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Police bag drink-driver record
by Jorian gardner
THE public just isn’t listening say ACT Policing, who apprehended 28 drink-drivers over the weekend, despite warnings that a concerted campaign was in place.
In December, the ACT had its second-highest number of drinkdriving apprehensions, with 190 drivers found to have an excessive blood-alcohol reading. It was just two less than the Territory’s worst drink-drive month on record – March, 2008. In the six months from July 1 to December 31, police apprehended 932 drink drivers, compared with 711 for the same six-month period in 2007.
ACT Policing’s traffic operations superintendent Mark Colbran said he was astounded that motorists continued to drink-drive despite the warnings and targeted police operations.
“Our statistics on fatal accidents show that every drink driver we take off the road potentially saves a life in Canberra,” he said.
Why aren’t Canberrans listening?
b reath-testing drivers on Commonwealth Avenue.
‘You are thrown in the back of a paddy
“BEING picked up drink driving is not a pleasant experience,” said local resident “John” (not his real name) who was charged with driving under the influence twice in the same month a few years ago.
He said his experience led him to reflect personally on the hurt he could have caused and had caused through his actions.
wagon’
line in front of a police vehicle and I was instantly caught again. Both my offences were tried at once in the ACT Magistrate’s Court.
“The magistrate threw the book at me. I was fined several thousand dollars and sentenced to over 200 hours community service in what was a humiliation for me. I had lost friends, my job and a good part of my own leisure time.
Traffic Operations Sgt Ron Melis, who had overseen the campaign, said that he was appalled at the outcome.
iour; they drank and drove anyway.
“It’s particularly disturbing when police conducting the screening tests are told by drivers they knew there was going to be a drink-drive campaign,” Sgt Melis said. “But in some cases, that didn’t affect driver behav-
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“You are thrown in the back of a paddy wagon and taken to police headquarters here in Canberra City for processing,” he said. “No one is friendly to you – as if you somehow expect that they will be! I received a talking to from several police officers, unimpressed with my high reading and determined to get the message through about the injury and death I could have caused.
“Stripped of my licence, I was forced to resign my job, unable to carry out my duties which included a lot of time on the road. Depressed and upset, I drank again, only to drive a very short distance – less than 500 metres – from a friend’s place to mine. I slightly crossed a double white
“People just don’t realise the effects of what can happen to you for doing something so stupid. For instance, I recently wanted to go to a friend’s wedding in the US, but at this stage I am unable to gain a visa – even for a two-week holiday – unless I am interviewed by the American Embassy, where I will have to show special cause as to why I am to be allowed in the country – I am a convicted criminal now after all and they don’t like letting criminals in their country – and they are not the only ones to do that.
“It’s true what they say – if you drink and drive – you are a bloody idiot.”
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Marike’s mission to help Kenya’s kids
by Megan haggan
IT’S as far removed from Schoolies Week as seems possible: At a time when many Year 12 students were keen to relax after the pressures of exams, one Canberran student instead headed to Kenya to help some of the world’s poorest children.
Marike Schoning went with her mother, Marelie, to Nairobi, Kenya, as a volunteer for the international Rotary Medical Mission, to help register children for free medical and dental assistance.
The team worked in Mukuru, a Nairobi slum and, as a result of their efforts, a local company has committed to setting up a permanent clinic in the area.
Marike says that growing up in Pretoria, South Africa, and observing the gap between rich and poor gave her a strong desire to help others.
“I’ve seen what’s happened in South Africa, but in Kenya it’s a hundred times worse,” she says.
“Some of the kids in the slum didn’t have a name and didn’t know their age. They literally don’t know who they are.
“I’d ask them their name and they’d just stand there; I’d ask in Swahili and they’d say they didn’t know. Some of them are so bruised and battered… it’s horrible.
“But the people in Kenya are lovely, and the kids are happy. There are kids living here in Australia who have everything and want more – but the kids in Kenya have nothing and are still happy.”
Only 17 at the time, Marike was the youngest member of the international team of 72 medical and non-medical volunteers.
The volunteers helped children with a wide range of medical problems. Marike says the biggest issue was worms.
“It’s unhygienic and there are no toilets – we were able to give a lot of the kids de-worming tablets,” she says.
Marike says this is due to a local practice of putting sugar in babies’ bottles of milk.
“The parents think, ‘I like sugar as it helps reduce the hunger, so I’ll give some to the baby’ and so there were a lot of kids with rotten teeth.”
In all, the Rotary team helped more than 4500 children. Marike says she is pleased that the permanent clinic is to be set up, as she and the other volunteers had been concerned for the long-term welfare of the Mukuru community.
“Most of us were overwhelmed with the immense need,” she says.
Marike and Marelie both plan to join the Rotary Medical Mission to the Amazon in 2010. Marike encouraged Canberrans to help the less fortunate, whether in the ACT or overseas.
“Another big problem was dehydration. The doctors told us to look at babies’ heads to see if there was a dent, which is a sign they’re dehydrated, and we saw that a lot.”
“We have organisations like Rotary, the Salvation Army, Unicef and World Vision. You can sponsor a child,” she says.
Many of the children had vision problems, and decay in baby teeth was also very common.
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“There are people in Canberra who are homeless. You don’t have to physically go overseas to help.”
of $5 million, or 24.6 per cent, compared to 2007, according to Tourism Minister Andrew Barr. Total attendance, including the inaugural NightFest and all multiple visits, was 407,667 – the largest attendance on record and 3.2 per cent up on 2007. Mr Barr said a total of 125,033 interstate and international visitors came to Canberra specifically to attend Floriade or extended their stay because of it, up 14.6 per cent on 2007.
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SOME surprise celebrity cricketing guests will join renowned cricket commentator Jim Maxwell and MC Tim Gavel for the Open Family’s annual Prime Minister’s XI Celebrity Cricketers Breakfast, which promises to be a fun, start to an exciting day of cricket. The fully catered breakfast will be at the National Press Club, Barton, at 7am on Thursday, January 29. Tickets are $77 each (or table of 10: $660) and proceeds in aid of Open Family Australia, which helps young people at risk. Booking information from Linda Higginson on 0408 681673.
Floriade blooms
FLORIADE 2008 generated $25.3 million in direct expenditure to the Territory, an increase
“A Life of Her Own”, a documentary on the life of the famed SA painter and feminist Nora Heysen will premiere at the National Portrait Gallery, at 2pm, on Sunday, January 18. Admission is free. Producer and director Eugene Schlusser was also behind the acclaimed documentary of Nora’s painter father Sir Hans Heysen.
Marike schoning at work in the slums of nairobi.
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I love you, but…
ISRAEL needs to be confronted and condemned for its appalling attacks in Gaza. Australians should be able to point out their abhorrent and totally disproportionate response without being accused of being anti-Semitic.
A decade ago I was strongly pro-Israel. As with many people that I speak to, this is no longer the case. My real fear is that the bullied has grown into the bully. And it is getting worse. Not so long ago, there were images of boys throwing stones at armed soldiers with rifles and machine guns. Then it was rifles against Israeli tanks. Now it is home-made rockets against aerial bombardment and lasercontrolled missiles.
The 150 Australian Jews who have signed a letter condemning the Israeli attacks in Gaza as “inhuman, superfluous” and “abominable” open a much greater opportunity to distinguish between what is anti-Semitic and what is valid criticism of appalling actions by the nation of Israel. The statement is published on a website by Independent Australian Jewish Voices.
As a parent, when my children were younger I would often start a scolding with: “I love you – but this behaviour is completely unacceptable”. It is a common device that parents use with their children. The same principle should apply. I support the existence of the State of Is -
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rael, but the behaviour of the current government is completely detestable.
That prominent Jewish Australians are prepared to stand up and be counted should be admired. Green MLC from NSW, Ian Cohen, has been true to the sorts of policies and principles that he has espoused for more a decade and a half in politics. The nature of this sort of politics is that it will probably cost him votes amongst the broader Jewish community. No doubt those who are publicly listed on the website will also come in for personal criticism.
