping her baby on the breast so it would remain calm and happy through the trip.

In the ACT, a woman’s right to breastfeed is protected by law, specifically the Discrimination Act 1991 that prohibits unfavourable treatment on the ground of breastfeeding. The law recognises that breastfeeding should be supported by the community, and if someone asks a mother to stop breastfeeding or leave a public place, the mum can complain to the Human Rights Commission and potentially secure compensation for hurt and humiliation suffered.

Unfortunately, many new mums are acutely aware of people who are critical of breastfeeding in public.

More often than not, it’s a disapproving look or comment that’s the problem.

Maybe next time you see a mum breastfeeding her bub, don’t just look away and politely ignore them.

Give them a friendly smile just to let them know that they have your support.

STRATSEC, the Canberra-based information security consulting company, is the Canberra Business Council Annual Business Achievement Award winner for 2009. Stratsec provides information security consulting services to a global private and public sector clients with a presence in every capital city.

Stratsec now counts among its international clients Microsoft, SanDisk, SAIC and IBM.

Anglicare boss PETER Sandeman (pictured) is the new CEO of Anglicare Canberra & Goulburn. Currently executive officer of the Anglican Diocese of Adelaide, he will take up his appointment in early January.

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Not so great shakes ROBERT MACKLIN debunks The Bard

ANOTHER Bell Shakespeare production plays in perfect French. And to cap it off, he – “The Taming of the Shrew” – has come and wrote all his works from the viewpoint of an gone to the pleasure and edification of Canber- aristocrat. rans with a taste for the Bard. But for the first Of course, I am not alone in my scepticism. time in the 20 years since John Bell brought his My fellow doubters include Mark Twain, tent show production of “Hamlet” to Canberra, Charles Dickens, Sigmund Freud and many I am afraid, I missed the opening night. others – not least the founding artistic direcI wasn’t invited. For I have sinned. tor of the new Globe Theatre in London, Mark You see, while John Bell is a thoroughly Rylance. splendid fellow – intelligent, Over the years, other candicharming and politically sodates for the authorship have It is my sin phisticated – he has an Achilles been proposed, from Sir Franthat I have dared cis Bacon to the Earl of Oxford, heel: He is a believer. Not, I hasten to say, in the usual religious Sir Henry Neville and Fulke to suggest that form. Ah, no, John’s Imaginary this bucolic swain, Greville. But their promoters Friend is a lad from rural Warhave been unable to make a Will Shakespeare thoroughly persuasive case. wickshire whose mother, father and wife were illiterate and who However, recently new eviby name, did not permitted his own surviving dence has been mounting that actually write children to remain so. the coterie surrounding the all the plays and It is my sin that I have dared Sidney and Herbert families to suggest that this bucolic may well have written the first poems. swain, Will Shakespeare by drafts of the plays and used name, did not actually write all the plays and Will Shakespeare, the Stratford actor and poems which appeared under his name. My play broker for Richard Burbage’s company, heresy is that I strongly doubt that our Will the King’s Men, as their front man. And the – who possessed no books whatever according sonnets seem most likely to be the work of two to his will – nevertheless became the posses- hands – an older homosexual poet and a young sor of an astonishing 18,000-word vocabulary aristocrat, William Herbert, the Third Earl of as revealed in the Shakespeare canon.

Pembroke.

Moreover, though he never left England’s It is a subject that has fascinated me for shores, he was able to write intimately of Italy some years. So earlier this year I travelled to and indeed to compose whole scenes of his the Bodleian Library at Oxford – and other

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places in England – in pursuit of the story.

And what a remarkable story it turned out to be. The result (aside from my being cut dead

by John Bell) is a 7000-word essay on the subject that I have written as the basis for a proposed television special, “The Trial of William Shakespeare”.

The British Shakespeare Association has recently given the essay a prominent place on its website, which awaits you on Google. The English establishment, it seems, is far more open to a well considered – if newly minted – idea than the provincial, bell-ringing evangelist. But, then, ‘twas ever thus. robert@robertmacklin.com

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Providing long-term infrastructure funding to the Calvary can be likened to tenants putting large sums of money into a rental home. The capital gain goes to the landlord and the money will effectively be lost. The same is true for Calvary. An investment in infrastructure will be yet another government “gift”.

Alternatively, when the ACT Government is owner, the expenditure in capital works infrastructure becomes an investment. As owner when the government funds improvements, it holds on to the capital gain that is reflected in the Budget without creating a deficit.

The other option for the ACT Government is to allow Calvary Hospital to continue into the long term without extra funding and commission another hospital – perhaps in Gungahlin. Although this may seem attractive at first glance, it would invariably mean overlapping delivery of services, competition for public medical specialists and a significant increase to both recurrent and capital expenditure for the government. It will also mean that Calvary will deteriorate without the necessary additional infrastructure funding. Government would also have to consider cutting all recurrent funding to Calvary on the commissioning of a new hospital. This approach would leave Calvary almost worthless.

There is no doubt that the Little Company of Mary has done a great job in providing hospital services since they were entrusted with a public hospital years ago. And there is a good argument that taxpayers should not have to pay to repurchase this gift.

However, the reality is that the Little Company of Mary does own the hospital and that alternative options will be much, much more expensive.

The Stanhope Government has appropriately focused on the most effective thing it can do to ensure better hospital care for Canberrans into the future.

Such a focus leaves no doubt that the Calvary hospital should be purchased by the ACT Government.

Michael Moore is a former member of the ACT Legislative Assembly and an independent minister for health in the Carnell government.

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How to make some real cash 3

The coins are stamped and put back into barrels and collected by the automated forklifts – ready for your pocket…

WORDS: Jorian Gardner PHOTOGRAPHS: Silas Brown

WE drive past it all the time, the newly refurbished Royal Australian Mint in Deakin. But how often do you pop your head in and take a look at how all our heads and tails are made?

The Mint was opened in 1965 by Prince Philip and has been turning out all the Australian coins (no notes) ever since. This coming financial year, it will manufacture $500 million in coins from five cents to two dollars in its new, heavily secured, state-of-theart production facility.

The new first floor of the Mint offers a close-up, behind-the-scenes view through huge observation windows that peer down on to the factory floor.

You can watch coins being made and see one of the world’s strongest robots – The Titan – who can scoop seemingly tonnes of blank coins on to the conveyor belts ready to be stamped. He also dances for the public in between engagements as well!

