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Wrong! Labor ideologies and Greens ideologies are very different. The Greens are a party with a conservation base and social conscience policies tacked on, while Labor are all about social conscience – addressing the needs of the community. And then there are the Liberals who, while Labor addresses need, the Liberals address greed. “There are times when the Greens are acting quite responsibly and I have enjoyed talking with them and coming to an accommodation with them very much and having them as another part of the conscience process, and there are times when the [phrase] ‘fairies at the bottom of the garden’ works for me. “(But) if they haven’t learnt how to be proper politicians yet then I am sorry, but I have absolutely no sympathy for them at all.”

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COVER: Canberra Darters centre Melanie Kitchin talks about the team’s plan to help the McGrath Foundation. Story Page 4. Photo by Silas.

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John Hargreaves… “I think the people of Brindabella deserve to have [MLAs who] actually live in their electorate.” Hargreaves also has a wake-up call for those Greens thinking of being in government one day. “The Greens will never be in government as long as democracy rules in this country, because they will never have such a body of support in the community to be anything but the minority group,” he said. “They will have the balance of power quite frequently, but they will never, ever be in government in their own right as a majority or minority.” Mr Hargreaves is the long-time head kicker of the Labor right,

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which at the moment holds the majority of votes in the party. Education Minister Andrew Barr, a former chief of staff to Mr Hargreaves, is the poster boy of the right, tipped to perhaps roll Chief Minister Stanhope for the top job before the next election. Curious, “CityNews” put the scenario to Mr Hargreaves and his comments became cryptic: “The problem I have in answering your questions is that when I have a cup of tea I use tea bags – not tea leaves! If I had some tea leaves I would more than likely be able to answer you. “You have got to ask yourself though – where is the burn-out rate? Political parties from time to time look at themselves and say – ‘we need a breath of fresh air; we need fresh blood’, and certainly you need to have a generational change. Having said that, you don’t walk away from a winning formula.” Up popped the show-us-yourunqualified-support-for-the-leader question, and Mr Hargreaves gave the stock standard answer – albeit missing the actual name of the Chief Minster. “I will be loyal to the leader of the Labor Party”, Mr Hargreaves said. “The leader of the Labor party has my full support. “What I will say is that I give Jon Stanhope as much loyalty as he gives me.” And he smiles.

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He loves them, he loves them not… Labor’s parliamentary head-kicker – the plainspeaking, no-nonsense John Hargreaves – isn’t shy about describing ACT Greens as ‘fairies at the bottom of the garden’. JORIAN GARDNER sat slack jawed through the interview.

LABOR minister John Hargreaves has a message for Brindabella Greens member Amanda Bresnan – enjoy your first and last term as a politician. He also seems to have a similar message, for his boss Jon Stanhope, albeit veiled. Or maybe that’s putting words into his mouth. “I will be looking forward to leading the team in Brindabella at the next election to take back the seat (won in October by Bresnan) that is rightfully Labor’s,” Minister Hargreaves said sternly. “I think the people of Brindabella deserve to have people that actually live in their electorate. We had former Liberal MLA Steve Pratt [ousted at the last election] who represented Brindabella but didn’t live there – and the electorate dealt with him. “We now have a Greens member (Bresnan) who doesn’t live there – and she will be dealt with the same way.” It’s clear that the Minster for Corrections, Disability and Ageing has a love-hate relationship with his new Greens colleagues. “It’s sort of like a fantasy world between an engagement and a marriage, and it ain’t quite either,” he said. “It’s slightly more than platonic – but I wouldn’t say it’s kissing and cuddling though. “Some in the public seem to think that we are all on the same team only wearing different coloured shirts.

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Taking a stand for whistle blower Bec Proud AUNTY ANNE (CAHILL LAMBERT) turns out to Ainslie Oval to cheer on… the umpire! But she has a good excuse.

Bec rules, OK… Bec Goddard, the first female central umpire to control a senior AFL match in Australia. Photo by Silas.

BEC Goddard recently became the first female central umpire to control a senior AFL match in Australia. How fitting that it was in Canberra? Ainslie Oval was the scene, a ground I have attended on many occasions. I have watched Jezza take fabulous marks there and my brother-in-law (Bec’s father) ran the wings. This was completely different though; you’re not allowed to take your car in anymore, but there is a man with a real coffee machine. I paid $5 to get in (it used to be free). The nice gatemen told me that both grandmothers were here – one in the stand and one over the far side with Bec’s cousin, Rachel. She was the first female in the country to goal umpire a senior grand final; the cousin, not the grandmother. I went to the stand on the flank where some friends were sitting. An umpire official sat behind me. Bec walked out and held the ball aloft. There was a huge cheer from our stand. We all laughed and I commented that I’d never sat in an umpire’s stand before; to which the umpire

official retorted: “That’s because we’ve never had one”. Well, I said, perhaps you should have more women as officials. He suggested that the women around him might join the umpire panel. I think they said something like their sock drawers needed sorting. When Bec tossed the ball straight (all the time) or ran backwards or did anything, we cheered. At half time, I asked the umpire official what his view was of Bec’s performance. Oh, joy: He said she’d be allowed out for the second half and also next week. We didn’t hear one person bag the umpires or call them maggots. Her 50-metre penalties were spot on. On a serious note, a good game is where the game is the winner and the umpires are unnoticed. This was so, except for our stand where we had no idea who was playing or what the score was. Latté and good umpiring: it doesn’t get much better than that. And the sky didn’t fall in.

MEGAN HAGGAN reports that Canberra’s national league netball team plans to score some goals against breast cancer next month.

THE Canberra Darters women’s netball team wants its home-game audience next month to be a sea of pink, as it gets set to raise funds and awareness for breast cancer. Half the gate proceeds for the night of Friday, August 7 – which will see the team compete at AIS against Singapore in Canberra’s first international netball match – will be donated to the McGrath Foundation. The foundation was cofounded by Jane McGrath and her cricketing husband Glenn after Jane’s diagnosis and initial recovery from breast cancer. Centre Melanie Kitchin told “CityNews” that breast cancer has touched the lives of several Darters players. Melanie’s family has suffered more than most; her paternal grandmother and three great-aunts have all died of the disease. “They were all quite young, my grandmother and her sisters. My dad was 14 when his mum died, so obviously I was never able to meet her, and it was very hard for my dad to grow up without his mother.” Melanie started playing netball at the age of 12, when she joined her school friends, who needed an extra team member. “I was a goal defence, which means I was trying to stop the other team scoring – these days, I play centre, which is the link player in the team.” She moved to Canberra in 2007 and says that she’s glad to see netball becoming such

Netballer Melanie Kitchin… “It’s a game for everyone, not just for girls any more – mixed netball and men’s netball have really taken off. It’s really good to see.” Photo by Silas. a popular sport, including among men. “It’s a game for everyone, not just for girls any more – mixed netball and men’s netball have really taken off. It’s really good to see.” She’s enthusiastic about the way the Darters have rallied to the breast cancer cause. “Netball is a team sport, and the girls are my team-mates: Playing together we’ve become such friends, and banded together. “That’s how the girls feel about raising awareness for breast cancer: It’s something that all women have to band together and fight. “Breast cancer affects one in eight women; so women of all ages are rallying. The girls see at as an important thing for all

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women to get behind.” A prize will be awarded to the best-dressed audience member at half-time, which Melanie says will hopefully encourage spectators to think pink when getting dressed for the night: Pink is already the prime hue of both the Darters and the McGrath Foundation.

