Canberra CityNews April 2-8, 2009

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Dark side to Anzac story, says historian

THE story of the World War I Gallipoli landing has its dark side, according to Australian War Memorial senior historian Dr Peter Pedersen.

“Though Australians tend to blame the campaign’s failure on bungling by British commanders, many of their own commanders performed ingloriously,” he said.

“As well as being poorly led, the Australian soldiers were poorly trained and suffered needless casualties as a result.”

In 1915 Australian and NZ soldiers formed part of the allied expedition that set out to capture the Gallipoli peninsula to open the way to the Black Sea for the allied navies. They landed at Gallipoli on April 25, but what had been planned as a bold stroke to knock Turkey out of the war, quickly became a stalemate. At the end of 1915 the allied forces were evacuated after both sides had suffered heavy casualties and endured great hardships. More than 8000 Australian soldiers were killed.

“After the landing went awry, they lost control of the battle and had little idea of how to regain it,” said Dr Pedersen.

“Improvement at all levels was

It’s accepted the Anzacs were poorly led, but don’t entirely blame the British, says a renowned historian.

A “bayonet charge” by Australian soldiers, arranged for the official photographer

slow in coming. When the last great attempt to win the campaign was made in August, many of the earlier problems arose again.”

Dr Pedersen is a leading Australian military historian who has written extensively on World War I. He is the author of the acclaimed “Monash as Military Commander”, books on Fromelles, Villers Bretonneux and Hamel, and writes regularly for British and American military journals. In 1990, he guided then-prime minister Bob Hawke and UK coun-

terpart Margaret Thatcher over the Gallipoli Peninsula, as part of the 75th anniversary commemoration of the campaign.

“As another Anzac Day approaches, the story of the Gallipoli landing and the eight-month long campaign that followed will be retold,” he said.

“Accounts will no doubt dwell on reckless courage, endurance, humour in adversity and, above all, mateship.”

Meanwhile, two other historians from the AWM’s military history section will join Dr Pedersen for what promises to be a thought-provoking and controversial two-hour presentation titled “Gallipoli – Courage, Controversy, Catastrophe”, in the Memorial’s BAE Systems Theatre at 2pm on Sunday, April 5.

Ashley Ekins will examine Gallipoli’s prominence in Australian consciousness, Dr Pedersen will discuss the campaign strategy and tactics, and Peter Burness will explore the tragic charge by Australian Light Horsemen at the Nek.

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THREE-year-old Isabella, of Weston, cuddles her much-loved ted at the annual Teddy Bears’ Picnic at Black Mountain Peninsula. The event, which this year a had a space theme (but don’t tell Isabella) attracted hundreds of teddy bears and their adoring owners.

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Music to aid kids

THE Australian Rugby Choir will join the Royal Military College Duntroon Band and the Credo Quartet for an evening of band music and song at the Canberra Girls Grammar School, Melbourne Avenue, Deakin on April 22 at 6.30pm in aid of Save the Children Australia, Canberra branch. Funds raised will be aimed at helping with a “play bus” for fire-affected Victoria and support of children in need across the region and the world. Tickets cost $12; pensioners and under-15s, $8; and there’s a $25 family ticket. Doors open at 5.45pm or tickets in advance by emailing scasupport@actewagl.net.au

Union joins party

The ACT Branch of the Australian Labor Party has unanimously passed a resolution affiliating the Community and Public Sector Union to the party. Branch secretary Bill Redpath said: “We look forward to working with the CPSU to ensure that the voice of public sector workers resonates within the party.”

Egyptian speaker

EGYPTIAN Mamdouh Habashi, a long-term, left-wing activist and theorist, who has been involved in the Cairo Conferences against the wars in Iraq and Palestine, is speaking on “Israel, Palestine and Struggles in the Arab World” at the ANU at 6pm on Wednesday, April 8 in the Haydon Allen Tank.

Transplant Games

CANBERRA will host the 12th Australian Transplant Games from October 3-10, 2010, with the help of a $200,000 grant from the ACT Government. More than 1000 participants from all over Australia and overseas will gather for the games. More information at www.transplant.org.au.

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How safe and secure are we?

Never mind the bikies, JoHN scHUMANN knows what the full force of airport security feels like when his dear old mum tried to wear her shoes through the scanner.

THERE’S no denying the horrific nature of the bikie attack at Sydney airport. I landed in Sydney from Adelaide about 30 minutes after it happened. My fellow passengers and I were totally unaware of what had transpired, but we did remark on the eerie silence and uncharacteristic emptiness of the baggage carousel area.

When I finally saw the news reports of the awful event later, my first thought was how disturbing it must have been for the unfortunate and unwilling witnesses – not to mention the bloke who died.

But it wasn’t too long before I was asking myself about airport security – the airport security that we pay through the nose for and is so irritating in its mindless attention to minute detail.

Consider this: airport security personnel are pretty quick to insist that I remove my RM William boots before I proceed to the departure area and they’re pretty quick to confiscate my nail scissors if I forget to pack them in my checked-in luggage (like I’m going to leap out of my seat, force my way into the cockpit and hi-jack the plane with a pair of RMs and a manicure set!).

A few years ago I was flying with my 78-year-old mother from Adelaide to Brisbane. As she always does when she flies somewhere, she’d read all five pages of the pre-flight information thoughtfully provided to her by the airline. She’d dressed appropriately and she had ensured her carry-on baggage was as stipulated with regard to size, weight and content. Nonetheless, it was clear to the buffed-up security bloke at the scanner that day that mum was hell-bent on mischief. Accordingly, he insisted that she remove her shoes.

I’m sure other baby-boomers will agree that our

mothers can be a trifle obstreperous, especially if they feel they are not being taken seriously. However, at her most difficult, I’m pretty confident that mum is not going to want to hi-jack the aircraft or blow it up mid-flight.

It was obvious that this bloke did not have a 78-oldmother and had no idea of what it takes for a woman of her age to get in and out of her shoes. I was ill-tempered enough to suggest that his scrupulous attention to aviation security would be more productively applied elsewhere.

The upshot of my acerbic observation was that I was lectured, publicly, ungrammatically and at some volume. Meanwhile, mum spent 10 minutes fumbling herself in and out of her walking shoes that, apparently, have metal strips in the insteps capable of bringing down a Boeing 737.

Here’s the thing: I’d feel a whole lot safer in airports if there were some demonstrable priorities. Leave the little old lady in her shoes and, instead, pay a little more attention to the bunch of burly, tattooed blokes barreling through the airport.

Price of prohibition

WHY are we so flabbergasted that bikie gang violence is spilling out on to the streets and into public arenas, asks MIcHAeL MooRe?

T HE bikie gangs are an integral part of the drug trade. They are wrestling for control of territory and struggling to protect profit share of one of the most lucrative industries in the world.

Bikie gangs are wrestling over the bootlegging of ecstasy and amphetamines. Between 1988 and 2004 the use of amphetamines doubled according to the 2004 National Drug Strategy Household Survey of the Aus-

tralian Institute of Health and Welfare. There was a six-fold increase in the use of ecstasy. The 2008 survey revealed a slowing in the use of amphetamines, but an increase for ecstasy. Last year, the Australian Crime Commission conservatively estimated the value of the Australian illicit drug trade at $10 billion.

There are groups of bikers whose prime aim is to enjoy their motorcycles. These should be distinguished from bikie groups that are based on violence and the illegal drug trade.

Alcohol and other drug prohibition has always been just poor public policy. The current prohibition is vigorously driven by the US.

When there are successes in the war on drugs the policy invariably results in an increase in another area. The reduction in heroin use in Australia coincided not only with reduced availability internationally, but with a commensurate increase in the use of alternatives such as party drugs, cocaine and amphetamines.

This is not to say that effective customs, police work and rehabilitation do not play a role – a drugs policy approach does need to be comprehensive. However, it should also be recognised as a cyclical free market: the greater the policing success the higher the price, the bigger the profits and the greater the temptation of being involved.

We can learn from tobacco policy, the greatest success in dealing with a dangerous drug in Australia. Since World War II, there has been a reduction from the highpoint of about 80 per cent of males smoking to the current level of around 18 per cent of the population. As tobacco is legal, there has been the ability to use a range of appropriate methods to discourage people from using the drug.

While governments rely on prohibition gangs (bikie or otherwise) will flourish on the profits.

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

1. Sonya’s right!

SONYA Fladun’s item “Are footpaths a thing of the past?” (“CityNews” March 26) identifies what is wrong with Canberra, in particular the Chief Minister.

More generally, not only are footpaths in many suburbs in a state of disrepair, their absence in many other suburbs also prevents Canberrans enjoying a lifestyle to which they are entitled.

Harold Grant, Campbell

2. Sonya’s right!

THE article by Sonya Fladun had me immediately interested. Walking from my car, parked at the kerb in Mitchell, across the grass to the foot path near the pet shop I, too, took a tumble. But, I ended up at the doctor’s surgery in Gungahlin where I was immediately sent to hospital. Many hours later (there’s that story again about waiting times at the ACT hospitals), I eventually found myself with my right arm/hand in plaster and my children having arrived home from school to an empty house, no dinner and no parents for hours alone after dark! However, if it had of been cycle paths instead of footpaths, given that [Chief Minister] Jon Stanhope has indicated great interest in his favourite pastime when on ABC666 radio, the cracks, gaping holes and uneven footpaths would have been fixed well before my “taking a tumble”.

