Canberra CityNews March 5-11

Disgrace of Garema Place

Over several months reporter JORIAN GARDNER has watched the mood of Garema Place change from a place of fun to a place of fear.

GAREMA Place has become the disgrace of Canberra city.

No matter the time of the day, there are fights, beggars, under-age drinkers – some just children – or homeless people, clearly under the influence of drugs or alcohol, who swear, argue and heckle and harass passers-by.

And all the while, the police seem powerless to act on the concerns of local businesses, fearful that eventually someone is going to get hurt.

I have watched carefully over several months the change in Garema Place. Gone are the days of its being a jewel in Canberra’s city centre, where you could dine al-fresco, catch some free music or occasionally see an outdoor movie.

Jude Cohen, owner of Bardelli’s Café, is right in the middle of the trouble.

“There was someone stabbed in the face just the other week,” he says. “There is a core group of about 20 people who cause all the trouble, I think. I have spoken with the police about the possibility of the businesses here hiring a security guard.”

Mr Cohen believes that the fact that charity organisations set up a few times a week, most notably on Friday evenings, in Garema Place, just metres away from his cafe is also a problem.

“Don’t get me wrong, I respect the fact that these organisations are caring for the needy, but the giving away of free food in Garema Place simply attracts problems.

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“It’s hard to serve someone a $30 meal when they are sitting opposite homeless and drunk people fighting and swearing. They shouldn’t be doing it here, right in the city centre.”

ACT Policing doesn’t immediately have statistics that go the exact number of call-outs in only Garema Place, but a police officer, who did not want to be identified, told “CityNews” that, in his opinion, violence in the area was a big problem and that there had been increased patrols to try and combat the bad behaviour – but it wasn’t working.

Redpath Shoes has been in Garema Place for many years and owner Ron Haniotis has seen it all.

“They fight and swear, kick over my signs, break bottles and drink all the time,” he says. “It (the violence) is increasing a lot. It has gotten worse in the last year.

“The police come past and talk to them, but

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they have no power. They (the troublemakers) leave and then come back when the police are gone 10 minutes later.

“People avoid coming through here. It’s very bad for business.”

Everyone “CityNews” spoke to brought up the fact that alcohol is a major factor.

Security cameras were installed to great fanfare in Garema Place, but are they having any effect?

“CityNews” asked ACT Policing, operated by the Australian Federal Police, if there was someone watching all the time?

The answer was “no”. The CCTV camera records and if an incident occurs a request is made and the footage is then retrieved.

There is a police station in Garema Place, but these days acts only as a base for police to do their patrols from. Perhaps it’s time that the ACT Government looked at re-opening this facility.

Beware of fakes, warns art dealer

“LET the Canberra buyer beware,” a concerned Gold Creek art gallery director has warned after clients fell victim to one of Australia’s worst art scams.

Robert Stephens, director of Aarwun Gallery, is concerned that travelling art auctions continue to feature questionable works by painters such as D’Arcy Doyle and Norman Lindsay.

Mr Stephens has told “CityNews” how one of his clients reported spending $40,000 on two Doyle works which were now probably inauthentic. Another client, brought in a Doyle painting which Stephens says was an obvious forgery.

Alarm spread in the Australian art world in late January when NSW police raided the Ronald Coles Investment Gallery and two other private properties, seizing a total of 404 paintings and started investigating potential forgeries relating to some of Australia’s most celebrated artists.

With the help of on-air endorsements on talkback radio, Mr Coles had developed a national reputation as an art dealer who resold valuable art portfolios on behalf of clients, who had often paid for works out of their self-managed superannuation funds.

“The trouble is,” Mr Stephens said, “that these works often come with certificates of authenticity.” In his view, the only way art lovers can protect themselves is by thoroughly studying the works of artists who interest them before purchasing.

– Helen Musa

When animals go to war

By Helen Musa

FOR all those who believe that animals and humankind share more than divides them, the Australian War Memorial now has an exhibition to confirm their most cherished beliefs about man’s best pals and his worst enemies.

“A is for Animals” has been developed with a young audience in mind, but you could see at the opening that it will attract adults as well. With the tragic story of Roff the defecting German messenger dog who never made it to Australia taking centre stage, the show is full of objects, pictures and anecdotes showing animals in war, from mascots and messengers to nasty creatures in the jungle that can give soldiers away by alerting the enemy to their presence.

Animals are put to many uses in war, the exhibition’s curators say. Sometimes they have, like horses, heavy work to do. Sometimes they are used as mascots and pets, or become symbols on badges and posters, where a doe-eyed spaniel warns the public about indiscretion. Some unfortunate animals are put

to practical use, like the rat carcase recycled to disguise a bomb.

Arranged alphabetically, as the exhibition title suggests, “A is for Animals” covers all aspects of animals at war. Under “G is for Gallant”, for instance, we learn that in 1997 the RSPCA awarded a Purple Cross to Murphy and all of Simpson’s donkeys “for the exceptional work they performed on behalf of humans while under continual fire at Gallipoli”.

Under “C is for Camel”, we learn how Australian soldiers used camels in World War I to transport men and equipment in the Middle East and north, but what temperamental charges they often proved to be.

On the whole, it is humankind’s happy and mutually nurturing relationship animals which is to the forefront in this heart-warming exhibition. One of the most touching examples of this is seen in the little canine gas masks prepared to protect man’s very best mate.

“A is for Animals” is at the Australian War Memorial, until July 22. Free entry.

More trees for Campbell Primary

CAMPBELL Primary School will add 300 native trees to its Friendship Hill site this year, helped by MobileMuster and Landcare Australia’s “Old Phones, More Trees” campaign.

The campaign, which collected 100,000 old mobile handsets for recycling last year, has funded local Landcare groups across the country with the means to plant 101,500 trees.

Deputy Principal of Campbell Primary School Anna McKenzie says that Friendship Hill has come a long way from the bare, eroded area it was before the school began its rejuvenation program.

“Friendship Hill is now the school’s model xeriscape garden [xeriscaping refers to landscaping with a view to reducing the need for watering] and the school ceremonial area,” she says.

“The site has been developed as a community reserve with native gardens, paths, seating and signage.

“Planting the 300 native trees will help restore degraded areas, increase biodiversity, reduce soil compacting and erosion, and assist in the school’s long-term goal of becoming more environmentally sustainable.”

Other degraded areas in the ACT to benefit from the campaign will be Holt, Kambah and Ginninderra Creek. For more information or to find a MobileMuster dropoff point, visit www.mobilemuster.com.au

Tax with a private face

In his first regular column for ‘CityNews’, Canberra radio personality MARK PARTON thinks the unthinkable: Privatise the Australian Tax Office

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I WAS having lunch in Civic the other day looking at all of the Government workers with their lanyards and ID tags. There are just so many of them. Most of these particular workers were with the Australian Taxation Office.

Now, I’ve never worked for the public service. As a consequence, there are so many things about the public service that I don’t understand.

As I polished off my nachos, I pondered what on earth they all could possibly do at the ATO? What were their actual job descriptions and how do they all fill in their days?

And it led me to this big question: If a private firm ran the ATO, how different would things be? Would they more effectively recover taxes and how would their operation change. I wonder if they’d re-brand the place and come up with a swish new advertising campaign complete with catchy jingle. Would the perennial tax dodgers find it tougher to hide their tracks, or would the pressure go off them?

Its annual report confirms that the ATO employs just over 23,000 staff. My friend

Louise is one of them. She believes that the first thing that would happen if her employer were privatised is “massive staff cuts” and that the long-term job security for tax workers will disappear.

Louise fears that the integrity of the ATO may be compromised in this hypothetical brave new private world. “We’ve got so many rules and regulations in place that are strictly adhered to under the current regime,” she said. “Under privatesector management I think much of that red tape would be cut, which would speed many things up but would also mean the whole system was more open to risk.”

Jay is another ATO worker. He believes there would be an immediate cut in interstate travel. “People from this office fly to Sydney or Brisbane at the drop of a hat to meet about anything,” he said. “They’d have an interstate meeting to talk about running out of milk in the office fridge.”

Frank’s worked at the ATO for the last decade. He told me that the changes in his work environment since the change in government have been “unprecedented!”

“We’ve become a much leaner machine in the last 12 months,” he said. Frank believes that the chasm between public and private has already to some extent been straddled as his employer chased efficiency targets.

“There’s still some lost sheep wandering the corridors not sure how to fill in their day,” he said. “They’re just fewer and further between.”

Canberra’s business leaders were shy about making a comment. So if I go missing mysteriously after this story, I hope that the authorities investigate all avenues vigorously!

Radio personality Mark Parton works for Talking Canberra 1206 2CC.

The farce of that first poll

MICHAEL MOORE who, despite his beard and curly hair, was elected to the first ACT Assembly with the Residents Rally (but left to sit as an independent when the Rally joined the Alliance Government), remembers that first eventful election in March 1989.

POKING fun at the ACT Legislative Assembly reached the peak of its art form even before the first election on March 4, 1989. The grand master orchestrating the satire was Emile Brunoro. The spoof was supported by many other characters, wags and charlatans. A metre-long plus ballot paper and the d’Hondt electoral system added to the farce.

Emile was the lead candidate and founder of the Sun-Ripened Warm Tomato Party. Less known is that he was also responsible for the Surprise Party, the Party! Party! Party! And, I believe, the Sleepers Wake Party. It proved an effective way of “taking the Mickey” out of self government.

Others cynically used the anti-self government sentiment for their own political gain. Rumours abounded that Craig Duby’s No Self Government Party was facilitated by Labor in order to improve their chances of winning government. That would backfire. The earliest polling identified the fragmentation of voting intention and the apparatchiks of the party machines were looking for ways to shore up their chances. The No Self Government Party won three seats with Craig Duby to become a Minister in the Assembly that he opposed. Even more ironic was that David Prowse appeared in the print media before

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the first sitting of the Assembly purchasing a new suit for his negotiated position as Speaker.

