Canberra CityNews June 30-July 6, 2011

Barr won’t stop the music

CANBERRA’S contentious autumn festival “Enlighten” will receive a face lift next year with a greater co-operation with cultural institutions and the inclusion of night markets and comedy and cabaret stages.

Minister for Tourism Andrew Barr said the key features – lighting of national institutions and night time activities – will remain, but “Enlighten’s” relationship with the cultural institutions will expand.

“Event organisers are always looking at ways to improve,” Barr said.

“One of the challenges in the first year was the distance between the national institutions that were lit up with the electric canvas lighting.

“Getting people around the venue was challenging, so we’ve looked at the institutions that are between the institutions that participated in 2011.”

Barr said organisers will not only look at attracting big-name international acts, but a broader range of entertainment.

“In 2012 and beyond, we are looking at comedy stages, cabaret, a variety of different entertainment forms,” he said.

“We are looking at a combination of lighting and night-time markets.

“There will still be entertainment, but it won’t necessarily be locked down into one concert hub.

“It will be inter-dispersed throughout the precinct and there won’t be focus on one international artist each night it will be dispersed among a range of different artists.”

The autumn event, was one of Barr’s 2008 election promises and was to attract crowds of the same scale of Floriade to ensure tourism operators were supported all year round.

The ACT Government has committed $5.3m

The ‘Enlighten’ festival’s debut came at a shock loss but, as FREYLA FERGUSON, discovers it hasn’t dampened the Tourism Minister’s enthusiasm

Tourism Minister Andrew Barr... big-name international acts, but a broader range of entertainment.

over four years for the project.

However, its first year attracted more attention as a financial flop.

The four-day event, which included architectural lighting effects and concerts by international acts Frankie Valli, George Benson, INXS and Chris Isaac, is reported to have lost $2.4m of taxpayers’ money.

According to the event report released by Australian Capital Tourism, “Enlighten” attracted 8678 people – the figure included multiple visits, complimentary, promotion and VIP tickets – but the main venue had the potential of attracting a total of 24,000.

Shadow Minister for Tourism Brendan Smith

said it appears the Government still has no idea on what the ACT needs to draw people to Canberra.

“The Government promised a significant event, not a concert program,” he said.

“Neither the community or the tourism industry want an autumn event. Running another event in an already full autumn calendar doesn’t get results.”

He said the ACT Liberals would be announcing their own policies on an event to attract tourists in the ACT’s slowest months for tourists – January and July.

“We do recognise there are lessons to be learnt,” Barr said.

“The normal period for an event to reach maturity is five years.

“The point I want to make is that we are not looking to make money for the Government out of the event.

“Very rarely does the Government ever really break even on the staging of these events, but they do deliver two things – firstly an economic boost to the Territory and secondly a social benefit.

“So those two imperatives is what striving the guide to continue our support for ‘Enlighten’.

“Our focus over the long term it to build up that autumn period to rival the spring period in terms of the tourism intake into the ACT.”

“Enlighten” 2012 will run March 2, 3, 9 and 10 and the entertainment line-up will be announced at the end of this year’s Floriade in October.

‘ACT Now!’ says forum

GOVERNANCE in the ACT is the theme of “ACT Now!”, a day-long public forum organised by the Community Alliance Party at Havelock House, 85 Northbourne Avenue, Turner, from 9.15am to 4pm, Saturday, July 2. Speakers will include Malcolm Mackerras; “Canberra Times” editor-at-large Jack Waterford; “Chronicle” columnist Don Allan; Damien Haas; Trevor Cobbold; Jenny Stewart; Jenny Goldie; architect Jack Kershaw; Mike Crowther, Gerry Gillespie and Ric Hingee.

New committee

ELECTIONS for the inaugural committee of the Gordon Neighbourhood Watch will be held at Vikings Lanyon Club, Heidelberg Street, Conder at 7.30pm on Wednesday, July 27. Margaret Pearson, president of the ACT Neighbourhood Watch Association Inc. will chair the meeting and Sgt Rod Anderson, of the ACT Police Crime Prevention Unit, will address the meeting.

Movie to remember

NEW MLA Chris Bourke will speak at the screening of “Freedom Rides – 40 Years On”, a film about the 2005 bus trip tracing the nation-changing 1965 tour that exposed racism. The free screening, to mark NAIDOC Week in Canberra will be held at the National Film & Sound Archive, McCoy Circuit, ACTON at 6pm on Monday, July 4.

Preschooler dinner

ANYONE working in a Government preschool or have worked in the system is invited to attend a staff reunion “Christmas in July” dinner in aid of the ACT Cancer Council. It’s at the Deakin Sports Club, from 6pm, Saturday, July 30. Tickets are $50 and includes entertainment. More information or bookings to 6288 7752.

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Teen ‘dream’ team heads to Europe

By Kathryn Vukovljak

“A DREAM come true” is how their manager describes the upcoming international adventure for the under-5 boys’ team from the Woden Valley Soccer Club.

The team is going on tour to Serbia and Sweden – an experience that’s been in the pipeline for almost four years, according to coaches Steve Milutinovic and Allan Foster.

“Getting this organised has been a long road,” says Steve. “The team has been fundraising for two years and has covered the majority of costs for the tour, through things like sausage sizzles, raffles and soccer tournaments.”

The boys will leave Canberra on July 6, says manager Anna Slavich, and travel to Zlatibor in Serbia for a seven-day, high-altitude training camp with other European teams, organised through the Partizan Football Club.

“It’s an honour to train with the Partizan Club, because it’s by invitation only,” she says.

Most of the boys on the team have played together for five years and are currently playing in the local

The Woden Valley Soccer Club under-15s... “The boys are all really excited; not many 15-year-olds get to do something like this,” says manager Anna Slavich.

Under 16 Division 1 competition, says Anna.

“The boys are all really excited; not many 15-year-olds get to do something like this. It’s a dream come true for them,” she says.

The team will travel on to Gothenburg in Sweden to compete in the Gothia Cup – the world’s largest youth soccer tournament.

“This year, there will be 1568 teams from all over the world, and the level of competition will be very high,” Anna says. “It goes for six days and they’ll play at least four games – hopefully more!”

