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I’M always interested to read Paul Costigan’s “Canberra Matters” column, where he makes astute observations on how this once top-rated city has gone awry.
There has been much commentary on the ACT government’s obsession with multi-storey developments to raise revenue, where little-to-no consideration is given to the increased traffic burden and need for more parking for residents and visitors....

Soprano Morgan Balfour
THE lawns of Government House will be alive with the sound of music this weekend with the 36th annual Canberra Symphony Orchestra Shell Prom.
Popular conductor Guy Noble will take up the baton for the family-style picnic concert featuring an accessible mix of classical favourites with everything from Mendelssohn to Puccini, and Bernstein to Tchaikovsky....

Good Shepherd ‘Phoenix’ takes out top spot
TWO Canberra schools have taken out top prizes at the Australian All Star Cheer & Dance Championship Nationals held last weekend on the Gold Coast.
Good Shepherd Primary School in Amaroo and St John Paul II College in Nicholls – part of the Canberra Scholastic Cheerleading group – competed in the scholastic primary and high school divisions at Nationals on Friday (November 23)....

Bronte Forrester and Damon Baudin in “Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again”.
WINNER of the British George Devine award in 2014, “Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again” is a startling work that defies normal theatrical expectations.
Writer, Alice Birch, says that “the play should not be well-behaved”....