S. Conole, via email

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Danielle – boots and all

PERFECTLY turned out in strappy heels, a dress with pink frills and not a wellgroomed hair out of place, Danielle Neale looks like the last person likely to hit the Kokoda Trail.

But come June, the new proprietor of Sybil’s Closet by Danielle, in Kingston, will be swapping her heels for hiking boots to raise awareness for Gift of Life, the peak body for organ donor awareness in the ACT and surrounds.

“I have a friend in Sydney, Lee Campbell, who’s the head personal trainer from ‘Celebrity Overhaul’ and who has done the trek numerous times – we were having a chat, and I expressed an interest,” Danielle says.

“He’s the sort of person who never forgets a comment like that and will keep asking you about it! He offered to take me, and we decided to get a team together and nominate a charity.”

Danielle says that while she’s physically fit – she runs, plays tennis and visits a personal trainer – she expects the trek will be a challenge.

“I’m also not very good with creepycrawlies: if I pull off a leech and there’s blood, there’s a very good chance I’ll faint!” she says.

“I think there’ll probably be a few hissy fits and tanties, but Lee knows me well and he’s still prepared to take me.

“I like to push boundaries. This trek is

Danielle Neale likes to push boundaries and MeGAN HAGGAN discovers she’s swapping her heels for hiking boots.

something I’m not at all comfortable with, and so I really want to overcome the challenges it involves.”

Danielle decided on Gift of Life after a colleague donated a kidney to a co-worker at the real estate firm she co-owned with her former husband. Danielle saw both lives transformed.

“One of the trek team members has had

a cornea transplant so, completely coincidentally, we have a recipient who’s benefited greatly from Gift of Life coming along,” she says.

Danielle was also inspired by Anne Cahill-Lambert, president of Gift of Life, who is on the waiting list for a lung transplant (“CityNews”, February 5) and who has been involved with the trek from the beginning, even visiting a training session.

“Meeting Anne, who carries her oxygen tank with her everywhere she goes, is such a reality check – there are things we really take for granted,” Danielle says.

Danielle and her team (Gail Potts, Lyndell Kazar, Jill Slaven, Lisa Stone, Janet Boyd, David Morphett, Caleb George and Trevor Tsiouros, as well as Lee Campbell) are discussing making the trek an annual event, considering destinations such as Machu Picchu, Peru and the Mount Everest Base Camp, to raise funds and awareness for Gift of Life each year.

The team is already in training and Danielle says that, so far, she’s particularly impressed by the effort put in by the female members.

“We’re there for every single training session,” she says.

Kids who can’t remember

AS a radio commentator I’ve been guilty of making generalised statements about the alcohol problems plaguing Generation Y.

Anecdotal evidence suggests that Canberra is full of teenagers and young twentysomethings who drink far too much, far too often. A caller to my program on 2CC suggested that until I’d seen a study done on the drinking habits of young Canberrans I was in no position to make such statements.

Well, I’ve done the study. I trawled through my Facebook network and found a little over 80 Gen Y friends. I sent an alcohol questionnaire to each of them and I got more than 60 replies. The respondents were aged between 15 and 24. It may not be all that scientific, but the results make for interesting reading.

The only thing that virtually every respondent agreed on, was that the alcopops tax had very little effect on them. Some suggested that it inspired them to go from R2Ds to buying 750ml bottles of spirits and actually increase their alcohol intake.

MARK PARTON reports on an unscientific, but sobering look at youth alcohol consumption.

Thirteen per cent of my Gen Y Facebookers had never consumed alcohol or only did so in minimal amounts at very special occasions such as weddings. Thirty per cent of them drank once a week, 42 per cent tend to drink two or three times a week. Worryingly, 15 per cent consume alcohol more than three times a week.

A little more than 50 per cent in this Canberra Gen Y sample were “binge drinkers”. My unscientific definition of binge drinking was consuming six or more drinks in the one session.

My relatively small sample was asked if they could recall a time from this year when they were so intoxicated that they couldn’t remember everything they did. A staggering 50 per cent could recall being that drunk in the last three months.

When asked about the prospect of giving

up alcohol for a month, many of them suggested it would be tough. According to those respondents it’s not that they’re addicted to alcohol, rather that they are addicted to those carefree, fun, social gatherings which tend to involve alcohol consumption. Alcohol is seen as a cultural fixture. Nearly half of the respondents did say that giving up alcohol would be easy for them.

The survey showed that Canberra’s Gen Y are quite possibly drinking a little less than I thought they were. Social interaction and their network of friends are very important to them. And the alcopops tax didn’t work. I must get a copy of the “City News” to Family First Senator Steve Fielding. I’m sure he’d enjoy the read.

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

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Fixed terms would freshen Assembly

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coRNweLL, a former speaker of the Ac T House of Assembly and a Liberal MLA from  to 004, argues that our local politicians should be on fixed terms.

HOW do we introduce new blood into our small, local legislature?

The ACT Legislative Assembly is now in its 20th year and following its seventh election in October, it is instructive to examine a particular “party” problem that has emerged under the current election method.

Over the 14-year history (and five elections) of the Hare Clark system of three electorates, voters usually have returned two members of each major party in the five-member seats and – with two exceptions – three members of these parties in the larger seven-member electorate.

Further, over the 10-year period since 1995, while there have been the usual resignations, retirements and electoral defeats among the 50 members who have represented the electorates, only nine full-term members and three members filling casual vacancies have been defeated in an election by another member of their own party – testimony to the enormous advantage incumbency has for candidates standing in multi-member electorates.

Name recognition is a powerful factor, after party affiliation, in choosing members from multiple-choice candidates and, unless an outstanding local identity nominates, incumbents with several years’ public exposure have the advantage. Even any threat posed by an outstanding local identity stems not necessarily from suitability, but from the same public name exposure, albeit in another field.

This can result in prospective quality candidates being dissuaded from nominating when faced with entrenched members in each electorate. This is particularly so with people of stature or status, who would be reluctant to offer their services only to experience the embarrassment or humiliation of defeat.

So what can be done to improve the quality of representation and give all party candidates standing for the ACT Legislative Assembly an equal chance of being elected?

There is little possibility the Assembly can move to single-member electorates nor have its number of members increased because these changes require Commonwealth approval under the Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988, so we must seek a local solution: For members to serve a fixed term.

Members serving fixed terms are a feature of more than 20 US State legislatures since being introduced in the early 1990s. The term limits range from six to 12 years and in at least seven States the fixed term is a lifetime limit.

Not surprisingly, term limits have been hotly debated by incumbents and would-be career politicians and a number of arguments support a case against their introduction. The limit as initially occurred in several US States was too short, preventing members from proving their worth and also discouraging quality candidates from standing.

There were unforeseen problems, too, such as the loss of staff in a politician’s final year of the term, but by far the strongest argument against term limits was their arbitrary removal of both good and mediocre members alike. However, the loss of popular and effective members forced to step down prematurely need not be the fate of incumbents if the limits are applied sensibly and flexibly.

For example, as the ACT Legislative Assembly recently extended its electoral term from three to four years, why not have a term limit of 12 years, three terms, for members?

This would be sufficient to enable members to acquire superannuation and any other legal entitlements, hopefully make a useful contribution to community service and also provide these incumbents with the certainty of maximum tenure – the minimum being in the hands of the voters.

On right track for train history

AS a Sydneysider until recently, I still tend to think of trains as an everyday (and frankly somewhat unreliable) way to get around.

But a trip to Bungendore on the Australian Railway Historical Society – ACT’s steamhauled vintage train couldn’t have been more different to the peak-hour rush.

Not only did it arrive and leave right on schedule, the train was comprised of centuryold end-platform carriages: many contain historical photographs, and they’re all restored to first-class condition.

My husband, one-year-old daughter and I took the journey from Canberra Railway Station for the society’s market day run, which takes place once a month.

Even with a toddler in tow (her interest was piqued when we told her this was just like riding on Thomas the Tank Engine), it’s a relaxing trip, through the rugged scenery of the Molonglo Gorge, over Pine Range and Brooks Bank, and through three tunnels to the village of Bungendore, where we were able to browse bookshops, galleries and cafes.

On the outbound trip, I sat down for a chat with the society’s marketing manager, Barbara Schreiner who, like the driver, conductors and other staff on the train, donates her time to the volunteer organisation.

Barbara told me that the society hosts a

MeGAN HAGGAN discovers the joys of old-time train travel.

range of different trips: as well as the regular Bungendore market run, there’s a RailRoad Restaurant Dinner Train that traces the same route, but features three courses and waiter service. The food’s by Theo Moulis, previously of Tower Restaurant fame.