Titan has smaller robot cousins who, rather unsettlingly, move about the floor of the Mint, pre-programmed by completing their tasks for the day. Our photographer Silas Brown was forced to jump out of the way more than a few times as they approached.

As well as the Mint’s functions to produce Australia’s coinage, it produces coins for other countries, along with medals, medallions, tokens and seals for private clients, both national and international.

It recently won a contract to produce coins for the Cook Islands, which is part of a new push to promote its super-smart technology to other nations.

The Royal Australian Mint is open Monday to Friday 9am-4pm and Saturday, Sunday and public holidays from 10am-4pm.

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Blank coins in barrels are brought to “Titan”, the world’s strongest robot by pre-programmed, automated forklifts that move around the mint floor by themselves and pour the massive drums on to a conveyor belt for sorting…

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The conveyor belt send the coins into the roof and down the line to their appropriate stamping stations…

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sport

Prized cup at Canberra museum COLLECTIONS manager Graham Tie (left) gets a hand from CMAG exhibition assistant Gary Smith to put the 1888 Melbourne Cup into position in the gallery. The cup is on loan from the National Museum of Australia until the end of November.

Then known as the Centennial Cup (to

celebrate 100 years of British settlement in Australia), it was won by Mentor, which ran home in three minutes and 30¾ seconds. Jockey Mick O’Brien was awarded a gold-mounted whip, which since then became the traditional gift to the winning jockey.

Photo by Silas.

Melbourne Cup at Thoroughbred Park, social photos – Page 22-23.

Learning from the painful past For a Canberra team to survive in the national leagues it won’t endure without a strong community base. You don’t have to look far for evidence, says TIM GAVEL. CANBERRA sport is littered with past national league teams such as the Cannons, the Cosmos, the Bushrangers and the Comets. To serve as a reminder: the Cannons were the National Basketball League team of the ‘80s with three championships, playing to capacity crowds; the Cosmos played in the National Soccer League with mixed results; the Bushrangers were part of the Australian Baseball League for two years; and the Comets played in the domestic one-day cricket competition.

Currently it is possible that Canberra may get a team in the Australian Baseball League, the campaign continues for an A League club in Canberra, the Canberra Gunners have been re-branded as the Cannons in the South East Australian Basketball League, and the Comets are playing in the second- tier national cricket competition. With this in mind, it’s worth revisiting the past to ensure that history does not repeat itself.

The Canberra Bushrangers were transplanted from Melbourne without any real local affinity. They competed in the Australian Baseball League from the 1993-94 season before folding after the 1994-95 season.

It had a single owner with few local players.

Needless to say, without the grassroots support and volunteers the Bushrangers struggled to make an impact. This time around Canberra’s bid to be part of the ABL has a strong grassroots base and there is a realisation that the initial goals need to be modest.

The Canberra Cannons emerged from the local basketball association to become one of the powerhouses in the NBL before going into financial administration in 2003. At their peak in the ‘80s and, to some extent, the ‘90s the Can-

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nons reigned supreme with household names such as the “General”, Phil Smyth, Herb “the Snake” McEachin and so on. The strength of the team in its heyday was the robust connection to the Canberra community.

I believe the people behind the renewed Cannons are doing the right thing by going back to the grassroots and competing in the secondtier SEABL. It is a long way to go before they will compete again in the NBL, but it is a solid start.

The Canberra Cosmos constantly struggled for results and consequently had problems attracting a crowd. This translated into financial troubles and the team disappeared at the end of the 2001 season.

Canberra’s current bid for the A League, led

by Ivan Slavich, has strong community backing, but still needs to convince Football Federation Australia that it won’t turn out to be a Cosmos “Mark Two”. There is every indication that it won’t be.

One can only speculate as to the reasons why the Canberra Comets were kicked out of the domestic one-day cricket competition after three seasons.

Perhaps other jurisdictions were unsettled by talk that the ACT wanted to host lucrative international one dayers and Test matches.

Nowadays the Comets play in the second tier of Australian cricket with the ACT regarded as a development region for the other States.

Mark Vergano and his team have taken the first step with a Canberra cricket side in the National Women’s League. In fact, in basketball, cricket and soccer, the women are paving the way for the possible inclusion of Canberra teams in the men’s competitions.

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‘Smart aleck’ makes good

By Jorian Gardner

WHEN local artist and weekend ABC presenter Peter J Casey won Best New Talent at the ABC local radio awards, he laughed and cringed at the same time.

“It was hilarious when I won,” laughs the animated Casey. “I thought I better check up on the other people in the category that lost ­– and they were like really, really deserving, worthy, hard-working people – I kind of felt really bad!”

Casey has been presenting Sunday brunch on ABC 666 Canberra since March last year.

“I was the smart-alecky guest on David Kilby and was then asked by the program director if I would like to have a think about hosting and you have to audition for that – go in and do an hour of radio to absolutely no one at all,” says Casey. “Now that was really scary. But I am on now and people seem to like it – I certainly do!”

Casey is known to many, both in the national capital and around the country, as a talented musician and performer. He’s hailed as a unique cabaret artist and writer, has done his stint as the “Play School” piano player and is currently one of two recipients of the ACT Creative Arts Fellowship – a $45,000 grant from the ACT Government for which Casey was awarded to write a chamber opera.

“It’s hard writing an opera, let me tell you,” he says. “You have to to leave the television and the internet alone and really listen to a vocal line and how it sounds in your head. It feels like a pretty strange world when you step into the chaos of the 666 office (Peter then makes appropriate chaos-like office noises – phones ringing, people on the phone…) and then have to step back to the intense world of composing.”

Peter J Casey… “It’s hard writing an opera, let me tell you.”

It was an unexpected recent interview, when filling in for a morning presenter, with the ACT’s first swine flu case that really tested him.

“I was just doing my thing, and then I could see the producers and other ABC staff running around hurriedly making phone calls and so forth. Once we knew that it was in fact the swine flu case just announced by the health minister, we put him on air and had a chat. In the back of

Photo by Silas.

my mind I was hoping for all it was worth that I didn’t screw it up. ‘Don’t screw it up, Peter.

Don’t screw it up. Remain calm’. I did and it was a really interesting interview.”

For now, the busy and very different worlds of Peter J Casey just keep rolling along.

“Well, I haven’t taken over the world yet, but it’s definitely on my list,” he laughs with his characteristic broad smile. “Stay tuned.”