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MARK PARTON unwittingly sticks his head into the great Yowie Man debate.

Political columnist MICHAEL MOORE heads north and into the bush to see the proceeds of politics at work. And he’s impressed. IT was not the first financial bind for Senator Bob Brown when the Greens Leader was recently ordered by the Courts to pay $240,000 to Forestry Tasmania. He said he could not afford to pay – opening the possibility of bankruptcy and the consequential loss of his seat in Parliament. In early June, within a few days of this announcement, Australian entrepreneur Dick Smith promised to bail him out and was followed by more than 1000 donors with pledges that covered Brown’s legal bill. From a very awkward pickle Brown reaped the benefit of strong political support. On a previous occasion in 1990, Brown used his Goldman Environmental Prize money to personally pay a deposit of $50,000 to purchase two forested properties in Tasmania adjoining the Wilderness World Heritage Site rather than have it logged for wood chips. On that occasion, others also came to support him – giving birth to Bush Heritage Australia. In both cases his clear motivation to protect the environment resulted in strong positive outcomes for the environment and for his own agenda. In the arid and desert areas of SA there are some interesting examples of how Bush Heritage Australia and similar organisations are working to restore bio-diversity to badly denuded pastoral leases. Bush Heritage Australia recently purchased Boolcoomatta. It is one of about two dozen of their properties. I was invited to visit and to observe efforts being made to rehabilitate a property that until 2006 was still being used as pastoral land for the production of wool and meat. The conservation challenges are great. For anyone who has driven along the Barrier Highway from Adelaide to Broken Hill, the overwhelming impression is of wide, stony plains, a few kangaroos and emus and endless arid land

The wide, red plains of Boolcoomatta, a property about 70kms from Broken Hill. Photo by Michael Moore. with some covering of saltbush. Drought, over grazing and the invasion of foxes, goats and rabbits has damaged the area. Brown’s legacy means that Bush Heritage Australia with ongoing support from both large and small private, public and commercial sources is one organisation that is in a position to intervene to provide protection even at the eleventh hour. Boolcoomatta is a vast property of 63,000ha adjacent to the Bimbowrie National Park. The process of rehabilitation has started by removing the introduced pastoral animals and the next stage to protect flora and fauna will focus on controlling the pest animals. With recent rains there is evidence that the range of native flora is already beginning to significantly increase. Peter Ashton, a former National Parks ranger, leads the on-the-ground team that comprises him and wife Emma, who work with a handful of carefully selected volunteers. Amongst the myriad of other tasks they have been using a systematic GPS-based approach to map rabbit warrens so that eradication efforts can be effectively evaluated. There is some government funding for very specific projects but Bush Heritage Australia is largely supported by donations from the public.

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North of Lake Eyre in the Simpson Desert another similar organisation, Australian Wildlife Conservancy has purchased Kalamurina, a property of more than 650,000ha with parallel aims to those at Boolcoomatta. Australian Wildlife Conservancy, which was founded by the current chairman Mark Copley, also owns more than 20 conservation properties. The Kalamurina property, managed by Tess and Mark Mclaren provides a link between National Parks now providing a conservation area across two States covering more than seven million hectares. Without stock, this property is also starting its own carefully guided rehabilitation. There is evidence of an increase in local native fauna and the bird life that is part of the water flows is abundant. Cynical though we may all be about political motivation from time to time, it is refreshing to see these outcomes that have resulted from altruistic personal drive and commitment. For further information visit www.bushheritage.org.au and www.australianwildlife.org

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IS our Tim the Yowie Man a fake? That seems to be the view of Rex Gilroy, famed Blue Mountains cryptozoologist and authority on the mysterious western Sydney Black Panther. The panther is back in the news as the Rees Government in NSW looks for anything to take the attention away from Budget deficits, failing services and the potential sale of Government assets. Apparently, a not-so-secret NSW Government report suggests that the panther could very well exist in the Blue Mountains and beyond. I followed up the story by getting Gilroy on my breakfast program at 2CC to talk about his many panther sightings. The multi-talented Gilroy also happens to be the head of the Blue Mountains UFO research club, but he was not all that keen to draw a link between panther sightings and the appearance of lights in the sky or even little green men in Katoomba. When, during our interview, I made the mistake of mentioning our own investigator of all-things-weird, Tim the Yowie Man, the mildmannered Gilroy became instantly as ferocious as a Blue Mountains panther. “Tim the Yowie Man would know nothing of these creatures,” Gilroy growled. Then came the bombshell: “He decided my title ‘Yowie Man’ would fit him, so he pinched it off me”. I tried to defend Tim’s honour, but the feisty Gilroy was having none of it. He went on to question Tim’s Yowie theories and to generally discredit the affable ghost-hunting storyteller who’s entertained and informed us for so long. News travels fast in the crytozoologist world and it didn’t take long for Tim the Yowie Man to call me to try to restore his shattered reputation. “Those comments by Rex are disappointing,” Tim said. “It’s almost litigious!” He said that many years ago it was the media who dubbed Gilroy, “Rex the Yowie Man”, but that it was a title that Gilroy deemed to be frivolous and he was extremely hesitant to adopt it. In more recent years, when Tim began making claims about the Yowie, mainstream media began referring to him as Tim the Yowie Man. Tim was involved in a much-publicised court case against Cadburys over the use of the word Yowie. He won the case so that “anyone and everyone is free to use the moniker The Yowie Man”. Tim’s offered the white flag of truce, but with no response from Rex who, I think, is either out hunting panthers or has been abducted by aliens!

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By Tanya Davies dogs regularly used to protect poultry. As well as food scraps, chickens can be given almost anything to compost. In her book “The Permaculture Home Garden” (Viking) Woodrow explains putting cooking oil, hair, crushed egg shells, meat scraps and bones and sour milk which she has left on the windowsill for a day to make curds, into her chook dome. Anything they don’t eat they work into the earth for earthworms and microorganisms to work on. Chickens are also intelligent social creatures and form their own social structures, which Mr Gee is enjoying observing. The first two hens to lay currently “rule the roost” and convey “the pecking order” to those below them. (It is suggested that chooks should be kept in groups of less than 20 to prevent fighting.) The family still has a lot of groundwork to do before they can start yielding veggies, but they are looking forward to planting fruit trees in the spring – hopefully apples, stone fruits, a fig tree (to shade the pond from summer sun) and a lemon tree where a pile of compost is currently preparing the soil. “Because,” says Mr Gee, “they say once you’ve planted a lemon tree you never move.” In the meantime, they have an abundant supply of chemical-free eggs for the children to gather.

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WEED prevention and control in the ACT will cost $2 million this financial year, says Environment Minister Simon Corbell. Weed control will be focused mainly on lowland grasslands, the Molonglo River and Lower Cotter catchment. “It is imperative we get in early and prevent the weeds getting a stranglehold on native species,” he says. The weed management strategy, he says, is in line with the National Weeds Strategy.