I can almost hear the voices crying out: “But what about Hamas and their barrage of rockets”. Just because the others’ action is wrong (and in the case of Hamas rockets, it is!) does not mean that we should take a different attitude to the actions of Israel.
Rather, we should probably look to those Israelis who also recognise the inappropriateness of the military response such as the Israeli peace organisation Gush Shalom and the supporters of the Shministim. These are Israeli high school students who have been imprisoned for
refusing to serve in an army that occupies the Palestinian territories.
Even the World Alliance of Reformed Churches censures Israel for being “illegally in military occupation of the West Bank, including Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip since 1967” and accuses them of “grave breaches” of international conventions and particularly the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949.
Attempts of the Israeli foreign minister and other spokespeople to beguile the western media – and with it the developed world – through such spin as “precision bombing in Gaza”, “attacking militants in an international school” should fool no one. The timing has been extraordinarily cynical with an Israeli election pending, the US government in transition and the Christian world celebrating Christmas.
Israel has chosen the path of ignoring international law, militarism, bombardment and killing of innocent people including women and children. Israel has the right to exist as a nation. However, it also has the responsibility to act appropriately as an international citizen.
For further information about the Independent Australian Jewish Voices http:// www.iajv.org.
Michael Moore is a former independent member of the ACT Legislative Assembly and minister for health.
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FOR many days this summer, under azure skies made 3D by the right number of white La Nina clouds, and in a warm, wafting breeze, families stay all day on broad Pine Island beach. They enjoy the Murrumbidgee River, flowing full and deep, clear before welcome rains; and after, a light coffee brown, still inviting. The water temperature is perfect for swimming and mucking about.
Healthy Cypress Pines, and the sculptural remains of a few flash-burnt in ‘03, stand in silhouette along the shrub-clad banks. Robust Casuarinas hug the water’s edge. All along the river’s multiple glinting courses and pools, rocky outcrops shine burnished ebony, displaying a startlingly rich glaze up close. There are no flies. Even the municipal infrastructure nearby makes sense, and is in good nick. Value all that when assessing the economy.
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Fairness in question
WHILE I am less critical than Callum McCrow of [political columnist] Michael Moore (Letters, “CityNews”, January 8), the latter’s logic and fairness is in question. In your publication of that date, Mr Moore infers that new members of the ACT Legislative Assembly can only see their way to make a difference by introducing new legislation that “invariably increases penalties or restricts freedoms”. If I were a new Assembly member I would be affronted by this. He then goes on to congratulate the
Chief Minister Jon Stanhope, presumably as an old Assembly member, for his human rights legislation.
I respect the Chief Minister’s efforts, but when the local human rights legislation was introduced there were (and still are?) 14 Acts within the ACT providing very wide protection for the individual’s rights. For some reason I recall the following well-intentioned statement attributed to ex-President Ronald Reagan: “I favour the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and it must be enforced at gunpoint if necessary”.
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RE the article “Coe’s the mouse that roared” (“CityNews” January 8), I think the sub-title of “God save the Queen, because nothing will save the monarchist Alistair Coe... or will it?” is so unfair, to say the least.
We Liberals are a broad church. We have different views on so many things. I admire [MLA] Alistair Coe for voicing his opinion, unlike some who only espouse popular opinions for being mindful of upsetting the applecart. Alistair has integrity and is sticking to his conviction; a virtue that certainly will carry him through in his chosen career of serving his community and stand him in good stead.
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When the stars come out
CANBERRA’S Australia Day Live 2009 concert is set to feature an all-star program of the nation’s hottest homegrown talent.
The full line up includes Trial Kennedy; Lovers Electric; Aussie Idol Jessica Mauboy; the popular singer and host of “So You Think You Can Dance”, Natalie Bassingthwaighte; Dan Kelly and The Ukeladies; music legend Wendy Matthews; Aboriginal singer/songwriter Gurrumul; Brian Cadd and John Schumann and the Vagabond Crew.
More than 35,000 Canberrans are expected on the lawns of Parliament House on Sunday, on Australia Day eve from 4.30pm, January 25.
The concert will also feature the Australian of the Year ceremony where several ACT residents have been nominated as finalists including ABC 666 sports commentator Tim Gavel in the Local Hero Category; Senior Australian of the Year, Rev Assoc-Prof Elizabeth MacKinlay; science fiction writer Jack Heath for Young Australian of the Year and Prof Mick Dodson in the main the race for Australian of the Year to be handed out by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd.
The awards ceremony will be televised by Channel 9 and the concert will be aired on Channel 10’s “Video Hits” the following week as well as on Australia’s newest music channel Music Max.
The celebration begins at 4.30pm with the announcement of the Australian of the Year Awards while the concert will start at 6.30pm
Planning your visit
GETTING THERE
Catch a bus
ACTION will be running Sunday bus services from all major bus interchanges. For more information visit the Action website www.action.act.
gov.au.
take a taxi
If you’re planning to catch a taxi to and from the concert, a special on-site taxi rank will operate on Parliament Square (adjacent to Old Parliament House).
d riving
Road closures including Federation Mall, Parliament Drive and Queen Victoria Terrace will take effect from 6am to midnight on Sunday, January 25. Also the eastern end of King Edward Terrace and the intersection with Bowen Drive is closed for road works. Parking is available in and around the parliamentary triangle.
ON-SITE FACILITIES
Food and drink
There’ll be plenty available to eat and drink on-site, with special consideration given to a kids’ menu. Patrons are discouraged from bringing alcohol
to the event as beer, wine and spirits will be available on site to those over 18 years of age.
Merchandise
There will be a wide range of flags, t-shirts, hats, posters, tattoos and more for sale. lost children tent
seats and a microwave oven.
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Please bring:
• plenty of water
• glass bottles or containers
• excessively large shade structures – these will not be permitted on site
What will you be doing on Australia Day?
“I will be having a lovely break down the coast with my family. I hope that this will be filled with an opportunity for lots of play activities for the children, lots of fresh food consumption, and a little time to relax and renew for the year ahead.”
katy gallagher, deputy Chief Minister
“It’s my anniversary, so my partner and I will be celebrating and more than likely go to the movies.” stuart, narrabundah
EVENT MAP
There will be a lost children tent at which lost children (or distressed parents) will be cared for until they are reunited with their loved ones.
First aid
Officers of St John Ambulance will be on duty throughout the day and night and will be located on Federation Mall.
SPECIAL NEEDS
accessible parking
Vehicles with appropriate disabled parking authorisation will be given access to an accessible parking area located at the East Block car park, off Queen Victoria Terrace (adjacent to the National Archives of Australia). special seating From the accessible parking area, it is a short distance to the special seating area on Federation Mall. Primary carers and/or immediate partners are welcome.
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• sunscreen • a hat
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When to arrive
The Australian of the Year Awards start at 4.30pm and the concert kicks off at 6.30pm.
For more information see event map below or visit www.australiaday.
“I will be spending the day with my family at home, celebrating what’s great about our country. I also will be endeavouring to attend a citizenship ceremony and welcome some new Australians.” AC t senator gary humphries
A family room will be operational during the event to enable parents’ privacy when attending to young children. The tent will be
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Some parents think the child support they pay or receive is not fair. While the Child Support Agency assesses support on the income of parents, the number of nights children spend with each parent and their age, the Agency agrees this calculation isn’t right for everyone.
Dobinson Davey Clifford Simpson addresses common situations surrounding child support.
What if I can’t afford to pay what the Agency calculates I should pay?
You may be able to reduce the amount of child support you pay because of both necessary and reasonable expenses (for example, repaying a large amount of debt or incurring significant travel costs to see your children).
What if my income isn’t what the Agency says it is?
The Agency uses the income from your most recent tax return to calculate child support . If your income has changed significantly since your last tax return, you can request a new calculation based on your current income.
My child support amount has reduced because my partner’s income has reduced. Is this allowed?
You can ask the Agency for your child support to be based on earning capacity, rather than income. This covers cases where the other parent has reduced their income just so they can reduce the amount of child support they should be paying.
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If you and the other parent agreed your children should attend a private school, you can seek an increase of child support to cover a share of the fees.