“We have our own dining cars and kitchen, and sleeper carriages: the next big trip planned is the Autumn Getaway in May, when we leave Canberra on the Friday evening and go to Victoria, taking in the Rutherglen wineries and the Autumn Festival in Bright,” says Barbara.

There’s also the “tin hare” trip to Bungendore, which will run twice a day during the Easter holidays – the 1920s rail motors replaced steam trains and were named after the mechanised hares which had just been introduced at greyhound tracks.

The “tin hare” also runs from the Railway Museum in Kingston to Fyshwick on the last Sunday of every month.

Trips to Tarago, Bowral, the Blue Mountains and the South Coast are also planned for later in the year.

Barbara says the society charters trips for

companies and organisations, and has done weddings, dances, birthday parties and events such as Christmas in July.

“We took one group to Bungendore and after they’d had dinner at various restaurants there, held a dance on the platform; after that the band came with us as we’d set up a dance car,” says Barbara.

“Your imagination’s the limit, really – we go anywhere there’s tracks.”

The Australian Railway Historical Society is a CountryLink ticketing agency, and also encourages Canberrans to get involved and volunteer with the society.

For more information visit www.trains.org. au or call 6284 2790.

There’s folk and there’s folk…

By Helen Musa

THIS is Dave O’Neill’s fourth year as artistic director of the National Folk Festival, one of Canberra’s bounciest arts events and likely to attract 55,000 people to Exhibition Park over the Easter period.

O’Neill, a noted fiddler and guitarist, is adamant that the word “folk” is to do with people – all people. Far from being a club for old folkies, there is to be a strong cross-community feel and even a sense of being in a village.

To O’Neill, the festival highlights our “tradition bearers” in everything from song and dance to making rugs. A traditional rug-maker from Afghanistan, Najaf Mazari, once sentenced to death by the Taliban and later detained in one of Australia’s immigration detention centres for many years, will be here with his superb hand-made rugs.

That may be the most unusual inclusion in the 2009 National Folk Festival, but the showiest will be the return of Eric Bogle to the festival stage after seven years. He’ll even be performing with Canberra’s Shortis and Simpson in a show called “Get Bogled”. Bogle will be here to represent SA, his home State and the focus State for this year’s festival. There, according to O’Neill, “the music scene is very good, with a lot of class acts”.

Until 1992, when the Monaro Folk Society staged the festival, the event

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Roy and Cliff for one night

HERE’S a world first: Cliff Richard and Roy Orbison on stage together in Canberra. Well, sort of: it’s a two-hour tribute show featuring Marty Rhone as Cliff and Dean Bourne as the Big O. Tickets to see “The Dream Tour” at The Playhouse, 8pm, on Saturday, May 23, are on sale now at canberratheatrecentre.com.au or by calling 6275 2700.

DIABETES ACT’s Guardian Angel Gala Ball will feature a celebrity singing bee. The singers will include Channel 7’s chief political correspondent Mark Riley; Constable Kenny Koala; Cam and Lisa, from Mix 106.3; Arthur Laing, entertainment entrepreneur and record company director; Opposition Leader Zed Seselja; WIN TV’s Erin Molan; Catherine Chapman, owner Vangeli Jewellers; deputy public prosecutor John Mawson; Senator Gary Humphries; and Theo Dimarhos, president of the Hellenic Club. Participants are seeking sponsorship to raise funds that will assist people affected by diabetes in the ACT. Anyone wanting to pledge a donation to any of the singers should contact Diabetes ACT on 6288 9830. The ball will be held on Saturday, May 23.

was national in the sense that it took place in a different location each year. But after Canberra picked it up as a permanent event, adopting a focus State has been a way of asserting its “national” character. O’Neill says it’s not always easy to maintain that focus because of the geographical distances that can affect the budget from year to year.

Dave O’Neill… the word “folk” is to do with people – all people.

This year there will be much controversy over whether certain inclusions are really “folk”. US performer Rodney Crowell, for instance, once married to Rosanne Cash, will be in Canberra as part of his first Australian tour and many people will say he is country, not folk. O’Neill points to the roots of jazz in blues, which is definitely folk. Folklorist Rob Willis is running a session with the cheeky title “Buddy Holly – Folksinger?”

At this stage, tickets can be purchased only at the gates. The 2009 National Folk Festival is at Exhibition Park, Canberra from April 9-13. For the full program visit www.folkfestival.asn.a u

“RESTLESS” is a new dance work by Churchill Fellowship recipient and Canberra Critics award winner Cadi McCarthy that explores the distractions that keep us awake at night. Set in a bedroom, over the course of one sleepless night, it is a roller coaster ride where characters are hurled through a myriad of emotional states from worry, guilt, anxiety, regret to complete and utter desperation. It’s on April 20-May 9 at the CTC’s Courtyard Studio. Tickets from www.canberratheatrecentre.org.a u . “Restless” plays April 20-May 9 at the CTC’s Courtyard Studio.

TEMPO Theatre is presenting the pantomime version of the classic fairytale “Sleeping Beauty” from April 17-25 at the Belconnen Theatre. Tickets are a recession-proof $15 each.

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Message in a ‘bottle’

SAM Shepard’s play concerns people’s struggle with their own denial about reality, relationship and culture. This struggle provides some humorous lines by mostly grotesque characters. While there were excellent performances from a very strong cast, I wondered if the production was merely a replica of The American Theatre of the 1980s? The accents and vocal delivery were as close to perfect as one is likely to encounter in the theatre. The detailed attention to Shepard’s idiosyncratic rhythms and juxtapositions gave the work a strong sense of authenticity. There was a grand style of delivery that was almost musical. This was a highly creditworthy directional achievement. So why did it feel as if it was taking place in a bottle?

Firstly, the production needs an audience. The actors need to feel the response of an audience

Alas, the laughs fell like lead

FREE Rain Theatre Company does a sterling job in presenting good-quality scripts and offering young artists the chance to step on stage, but it should never have embarked on that hardest of forms, pure farce.

With the honourable exception of James Scott as Inspector Jacques Clouseau, who kept a straight face and the same accent all night, and Dahlia Kruyer as the amorous Russian spy Olga Berriosova, this fast-moving script was well beyond the capacity of the large cast.

Even the experienced John Honey as the demented Inspector Dreyfus, kept forgetting he had the toothache, while the even more

THEATRE

“A Lie of The Mind” By Sam Shepard, directed by Fiona Atkin. ANU Arts Centre until April 4.

Reviewed by Joe Woodward

to their work to give their characters a greater and more immediate life.

Secondly, the world of the “lie” excludes any penetration from the outside. In effect, each character is inside a bubble that the audience cannot break. We, in Canberra, are watching the dynamics of an alien culture from a dispassionate and very distanced position.

As a doorway to further explorations as to what theatre has and might achieve, “A Lie Of The Mind” should be mandatory attendance by all students of theatre and drama.

THEATRE

“The Pink Panther Strikes Again” Directed by Judi Crane. At the Courtyard Theatre until April 4.

Reviewed by Helen Musa

seasoned Oliver Baudert as Professor Fassbender was alternately genial and crazy. The laughs fell like lead, and a long night was rendered even longer by the endless moving of prop boxes around the stage for the actors to sit on. Free Rain needs to abandon these boxes, which were just as tedious when they were used in “Guys and Dolls” and could have been replaced by a couple of permanent benches.

This is a cautionary tale to amateur theatre companies – being funny is not nearly as easy as you think.

MUSEUM AND GALLERY

Ocean to Outback

AUSTRALIAN LANDSCAPE PAINTING 1850–1950

The National Gallery of Australia’s 25th Anniversary Travelling Exhibition

Closes 17 May 2009

This travelling exhibition of treasured works from the National Collection celebrates the rich history of landscape painting in Australia. Ocean to Outback has been curated by National Gallery of Australia Director, Ron Radford AM.

Open: Tuesday - Friday 10am–5pm Saturday and Sunday 12noon–5pm Telephone: 6207 3968

The exhibition Ocean to Outback is proudly supported by the National Gallery of Australia Council Exhibitions Fund.

A gentle drop of odd twaddle

BOTTLE SHOCK (M)

THE 1976 blind degustation competition when wine from California’s Napa Valley ended French wine hegemony is a verifiable historic fact.

Telling the story of that event with, one suspects, an eye to promoting Californian wines, “Bottle Shock” is leisurely, unprepossessing cinema, a gentle plot overlaid with moments of tension and anxiety, narrative offering mild notes of metaphorical, mystical and metaphysical twaddle about wines and their provenances, an after-taste of incompleteness with a set of closing titles failing to provide total satisfaction.

Although I enjoyed the film rather more than my recollections of Californian wine tasted in the US, it doesn’t really teach us much about oenology. The screenplay’s waxing lyrical about the relationship between soil, water, fruit and juice struck me as bypassing the realities of the product of complex science.

Alan Rickman is not stressed playing Paris wine merchant Steven Spurrier whose idea it was to hold the competition. Chris Pine is likeable as Bo, the son of the vigneron (Bill Pullman) whose entry won the chardonnay class and Rachel Taylor brings brightness to Sam, at the vineyard to learn the business. But for my money, the film gets its best dramatic impetus from Freddy Rodriguez as Gustavo, a young Mexican struggling to make a buck from a tiny vineyard and winery, making good

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By Dougal Macdonald

money from betting on an impeccable palate and memory identifying every wine put before him in blind tastings – grape, vintage and maker. Perhaps a bit apocryphal, but a nice touch in a film not without feelgood moments.