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I HAVE only just managed to catch up with the “City News” article (CN, July 9) that contained the tirade penned by [columnist] Mark Parton pertaining to the opponents of the Canberra kangaroo cull. Mr. Parton states that he does not care what the National Kangaroo Protection Coalition has to say any more. This implies that he won’t be talking to us in the future. See! He has enriched our lives already. Perhaps Mr. Parton is implying that we should be part of the clique who hides despicable deeds under the carpet in order to “protect” people’s profits. Rubbish. We will tell the world how the Government of the capital of Australia butchered thousands of the most recognisable representatives of our nation because they were in an “inconvenient” place. This government did not even attempt to justify their blood letting, unless you believe that they wanted to save grass.

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Can we have Daddo back?

NOW that [Nine network’s CEO] David Gyngell has axed “This Afternoon”, can Andrew Daddo please return to the evening show on 666 ABC Canberra? Listeners will welcome his return, Mark Scott.

Andrew Heslop, Kingston

Promises? No worries RE the article by Jorian Gardner (“Exposed: ‘Greenmail’ costs”, CN, July 9), I wouldn’t be too concerned about Mr. Stanhope’s ALP promises to the Greens, he has not got a good track record with keeping them. Just ask proponents of the Canberra International Dragway! Ignorance does not impress electorates.

Stuart Green, Fraser

Not so fabulous

WE took our son, as a special treat, to see the recent French and Saunders performance [at the Royal Theatre] and were extremely disappointed. In fact, I could probably put it a bit stronger than that. Our seating was down on the “flat” and it was very hard to see the stage because we were all squished in together. I had to constantly squirm to see around the people in front – and I am of average height. The performance was very patchy and for the amount we paid I expected quality work and to be able to see! I read the review in “The Canberra Times” the following day and thought they must have been at a different performance. My son’s comment – Dylan Moran was much better (and, I seem to recall, cheaper!)

Dorothy Topfer, via email

The carbon ‘mirage’

HOW much more newsprint has to be wasted announcing and re-announcing the G8’s 2050 carbon dioxide reductions target “mirage”? I use the term mirage as the figures seem to get bigger and bigger but recede further off in time. [Prime Minister Kevin] Rudd is talking the same talk, and the Copenhagen meeting later this year relies on major polluters like China, India, Russia and Brazil coming on board. If the performance against Kyoto is any guide, a lot of talk but little action (actual achievement of reductions).

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Darren thrives on being up-to-date THE Telstra Licensed Shop in the Canberra Centre is about to undergo a transformation – and licensee Darren Wilson is excited about his shop’s new look and the latest products on offer. Canberrans are tech-savvy consumers who want access to up-to-the-minute solutions in telecommunication, he says. “They tend to be up-to-date with what’s happening in terms of latest releases. Our clientele, in particular, are very highly educated in relation to new products.” The store has just launched the new generation iPhone, building on the success of the original launch, which Darren says was “phenomenal”. The Canberra Centre’s Telstra shop has been operating for ve years: A family owned and operated business, it has strong ties to the local community, says Darren. “Canberrans are a close-knit community who tend to support local traders, and they’ve given us a lot of support. “We have a strong customer focus centred on very high levels of expertise, knowledge and customer service.” Because of the technical nature of its products,

The Next G Turbo 21 Modem and new generation iPhone. it’s vital that managers and staff share their customers’ enthusiasm for telecommunications products. “We have a highly experienced and dedicated sales team, led by executive account manager Brentyn Wilson, and store manager Daniel Wenn, who between them have more than 20 years of telecommunications experience. “We’ve also recently expanded our operations to include a team of well-skilled business specialists, who focus exclusively on the provision of complete business telecommunication solutions for business enterprises in the local market.” As well as the new iPhone, Darren is also excited about the fact that the world’s fastest mobile broadband device is now available from his store. The Next G Turbo 21 Modem is up to four times faster than competitor mobile broadband devices in Australia, says Telstra Business Group managing director Deena Shiff. It features typical download speeds ranging

Brentyn Wilson with a client… He’s one of the store’s highly experienced sales team members. from 550kbps to 8Mbps, which means business customers can process their electronic communication quickly while on the move. “The Next G network has already transformed the Australian business scene,” Ms Shiff says. “It has underpinned a shift to mobile working and has resulted in the introduction of new labour-saving wireless devices, making the smart-phone a must-have accessory. The productivity gains are signicant, and have been documented.” The Canberra Centre store also offers mobile phones, wireless internet, xed landline services, broadband and Foxtel. Darren Wilson says he enjoys providing up-todate communications solutions to Canberrans and

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briefly Silver for snapper

CANBERRA photographer Scott Leggo has won four awards with images of the Australian landscape at this year’s Canon Australian Professional Photography Awards, which attracted 2459 submissions from 655 professional photographers. He was awarded two Silver with Distinction and two Silver Awards. They follow his success in the 2009 NSW/ACT Australian Institute of Professional Photography (AIPP) awards where he was named the 2009 ACT Emerging Photographer of the Year.

Top boffin for ANU

PROFESSOR Julio Licinio, a prominent international researcher of obesity and depression, has been appointed director of the ANU’s John Curtin School of Medical Research. “Obesity and metabolic syndrome are truly epidemic in Australia, which now has one of the highest obesity and overweight rates in the world: Over 50 per cent of the adult population in Australia is overweight or obese. Depression is also a major and growing problem,” he said. “I look forward to contributing to decreasing the burden of disease and to identifying new treatment strategies for these two common and complex disorders.”

Something about Kate

Labor Senator Kate Lundy has been short-listed alongside 24 other leading innovators for the international “Top 10 Who are Changing the World of Internet and Politics” award, co-ordinated by PoliticsOnline and the World eDemocracy Forum. Voting is now open for the top 10 positions at http://politicsonline.com/content/main/specialreports/2009/top10_2009/vote.asp.

Store brings new jobs

The Reject Shop has opened a new store at Cooleman Court Shopping Centre, Weston, providing around 20 new jobs. It is the retail chain’s fourth store in the ACT.

2009 ACT Telstra Business Awards finalist

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Passion binds award finalists FIVE small and medium businesses are vying for the 2009 ACT Telstra Business Awards, to be announced on Friday, July 24. The companies, which range from professional services, to health and fitness, to mountain-bike track construction, are all very different, says Telstra Business Group managing director and Telstra Business Awards ambassador Deena Shiff – but what they have in common is passion. “For 17 years, the Telstra Business Awards have applauded and inspired the strength and spirit of Australia’s entrepreneurs,” Ms Shiff says. “As economic conditions get more difficult, the role of these awards couldn’t be more important. And the ACT finalists are rising to the challenge. “They are turning their passions into sustainable businesses, creating new markets and jobs while doing what they love every day.” She says marketing and promotion are crucial to remaining competitive during the economic downturn, and the awards are a good opportunity for small and medium businesses to stand out. The five companies have been named as finalists across four categories in the awards program, which offers more than $400,000 in cash and prizes across the State and national awards.