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Friday, January 23 Canberra
www.challengeseries.org.au Canberra Challenge Commonwealth Park and surrounds 6.30pm
Saturday, January 24
Australia Day at the National Gallery – Focus on bark painting floor talk in the collection Australian galleries,National Gallery of Australia,Parkes Place, Parkes 11am
Australia Day at the National Gallery – Focus on bark painting floor talk in the collection James O Fairfax TheatreNational Gallery of Australia,Parkes Place, Parkes 1pm
Canberra Challenge Commonwealth Park and surrounds 1pm
Canberra Challenge Commonwealth Park and surrounds 2pm
Canberra Challenge Commonwealth Park and surrounds 4pm
ANU School of Music Sunset Sessions – Seven Harp Ensemble National Gallery of Australia, Parkes Place, Parkes
5.30pm to 6.45pm
Australia Day Ecumenical Church Service St Paul’s Anglican Church, Manuka, Corner of Canberra Avenue and Captain Cook Crescent, Griffith 6pm
Sunday, January 25
Canberra Challenge Commonwealth Park and surrounds 7am
event for everyday people. Fun Run – 2.5km and 5km. For race entry and course maps. www.challengeseries.org.au
Tina Baum and Chantelle Woods, curators, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art, present recent acquisitions, including work by Kunwinjku artist Balang (Mick) Kubarkku. Free
Helen Maxwell, private gallery owner, with Gallery object conservators speak about collecting and caring for paintings on bark. Free
Multi-sport event for everyday people. TRYstars Kids’ Triathlon (multiple categories for ages 7 to 15). For race entry and course maps. www.challengeseries.org.au
Multi-sport event for everyday people. Entice Triathlon 0 375m swim, 10km ride, 2.5k run . For race entry and course maps. www.challengeseries.org.au
Multi-sport event for everyday people. 2XU ITU Junior Triathlon – 750 swim, 20km ride, 5 km run. For race entry and course maps. www.challengeseries.org.au
To accompany the Degas exhibition at the NGA, the ANU School of Music presents a series of five concerts on Saturday evenings from January 24-March 14. Free
A service of Choral Evensong from A Prayer Book for Australia. The service will include Bible readings, prayers for Australia and other music to help in the celebration of what’s great about Australia. Free
Multi-sport event for everyday people. Sprint Distance Triathlon – 750m swim, 20km ride, 10km run. For race entry and course maps. www.challengeseries.org.au
Canberra Challenge Commonwealth Park and surrounds 7am Multi-sport event for everyday people. Olympic Distance Triathlon – 1500m swim, 40km ride, 10km run. For race entry and course maps. www.challengeseries.org.au
Canberra Transact Capital Vs Adelaide Lighting AIS Arena, Leverrier Street, Bruce 1pm to 3pm
Basketball Canberra and the Canberra Transact Capitals presents a top-of-the-table clash between five-time WNBL champions, The Canberra Transact Capitals and the Adelaide Lightning.
Tickets available from Ticketek Phone 13 28 49 or visit www.ticketek.com.au
Australian of The Year Awards Lawns of Parliament House, Federation Mall, Canberra 4.15pm to 5.30pm The Australian of The Year Awards. Free
Australia Day Live Concert Lawns of Parliament House, Federation Mall, Canberra 6.30pm to 10.30pm
Monday, January 26 – Commonwealth Park
Sky News Broadcast The Deck, Regatta Point
Great Aussie Day Breakfast Stage 88
Great Australian Bonsai Caretaker’s Cottage
Sing Australia Choir Performance Regatta Point
Australia Day Live kick-starts celebrations around the nation showcasing some of Australia’s best entertainers and musicians. Free
5.45am to 12pm Sky News broadcasts the morning’s coverage live from Regatta Point. Free
7.30am to 10am Breakfast of sausages, fruit, tea and coffee. A range of entertainment will also be provided. Free – however, a gold coin donation would be appreciated.
9am to 5pm
9.30am to 10am
Celebrate Great Australian Bonsai and Penjing with a special exhibition of miniature trees from the sub-tropical Queensland or Bonsai from WA.
Gold coin donation
The popular Sing Australia Choir will perform a variety of well-known Australian classics. Free
Flag Raising Ceremony Regatta Point 10am to 10.30am Australia’s Federation Guard will raise the Australian national flag on the giant Canadian flag pole. Free
FA-18 Flypast Regatta Point
Australian Citizenship Ceremony Regatta Point
Australia Day in the Park Commonwealth Park
10.30am Catch the awesome speed and sound of three FA-18s as they fly over Lake Burley Griffin. Free
10.30am to 11.15am Help welcome Canberra’s newest Australian citizens. Free
11.30am to 5.30pm Free jumping castles and activities, food and drink, sandpit, novelty games, balloons, slide and face painting. Free
Australia Day in the Park – Children’s Festival Stage 88, Commonwealth Park 11.30am to 2.30pm The popular Children’s Festival featuring the “Wonderful World of Mr Men and Little Miss” show. Free
Australia Day Jam Lake Stage, Regatta Point 2pm to 6pm Local bands on the Lake Stage and Skating and BMX demonstrations and workshops. Free
Australia Day in the Park – Local Canberra Bands Stage 88, Commonwealth Park
2.30pm to 5.30pm Chill out to Los Chavos and The Bridge Between. Free
Australia Day Fireworks Finale Regatta Point/Lake Burley Griffin 6pm to 9.30pm Lake-based entertainment, a spectacular fireworks display over Lake Burley Griffin. Free
Monday, January 26 – other venues
Cotter Bush Picnic The Cotter Reserve, Cotter Road, Canberra 11am to 3pm Relax on Australia Day at the Cotter Bush Picnic, with free entertainment and activities including live music and dancing. Free
Bark in the Park Australia Day 2009 West Lawn, Old Parliament House, Parkes 9am to 4pm
Canberra X-Factor Flyball Team (ACT Companion Dog Club.) presents a Flyball competition for local and interstate teams. Flyball is a frenetic relay between two teams, each of four dogs. Free
National Capital Exhibition Barrine Drive, Parkes 9am to 5pm The National Capital Exhibition tells the story of Canberra. Through interactive displays, the exhibition illustrates Canberra’s role as a symbol of Federation. Free, but bookings recommended for large groups
Music Art Food NewActon East Courtyard, Corner of Edinburgh Ave and Marcus Clarke Street, Acton 10am to 7pm Visit NewActon and enjoy music, food and art with entertainment by Frank Madrid, KarismaKatz, Leanne Melmouth and Drummersault. Free
Monkey Monday National Museum of Australia, Acton Peninsula, Acton 10.30pm to 1.20pm
Discover bizarre and wonderful facts about plants and animals in Australia as a fun day for all the family with wildlife displays, themed foods, crafts and activities. Free
National Carillion Australia Day Recital National Carillion, Aspen Island, Kings Park, Russell 12.30pm to 1.20pm The 50-metre high carillon tower ranks among the world’s largest and allows the sound of the 55 bronze bells to drift across Lake Burley Griffin. Free
Chief Minister’s Sailing Regatta Canberra Yacht Club, Lake Burley Griffin, Mariner Place, Yarralumla 1pm to 5pm Free sailing regatta open to all sailors. Racing divisions to suit all types of boats. Cash prizes for division winners and participation. Free
What will you be doing on Australia Day?
“AUSTRALIA Day is very important to me and my family. Although I was born here in Canberra, my parents came from overseas. We always spare a moment to be thankful for the opportunities this nation has given us. I’ll also be sparing a moment for some backyard cricket, a few quiet ales with the family and watching the kids jump on their new trampoline!”
Zed seselja, AC t opposition leader
“I am having an ‘Aussie dress-up’ party at my place. I always wear a dress made out of an Australian flag – it’s become a bit of a tradition for me.”
stephanie, hughes
Lighting up the Canberra sky
EVERYONE is invited to come to Regatta Point, on the shores of Lake Burley Griffin, to view the Australia Day Fireworks Spectacular, an all-ages alcohol-free event.
The night will kick off at 6pm with entertainment from some of Australia’s top rowers and jet skiers.