They were not the only charlatan parties. The Abolish Self-Government Party was a front for the political hard right and its leader Dennis Stevenson would follow the Citizen Electoral Council agenda through the first Assembly and into the second. Even at the second election, people still believed his impossible promise to abolish the Assembly that was blazoned across his big, yellow, campaign double-decker bus.

Trevor Kaine was the Liberals’ leader, but was in second place on the ballot paper. Gary Humphries had successfully pulled the party numbers together to get electoral priority. The tensions were public and palpable. The Democrats’ factionalism was even worse, actually splitting with half forming the ACT Community Party and none able to win a seat.

Labor Leader Rosemary Follett had the support of her left faction and would become the first woman to lead a government in Australia. The power broker within Labor was Paul Whalan, but his right faction did not have the numbers to allow him to be the leader. Before the first sitting, Labor and Liberal used their combined majority of nine of the 17 votes to share the spoils. The head of government went to Rosemary and

the Leader of the Opposition to Trevor.

The Residents Rally garnished a strong following by attacking the major parties and blaming them for self-government. The Rally was to win four seats – the same number as the Liberals. However, it was only a few months before the promises about rejecting the idea of being part of a coalition was forgotten. Under the leadership of the flamboyant Bernard Collaery, they slipped into bed with the No Self Government Party and the Liberals in Trevor Kaine’s Alliance Government.

Gift of thanks

SI x local and nationally significant individuals and organisations have received awards for outstanding contribution to organ donation awareness over the past 12 months at the The 2009 ACT Chief Minister’s Awards for Organ Donation Awareness. Each award is named in honour of an organ donor who gave the gift of life. The winners were: Annette Taylor Award for Excellence in Journalism: Michelle Cazzulino, Daily Telegraph; Ben Wiseman Award for Healthcare: Professor John Horvath; Matthew Reynolds Award for Community Service: Bill Handke; Jenny Deck Award for Community Service: Canberra Grammar School, Canberra Girls’ Grammar School and St Clare’s College. Certificates of appreciation were awarded to: Brad Rossiter, 666 ABC Canberra, WIN Television and “The Canberra Times”.

Bushfire appeal boost

THE Red Cross has been presented with a cheque of $124,936 for the Victorian Bushfire Appeal from ActewAGL, ACTEW Corporation, TransACT and Neighbourhood Cable Limited. ActewAGL chief executive officer Michael Costello said that $24,936 had been donated by employees.

Richard Faulks, managing director of Snedden Hall & Gallop (centre) with Anthony Antioch, of Radford College, and Georgia McCormick, of Lake Tuggeranong College who were this year’s winners of the local law firm’s University Scholarships for Legal Studies. For the eighth consecutive year, the firm has awarded two Canberra college students with scholarships valued at $6000 each to pursue legal studies at either of Canberra’s universities.

The myriad of other independents, Family Party and Community Parties that had made such a colourful election fell by the wayside. It was never the wags that were the worry in the first Assembly elections. It was the cynicism of so many of the parties, the level of fraudulent campaigning and the political scamming. It is the same reason to be wary of campaigning interest groups such as Get Up who were so influential at the last Federal election and we now know were heavily supported by union funding.

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Call for creative director

CENTENARY of Canberra is calling for expressions of interest for the role of “creative director” to develop the 2013 program. “They [the creative director] will harness our city’s creative potential in a program which will give profile to the capital and engage as many people, locally and nationally as possible,” said Chief Minister Jon Stanhope.

Tradies take a bow

THE Tradies Group has donated $10,000 to the Cultural Facilities Corporation’s Social Capital Program, which provides people who might not usually attend theatre will have the chance to enjoy live performances. The Tradies Group Chair and CFMEU Secretary Sarah Schoonwater said: “Some community members are restricted from the theatre because of their social circumstances – this program is a great opportunity for those people.” Since its inception in 2003, the program has supported organisations such as Marymead Child and Family Centre, ACT Palliative Care Society Inc, Leukaemia Foundation and Bosom Buddies.

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Waking up to Cam and Lisa

By Jorian Gardner

WHO wears the pants in Canberra radio’s successful duo Cam and Lisa?

They look at each other – and burst out laughing.

The wisecracking, fast-witted couple has reinvigorated the breakfast format at Mix 106.3 since coming together on air in July. It’s a partnership based not on the fact they have some common interests but, they say, it is the differences that helps make the show.

And the pants? Who wears them?

“Lisa,” says Cam, trying to keep a straight face.

“I just take the typical male role and do what I am told!”

“Cam is really is easy to work with,” says Lisa ever the politician. “We are both pretty much perfectionists so we are both on the same wavelength, you might say. There is definitely the ying and yang to us as well.”

“And we are very different outside the station, too,” says Cam. “Lisa is a single lady who is out and about and likes to go to the theatre and opera, and do all those sort of things.”

“I don’t care about the opera, Cam!” says Lisa butting in, as she might on air. “Not that there is anything wrong with it!”

He presses on: “I have a family, kids – two girls three and eight – so living two completely different lives means we are able to bring two very different styles to the show.

“I mean, I love cricket, for instance,” says Cam.

“And I can’t believe cricket is actually a sport!” says Lisa.

“The best fun we have in the morning is when people get on the phone; that interaction we have with our listeners is the most satisfying part of what we do,” says the always-laughing, alwayssmiling Lisa.

“When they call up and have a chat and a bit of fun, it feels like they are your friends – it doesn’t feel like you are talking to thousands of punters out there, it feels like you are just one-on-one at that moment.

“When I am talking about going on dates and stuff like that, and then, all of a sudden, people are calling you up giving you advice, tips or their experiences, it’s like talking to a girlfriend.

“So you feel more close to people, especially here in Canberra, because you are more than likely to run into them at the supermarket the next day!”

Lisa is a Brisbane girl, born and bred, who dis covered her love for the wireless, like many other presenters, in community radio, and after a friend sent out some tapes of her to a few stations, found herself fairly quickly behind the desk of a micro phone in Darwin, where her commercial career began. Then came the call about four years ago to come to Canberra.

After shoe-stringing across the country, work ing at various radio stations, Cam found himself in Canberra working and raising a family. Initial ly, he reported for a sister station mainly on sport, then moved on to breakfast with Lisa, which he says was the one of the best moves he has ever made.

“Besides my partner, she is the best thing that has ever happened to me!” laughs Cam.

Think I’m going to cry

SO the Gadfly [columnist Robert Macklin] is utterly infuriated when Kevin Rudd is unfairly criticised; ie, when right wingers criticise him (“CityNews”, February 26). Ah, the double standards of the left-winger. It’s okay to insult and abuse right-wingers (eg, Howard, Bush, Reagan etc) and even Jesus Christ (as Macklin has also done), but not Rudd and Obama.

To a left-whinger, it’s all about personalities, seldom about ideas. Not real sharp, these leftwhingers. Ideas and concepts scare them silly.

But it is heart warming and all goose bumpily that the Gadfly and the PM are soul mates who laugh hysterically when they are together.

I think I’m going to cry. Yours in warm fuzziness,

John Cleland, Latham

What’s Moore on?

I HAVE just read the column by [political writer] Michael Moore (“CityNews”, February 26) about how great the local Liberals are. What is he on, I like to get some? Don’t you really think it is time to put him out to pasture?

Vic Adams, Reid

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May I suggest those wishing to address inequities in our transport system might start with correcting a situation whereby pensioners and seniors, some handicapped, pay $1.40, when fit people can put their bicycles on buses and pay nothing. Such a move would help increase the turnover of our shops and businesses. Incidentally, I don’t use free Commonwealth parking areas.

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You’re wrong, Catherine

I HEARTILY disagree with [columnist] Catherine Carter’s concept of transport and parking equity (“Lift those fees, Jon”, “CityNews”, February 26). I see no equity in imposing parking fees on the minority who currently park free in the inner-south Commonwealth areas, very often next to their work.

True equity would surely demand that fee payers in the rest of Canberra should have to pay less as a result. Ms Carter suggests that inevitable criticism of her proposal should be dismissed because our inadequate bus services have suffered the same level of criticism for years. What brand of reason and logic is this?

THE recent bushfires in Victoria, and floods in Queensland, have again brought to the fore the invaluable work of volunteers. Many people gave up their time so willingly to help combat the fires and then to assist affected communities with their recovery, a process that will be ongoing for a long time to come. Volunteers have been involved in all aspects of these devastating natural disasters.

More than 5.4 million Australians volunteer each year and the most recent estimate suggests they deliver over $700 million of value to the nation. I think that is a very conservative estimate.

National Volunteer Week will be held from May 11-17 and it is a time to focus our energies into thanking all of Australia’s volunteers for the amazing work they do in their communities. More information is available at www.volunteeringaustralia.org/nvw

Where would we be without our volunteers? Cary Pedicini, CEO, Volunteering Australia

Picture of a frame

RECYCLING has reached a new art in the car park at Lyneham shops… this forlorn bicycle frame sits resolutely, immovably locked to the security hoop, but everything else its wheels, brakes, saddle – has moved on.

Photo by Silas.

Power of hour of no power

EARTH Hour, where people turn out their lights and appliances for one hour to show support for action on climate change, is now truly a global event. And so it should be.

The hour, from 8.30 to 9.30pm on Saturday, March 28, is a chance for the Canberra community to make an important statement, and is a rare opportunity for every individual who participates to make a measurable difference.

As actual light bulbs go off, there should be a few mental light-bulbs going on, in reminding people to think twice before leaving lights and appliances turned on when they don’t need to.

Last year, Canberra residents and businesses achieved an impressive 11.4 per cent drop in electricity consumption for

By Catherine Carter

Earth Hour. We led the nation with a 73 per cent participation rate. The average Australian participation rate was found to be 58 per cent.

This year, ActewAGL will again offset the remaining electricity used by the city to make sure Canberra is carbon neutral during Earth Hour.

A romantically pleasant way to enjoy Earth Hour is by candlelight. Consider using 100 per cent beeswax candles which are gentler on our planet – smoke free, non-toxic, non-allergenic and effectively

carbon neutral (the CO2 they emit has already been taken from the atmosphere to produce the wax).