The winners of each category will proceed to the national awards, which will be presented in Sydney on Thursday, August 20. The selection process has involved not just a rigorous selfassessment process, but also an assessment of plans and processes by a panel of independent judges, which visited each finalist and which has verified their financial data, says Ms Shiff, The finalists are competing for the title of ACT Telstra Business Award winner, but also the businessowner Micro-Business Award, the MYOB Small Business Award, the Panasonic Medium Business Award and the Sensis Social Responsibility Award. Ms Shiff says small and mediumsized businesses need businessgrade tools and guidance to succeed in the modern, competitive environment. Telstra Business Awards ambassador Deena Shiff… marketing “We touch more small and and promotion are crucial to remaining competitive during the medium businesses than almost economic downturn, she says. any other organisation, and we want them to succeed not only by providing services and solutions, but also by working in partnership • Contract1 (professional • Point Project Management with them to help their business services), Braddon; (professional services), thrive into the future,” she says. • Makin Trax Australia design Braddon; and “We want to work with small • Succeed Personal Develop and construction), Curtin; and medium businesses to realise • PSI Asia Pacific (professional ment (health and fitness), their potential and help them services/in frastructure), Greenway. receive the recognition they Braddon; deserve.”

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2009 ACT Telstra Business Awards nalist - Contract1

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Convenience for Canberra contractors WITH exibility an important part of the sector, and contracting still performing strongly as a form of employment, there’s an increased need for contractor management in IT in particular, says Contract1 founder Stuart McLeod. While contractors effectively perform the same tasks as employees, they need to take on board all the responsibilities normally handled for them by traditional payroll departments – from superannuation and PAYG tax to insurance. “We provide the necessary insurances and public liability, professional indemnity and workers’ compensation cover – all requirements when an IT professional contractor goes into a role,” Stuart explains. “In addition to that, as a contractor if you take up a six or 12-month contract with a rm or government department, your employment is entirely reliant on them, but it can be inconsistent. “If you’re moving from department to department you’re actually changing employment all the time – so by acting in a sense as the employer, we provide some consistency as well as getting rid of a lot of the headaches.” Contract1 grew quickly from a small-scale beginning, Stuart says. “We started the company a bit over three years ago now – I was born and bred in Melbourne but came to Canberra to work in a role with AusAID, as part of the Department of Foreign Affairs. “That was for about two years as a contractor, and as it happened I had the infrastructure and insurance to do my own contract management.

“The agent who found me the original AusAID role asked me if I wanted to do the management for two or three other clients, and it all started from there!” With 2.5 employees and more than 100 contractors on its books, Contract1 offers its clients a range of services such as time sheets, a monthly newsletter and blog, novated car leases, a fortnightly pay cycle (regardless of the employer’s pay cycle) and choice of superannuation fund. “This way you don’t have to worry about Business Activity Statements and so on,” says Stuart. “In a lot of instances it can be cost prohibitive for people to not just apply for an ABN, but set up a company and everything that goes with that – in time and money it costs more than the three per cent we charge for complete contract management.” Stuart says he’s excited to be part of the Telstra Business Awards, and urges Canberran small and medium operations to take part in the future. “It’s a celebration of not only our little team – and the fact that my wife puts up with a lot, me being self-employed! – but of our successes. “In small business in particular we don’t often celebrate our little successes. It’s good for us to reect on all the hard work that goes into making a business work, and it’s good for small businesses to get involved in this kind of industry recognition.” For more information call 1300 854625 or visit www.contract1.com.au.

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2009 ACT Telstra Business Awards nalist - Makin Trax

Darren’s on the fast track to success MAKIN Trax is a business with a difference – it’s all about designing and creating mountain bike, walking and multi-use tracks, and keeping them up to scratch. “I’m a passionate mountain biker, and have done years of volunteer track building,” says director Darren Stewart, whose background as a licensed builder and plant mechanic enabled him to transition to a professional role doing the work he had loved carrying out as a volunteer. “An opportunity came up for me to do it professionally, in association with the new Stromlo Forest Park.” After the 2003 bush res, the ACT Government commissioned the design and construction of an initial track network at the new park – and the  edgling Makin Trax was subcontracted to construct it. Since then, the company has been contracted on its own account to design, build, maintain and remediate tracks. “It’s grown from there,” Darren says. “As well as contracting to maintain the Stromlo site, we work at many other places in Canberra, from Mount Franklin to Mount Majura and everything in between.” He says Makin Trax is unique in that it’s able to service the needs of all land managers responsible for mountain bike, walking and multi-use tracks, which are traditionally seen as distinct disciplines. Being able to provide a “one-stop-shop” for the design, construction, maintenance and remediation of these track networks and related infrastructure (such as bridges) has been part of the secret to the company’s success – the rest is down to their passion for what they do. As well as building tracks, the company is also setting up special tools for unique construction approaches as well as prefabricated rock armouring for unstable track surfaces. Makin Trax is developing design and construction techniques to control user groups on individual tracks, such as speed control for mountain bikers into corners to stop skidding and erosion. Darren says it’s a privilege to do what he

Makin Trax principal Darren Stewart (above and right) at play and work. loves professionally, and that he’s very excited about the upcoming Mountain Bike World Championships, to be held at Stromlo Forest Park in September. “It’s going to be a massive event.” Makin Trax is an innovative business model in a highly specialised market – something completely unique, Darren says. “There aren’t many people who have a business like this! “We’re excited about the Telstra Business Awards because they’re recognition of our having started something from nothing. “We developed the business from a volunteer role, and now we’re doing it professionally, which is wonderful – it’s great to be a  nalist as it’s recognition of how well we’re going and how unique we are.”

In the trenches MAKIN Trax has a second arm, Trenches and Transformations, which helps the general public as well as organisations make the most of their “patch of dirt”. “I have a background in heavy machinery operation including bobcats and excavators,” says Darren. “Trenches and Transformations is about helping people in the do-it-yourself market. “Whether it be changing the levels of a customer’s patch of dirt, removing trees, digging holes or trenches, we can make people’s lives easier by taking the back-breaking part of the work out, ready for them to complete their landscaping projects.” There’s an increasing interest in do-it-yourself home improvements such as vegetable patches, and

homeowners are increasingly willing to get their hands dirty and do their own landscaping, Darren says: Even if it’s something as simple as removing a couple of trees. Trenches and Transformations applies the same principles and techniques in excavating and improving front and backyards as Makin Trax does in its large-scale projects. This involves a site survey, an assessment of the project’s scale, a personalised brief or quote and, if required, the dirty work itself: moving dirt, rocks, grass and more to get a landscaping project underway. For more information call 0418 632992 or visit www. makin-trax.com.au. CityNews 131 CityNewsJuly July23-29 16-22

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Daniel nails the top apprentice prize CARPENTER Daniel Fitzpatrick conrmed his position as the ACT’s most-Outstanding Apprentice for 2009 by winning the construction industries most-prestigious award at the seventh ACT Building and Construction Industry Training Council (CITC) and NRMA Insurance Graduating Apprentice and Industry Encouragement Awards. More than 380 people attended this major industry event at Thoroughbred Park on Friday, July 17, to see ACT graduating apprentices formally recognised for their outstanding performance in their individual trades. ACT Education and Training Minister Andrew Barr congratulated the winners and jointly presented the major award, with NRMA Insurance assessing operations manager ACT-Country South Rob Douglass, to Daniel, who recently completed his apprenticeship with CIT and is employed by Aspect Building Pty Ltd. Daniel started carpentry after graduating from the University of Canberra with a bachelor of graphic design qualication. He had undertaken some crossover study of architecture and design subjects