Revellers can also cheer on local Canberra celebrities in the Dragon Boat Challenge. From 9pm, the Canberra sky will light up in brilliant colours with fireworks shooting from the Carillon, Questacon, National Capital Exhibition, Commonwealth Avenue Bridge, Commonwealth Place and from a huge barge in the lake. The best vantage point for the lake activities will be Regatta Point, while the fireworks will be best viewed from the west end of the main basin. Be sure to get to your spot early for the best view and experience of this free event.
Planning your visit
Where can i park?
In Civic and take the footbridge over Parkes Way to Commonwealth Park or off Commonwealth Avenue and cross at the traffic lights. Disabled parking will be available in the car park adjacent to Regatta Point.
Where are the best vantage points for the fireworks?
Regatta Point is definitely the best place to enjoy the pre-fireworks entertainment and the fireworks. The lawns of the National Library are also a great location to see the fireworks.
Will there be road closures?
Yes. In the interest of public safety, some road and car park closures will occur. Parkes
Place north will be closed to the public from 5pm until 10pm. Access to Commonwealth Park car park will be by authorised permit only. Commonwealth Bridge eastern lane southbound will be closed from 6am until midnight, Commonwealth Bridge eastern walkway will be closed from noon until midnight. Commonwealth Bridge will be closed from about 9pm until 9.10pm due to the fireworks display.
What are the areas affected by the fireworks exclusion zones?
An exclusion zone around the lawns of Upper Commonwealth Place will be in place from 9am, Saturday, January 24 until midnight Monday, January 26. An exclusion zone around Aspen Island will be in effect on Monday, January 26 from noon to midnight.
Food and drink
A variety of food and drink options will be available for purchase on Australia Day. The Australia Day celebrations in Commonwealth Park and Regatta Point are all-ages events, so only non-alcoholic beverages will be available onsite. Patrons are discouraged from bringing and consuming alcohol at the event.
What should i bring?
Sunscreen, a hat, sunglasses, a rug, torch and an Aussie flag!
What should i leave at home?
Pets, glass bottles, alcohol, excessively large shade structures and valuables.
For more information, visit www.australiaday.gov.au/act or contact Canberra Connect on 13 22 81.
Picnic at the Cotter
TAKE some time out to relax on Australia Day at the Cotter Bush Picnic, at the Cotter Reserve from 11am to 3pm.
The Cotter will have plenty of free entertainment including live music from Queen Juanita and the Zydecco Cowboys, Torres Strait Islander dancing and a reptile show.
Kids can catch water bugs with a ranger, catch a ride on the train, be creative with Aussie crafts and have their faces painted.
Everyone can get into the spirit of the day
with Australian tattoos and flags, thong throwing, egg-and-spoon races and a spot of mini golf. You can even learn to throw a boomerang and paint your own to take home. Learn about nature and how to look after the bush through various community displays and meet some of the creatures that live in our outback at the reptile display.
For more information, call Canberra Connect on 13 22 81 or visit www.tams.act.gov.au
arts&entertainment
‘Larrikin cellist’ takes a bow
by helen Musa
IF 2008 has been an important year for self-styled “larrikin cellist” David Pereira, then 2009 looks like being seminal.
Freed from the responsibilities of his full-time career as senior lecturer in the string department at the ANU School of Music since 1990, though he maintains a considerable teaching presence there, Pereira has embarked on a series of exploratory concerts involving the cello and allowing him to “get my best playing out before I’m too old”, this year commencing with the launch of the “David Pereira 2009 Cello Series at Wesley” on January 31. Pereira is elated, and there is good reason. “Since the beginning, late in 2007, these concerts [last year titled “Keyboard Legends for Cello”] have evolved effortlessly,” he tells me, describing how a coffee machine, Eftpos and subscription booking capacity all arrived on cue to make the process more workable. “My heart is in them. And I am learning.”
He picks his partners astutely. Argentine-born Sydney pianist Andrea Katz, who will join him in the first concert, has
been heard before in Canberra accompanying the formidable dramatic soprano Elizabeth Connell at the National Gallery. She will join Pereira in a mixed program of Janacek, Chopin, Schumann, Debussy, Benjamin, Falla and Aguirre showing the cello with its favourite partner.
It is no secret among Canberrans that Pereira, former cellist with the Australia Ensemble and principal cello for the Australian Chamber and Sydney Symphony Orchestras, has struggled with the demon of mental illness in recent years, a demon which forced him to step down from the concert stage for two years when his bowing hand was adversely affected by medication.
Then, with the help of family, friends and professionals, he made it back on to the podium with renewed vigour in October 2007.
Far from exhibiting any signs of hesitancy, his vigorous bowing in the demanding Tchaikovsky Pezzo Capriccioso Op. 62 revealed an artist at the very height of his powers. Shortly afterwards he embarked on a series of recitals at Wesley Music Centre and has not let up.
Kevin comes good for cartoonists
WHEN “CityNews” visited the country’s most important political cartooning show a year ago, the artists were in a state of near-panic as the Howard era gave way to what many feared would be a new, uncartoonable period with Kevin Rudd nothing worse than the head prefect or Harry Potter. This is perfectly summed up in the cartoon exhibited this year by Fiona Katauskas showing a female cartoonist wailing: “I miss
John Howard”. “It’s all right, she’s a cartoonist,” her male colleague explains to a puzzled bystander.
The latest exhibit of work by our leading media caricaturists, including Bill Leak, Cathy Wilcox, John Spooner, David Rowe, Geoff Pryor, David Pope, Mark Knight and First Dog On The Moon, proves that they needn’t have worried – the new Prime Minister, his Deputy and the new Treasurer have proved every bit as suitable for ridicule as their predecessors.
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Mind you, while Rudd gets it for his Bandaid approach to the Apology and the Summit, the opposition leaders do not escape unscathed, with Malcolm Turnbull depicted as a
EXHIBITION
“ behind the lines: the year’s best Cartoons 2008” Curated by Kathryn Chisholm, National Museum of Australia, until February 1. Free entry. reviewed by h elen Musa
diabolical figure and Peter Costello and Brendan Nelson much more pitiful than threatening.
The special section of contributions by junior cartoonists (old heads on young shoulders) is impressive, too. They have focused on climate change, but the youthful vision does not rest there. A year 7 pupil from Castlemaine Secondary College in Victoria contributed possibly the most poignant cartoon of the show with his very simple take on the Free Tibet movement.
What is now remarkable is that, through his natural frankness, Pereira has also chosen to make himself an example by becoming a patron for the Mental Health Foundation. “Tut, tut,” said some of his colleagues when he spoke out about his personal battle.
Pereira’s tastes are eclectic – he just likes good music. His associate artists this year will be harpist Alice Giles, cellists Lada Marcelja and James Larsen, clarinettist Alan Vivian, violinist Natsuko Yoshimoto, violist Xina Hawkins flautist Lina Andova, singer Christina Wilson and pianists Katherine Day, Daniel Pikler and Kimberley Michael.
Twenty years ago Pereira might have enjoyed the thrill of flying in and out of Warsaw on one-night engagements; now he prefers to get to know his audiences.
With new relationships developing on the recital platform, there are also new audiences emerging, too. “It’s a very real, not a wanky thing,” he says.
The first concert in the new Pereira series will be at Wesley Music Centre at 7pm on January 31 and 3pm on February 1.
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Czech out the prom concert
AFTER the success of 2008’s “CSOle!”, the Canberra Symphony Orchestra is partnering with the Embassy of the Czech Republic to commemorate its presidency of the European Union for the orchestra’s prom concert on the lawns of Government House, Yarralumla, on February 14. Czech music includes Dvorak’s “Slavonic Dances” and “Czech Suite” and the symphonic poems from Smetana’s images of his homeland. An iconic outdoor concert for Canberrans of all ages, the picnic prom concert can be booked at Canberra Ticketing.
“CITYNEWS” arts writer Helen Musa tells me that the fundraising concert for local dance academy Legs held at Erindale Theatre saw a packed house of keen parents
ARTS IN THE CITY
By Jorian Gardner
and relatives applaud as director Michelle Heine’s spectacularly costumed hoofers went through their paces. Grouped in age ranges from tots to seniors, it was an evening of showbiz variety with tap, jazz, hip-hop and lyrical dance, much of it was destined for interstate showcase championships.