Fourteen-year-old striker Owen Steer says he was keen to go on the tour as soon as he head about the trip years ago.

“It will be great for us to experience another style of play, the different way the game is played in different countries,” he says.

“I’m looking forward to the intensity of playing with a professional soccer club, and hoping to improve my skills.

“And the discos in Sweden are meant to be good!”

The other Kate and that wedding

CAMPING out with royal fanatics, cheering with the crowds at THAT kiss and snuggling up to her prince – she might not have made it to Wills and Kate’s ceremony, but radio personality Kate “Knuckles” Taylor says she loved her royal-wedding experience in London from start to finish.

“It was a great atmosphere, everyone was in good spirits – I did wonder if there’d be a sense of over-saturation, but not at all,” she says.

The 104.7 Breakfast show newsreader and co-host

with Scotty and Nige flew to London to report on the wedding shenanigans (“Uninvited, Kate’s off to the wedding!”, CN March 31), with high hopes of getting inside Westminster Abbey.

“I didn’t get in, but it wasn’t disappointing to me,” she says. “We camped outside Buckingham Palace for six hours on the morning of the wedding.

“I was practically at the front of the barricades for hours, but then people started walking down The Mall and they filled the road

in front of us, which was a little frustrating as we’d been there for so long!

“But we had a great view of the kiss.”

Miriam glides into fashion

By Libby Rolfe

FASHION and figure skating are set to combine on Canberra’s first open-air ice rink.

“Fashion on Ice” is a program highlight of Canberra’s new winter festival, Skate In the City.

A joint venture of Canberra Centre and Canberra CBD Ltd, the shows will feature ice skaters modelling the current season’s fashions.

“CityNews” cover girl and figure skating coach Miriam Manzano has been skating since the age of 12 and will model in “Fashions on Ice”.

“I’m really excited about the event and so are my students,” Miriam says. “It’s a great opportunity to do something different.”

Miriam, a six-time Australian figure skating champion, says she has never participated in an event like Skate in the City.

“I will be performing in the skate demonstrations as well as ‘Fashions on Ice’ so it should be lots of fun.”

The latest initiative of Canberra CBD Ltd, Skate In the City will run during July and is aimed at reinvigorating a flagging Garema Place.

Canberra CBD Ltd CEO Stephen Gregory describes the event as an investment in the city.

“It’s all about getting people to come and explore the city,” Stephen says.

“There is definitely a buzz about the event. I haven’t heard one negative comment about it and I think most people are excited because there is something for everyone.”

The program is aimed at attracting a breadth of people with everything from Urban Ice Dance Parties until midnight to Cat ‘n’ The Hat school holiday shows.

“Fashions on Ice” shows, every Friday night in July and include a 20-minute fashion show with one hour skate session. Tickets are $15 adults, $12 concession.

“Fashions on Ice” skate shows only (with no public skate session) are free to attend and will take place at noon Monday, July 11 to Friday, July 15.

Information and tickets at inthecitycanberra.com.au/skate

and ice-skating

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Kids in the business of helping poor kids

By Freyla Ferguson

CANBERRA students have stepped into the shoes of the less fortunate – if only for a few moments – as part of a pilot program by Save the Children’s ACT Council.

Students from Dickson College and, more recently, Alfred Deakin High School, have been raising money for Save the Children by selling hand-made items, through a business concept used in Bangladesh called Microcredit.

The Microcredit concept gives disadvantaged groups small loans – at reduced rates of interest – to start a business and ultimately overcome poverty.

Save the Children ACT Council representative and deputy chair Celia Acworth said they hoped the program would give local children the opportunity to experience and understand the challenges of the less fortunate while raising money for the organisation.

“The ACT council came up with this idea to engage with school children and provide them with an opportunity to experience and understand the challenges of the poor,” she said.

“And at the same time get some information on the different ways to alleviate poverty.

“We believe the program shows children how you can be given a small loan and turn it into something you can survive off.

“We wanted to give them the experience of how people who are struggling feel and at the same time raise some money.”

Alfred Deakin High School Year 9 student Holly Schenk is part of the leadership group Elements who are currently trialing the program.

“It’s great to be able to help children get a good education and help them to progress in life,” Holly said.

“It’s a really good experience to see what they have to go through.

“I love kids, so it’s good to help them get ahead in life.”

Holly and her group have made soaps and if they sell all their products they would have raised enough money to pay back their $250 loan from banking sponsor the NAB, plus make a profit of $375.

The Dickson College group has completed its pilot and paid back the loan of $500 and made a profit of $430.

Save the Children is a not-for-profit organisation, that help, protect and educate children from around the world.

opinion

‘Loco’ and loving it!

Señor MARK PARTON reports from south of the border

EVER woken up suddenly in a dark room and, for a moment, been unsure which continent you were on?

It happened to me a few times over the last month and during one of those occasions, I flicked the clock radio on to see what language people were speaking in. It was all Spanish, so I figured I must still be Buenos Aires.

South America was a hoot. I was there for three weeks and I loved it. I was pleasantly surprised by the way that Australians are perceived in Colombia and Argentina. At 188 centimetres, with almost platinum blond hair, it was very clear to all in South America that I was a long way from home. Most of the locals thought I must have been “Americano”, but when I responded with the words “soy Australiano” I was greeted with wide smiles.

In Spanglish, the people on the streets told me that they love Australia… and I was surprised by their grasp on our geography. On many occasions, when I offered the information that I lived in the Australian capital, they responded with “CanBerrr- A”.

Latinos were somewhat unclear as to who the Prime Minister was. Gustavo, in Buenos Aires, told me that he was certain John Howard was our current el Presidente. I just let him roll with that I gave many lessons on the correct pronunciation of this town and gave away a helluva lot of 50-cent pieces. People seemed fascinated by our 50-cent piece and if given one they treat it like a nugget of gold.

One of the great differences between here and there was the traffic. Bogota, Colombia is crazy… “trafico es loco!”

Driving in this eight-million strong city is just a massive free for all. Even the painted road lanes do not apply. If Northbourne Avenue was in Bogota there would be six-lanes of traffic – each way! You don’t give way to anyone and, unless you are prepared to push your car in front of oncoming cars, you will never be able to turn against the traffic.