At Dendy

KNOWING (M)

THIS doomsday, sci-fi, extra-terrestrial actioner shows Nic Cage somewhat short of his best, playing Koestler, a widowed academic whose son brings home a paper that has lain 50 years in a time capsule commemorating the opening of a Boston primary school.

The paper, created by a fey child somewhat removed from the school’s mainstream, is covered in numbers, devoid of explanation. The crash of an airliner before Koestler’s eyes helps him crack the code. The paper accurately forecasts date, death-toll and geographical co-ordinates for every major catastrophe on planet Earth since the capsule was planted. And only two are left to complete the set. Koestler locates the daughter of the paper’s writer and they set off to find what those will mean.

Alex Proyas’s direction is vigorous, the special effects are spectacular, the

bleakness is challenging. But despite the dramatic merit of the film’s futurology theme, while its message about our planet’s fate may be valid, the manner of its delivery doesn’t withstand careful scrutiny.

At all Canberra cinemas

THE UNINVITED (MA)

AT the core of this low-budget American remake of a 2003 Korean ghost story are three women whom it is hard to like.

Teenaged Anna (Emily Browning) discharged from a psychiatric hospital after the death of her terminally ill mother (Maya Massar) comes home where her older sister Alex (Arielle Kebel) berates her for not having written. But Anna swears she has.

Their father (David Strathairn) is busy launching his new book. Rachel (Elizabeth Banks) has progressed from mother’s carer to father’s paramour, housekeeper and intended bride. This prospect distresses the girls, unwilling to share him with an outsider.

The screenplay conceals a sharp sting in its tail and even when we think we’ve seen it all, there’s more to come. Well performed, it’s a fair example of spatter and ghost genres, almost likeable despite being populated by three characters whom you wouldn’t really want sharing your life. Detecting its subtly stated clues needs good forensic skills.

At Hoyts

By Wendy Johnson

I’D passed by the bright yellow sign dozens of times, but until recently had never dined at Thai Cornar, positioned on a busy strip of eateries in Manuka on Furneaux Street and Palmerston Lane.

Cornar with a delightful touch of Thai dining

The restaurant has been around for sometime and diners can choose from a menu that is a healthy size and includes many traditional Thai favourites such as soups, noodles, stir fries, and red, green and yellow curries – with lots of meat, seafood and vegetarian options.

We were starving and so quickly ordered the Khanom-jeep to share, which we agreed was excellent. These delicate tasting Thai-style steam dim sims were filled with fine minced pork and prawn and quickly had us wanting more ($8.50 for four). Next time, we will try the chicken wings stuffed with minced chicken and black mushrooms ($8 for two) or the Thai Cornar almond prawns ($9.50 for four).

Then the blackboard at the back of the restaurant, listing the chef’s specials, caught our eye. After quizzing the waitress, we confirmed what the most-popular options were and selected two for our mains.

The roasted marinated duck was sliced and served with chilli and tamarind sauce, so popular in Asian cooking ($18.90). The duck had absorbed the sour, fruity taste of the sauce and forced our taste -

buds to stand at attention.

The second most-popular dish on the chef’s specials was the king prawns and, we agreed, it deserved that position. Served with lemongrass, coconut milk and a secret concoction of Thai herbs, the prawns were tasty and we were not shy about drowning our rice in the sauce and lapping it up.

The service on our visit was friendly, informative and efficient, but not rushed.

Thai Cornar’s fit out is basic, with the owners obviously preferring to invest in the food rather than the décor. The colour scheme is a dusty rose and subtle blue, with peach-coloured paper serviettes. I’d recommend not sitting too close to the front door because the takeaway crowd – entering and exiting, entering and exiting – could be annoying after a while. However, the outside eating area is barren and the worn blue plastic chairs are ready to enter the pearly gates of chair heaven.

Thai Cornar is BYO. Open for lunch Tuesday-Saturday, noon2.30pm and dinner Monday-Sunday, 5.30pm-10pm.

JACKETS and coats for winter 2009 are as much about making a statement as they are about keeping warm, says Vicki Heycox, of Cassidy’s.

Old Hollywoodsilhouette returns

“We have some coats and jackets in, which are a little bit different in terms of style and cut – there’s some faux fur, some bright colours and some leather jackets.”

A tailored silhouette complements the 1940s-style closed heels and ankle boots currently in vogue, Vicki says.

“It’s a tailored, feminine look: very Katharine Hepburn. Eve rything’s about the ‘40s this year – Bogart pants are back, high-waisted pants are back, and tailored coats are back.”

What’s new for you?

ESTEE Lauder’s new Re-Nutriv Ultimate Radiance make-up SPF15, $142, is formulated with rubies, sapphires, gold-toned mica and South Sea pearls to create a jewel-like softness and clarity for the skin. With hyaluronic acid to moisturise and hydrate the skin, it also contains the anti-oxidant vitamin E to give skin a flawless finish.

NEW Hydra+ Bio Active from RoC attracts moisture to help keep the skin hydrated – and contains Omega 3 and 6 to help prevent moisture loss. With hydrating agents glycerine and sunflower oil and antioxidants feverfew and Coviox, a soy extract, it helps strengthen and protect the skin.

Hydra+ Bio Active Day, Dry and Combination, $35, is available from selected pharmacies.

“The world’s designers in one BOX”

The winners of our perfume competition published on March 12 are: Wendy Clark, Ken Rider, John Lupica and Marlene Bonny.

Where are the world’s designers in one BOX?

Answer: Canberra City, Brand Depot and Tuggeranonog Hyperdome.

Drink water as weather cools

DEHYDRATION can be a big problem for women’s skin in the cooler months – and the ACT’s dry climate doesn’t help, says Mikaela Jones, from Beauty Bar International in the Jamison Plaza.

“When our skin loses moisture, it can cause fine lines and wrinkles to appear on the surface of the skin,” she says.

“Using serums, and creams which are specifically formulated for night-time, can help.”

The skin around the eyes and lips is particularly vulnerable because it is thinner than skin elsewhere on the face.

“It’s important to use a lip or eye product designed for those areas, because anything too rich can bring out sensitivities and even have a stinging effect,” says Mikaela.

This is particularly the case when using “cosmeceuticals” – skin care products which manufacturers claim have a pharmaceutical-like effect (combining the benefits of a cosmetic and a pharmaceutical). Many antiageing creams are good examples.

Many of the new generation of products

have a significant positive effect, Mikaela says.

“A lot of products, like Payot, which we use, are tested by dermatologists.”

Sunscreen remains important in autumn and winter – “there’s less UV exposure because the sun’s not as harsh and there’s much more cloud, but it’s still important, particularly if you go to the snow in winter.

“To keep skin hydrated, keep drinking water and continue to exfoliate twice a week!”

The mum

JULIA Rollings, of Conder, is the ACT Barnardos 2009 Mother of the Year.

Ms Rollings is mother to eight children, six of whom have been adopted from overseas. One of the children is also autistic and blind.

“This is a great honour,” Ms Rollings said after accepting her award from Chief Minister Jon Stanhope. “There is nothing more important than bringing up the next generation.”

She will attend the national function in Sydney on Thurs-

to many

day, May 7, with the other State and Territory finalists where the national mother of the year will be announced. –Jorian Gardner

Stepping out for winter

THE pared-down simplicity of Hermès’ winter 2009 launch inspired a streamlined and intimate fashion show at Carmen Steffens, to serve as an elegant background to the Canberra Centre store’s opulent shoe and bag creations.

“People loved the intimacy of the show and that they were able to engage the models and talk about the fashion with them,” says proprietor Emilia Rossi.

“This season in shoes and bags is very exciting: tartan,

$729.

and

anything with tassels, and a lot of earth colours like tans and bronzes are very big.

“Contrasting leathers, as well as leopard and ostrich, are wonderful luxury materials for shoes.”

Carmen Steffens’ winter 2009 collection also features daring boots featuring lofty heels and pointed toes; corset-back lacing; classic pumps and ballet flats, as well as detail such as buckles, trimming and rivets.

Laser treatment with a gentler touch

Clear Complexions is introducing a Canberra rst: a new medical laser that treats surgical scars and acne scars, wrinkles, and stubborn hormonal and suninduced pigmentation, without side-effects or downtime.

REGISTERED nurse Suzie Hoitink is passionate about helping Canberrans with their skin problems.

Her clinics are the  rst to introduce Fraxel Laser in Canberra.

What sets this treatment apart from others on the market, says Suzie, is that it gives the same signi  cant results as traditional ablative resurfacing lasers, but without the month to six weeks of downtime and the lengthy list of side-effects.

The fractionated laser, which Suzie says is “huge” in the US, has US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for treating pigmentation from sun exposure or from hormonal factors (such as the “mask of pregnancy”) or melasma, wrinkles around the eyes and lips, surgical and acne scars as well as textural skin problems.