ANI DiFranco is a songwriter, vocalist and guitarist perpetually on the move. From the raw “folk punk” of her early albums through the jazz/funk grooves from her touring years to the twists and turns
of her current work, Ani’s restless creativity continually leads her and her listeners into ever more exciting territory. She will play the Canberra Theatre on February 2. NIDA’s “Summer on Tour” is heading to Canberra from January 26 to February 1 with a program of specialist short courses in theatre, film and TV for adults and young people. Leading professionals and NIDA graduates will visit the Canberra Theatre Centre to provide local students with NIDA’s world-class training through week-long or weekend courses. Tutors include James Mitchell, who has just returned after featuring on the top-rating UK cop drama “The Bill” and is also a wellknown face in Australia from his time on “Home and Away”.
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Summer hard on hair
SUMMER can be the harshest season on the hair, whether we travel to the coast or get cool in the pool at home.
“Hair is very susceptible to damage and discolouration from pool water, especially if the hair is coloured,” says Adam Noble, from Next Haircutters in Braddon.
However, there are some steps we can take to prevent this damage.
“One trick is to put a highly acidic conditioner into your hair before swimming to close the hair’s cuticle layer slowing chlorine penetration. It is a must to use a clarifying shampoo after each swim as this will remove chlorine before it has a chance to build up,” he says.
Once UV light or chlorine has damaged the hair, it usually needs to be reconstructed using salon treatments that combine protein for strength and moisture for elasticity, Adam says.
“A chlorine build up will cause blonded hair to throw a green cast and is much more difficult to remove – so seek the advice of a hairdresser,” he says.
“It’s always advisable to protect your hair from the sun as your hair can burn, just like your skin.
“Protect it with the same diligence that you use on your body. There are many products available with UV protection and waterproofing ability.
“Canberra has such a dry climate that it can affect hair dramatically, especially
curly and or coloured hair, because the cuticle layer of the hair is more open, allowing the atmosphere to draw out moisture. You must replace the lost moisture daily and then close the cuticle (outer) layer of the hair with the right conditioner.”
– Megan haggan
Confessions of a secret saboteur
I HAVE a confession; I’m a secret saboteur.
During the day I silently commit to memory the location of a particular target. Then after dark, when the children are asleep, armed with my trusty screwdriver and bread and butter knife, I find my mark.
The other night it was a battery operated toy robot that dances to disco music. Next week it may be that really annoying Black Hawk helicopter that has been buzzing around my head all day or the fire engine with a siren loud enough to turn Mother Teresa postal. Sometimes it’s hard to pull these things apart, but with practice it’s possible to remove the batteries quite quickly and efficiently.
Recently I sunk to an all-time low. I was caught by my horrified husband surgically removing the electronic innards of Grandpa Bear, a cute little fella with the wire frame glasses and an American hillbilly accent that has recited a short repertoire of children’s stories pretty much continuously for six long years. It seemed its batteries would never run down and I had to take action.
It’s not the toys themselves that I have a problem with. It’s the non-stop, constant cacophony of noise that these innocent-looking instruments of torture produce. Before I had children, noise never seemed a problem. I liked my music and television loud. I enjoyed loud places and loud people. In fact, until the arrival of my first really loud bundle of joy, I actually found it a bit unnerving to be
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Pedal to health
EVERY adult should engage in half an hour of moderate physical activity at least five days per week to remain active and healthy, according to national health guidelines. However, about half the Australian population is not achieving this and, as a result, has increased the nation’s risk of cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes and obesity.
According to Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, regular physical exercise such as riding a bike may be an answer. Director Garry Jennings says bike riding is the sensible choice to improve health for those not normally accustomed to training.
“Bike riding appeals to a large number of people because it avoids high impact, you don’t have to be super fit to start, it can be undertaken by a wide variety of age groups, is affordable and can be integrated into one’s daily routine as a form of transport,” Professor Jennings said.
MuM IN THE CITY
By Sonya Fladun
anywhere really quiet.
Not so these days. I would do almost anything sometimes for a few minutes peace and quiet. It’s especially excruciating at this time of year – the children are on holidays and the house seems to be full of new battery driven toys, and then there’s a constant background babble of cartoons, computer games and Wiggles music.
I’m sure that toys are generally much noisier than they used to be and they’ve invaded every nook and cranny of our lives. For example, we currently have a badger or maybe a lemur; well I think it’s a badger, loose in the car somewhere. It’s a small plastic toy that I only vaguely remember acquiring with a McDonald’s kids meal. I know it’s somewhere in the car because every time I turn a corner or go around a roundabout
I’m treated disconcerting rendition of “I like to move it, move it” over and over again. Yet, despite an exhaustive search, I’ve failed to track down this microchip menace.
Maybe it’s an age thing or maybe my noise tolerance level has just hit overload. Maybe I’ve just lost it. But I have come to appreciate the old adage that “children (well, at least their toys and entertainment) should be seen and not heard”.
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Flashpoint
Sunday, WIN, 8.30pm
Like the excellent homegrown drama Rush, this new Canadian series depicts a special task force that is called in to tough situations regular police can’t handle. The Strategic Response Unit, led by Sgt Gregory Parker (Enrico Colantoni, above), rescues hostages, busts gangs, defuses bombs, climbs the sides of buildings and talks down suicidal teens.
Tennis:
Australian Open
Monday, Prime, 11.00am
It’s that time of year again, when the world’s best tennis players descend on Melbourne Park for two weeks of headturning play. The men’s side of the draw looks set to be a fierce battle between Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic and the women’s between Jelena Jankovic, Serena Williams and Dinara Safina. Matthew White (above), Bruce McAvaney and Johanna Griggs present all the action.
6.10 Kidnapped. (PG, R, S) 7.00 News. (S) 7.30 Eye For An Elephant. (S) 8.25 News. (S) 8.30 Movie: The Trial Of Tony Blair. (2007) Robert Lindsay, Phoebe Nicholls, Claire Skinner. Former British PM Tony Blair struggles with his legacy after leaving public office. (M, S) 9.45 The Eternity Man. Operatic short film. (M, S) 11.15 Pablo De Sarasate: The Lion Of The Violin. (G, R) 11.55 Movie: Dr Strangelove Or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Bomb. (1964) (B&W, PG, R, S)
6.00 News. (S) 6.30 Outback Wildlife Rescue. (G, S) 7.00 Hot Property. (G, S) 7.30 The Rich List. (G, S) 8.30 Movie: Nine Months. (1995) Hugh Grant, Julianne Moore, Tom Arnold, Joan Cusack. A young man comically copes with the trials and tribulations of impending fatherhood after learning that his girlfriend is pregnant. (M, R, S) 11.50 The Benny Hill Show. (PG, R)
6.00 News. (S) 6.30 20 To 01. (PG, R, S) 7.30 Two And A Half Men. (PG, R, S) 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. Penny becomes obsessed with an online game. (PG, S) 8.30 Flashpoint. Officers of the Strategic Response Unit are faced with a tense situation when a bank robber takes a hostage. (M, S) 9.30 The Mentalist. Patrick Jane sets up a seance to expose a fraud. (M, R, S) 11.30 Movie: Matchstick Men. (2003) (M, R, S)
6.00 The Simpsons. (G, R, S) 6.30 Movie: Bad News Bears. (2005) (PG, S) 8.45 Movie: About A Boy. (2002) Hugh Grant, Toni Collette, Nicholas Hoult, Rachel Weisz. A superficial and immature man befriends a 12-year-old boy who teaches him to act like an adult. (M, R, S) 11.20 The Office. (PG) 11.50 Taken Out. (G)
6.00 Motor Racing. Dakar Rally. Day 15. Highlights. 6.30 World News Australia. (S) 7.30 Lost Worlds: The Children’s Crusade. (PG, S) 8.30 Nuremberg: Nazis On Trial: Albert Speer. Part 1 of 3. (PG, S) 9.40 Speer And Hitler: Germania The Madness. Docudrama. Part 1 of 3. A profile of Nazi architect Albert Speer, the driving force behind Germany’s wartime production and one of the few leaders of the Third Reich who took personal responsibility for his crimes. (PG, R) 11.20 Cycling. Tour Down Under Classic.