Of course, any lighting necessary for safety will still be operating during Earth Hour, so street lights won’t go off. But you don’t have to be an urbanite to participate; any and all of us can contribute, wherever we are.

After having between 50 and 100 million people around the world taking part in 2008, the objective this year is to engage a billion people across 1000 cities. Let’s see if Canberra can again provide a shining example by deciding not to shine for a short while.

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

Growing a new plan

By Tanya Davies

WITH Canberra becoming increasingly dry, climate change is at the top of the agenda for the Australian National Botanic Gardens’ next, decade-long, draft management plan.

Lucy Sutherland, assistant director, policy and strategic planning, wants to find out what Canberrans want from the beautiful space, whether that means talking about water use and climate issues, education, research and preservation, or ways to use the gardens as a social space.

Staff, experts in their field from the Botanic Gardens, will attend public discussions at the gardens to answer questions and listen directly to feedback.

After the consultations Ms Sutherland will liaise with botanic gardens nationally and internationally.

“It doesn’t matter where you go,” she says, “plants are in everything about our everyday life; cotton sheets, our soap, our food, the tyres on our buses. We’d like to remind people how important plants are and strengthen their connection with Australian flora.

“We especially want to find ways to be relevant to younger people such as those who haven’t had children or bought their own home yet, and so maybe haven’t discovered the gardens.”

A number of gardens are looking at developing trademark products which is a great example of the way gardens are moving away from their more stuffy, scientific image.

People can call or email the botanic gardens, detailing their areas of interest and availability for attendance to the discussion groups in March and April.

“Our collection is a living collection so we won’t necessarily do the same sorts of things as other national collections might,” Ms Sutherland says.

“We’ve got a real place in people’s hearts here and we want to keep that. If we lose our relevance, I think that would be very sad.”

Supporters who feel they might be uninformed on relevant issues are also welcome.

“It’s not just about coming with a definite idea, but about the discussion. It’s an opportunity to learn as well.”

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Looking good, but no surgery

UPSTAIRS in Bailey’s Arcade, in the city, is the Avida Aesthetic and Wellness Clinic, which offers a range of non-invasive, appearance-enhancing procedures.

“The Avida Aesthetic and Wellness Clinic brings to Canberra the latest, safest, most effective noninvasive technology and fully qualified practitioners,” says proprietor Lina Prego.

“You’ll look and feel your best without undergoing surgery: no downtime, no anaesthesia and with immediate, long-lasting results.”

Lina expects Avida’s fat reduction therapy – which she says offers results similar to those achieved by liposuction – to be popular.

“Imagine having similar results to liposuction, without surgery, and with skin tightening as a bonus!” she says.

Because there’s no downtime and no side effects, the treatments don’t have the negative connotations associated with surgical liposuction.

Non-surgical fat reduction works in four ways: ultrasound waves break down fat cells; vacuum massage moves fat towards the liver for processing; radio frequency waves liquefy fat cells and firm the skin; and myostimulation tones muscles.

Fat is then processed by the liver and lymphatic system and eliminated through urination – clients can lose up to 16cm of fat from their first treatment, Lina says.

“This machine is a creation of an Australian doctor who wanted a machine that offered non-invasive treatments with real results and minimum treatments required,” she says.

As well as fat loss, Avida offers a range of treatments for men and women, skin tightening and

lifting, permanent hair reduction (for people with all hair colours) and micro dermabrasion.

Skin problems such as wrinkles, scars, pigmentation and stretchmarks, as well as freckles, small visible veins and capillaries on the face and uneven skin tone, can be treated with photo rejuvenation, a combination of Innovative Intense Pulsed Light and radio frequency waves. There’s also lymphatic drainage, where skin is gently massaged in the direction of the lymphatic flow. This has a decongesting effect as it stimulates the lymphatic system to remove waste products, re-

ducing cellulite and boosting the immune system.

Avida also offers aeroion therapy (also known as negative oxygen ion therapy), which Lena says has been shown in clinical trials to offer significant improvement in several different conditions.

Avida is the exclusive ACT agent for the Weyergans range of high-tech German skincare. Weyergans targets problems such as cellulite and exposure to pollutants with its range of cosmeceuticals and skincare range for the face and body.

Avida is also the agent for the ERA range of water-based make-up.

“Discovering ERA will completely change the way you think and feel about make-up – you’ll never go back!” Lena says. ERA includes spray-on foundation that’s claimed to be half the weight of a liquid foundation, as well as primer and colour cosmetics.

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Property still best investment bet

DESPITE 2009 being greeted with a fair degree of uncertainty, the Australian property market still offers Australian’s the safest and easiest way to build wealth in these uncertain times, according to Investor Finance’s Canberra manager Catherine Smith.

Ms Smith, who is also a quali  ed CPA accountant,  nancial planner and mortgage broker said: “The media have been relentless with nothing but doom and gloom, even in relation to the property market.

“However, contrary to what the media reports, the property industry experts believe only the high-end property prices will be affected, while ‘low-to-medium priced’ properties will remain stable, and continue to grow due to pent-up demand from Australia’s drastic undersupply of houses.

“In fact, it has been said by many industry experts that NOW is one of the best time in the history of Australia to buy property. Never before has there been such an amalgamation of factors that all point towards a pending ‘property boom’.”

Ms Smith said that the massive and sudden reduction in interest rates, the ever-increasing rental yields, the chronic undersupply of houses, the pent-up demand that was hampered by the high interest rates of 2008, the share market in freefall, and the  rst home owner’s grant of $14,000 to $21,000 are all factors that point towards fantastic potential for property.

“The doom and gloom mongers that claim that Australia will follow America into a property price decline are comparing chalk and cheese

– apples and oranges. America had a chronic oversupply of housing and a completely different mortgage lending structure than Australia.

“In fact, it has been claimed that Australia actually leads America when it comes to the

property cycle and not the other way around.”

Ms Smith said that she had always believed in the taxi driver theory – that is; by the time the taxi drivers, and the media, are saying positive things about property – it’s too late.

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She said that savvy investors get back into the market before this happens. As American investment guru Warren Buffet says: “Be fearful when others are greedy and greedy only when others are fearful”.

The start of the property boom was evidenced by the phones at Investor Finance “ringing off the hook” with new enquires from property investors wishing to jump on to the property bandwagon urgently.

“As an investor myself, I simply enjoy working with others as they invest into the community. Our focus on property investors has allowed us to gain an understanding of their speci  c needs. It’s what sets us apart from  nance brokers and other lenders.”

She said that unlike other mortgage brokers, Investor Finance knows something about property, so it could structure clients loans so that when investors wanted to come back and buy another investment they could.

“We work daily on answering investors’ ‘what ifs’ and help remove the challenges holding potential investors back, therefore helping more people own investment homes,” she said.

“All our services are free of charge, too. We work with clients to help them achieve their  nancial goals and arrange their  nance.”

For a free consultation, call Catherine at Investor Finance on 6162 4546.

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Self made billionaire Warren Buffet once said:- “be fearful when others are greedy and be greedy only when others are fearful!”

2009 has certainly been greeted with a fair degree of uncertainty. However, our Property Market still offers Australian’s the safest and easiest way to Build Wealth in these uncertain times. The media have been relentless worth nothing but doom and gloom, even the Property Market - but let’s face it, bad news sells!

However, contrary to what the media reports , the ‘Property Industry Experts’ believe only the ‘high end’ property prices will be effected, while ‘low - medium priced’ properties will remain stable, and continue to grow due to pent up demand from Australia’s drastic undersupply of houses.

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Coffee’s just the start…

CANBERRANS can be a discerning lot when it comes to cafes: so in the last few years a range of modern eateries has sprung up around the ACT, bringing us a vibrant café culture.

“CityNews” food writer Wendy Johnson

Slice of success

SELLING sandwiches and cakes is anything but boring at Deakin Shops’ Café D’Lish, where owners Peter and Ellie Zimmermann have created a range of lunch options inspired by locations around the world.

Sandwiches include the Mexican (with guacamole and chicken), the Indian (with Tandoori chicken, cucumber and yogurt) and the Persian (with chickpeas and felafel) – and customers can also build their own.

The inspiration may be global, but the produce is local: Peter says it’s important to support regional suppliers.

“We make all our own cakes as well, and we have customers saying we make the best vanilla slice they’ve had.” Even the vanilla slice is made daily on the premises.

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says: “There are some cafes who really put a lot of thought into the produce they use and the products they sell – it’s not just about slapping a sandwich together and calling it a day, but creating a menu with variety and creative dishes.”

A different taste

THE workers of Fyshwick (and beyond!) are enjoying the modern Australian alternatives offered at Plumb on Tennant, according to proprietor James Adam.

“We wanted to do something different: in Fyshwick there isn’t a great deal of variety of food,” he says. “We wanted to do something different to Pellegrino’s, which we also own.”

Plumb on Tenant offers delights such as tempura battered prawns and avocado wrapped in eggplant with a sweet chilli and mirin dressing for entrée; or the salad of prosciutto, baby spinach and roast tomato with shaved pecorino, fresh basil and balsam and thyme reduction.

“We use local produce when we can, mainly Fyshwick suppliers,” says James. “Our customers know what good food is, and that’s what they want.”

Call 6280 6141.

Hit the (lazy) deck

THE sunny deck out back of Griffith’s Antz Pantz café is the perfect spot to spend a lazy Saturday morning, says owner Tim Geelan.

Canberrans are increasingly indulging in weekend brunch – and so the café has put on a Saturday menu including eggs Benedict with ham or smoked salmon, and complete with home-made Hollandaise sauce.

Wendy says that variety and creativity, good service and – of course – good coffee are the hallmarks of a good Canberran café.

Here’s the “CityNews” guide to some of Canberra’s great cafes.

Be part of the family

RICK Bylinski, from Dickson’s Praga Café, urges those of us who are stuck in a culinary rut to try something different, like the European ambience and menu at his family-run café.

Coffee’s important – the Praga serves Mokador – but chef Rick says that the right menu can make all the difference to a café.