Editor ‘prefers’ critics muzzled

THE editor of “The Canberra Times” has effectively banned the paper’s freelance critics and staff from participating in the independent Canberra Critics Circle’s upcoming annual awards.

In an email to the CCC’s co-ordinator Helen Musa, a former “Canberra Times” arts editor and currently an arts writer for “CityNews”, the daily paper’s arts editor Diana Streak declined the Circle’s invitation quoting her editor as saying that he would “prefer” that the paper’s critics not participate in the popular annual arts awards.

Ms Streak could not be contacted for further comment. She is on a two-week junket to Paris apparently to preview the NGA Masters show (due to Canberra in December) and the French Film Festival. An email, written the day before she left, to Ms Musa says: “I’ve discussed this with the editor and he would prefer our reviewers and staff not to be involved at this stage. ‘The Canberra Times’ has some plans in the pipeline.”

Last year the paper abandoned its 15-year sponsorship of the prestigious Artist of the Year award at short notice blaming budget cuts for being unable to stump up the then-$500 prize.

The award was always made exclusively by the paper’s critics.

“CityNews” seized the opportunity to affirm its commitment to local arts and stepped in to save the award, doubled the prize money to $1000 and asked the Critics Circle to seek the input of all critics in the city (including those at “The Canberra Times”) to assist in the selection of the artist of the year.

“I am puzzled as to why the editor and arts editor of ‘The Canberra Times’ would not want its critics to be involved, as they have been for the past 19 years,” CCC co-ordinator Helen Musa said.

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November 9-15

National recycling week

Programs help recycling NATIONAL Recycling Week (which is in its 14th year) promotes business and household awareness of the importance of recycling.

Meeting this challenge, the ACT Government recently introduced two important recycling programs, BusinessSmart and OfficeSmart, aimed at helping businesses and offices to recycle effectively.

Launched in August, both programs offer accreditation as a way to let customers, clients and staff know the business or office is recycling to a standard.

Canberrans looking to support organisations that meet the accredited status should look out for the BusinessSmart and OfficeSmart Accredited Recycler 2009 logos on door stickers and at point-ofsale within businesses or offices. This accreditation ensures that organisations are fully recycling and have made that commitment for next 12 months.

The simple programs take the guesswork out of recycling in the workplace.

Implementation results in paper/cardboard, glass, plastics, aluminum cans and clean foil, steel cans/aerosols and organic

materials being efficiently removed from the waste stream.

All organisations currently working with the program have been able to implement the program on a cost-neutral basis. Some have even been able to make significant savings to their waste costs.

Even organisations that thought they were successfully recycling have made significant improvements to their reductions of waste to landfill.

The Land Development Agency was the first to achieve OfficeSmart accreditation status.

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The Smart ways to getting started

BusinessSmart assists businesses to put more efficient recycling and waste management into action. The program provides a step-by-step, best-practice guide to waste management as well as advice and assistance to establish a waste-management system, conduct waste audits and staff education.

The BusinessSmart program is available to any business in the ACT. Depending on the nature of a business, the OfficeSmart program may be more appropriate.

The program reduces the amount of waste sent to landfill and can have direct benefits for business, staff and the bottom line. Some of the advantages are: • Reduces costs – sending waste to a recycling centre is 50 per cent cheaper than tipping at the landfill.

• Reduces impacts on the environment which can be important to staff.

• Helps to meet corporate environmental commitments.

It costs nothing to participate and the BusinessSmart 10-step guide, templates, advice and other resources are provided to help an organisation through every step of the process.

OfficeSmart is a similar program. It provides the same step-by-step, best-practice guide to waste management as well as advice and assistance to establish a waste management system, conduct waste audits and staff education.

The OfficeSmart program is available for Government and non-Government office buildings, including multi-tenanted buildings.

Building managers, facilities managers, building owners or tenants may wish to participate in the program.

More information at www.environment.act. gov.au/environment/waste.

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careers & training

New skills and how to get them

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Outsource for OHS&E staff

IN times of economic stress, people might tighten their purse-strings, but they don’t sacrifice their massages, says Luciana Todd, owner and principal of Om Shanti College. “In fact, the industry is thriving, more so than ever!”

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“You see the outcome of your work instantly – clients arrive feeling tired and sore, and leave refreshed. There’s no better feeling than helping people and seeing tangible results.”

For more information, visit www.omshanticollege.com.au

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Apprenticeship bonus HOTELS, restaurants and cafes who take on an apprentice chef this summer stand to receive $4850 in the first year, thanks to the Government’s Apprentice Kickstart, says Cheryl Nathan, general manager/director of JCE Positive Outcomes.

“The Kickstart will more than triple the first-year bonus paid to employers who take on traditional trades apprentices this summer – so now is a great time to do so!” she says.

JCE Positive Outcomes is an award-winning RTO and has been delivering apprenticeships fully on the job in the ACT and NSW for the last 10 years.

Employers like the idea

of apprentices gaining their Certificate III in Commercial Cookery on the job with minimum disruptions to the workplace, Cheryl adds.

“A qualified chef assessor comes out and assesses the apprentices on site,” she says.

“Employers don’t lose their staff for the day to study in a classroom, they can customise training to suit their needs and also have their own role acknowledged in training apprentices to a high standard.

“Apprentices can start at any time and can work at their own pace.”

For more information, contact Cheryl on 0408 676472 or 6258 0033.

AVOID the costs and demands of recruiting by outsourcing to the National Safety Council of Australia, says marketing executive Liz Palmer.

“Our staff are qualified, experienced, versatile OHS&E professionals you can rely on,” she says.

“Productive from day one, they are available for short, medium or long-term placements.”

Outsourced staff give you the flexibility to meet increased workloads during fixed-term projects or cover for temporary staff absences. You also save money by not paying a full-time salary for a part-time workload, says Liz, Available staff include consultants, auditors, accredited trainers, project officers and technical experts at various levels of experience.

The NSCA is a not-for-profit organisation with more than 80 years experience in the OHS industry, with significant experience across public and private sectors, in a range of industries.

For more information, call 1800 655 510, email natsafe@ nsca.org.au or visit www.nsca. org.au

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careers & training

letters

About that statue

I REFER to the letter "Thank

you, Mr Hargreaves" by Jim Andriopoulos and Dewani Bakkum (CN, October 22). I worked in the Access and Equity and multicultural areas of a large Commonwealth Department for several years and attended numbers of Federation of Ethnic Community Council conferences addressed by multicultural leaders including Al Grassby. I was congratulated for my work by Dr Sev Ozdowski OAM, who was one of the promoters of access and equity and multicultural affairs within the Commonwealth and is now Human Rights Commissioner.