The Waiting Room
Thursday, WIN, 8.00pm
Nobody wants to spend time in a hospital waiting room, but plenty of people will tune into this new observational series because the stories are fascinating. Host Dr Andrew Rochford (above) travels the country speaking to patients and their loved ones, discovering tales of joy, grief, love, friendship and courage. It’s the perfect partner to the preceding program that details the lifesaving work of doctors, Emergency
6.05 The House Of Windsor: A Royal Dynasty: The King Who Saved The Crown. (S) 7.00 News. (S) 7.30 The 7.30 Report. (S) 8.00 Choir Of Hard Knocks. Part 4 of 5. (PG, R, S) 8.30 The Beckoning Silence. (PG, R, S) 9.50 Made In Chicago: The Making Of Barack Obama. Examines the impact that Barack Obama’s time in Chicago had on him and his politics, from his arrival in 1985 through to his election as the 44th president of the United States. (G, S) 11.45 MDA. (M, R, S)
6.00 News. (S) 6.30 Today Tonight. (S) 7.00 Home And Away. (PG, S) 7.30 Tennis. Australian Open. Day 1. Night session. From Melbourne Park. Men’s draw features Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Lleyton Hewitt. Women’s draw features Jelena Jankovic, Serena Williams and Dinara Safina. Hosted by Johanna Griggs. Commentary from Jim Courier, Tracy Austin, Todd Woodbridge, Alicia Molik, John Alexander, Nicole Bradtke, John Fitzgerald and Roger Rasheed. (S)
6.00 News. (S) 6.30 WIN News. (S) 7.00 A Current Affair. (S) 7.30 Two And A Half Men. (PG, R, S) 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. Raj becomes impossibly arrogant after being named in People magazine’s “30 to watch under 30”. (PG, S) 8.30 Flashpoint. After a cop is held hostage by an enraged family member, the team members must to set aside their own feelings to resolve the situation. (M, S) 9.30 Crime Investigation Australia: Snowtown. (M, R, S) 11.45 Just Shoot Me! (PG)
6.00 The Simpsons. (G, R, S) 6.30 Neighbours. (G, S) 7.00 Friends. (PG, R, S) 7.30 The Simpsons. (G, R, S) 8.00 Rules Of Engagement. Jeff has a rare opportunity to have a night with the guys rather than go to a wedding. Will Audrey’s fear about Jeff come true? (PG, R, S) 8.30 Movie: The Contender. (2000) A female senator sets out to win the office of Vice President, but faces attacks from her political opponents in the process. (M, S) 11.05 News/Sports Tonight. (S) 11.50 David Letterman. (PG)
6.00 Motor Racing. Dakar Rally. Final day. Highlights. 6.30 World News Australia. (S) 7.30 Top Gear. (PG, S) 8.30 South Park. The boys form a Peruvian flute band with the help of Craig. (PG, S) 9.00 Drawn Together. Toot tells Clara that she must be pregnant after kissing Foxxy. (MA15+, R, S) 9.30 World News Australia. (S) 9.55 Market Update. 10.00 Pizza. Pauly and Junior are to be deported to Coconut Island. (M, R, S) 11.25 Movie: Murk. (2005) (MA15+)
The Complete Guide To Parenting
Friday, ABC1, 9.40pm
If you are having trouble taming little terrors, Professor George Huntley (Peter Davison) is your go-to guy. The genteel academic has a rational, reasoned answer for every child problem, but has never quite got around to the practical side of parenting. When his wife takes a job based in Paris, Huntley has to take responsibility for their seven-year-old son Jamie (Noah Hedges, above).
6.10 River Cottage: Gone Fishing! (G, S) 7.00 News. (S) 7.30 The 7.30 Report. (S) 8.00 The Museum: Things Aren’t What They Seem. (S) 8.35 Party Animals. (Final) As the Sedley by-election heats up, Ashika and Scott decide to have a “proper” relationship. But will their new-found alliance withstand the pressures of politics? Danny confronts some hard truths and pushes Scott to make a tough call. (S) 9.30 Bastard Boys. Part 2 of 4. (M, R, S) 11.30 Movie: Cape Fear. (1962) (B&W, M, R, S)
6.00 News. (S) 6.30 Today Tonight. (S) 7.00 Home And Away. (PG, S) 7.30 Tennis. Australian Open. Day 2. Night session. From Melbourne Park. Men’s draw features Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Lleyton Hewitt. Women’s draw features Jelena Jankovic, Serena Williams and Dinara Safina. Hosted by Johanna Griggs. Commentary from Jim Courier, Tracy Austin, Todd Woodbridge, Alicia Molik, John Alexander, Nicole Bradtke, John Fitzgerald and Roger Rasheed. (S)
6.00 News. (S) 6.30 WIN News. (S) 7.00 A Current Affair. (S) 7.30 Police Ten 7. (PG, S) 8.00 Sudden Impact. A wheelchair-bound winery operator strives to rebuild his life after being involved in a terrifying crash. (PG, S) 8.30 Movie: Paycheck. (2003) An electronics engineer hired for a top-secret job on the proviso that he has his memory erased at the end of the contract, awakens to find himself being pursued by the authorities for a crime he cannot remember committing. (M, R, S)
6.00 The Simpsons. (G, R, S) 6.30 Neighbours. (G, S) 7.00 Friends. (PG, R, S) 7.30 The Simpsons. (PG, R, S) 8.00 Rules Of Engagement. (PG, R, S) 8.30 NCIS. When Ziva witnesses a political assassination, she must surrender to the FBI and deal with the consequences without the help of the retired Gibbs. But he is forced to come out of retirement to help Fornell, who is being threatened by an escaped convict. (M, R, S) 11.15 The Late Show With David Letterman. (PG)
6.00 Cycling. Tour Down Under. Stage 1. Highlights. Norwood to Mawson Lakes, South Australia. 6.30 World News Australia. (S) 7.30 Desperately Seeking Doctors: Unexpected Territory. (PG, S) 8.30 Blood And Guts: A History Of Surgery: Spare Parts. Part 3 of 5. (M, S) 9.30 World News Australia. (S) 9.55 Market Update. 10.00 Hot Docs: The Dark Years. Part 1 of 3. (S) 11.25 Movie: Joni’s Promise. (2005) (PG)
Iron Chef Saturday, SBS, 8.30pm
You have to love the Japanese – their idea of what makes good telly is simply priceless. This eccentric cooking-cum-game show is no exception. Attaining cult status among those who stay at home on Saturday nights, a lot of the appeal comes from the judges commentary, somewhat over-enthusiastically translated by some very comical Americans. Marvellous stuff.