Minister Andrew Barr presents Alice Vagg with her Woman in Non-Traditional Trade Award.

during his degree and was interested in redirecting his need for hands-on work associated with building and construction as a career option. It was then he turned his energy into a carpentry apprenticeship. He has excelled in all aspects of his trade and says he would like to continue with his studies next year and complete the certicate IV in building. He sees himself maintaining and applying the skills associated with carpentry and building for many years to come. Winner of this year’s Woman in Non-Traditional Trade Award was Alice Vagg, who was recognised for her achievements as a systems electrician. She completed her apprenticeship training with Electro Group Training and is employed with CSIRO. Other awards recognised bricklaying, cabinet making, carpentry, glazing, landscaping, meritorious performance, painting and decorating, plumbing, engineering fabrication (light and heavy metals) and mechanical tting and machining, refrigeration and Winning apprentice Daniel Fitzpatrick (centre) is presented with his award by Rob Douglass air conditioning, solid plastering, systems electrician, and Education and Training Minister Andrew Barr. Photos courtesy of Hot Shots Photography. wall and oor tiling, wall and ceiling lining, concreting, roof tiling and commercial/residential cadet. “The quality of apprentices nominated and interviewed this year was outstanding. Each of the apprentices demonstrated their commitment and dedication to their chosen trade and to the industry,” said Vince Ball, executive director of CITC. “This year’s winners were all highly motivated and have reached a high standard of skill and dedication in their chosen elds within the construction industry.” In acknowledging the importance of the major sponsor, NRMA Insurance, and the other sponsors and supporters, Mr Ball referred to the enormous contribution the construction industry plays in not only the local economy but also to the general community. The winning touch… this year’s award-winning CITC apprentices.

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And the winners are… 2009 Outstanding apprentice Bricklaying Cabinet making Carpentry Commercial/ Residential Cadet Glass and glazing Landscaping Meritorious Painting and Decorating Plumbing Engineering fabrication – metals light Engineering fabrication – metals heavy Engineering mechanical – tting & machining Refrigeration and air conditioning Solid plastering Systems electrician Wall and oor tiling Wall and ceiling lining Woman in Non-Traditional Trade

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Radford the reluctant ‘Canberran’ While he thinks the word “Canberran” dreadful, National Gallery director Ron Radford is a convert to the capital and values the engagement its residents have with his gallery. He tells why and how to HELEN MUSA. RON Radford is a self-confessed convert to Australia's national capital. And a good thing, too – he has been the high-profile director of the National Gallery of Australia since late 2004 and has a clear vision of how “our gallery” differs in focus from all others in the nation. It is Radford's proud boast that the NGA collection is “the most balanced collection in Australia”. Its bias, if it has one, is to cover all of Australia, unlike State galleries that will always have a State-oriented bias. Ours may be the last national gallery in the world, but in Radford's view, we've caught up. Radford is keenly aware of the dichotomy of catering to art lovers in Canberra as well as to the wider nation. The big shows attract 70 per cent of non-Canberrans and 30 per cent from within in the ACT, but the consumer population for public programs and children's events is 95 per cent local. “What a dreadful name!” Radford says of the word “Canberran” – “they ought to think of something else.” But whatever name you give them, he knows Canberrans perceive the NGA as “their National Gallery”. Thirteen thousand of the 23,000 members of the National Gallery come from Canberra and many of them are busy raising funds under the Masterpieces of the Nation project to buy Tom Roberts' work “Shearing Shed, Newstead”. Canberrans are more loyal than anyone else to the gallery’s cafes and shops, he notes. And though 70 per cent of visitors to the big blockbusters are from out of town, the public programs cater to the intellectual leanings of Canberra, seen during a recent standing-room-only lecture given

by 84-year-old sculptor Bert Flugelman. Radford himself gives seminars on artists and there are artistic dress-a-thons for children. “All these events are for Canberra, but I think we can get even more people through… every single person in the region should come to the National Gallery once a year,” Radford says. It pleases him that 86,000 of the people who came to “Turner to Monet” last year had never been to Canberra before. Many come to see destination works – the once-derided “Blue Poles”, the “Ned Kelly” series and Streeton’s “Golden Summer, Eaglemont”. Nowadays, if he is ever asked for “Blue Poles” on loan, “the answer is NO”. Radford follows the collecting institution’s formal acquisitions policy “to the letter of the law”. That is based on the 1966 Lindsay Report, which specified target areas as modern art worldwide, all Australian art and works of art representing Australia’s neighbours in southern and eastern Asia and the Pacific Islands. As for any fanciful idea that the recession might have affected acquisitions favourably, that just didn't happen. “Prices were supposed to plummet,” Radford moans, “but now there are record prices during the so-called crisis… the fact is that the arts prospers during recessions.” But no financial crisis is going to interfere with the main thrust of the acquisitions policy. Radford has continued to downplay the Mezo-American collection, the Old Masters and the African holdings, though they are still held in the national collection as the property of the

Ron Radford… “Every single person in the region should come to the National Gallery once a year.” Photo by Silas. Australian people. Now it's full speed ahead in indigenous, modern, Pacific and Asian art. Outside the building, construction is in full swing on the King Edward Terrace site. Inside, some areas have been stripped away in preparation for the Ned Kelly and showcase galleries due to open in December.

So the chaos of construction will soon give way to an integrated precinct also involving the complementary National Portrait Gallery. During the recent Degas exhibition that opened just after the Portrait Gallery launch, he noticed people rushing from one gallery to the other. "We don't have the data yet, but it's great!" he says.

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By Helen Musa DIRECTOR Pamela Rabe is in the middle of a "wonderful, wonderful adventure". That adventure is "Elling", to be seen at The Playhouse in early August in a version staged by Rabe for the Sydney Theatre Company. "Elling" started out as a novel by Ingvar Ambjørnsen, became a play, then became a cult Oscar-nominated film, then a play again, notably in this 2007 London hit adaptation by British playwright Simon Bent. Elling, the main character, played by Darren Gilshenan, "is a self-confessed mummy's boy living with mum for 40 something years… but he has severe problems which come into focus when his mum dies." According to Rabe, not all of Elling's social anxieties are unfamiliar to us – that's where the humour comes in. "It's just that, the playwright has amplified them to an extreme degree. He is in a pretty bad way – friendless, alone and terrified. He just can't cope," she says. So, Elling is institutionalised and gets to meet Kjell-Bjarne, a long-time inmate. "They are very much an odd couple," Rabe says, "so it is amazing how quickly they

invest in their relationship." When they are set up in a flat outside the institution, the fun begins. Rabe is best known to Australian audiences as an actor herself, most recently seen in "Wars of the Roses." "As an actor I've been told I seemed like a director, sometimes to people's dismay… I believe I have a ‘coalface’ sense of how actors think," she says. After the former director of the Sydney Theatre Company Robin Nevin gave her a chance to direct three Daniel Keene plays, the present directors Cate Blanchett and Andrew Upton asked her to direct "Elling". She jumped at the chance. Rabe acknowledges that she's been very lucky. Darren Gilshenan in the lead role is, what she calls, "a sensational cast". "Everybody knows about Darren Gilshenan’s reputation as a comic artist, but now they’re seeing him with breadth and depth," she says. Playing Elling's opposite number Kjell-Bjarne is Lachy Hulme, well known in Canberra from the TV series "The Hollowmen”. "Elling", The Playhouse, August 5-8, bookings to 6257 2700.

