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news brieflyHair raisingTHE inaugural Catwalk Hairdressing in Can-berra event raised more than $40,000 for the National Breast Cancer Foundation. Organising committee member, Sandra Leemhuis, a survivor of breast cancer, said the feedback was so positive that the 10 participating salons are considering holding the event next year. “Many of our clients have or know of someone who has suffered from breast cancer and this was a great way to show you care,” she said.

Safety campaignACTEWAGL has launched a public safety campaign urging the community to keep obstructions such as trees, shrubs, rocks and rubbish clear of electricity and gas infrastruc-ture. General manager networks Michael Charlton said: “Trees growing too close to powerlines are a significant safety risk – they can cause fires, bring down lines leading to the risk of electrocution, cause blackouts and make it difficult for maintenance to be carried out. In most cases, trees should be kept 1.5m clear of powerlines in all directions.” More information from actewagl.com.au/safety or call 6248 3555.

Creations for kids CRAFTERS and designers will be selling handmade baby and kids’ wares at Mathilda’s Market at Manuka Oval (Bradman Room), Manuka Circle, Griffith, 10am-2pm on November 15. For more information, visit www.mathildasmarket.com.au.

Concert for MSA CHARITY concert with the Band of the Royal Military College – in aid of Multiple Sclerosis Australia – will be held at The ‘Q’ Performing Arts Centre, Queanbeyan, at 7.30pm on November 15.

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By Jorian GardnerNEWLY elected chairman of the Can-berra Business Council Brand Hoff has floated a radical idea – why not make all ACTION buses free.

“Why would someone in, say, Tug-geranong drive their car into Civic and pay money to park all day if they could jump on the bus for free,” Mr Hoff told “CityNews”.

“It makes sense to me and I think peo-ple might just welcome the idea – and it would be a country-wide first. At the

moment the ACT Government only col-lects around $20 million a year in fares anyway – from a bus service that costs about $120 million to run.”

But if Mr Hoff’s suggestion sounds to good to be true, then it probably is. He says that a levy paid by all Canberrans, possibly around $150 annually – regard-less of whether they catch the bus or not – would easily cover the shortfall in revenue collection via fares.

Mr Hoff said it’s not a new idea, as deputy chair of the council he has dis-

cussed the suggestion with the Chief Minister who took it to his Labor col-leagues but, not surprisingly, it did not receive any support.

“It is certainly something I would like to see discussed more,” Mr Hoff said.

Mr Hoff recently took over the posi-tion as chairman of the Canberra Busi-ness Council from Craig Sloan. Mr Hoff is one of Canberra’s most successful technology entrepreneurs founding Tower Software, which was acquired by global giant Hewlett Packard in 2008.

Brand Hoff… “It makes sense to me.”

Free buses, says business chief

Mystery figure enters frayLONG-SErvING Chief Magistrate ron Cahill has been “excused” from his duties by Attorney General Simon Corbell following the Govern-ment’s decision to launch a judicial commission into a complaint of a matter concerning “a public figure known professionally and socially to the Chief Magistrate”.

The shock suspension was announced to a hushed House of Assembly on Tuesday.

Mr Corbell gave no further details into the identity of the “public figure” other than to say “the complaint relates to the conduct of a crimi-nal proceeding currently before the Magistrates Court which is the subject of a suppression order and which I cannot comment on.”

“The complaint is that, on or about 21 October 2009, the Chief Magistrate caused or procured the creation and transmission of written mate-rial to Special Magistrate Peter Lauritsen which had, or might have had, the effect of interfering with the conduct of criminal proceedings to be heard by him relating to a public figure known professionally and socially to the Chief Magis-trate before the proceedings commenced.”

If the complaint is upheld the Chief Magistrate can be removed from office by the Assembly. Mr Cahill is due to retire on December 14.

Corbell told the Assembly that Magistrates John Burns and Karen Fryar had made the complaint.

“The complaint is a serious one, if proved, the alleged behaviour could amount to an attempt to influence the conduct of a proceeding.

“Conduct such as that alleged in the com-plaint is unacceptable from any judicial officer, and leads me to conclude that, if proved, the Legislative Assembly could consider a resolu-tion to remove the Chief Magistrate from of-fice.”

The commission will be compromised of three retired Supreme Court judges from other juris-dictions.