6.05 Art Museums Of The World. (G, S) 6.30 Nigella Express. (G, S) 7.00 News. (S) 7.30 The 7.30 Report. (S) 8.00 My Family. Michael and Alfie’s experience with internetdating goes awry. Ben attempts to get his old band back together. (S) 8.35 The Omid Djalili Show. Sketch comedy. Omid talks about the environment and interfering Iranians. (PG, S) 9.05 Chandon Pictures. (M, S) 9.35 Seven Periods With Mr Gormsby. (M, R, S) 10.00 The Robinsons. (M, R, S) 11.55 Movie: Silent Running. (1972) (PG, R, S)
6.00 News. (S) 6.30 Today Tonight. (S) 7.00 Home And Away. (PG, S) 7.30 Tennis. Australian Open. Day 3. Night session. From Melbourne Park. Men’s draw features Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Lleyton Hewitt. Women’s draw features Jelena Jankovic, Serena Williams and Dinara Safina. Hosted by Johanna Griggs. Commentary from Jim Courier, Tracy Austin, Todd Woodbridge, Alicia Molik, John Alexander, Nicole Bradtke, John Fitzgerald and Roger Rasheed. (S)
6.00 News. (S) 6.30 WIN News. (S) 7.00 A Current Affair. (S) 7.30 10 To 01. (PG, S) 8.00 The New Adventures Of Old Christine. Christine finds out her new sleep medication caused her to embarrass herself over the phone. (PG, S) 8.30 CSI: Miami. Horatio finally learns the truth about what happened to his brother. (M, R, S) 9.30 ER. Luka’s formal dinner for the staff gives Abby the surprise of a lifetime after she discovers the reason for the evening. (M, S) 11.30 Just Shoot Me! (PG)
6.00 The Simpsons. (G, R, S) 6.30 Neighbours. (G, S) 7.00 Friends. (PG, R, S) 7.30 The Simpsons. (PG, R, S) 8.00 Rules Of Engagement. Audrey and Jennifer decide to do some matchmaking, yet the effects hit closer to home when Adam and Jeff get involved. (PG, R, S) 8.30 House. House puts a well-known medical researcher through a battery of tests to determine why he collapsed in his lab. (M, R, S) 11.15 The Late Show With David Letterman. (PG)
6.00 Cycling. Tour Down Under. Stage 2. Highlights. 6.30 World News Australia. (S) 7.30 Food Safari. (G, S) 8.00 Tales From The Palaces: Signs Of Life. (G, R, S) 8.30 Long Way Down: Laisamis, Kenya To Kigali, Rwanda. Ewan, Charley and their team get into trouble crossing a muddy riverbed in Kenya. (M, S) 9.30 World News Australia. (S) 9.55 Market Update. 10.00 Movie: Operation Valkyrie. (2004) Sebastian Koch, Axel Milberg, Udo Schenk. (M, R, S) 11.40 Movie: The Unforgiven. (2005) (MA15+, R)
The Trial Of Tony Blair
Sunday, ABC1, 8.30pm
It’s 2010, Tony Blair has left office, Gordon Brown has the UK’s top job, Bush is in rehab, Hillary Clinton’s in the White House, and Iraq has decended into anarchy. As Blair struggles with his legacy and a guilty conscience, the threat of extradition to The Hague on war crimes charges looms. Starring Robert Lindsay (above).
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The Contender
Monday, SC Ten, 8.30pm
The Contender is a political potboiler of a very high order, for which Joan Allen earned the second of backto-back Oscar nominations. When the incumbent US vice president dies in office, among the leading candidates to step up to the plate is Democratic Senator Laine Hanson (Allen, above). Alarm bells go off when her nomination is announced, and a reactionary band of sexist rumour-mongers set a smear campaign in motion.
6.05 Planet Earth: Shallow Seas. (G, R, S) 7.00 News. (S) 7.30 The 7.30 Report. (S) 8.00 Everest ER. (S) 8.35 The Unteachables. (S) 9.30 When The Natives Get Restless. The story of six indigenous families from Dubbo’s notorious Gordon Estate. (MA15+, S) 9.55 Constructing Australia: Pipe Dreams. Part 2 of 3. In the late 1800s, two men shared a vision for opening up Western Australia by pumping a river of water through pipes across the desert. (PG, R, S) 11.05 Live From Abbey Road. (PG, S) 11.55 Wildside. (M, R)
6.00 News. (S) 6.30 Today Tonight. (S) 7.00 Home And Away. (PG, S) 7.30 Tennis. Australian Open. Day 4. Night session. From Melbourne Park. Men’s draw features Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Lleyton Hewitt. Women’s draw features Jelena Jankovic, Serena Williams and Dinara Safina. Hosted by Johanna Griggs. Commentary from Jim Courier, Tracy Austin, Todd Woodbridge, Alicia Molik, John Alexander, Nicole Bradtke, John Fitzgerald and Roger Rasheed. (S)
6.00 News. (S) 6.30 WIN News. (S) 7.00 A Current Affair. (S) 7.30 Emergency: Michael, Alan, Pauline. (PG, S) 8.00 The Waiting Room. (PG, S) 8.30 Cold Case. The case of a dead woman who was married to an insolvent internet entrepreneur is reopened. (PG, R, S) 9.30 The Secret Millionaire. Self-made millionaire and staunch conservative John Elliott goes undercover to discovers how the government’s social safety net affects Britain’s poorest people. (PG, S) 11.30 Seinfeld. (PG)
6.00 The Simpsons. (G, R, S) 6.30 Neighbours. (G, S) 7.00 Friends. (PG, R, S) 7.30 Don’t Forget The Lyrics. (G, S) 8.30 Law & Order: SVU. When a polygamist’s wife is murdered, the man believes it is related to a recent criminal case he was testifying in, but the detectives have a different opinion. (M, R, S) 9.30 Law & Order: Criminal Intent. Goren and Eames investigate the murder of a young mother connected to a very wealthy family. (M, R, S) 11.15 The Late Show With David Letterman. (PG)
6.00 Cycling. Tour Down Under. Stage 3. Highlights. Unley to Victor Harbor, South Australia. 6.30 World News Australia. (S) 7.35 Rex In Rome. (PG, S) 8.30 Carla Cametti PD. (M, S) 9.30 World News Australia. (S) 9.55 Market Update. 10.00 Movie: The Axe. (2005) José Garcia, Karin Viard, Ulrich Tukur. Frustrated by years of unemployment, a family man sets out to kill his competition and claim the job of his dreams. (M)
About A Boy
Sunday, SC Ten, 8.45pm
This charming and insightful comedydrama follows the unlikely friendship that develops between shallow, self-absorbed London bachelor Will (Hugh Grant, right), who has never had to work a day of his 38 years, and troubled youngster Marcus (Nicholas Hoult). The coming-ofage tale is wonderfully handled by Chris and Paul Weitz (American Pie), with terrific lead performances, an insightful script (based on Nick Hornby’s novel) and acres of feelgood drama.
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6.05 Pilot Guides. (S) 7.00 News. (S) 7.30 The 7.30 Report. (S) 8.00 Kylie Kwong: My China. (S) 8.30 Miniseries: Trial & Retribution XI: Closure. (2007) Frustrated by the unsolved murder of a teenage schoolgirl, Detective Chief Inspector Roisin Connor calls in a well-known criminal profiler to assist in the investigation. (M, S) 9.40 The Complete Guide To Parenting. Professor George Hartley’s belief that graffiti is a form of expression amongst adolescents that should be encouraged takes a battering. (PG, R, S)
6.00 News. (S) 6.30 Today Tonight. (S) 7.00 Home And Away. (PG, S) 7.30 Tennis. Australian Open. Day 5. Night session. From Melbourne Park. Men’s draw features Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Lleyton Hewitt. Women’s draw features Jelena Jankovic, Serena Williams and Dinara Safina. Hosted by Johanna Griggs. Commentary from Jim Courier, Tracy Austin, Todd Woodbridge, Alicia Molik, John Alexander, Nicole Bradtke, John Fitzgerald and Roger Rasheed. (S)
6.00 News. (S) 6.30 WIN News. (S) 7.00 Cricket. One-day international. Game 3. Australia v South Africa. Second session. From the SCG. Commentary from Richie Benaud, Michael Slater, Mark Nicholas and Mark Taylor. (S) 10.00 A Current Affair. (S)
6.00 Totally Frank. (PG, R, S) 6.25 Minuscule: Sleeping In. (G) 6.30 Best Of Gardening Australia. (G, R, S) 7.00 News. (S) 7.30 Rain Shadow. (PG, R, S) 8.25 News. (S) 8.30 The Bill. DC Banks and DI Nixon investigate the serious assault on the young man who had previously tried to abduct Banks’s wife. DI Nixon fears for consequences when one of her witnesses in a trial goes AWOL, and the other remains reluctant to testify. (PG, S) 11.20 Rage. (M)
6.00 News. (S) 6.30 Inside Queen Mary 2. (G, R, S) 7.30 Tennis. Australian Open. Day 6. Night session. From Melbourne Park. Men’s draw features Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Lleyton Hewitt. Women’s draw features Jelena Jankovic, Serena Williams and Dinara Safina. Hosted by Johanna Griggs. Commentary from Jim Courier, Tracy Austin, Todd Woodbridge, Alicia Molik, John Alexander, Nicole Bradtke, John Fitzgerald and Roger Rasheed. (S)
6.00 News. (S) 6.30 Australia’s Funniest Home Videos Summer Series. (G, R, S) 7.30 Movie: Superman III. (1983) (PG, R, S) 10.00 McLeod’s Daughters. The girls race to prevent a tragedy when they learn Ingrid plans to kill her ex-husband. Moira’s performance in the musical is overshadowed by personal tragedy. (M, S)
SATURDAY, JANUARY 17
Camp Rock behind the Scenes
6.30PM – DISNEY CHANNEL (201)
A sneak peak backstage at the rock ‘n’ roll antics involved in the making of “Camp Rock”.