It’s the most researched laser on the market, she says, with more than 250,000 Fraxel laser procedures performed worldwide to date.

“What excited us about Fraxel was the ability to help people who have scarring, as well as stub-

born pigmentation, particularly melasma – their problems haven’t really been addressed thoroughly before,” Suzie says.

“As well as that, we also wanted to provide a treatment option for darker skin types.

“Fraxel pioneered fractionated laser technology in the US, where it has a very strong following.

“Clear Complexions selected it because of the unique way it works and the dramatic improvement clients see with minimal treatments; it’s very safe and it gives a uniform treatment.”

So how does it work?

It resurfaces areas of the skin the size of a pinprick, leaving most of the surrounding skin intact (fractional damage). This allows the healthy surrounding tissue to act as a natural bandage

while the treated area heals.

In two to three months, collagen remodelling and skin tightening takes place, resulting in a dramatic improvement in the skin, Suzie says.

“It requires three to  ve treatments, and you can put make-up on the day after treatment.”

Fraxel was developed to avoid some of the problems associated with ablative treatment, including down-time following treatment.

Ablative treatment requires at least two or three weeks of recovery time, during which the skin is swollen and sensitive: skin does not return to normal for about six weeks.

Healing takes place more quickly with Fraxel treatment than if the whole surface area was af-

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Before and after Fraxel Laser photos… “It’s very safe and it gives a guaranteed uniform treatment: it’s the gold standard for treating acne scars,” says Suzie Hoitink.

“Fraxel’s the most effective of the non-invasive treatments,” says Suzie.

It’s also safe to use on sensitive areas such as under the eyes, the neck and chest, and on the backs of hands.

Clear Complexions staff are all nurses who have undergone independent certi cation at the Australasian Academy of Dermal Sciences in WA. There is also a dedicated Fraxel laser consultant at both the Belconnen and Erindale clinics.

The Clear Complexions Clinics are located at CISAC, 100 Eastern Valley Way, Belconnen (call 6251 8889) and Unit 1, 43 Comrie Street Erindale (6231 0003). For more information, go to www.

prime time television

Highlights

Spooks

Monday, ABC1, 9.35pm

As bombastic, big-budget and nail-bitingly brilliant as ever, the BBC’s award-winning spy series returns for its sixth season. In a first for the show, the makers have done away with the MI5 team tackling a new case each week, and the entire series of 10 episodes follows one story based around the relationship between Britain, Iran and the US. Stars Raza Jaffrey (above).

Neighbours

Tuesday, SC Ten, 6.30pm Ramsay Street has seen its fair share of stars in the last few years Spice Girl

Emma Bunton, Michael Parkinson and Little Britain’s David Walliams and Matt Lucas have all making fleeting appearances. Now it’s the turn of violin-wielding global superstar André Rieu. Playing himself, the Dutchman meets Paul (Stefan Dennis) on a flight from Europe to Australia and stops by to serenade the Erinsborough residents.

6.00 At The Movies. (R, S) 6.30 The Einstein Factor. (S) 7.00 News. (S) 7.30 The Story Of India: The Power Of Ideas. (G, S) 8.25 News. (S) 8.30 Agatha Christie’s Poirot. Hercule Poirot is drawn into a baffling mystery after a distraught young woman bursts into his apartment claiming to be a killer before vanishing without a trace. (M, S) 11.40 Movie: Sailor Beware. (1956) (B&W, PG, R, S)

6.00 News. (S) 6.30 Sunday Night. (S) 7.30 Border Security

– Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R, S) 8.00 Coastwatch. (PG, S) 8.30 Bones. Brennan receives some bones that she must identify, but is stunned when she finds that the remains are those of her mother. (M, R, S) 9.30 Crimes That Shook The World: BTK (Bind, Torture, Kill). Looks at Dennis Rader, the BTK killer, who committed some of the most shocking crimes in American history, murdering and sexually abusing women and children. (M, R, S) 11.00 24. (M, S)

6.00 News. (S) 6.30 20 To 01. (PG, R, S) 7.30 60 Minutes. (S) 8.30 Movie: The Shawshank Redemption. (1994) Morgan Freeman, Tim Robbins, James Whitmore, William Sadler. A unique bond of friendship develops between a soft-spoken banker and a prisoner when the banker is sentenced to life in jail. (M, R, S) 11.30 Movie: The Little Drummer Girl. (1984) (M, R)

6.00 The Simpsons. (PG, 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 comedians Janeane Garofalo, Mick Molloy and Glenn Robbins, and The Grates, performing their song Aw Yeah. (M, S) 11.10 Motor Racing. FIA Formula One World Championship. Round 2. Malaysian Grand Prix. Race day. From Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur.

6.00 Thalassa: Village In The Ice. (G, R, S) 6.30 World News Australia. (S) 7.30 Lost Worlds: Walking The Bible. (G, R, S) 8.30 Dateline. Mark Davis reports from strife-torn Madagascar as soldiers storm the Presidential palace. International current affairs, hosted by George Negus. (S) 9.30 Kurt Wallander. (MA15+) 11.10 Movie: Oasis. (2002) (M, R)

At The Movies

Wednesday, ABC1, 10pm

It takes a special kind of flick to please both Margaret Pomeranz and David Stratton (pictured), but you can be sure you’re onto a winner if a new release gets four thumbs up from the notoriously disparate duo. The combative critics have been agreeing to disagree on the merits of movies big and small for more than 22 years, so they’re definitely worth listening to.

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. (S) 8.30 Four Corners. Investigative journalism program. (S) 9.20 Media Watch. Hosted by Jonathan Holmes. (S) 9.35 Spooks. Adam and Zaf take drastic action to kill a terrorist in Tehran, but after their plan backfires they are left to deal with the shocking aftermath. (M, S) 11.05 Lateline Business. (S) 11.35 The Last Valley. (M, 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, R, S) 8.00 Scrubs. Dr Cox is pushed to the limit by the demands of his new job. (PG, S) 8.30 Movie: Father Of The Bride Part II. (1995) Steve Martin, Diane Keaton, Martin Short, Kimberly Williams. A father already traumatised by his daughter’s marriage is further troubled by her pregnancy. (G, R, S) 11.40 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. An armed robbery in Melbourne sparks a deadly turf war between rival gangland leaders – the Kane brothers and Ray Chuck. Terry and Bob fear the escalating conflict will affect their lucrative heroin distribution network. Gangland wife Judi Kane tries to protect her children. (M, R, S) 11.20 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. (PG, R)

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) 8.30 Good News Week. A satirical look at the news. Hosted by Paul McDermott, with team leaders Mikey Robins and Claire Hooper. (M, S) 9.30 NCIS.

A strange case opens when a Petty Officer is found dead in a car. (M, R, S) 11.15 The Late Show With David Letterman. (PG)

6.00 Living Black. (S) 6.30 World News Australia. (S) 7.30

Top Gear. (PG, S) 8.30 Swift And Shift Couriers. Keith and Amanda hand-pick staff to attend a day of management training in line with Swift and Shift’s parent company’s new policies. (M, R, S) 9.00 Bogan Pride. (M, R, S) 9.30 World News Australia. (S) 9.55 Market Update. 10.00 Shameless. (MA15+, S) 11.50 Movie: The Nameless. (1999) (MA15+, R)

David Ogilvy: The First Mad Man

Thursday, SBS, 8.30pm Timely, considering US drama series Mad Men debuts next week, this documentary looks at a real-life pioneer from the golden age of advertising. After a journeyman’s life, David Ogilvy (pictured) moved to New York to start a career in advertising. In doing so, he changed the face not only of the profession, but of consumerism in the US.

6.05 Time Team: Knave Hill. (G, S) 7.00 News. (S) 7.30 The 7.30 Report. (S) 8.00 Lead Balloon. One of Mel’s C-list celebrity clients, ex-ice-skating champ Gina Therese, has a new series coming up and wants Rick to appear as a guest. (PG, S) 8.30 Lost Cities Of The Ancients: The Dark Lords Of Hattusha. Part 3 of 3. Discover buried treasures of the ancient world. (M, S) 9.30 Foreign Correspondent. (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, R, S) 8.00 Find My Family. Maryanne gave up her baby boy for adoption when she was 18. With her life back on track she now wants to find her lost son. Monica also gave up her first child after a teenage pregnancy. Now Monica’s child wants to find and get to know her mother. Hosted by Jack Thompson. (PG, R, S) 8.30 To Be Advised. 11.30 Carpoolers. (PG)

6.00 News. (S) 6.30 WIN News. (S) 7.00 A Current Affair. (S) 7.30 World’s Funniest Videos. (PG, S) 8.00 Commercial Breakdown. (PG, S) 8.30 Two And A Half Men. Worrying Charlie may get rid of one of them, Berta and Lydia fight over him. Kandi does everything she can to stop Alan from selling their apartment. Charlie’s friends and family undermine his plans for a romantic Christmas Eve date. (M, R, S) 9.30 Hell’s Kitchen. (MA15+) 11.30 Entertainment Tonight. (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. When a missing Lance Corporal is found dead in a vacant house, the NCIS team discovers that he was buried in the backyard and then exhumed. The investigation leads them to a new clue – he had two fiancées. McGee and Tony are stunned by Abby’s Halloween costume. (M, R, S) 11.15 The Late Show With David Letterman. (PG)