“Our menu has a traditional European feel to it. We also have items like Kransky and chorizo on our breakfast menu. For lunch, we’re more like a restaurant, with lasagne, risotto, gnocchi and so on as well as the usual steak sandwiches and burgers,” he says.

Rick says he and his wife, who’s been in the hospitality business all her working life, follow the European tradition in wanting their customers to feel like part of the family.

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The Veneziano coffee is just the beginning: it’s the little things that count, Tim says – which is why Antz Pantz makes its own condiments, including that Hollandaise sauce and Dijon mayonnaise.

“It puts an individual twist on things that we use in recipes we’ve collected over the years, to offer sandwiches and salads that stand out from the rest.”

Call 6260 6977.

AGE WONT STOP FUN

CANBERRA is turning 96 and the Canberra Festival this year features a stellar line-up of activities and talent.

Live and free on Stage 88, “Celebrate in the Park” on Monday, March 9, features some the nation’s best musicians including Hoodoo Gurus, Kate Miller Heidke and Jessica Mauboy backed by local bands. In the “Little Big Top” kids can enjoy Dora the Explorer plus amusements and activities, with skating and BMX demos and workshops. There will be food and drink available throughout the day and a spectacular firework finale.

The Canberra Citizen of the Year Award and Chief Minister’s Canberra Gold Awards will be announced on March 12; The National Sheepdog Trial Championships are on at Hall Village Showground on March 10-15; “Lights! Canberra! Action!” regarded as the most popular filmmaking festival in now Canberra celebrates its sixth birthday with its popular screening on Friday, March 13; The Weekend of Ideas at Manning Clarke House, March 14 and 15 will explore “Australian Passions: Art and Sport”, speakers include social commentator Hugh Mackay, writer John Marsden, former footballer Steve Renouf, historian David Headon, and broadcaster Tim Gavel. “Canberra Carp-Out” is on again in Lake Burley Griffin March 15, the same day as the “Dogs Day Out” on the Lake Tuggeranong Foreshore from 11am.

For more information go to www.events.act. gov.au.

A festival to bank on

JORIAN GARDNER takes in the second Corinbank Festival.

THIS was the second Corinbank Festival, a young and ambitious music and arts festival with an environmental twist, and it was easy to see why local and interstate visitors to the bush setting just 20 minutes from Tuggeranong in Corin Forest were coming in large numbers to soak up the relaxed and easy-going atmosphere for the three-day event.

There were two stages this year; the Billy Bill Stage for the larger, more- popular performers, and Gibraltar Grove, which provided a more intimate musical experience staffed and partly programmed by the Canberra Musicians Club. The stages were the perfect size for the crowd, and the inspiring walk between the two was dotted with artistic surprises to delight, inform and entertain including “creative camp-sites”, visual art exhibitions, participant-based spaces including a speaker’s corner, papermache sculptures, a mural, a percussion area, as well as a slew of local and national environmental-based organisations to chat with.

Artistic director Mark Bradley did an admirable job, but played it a little too safe in his programming decisions. While the acts were all of a high standard, including sizzling performances from The Crooked Fiddle Band, Waiting for Guinness, D’Opus and Roshambo, Mr Fibby, Casual Projects, Blue King Brown and festival highlight Resin Dogs Sound System, the program provided no bolt-from-the blue or undiscovered gem.

There were some production concerns – lack of adequate lighting, that the event was not well sign-posted and the bar ran out of decent beer halfway into the festival – but are sure to be addressed for the next event, which can only grow bigger and better.

Bradley, along with fellow founding directors Dan Watters and Nic Welbourn, should be congratulated for a magnificent success and the seemingly hundreds of volunteers should be congratulated for the way they ran the event.

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Brilliant film sets the benchmark

“THE COMBiNATiON” (MA)

BRAVO director David Field and writer George Basha for setting the foundations for a film that, in my judgment, sets a benchmark that future Australian cinema will find hard to surpass.

“The Combination” unfolds in Sydney’s west, among the ethnic tensions that gave rise to the Cronulla riots. Home from Long Bay to his widowed mother (Doris Younane) and young brother Charlie (Firass Dirani), John Morkos (George Basha) has learned a great truth. He’s not going back to jail.

Ethnic tensions between Australians, whose forebears arrived here in chains, and Lebanese, who arrived in planes, run at a high level on and off campus at Charlie’s High School.

John becomes caretaker at a boxing gym run by an Aborigine with a comfortably egalitarian view of ethnicity. And he meets Sydney (Clare Bowen) whose working-class Anglo family declines to admit him into their environment (although while they’re out Sydney is happy to).

The plot is strong, aggressive, passionate and confronting. The cast is first rate. Indeed, Bowen is magnificent and it may not be long before

Movie writer DOUGAL MACDONALD reviews the film that was (for a while) too hot for Sydney…

overseas film makers snap her up. Without descending into cliché and contrivance, “The Combination” uses a full gamut of emotions and conflicts to tell a hard-hitting story of contemporary urban Australia. Perhaps it’s too tough to be a big, populist box office hit, but it’s remarkably satisfying and we should all see it.

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“LAST CHANCE HARVEy” (PG)

IN this gentle reminder that middle age does not bar new love, Dustin Hoffman plays Harvey, who composes jingles for TV commercials.

On the eve of his daughter’s wedding in London, the studio terminates Harvey’s services. At the wedding, he learns that her stepfather is to give the bride away. He’s not a happy player.

Life has passed by Kate (Emma Thompson), to whom disappointment has become a kind of perverse emotional crutch. Writer/director Joel

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It’s enjoyable, not over-simplified, not overcomplicated escapism such as Hoffman and Thompson can metaphorically rattle off with their eyes closed. And metaphorically they do in a pleasant diversion that asks little of the film-goer beyond going with the flow.

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“W” (M)

OLIVER Stone’s third cinematic portrait of a US President is a collage of events from the life and times of George W Bush, the definitive assessment of whom history is yet to make, but

which Stone’s film may well influence because it paints a portrait unrestrained in its quest for veracity.

Josh Brolin’s portrayal of a man promoted beyond his innate ability to the world’s detriment is as credible as the real Dubya was incredible. Stanley Weiser’s screenplay, of necessity, comprises a series of seminal moments in his public life, many beyond the ken of all but the most assiduous White House watcher.

The film covers fresh-ish ground in Dubya’s relationship with his father (James Cromwell) and in the terrifying notion that the Bush family regarded political power as its plaything.

The cast includes great performances, particularly Thandie Newton as Condy Rice, Toby Jones as Karl Rove, Richard Dreyfus as VP Dick Cheney, Scott Glen as Defence Secretary Rumsfeld overwhelmed by boys’ toys and Geoffrey Wright as the only good guy in the bunch, Colin Powell.

“W” has the virtue of making you think, although whether you’ll welcome its content is something else entirely.

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Tastes in garden of bliss

EVERY once in awhile, someone will announce how terrible it is that the south coast is void of lovely places to dine. I find myself taking a deep breath and asking if they’ve ever been to places such as the Chef’s Cap Café, a tranquil, beautiful spot nestled in a 42-hectare forest just five kilometres from the centre of Bateman’s Bay.

Frederick Marechal, former chef to the French consulate in Monte Carlo, is the chef and, if location is anything, he’s a lucky man to be working every day in the Eurobodalla Regional Botanic Gardens.

“Gourmet food at reasonable prices” is what Frederick serves. Everything is made from scratch and, as is appropriate for the location, the herbs used in his dishes are hand picked, as needed, from the gardens. The extensive menu changes with the seasons and Frederick puts a great deal of effort into sourcing quality local produce, which makes all the difference.

I was at the café for the first time with two overseas visitors and a Canberran and we were all impressed with the quality and presentation of the food, and the friendly coastal service. There’s breakfast all day or you can enjoy a long,

DINING

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lazy lunch (byo only) overlooking the blissful botanic gardens. We landed around brunch time.

The savoury pancake from the daily specials board – with roasted tomatoes, mushrooms and Spanish onions, which you could enjoy with bacon and eggs if you wanted – was sensational. So, too, was the smoked salmon omelette with fresh, plump coastal prawns.

I had selected a dish from the regular menu, but Chef Frederick came bouncing out of the kitchen to announce to diners that he had just finished a beef mince vol au vent. His enthusiasm was infectious, so I changed my order. The beef, combined with mushrooms and garlic and served in the hollow case of light, fluffy pasty was sensational. The serve was too generous for me to finish.

The steak haché, or chopped fresh steak hamburger – very posh, indeed – was combined with oven-baked beetroot, Spanish onion, tomato, lettuce and a splash of homemade special sauce. All our meals were a far cry from the ordinary fare so many associate with a trip to the Bay.

Every so often, Frederick delights guests with a jazz evening, often held around the full moon. It costs about $45 for a threecourse meal and I understand the tables get pushed away after dinner and guests dance the night away.

The Chef’s Cap Café is open Wednesday to Sundays, public holidays and NSW school holidays. It’s located at The Eurobodalla Regional Botanic Gardens, Princes Highway, about five kilometres from Bateman’s Bay. Call 4471 2400.

Girls just want to have…

WRITTEN just before Spaniard Lorca’s execution in 1936, we meet no men, though the passionate Pepe, lurks outside. The father of the household is dead and the mother Bernarda Alba (Helen Tsongas) is determined to seal her five daughters inside, chained to her forever by snobbery and power-hunger.

But the life force asserts itself. The youngest daughter Adela (Ruth McHugh-Dillon) feels the fire in her loins. The oldest and richest, Angustias (Steph Roberts), is to marry her lover. Tsongas, young for the part, plays Bernarda Alba like a vengeful fury, cold and vicious. But Lorca has laid a trap for the actor when she needs to show her cracks later in the play – we have seen no hint of it before. By contrast, Barb Barnett, as her demented mother shows, all her

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flaws. Bernadette Vincent is strong as the conniving servant Poncia and among the contrasting daughters, Adela and her hunchback sister Martirio (Cathy Petocz) clash powerfully. This poetic play, revamped by David Hare, is almost too forceful to be endured in the first half, but director Naomi Milthorpe has it whizzing along in the second half to its catastrophic conclusion, and it finishes in less than two hours.