In my view, Mr Hargreaves will be mostly remembered for

his decision to get ACT taxpayers to fund the Grassby statue over the objections of many Canberrans and, more importantly, the Mackay family itself.

Hargreaves' decision, made with little or no consultation, divided the community and has done great harm to multicultural relationships in the ACT. These relationships would be improved if the multicultural association, or the Labor Party itself, purchased the statue from its own funds and returned the money to ACT taxpayers. Then the general community would not have to feel that it funded a statue for a person over which a cloud has hung for many years.

Ric Hingee, Duffy

Objection to lack of transparency

Digital skills CMA TRAINING Group provides employed people with training to develop basic digital design skills, says director Deb Pobjey.

“Our program introduces design concepts, practices and techniques using the latest industry-standard software,” she says.

“CMA understands that working people are often ‘time poor’ – which is why our programs are offered after business hours.”

Programs are funded by the ACT Department of Education & Training; so eligible participants will not pay tuition fees (which range from $4900 to $8000). A small tax-deductible administration fee applies.

To register your interest call CMA on 6163 9590 or visit www.cmatraining.com.au. Course placement is issued on a first in, first served basis.

Beauty from the experts

IN conjunction with Optimum Training and Development, Optimum Academy of Beauty has evolved from the need to support the beauty industry in Canberra, says manager Veronica Shepherd.

“Optimum is a nationally recognised training provider and provides future therapists with the highest level of professional accredited training,” she says.

The academy’s beauty trainers and experts are committed to education and, aware of the importance of choosing the right career, have developed a personalised training system.

Students can expect theoretical knowledge and practical experience needed to excel in any future career.

“Optimum understands what the beauty industry needs,” says Veronica. “It offers a fresh, modern approach to training, which prepares students for an industry that demands knowledge in the latest technologies.”

For more information contact Veronica on 6126 4722.

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AS a former member of the Assembly, I think it is a vital part of the work of politicians to get involved with worthy charities.

I read with interest of [Liberal MLA] Alistair Coe’s assistance to Operation Christmas Cheer (CN, October 15).

The article states: “Each year thousands of shoeboxes are filled… with gifts for young people in a variety of countries… who could use some Christmas Cheer.” What is not mentioned is that Samaritan’s Purse International (SPI) also hands out proselytising material with the packages, and while I have no problem with them espousing their religion, I expect the charity to be upfront with that information when seeking donations.

I think it is also important

that people who might be thinking of donating to this charity be aware that SPI’s founder and head, Franklin Graham, has made inflammatory comments about Islam including that it is a “wicked and evil religion”.

Of course, none of this takes away that SPI does indeed bring cheer to the disadvantaged at Christmas time. What I object to is the lack of transparency around the organisation, which is why I choose to make my donations to other charities.

And for the record, I am a Jewish woman, married to a Catholic, and in my time in the Assembly I attended functions for many different religions.

Karin MacDonald, Labor MLA 2001-2008

Pets are important to renters, too I HAVE just spent over 45 minutes on the internet looking for a place to rent in Canberra that accepts pets.

I specifically looked in the Belconnen region and focused on 15 of the suburbs and this is what I found: • 30 properties didn't allow pets of any kind.

• 5 would consider pets on application.

• 62 didn't indicate if they would or wouldn't accept pets.

Over 40 per cent of rental places in only the Belconnen area don't allow for pets and

the chances of the 62 properties that didn't indicate would no doubt add to that number.

As a renter in the Canberra market with pets of my own as well as being a professional in the animal industry, I believe we need to work with landlords to change this number, as pets are just as important as children and, to some people, more important.

Laurie Beaver, Angel Paws Dog Grooming & Training, Kaleen

Hope and hanging on to it PRESIDENT Obama was “surprised”, Alexander Downer called it a “farce”, and my mum almost snorted her tea up her nose. Receiving a Nobel Peace Prize shouldn’t be like this. I’ll be voting for the first time in the next election and I can’t believe I’ll be choosing a (wo)man to lead my country at a time when hope and ideals have stopped to matter.

I want [Prime Minister] Kevin Rudd and Australia to do more than aspire. I want us to achieve. We’re fighting wars we can’t win, we’ve got desperate asylum seekers washing up on

our shores, we’ve got a climate we’re struggling to fix, but we can end poverty. The developed world has the money and the know-how. We just lack the hope. The belief.

President Obama has done something crazy, something great by inspiring a global movement of hope. Sure, giving him the Nobel Peace Prize ninemonths in to his presidency may have been jumping the gun. But we should never underrate hope, or someone who isn’t afraid to make it count.

Picorelli Pal, via email

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At the Canberra International Film Festival opening night, Tongue and Groove, Civic

Ivan Slavich, Jan Fehse, Simon Weaving, Robyn Archer and Virginia Haussegger

Simon Garner, Brooke Purse, Robert Blake and Justin James

Kate Betts, John Frohlich and Marilyn Harris

June Irving, Lucy Cataldo and Mikaela Jones

Malcolm and Jane Farr with Lisa McClelland and Michael Beacher

Yvette and Murray McKay

At the Chic breast cancer event, Holy Grail, Civic

Nicci Foulsham, Peter Ottesen and Karen Sarris

Rachael Hartley, Allyse Van Der Sanden, Ashlee Darmody and Sandra Monteire

Emma Walsh, Roselyn Salloum and Sarah Walsh

Luke Whittle and Annalise Gocevski

Cassii Hay and Camila Bell

Naomi Mitchell and Madi Thompson

Alison Seale, Tenielle Nooney and Anna Lay

Emily Croke, Matt Thiele and Steve Wright

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Alyse Hague, Leah Corcran and Emma Hilyard

Sam Rooney and Elizabeth Payne

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Jane and Margaret Dorrian

Justine Simonds and Tim Burke with Richard and Tracy Keeley

Melissa Manning and Lauren Bryant

Ali Marshall and Jenny Tiffen

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Jenna and Kelsey Martin with Georgina Harding

Deisel Townsend, Leisa Robb, Alison Muir and Michael Nolan

Rob Decak and Vanessa Burne

Kate Burnham, David Talbot, Bridie O'Gorman and Lisa Strickland

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all about living

arts | dining | cinema | body | crossword | horoscope | sudoku

Something about Kate FEARLESS. That was the word that kept coming up when Kate MillerHeidke was dreaming up her second album.