Bogota is the classic of example what happens when you don’t plan for the growth of a city. There is a bus service, some of it in designated bus lanes, but it doesn’t help much.

Traffic in Buenos Aires is much more manageable, mainly because it’s supported by an extensive subway network and massive freeways. The population of the greater metro area of Buenos Aires is 12 million, but it was much smaller when the decision was made before World War I to start building the subway.

If there is a lesson to learn from my traffic experience in South America it is that the best time to build a public-transport network is well and truly before you need it. Maybe it’s time to talk light rail in Canberra again.

Mark Parton is the breakfast presenter on 2CC.

Junk food advertising – who can you trust?

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obesity epidemic is real. There has been no crisis – people just gradually keep getting bigger.

The health impact means the human and community costs are growing exponentially. Who can be trusted to do something about it – industry or our political leaders?

The powerful food lobby argues it is all about personal responsibility; their mantra is that there’s no reason for governments to interfere engendering fear of the “nanny state”.

The problem of obesity is fairly simple – calories consumed either equals calories expended – or they are stored as fat.

The trouble is that the style of food that is eaten, the size of the portions and the way it is prepared has changed considerably in one generation.

There are tools that government can use.

Do the hokey pokie and turn a buck

Reader JOHN MILLER believes there’s a pokie minefield out there.

WHAT started off as a harmless, recreational pursuit has become a surefire way for clubs and pubs to fleece the gullible.

For governments it’s turned out to be a classic case of robbing the poor to give back to the poor.

Christine and I went to the club for a meal the other night. On the way out of the dining room I said: “Let’s spend $2 on the pokie.” Yes, it was a pokie, singular, though the woman behind us was playing two pokies simultaneously at a frenetic pace.

On inserting the first dollar we got 100 credits. So we settled in for the long haul, until it occurred to us that we could complete the game quicker by playing for 10 rows at once, investing up to 10 cents at a time. In effect, we could have played the one-cent machine for a dollar a throw. That’s the first deception.

We stuck with five rows at a time, one cent each row.

Gradually over the course of the next five minutes our stake withered away descending into two black holes, one dug by the Southern Cross Club, the other the ACT Government. Between them they got the lot. The second dollar followed the first in about the same time. What a diabolic invention! It’s hard to think of a worse scam. In fact it’s one small step away from theft because the stakes are so heavily weighed against players. It’s a rotten game of bad luck.

What government do you think could stand by and watch while people with the pokie gene drove themselves into destitution? Governments have abrogated their responsibility to regular participants because they’re in on the scam themselves.

While, on the one hand, governments spend billions each year setting up environments to improve people’s health, on the other hand they collude with clubs and pubs in setting up an environment which destroys their wealth. It’s just a dreadful piece of public policy. John Miller, www.fitandhealthyonline.com

letters opinion dose of

Australians are super-sizing their meals and supersizing themselves! And the outlook is diabolical, says political columnist MICHAEL MOORE

Junk food advertising is one strategy, but there are others; regulating the level of salt and fat in manufactured foods, simple labelling of foods so that people understand what they are purchasing and marketing campaigns.

Industry knows government can’t compete with their level of marketing and it opposes the other tools. And people get fatter.

To undermine the push for regulation of junk food advertising to children, the Australian Quick Service Restaurant Industry, which includes giants such as McDonald’s, KFC and Pizza Hut, adopted the “Initiative for Responsible Advertising and Marketing to Children”.

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The message was that there would be no need for government interference.

They would take on responsibility to introduce a system of “self-regulation”. Sounds good, but this week the self-regulation concept was blown out of the water by an article published in the “Medical Journal of Australia”.

Children’s exposure to television advertising for unhealthy fast food has remained unchanged since the introduction of industry self-regulation, according researchers, led by dietitian Lana Hebden, of the University of Sydney.

They analysed all TV ads broadcast during a four-day sample period in May 2009 before self-

Minister misses abattoirs

THE Minister for Agriculture has returned from Indonesia without even visiting a single abattoir and with nothing to show but a deadline for Australia to resume live cattle exports to the country.

The Australian public clearly supports the ban and is appalled by the horrific conditions in Indonesian abattoirs. Meat sales have dropped 15 per cent since ABC’s “Four Corners” revealed that cattle are often beaten and have their throats hacked while still fully conscious in Indonesian abattoirs.

Australian animals will continue to suffer as long as live export remains legal. Every year, four million sheep are sent from Australia to the Middle East and North Africa on filthy, overcrowded ships with minimal protection from the elements. Lame sheep are often trampled and cannot even lift their faces from the faeces-laden floors, and many others fall ill or starve to death because they are not used to the pellet food provided on board. According to a Meat and Livestock Australia report, as many as 38,000 sheep die annually in transit. Those who survive are often tied up and shoved into the backs of trucks or car boots when they reach their destination. At the abat-

toir, their throats are often slit while they’re still conscious.

Ashley Fruno, senior campaigner, PETA Asia

We’ll be left behind

BOTH columnist Mark Parton and letter-writer

Val Jeffery raised questions about carbon pricing in the June 16 edition of “CityNews”.

The reason we’re putting a price on carbon is simple: Carbon pollution is the biggest contributor to dangerous climate change.

The carbon price will be paid by less than 1000 polluters, with the revenue used to assist households and businesses, and invest in renewables. Because we’re a Labor government, you can be confident that we’ll look after the most vulnerable in the transition.

Australia is the most carbon-intensive economy in the developed world, so if we don’t start dealing with climate change now, we risk being left behind. And a carbon price is the cheapest way to make the transition to a cleaner economy.

I’ve held a recent forum on climate change, and if people have questions about carbon pricing, don’t hesitate to email me at andrew.leigh. mp@aph.gov.au.

Andrew Leigh, Federal Member for Fraser

regulation and after the introduction of the QSRI initiative in April 2010. At stake were the claims of the self-regulatory initiative which began in August 2009.

The findings showed the frequency of fast food ads significantly increased over the study period, from 1.1 per hour in 2009 to 1.5 per hour in 2010.