Quentin a winner in style stakes

‘Australians value a classic sense of style that transcends every age.’

GOVERNOR-GENERAL Quentin Bryce has successfully merged politics with style, according to the 2009 Rosemount O Summer Style Index. Ms Bryce was ranked the 10th most-stylish Australian, helping to push Prime Minister Kevin Rudd out of the top 10 – the PM slid from seventh place in 2008 to a still respectable 13th this year.

Outside politics, entertainers and models ruled: Nicole Kidman was

again voted most-stylish Australian celebrity, with one-in-five voters placing her at the pinnacle of fashion.

“The Index shows us that Australians value a classic sense of style that transcends every age,” says Sandy Mayo, group marketing manager at Rosemount.

The survey also showed that a full 40 per cent of Australians say the credit crunch hasn’t had an impact on their spending decisions.

The 15 most-stylish Australian celebrities are:

1. Nicole Kidman

2. Jennifer Hawkins

3. Cate Blanchett

4. Hugh Jackman

5. Kylie Minogue

6. Megan Gale

7. Maggie Tabberer

8. Elle Macpherson

9. Miranda Kerr

10. Quentin Bryce

11. Rove McManus

12. Kerri-Anne Kennerley

13. Kevin Rudd 14. Deborah Hutton

15. Lavinia Nixon

Fashion down under

PETER Alexander’s autumn collection, “Hollywood Nights”, has hit the stores, featuring old-style glamour: think Renee Zellwegger in Chicago or 1940s actress Veronica Lake.

Pictured are ‘40sstyle bra, $55, skirted shortie brief, $39, and pearl detail gown, $169.

MEANWHILE, it’s all modern at Bonds, which has just released the HipHanger range, from $11.95.

The super-low-rise design is discreet, but the colour doesn’t have to be: HipHangers are available in hot pink and laser lemon, and in animal, rainbow and Art Attack prints.

Doctor hits the road

THE 328km drive from Canberra to Sydney can seem like a long drive – but imagine running instead.

Associate Professor Terry Diamond, head of the Metabolic Bone Unit at Sydney’s St George Hospital, is about to do just that, running the distance almost alone over seven days to raise awareness of osteoporosis. That’s equivalent to running a standard marathon each day for a week.

The 53-year-old endocrinologist has treated osteoporosis patients for more than 25 years, and has observed treatments for the disease, in which bones become brittle and easily fractured, improve and evolve over that time.

However, he recognised the need for a greater spectrum of care than medication alone, and in 1994 began the Osteoporosis Sydney Support Group, recognising the importance of interpersonal connections and group exercise to his patients.

“I’ve been seeing some of these patients for years – some first came to me when they were 80, and they’re now 95 years old; I’m now seeing their daughters as well, because there’s a genetic factor in osteoporosis,” he told “CityNews”.

“It’s easy to talk about research and treatment, but what commitment had I actually made myself?

“I’d joked with my patients about doing a run to raise awareness of osteoporosis, but little did I think I’d do it, and make it such a big task – it was originally going to be a little fun run!”

Exercise is an important factor in helping prevent osteoporosis and in educating patients about reducing their risk of falls, Dr Diamond said. Proceeds from the Diamond Run marathon will go to the Osteoporosis Sydney Support Group, of which Dr Diamond is president.

MEGAN HAGGAN talks to doctor who’d joked with his patients about doing a “fun run” to raise awareness of osteoporosis, but ended up facing seven marathons in seven days.

Dr Diamond will leave from Commonwealth Place on Tuesday, March 10 and will finish up at St George Stadium in Sydney’s south.

He plans to run each day from roughly 4am to 7am, and from 4pm to 7pm, in order to avoid running during the hottest part of the day.

“I wanted to start from the capital to raise greater awareness, and also thought it would be nice to run through the Southern Highlands,” Dr Diamond said.

Federal Member for Macarthur and ultra marathon runner Pat Farmer will join Dr Diamond for the ACT leg of the marathon.

Dr Diamond said the amount of support he has received so far has been “incredible”.

“This is about helping not just the elderly people we look after, but also to get the message out there that osteoporosis can happen to young people, too.

“We need to realise that by the time we have a fracture, it’s too late: we want people to work on preventing osteoporosis, and to have it diagnosed early.”

Osteoporosis affects one in two women, and one in three men, aged 65 and over.

Canberrans can donate to the Diamond Run on www.thediamondrun.wordpress.com

Dr Terry Diamond… “it’s easy to talk about research and treatment, but what commitment had i actually made myself?”

What’s new for you?

MEGAN HAGGAN looks at what’s new in beauty this

INSPIRED by Coco Chanel’s 1939 Couture Collection, this gorgeous palette of five creamy lipsticks is the star of Chanel’s latest colour story, Bohemian Fantasy.

Lèvres Signée Chanel, $90, is available for a limited time from David Jones.

IT’S not quite peach and it’s not quite pink: a touch of coral can add a little lift to any complexion. Try Coralista from Benefit, $49 – just smile and brush lightly over the apples of your cheeks, starting from the headline and working in.

Mobile? It’s here, somewhere

I CAN understand how upset Sol Trujillo must be about losing his mobile phone.

Losing your mobile can be an absolute curse. No sooner have you mastered the latest technology, managed to dial in all your contact numbers and worked out how to download your emails, then you lose the damned thing. You’re back to square one with the risk that a good chunk of one’s personel life will fall into the hands of someone unscrupulous.

Admittedly, Barcelona’s notorious pickpockets got the Telstra chief’s super phone with

all its top-secret technology. I’m not in his league, and I can lose my phone without the help of professional criminals. I can lose my mobile just by walking out the door.

Maybe it’s a generational thing. Having grown up in any age before mobiles I’m just not in the habit of thinking of the phone as an extension of my anatomy (how some people can get around with those bluetooth devices stuck in their ear I will never know).

I’ll never forget my handbag, make-up and everything else a girl needs, but somehow my mobile can so easily be left on a table top or the back of a taxi.

Unlike Mr Trujillo, it’s also the case that I’m technically challenged. I have no idea how to set the DVD recorder or reset the Foxtel box. When household appliances lose all their settings because of a power blackout, I just randomly push buttons until things start working again. The truth is, all the

gadgetry of the modern world holds little interest for me, just so long as it performs its basic functions and looks presentable.

Sometimes, I wonder whether as a society we’re all just a bit obsessed with the latest gizmos. I would never want to go back to a world without mobile phones, they are hugely convenient, but do we really need to carry around something with more computing power than the Manhattan Project and the capacity to talk to astronauts on the moon? That said, I am attracted to some new technology. As a mother of two young children who all-too-soon will want to be out and about on their own, I do like the latest satellite tracking technology – phones and wristwatches that can be tracked to within a couple of metres of their location. It’s not that I’m overly protective, but it strikes me as a good way to have peace of mind.

CLARINS’S latest collection is Jazzy Colours, inspired by the glamour of the 1920s: dark lips, flawless skin and seductive eyes. Try Joli Rouge LongWearing Moisturizing Lipstick in Chestnut, Been snapped?

Meantime, I’ve got to get myself a new mobile. The problem is it’s a bit embarrassing when you ask the sales assistant for “the basic model”.

Dishy dishes

TUPPERWARE has introduced an autumn-winter 2009 collection that’s all about winter warmth, including the UltraPro range of ovenware.

Aimed at saving time in the kitchen, the all-in-one dishes can be used to microwave, bake, roast, serve or freeze food – and their covers can also double as a shallow dish for preparing sauces, crumbles and baked fruits.

Cooks can microwave first then finish off a dish in a conventional oven; or stack the different-sized UltraPro containers together to create a double boiler (bain marie) for delicate sauces or desserts, or an extra-high dish to roast tall poultry or meat.

UltraPro is available as a two-litre oval, $129.95, or 3.5L oval, $139.95. For more information visit www.tupperware.com.au

Cubist caffeine

DeLONGHI has added the new Bronze Patina LeCube coffee maker, with a rich bronze finish and square design, to its range.

The coffee maker uses the Nespresso system, with pre-measured Nespresso pods that remain sealed until the coffee is made.

The bronze LeCube features 19 Bar Pump and Thermobloc heating, auto and programmable coffee levels for single and double cups, a one-litre removable water tank and backlit on/off buttons.

The

bake ware

WILTSHIRE has combined the ease of silicone bake ware with the sturdiness of conventional metal cake tins in its new FlexiPro range, aiming to eliminate wobbles and potential spills on the way to and from the oven.

Silicone bake ware is notable for its ease of food release, simple cleaning requirements and its ability to save space in cupboards, the company says.

The FlexiPro range has a non-stick, carbon-steel rim bonded to each silicon pan for rigidity during handling, plus non-slip silicone handles. It includes cake pans (from $34.95), loaf tins (from $29.95), muffin pans (from $29.95), cookie sheet ($32.95) and matching utensils (from $6.95).

Waste turns to powder

THE new WD1000 in-sink Waste Disposer from DeLonghi, $990, has a RotoRaptor grinding system that churns kitchen waste into ultra-fine powder.

With stainless steel cutting teeth and powerful raptor tails and claws for a faster, finer grinding system, the WD1000 can grind hard beef and rib bones, as well as soft, fibrous substances such as vegetables.

The DeLonghi WD1000 has a 1.25 horsepower motor with a quiet grinder thanks to its sound-absorbent insulation layer.

prime time television

Highlights

Rove Sunday, SC Ten, 9pm

Another Sunday night means another chance to join Rove and offsiders Peter Hellier, Carrie Bickmore and Dave Hughes for their regular dose of chat, comedy and chaos on the couch. Special guests this week include New Zealand comedian Rhys Derby, Aussie prince of pop Ben Lee and English alternative rock band Coldplay.