Fun was another one. The fact that she even dared to dream while her 2007 debut “Little Eve” was still ringing loud and clear suggests a couple more “F” words. Like forward and fast. She had a tough act to follow the “Little Eve” album, which landed in the upper reaches of the ARIA charts and earned the singer a host of accolades.

“We had no songs,” Miller-Heidke says of her the 2008 release. “What we had was a huge burst of inspiration. We mapped out how we wanted it to sound; the aesthetic, the spirit of it. Experimental, hooky, dynamic… we wanted to exploit everything that’s unique about my music.”

“We” includes Kate’s partner in life and music, husband/guitarist/collaborator Keir Nuttall.

“Song writing was always too personal and I felt too self-conscious to collaborate,” she says. “But after a certain point with Keir, I just lost my inhibitions. We got into a groove where we brought out the best in each other. These songs are better than anything we’ve written individually before.”

Meanwhile, a very different song,

“Caught in the Crowd” – a tug of heartstrings, real-life story of lingering childhood regret – shot to greater heights.

Miller-Heidke and Nuttall made history as the first Australians to win the prestigious International Songwriting Competition grand prize, with “Caught in the Crowd” hand picked from more than 17,000 entries to woo judges including Tom Waits, The Cure’s Robert Smith, Neil Finn and The Kinks’ Ray Davies.

“Songs had to either have heart and emotion, or have a sense of fun or wit about them. If a song didn’t meet either of those criteria it was out,” says Miller-Heidke.

The third single from that album has been her big success to date.

“The Last Day on Earth”, became the real tipping point with the Australian mainstream public. It’s how many have come to discover her work of late and why they’re flocking to see her shows. Building on the vocal and performance dynamics learnt through early operatic training and a love of musical theatre, Miller-Heidke’s live shows are as affecting, fun and memorable as her songs.

Kate Miller-Heidke, supported by Washington, the Hellenic Club, Woden, November 17. Bookings to 6281 0899.

Singer Kate Miller-Heidke… “Song writing was always too personal and I felt too self-conscious to collaborate.”

ARTS IN THE CITY

By Jorian Gardner

NOMINATIONS are now open for the “CityNews” Artist of the Year. The artist should be working within a 100km radius of Canberra who has, in the past 12 months, added lustre to the reputation of the national capital through inspiring art practice. The award is announced during the Canberra Critics Circle and MEAA awards and will be handed out by Chief and Arts Minister Jon Stanhope at the new Belconnen Arts Centre on November 24. Send your suggestions for consideration to Jorian Gardner, Arts Editor, “CityNews”, via email to jorian@citynews.com. au.

AS part of Canberra Museum and Galleries “Open Collection” program, Dale Arthur has an exhibition of rare, valuable, sometimes controversial and often nostalgic model cars from the world of 20th century motoring. “Dale’s Cars” is on now until February 7 at CMAG’s London Circuit galleries.

COMING to Canberra is the master slide guitarist Ry Cooder, and his long-time friend and musical brother-in-arms Nick Lowe. Amongst those accompanying them on stage will be Ry’s son Joachim Cooder on drums, and vocalist Juliette Commagere. They play the Canberra Theatre on November 25 – but be warned, the tickets don’t come cheap! Book on 6275 2700.

AND even more legends come to the capital!

Former Doobie Brother and five-time Grammy Award winner Michael McDonald will join legendary singer-songwriter Boz Scaggs to perform their greatest hits, along with songs from their latest albums, “Soul Speak” and “Speak Low”.

Tickets are now on sale for the February 23 show at the Royal Theatre. Book at ticketek.com. au or call 132849.

The stakes are high when science meets art

By Helen Musa A SCIENTIFIC work of art depicting a three-legged Tasmanian Devil? Well, Barry Pearce of the Art Gallery of NSW and one of the five judges in the 2009 Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize is unapologetic for liking it. After all, as he points out, they are pretty aggressive creatures. He’s talking about “Sarcophilus Harrisi, Tasmanian Devil”, the contentious runner-up among works on paper by Daniel Moynihan – quickly snaffled up for $12,000

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by former SA Senator Natasha Stott Despoja.

Pearce and his fellow judges, artist Garry Shead, director of the SA Museum Suzanne Miller and director of Public Programs at the National Archives Zoe D’Arcy, had a record 837 paintings, works on paper, sculpture and objects to narrow down to the 33 on show here.

Pearce told “CityNews” that the judging team was strictly advised to select works on their artistic merit.

This unique art prize is one of the richest in Australia, with a total prize pool of $114,500, and Canberra is the only venue outside Adelaide where it is seen annually.

The overall winner of $50,000 was Matilda Michell, a recent graduate of the National Art School in Sydney, who grew up in Canberra.

She dissected several fish to create her dark and haunting winning work “Fish”. Canberra glass artist Nikki Main was recommended for a delicate

glass rendition, “Fertile Ground: Fragile Ground”.

The winners in works on paper, sculpture and painting respectively were Janine Mackintosh (SA) for “Bask,” Christine Atkins (WA) for “Botanica” and Stephen Trebilcock (SA) for “Banksias”. The winner of the Youth Prize was Daniele Rickaby (SA) for “Fescue”.

The 2009 Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize, at the National Archives, 9am-5pm until November 15.

reviews

When sexy turns to serious A SHOCKING sexual sizzler in its day, “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,” now viewed through the lens of 2009 seems more a dark, serious play grappling with questions of life and death.

Set on a steamy plantation in the Mississippi Delta, the action is spurred on by the imminent death, unacknowledged, of Big Daddy, the millionaire patriarch of the family. A truth-teller himself, Big Daddy is surrounded by mediocrity and mendacity as the younger generation works out how to get the lion’s share of his property.

Liz Bradley and Tony Turner as Big Mama

Theatre

“Cat on a Hot Tin Roof”

By Tennessee Williams, directed by Jordan Best, for Free Rain Theatre at the Studio, Canberra Theatre Courtyard, until November 14.

Reviewed by Helen Musa and Big Daddy are cast against physical type, but quickly fill out their huge parts, giving them life. Turner in particular gives a totally convincing performance as the joyous vulgarian, brought to a climax in magnificent scene between Big Daddy and

his withdrawn alcoholic son Brick, played by stage newcomer Alexander Marks.