In the same way industry is now arguing against the sensible use of the proposed multiple traffic-light labelling and favouring a system of “percentage daily intake”.

This is the system currently on many food packages that takes an advanced university degree to understand, a millennium to interpret and even longer to apply to an individual.

Michael Moore was an independent member of the ACT Legislative Assembly (1989 to 2001) and was minister for health.

Art of being a real moron

mum in the city

Sonya Fladun

IF you want to get my easy going eight-year-old’s dander up – show him something that’s been defaced with graffiti or vandalised.

I’m not talking those wonderful, painted murals by schools or artists. He studies those with an envious eye. No, I’m talking about those scrawls that some young folk like to spray on any prominent flat surface and which in no way should or could be mistaken for art or freedom of speech.

Whenever we’re driving or walking about town, there’s a repeated refrain: “There’s more graffiti, mum, that’s terrible, someone should do something about that!”

It’s one of the basics really. We teach our kids from the time they can first hold a crayon not to draw on the walls, floor or furniture. Most of us try and instill in our children respect for property, not to take or break stuff that at least doesn’t belong to them, and not to harm others. And yet all around us is graffiti and evidence of vandalism – caused by boredom, malice, and perhaps stupidity bordering on the moronic. Graffiti I can understand a bit, but I just don’t get vandalism at all!

Try explaining, as I did last week, to children why someone wrecked their favourite playground by ripping up the bench seats and breaking the swings. Even more worrying is the growing amount of premeditated vandalism – stuff that requires some thought and planning and really awful stuff such as the recent destruction in the graveyard of beautiful St John’s Church.

Vandalism apparently costs the ACT Government (that means us taxpayers) around $300,000 a year. No one seems to know what it costs businesses and private households.

Of course, there’s no easy fix to vandalism. Parents knowing where their teenagers are on a Saturday night would probably go some way to helping the situation. Certainly parents being held financially responsible for the actions of their underage children would be a good idea. More visible policing would be a help too, as would wider CCTV camera coverage of public spaces and amenities. In recent years, the ACT Government has done some excellent work in improving the appearance of our city – street art, upgrading suburban shopping centres, improving public spaces. Former Chief Minister Jon Stanhope deserves plenty of credit for all that. Perhaps a bit more effort could now be put into stopping everything from getting trashed.

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The finer things in life Independent living Tailored adventure

THE Grange Deakin sets a new standard for people who want to make the most of their “leisure years”, according to Hindmarsh Living.

“Stroll along the village’s meandering driveways and discover charming parks, the courtyard with its wisteria-covered pergola and pond, lush private gardens, and an attractive streetscape of stylish brick, timber and red-tiled roofs,” they say.

With many fully-equipped units and serviced apartments available,

the Grange Deakin invites you to “relax, let go of day-to-day worries and enjoy the finer things in life”.

There’s a sense of community about The Grange Deakin, and it feels like a true village with a style all its own, they say.

It also fits into the leafy streets of Deakin, one of Canberra’s most desirable inner-south addresses, within easy reach of Woden, Manuka and Civic.

More information on 6129 1500 or at www.hindmarshliving.com. au/grange.html

ROSEVALE Home Village offers residents an independent lifestyle by the calming waters of St Georges Basin, just two hours south of Sydney, according to owners and managers Mick and Lyndall Browne.

“Rosevale Home Village is a family owned and operated village on the south coast of NSW and offers homes that are built with style and spacious floor plans, creating a luxurious standard of living for the over 50s,” says Lyndall.

The village is situated within walking distance of the gen -

eral store, post office, doctors, and chemist and the waters of St Georges Basin.

“All homes come with a rainwater tank, garden shed, concreted carport and clotheslines,” she says.

“Electronic security gates at the front of the village are operated via a personal remote control and are closed at night.

“We are a pet-friendly village and all sites are fully fenced.”

More information on 4443 6789 or 0410 532316 or at www.rosevalevillage.com

SKYLINE Treks & Expeditions is dedicated to providing trekking and mountaineering adventures for small groups and individuals, according to spokesman Dave Hodson.

“From the inspirational Everest base camp trek, to the summits of the world’s highest mountains, we will devise an itinerary tailored to our client’s specific requests,” he says.

“In addition to our trekking and mountaineering adventures we also have rafting on the many spectacular rivers of Nepal, jungle safari on the back of our elephants, mountain biking or horse riding.”

More information on 4982 5972 or visit www. skylinetreks.com.au

At the Australian Hotel Association awards, Rydges Lakeside

AHA awards

Big smiles for Dr Vicky’s gentle care

“IT’S always been my dream to open my own dental practice, and I felt ready to go for it after  years’ experience in the industry,” says Dr Vicky Pusnjak, who has taken over an existing practice, now known as Canberra City Dentistry, on University Avenue in Civic.

Having graduated in 1993 from the University of Queensland dental school, Dr Pusnjak moved to Canberra for a job in Woden in 1994.

“Initially, I’d planned to be here for a couple of years, but I fell in love with Canberra – it’s such a great place to have a family and a business,” she says.

With 15 years working with another practice in the city under her belt, Dr Pusnjak says she felt it was time to open her own dental practice – and Canberra City Dentistry started operating in May.

“We wanted to stay in the area, because we know our existing clients and we love being so centrally located,” she says.

“When the opportunity to take over an established practice came up, we grabbed it with both hands!”

Canberra City Dentistry, she says, offers quality dental services including general dentistry, teeth whitening, cleaning, routine fillings, crowns and bridges, Invisalign, dentures and emergency appointments.

Dentist Dr Richard Wark will provide members’ choice services with health funds HBA, MBF, HCF, Medibank Private and Noble.

Dr Pusnjak says she’s passionate about dentistry and providing professional quality and gentle care to her clients.

“I love teaching clients how to look after their

mouths, to slowly bring them back to health, and for them to be participating in that, too,” she says.

“It makes me feel good when people come back again and again, because I know that I’m helping them to change old habits.”

Mother to three boys, Matthew, six; Aaron, four, and Reece, two, Dr Pusnjak says she has a very gentle approach to looking after her clients’ teeth.