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Brutal toughness in the bush “Lucky Country” (M) ABOUT the first third of Andy Cox’s screenplay for “Lucky Country” sets the scene with a parable that Kriv Stenders’s direction films somewhat naively. In 1902, Australia is a brand-new federation with a home-made constitution, a small population, world-leading social innovations and unbounded optimism. God-fearing, British teacher Nat has built a house in the bush for his wife (now buried in the yard), teenaged daughter and son entering adolescence. Times are tough – no money, the only horse dead, Nat about to succumb to tetanus (we know this – he doesn’t) – and a trio of Boer War veterans has arrived seeking shelter. The veterans slowly inveigle their way into the family. There’s a whiff of a gold strike in the air. The film’s energy and dramatic cred are a’building. And the blood and tears are about to flow. Visually interesting, well acted but, even when the pace gains momentum, difficult to read, “Lucky Country” ultimately tells of the power of Australia’s bush to crush good but ill-prepared men and gold’s propensity to corrupt. Those have never been news. At Dendy

“The Escapist” (MA) PRISON realism should make uncomfortable cinema, those depicting prison as somewhere to avoid probably outnumbering those that take us there for laughs. In real time, interspersed with convoluted flashbacks, “The Escapist” mixes action with observations of the awfulness of prison life

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“My Life In Ruins” (PG) DONALD Petrie’s comedy is light and frothy, its clichés aren’t total failures, its cringe-making is comfortable and it has moments evoking the Ealing comedies. Nia Vardalos plays Georgina, an American with a degree in classical Greek civilisation, working for a cut-price Greek tours company. Today she will lead tourists from several countries on a tour Aden Young as Nat, in a scene from of Greek antiquities. The tourists most want to “Lucky Country”. eat and shop. before tangling itself in an unexpectedly predictThe bus has seen better days, its taciturn driver needs a shave and haircut and the pasable conclusion. The prison holding lifer Frank (Brian Cox, who sengers don’t know each other. Georgina senses also co-produced), desperate to see his daughter she’s on a less-than-satisfying career path. who for 14 years has been returning his letters Another guide from the same company is trying unopened and is now dying from substance to poach her clients. And she’s been too long addiction, is a grim place. without another warm body in her bed. Writer/director Rupert Wyatt’s screenplay Predictable? Yes, almost to a fault. But, makes no compromise in depicting men isolated helped by Richard Dreyfuss playing a widower in confined spaces and left to manage their lives still in grief and a trip to the barber revealing under two inflexible kinds of governance; one the driver’s underlying qualities, it’s fun. It defining their incarceration, the other the social makes you laugh, ancient Greece’s ruined and political structures that prisoners create to bits look good, the outcomes are happy. The govern and survive in their separate community. tourists grow through their differences and “Tough” adequately summarises “The EscapGeorgina learns about her own limitations. If ist”, although “Hunger”, “Shawshank Redempyou don’t approach it with great expectations, you may well find it a moderately agreeable tion” or “Midnight Express” are tougher. But resolving difficult plot situations less easily diversion. would have made it hit harder. At Greater Union and Hoyts

ARTS IN THE CITY By Jorian Gardner

Running out of Lucksmiths UNDERGROUND pop battlers The Lucksmiths are serving notice. Sadly, like many of their songs, The Lucksmiths have been conquered by everyday life. Formed in 1993, and having since transcended musical fashions and movements, the Melbourne band has long been seen as a refreshingly unique amongst the musical landscape. They play their final show in Canberra on August 22 at Tilley’s in Lyneham. IT’S the first anniversary of the death of much-loved arts worker, lighting designer and driving force behind the new Belconnen Arts Centre, Jan Wawrzynczak. Word has it that stage one of the new Belconnen Arts Centre, due to have the ribbon cut on it soon, will feature a dedication to Wawrzynczak. A NEW exhibition from the young people involved in the Tuggeranong Art Centre’s “Messenger” program, is on show until August 4 in the centre’s gallery. Called “Pretty/Gruesome”, it celebrates the 10th year of the “Messenger” program, which utilises artistic expression as a tool to build resilience in young people. “THE Four States of Artaud: Evoking the Mesh” is a new theatrical workshop being put on by local theatre company Shadowhouse Pits and the Daramalan Theatre Company at the Old Chapel Studio at Daramalan between September 29 and October 2. The workshop promises to “unearth the creative bones of Antonin Artaud to release creative powers from the binds and the constraints of cultural socialisation”. Places are limited. Email trinculo1@shadowhousepits. com.au for more information.

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“Custom Made: Corey Allen, Aaron Meneghel, Geoff Noakes, Ralph Smith, Jonathan Desprez” Craft ACT, Level 1, North Building, 180 London Circuit, Civic, until August 8. Reviewed by Anni Doyle Wawrzynczak THEY shimmer, they gleam, and they embody absolute attention to detail. Each piece comprises scores of individually worked and polished components, representing hundreds of hours of skilled craftsmanship. The art of craft is most closely associated with handmade pieces that are both functional and beautiful and the works in this latest concept exhibition from curator Jas Huggonet fulfil both these criteria. But unlike the modest proportions of most craft objects, these five, sleeping, rainbow-coloured beasts weigh in at an average of 350 kilos each and look as if they might, at any moment, roar into life. Hugonnet has transformed Craft ACT’s multi-roomed gallery space into one long showroom in which these magnificent Harley Davidson bikes look completely at home. Three Softtails, 1 Deuce

Harley Davidsons on display… fully customised by loving owners and skilled craftsmen. and 1 V-Rod have been fully customised by loving owners and skilled craftsmen. Like wearable art, they beg to be taken out and allowed to strut their stuff in public. It’s all about fantastic colour combinations in candy red and charcoal, crimson red, candy blue, teal blue and gleaming black, finely painted decorative

embellishments and flawlessly polished metal components that sizzle under the gallery lights. This is a marvellous crossover exhibition. Lovers of craft will find plenty of high-level craftsmanship to admire; bike lovers will delight in these sexy, custom made performance machines. CityNews July 23-29 19

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THE classic red and white table cloths are still there as is the passion for traditional, homestyle Italian cuisine passed down through three generations of the Catanzariti family. What is dramatically different is the location. Santa Lucia Trattoria, an institution in Kingston for 20-odd years, has moved to the Swinger Hill shops, with a lovely view of the Brindabellas from the outside terrace. Caterina and Francesco Catanzariti came to Canberra from Calabria in 1956, but it is Roberto’s name on the business card these days. We dined outside, enjoying the full glory of the winter sun, the peace and quiet and the cheerful pots of colourful pansies. At lunch you can order from the main menu or the lunch specials ($13.90), which come with a glass of wine or a soft drink and fresh, chewy Italian bread (brought in from a supplier who makes it with love from their home).