As Brick’s beautiful but frustrated wife Maggie, the cat of the title, Jenna Roberts handles her opening tirade of bitchiness with sympathy and very nearly convinces us that she is on the side of the powerful.

Among the other characters, Michelle Cooper stands out as the unbearable sisterin-law Mae, another cat on a hot tin roof.

A special round of applause to director Jordan Best for a rare production made even rarer by the consistent Southern accents.

Just for the laughs “THE IMAGINARIUM OF DOCTOR PARNASSUS” (PG)

DIRECTOR/co-writer Terry Gilliam’s translation of the Dr Faustus legend into a 21st century fantasy offers visual and dramatic overtones of “Monty Python”, sharp satire taking the mickey out of British institutions, nice lines in thematic development, pretty flights of imagination and juicy acting.

While an often-difficult read, it’s an easy film for sitting back while it washes over you. Youngsters will probably enjoy it without comprehending its underlying subtleties.

Doctor Parnassus (Christopher Plummer) has parked his horse-drawn caravan carrying a mountebank company comprising his delectable daughter Valentina (Lily Cole), handsome young Anton (Andrew Garfield) and height-disadvantaged Percy (Verne Troyer), on waste ground near the river in London. The day after tomorrow, Valentina will reach the age of consent. Parnassus has done a deal with Mr Nick (Tom Waits) to trade her virginity for his own immortality.

Parnassus forbids people to pass through a magic mirror in the caravan. This merely serves to make the experience more exciting for those who disobey. Valentina and Anton rescue a young man from being hanged and bring him back there. Tony (by turns Heath Ledger, Johnny Depp, Jude Law and Colin Farrell) fits right in to the mountebank ethos of separating mug punters from their dosh. Some really heavy Russian guys are pursuing Tony to resume hanging him.

Mr Nick agrees to abandon his claim to Valentina’s virtue if Parnassus gives him five wicked souls in the next 24 hours. This sets the stage for a delightful comic sub-plot for Johnny Depp and Maggie Steed giving a wonderful portrayal of a lower upper class English matron ready to pay a young stud well for pleasuring her.

CINEMA

By Dougal Macdonald “The Imaginarium” might seem longish at 122 minutes, but enduring them can bring rewards. The use of three actor friends to play Tony following Heath Ledger’s death works well. Gilliam’s talent for exploiting absurdities in the human condition has lost none of its punch. But nobody should expect more from it than laughter and not a little confusion from the screenplay.

At all Canberra cinemas

“THE BOX” (MA) RICHARD Kelly’s remake of the 1982 dramatisation of Richard Mathieson’s short story “Button, Button” in the TV series “Twilight Zone” may make sense to him, but it doesn’t to me!

It’s December 1976 and in Langley, Va., the Lewis family faces financial discomfort. Teacher Norma has been laid off and NASA engineer Arthur’s application for astronaut training has been rejected. A stranger leaves a package on their doorstep, containing a box with a red button on top and a card telling them that Arlington Steward will call that afternoon to explain a deal that’s hard to refuse. If Norah presses the red button, somebody they don’t know will die. And the Lewises will get a million dollars in tax-free cash.

As Norah, Cameron Diaz is required to overplay much of her role, especially its resolution although not the film’s denouement. Arlington (Frank Langella) has survived a lightning strike that tore away half of his face. The prosthetics and CG fakery used to create that effect are among the film’s more effective elements.

Langella seems aware that this turgid and implausible film lacking credible rationale does not merit his talent.

At all Canberra cinemas

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Tosolini’s 21 years

Passion from heart of mamma’s THINK of Tosolini’s in Bailey’s Arcade and people think of good food and great coffee. However, what most Canberrans don’t know is this little corner café’s story began in Udine, Italy.

That was then… Is that a mullet, Carlo?

Tosolini’s owner (right) with brother Danny.

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“My passion for food began in the heart of our home, my mother’s kitchen,” said owner Carlo Tosolini.

“Growing up in Udine in Italy, an Alpine region famous for its healthy peasant food, I watched my mother’s food preparation in the kitchen.

What she did with food was a real inspiration to me, she was, and is, my greatest culinary influence.”

The Civic café is celebrating 21 years in business this year.

The Tosolini family moved to Australia in 1961 during the time of the Snowy Mountains’ hydro scheme. It was during this time Carlo was drawn to this corner of Canberra, when a Hungarian woman opened up a little café serving European style food and coffee – what he called a blissful addition to the scanty dining sector of the city.

Through his childhood and adolescence, Carlo worked almost every job thinkable – from mowing lawns to delivering hams. It was in these humble beginnings that this restaurateur developed his second passion – working with people. Following a stint in the public service and a trip back to Italy in the early ‘80s, Carlo

This is now, from left, floor manager Sam Hoare, owner Carlo Tosolini, his mother Valentina Tosolini and head chef Peter Spencer. decided the café life was for him.

It was Carlo’s mother and his brother Danny who were instrumental in the Tosolini’s that is known today. When the café came in to the possession of the family, Mrs Tosolini left her job

at Woolworths to add significantly to the fine food accomplishments with her own tradition Italian additions.

“Together with our mother, we have taken the ‘small coffee shop’ in the heart of Canberra’s CBD

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Italian kitchen and built it into the Tosolini’s of today,” Carlo said. “Tosolini’s was the first café to serve genuine espresso and it was also the first restaurant to serve osso bucco or pumpkin gnocchi with burnt butter and sage.

“Today, through the support of the community, we have come to life in this little corner while still maintaining our hospitality traditions.”

In 1989 Tosolini’s expanded, and again in 1990, this time to seat 50 people inside and 30 outside. Over the years, the family has opened other businesses in the ACT, but sold them to concentrate their energies in the city.

Carlo said the restaurant’s success would not have been possible without the support of his wife Dana and the amazing energy of his staff – his head chef Peter, Deanne who runs Tosolini’s catering arm – Food to Go, and Sam who runs the floor.

He said Dana was integral to Tosolini’s, from designing the interior with her company Concepts Interior Design, to providing the emotional and social support that he needed as a businessman.

“Today, Tosolini’s is such a big part of our lives,” he said. “My kids are often here on a Saturday morning with me ‘helping out’.

And Dana has been such an inspiration, especially when Danny left and I branched out on my own, she always turns a negative into a positive.”