“I get a lot of very positive feedback about my kind, caring approach – people tell me they very much appreciate that and they always leave with a smile.”

Dr Pusnjak, who runs the practice with her husband Shane Lloyd, says she enjoys being in control of the business.

“Knowing what I know about the industry, relaying that to my staff and having a say in how the business is run is extremely satisfying to me,” she says. “Of course, there are more stresses involved in being the owner but it’s absolutely worth it.

“I’m looking forward to nurturing the business, to watching it grow, and making it a modern, innovative and streamlined practice.”

Canberra City Dentistry, Level 4, 28 University Avenue, Canberra City. Call 6162 0880 to make an appointment.

all about the arts

West End hit show comes to Queanbeyan

By arts editor Helen Musa CANBERRA

actors Sarah

Golding and Peter Ricardo

have a lot to say about the Olivier award-winning show “Blood Brothers,” to be staged by Queanbeyan City Council in July.

When you learn that the couple, engaged in real life, are respectively a medical graduate and a nursing/paramedical student, it’s no wonder.

Briefly, “Blood Brothers, the Musical” is a musical by Willy Russell, author of “Educating Rita” and “Shirley Valentine”.

Based on a “what if?” idea, Russell shows what happens when Mrs Johnstone, the abandoned mother of twins and seven other children, adopts out one of her new sons to a middleclass woman. On the streets, the blood brothers, in ignorance, become best friends. No spoilers, but suffice it to say there won’t be a dry eye in the house.

Described by one critic as “Scouse, the musical”, or “everything the Beatles forgot to mention,” it is set in Liverpool, and to Golding and Ricardo, it speaks volumes about a class system we Australians can’t even begin to imagine.

“I play Mrs. Lyons, the adoptive mother, a rich woman who can’t have a child – she’s desperate,” Golding says, explaining that it’s a covert adoption where Mrs. Lyons holds the birth

in his degree, tells me: “I play Eddie, the one who gets adopted but, in spite of his upbringing and schooling, he’s not a typical rich kid… he still longs for the simple life, to go out and play… he feels smothered.”

Yes, this hit play, a West End smash for more than 20 years, raises the old questions of nature versus nurture.

Snobby Mrs. Lyons thinks adoption is the best thing for Eddie, Golding says, but as a recent ANU medical graduate coming into contact with hospital social workers, she knows it’s not so simple. The Stolen Generation comes to mind.

says the boys will die if the secret is ever revealed. Ricardo, who’s studying psychology

Director Stephen Pike enters the fray, praising the play for its “real grit – it’s not wishy-washy”. He was lucky enough to get London

Kristian’s a fast learner

By Helen Musa

KRISTIAN Mynott

may be a latecomer to showbiz, but he’s not letting that daunt him.

The Canberra-born actor’s just been playing a detective in the film “Closing In” with TV actor Ditch Davey. He’s hoping to score the role of Wizzy the Wizard in “The Fairies”, whose stage version will be here in November.

And he’s flying to the Las Vegas Short Film Festival in July to help Melbourne director Meagan Kae accept a “Silver Ace” award for her dark comedy film “DIY Funeral”, in which he performed.

It’s a heady time for the 33-year-old actor who didn’t experience his Damascus Road conversion to acting until about a year ago.

When he did, he found NIDA was expensive and inaccessible, so did some research and found www.starnow.com. au/ a self-auditioning site for performers, models and musicians, of which he says

“Starnow opened up work for me… I could be my own agent”. He also found an agent who got him featured roles in the TV series “Underbelly”.

Mynott’s education is unconventional for an actor. A student at Melrose High School and Phillip, now Canberra College, he was always in the limelight – the extrovert of the class. Oddly, he didn’t study drama at theatre-minded Phillip, but went off into the hospitality industry, waiting personally on a former prime minister and governor general. Later he took up a cadetship in journalism in regional NSW.

Right now, Mynott has decisions to make. With a voice made for radio, he is in demand for voiceovers. But he’s more than just a voice, so the screenacting classes he has been attending in Melbourne with former “Home and Away” actor Paul O’Brien focus on gesture and facial expression.

Mynott has now performed in 13 short films, but he knows he’s largely untrained, and intends to rectify that as fast as possible. He is confident of a bright future.

(formerly Canberra) director Adam Spreadbury-Maher, home on holidays, in to discuss the play’s background. Spreadbury-Maher has been urging Pike for ages to stage the play, which he says is “on the edge of human experience”.

A quintessentially theatrical piece with a Greek chorus-style narrator, it features 15 songs written by Russell. Pike reckons the audience will come away humming tunes such as “Marilyn Monroe” and “Tell Me It’s Not True”.

As Willy Russell says: “It does seem to be the musical that’s loved by people who hate musicals.”

“Blood Brothers, the Musical”, The Q, Queanbeyan, July 6-23. Bookings to www.theq.net.au or 6285 6290.

Gandel Hall goes for a warming song

By Helen Musa

INTIALLY a venue for gallery openings and glittering night-time dinners, the National Gallery of Australia’s Gandel Hall is the venue for a winter-warming initiative, “Music at The Gallery”.

Emma Ayers, from ABC Classic FM, will be hosting a series of classical concerts.

Taking no chances in programming, the gallery has placed opera prominently on the list, with soprano Amelia Farrugia opening the series on July 3 with the great hits of Dame Nellie Melba and tenor Rosario

La Spina closing it on July 31 with the romantic arias for which he has become known and a few Neapolitan songs, too.

In between, the Lurline Chamber Orchestra,

directed by Marie and Angela Lindsay, will test the acoustics of the hall with orchestral classics from Handel, Bach, Haydn and Mozart on July 17. After this, on July 24, one-time child prodigy and now 28-year-old virtuoso, Simon Tedeschi, now living in New York, will demonstrate his equal skill in the classics and jazz with works by Schubert, Liszt, Debussy, Rachmaninoff and Gershwin.

It’s an all-star cast playing all-star musical works that should please a wide range of audiences.