World Report
8PM – CNN (451)
“World Report” presents stories contributed from more than 240 organisations in 156 countries and territories worldwide.
3000 Miles to Graceland
8.30PM – MOVIE EXTRA (413)
A skilled band of ex-cons gang together to rob a casino in Las Vegas during an Elvis impersonator convention.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 18
Top 12 Paparazzi Victims 6PM – MTV (251)
MTV’s countdown of the top 12 paparazzi victims.
World’s Heaviest Man
7.30PM – DISCOVERY HOME AND HEALTH (309)
In 2005 Manuel Uribe was named the heaviest man in the world. He was bed bound for seven years and has so far refused surgery.
6.00 The Simpsons. (G, R, S) 6.30 Neighbours. (G, S) 7.00 Friends. (PG, R, S) 7.30 The Simpsons. (G, R, S) 8.00 The Simpsons. (PG, R, S) 8.30 Law & Order. A lawyer defending a suspect accused of murdering a psychiatrist tries to prove their client’s bad childhood provided justification for the crime. An investigation into an illegal dog fight turns into a murder case after a woman’s finger is discovered inside one of the animals. (M, S) 11.25 News. (S) 11.55 Sports Tonight. (S)
6.00 Cycling. Tour Down Under. Stage 4. Highlights. (S) 7.30 Fairy Tales Exposed: Facts Behind The Fiction: The Secret Life Of Snow White. (PG, R, S) 8.20 One Voice, One Vote. (G) 8.35 As It Happened: Churchill’s Bodyguard – Nearly Killed In New York. Part 3 of 6. Looks at the period in Churchill’s life when acute appendicitis cost him his parliamentary seat in 1922. (G, R, S) 9.30 World News Australia. (S) 9.55 Market Update. 10.00 Eros Under The Swastika. (MA15+, R)
6.00 The Simpsons. (G, R, S) 6.30 Movie: Billy Madison. (1995) (PG, R, S) 8.30 Movie: The Jackal. (1997) Bruce Willis, Richard Gere, Sidney Poitier, Diane Venora. The FBI and the KGB hire a jailed Irish sniper to stop a chameleon-like terrorist. (M, R, S) 11.00 Rush. (M, R, S)
6.00 Cycling. Tour Down Under. Stage 5. Highlights. 6.30 World News Australia. (S) 7.30 MythBusters. (PG, S) 8.30 Iron Chef. (G, R, S) 9.20 RocKwiz. (S) 10.00 Movie: Four Stars. (2006) Isabelle Carré, José Garcia, François Cluzet. A teacher vacationing on the French Rivera falls for a charming conman who maintains a facade of wealth by pretending to be Elton John’s assistant. (M) 11.45 Shorts On Screen.
Mr Magorium’s Wonder Emporium 8.30PM – MOVIE ONE (411)
Natalie Portman is the socially awkward manager of the most wonderful, magical toy store in the world – until its eccentric owner bequeaths the store to her and things ominously begin to change.
Sailing into the shade
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Just-rite also supplies and installs giant swinging umbrellas. These come in either four or five-metre diameter. The umbrellas rotate 360 degrees for maximum sun protection and are easy to collapse when not in use.
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Homes to suit budget
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132 �������� ������� - 132 is a private haven to escape to surrounded by established gardens and is walking distance to the lakes foreshore and all that Lake Burley Griffin has to offer. Although, sanctuary lies beyond the entry of this well appointed builders home. With a choice of two entries, one formal to receive guests while the other is informal to welcome family and friends. Private courtyards surround the formal lounge dinning accessible from two French doors ideal for cocktail parties, this formal wing also includes a guest bedroom with ensuite and walk in robe with bedroom 3 and the study/bedroom 5 separating the casual living areas, main bedroom and bedroom two. The kitchen with granite bench tops extends to an open plan family room that boasts timber floors and an inbuilt gas fire place complete with remote control and flows seamlessly through cafe’ style doors out to a very beautiful courtyard garden for alfresco living at it’s best! With most knock down blocks selling for over $700,000 this gorgeous four bedroom plus study home represents great
Open: Open Saturday 12-1pm
Details: Darin Entriken 0415 082 526
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New listing: For the price of an apartment you can have your own freestanding home! Architecturally designed, spacious, perfect for the buyer who demands quality and convenience without compromise. Intelligent planning combines ease of living with brilliant presentation to create versatile accommodation; perfect for the elderly, extended family members, student, busy executive, as a home office or rental income option. EER 2.
- New listing: Proudly displaying the genteel elegance and radiating the charm and character of yesteryear whilst offering an exquisitely renovated home featuring today’s lifestyle requirements. French doors lead you from the huge and segregated master bedroom out to the home’s crowning glory, which are the gardens! An ideal haven to escape from the busy city life, yet very close by to the CBD, ANU and CSIRO facilities. EER 1.
These properties, on the same block, are separately titled so can be purchased individually or together.
Open: Open Saturday 12.45 - 1.30 and appointments welcome Details: Aniko Carey 0429 487 939
LONG BEACH 83A+B Northcove Road
Brilliant Sea Views
A pair of brand new contemporary three bedroom duplexes thoughtfully designed for relaxed family living and easy care and located in one of the best streets. Spacious open plan living at two levels with polished hardwood floors and generous decks at both levels offer breathtaking views across the bay to town. With excellent bathrooms, smart practical kitchen and heaps of cupboard storage, plenty of room to park your boat and nearby access to Long Beach. Just the place to kick back and relax.. To be auctioned separately.
MALUA BAY 43 Tallawang Avenue
Any Closer And You’ll Be In The Water!
Sunday 25 Jan 2pm On Site
View by appointment or Open House
John Haslem 0418 514 399 raywhite.com BBY11249 (83A) BBY11250 (83B)
ROSEDALE 67 Yowani Road
Here’s a Really Special One!
Nearly forty years ago, this original beach cottage was acquired by Lister and Edna Hopkins and they and their four sons have enjoyed the benefits of its tranquil location. How convenient to step down the cliff to the secluded beach; how special to be the first footstep on the sand with only the famous boatsheds for company; how invigorating to momentarily escape the rigours of life and recharge in this exquisite environment. Now you can make it yours! Truly a Rosedale treasure, just four hours from Sydney and two from Canberra on the Eurobodalla Nature Coast.
Auction
Sunday 25 Jan 12pm On Site
View by appointment
Caryl Haslem 0418 564 599 raywhite.com BBY11254
From the moment you walk in, it dawns on you that you may never find another location like this. Set in the street everyone loves, this residence on 563 m2 offers it all. Direct beach access through the beachfront reserve, one of the most breathtaking views you will ever be able to buy, a fully fenced rear garden, four oversized bedrooms, master with ensuite, beach-inspired design, enormous open plan living areas leading onto one of the three entertaining decks, separate rumpus or family room, immaculate grounds. This really is a beauty!
BATEHAVEN 362 Beach Road
The One For Which You Have Been Waiting!
You couldn’t be closer to Caseys Beach than this. Enjoy the delights of this superbly renovated beach cottage with sensational views almost on your doorstep! Three bedrooms two bathrooms, a sheltered bbq gazebo and spacious deck add to your enjoyment. There’s also a sleep out for overflow visitors, a garage plus shed and a long gated driveway for boat storage, all in tickety boo order! Caseys Beach is a perennial favourite in Batemans Bay. Great for swimming, safe for children and line anglers love it! Just ten minutes from the Bay Centre and a short walk to Batehaven shops and cafes.