Corbell ‘excuses’ Chief Magistrate

MIcHaEL MooRE: time for a Royal commission, Page 6.

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By Jorian GardnerJON Stanhope is “yesterday’s man; yester-day’s hero, he’s had his time, he’s thinking about other things and the Labor Party is making other plans without him.”

So speaks Opposition Leader Zed Seselja – the man the Chief Minister says doesn’t like to get out of bed in the morning – seemingly out of hibernation and looking for a maul.

“It’s been a very strong 12 months for us since the election,” Seselja tells “CityNews” from the couch of his office.

“I am leading a new, invigorated team that has experience and new energy combined. I am excited about where we are going. We are building towards where we want to be – we have a four-year plan. I am focused on the job at hand and leading them to government in 2012.”

“[Stanhope] talks about how he enjoys his walks in the morning and the sunrise and so on, but when you dig down into what he is saying, it’s just all retirement talk, really.

“I think he runs a lazy government. And look at their performance in the Assembly – they’ve had 12 months now and every Government business day seems to end early – they only have 28 days a year to fill, it’s not a lot and they can’t even do that!

”We’ve lead the way on emergency services reform, advertising reform, getting the pow-er station moved, adoption, climate change targets, trying to get schools re-opened, on the EPIC board. We are leading on the issue of the (Cotter) dam – all these are important things that we are doing.

“We’ve been the only party in the Assem-bly asking the hard questions.”

What does he say to Stanhope’s Zed’s-in-bed jibes?

“He’s a great projector isn’t he?” says Ses-elja. “I mean, look at his government… their agenda seems to be to stay in government and not deliver anything. It’s one of Stanhope’s character traits – where he sees vulnerabil-ity on his own side, he tries to project that on to others.

“The bigger challenge is for the Labor Party itself, dealing with, what is effectively a lame-duck leader. Everyone knows that Jon Stanhope is not going to be at the next election and the Labor Party has made their plans for succession – they don’t quite know how that is going to play out, but it doesn’t involve Jon Stanhope.

“They would be crazy to have Stanhope as their leader at the next election, the personal swing against him last time was the biggest swing in Territory history and I don’t think you can recover from that.”

But Seselja doesn’t stop there, what about the Greens and their leader Meredith Hunter?

“The challenge for the Greens is defining themselves – they seem to end up being com-mentators all the time,” says Seselja.

“On the big issues they fall in with the Gov-ernment. An example would be the Greens on the Budget day – Meredith Hunter endorsed the Budget on the day it was announced, hands down! That suggests to me a leader and a party that is indeed struggling to find itself and that it appears to me to be a ‘Labor-Greens alliance’ (instead of an ‘agreement’) and there is no real way of getting around that.

“They delivered government to the Labor Party and they haven’t gotten much for that. If you look at what’s in their agreement and what’s been delivered, the vast majority of it has been ignored and I think it will continue to be ignored.”

Opposition Leader Zed Seselja (centre)… discusses strategy with colleagues Steve Doszpot and Jeremy Hanson. Photo by Silas.

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CollectablesQUEANBEYAN Museum is inviting collectors to bring in their collecta-bles (no jewellery) for valuation by Andrew Whitehead at the Collec-tors Day event at the foyer of the Q centre, 11am-3pm on November 22. Admission is free.

Xmas marketCANBERRA’S Handmade market returns to the Yarralumla Woolshed on November 20 and 21. The Christmas-themed market connects the makers of beautiful things to people who appreciate quality, handcrafted and locally designed items. A free bus will run from Civic bus interchange to the Woolshed on the Saturday, departing every hour on the half hour from 9.30am. More informa-tion at www.handmademarket.com.au.

Wider car parkWORK on widening the car park at Nicholls shops to improve safety and circulation will begin early next year. Expected to take three months, it will cost $200,000.

Mow the merrierWITH the equivalent of 25,600 backyards to mow, more than 60 mowers are in full swing to tame Canberra’s public grass areas as part of the ACT Government’s spring mowing program. “While the rain has been a welcome relief from the prolonged drought it has also provided the best grass-growing conditions we have seen in the ACT for many years,” City Places and Open Space section manager Jane Carder said.

We were wrongTHE caption story about the 1888 Melbourne Cup being on loan to the Canberra Museum and Gallery (CN, November 5) from the National Museum was wrong. It is on loan until month’s end from the National Gallery of Australia.