“Music at The Gallery” , 2pm each day in the NGA’s Gandel Hall on July 3, 17, 24 and 31. Bookings to 6240 6528 or membership@nga. gov.au

Uni music students protest... with a song

ANU music students are protesting the imminent merging of their library with the School of Art library. Both are chockablock with vinyl recordings, old scores, and art folios not likely to be digitised soon. In fighting back, they’ve posted a jolly little ditty, “They’re closing the Music Li-ber-ee”, at youtu. be/JVn9ueBIsPE

CLEVER Bell Shakespeare. They’re premiering “Julius Caesar” in the national capital (not Capitol) on August 2 and in their early promo they quote (not Mark Antony) Julia Gillard: “Kevin Rudd is an honourable person” and Wayne Swan: “Kevin Rudd is an honourable man”. No wonder they’re billing the show as “relentlessly modern.”

A GREAT new art space called the Kaori Gallery has been set up on London Circuit. It’s been established by Michael Cammack, who says he’s looking for emerging artists of highquality and, in the first instance, he’s not charging for the space, which will complement his

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framing business. Inquiries to Cammack on 6248 8328 or email him at art@canberracityframing.com.au

CANBERRA theatre workers are meeting on July 2 from 3pm at Jigsaw Theatre’s offices to discuss forming a Canberra Theatre Network ahead of the Australian Theatre Forum to be held in Brisbane in September. Inquiries and RSVP to info@ jigsawtheatre.com.au or 6247 6800.

TWO shows run until July 10 at Photo Access’s Huw Davies Gallery for Naidoc Week. Bronwyn Jewell, former PhotoAccess director and now manager of the Gab Titui Cultural Centre on Thursday Island has “The Coming of the Light”, her impressions of Erub Island. Senior photographic technician at the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies,

Kerstin Styche, has an exhibition “Walan Budhang Yinaagirrbang,” photographic portraits of women “who represent all black women.”

TALKING of portraits, a free writing workshop called “Poems about Portraits” will be held at the National Portrait Gallery from 10am-12.30pm on July 3. Participants will produce poems from portraits and the workshop will be taught by Samuel Wagan Watson, a contemporary indigenous Australian poet. Bookings to 6262 9191 or to admin@actwriters.org.au

‘Garters’

Kerstin Styche has an exhibition of photographic portraits of women “who represent all black women”.

just gets better

THOSE who enjoyed the first two editions of “Jazz Garters” will find even more to enjoy in the 2011 edition. With a slightly smaller cast, and more emphasis on dance, this year’s show features the usual idiosyncratic collection of vintage comedy sketches, solo and group items of widely varying quality, but more cohesively presented than previously.

Andrew Kay’s excellent art deco set has been expanded to more comfortably accommodate the excellent band, while still providing plenty of room for the well-staged production numbers which include a gloriously silly send-up of “The Lion King” and a Bob Fosse-inspired opening number.

Choreographer, Lisa Buckley’s re-staging of signature numbers by several famous choreographers are a highlight. Gene Kelly’s “Good Morning” (Miranda Cookman, Peter Karmal, Cameron Boxal) and Fosse’s “Nowadays/Hot Honey Rag” (Anne Timperley, Janie Lawson) worked particularly well.

MUSICAL THEATRE

“Jazz Garters” Canberra Repertory Society, Theatre 4 until July 9. Reviewed by Bill Stephens

However, some of her numbers, most particularly her ambitious cavalcade of dance styles (which also suffered from the use of a poorly recorded accompaniment), were marred by her tendency to be too inclusive when using non-dancers in numbers that require real dance skills.

Everyone will have their favourite items, but mine include the clever “Four Bar Medley”, Andy Burtons’ genuinely impressive illusions, the ping-pong tournament, Vanessa de Jager’s “A Fine, Fine Line”, Dick Goldberg’s animal jokes and Judy Wilkinson’s whistling turn.

The show would benefit from the cutting of the tacky “Taboo” and the excruciating deconstruction of “Over the Rainbow”.

When Love is in the air

BOOK REVIEW

“Love, Honour and O’Brien”, by Jennifer Rowe, Allen & Unwin, (rrp $22.95). Reviewed by Robert Macklin

A NEW star has arrived in the dark night of Australian fiction… and not a moment too soon. Her name is Holly Love and she’s an absolute delight. She’s charming, funny and so real you can hear her breathing. Indeed, I confidently predict that this, her first appearance, will be the forerunner of some of the best-read Australian books of the next the decade. She’s the creation of mystery writer Jennifer Rowe, whose earlier works have gained a loyal following. However, this is her big breakthrough. The adventures of Holly Love, accidental private investigator, as she tracks a dreadful bounder through the towns and villages of the Blue Mountains kept me (and later my wife) totally engrossed and often wild with laughter all through its 350 pages. Most of the supporting characters, such as Abigail Honour, the daffy psychic, Eric the Elvis impersonating chauffeur, awful Una Maggot and the timorous pest exterminator, Trevor Purse, are beautifully – indeed luminously – drawn. Others either need a little more development or may be discarded in subsequent adventures. Either way, the author has a wonderful core of protagonists, a splendid setting and soon, I promise, will have a readership panting for the next episode.

Movie reviewer Dougal McDonald has been unwell, but expects to be back next week.

Bittersweet and a burst of fun

AN essential ingredient for a successful café is the energy of staff. Bittersweet, Green Square, Kingston, was only open two days when we landed, but we agreed it is a “feel good” spot for a casual lunch or breakfast.

The vibe made us happy. So, too, did the display case showcasing breakfast and lunch options that each cried out “pick me”. Fresh, vibrant-looking salads; healthy house-made mains; inviting desserts – pleasure food at a decent price.

Bittersweet’s menu is not extensive, but designed around a manageable number of dishes prepared well, with items rotating to keep taste buds dancing.

My egg and bacon brioche – yummy at lunch or breakfast – was divine. The slightly rich, light and puffy brioche was a good match for the goodies inside. For my daily take of veggies, I had the fresh autumn salad with a light dressing ($12.50) and the chickpea, coconut and apple salad from the gourmet selection – a sensational combo of texture and taste.