Aussie Ladette To Lady

Tuesday, WIN, 9.30pm

No matter how juvenile the antics of the ladettes are, it just seems the “ladies“ charged with turning them from social paupers into princesses become more offensive with each episode. Tonight, Eggleston Hall prepares to entertain royalty for the first time in its history, so you can imagine the sort of twist Mrs Harbord and her colleagues have their knickers in.

The Mentalist Wednesday, WIN, 8.30pm

The colour red is significant to The Mentalist at present for reasons viewers can only speculate about. This week’s episode, Paint It Red, revisits this colour-themed development. Does the colour red symbolise death, violence and blood for The Mentalist? This week the team tackles a case involving an oil tycoon’s stolen $50 million painting and his dead son-in-law. Appearances may be deceiving.

SundAy, 8 m ondAy, 9

6.00 At The Movies. (R, S) 6.30 The Einstein Factor. (S) 7.00 News. (S) 7.30 Wild Caribbean: Secret Shores. (G, S) 8.25 News. (S) 8.30 Miniseries: Lost In Austen. (2008) Part 1 of 2. A bored London bank worker embarks on a romantic adventure after she discovers a magical portal that allows her to swap places with the heroine of her favourite book, Pride and Prejudice. (PG, S) 11.00 Howard Fast, Histoire D’un Rouge. (G, R, S) 11.55 Movie: Sister Kenny. (1946) (B&W, G, R, S)

6.00 News. (S) 6.30 Sunday Night. (S) 7.30 Border Security – Australia’s Front Line. (PG, S) 8.00 Triple Zero Heroes. (PG, S) 8.30 City Homicide. A university lecturer and his student lover are presumed to have run away together, until the lecturer’s body is found in a suburban cellar. (M, S) 9.30 Bones. Booth and Brennan search for a corpse with a missing finger on the island of Assateague, supposedly the location of Blackbeard’s missing treasure. (M, R, S) 11.30 The First 48. (M)

6.00 News. (S) 6.30 Domestic Blitz. (PG, S) 7.30 60 Minutes. (S) 8.30 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. The team discovers a link between the death of a popular young singer and a murder committed more than 50 years ago. (M, S) 9.30 CSI: Miami. A jet skier is killed by a falling piece of slate that was thrown from a bridge. Horatio discovers the circumstances were no accident and that the victim was a convicted drug dealer recently released from prison. (M, S) 11.30 Body Of Evidence: Shades Of Truth. (M, S)

6.00 The Simpsons. (G, R, S) 6.30 The Biggest Loser. (PG, S) 7.30 So You Think You Can Dance Australia. (PG, S) 9.00 Rove. Celebrity interviews, comedy, music and regular variety segments. Guests include stand-up comedian Rhys Darby and comedy duo Hamish Blake and Andy Lee, while Ben Lee performs What’s So Bad (About Feeling Good)? Hosted by Rove McManus. (M, S)

6.00 Thalassa: Giant Squid. (G, R) 6.30 World News Australia. (S) 7.30 Lost Worlds: The Rise Of Man. (G, S) 8.30 Dateline. A report on the growing anger over the handling of a controversial new power project in Iceland in the wake of the country’s political and economic crisis. International current affairs, hosted by George Negus. (S) 9.30 Movie: Fateless. (2005) Marcell Nagy, János Bán, György Gazsó. (M) 11.55 Flying: Confessions Of A Free Woman. (M)

6.00 Landline Extra. (R, S) 6.30 Talking Heads. (S) 7.00 News. (S) 7.30 The 7.30 Report. (S) 8.00 Australian Story. A family’s search to uncover the mystery of who killed their mother 17 years ago. (S) 8.30 Four Corners. Investigative journalism program. (S) 9.20 Media Watch. Hosted by Jonathan Holmes. (S) 9.35 The Cut. After a potential Test cricketer fails a random drug test, Bill is determined to prove his innocence. M, S) 11.10 Lateline Business. (S) 11.35 The Rise And Fall Of The Russian Oligarchs. (PG, R, S)

6.00 News. (S) 6.30 Today Tonight. (S) 7.00 Home And Away. (PG, S) 7.30 How I Met Your Mother. (PG, S) 8.30 Desperate Housewives. Gaby is over the moon when Carlos’s client makes them an offer they can’t refuse. Lynette grows suspicious of Tom cheating on her. Susan tries to surprise Jackson after breaking up with him, only to find the surprise is on her. Mrs McCluskey enlists the help of her sister to dig up dirt on Dave. (M, S) 9.30 Brothers & Sisters. (M, S) 11.30 30 Rock. (PG, 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 Customs. (PG, S) 8.30 Underbelly: A Tale Of Two Cities. Terry’s drug empire is threatened after he is extradited back to New Zealand to face an old criminal charge. In his absence Allison takes over the running of the business. A trusted member of Terry’s organisation becomes a police informant. (M, S) 9.30 Crime Investigation Australia: The Gonzales Family Murders. (M, S) 11.30 Entertainment Tonight. (PG, R, S)

6.00 The Simpsons. (G, R, S) 6.30 Neighbours. (G, S) 7.00 The Biggest Loser. (PG, S) 7.30 So You Think You Can Dance Australia. (PG, S) 8.40 Good News Week (M, S) 9.45 Dexter. Dexter discovers that the man who killed his mother is still alive. Tormented by the memory of her being murdered in front of him as a boy, Dexter struggles to cope and Lila suggests he face the man as part of his addiction recovery. (AV15+, S) 11.35 The Late Show With David Letterman. (PG)

6.00 Living Black. (S) 6.30 World News Australia. (S) 7.30 Top Gear. (G, S) 8.30 South Park. The boys of South Park produce their own morning news show on the school’s closed-circuit TV station and are immediately caught up in an intense competition for ratings. (M, R, S) 9.30 World News Australia. (S) 9.55 Market Update. 10.00 The Mighty Boosh. Hearing that Naboo is really 406 years old, Vince and Howard set out to find the fountain of youth. (PG, R, S) 11.30 Movie: Silmido. (2003) (MA15+)

Rugby League: NRL Friday, WIN, 7.30pm

Finally it’s here – and it’s coming at the double! First up, last season’s laddertoppers and grand final runner-up Melbourne Storm take on what Dragons fans hope will be a resurgent side under new coach Wayne Bennett. Then Bennett’s old team the Brisbane Broncos, under new coach Ivan Henjak and with former Storm flyer Israel Folau on board, take on the Cowboys. Commentary team includes Ray Warren (above).

6.05 Time Team: Barra. (G, S) 7.00 News. (S) 7.30 The 7.30 Report. (S) 8.00 Lead Balloon. (G, S) 8.30 Doctor Who. The Doctor races to prevent sinister industrialist John Lumic from transforming the world’s population into Cybermen. (PG, R, S) 9.15 Doctor Who Confidential: Cut Down: From Hero To Zero. A behind-the-scenes look at Doctor Who. (G, S) 9.30 Foreign Correspondent. Mark Corcoran presents stories from the ABC’s international correspondents. (S) 11.10 Lateline Business. (S) 11.35 Four Corners. (R, S)

6.00 News. (S) 6.30 Today Tonight. (S) 7.00 Home And Away. (PG, S) 7.30 RSPCA Animal Rescue. (G, S) 8.00 Find My Family. Hosted by Jack Thompson. (PG, S) 8.30 Packed To The Rafters. Julie fears she is losing the “mojo” that has always enabled her to dispense sound wisdom to family and friends. (PG, S) 9.30 All Saints. The solidarity of the medical response unit is put to the test after Mike makes a controversial call at a rescue. (M, S) 11.30 Carpoolers. (PG)

6.00 News. (S) 6.30 WIN News. (S) 7.00 A Current Affair. (S) 7.30 Wipeout Australia. (PG, S) 8.30 Two And A Half Men. Alan finds himself attracted to his receptionist. Charlie and Jake compete for the attentions of a waitress. (M, S) 9.00 Two And A Half Men. Charlie goes on a double date with Jake and sets Alan up with a prostitute. (M, R, S) 9.30 Aussie Ladette To Lady. Eggleston Hall is preparing to entertain royalty for the first time. (M, S) 11.30 Entertainment Tonight. (PG, R, S)

6.00 The Simpsons. (G, R, S) 6.30 Neighbours. (G, S) 7.00 The Biggest Loser. (PG, S) 8.00 Bondi Rescue. (PG, S) 8.30 NCIS. After a navy captain is found murdered the team struggles to find a suspect and motive for the crime. (M, S) 9.30 Lie To Me. Ria and Cal question a reformed former gang leader. Eli and Gillian investigate the death of a firefighter who died while on the job. (M, S) 11.15 The Late Show With David Letterman. (PG)

6.00 Global Village: The Rajah’s Horses. (G, R, S) 6.30 World News Australia. (S) 7.30 Insight. (S) 8.30 Cutting Edge: Captive In Gaza. Explores the politics and acrimony on both sides of the conflict surrounding the kidnapping by Palestinians of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit. (S) 9.30 World News Australia. (S) 9.55 Market Update. 10.00 Hot Docs: Black Nation. (S) 11.40 Flying: Confessions Of A Free Woman. (M, S)

Prototype This Saturday, SBS, 7.30pm

Assemble a group of tech freaks and you’ll get some bizarre ideas – and quite a few good ones. Tonight’s prototype may end up in that second category. It’s a mobile personal airbag, designed to save the life of a worker in a fall of about 10 metres. Such falls are a regular occurrence – and often fatal. So, the boys from Prototype This researched everything from NASA engineering through to the skills of trapeze artists.