6.00 Global Village: Rollers Pt 2. (G, R, S) 6.30 World News Australia. (S) 7.30 Insight. (S) 8.30 Cutting Edge: Darfur – Between The Lines. (PG, S) 9.30 World News Australia. (S) 9.55 Market Update. 10.00 Hot Docs: The Miscreants. Director George Gittoes travels to the remote tribal belt of the North West Frontier of Pakistan, near the mountainous Afghan border. (MA15+, S) 11.40 Movie: Sunflower. (2005) (M)

Video Hits

Saturday, SC Ten, 10am

The decks of HMAS Tobruk are more used to transporting troops and tanks than they are to accommodating hundreds of screaming fans of the million-selling US pop-punk band Fall Out Boy. Hosts Faustina “Fuzzy” Agolley and Hayden Guppy (pictured) don pirate hats and eye patches and watch on as the band perform their biggest hits, including their latest single, America’s Suiteheart

6.00 Travel Oz. (G, S) 6.30 The Cook And The Chef. (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 The Gruen Transfer. (S) 9.30 Lawrence Leung’s Choose Your Own Adventure: Be A Man. In an effort to find the confidence to confront his childhood bully, comedian Lawrence Leung learns karate. (M, S) 10.00 At The Movies. (S) 11.05 Lateline Business. (S) 11.30 Midsomer Murders. (Final) (M, R, S) 6.00 News. (S) 6.30 Today Tonight. (S) 7.00 Home And Away. (PG, S) 7.30 To Be Advised. 8.30 Criminal Minds. Community leaders in an affluent New York suburb fear the worst when Gideon and the team arrive to investigate the murders of several young African-American teenagers, who appear to be the victims of a racially motivated serial killer. (M, R, S) 9.30 Crimes That Shook The World: The Green River Killer. (M, R, 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 What’s Good For You. (PG, S) 8.00 RPA. (PG, S) 8.30 The Mentalist. The team investigates the murder of a young waitress in the Napa Valley. (M, R, S) 9.30 Cold Case. The case of a dead woman who was married to an insolvent internet entrepreneur is reopened. (PG, R, S) 11.30 The Footy Show. AFL. Join hosts Garry Lyon, James Brayshaw and Sam Newman 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) 7.30 The Simpsons. (PG, R, S) 8.00 Guerrilla Gardeners. (PG, S) 8.30 House. House is injured in a motorcycle accident in New York and finds himself in bed next to a patient suffering from complete paralysis. (M, S) 9.30 Life. With Reese working with the FBI, Crews is assigned a new partner, Detective Jane Seever. (M, S) 11.15 The Late Show With David Letterman. (PG)

6.00 Global Village: The Tabaski Festival. (G, R, S) 6.30 World News Australia. (S) 7.30 Food Safari. (G, R, S) 8.00 Trawlermen: The Storm. (PG, S) 8.35 Long Way Round. Ewan and Charley set out on their bikes from London to Belgium, Germany and the Czech Republic, where they visit the sights of Prague. (M, R, S) 9.30 World News Australia. (S) 9.55 Market Update. 10.00 Movie: Camarón: When Flamenco Became Legend. (2005) Óscar Jaenada, Verónica Sánchez, Mercè Llorens.

Movies

The Sea Inside Friday, SBS, 9.30pm

A powerful and confronting true story of Ramón Sampedro, made quadriplegic in a diving accident as a young man. Ramón, played with warmth and honesty by Javier Bardem (No Country for Old Men), has been confined to bed for 26 years, where he fights the Spanish courts for his right to die. A film equally touching and heartrending in its delivery.

The Village Saturday, Prime, 9.30pm M. Night Shyamalan (The Sixth Sense, Signs) pulls more tricks out of his bag for this thriller. The inhabitants of an isolated Pennsylvania village have an uneasy truce with the “creatures” that live in the surrounds. But the peace is broken when Joaquin Phoenix dares to request permission to cross the village’s borders. Includes an element of romance that's more surprising than the twist.

Iris Tuesday, Prime, noon

Acting heavyweights Judi Dench, Jim Broadbent and Kate Winslet show why they garner the praise they do in this compassionate biopic of late British novelist Iris Murdoch, and her slow decline from Alzheimer’s. Split into two main time frames – the 1950s when young Iris (Winslet) met her husband John Bayley (Hugh Bonneville) at college and the ’90s when John (Broadbent) notices his beloved’s (Dench’s) ailing health. An intense 90 minutes that stirs the emotions.

thursday, 9 friday, 10 s aturday, 11

6.10 Grand Designs. (G, R, S) 7.00 News. (S) 7.30 The 7.30 Report. (S) 8.00 Catalyst. (S) 8.30 Voyage To The American Stonehenge. American archaeologist Dr Alexei Vranich and sailor Paul Harman set out to solve the mystery of how the ancient people of Tiwanaku, a pre-Incan metropolis in Bolivia, managed to erect the massive stone monoliths that dotted their city. (G, S) 9.30 Q&A. (S) 11.05 Lateline Business. (S) 11.30 Spectacle: Elvis Costello With…. (G, R, S)

6.00 News. (S) 6.30 Today Tonight. (S) 7.00 Home And Away. (PG, S) 7.30 Private Practice. (PG, S) 8.30 Heartbeat. Vernon Scripps has persuaded Lord Ashfordly to host a weekend for artists. However, when the would-be artists arrive, some of them have more on their mind than water colours. The police are plagued by the efforts of a bogus cop who seems to have stolen his outfit from Whitby Rep. (PG, S) 9.30 Football. AFL. Round 3. Geelong v Collingwood. From the MCG. (S)

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. Host Bert Newton counts down 20 of the most outrageous, bold and bawdy practical jokes to appear on TV. (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) 11.30 Entertainment Tonight. (R, S)

6.00 The Simpsons. (G, R, S) 6.30 Neighbours. (G, S)

7.00 The Biggest Loser. (PG, S) 8.00 Bondi Vet. Dr Chris travels to the Australian Reptile Park on the NSW central coast. (PG, S) 8.30 Law & Order: SVU. Benson and Stabler investigate when fertilised embryos are stolen from a sperm bank. (M, R, S) 9.30 Life On Mars. Sam and Chris investigate death threats against rock sensation Sebastian Grace. (M, S) 11.15 The Late Show With David Letterman. (PG)

6.00 Global Village: Puglia. (G, R, S) 6.30 World News Australia. (S) 7.35 Inspector Rex. (PG, R, S) 8.30 David Ogilvy: The First Mad Man. A look at the life of ’50s Madison Avenue ad tycoon, David Ogilvy. (PG, 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 Compass: Stations Of The Cross… The Making Of. (G, R, S) 8.00 Collectors. (G, S) 8.30 Rebus. (Final) Rebus faces censure from his peers and the wrath of an angry family after claims that he coerced a confession from the suspect in a murder trial leads to the case being dismissed. (M, S) 9.40 Vincent. (Final) (M, S) 11.20 triple j tv With The Doctor. (R, S) 11.50 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 To Be Advised.

6.00 Totally Frank. (PG, R, S) 6.25 Minuscule: United We Stand. (G) 6.30 Best Of Gardening Australia. (G, S) 7.00 News. (S) 7.30 New Tricks. (PG, R, S) 8.25 News. (S) 8.30 The Bill. DC Moss goes undercover again to track a recently released drug dealer, who is unaware of the role she played in his original conviction years earlier. However, DS Turner becomes concerned with Moss’s apparent closeness with the suspect. (PG, S) 10.00 News. (S) 11.50 Rage. (M)

6.00 News. (S) 6.30 Honey Badgers: Raising Hell. (G, S) 7.30 To Be Advised. 9.30 To Be Advised. 11.40 Movie: The Passion Of The Christ. (2004) (AV15+, R)

TransTV highlights

SUNDAY, APRIL 5

Dateline London

6.30PM – BBC WORLD NEWS (452)

Foreign correspondents posted to London look at events in the UK through outsiders’ eyes and review how the issues of the week are being tackled around the world.

My Daddy the Crocodile Hunter

7.30PM – ANIMAL PLANET (306)

Bindi Irwin hosts her first hour-long television special taking viewers on her own personal and private look at what it was like growing up with her famous dad – The Crocodile Hunter.

Rendition

8.30PM – MOVIE ONE (411)

Starring Reese Witherspoon and Jake Gyllenhaal. When a suspected terrorist disappears on a flight from Africa to Washington, his wife and a CIA agent find themselves struggling to arrange his release from a secret detention facility.