The lasagne, made with tlc by Tim Geelan, one of the main operators who many may remember from his days at Kingston’s Idelic, hit the spot. Ordered with the spinach and mushroom gourmet salad, it was a super lunch ($14.90). However, the chunky chicken,

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mushroom and leek pie needs a bit of work. The pastry was a bit tough and, although the contents tasted delicious, the meat was fairly dry. A slight disappointment, but, hey, the place had only been open 48 hours.

The disappointment was forgotten with desserts. The gluten-free, flourless chocolate cake with chocolate ganache ($5) was “gooey as”. Tim’s famous white chocolate/raspberry muffin was declared the “best ever” ($4.50). And the lemon tart (pucker power) was another winner ($4.50). The cupcakes (organic and vegan, but still sinful), made by a local supplier, are pretty looking and we loved the chocolate one with soft raspberry in the middle ($5).

Bittersweet serves breakfast although not a full range. It is worth visiting for the house toasted muesli; pancetta, avo and Swiss cheese on toasted panini; or omelettes served with chargrilled sausage, caramelised onion and slow roasted tomato on sour dough (again, dishes rotate) – all perfect with a fresh juice. Soon to arrive is a range of sexy breads.

The interior has changed from the former Square Mile (and before that Zest). The walls are bright and the ceiling an attractive cocoa. The red and black chairs add a fun, chequerboard element.

Bittersweet has indoor and outdoor dining, with full sun outside. Tim is joined by Dan Rayner and Josh Gray (Durham Castle Arms experience). The team is injecting life into Green Square

Bittersweet, Green Square, Kingston... the menu is not extensive, but designed around a manageable number of dishes prepared well.

with good food, good coffee and good fun. The wifi is free and you can check Bittersweet out on Twitter and Facebook.

Bittersweet, open MondayFriday, 7.30am-4.30pm; weekends 8am-4pm. Call 6260 7263.

all about home&garden

Vintage glamour and a seventies vibe

HOUSE TOUR

Words: Kathryn Vukovljak

Photos: Silas Brown

INTERIOR designer and self-confessed eBay queen Erin Cain’s gorgeous home, with accents of glamorous gold and bright pops of lemon and turquoise, “feels like me”, she says – although achieving this has been a process of trial and error.

“It took me years to establish what my taste was,” she says. “Even while I was studying I had no idea what I wanted.

“Like lots of people, I threw money at higgeldy-piggeldy pieces but gradually I’ve been selling things on eBay and buying items more in line with what I love.”

And Erin loves vintage style, antiques, Hollywood glamour and a touch of seventies, she says.

“There are good aspects of the seventies – it doesn’t have to be about orange

and brown lino!” she says.

“I discovered international interiors magazines and ‘Belle’ – not that I can always afford the things in ‘Belle’, but I certainly take inspiration from there.

“I love it when some items are stunning and glamorous and other things recede.

“And when I look at each item individually, I just love each one.”

With a seriously sexy Milo Baughman table from Nicholas & Alistair in Melbourne and beautiful Chippendale chairs taking centre stage in the family room, the mum of three boys says she’s not worried about the kids trashing her treasures.

“If anything gets damaged, that’s life – it can always get repaired,” she says. “I’m not precious about protecting the furniture. It’s there to be used and enjoyed.

“The bronze base of the table is stunning, and at night it glows – it’s

just divine. There would be no point in covering it up.”

Erin says the house is a work in progress. “We’ve been gradually making changes over the years as purse strings allow,” she says. “We’ve fitted molding to add character and taken down some walls, but it’s by no means finished.”

Inspired by the happy, bold style of Jonathan Adler, Orson & Blake’s luxurious look and a big fan of antique shops around Canberra and beyond, Erin says her husband Jeff likes where she’s going with the house.

“He can see the continuity in what I’m trying to do,” she says.

“He really only has an opinion about the funding!”

Contact Erin at Duck Egg Designs on 0417 740919

The art of espaliering

LAST week, I discussed growing dwarf or miniature fruit trees in containers for confined spaces such as townhouse gardens or even the balcony in units, provided they are in full sun most of the day.

Alternatively, consider espaliering fruit trees either with wires fixed to a wall or a free-standing frame with horizontal training wires as shown.

Illustrated here is a frame, in this instance for Trachelospermum jasminoides or Star Jasmine as a screen.

A wide range of fruit trees including citrus, figs, Kiwi fruit and even persimmons as well as ornamental plants such as roses and clematis can be espaliered.

It is interesting that when we talk about

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fruit trees, for some reason, citrus are generally treated as a separate category. One important point with fruit trees is they must be small to start to train into an espalier form.

Many folk of the several hundred who visited our open garden recently saw our espaliered apple and pear trees and our magnificent Rosa “Zephirine Drouhin” on a north-facing wall. Obviously, it was not in flower at this time but I did have a large photo of it in full flower. This climbing rose is thornless and has the most superb fragrance.

In flower and creating a “wow” factor was Camellia sasanqua “Hiryu”. This provides a dense, evergreen privacy screen over two metres high with the flowers beloved by the nectar-seeking honeyeaters.

‘The’ guide to fruit trees

FLEMINGS Nurseries in Victoria is the largest growers of ornamental and fruit trees in Australia. Its new book “The Ultimate Guide to Fruit and Ornamental Trees” is a steal at just $ 29.95 (rrp) and will be one of your best garden library investments. It references more than 100 fruit trees and 400 deciduous and ornamental shade trees, evergreen trees and shrubs with detailed

growing/fruit habits. Flemings say this is “one of’ Australia’s finest and most up-to-date guides on listed trees. I would suggest this is “the” finest book on the subject at a ridiculously low price. This comes 13 years after its original “Guide” and, since that time, many new introductions and improved varieties of fruiting and ornamental trees are now available.

This was originally espaliered on wires placed horizontally 30cm apart on the galvanised fence posts. Now they are well established and self-supporting. Espaliered fruit trees, as the miniature fruit trees mentioned last week, are easier to net against birds and possums.

I do not recommend training fruit trees on wooden lattice screens. Even treated pine lattice has a relatively short life, plus I prefer not having any edible crops near treated pine. This can be partly overcome by being painted, but how to you regularly paint the lattice once the espaliered plants are well established? Another idea, which I have used when lattice is important as a screen, is to use metal lattice. This can be powder-coated in a wide variety of colours and will never need repainting, plus it will not warp or twist out of shape. More expensive than timber, but in the long run is it? It is manufactured locally with a variety of hole shapes and sizes by CanFab at 88 Gladstone Street, Fyshwick, call 6280 6300.