6.00 The Queen’s Cavalry: Cavalry Black. (G, R, S) 6.30 The Cook And The Chef. (G, S) 7.00 News. (S) 7.30 The 7.30 Report. (S) 8.00 The New Inventors. (S) 8.30 Spicks And Specks. (S) 9.00 Chandon Pictures. (Final) Tom continues to woo his potential new backer with the added incentive that Reverend Bevan is now big news. The crew films the stand-up routine of an up-and-coming comedian. (M, S) 9.35 Ruddy Hell! It’s Harry & Paul. (M, S) 11.10 Lateline Business. (S) 11.35 Midsomer Murders. (M, R, S)

6.00 News. (S) 6.30 Today Tonight. (S) 7.00 Home And Away. (PG, S) 7.30 Australia’s Got Talent. (G, S) 8.30 Criminal Minds. The unit travels to Alabama to assist the investigation into a family that may have conspired to abduct young women. (M, S) 9.30 Gangs Of Oz: Asian Gangs – Chasing The Dragon. (Final) A reformed gang member talks about dealing drugs, the violence and the unbreakable culture of silence. Narrated by Colin Friels. (M, S) 11.30 Disorderly Conduct Caught On Tape. (M)

6.00 News. (S) 6.30 WIN News. (S) 7.00 A Current Affair. (S) 7.30 The Farmer Wants A Wife. (PG, S) 8.30 The Mentalist. Patrick and the team delve into the art world after a $50 million painting is stolen from an oil tycoon and his son-in-law is found dead. (M, S) 9.30 Cold Case. Rush and the team reopen the investigation into the 1989 murder of a young Russian opera prodigy who had defected with her family just before the Berlin Wall fell. (M, S) 11.30 Entertainment Tonight. (PG, R, S)

6.00 The Simpsons. (G, R, S) 6.30 Neighbours. (G, S) 7.00 The Biggest Loser. (PG, S) 8.00 Guerrilla Gardeners. (PG, S) 8.30 House. The team takes on the case of a priest who runs a homeless shelter and was admitted to hospital after claiming to see a vision of Jesus. House confronts Foreman and Thirteen about their relationship. (M, S) 9.30 Life. Crews and Reese investigate the death of the lead singer of a heavy-metal cover band. (M, S) 11.15 The Late Show With David Letterman. (PG)

6.00 Global Village: Tassili, The Mountains Of The Tuaregs. (G, R, S) 6.30 World News Australia. (S) 7.30 Feast India. (G, R, S) 8.00 Tales From The Palaces: Future Of The Past. (Final) (G, R, S) 8.30 Tribe: Akie, Tanzania. Bruce Parry visits the Akie people of Northern Tanzania. (M, S) 9.30 World News Australia. (S) 9.55 Market Update. 10.00 Movie: Teesh And Trude. (2002) Susie Porter, Linda Cropper, Peter Phelps, Mason Richardson. (MA15+, R, S) 11.35 Movie: All The Invisible Children. (2005) (M, R, S)

The X-Files Movie

Sunday, SC Ten, 10.10pm

The feature extension of the small-screen series takes a workmanlike but entertaining, look at the joys of paranoia. David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson, the ubiquitous FBI agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully, take it upon themselves to search for “the truth” to conspiracy rumours surrounding the investigation of the bombing of a government building.

Raising Helen

Friday, Prime, 8.30pm

In her romantic comedy comfort zone once again, Kate Hudson plays modelling world high-flyer

Helen Harris, who puts her hectic social life on hold to care for her nephew and two nieces after their parents die in a car accident. Hudson’s talents are barely taxed, but great supporting turns from Joan Cusack and John Corbett help raise this above its formulaic roots.

Babe Saturday, SC Ten, 6.30pm

“Old man Hoggett had a farm (ee-aye-ee-aye-o) and on that farm he had a pig – named Babe”. In a world where special effects wizardry means the animals talk, this hammy slice of Australian-made ingenuity tells the story of a disillusioned porker (voiced by Christine Cavanaugh) and his voyage of self-discovery. With seven Oscar nominations, including a win for visual effects, Babe brings home the bacon.

thursday, 12 friday, 13 s aturday, 14

6.10 Grand Designs. (G, R, S) 7.00 News. (S) 7.30 The 7.30 Report. (S) 8.00 Catalyst. (S) 8.30 Bringing Up Baby. As the experiment draws to a close, discover which approaches to raising newborns allowed the families to get some balance back in their lives, and how happy they were with their choices. (PG, S) 9.25 Q&A. Interactive public affairs program, in which panellists answer questions posed by the studio audience, viewers online and by SMS. (S) 11.25 Status Quo: The Party Ain’t Over Yet. (M, S)

6.00 News. (S) 6.30 Today Tonight. (S) 7.00 Home And Away. (PG, S) 7.30 Ghost Whisperer. (PG, S) 8.30 Grey’s Anatomy. The chief announces to the residents that a solo surgery will be awarded and the news sends them into a competitive frenzy. Derek turns to Bailey for advice when he feels Cristina is interfering in his relationship with Meredith. (M, S) 9.30 Private Practice. (M, S) 11.00 Scrubs. (PG, R) 11.30 Beauty And The Geek. (PG)

6.00 News. (S) 6.30 WIN News. (S) 7.00 A Current Affair. (S) 7.30 Getaway. (PG, S) 8.30 Adults Only 20 To 01. (M, S) 9.30 The Footy Show. NRL. Paul Vautin, Matthew Johns and Andrew Voss are joined by a panel of experts to discuss the latest happenings in rugby league. (M, S) 11.00 The Footy Show. AFL. Join hosts Garry Lyon, James Brayshaw and Sam Newman, along with Billy Brownless and Craig Hutchison, for the latest news and match previews. (M, S)

6.00 The Simpsons. (G, R, S) 6.30 Neighbours. (G, S) 7.00 The Biggest Loser. (PG, S) 8.00 Bondi Vet. (PG, S) 8.30 Law & Order: SVU. After a young wannabe model is murdered in the Meatpacking District, New York City, the detectives find a rare species of bird dead in her bag. (M, S) 9.30 Life On Mars. Sam encounters a hostage situation that he has a hard time divorcing from his own strange circumstances. (M, S) 11.15 The Late Show With David Letterman. (PG)

6.00 Global Village: Veneto. (G, R, S) 6.30 World News Australia. (S) 7.35 Inspector Rex. (PG, R, S) 8.30 This Is Civilisation: Ye Gods. Part 1 of 4. Art critic Matthew Collings explores the history of religious art. Weaving through Christianity, Islam and the pagan culture of ancient Greece. (PG, R, S) 9.30 World News Australia. (S) 9.55 Market Update. 10.00 UEFA Champions League Hour. Features highlights from the UEFA Champions League. 11.00 Queer As Folk. (MA15+, R, S)

6.00 Message Stick. (G, R, S) 6.30 Can We Help? (G, S) 7.00 News. (S) 7.30 Stateline. (S) 8.00 Collectors. (G, S) 8.30

Miniseries: Trial & Retribution XIV: Mirror Image. (2007)

Part 2 of 2. In the face of compelling evidence to the contrary, the twins accused of murdering their parents attempt to convince a jury of their innocence by claiming that their father subjected them to prolonged abuse. (M, S) 9.40 Dalziel And Pascoe. (Final) (M, R, S) 11.10 triple j tv With The Doctor. (R, S) 11.40 Good Game. (R, S)

6.00 News. (S) 6.30 Today Tonight. (S) 7.00 Home And Away. (PG, S) 7.30 Better Homes And Gardens. (G, S) 8.30 Movie: Raising Helen. (2004) Kate Hudson, John Corbett, Joan Cusack. A young woman’s carefree lifestyle comes to a screeching halt when she becomes responsible for her sister’s three children. (PG, R, S) 11.00 Scrubs. (PG, R, S)

6.00 News. (S) 6.30 WIN News. (S) 7.00 A Current Affair. (S) 7.30 Rugby League. NRL. Round 1. Melbourne Storm v St George Illawarra Dragons. From Olympic Park. (S) 9.30 Rugby League. NRL. Round 1. Brisbane Broncos v North Queensland Cowboys. From Suncorp Stadium. (S) 11.30 WIN News. (S)

6.00 The Simpsons. (G, R, S) 6.30 Neighbours. (G, S) 7.00 The Biggest Loser. (PG, S) 7.30 The Simpsons. (PG, S) 8.00 The Simpsons. (PG, R, S) 8.30 Medium. Allison gets involved in the case of a missing woman whose powerful father has appealed to Devalos after the police failed to help. Though it seems the daughter left of her own accord, Allison learns that the woman’s husband has a history of disappearing wives. (M, S) 9.30 Law & Order. (M, S) 11.20 News. (S) 11.50 Sports Tonight. (S)

6.00 Global Village: The Green Ardèche. (G, R, S) 6.30 World News Australia. (S) 7.30 The Thirties In Colour: Adventures In The Americas. (PG, S) 8.35 As It Happened: Churchill’s Bodyguard – Suicide Attack In Tehran. (PG, R, S) 9.30 World News Australia. (S) 9.55 Market Update. 10.00 Naked On The Inside. Five people reveal in a series of clothed and naked portraits how their bodies affect their lives. (MA15+, R, S) 11.00 Movie: The Bridesmaid. (2004) (M)

6.00 Totally Frank. (PG, R, S) 6.25 Minuscule: Shell Less. (G) 6.30 Gardening Australia. (G, S) 7.00 News. (S) 7.30 New Tricks. (PG, R, S) 8.25 News. (S) 8.30 The Bill. Officers try to piece together what happened after DC Perkins’ daughter comes to the aid of a young man who was stabbed on the bus. When CCTV footage shows it was the victim who was carrying the knife, the mystery deepens. DCs Perkins and Webb investigate after an unconscious young woman is thrown from a car. (M, S) 11.00 Rage. (M)

6.00 News. (S) 6.30 In The Bush With Malcolm Douglas. (Final) (G, S) 7.30 Kath & Kim. (PG, R, S) 8.00 The Vicar Of Dibley. David has been the councillor in a safe conservative seat for several years, but when Geraldine expresses her concern that he has not been doing enough for his constituency, he fears things are about to change. (PG, R, S) 8.40 Movie: Under The Tuscan Sun. (2003) Diane Lane, Sandra Oh, Lindsay Duncan. (M, R, S) 11.00 Movie: Planet Of The Apes. (2001) (M, R, S)

6.00 News. (S) 6.30 Australia’s Funniest Home Videos. (G, S) 7.30 Movie: RV: Runaway Vacation. (2006) (PG, R, S) 9.30 Movie: The Big White. (2005) Robin Williams, Holly Hunter, Alison Lohman, Giovanni Ribisi, Woody Harrelson. A travel agent must get his hands on a dead body in order to fix his financial woes. (M, S) 11.40 Movie: The Wicker Man. (2006) (M)

6.00 The Simpsons. (G, R, S) 6.30 Movie: Babe. (1995) (G, R, S) 8.30 Movie: Step Up. (2006) Channing Tatum, Jenna Dewan, Rachel Griffiths. A juvenile delinquent sentenced to do community service at a high school for the performing arts becomes involved with a beautiful ballet dancer. (M, R, S)

6.30 World News Australia. (S) 7.30 Prototype This! Wearable Airbag. (G, S) 8.30 Iron Chef. Japanese cooking show in which a world-renowned chef and his challenger have one hour to concoct a banquet based on a single ingredient. (G, S) 9.20 RocKwiz. Music quiz show, featuring Scottish singer Eddi Reader and Irish musician Liam Ó Maonlaí, a member of Hothouse Flowers. Hosted by Julia Zemiro. (PG, R, S) 11.55 Shorts On Screen. (PG)

SUNDAY, MARCH 8

Inspector Gadget

5.30PM – BOOMERANG (204)

Inspector Gadget and Penny prevent Daedalus and Dr Claw from stealing the secret formula from King Croesus that turns lead into gold.