“I think that people keep coming back to us for a few key reasons which are quite simple to understand: We listen to our customers, provide them with high-quality food like we always have and great service to match it,” he says. “That’s what a good restaurant is all about.”

From his success of 21 years in business, Carlo hesitates on only on point – his father.

“The success of this business is kind of bitter sweet as my dad is not with us anymore,” he said.

“My dad never wanted me to go into business, but he always wanted me to succeed. He knew the café life was my passion, so Carlo Tosolini at work among his tables (above) and (top) how the I think he would be happy to see how far we have come.” cafe used to look.

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Tosolini’s 21 years

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From the Corner Coffee Shop CARLO Tosolini returned from his Italian holiday in 1986 a changed man. He left the public service and bought the Corner Coffee Shop on the outside corner of Bailey’s Arcade.

“At that time it seated 20 inside and 15 outside,” he said.

“The Corner Coffee Shop didn’t have any cooking facilities, so I would get my mother to make pots of soup and trays of lasagne that I would drive to the café at six in the morning.”

Small beginings…

Carlo’s Corner Coffee Shop at Bailey’s Corner and, right, inside the cafe with no kitchen.

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dining

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Grandma’s cooking made with love THE views are of spectacular rolling Southern Tablelands countryside and more than 6000 perfectly planted olive trees. The home-made food is sensational and cooked daily with fresh, wholesome ingredients including quality olive oils produced on the farm.

I’m talking about the new exciting partnership between Grandma’s Little Bakery and the Fedra Olive Grove, a short drive from Canberra, but a destination that makes you feel you are in a special place far, far away.

Don’t be fooled by the name ­– the food is more than you would expect from a “little bakery”. The menu is inspired by a group of “grandmas and grandpas” associated with operators Avi and Dana Cohen, using traditional flavours from around the world. The Mediterranean, Balkan and Middle Eastern influences are strong, as are Irish, French and English. It’s all about home cooking made with love, using quality produce, including fresh eggs from the 40 chooks living on the pristine environment.

We shared the popular platter for two, the contents of which change depending on what’s cooking in the kitchen ($29.50). We loved the eggplant stuffed with beef and lamb and grilled for four hours over low heat.

The fresh meatballs in a rich tomato sauce packed a punch and we agreed dipping into the fresh hummus and Baba Ghanoush made us feel very healthy. The ricotta and spinach frittata was good for the body and good for the soul and the delightful, deep green pesto made by hand with fresh coriander and olive oil offered a pleasant kick.

By Wendy Johnson For mains, we savoured the slow-cooked Moroccan beef with capsicum and green beans served with fluffy cous-cous ($18.50). The flavours were in-depth and the same held true with the tender lamb shank with roasted vegetables ($21).

Leave room for dessert, including Grandma’s Little Bakery’s famous sweets made with their own puff pastry. And remember, it’s BYO only.

The inside dining area is enclosed with glass with magnificent views from every angle. Fresh herbs decorate the tables adding to the inviting atmosphere. Tastings of the grove’s finest olives and extra virgin oil, all preserved in the traditional Greek method without chemicals, are available.

Also for sale is natural honey made on site and house bread (including unique small loaves with one section of white, one grain and one wholemeal).

The outdoor dining area is large and playground areas delight the kids. Also on site is a quaint private chapel, available for rent and a perfect venue for a wedding.

Fedra Olive Grove Farm/Grandma’s Little Bakery, 5796 Federal Highway, Collector, (look for the red truck with the bakery sign to the right as you travel towards Sydney). Open Fri-Sun and public holidays,10am to 5pm (light meals on Fridays). Call 4848 0240.

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body

Scrub, rub and shine!

Going straight

By Kathryn Vukovljak

EXFOLIATION is the secret to avoiding dehydration in Canberra’s dry climate, says Renee Rawson from Rest & Recuperate.

“A twice-weekly exfoliation to remove dry skin on the body is a must – no other product, however good, will work without it,” she told “CityNews”.

Using a body scrub in the shower will remove dead skin cells, leaving skin feeling smoother and looking brighter.

Dry body brushing will also stimulate blood flow and encourage new cell growth – all you need is a sturdy brush with natural bristles.

“Simply brush all over the body, towards your heart, before a shower or bath,” says Renee. “Follow bathing with a moisturiser – the body will absorb the product far more effectively, giving better results.”

Renee suggests choosing a more gentle scrub for the face, and exfoliating just once a week. “Be careful not to rub too hard in case you scratch the skin, over-stimulating circulation and potentially causing acne,” she says.

“Look for products containing beads that dissolve on contact with water.

These will gently condition new cells and protect delicate skin.”

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IF you’re a slave to the straightening irons, keep your hair in great condition, says Anton Nallo, of Anton’s Hair Studio.

“Have a trim every six weeks – it’s good for maintaining any style, but if you use hot irons a lot it will help prevent split ends,” he says. “And always, always use a heat-protection product before you straighten!”

Divide hair into four sections, then smaller sections within them, says Anton. “Work from the back to the front.”

Clamp and twist hair with straighteners for big, bold waves. “Drag the iron down the hair fast for a softer curl, and go slower if you want a more defined look,” he says.

Anton Nallo.

–Kathryn Vukovljak

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COURTESY of Vidal Sassoon we have a set of Vidal Sassoon Straight Styles wet-to-dry and mini straightener hair straightener, worth $72.95, to give away.

To enter, log on to citynews.com.au and tell us in 25 words or less why you need help with your hair.

your week in the stars With Joanne Madeline Moore November 7 - 13 ARIES (Mar 21 – Apr 20) Ignore what's being said about feelings - and risk being undermined. To meet challenges that come straight at you is easy.

Ones that brew silently in the corner, aren't quite so simple to deal with. Turn your opponents into friends. Face and honour them.

TAURUS (Apr 21 – May 20) To know your playful heart is the perfect insurance against confrontation and challenge. Simplicity is your paradise, yet life is offering all sorts of complex emotional dilemmas. Your playful heart is capable of untangling all of them. Remember it.

GEMINI (May 21 – June 21) The stance you are taking is not necessarily popular. By pointing at a problem that needs to be solved and not budging, resistance surfaces, naturally. Though on the right track, there's no point in being stubborn. If it all turns to gridlock, back off - go fishing.

CANCER (June 22 – July 22) Life is not about to let you back away from the difficult questions.

It is squeezing you because it knows that the answers to the difficult questions once found, are so revelatory that the process of getting there is worth it. Rouse yourself to luminous heights.