This week...

If you have space do plant Prunus mume or flowering apricot. One of the earliest flowering trees, these will be in flower any time now. More on these next week. Another plant you can add to your hardy Mediterranean garden is Laburnum x watereri “Vossi” or Golden Chain Tree. Its spectacular drooping pea-like golden racemes flowering in late spring was originally bred by C. de Vos of the Netherlands in about 1875. Bearded iris can be divided now. Lightly trim scraggly roots and plant with the rhizomes facing north-south. Do not cover the rhizomes with soil or mulch, as they need to bake with summer sun to produce the best flowers.

Fill in bare spots for winter/spring flowers with Hellebores, at garden centres now.

your week in the stars

With Joanne Madeline Moore

ARIES (Mar  – Apr 0)

July 4 – July 10

Rushing Rams want everything done yesterday but a slow and steady approach will get you there faster. Positive Mars/Saturn aspects boost your willpower, and strengthen your resolve to get things done. You have the passion to get projects off the ground – now you need the persistence to finish them. Resist the urge to be extra reckless on Thursday.

TAURUS (Apr  – May 0)

It’s a wonderful week for soft lights, candlelit dinners and romantic reveries. Don’t get carried away though and let your usual commonsense fly out the window. If you have unrealistic expectations about a relationship, you’ll end up sadly disappointed. Calling all Taurean artistic types – prepare for a creative surge as you are infused with ideas and inspiration!

GEMINI (May  – June )

An intriguing new person or peer group could enter your life, bringing a breath of fresh air to tired, old routines. Be adventurous – go for excitement and change, and you won’t be sorry. Do you have to make an important decision? Balancing head and heart is the wise way to go. Saturday is the perfect time to connect with loved ones and catch up on correspondence.

CANCER (June  – July )

Venus is visiting your sign (until July 29) so it’s time to flirt up a storm, and dazzle others with your Cancerian charms. Crabbiness is out and charisma is in, as you focus on the positives. Your domestic life is complicated but hang in there. As the Dalai Lama (born on July 6) reminds us: “A loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation of your life.”

LEO (July  – Aug )

We all know the Lion and Lioness are the king and queen of the jungle, but you can too easily go off on a power trip – especially at work. With Jupiter moving through your career zone (until June 2012) you’ll discover you can be powerful and influential, without being domineering and dictatorial. Cool compromise is the key to a stress-free week.

VIRGO (Aug  – Sept )

Avoid getting stuck in a Virgo rut. It’s time to apply innovative solutions to stubborn old problems. Making decisions based purely on logic means you’re only seeing half the picture. Learn to listen to the wisdom of your inner voice – your intuition will point you in the right direction. If you are working on Saturday, the devil is definitely in the detail.

LIBRA (Sept  – Oct )

Don’t even try to second-guess the behaviour of others. They will continually surprise (and flummox) you with their unpredictable antics, so don’t lose sleep trying to work out where they’re coming from. Whatever you expect (or ask) loved ones to do, they are likely to do the complete opposite. Perhaps it’s time to employ some reverse psychology?

SCORPIO (Oct  – Nov )

Does it feel as if everyone wants a piece of you? If you’re a super smart Scorpio, you’ll do all you can to avoid power struggles and misunderstandings. Don’t feel you have to assert your authority – compromise and kindness will get you a lot further. Be inspired by birthday great the Dalai Lama: “Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.”

SAGITTARIUS (Nov  – Dec )

Thursday’s Jupiter/Pluto trine provides the potential for professional success. If you are financially disciplined (and capitalise on lucky opportunities that come your way) then your bank balance is set for a welcome boost. Attached Archers – it’s time to make love, not war. Singles – a sudden attraction tempts you but take the time to think things through.

CAPRICORN (Dec  – Jan 9)

Work colleagues won’t be supportive this week but don’t take it personally (or lay guilt trips on others). Tackle professional problems on your own. You know what needs to be done, so just get on with it. Don’t spoil your romantic chances by being a Capricorn control freak. With Venus in your relationship zone, try the softy-softly approach instead.

AQUARIUS (Jan 0 – Feb )

Aquarians are very contrary. You can be delightful company – when you’re in the mood. With Mercury and the Moon in your relationship zone this week, it’s time to charm others with your convivial conversation and compassionate approach. Plus positive Mercury/ Uranus aspects encourage you to shake things up and think outside the square.

PISCES (Feb 9 – Mar 0)

Your finances are still being influenced by unpredictable Uranus and penny-pinching Saturn. More careful budgeting (and less impulse buys) will help life run more smoothly. You’re in the mood for a wildly romantic rendezvous. But are you expecting too much from your patient partner (or new love) and viewing life through rose-coloured glasses?

general knowledge crossword

Across

1 Name the Roman general who conquered Britain in 55-54 BC.

7 In government, what is the lower house of a legislature called?

8 Who was the formulator of the law of gravity?

9 What describes a state of affairs in which progress is impossible?

10 Name the fatty tissue or suet of animals.

11 Within the privacy of a judge's chambers, is said to be what (2,6)?

14 One who seizes an aircraft by force is called a what?

18 Remaining uninjured, sound, whole or the like, is described by which term?

19 What designates monies furnished beforehand?

21 To put indelible patterns, pictures, etc, on the skin, is to do what?

22 That which has fallen into disuse is said to be what?

23 Which drink is said to be of the gods?

Down

1 What is a memorial to those killed in war?

2 What is a long wooden seat with arms and a high back?

3 Where is Sydney's most renowned racecourse?

4 Name the world's largest continent.

5 What is another term for a pictorial symbol?

6 Which instrument cuts cold meats?

12 To baptise a person is to do what?

13 What do we call a slaughterhouse?

15 To owe money is to be what (2,4)?

16 Name one of the longest rivers in the world.

17 What do we call extraneous radio noises during storms, etc?

20 What is a ship's company known as?

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