The Last Kiss

7PM – MOVIE TWO (412)

A young man’s fear of commitment threatens to destroy a future with his girlfriend when he is tempted into pursuing a relationship with a free-spirited college girl. Starring Zach Braff and Rachel Bilson.

Eric Clapton: Unplugged

9PM – VH1 (252)

Watch some of guitarist Eric Clapton’s most memorable performances and see why he has become such a successful singer-songwriter.

MONDAY, MARCH 9

Air Crash Investigation – African Hijack

6.30PM – NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC (301)

In November 1996, three men stormed the cockpit of Ethiopian Airlines flight 961 and demanded that the pilot head to Australia.

Larry King Live

8PM – CNN (451)

Master interviewer Larry King brings provocative discussions on timely subjects to worldwide audiences every day, as viewers from around the world are invited to telephone the show with questions.

World Baseball Classic

8.30PM – ESPN (351)

Australia versus Mexico City in the World Baseball Classic.

ACROSS

1 Aglaia, Euphrosyne and Thalia were known as the three what?

8 Name the stripes of NCOs and police officers, etc.

9 What is a motorless aeroplane?

10 What was dammed in 1970-72 as part of a WA irrigation scheme (3,5)?

11 What relates to financial matters in general?

12 Which term is the plural of locus?

13 What is often referred to as the opposite of cheese?

16 What nationality was Vincent Van Gogh?

19 Which non-human anthropoids have no tails?

21 Name British units of currency.

22 What is another term for a traveller, especially on foot?

23 Name a tropical Sth American large lizard.

24 Name the English painter and sculptor 1830-96, Baron Frederick...

25 What is another name for a hot spring that sends up jets of water and steam? DOWN

2 Name a favourite of Elizabeth I, who was beheaded in 1618.

3 What is a supplement to a will?

4 What is a roll of parchment with writing on it?

5 To tender higher than someone else is to what?

6 Francis Greenway came to Australia as a what?

Sudoku hard No. 001

7 Which two-toed African flightless bird is a sort of cousin to the emu?

13 Name the Labor politician from 1960 to 1967 who survived an assassination attempt in 1966, Arthur...

14 What is a fabric such as orlon called?

15 Name the former capital of Pakistan.

17 Montevideo is the capital of which S American republic?

18 Which word describes the beat of any rhythmical movement?

20 Name one of the four seasons.

ARIES Mar 21 – Apr 20

Truth is one thing, rampant emotions are another. As they intersect, you get a chance to figure out which one has the greater hold and which one you are most likely to follow. True delight is more important than a dodgy sense of obligation. Find your love and follow it.

TAURUS (Apr 21 – May 20)

The warm flow of feelings running through your chest is reassuring. To still have access to sensitivity when there is so much in the world that seems intentionally designed to shut it down is an amazing thing. Keep checking in and feeling the miracle of is-ness.

GEMINI (May 21 – June 21)

Your passions might seem abstract to others but they are soulful and real to you. Keep your distance from anyone who is out to pass judgement. You know exactly where your greater interest lies. Honour it with all your love, attention and happiness.

CANCER

(June 22 – July 22)

The Moon is in Cancer, lighting up the depth of emotional engagement that you have going. If anyone thinks they can just dance with you and then walk away, they have another thing coming. You touch and are touched to the quick, by even a sidewards glance.

LEO (July 23 – Aug 22)

That which is slowing you down is serving your higher interests. It might not be dovetailing with the part of you that is in a hurry, that is true. Even a Lion can’t defeat the ocean. With the Sun in Pisces, that’s exactly what you are up against. Accept the pace.

VIRGO (Aug 23 – Sept 22)

Saturn is resting in Virgo. He is helping you to make the connection between sowing and reaping. Though he has a rather negative reputation, his job is to liberate you by making you responsible for your intentions and deeds. Liberate yourself within the yoke.

LIBRA (Sept 23 – Oct 23)

The Moon in Cancer is holding you in a grapple tackle. She is trying to get you to feed on a diet of safety, security and chicken soup. To be force-fed even the most nourishing of foods is to make them indigestible. Shake yourself out of her grip. Find your own delights.

SCORPIO (Oct 24 – Nov 21)

When emotions are flowing, you feel like life’s blood is circulating perfectly in your veins. When there is no expression, no feeling, it might be a lot more safe and secure but it is as dead as a doornail. Keep it creative. Point all this good energy in the right direction.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22 – Dec 21)

Go where there are open hearts. There’s not much point in trying to pass something precious through a closed door. To be in the company of allies gives you the self-assurance that you need in order to feel healed and whole. Don’t constrict what needs to expand.

CAPRICORN

(Dec 22 – Jan 19)

This is a mellow time. You are nicely placed to get on with your business, without being challenged at every step. That being the case, take advantage of it. There’s no guarantee it is going to last - though it is more likely to if you keep your creativity active.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20 – Feb 18)

You are a great fan of decisions being made and life moving on. That is exactly what is going on. An honest expression of opinion is happening – and there’s enough goodwill in the air to keep it from going pear-shaped. To assist with that, keep the focus on expansion.

PISCES

(Feb 19 – Mar 20)

Your end of the sky is busy with planets. The Sun, Mercury and Uranus are all in Pisces having a party. On a positive note they in turn inspire presence, awareness and freedom. Watch out for ego, mind and reactivity in their shadow. Keep it conscious. Keep it slow.

Copyright 2009 Sudhir (M.J.Dean)

prestigeproperty Renovated, extended

UNASSUMING from the street, this four-bedroom ensuite house in one of O’Connor’s most sought-after streets has been renovated and extended.

It features a new kitchen with granite bench tops, European appliances and a walkin pantry. The flooring is solid ironbark and there is plush carpet and built-in robes in all bedrooms. The master bedroom, with large ensuite featuring double showerheads and double vanity basins, has a walk-in robe.

There is an expansive deck – suitable for entertaining – a double, lock-up garage and single secure carport – both with remote access.

The residence sits on a 1000sqm+ block and is within walking distance to the Lyneham shops.

Address: 8 Bursaria Street O’Connor. Auction: Saturday, March 14 at 10am. Inspection: By appointment.

Plenty of room to move

THIS single-level, 14-month-old Blackett house in Yarralumla is decorated in neutral tones and has spacious, open-plan living areas, including a large lounge/dining room, kitchen, family/ meals area and generous-sized bedrooms. There is a spa room and workshop in the back garden.

A leafy covered pergola, with kitchen access, adds to the charm and is wonderful for al fresco entertaining or enjoying the low maintenance, compact garden. The house is close to Yarralumla shops, Lake Burley Griffin, the parliamentary triangle, the Grammar schools, Manuka and Kingston.

EER: 4

Address: 15 Rodway Street, Yarralumla.

Price: $1,200,000.

Inspection: Call agent Geraldine Collison Agent: Geraldine Collison, Richard Luton Properties, Manuka, 0419 208244.

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BATEHAVEN 113A Beach Road

The Ultimate Batemans Bay Waterfront!

You will be absolutely seduced by this elegant property right on the water at Corrigans Beach, Batehaven. Be transfixed by the expansive secure views of sea, mountains and headlands from every room. Enjoy the contemporary kitchen and the beckoning sunny deck for al fresco entertaining or a quiet reflective moment. Hunker down in the comfortable lounge with gas fire, or simply stay in bed and gaze at the views. Superbly constructed by one of the Bay’s leading builders it is perfect as a seaside retreat or for your permanent residence.

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Auction

Saturday 11 April

12 noon On Site

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SUNSHINE BAY Kooringa Coastal Retreat 410 Beach Road

Outstanding Investment Opportunity

A golden chance for lateral thinking… this could be an executive retreat, conference centre, an education centre or a back packers’ destination. Currently with accommodation for up to 65 people, conference and dining facilities, commercial kitchen, a manager’s residence and plenty of room for parking, it is literally a stone’s throw from Caseys Beach and tucked into a quiet corner with direct access to Short Beach Creek. Come and see what you could do with approximately three-quarters of an acre (2,858sqm) almost on the beach.

Auction

Saturday 7 March

12 noon On Site

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BROULEE 1/26 Train Street

Provisional Reserve $350,000

Auction Saturday 14 March 11am On Site

Enjoy Broulee and its stunning beaches and fabulous ambience when you live in this brand new townhouse. One of a pair, and designed for minimal maintenance on a level 661sqm block, you’ll love the exceptional open-plan living, gorgeous kitchen with stainless steel appliances, and your private courtyard. A level, easy stroll of just a minute or two brings you to North Broulee Beach and the beach-side lifestyle that you long for! This is a great way to enter the very competitive Broulee market. 311

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