LEO (July 23 – Aug 22) How you deal with opposition will determine exactly what lessons you get from being king of the castle. Strong feelings ignored or glossed over, have the capacity to upend illusory power. Indulged feelings can do the same. Though tricky, find the middle.

VIRGO (Aug 23 – Sept 22) Saturn's weight is off your shoulders. He will be back, so don't get cocky. His proposition is that you have wisdom to access, but it is buried under all your inherited values. Keep chipping away the marble that cloaks the full splendour of your individuality.

LIBRA (Sept 23 – Oct 23)

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3 What is an indigenous armed resistance fighter?

7 Australia's Olympic medallist, Cathy Freeman is renowned as a what?

8 Name an occlusion of a blood vessel caused by some undissolved material.

9 To devise something new, as by ingenuity, is to what?

10 What is a large dirigible?

11 Which plant yields edible grain such as wheat, rye, oats, etc?

14 What is a structure that spans a river or the like?

17 Name a person who improves what is wrong or corrupt.

18 What is a rigid bracelet having no clasp?

19 Name a popular dish consisting of eggs, beaten and fried with other ingredients.

20 What are light coloured beers called?

21 In mathematics, to be formed by two planes is to be what?

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1 Which intensely hot enclosure is used to smelt ores, etc?

2 Which aromatic substance is burnt in religious ceremonies?

3 What is a crisp stick-like dry biscuit, salted on the outside?

4 In Australian history, what was a mounted policeman?

5 To be adept at something is to be what?

6 What do we call the person selected for a position?

11 What is the amount that a motor vehicle is able to carry?

12 To reinvigorate by rest, is to what?

13 What do we call a scatterbrained or frivolous person?

14 Name an item of apparatus used in weight-lifting.

15 Which era followed the Stone, Bronze and Dark Ages (4,3)?

16 What is a building devoted to the exhibition of works of art?

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Sudoku medium No.19

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As you light up from the inside, so it becomes clear that everyone misunderstands a scorpion to the exact degree that they misunderstand themselves. Your job is to handle controversy. Be illuminated anyway. All these divided opinions are not your issue.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22 – Dec 21) When bringing ideals into reality, one always has to deal with messy emotional facts. Life is presenting you with such a challenge of integration right now. Though messy, reality will arise freshly formed from this confrontation between heart and mind.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22 – Jan 19)

Before applications can begin, it’s normally necessary to provide the Court with a mediation certificate stating that a genuine effort has been made to resolve the issue. In cases of urgency, or where allegations of family violence exist, an exemption may be granted. If a hearing is set, you may need to engage a lawyer to guide you through the process and to properly present your evidence. The procedure can take a few weeks so these issues should be considered well ahead of the holiday period.

Attend a free general information seminar about family law at Dobinson Davey Clifford Simpson (18 Kendall Lane, New Acton), Tuesday 10 November 2009, 5:30–6:30pm. Bookings essential: 6212 7690.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20 – Feb 18)

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What’s involved in going to Court?

FREE SEMINAR

Though to all sense and purposes it might seem odd to be dancing in this moment, there is no doubt that at least one of your organs is. Hopefully it is your heart. To celebrate at the oddest of times is to be either nuts or wise. Let's assume it's the latter.

Though the potential is there for tangling yourself in all sorts of knots, your sense of humour will save you. It is of vital importance to dismantle the edifice of seriousness before it creates too much unnecessary havoc. See through pretensions, inside and out.

Mutual agreement is the preferred course however harmonious discussion is impossible for some parents. You may need the assistance of a mediator to arrive at a solution. Organisations such as Relationships Australia or the Family Relationships Centre can help, as can lawyers. As a last resort, you can apply for a Court order.

The Family Law Act states that children have a right to a meaningful relationship with both parents but it’s not specific about arrangements over Christmas. If litigation is started, the Court will decide the matter based on the children’s best interests factoring, for example, prior care arrangements and the nature of the relationships between all children and each parent.

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As we approach the end of the year, some separated parents may be in conflict about arrangements for their children over the Christmas holidays. Here, we look at ways to address this.

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Saturn is here - and his business is to make it real. Real means that you are a whole human being, not half a one. Though your charm is beautiful and often helpful, it also masks some of the deeper wishes in your heart. Love the real you into expression.

Continue to swim on the currents of progress, no matter what is going on around you. Your compass is set - and onward you go.

You have the support of a secret and powerful ally. Look around and see who or what it is. This will help you ride your luck.

Christmas Arrangements for Separated Parents

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Solution Crossword No.235 B O H E M I A N

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It’s time to leave a planning legacy

FORMER Prime Minister Paul Keating has made no secret of his disdain for Canberra and had another swipe recently, campaigning to move the national capital to Sydney or Melbourne.

But at a recent Property Council lunch, Federal Finance and Deregulation Minister Lindsay Tanner admitted to being fond of the city saying: “Rightly or wrongly, Canberra is now firmly established as a national capital… of which Australians can be proud”.

“Irrespective of debates about Canberra and Parliament House, the Government has no intention of changing that situation,” he said.

It was a light moment at the launch of the Federal Government’s new “Commonwealth Property Management Guidelines”, a document that gives certainty to building owners and managers.

Federal Government tenants occupy about 60 per cent of Canberra’s office market and property costs are one of the Commonwealth’s largest recurrent expenses.

Under the guidelines, agency heads will retain flexibility for individual office leasing decisions, but there will be improved co-ordination, co-operation, efficiency and effectiveness in the way they manage properties.

Unfortunately, the Minister was less clear about the Federal Government’s intentions for the National Capital Authority, despite the Prime

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By Catherine Carter Minister’s announcement the day before of the Commonwealth’s aim to take greater responsibility for improving the long-term planning of our major cities.

According to official estimates, Australia is headed for a 65 per cent increase in population by 2050. That will drive the city-based population to 35 million and some of that growth will, inevitably, happen here. But it can’t be sustained without a long-term strategic infrastructure plan.

While the ACT Government has recently announced a number of infrastructure projects, some very large, we still don’t have an holistic and integrated plan.

The Prime Minister’s cities plan represents a big and brave vision for national infrastructure.

The Property Council urges the ACT Government that now is the time to develop a grand plan for Canberra; the time to make brave decisions and lay the foundations for the sensible and sustainable legacy of a truly green and great city.

Catherine Carter is the executive director of the Property Council of Australia (ACT).

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