MONDAY, APRIL 6

Hair

6.30PM – MOVIE GREATS (415)

6.00 News. (S) 6.30 A Current Affair. (S) 7.00 Two And A Half Men. (PG, R, S) 7.30 Rugby League. NRL. Round 5. Parramatta Eels v St George Illawarra Dragons. From Parramatta Stadium. (S) 9.30 Rugby League. NRL. Round 5. Sydney Roosters v Brisbane Broncos. From Sydney Football Stadium. (S) 11.30 Rugby League. Super League. Round 8. Wigan Warriors v St Helens. From JJB Stadium, Wigan, England.

6.00 The Simpsons. (G, R, S) 6.30 Neighbours. (G, S)

7.00 The Biggest Loser. (PG, S) 7.30 The Simpsons. (G, R, S) 8.00 The Simpsons. (PG, R, S) 8.30 Medium. Allison helps a famous FBI profiler with a serial killer case. Joe is concerned when daughter Marie starts to watch static on TV. (M, R, S) 9.30 Law & Order. McCoy is pitted against the US Attorney’s office when his undercover investigation of a hit-and-run takes a surprising turn. (M, R, S) 11.20 The Late Show With David Letterman. (PG)

6.00 Global Village: Drôme. (G, R, S) 6.30 World News Australia. (S) 7.30 Frohe Ostern! Happy Easter! (G, S) 8.00 Unfolding Florence. (2006) (PG, R, S) 9.30 Movie: The Sea Inside. (2004) Javier Bardem, Belén Rueda, Lola Dueñas. Based on a true story. A man who was left a quadriplegic after a swimming accident fights to win the right to have an assisted suicide through the courts. (M, R) 11.40 Movie: Main Hoon Na. (2004) (M, R, S)

6.00 News. (S) 6.30 Australia’s Funniest Home Videos. (G, S) 7.30 Movie: The Pink Panther. (2006) (PG, S) 9.30 Tropfest Finals. Richard Wilkins hosts a look at the finalists of Australia’s biggest short film festival. (M, S) 11.30 Movie: Minority Report. (2002) (M, R, S)

6.00 Futurama. (PG, R, S) 6.30 The Simpsons. (PG, R, S) 7.30 Football. AFL. Round 3. Brisbane Lions v Sydney. From the Gabba. (S)

6.30 World News Australia. (S) 7.30 MythBusters. (PG, 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 Irish singer Mary Black and singer-songwriter Shane Howard of Goanna. Each celebrity performs one of their songs backed by the RocKwiz Orkestra and combine for a duet at the end of the night. (PG, R, S) 11.45 Shorts On Screen. (PG)

A musical about a young man from Oklahoma moves to New York and befriends a group of hippies during the time of the Vietnam War.

Heath Ledger – True Hollywood Story

8.30PM – E! ENTERTAINMENT (253)

An in-depth look at the life and career of Australian actor Heath Ledger.

Top 10 Cancer Myths

9.30PM – DISCOVERY HOME & HEALTH (309)

From foods eaten to products used at home, misinformation and bad news about cancer are widespread. Compelling stories from researchers, doctors, patients and survivors are used to countdown and expose the biggest misconceptions.

general knowledge crossword No. 205

ACROSS

1 Name the second book of the Old Testament.

7 Which alkaloid is used as premedication before an anaesthetic?

8 What is another term for an author?

9 Upon which passage outside one's house is the car driven?

10 Which tool is used to saw timber with the grain?

11 What is the state of being insusceptible to a disease?

14 What is a more common name for a jinrikisha?

18 What is another word for a rubber?

19 Name the term once used for a mounted soldier.

21 In mathematics, what are absolute values of numbers?

22 In which International area of the Pacific is a day lost - or gained (4,4)?

23 Name a hard aromatic seed used as a spice? DOWN

1 What do we call one who sends things overseas for sale?

2 What is a reversible fabric, used as table linen?

3 Name one of our most popular "take away" meals.

4 Which acronym describes the common cold?

5 In the human body, what is the lien?

6 What do we call a child during its earlier life?

12 Name the fellows who keep our lawns cut.

13 What is an animal in the second year of its age?

15 Name the long book of the Old Testament, preceding Jeremiah.

16 In cards, what is another name for jacks?

17 What is a robber often called?

20 Which wading bird was venerated by the ancient Egyptians? Solution next week

your week in the stars

ARIES Mar 21 – Apr 20

Your optimism takes you where your appreciation for obvious difficulties doesn’t. It is a credit to you that you can see the open sky beaming out invitingly, amongst the gathering clouds. The rumbles underfoot are only serving to inspire you, not expire you.

TAURUS (Apr 21 – May 20)

Though there are various cracks appearing in the foundations, you are hell-bent on following the lead that goes towards the sun no matter what. Courage is your mandate. There’s nothing you can do but act on it. You know where home is and that’s where you’re going.

GEMINI (May 21 – June 21)

You have a vision to enact and no matter what the circumstances you are going to do your level best to stay on track. It matters not if there is not another soul who knows exactly what your real interest is. As long as you are protecting and nurturing it, all is well.

CANCER (June 22 – July 22)

Sudoku is an 81, square number grid with nine blocks each containing nine cells. To solve the puzzle, all the blank cells must be filled in using numbers from 1 to 9. Each number can only appear once in each row, column and in the nine 3x3 blocks. You can successfully solve the puzzle just by using logic and the process of elimination. Solution

You are being lifted out of your comfort zone into the kind of publicity and attention that sends shivers up your spine. This is not quite where you wanted to go but here you are, so bite the bullet and make the most of it. Shine like a diamond. Why not?

LEO (July 23 – Aug 22)

The Moon is charging you up and giving you the kind of blind courage you require to take care of your needs. That you are being sideswiped by Venus and are taking on a radiant sensuous glow is an added bonus. Go where yesterday failed to take you.

VIRGO (Aug 23 – Sept 22)

The harder you try to drive yourself, or that others try to drive you, the more obvious it gets that heroic acts of will aren’t getting you anywhere. Plainly, a little more subtlety is required. Action isn’t leading to understanding. Reverse it. Try understanding first.

LIBRA (Sept 23 – Oct 23)

Practical moves might be like dancing on a mudslide, but there is more to life than tethering your camel. Your heart is aching for a place, or a state, that it can call home. If you can’t fix your outer circumstances, then get your inner world on track. Find an open door.

SCORPIO (Oct 24 – Nov 21)

In love you find yourself digging under the surface. That’s not unusual for you. What is unusual is that rather than discovering skeletons in the closet, you find a realm of radiant sunlight that you had no idea existed. Doubt your doubt and you will find trust.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22 – Dec 21)

No matter what is going on, there’s not a bone in your body that is going to fall prey to viewing it as catastrophic. You know enough about the potency of labels to avoid falling into a pit of your own making. Keep creating, using whatever raw materials are available.

CAPRICORN

(Dec 22 – Jan 19)

Though the outcome you are driving for is elusive, it is strong enough to keep you going full steam. In the very wreckage of one agenda there’s another creative lead to follow – and follow it you do. Your lust for life keeps taking you further on up the road.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20 – Feb 18)

Your function at the moment seems to be that of a lighthouse of completely illogical optimism. The fact that it is illogical makes it all the more helpful and endearing. Where others are feeling funky, you are almost inadvertently dropping in a measure of white light.

PISCES (Feb 19 – Mar 20)

It is not easy to get your will to behave itself. It isn’t responding how you would like it to. You are going to have to change from asking what is wrong with it, to asking what is right with it. Maybe you are giving it false instruction. Invite your resistance to speak

Copyright 2009 Sudhir (M.J.Dean).

prestigeproperty

Scenic valley views

THIS four-bedroom house is positioned in an elevated crescent in the heights of tranquil Theodore with scenic valley views.

“Clever design, distinctive décor and a spectacular aspect all combine to make this home unique in the marketplace,” says selling agent Heidi Boeck.

“Parents will enjoy the solitude of the large segregated main bedroom with beautiful outlook and private ensuite. In winter, there is the comfort of the ducted gas heating through floor vents. The stylish renovated kitchen with quality

appliances is inviting and looks out over the backyard and beyond.”

The living areas are open plan and there is a paved entertaining area with saltwater pool and a remote-controlled double garage.

Address: 40 Conlon Crescent, Theodore.

Inspection: By appointment.

Price: $585,000.

Agent: Heidi Boeck, of McNamee & Partners Woden, on 0433 525323 or 6240 2888.

Beauty on the water

SELLING agent Caryl Haslem says that several years ago, her vendors chose to live on this picturesque headland for its privacy and tranquility.

“Here, you could shut out the world and relish the 240-degree ocean views, enjoy the quietly majestic nature of the residence on 1195sqm and find your own space; entertain in the Hemingway-style bar; offer guests their own wing, and laze beside the solar heated pool,” she says.

“But, now it is time for our vendors to move on and leave this paradise for someone else to treasure. Is that you?”

Address: 2 Karoo Crescent, Malua Bay.

Price: High and by negotiation.

Inspection: By appointment.

Agents: Caryl Haslem 0418 564599 or John Haslem 0418 514399, of Ray White Batemans Bay.

Threat to vital projects

THE unprecedented contraction of the global financial market was directly threatening the delivery of vital infrastructure projects that Australia needs to boost productivity and living standards, according to Mark Birrell, chairman of the nation’s peak infrastructure body, Infrastructure Partnerships Australia.