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Santa Lucia Trattoria’s “dramatically different” location at the Swinger Hill shops, with a view of the Brindabellas from the outside terrace. The carbonara was delightful – the pasta The restaurant is licensed with imported perfectly al dente with a touch of cream and Italian and Australian wines, starting at $18 a generous amount of tasty bacon. It wasn’t a bottle, with some available by the glass. overly heavy on the sauce (or garlic) and was Santa Lucia is also byo (wine only, $4.50 silky smooth in texture. corkage). The tomatoes in my penne alla puttanesca We ended with coffees which were okay, packed a punch and married with the chili, although I would have loved more velvety salty capers and olives. Santa Lucia adds milk on top. And, although it’s a bit time anchovies to this dish, but I wasn’t in the consuming, a bit of “coffee art”, in true Italian mood, so the restaurant kindly obliged by style, would be nice. The handles on the loading on the olives instead. It was a tangy coffee cups are challenging and, on another dish, fresh, clean and unpretentious. note, the ashtray my friend asked for wasn’t Santa Lucia is also open for dinner and clean (oops). We asked to see the dessert breakfast. The breakfast menu includes menu, but it never arrived. toasted banana bread ($4), toasted Italian I wouldn’t say the welcome was as warm bread served with ricotta and jam ($7.50) as as it should have been but, by the time we well as more hearty dishes such as omelettes left, it was service with a smile. and Pascoe’s Special (fried eggs with Italian sausage and beans in a Napoletana sauce for Santa Lucia Trattoria, Swinger Hill shops, $12). open Tuesday to Saturday, call 6295 1813.

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By Megan Haggan LOCAL fashion designer Polly Stokes found learning the Japanese language itself a bit beyond her abilities – but learning the language of the country’s culture and history came naturally. A CIT graduate (Bachelor of Fashion Design), Polly lived in Soubudai-Mae, 40 minutes from Tokyo, for 18 months to soak up the culture she loves – and is now back home in Canberra to launch her fashion label, Polbymade, inspired by the kimono. “The biggest difference for me was the population density in Japan – I didn’t really feel any other sense of culture shock, probably because when I went over there, I was expecting to feel a bit out of my depth,” Polly told “CityNews”. “So I suppose, in a way, I was prepared for a lot of the differences. “The one thing I didn’t get used to was the incredible number of people in such a small place, so unlike Canberra. It was overwhelming at times.” Polly threw herself into the experience of life in a very different culture.

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By Jenny Tiffen WITH the number of overweight and obese adults in Australia still increasing, it’s not surprising that the figures for fat children are showing the same pattern of growth. Babies are quick to imitate. Their clever little brains adapt to society’s cues very fast, as they soak up everything they see and hear. You have probably witnessed a toddler pick up a remote control and babble into it as if it were a mobile phone, or caught your little miss trying on your latest shade of gloss! Our children are an extension of ourselves in the sense that they mimic every habit – the good ones and, unfortunately, the not so good. Making healthier choices for yourself in diet, exercise, relationships and work will not only improve the quality of your wellbeing, but also that of everyone around you – especially your children. Setting good, healthy examples for children while they are young and super-impressionable makes it easier for them to make the goal of getting enough fresh food and exercise a priority in their long-term lives. Exercising in front of your children and with your children, lets them know that being active is an important part of your life and will ensure that they, too, have a natural tendency to do things that are good for their bodies. Jenny Tiffen is the founder of Canberra FitMums.

By Megan Haggan MEN and women’s fitness needs just aren’t the same, says Sandra Barac, who has just opened women’s health and fitness club Go Figure in Queanbeyan. “I have all too often seen a ‘onesize-fits-all’ approach with men and women,” says Sandra. “But the health and fitness requirements of a female are very different to that of a male: our body strengths are different, and our metabolic rates aren’t the same – that’s why women find weight loss harder than men.” On average, women have slower metabolisms, she says, which explains why male “The Biggest Loser” contestants tend to out-lose the women, and why women are more quickly affected by alcohol. “Because of this, our nutritional needs and calorie intake needs are different,” she says. “Females cannot naturally build muscle in the same manner as men do – a female will require a program that’s based on the goals and requirement of each individual.” Women who want to lose weight need to cut down on their carbohydrate and fat intake, Sandra says, but their nutritional needs will vary for several reasons.

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How healthy superfoods really work OATS: “Oats, or porridge, are full of fibre and help to reduce cholesterol,” says Rose. “They’re great for the winter months because they fill you up, especially if you add something like sultanas.”

BLUEBERRIES: “Blueberries are full of anti-oxidants, like many of the ‘superfoods’,” Rose says. “These help in fighting the free radicals which contribute to the ageing process.”

Rose Males, nutritionist and fitness instructor at ProFit Health Club in Civic, talks about some of the best “superfoods” to keep us healthy and on the go… YOGHURT: “Yoghurt’s full of calcium – look for yoghurt that contains live cultures which promote health and improve the immune function. “Eating yoghurt can help reduce the risk of some cancers, and if you’re eating the low-fat variety, can help reduce cholesterol.”

NUTS: “Nuts contain healthy oils like omega-6 and omega-3 fatty acids, are full of fibre, vitamins and minerals, as well as anti-oxidants,” Rose says. “Almonds are probably the best, followed by walnuts: Almonds contain Vitamin E, folic acid, calcium, zinc, magnesium – and they’re natural!” Rose says we should limit our consumption of nuts to about 20 a day, due to their oil content.

CITRUS FRUIT: Oranges, lemons, limes and grapefruit are all in season now. “They also help protect against mouth cancer, oesophagal, larynx and stomach cancers; and research suggests that two serves of citrus fruit a day can reduce the risk of these cancers by 40 to 50 per cent.” Juice is good, particularly varieties without added sugar, but Rose says eating whole fruit has added benefits because of the fibre contained in the pulp.

TOMATOES: “Tomatoes contain an anti-oxidant called lycopene, which can help improve heart health, and has been linked to a reduction in the risk of prostate cancer,” Rose says. “We can enhance the absorption of lycopene by adding a small amount of olive oil to tomatoes, and they’re best eaten raw.”

CHOCOLATE: That’s right, chocolate: Treats shouldn’t be banned entirely, and the right chocolate can be one of the healthiest. “Chocolate contains anti-oxidants, and when you eat it your system secretes endorphins, which help you feel happy,” says Rose. “It should be eaten in moderation, and you should look for darker chocolate, especially the 70 per cent cocoa varieties. It’s the cocoa that contains the anti-oxidants.”

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This week’s stars see you flirting up a storm. If you are attached, expect some rejuvenating romantic antics and, if you are single – anything is possible! Don’t take shortcuts at work on Wednesday and Thursday. Concentration and discipline will get you a lot further than a rushed and half-baked approach. Focus on the tasks at hand.

CANCER (June 22 – July 22)

Sudoku hard No.11

There’s no denying you are a clever Ram but are you making the most of your cerebral talents? This week it’s time to don your thinking cap as you give yourself a vigorous mental workout. The weekend is the perfect time to spruce up your Aries abode with cleaning, repairing and general reorganising.

TAURUS (Apr 21 – May 20)

ARIES (Mar 21 – Apr 20)

Sudoku is an 81, square number Solution Crossword No.220 S H R A F F R A Y S D grid with nine T H Y R O I D A L T blocks each A E Y U L U L A T E F U N E R A L N B E containing nine F A E T R A V A I L cells. To solve E N S M the puzzle, all R A P I E R A V I A R Y U C I A the blank cells B A L O N E Y T G R must be filled in A L U G R A P H E D C H E V R O N M O M using numbers O Y S E P I C U R E from 1 to 9. N A S C E N T N L N Each number can only appear once in each Solution Sudoku row, column medium No.11 and in the nine 7 2 6 5 9 1 3 8 4 3x3 blocks. You 1 9 8 7 3 4 5 6 2 can success4 3 5 2 6 8 1 9 7 fully solve the 8 6 9 1 5 7 2 4 3 puzzle just by 2 1 7 4 8 3 6 5 9 using logic and 3 5 4 9 2 6 7 1 8 the process of 6 4 1 8 7 2 9 3 5 elimination. 9 8 2 3 1 5 4 7 6 Solution next week

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Are you obsessed with someone? Can’t get them out of your head? Expect fanatical fantasies and over-the-top obsessions to increase this weekend, when Pluto fuels your passions. For less compulsive Crabs, avoid getting drawn into power-plays on Sunday, as no one is likely to win.

LEO (July 23 – Aug 22) Lions are impulsive, impatient creatures but it’s the qualities of determination and endurance that will help you achieve your goals this week. Flash-in-the-pan plans are out, and patient progress is in! Tuesday favors romance and creativity so make the most of it and plan something special.

VIRGO (Aug 23 – Sept 22) With Saturn moving oh-so-slowly through your sign, it seems as if you are learning everything the hard way. Your work situation is in a constant state of flux and you need to have your antennae tuned for those who may be undermining your position behind your back. Stay alert!

With Joanne Madeline Moore July 27 - August 2 LIBRA (Sept 23 – Oct 23) Expect an up and down week, which will disrupt your desire for harmony and balance. Tuesday should be super creative and romantic but Wednesday looks unpredictable, as a friend or loved one throws you a curved ball. News (or memories) of an old flame could unsettle you on Sunday.

SCORPIO (Oct 24 – Nov 21) Scorpios can waste a lot energy trying to organise others. This week you need to work on the one person you can control – yourself. Power plays and moodiness will only lead to frustration and unwanted dramas on the weekend. Instead, try a little tenderness – and the gentle art of compromise.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22 – Dec 21) On Wednesday and Thursday your intuition will be working overtime, as your dreams try to tell you something. Impulsive, ill-thoughtout actions could land you in hot water on the weekend – if you’re not careful. So make sure you think (long and hard) before you throw yourself into the latest hair-brained scheme!

CAPRICORN (Dec 22 – Jan 19) This week, compliments and cooperation will get you a lot further than being a Capricorn critic. In the words of Henry Ford (born July 30) “Don’t find fault, find a remedy.” You may have the moody blues on the weekend, as the Moon mooches around in your solitude zone. Use it productively as a time to rest, recuperate and rejuvenate.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20 – Feb 18) Singles – a gregarious Gemini or lusty Leo could set your heart (and libido) racing! Attached Aquarians - are you doing your own thing so much that your spouse feels neglected? What you want and what your partner needs may be two very different things. Perhaps it’s time to get talking, before the gap becomes a chasm?

PISCES (Feb 19 – Mar 20) Does your love life seem to be more trouble than it’s worth at the moment? With taskmaster Saturn in your partnership zone, the lesson you need to learn is that relationships require hard work, 24/7. “Love doesn’t just sit there like a stone. It has to be made like bread, remade all the time, made new.” (Ursula Le Guin).

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open-plan family, meals and rumpus rooms with vast entertaining space, floor-to-ceiling doors and windows opening to the outdoor entertaining areas. There are five large bedrooms, two with ensuite and walk-in-robe, designer bathroom, powder room, state-of-the-art kitchen (with enough bench space for two chefs) and a store room/studio.

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Homebuyers grabbing blocks at Forde HOMEBUYERS bought almost one residential block a day at Forde in the final two months of the financial year, says project director Gavin Kemp. “Fifty-three residential land sales for 73 dwellings in just two months is a phenomenal achievement in the current market,” he says.

“Despite the recent downturn, homebuyers in Canberra continue to look for quality land, in a good location and close to community and recreation facilities. “A significant proportion of the sales were actually to first-home buyers, who have been encouraged by the Federal Government’s first-home-owners grant

and attractive interest rates. Interestingly, sales were also strong in the second and third home-buyer market emphasising Forde’s broad market appeal.” Located between Mulligans Flat and Horse Park Drive, the Forde community is expected to contain 1100 homes and a population of 2500 people by 2012.

By Catherine Carter INTENSE debate continues about the relative virtues and disadvantages of urban consolidation or infill development (increasing residential density in and close to Civic and the town centres) and greenfields development (opening up new areas of previously vacant land for housing). Many positive environmental outcomes can be achieved by locating people where they can use existing transport, power and social infrastructure. It reduces the need for cars, thus potentially offering a significant payoff for the Territory both in the reduction of pollution from a major source of CO² and in the improvement of driving conditions on the roads for those who have to use cars as their only viable means of transport. Increasing density is certainly a good idea, but it doesn't necessarily follow that greenfields development is always bad. People should be able to choose their housing and lifestyle. For example, families

with young children often desire a garden or backyard, as a clean, safe location for their children’s play. There are environmental advantages in some greenfields developments. Consider recent advances in green building techniques. New homes can certainly be more energy-efficient and less emission producing than existing older buildings. Multi-residential dwellings, such as apartment blocks, often take longer to build and cost more than allowing people to build the home of their choice on the land of their choice, and the redevelopment of brownfield (previously used) sites often involves planning and political complications. But are there sufficient suitable sites available in our urban areas to provide enough housing for the Territory's needs? Has anybody conducted the surveys and done the sums? Catherine Carter is the executive director of the Property Council of Australia (ACT).

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grounds (4.4 acres/1.79 ha approx) provide privacy and space for the kids to play. Auction on site 10am Saturday 15th August

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“With our other investment properties we’ve had to invest a lot of time dealing with bad tenants, real estate agents and managing maintenance,” he said. “The great thing about our DHA property is that there is almost nothing we have to worry about. In fact, the only real decision we’ve made so far was buying the property itself!” Greg and his wife are looking at buying another investment property in the NT to diversify their portfolio. “I’d be more comfortable buying a property interstate if it was a DHA property because it would take the worry out of living so far away from the investment,” he said. Based on his experience, Greg is now encouraging his parents to invest with DHA. “My parents are selling their family home of 45 years and are looking to invest in something that has a safe income and a good return,” he said. “As retirees, they’ve already owned investment properties and had their fair share of problems with tenants and agents over the years. They’ve seen our experience with DHA and now they also want something hassle-free.” For more information call 133 342 or visit www.invest.dha.gov.au

Investor Greg relaxes with his wife and family… “The great thing about our DHA property is that there is almost nothing we have to worry about. In fact, the only real decision we’ve made so far was buying the property itself!”

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Holder 47 Blackwood Terrace

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