Such projects included large desalination plants, specialist hospitals, public transport facilities and social infrastructure – all projects that involved the government working in partnership with the private sector.

He was delivering the findings of an IPA research paper that found that Commonwealth infrastructure support is critically important to the nation.

Funding from private sources and overseas investors had dried up, with this year seeing many foreign banks withdrawing funds from Australian projects to support their ailing home economies.

Mr Birrell noted: “Targeted, short-term Commonwealth intervention will be critical in light of the global collapse in financial markets. Without a clear-minded and decisive government response, Australia risks losing the innovation,

pRopeRTY

By Catherine Carter

expertise and full engagement of the private sector in delivering better infrastructure.”

In welcoming the report, Property Council CEO Peter Verwer said the delivery of nationally significant infrastructure was vital to ensure a robust Australian economy.

“Building nationally significant infrastructure is an essential step towards leveraging up Australia’s long term future,” he said. “Indeed, the delivery of these projects will help keep Australians in jobs during the tough times and help our economy emerge stronger and better placed to grow into the future”.

Mr Verwer said Commonwealth support for infrastructure projects would complement measures already announced to support commercial property projects caught in the unfolding credit crisis – such as the Australian Business Investment Partnership currently being considered by a Senate Committee.

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

Division Lunch

Topic: Weathering the Change 2009 – 2012

Guest speaker: Simon Corbell MLA, Minister for Environment, Climate Change and Water, and Minister for Energy

When: Wednesday 8 April

Time: 12pm to 2pm

Venue: Hotel Realm, Barton

Proudly sponsored by ActewAGL

Future Directions Live

Topic: State of the Market – How do our future leaders navigate through the GFC?

Guest speakers: Adrian Harrington, CEO Funds Management, UK & US, Mirvac and Peter Verwer, Chief Executive, Property Council of Australia

When: Thursday 23 April

Time: 6pm to 8pm

Venue: Level 4, Uni Pub, 17 London Circuit, Canberra City

Proudly sponsored by: HBO + EMTB and Zenith Interiors

Commercial Property Asset Management

Diploma – 3 Day course

When: 26 May, 2 June and 9 June

Time: 8am to 5pm

Venue: Minter Ellison Lawyers, Level 3, 25 National Circuit, Forrest

Proudly sponsored by: Minter Ellison Lawyers

or email Aperera@propertyoz.com.au

Professional Personal Property Management!!

MATURITY, DEDICATION

Would

BATEHAVEN 113A Beach Road

How’s This For Your Master Bedroom!

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..

Saturday 11 April 12 noon On Site View 04.04.09 @ 3pm, or by appointment

Caryl Haslem 0418 564 599 raywhite.com/BBY11284

CATALINA HEIGHTS 110 Vista Avenue

Charm Personified!

You’ll love this charming house for both entertaining and for relaxed indoors/outdoors lifestyle. From the kitchen/dining area a capacious deck takes advantage of the northerly aspect and distant water views while an open-air spa invites you from the master bedroom. Set on 5000sqm, it offers sun-filled high ceilinged rooms with extensive use of plantation shutters. There’s a spacious high portal double garage, a purpose built wine cellar, a gracious pétanque court and creative low-maintenance landscaping maintained with own water tank.

SURFSIDE 42 Myamba Parade

Owner says “Sell!”

Price reduction of over $500,000

Provisional Reserve of $890,000

Unimproved Capital Value $747,000

Absolute waterfront

Direct level beach access

Spectacular uninterrupted sea views

Approximately 40 squares, brick and tile

Self contained accommodation at ground level

Vendor finance negotiable

An amazing opportunity!

Caryl Haslem 0418 564 599

Price $775,000

View by appointment

Caryl Haslem 0418 564 599 raywhite.com/BBY11226 322

ROSEDALE 50 Tranquil Bay Place

A Rosedale Treasure

At perfect peace with its natural bush environment this architectdesigned and award winning house built by Smith + Primmer nestles at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac. The cathedral ceilings in the two storeyed design ensures views to trees and sky. The versatile floorplan includes three double bedrooms and one twin bedroom study and is enhanced throughout by the distinctive quality of timber finishes. Its spacious deck offers views onto secluded Tranquil Bay itself, with a direct track from the house to two beaches. Be at one with Nature with its myriad of bird life in this truly delightful location.

Price by negotiation

View by appointment

Melissa Williams 0408 253 481

Caryl Haslem 0418 564 599 raywhite.com/BBY110 44 3

Red Hill 6 Charlotte Street

Set in a se ect location, th s prestig ous and grac ously proportioned home occupies parklike grounds in one of the very best streets of Red Hill The gent y elevated block is enhanced by the superb established gardens and mature trees and the so id cavity brick 4 bedroom with guest suite home is perfectly set back to al ow access from the semi circular driveway whilst positioned to maximise the northerly exposure to the main liv ng areas This is a grand character residence with an mpeccable location offering enormous potential EER: 0

• Block size 1632 m2

• Park-like grounds

• Manor sized kitchen

• Superb entertaining areas

• Marble clad fireplace • Guest suite Sale

$1,750,000 View Sat 12:00-12:45pm John Whiting 0413 999 646 Gungahlin 6241 8488 raywhite.com 5 3 2

PROPERTIES

WILL YOU VENTURE TO TALIESIN TO BE TOUCHED BY ITS NATURAL BEAUTY? Perfectly positioned to take advantage of everything this rich and diverse region has to offer, Taliesin is located only 24 kilometres from Canberra’s CBD, minutes to the airport and is set within a magnificent parcel of rural land. With guidelines designed to enhance and compliment the existing sheltered environment – this first release of 13 parcels of land (only 8 remaining) provides long term value by ensuring a rural residential lifestyle will be retained and enjoyed for years to come. This foundation has been achieved by the thoughtful placement of home sites that enjoy expansive views yet allow homes to retain privacy and shelter from the wind. The north-facing orientation ensures residents can take advantage of natural light and solar orientation. Lot sizes from 3.2 to 9.6 hectares.

AGENTS ON SITE SUNDAY �.����.��PM OR BY APPOINTMENT

Directions: Follow the Kings Highway, turn onto Captains Flat Road, turn right at Wanna Wanna Road

Details: Margrit Sedlacek 0402 024 447, Greg Hedger 0427 214 337

State of the Art

of Forrest, an

Terry

town residence. Formal lounge and dining room, 3 bedrooms and study, media room & 3 MMM designed bathrooms. Gourmet kitchen with enviable storage, bi-fold timber doors that bring the outdoor entertainment area indoors. Family room with floor to wall north facing windows & gas fireplace. Magnificent master bedroom suite with huge dressing room & stunning ensuite. Sunny balcony with views to Parliament House. Secure 4 car garage, cellar & storage. A lift takes you to the basement or upper floor & a huge garage with automated turntable. Level stroll to Manuka. EER 5 Auction on site 11am Saturday 18th April

by Blackett Homes MBA National Award winning builder

73 GOUGER STREET - Backing reserve and set in an elevated position on the high side of the street within a tightly held dress circle location, this spacious, family home offers limitless scope to update and capitalize in its superb setting. Offered for sale for the first time in 30 years, this unpretentious home set on a large block of approximately 1486m2 features 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, family room, sunroom, lounge and dining rooms, self-contained flat and large established grounds with a swimming pool. A rare and unique opportunity to purchase a spacious residence with endless potential in one of Woden’s most highly sought after location. EER 0.5.

Open: Saturday 2.15-3pm

Tender: Closes 5pm, Wednesday 22nd April

33 HACKETT GARDENS - This stunning single-storey residence combines contemporary and classical features with sleek, luxurious finishes to accentuate the home’s prestigious, tightly-held address. Tasteful, sophisticated and beautifully presented, expansive living areas are graced with quality appointments in tasteful neutral tonings contrasting the use of selected rich native “forest red” timbers. Accommodation features formal lounge and dining rooms, open plan family, meals and rumpus rooms with vast entertaining space, floor-to-ceiling doors and windows opening to the outdoor entertaining areas and spectacular gardens. Impressive in scale and workmanship, this magnificent home, also features 5 large bedrooms, two with ensuite and walk-in-robe, designer bathroom, powder room, state-of-the-art kitchen and a huge studio. EER 4.

Open: Saturday 10-10.45am

f Maria Selleck 0417 258 803 f Fred Tehle 0431 602 251

fireplaces warm this great property. This unique property is a smart investment. Inspection is highly recommended.

Contact: Liz Walker 0407

* European appliances

* Hydronic central heating

* Instant gas hot water

* Walk in robe to master

* Dishwasher

* Fridge

Address: 35 Euree St, Reid

Rent: $950pw

* Garage & Carport

* Large storeroom to rear of property

* Easy walk to Civic, restaurants and shopping

* Just 15 to 20 minutes drive to Canberra airport

* New ceiling fans

* New Heat ‘N Glow gas fire place

Agent: Lindsey Burne, L.J. Hooker Dickson Inspect: By Appointment Contact: 6257 2111

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