In the same edition the story “Editor ‘prefers’ critics muzzled” said the “The Canberra Times” contributed $500 for the “Artist of the Year” prize money at the time of declining the sponsorship. It was increased over recent years to $1000.

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politicsBy Michael Moore

AUSTRALIAN politics is downright un-Australian. It’s ironic that this country, which was built on a foundation of mateship and teamwork, has a political system that encourages and rewards treachery and one-upmanship.

Far too much of the political discussion under that big flagpole is not about revolutionary ideas or about ways to improve the life of Australians. It all revolves around “my side’s better than yours”.

Primary school students from around the nation come in their thousands to our town to get the guided tour of Parliament House. They’re told “this is the place where our laws are made” and that “this is where we govern the country”.

The reality is that the government is first and foremost occupied with the business of staying in government, while the opposition’s only focus is ousting them from it.

That’s essentially what hap-pens at Parliament House, and to a lesser extent in the Legislative

Assembly. The treachery on display is as distasteful as you will see anywhere else in the country. The blind faith shown in “every policy of ours”, and the disdain shown to “every policy of yours” is extraordinary.

How could it be that every member on your side is a genius, while every member on their side is an imbecile? We all know that couldn’t possibly be the case, so why carry on with the pantomime?

I know it’s a crazy idea, but how refreshing would it be to see more credit given to “the other side”. Just imagine if you heard opposition members saying: “You know, I think the government got this education policy right.” Or government members saying: “We like the opposition policy on this, and we’d like to change ours as a consequence, because there’s a good point here that we missed.”

This political process should be less about the journey and much more about the destination.

Broadcaster and political junkie MaRk paRtoN loves listening and watching Question time, but is finding it frustrating these days…

Teamwork lost to treachery

THE ACT Opposition and the Greens should be calling for a royal Commission into the ACT legal system rather than accepting the Government’s judicial in-quiry into the controversy surrounding Chief Magistrate ron Cahill.

All a judicial inquiry can be expected to do is to take a narrow look at one of-ficer while a royal Commission can make an assessment of the full range of struc-tural issues that should be considered to ensure that our systems of law are, and are seen to be, operating in an optimal way.

Chief Magistrate ron Cahill is a man of character who is uncom-promising in claiming his that he has done nothing wrong. He has maintained an outstanding reputation as a magistrate in the ACT for around three decades and it is difficult to believe that he has been compromised.

The idea of the judicial inquiry was floated by Attorney General Simon Corbell on the first day of the strife and he was chastised by the Civil Liberties Council for not being more respectful of the principle of “presumption of inno-cence”.

Opposition Leader Zed Seselja, in an in-terview with Jorian Gardner, told “City

News: “I am not going to pre-empt how it might play out, because I don’t know the facts. I won’t comment because I simply don’t have the details”.

What Corbell and Seselja do under-stand (but are not saying) is what is behind the suppression order in question

and why Magistrate Peter Lauritsen was brought from victoria. They also know why it is that the media cannot re-port anything at all about the suppression order.

There is public interest in this case, which has been heightened by the announce-ment of a judicial inquiry. However, the trouble is that it

is difficult for the public to understand the issues when it is alleged that the Chief Magistrate inappropriately provided in-formation about a case that is under such tight suppression orders.

This is the most secretive case the ACT has seen for years. It raises the question about who is being protected and why they need so much protection. More important-

ly, it raises the question about why this case is being treated so differently from almost any other case in the ACT.

The whole situation smells and it smells rank.

A royal Commission is necessary to look into the issues, to determine the extent to which cases should be so secre-tive, to look at the structural issues that allowed this situation to develop, to de-termine if the presumption of innocence is being challenged and to determine whether or not this sort of case should be investigated by the local legal profession.

These are structural issues that have the potential to undermine our legal system and should be considered at arm’s length from government.

We need to be sure that our judicial system is structurally sound and it is also perceived to be structurally sound. A simple investigation into the conduct of the Chief Magistrate will not provide the answers. What is needed is an extensive investigation into the full set of circum-stances surrounding this issue. The most effective way to do this is for the Govern-ment to appoint a royal Commission.

Michael Moore is a former member of the ACT Legislative Assembly and an inde-pendent minister for health in the Carnell government.

Time to call for a Royal Commission

Chief Magistrate Ron Cahill.

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By Kathryn VukovljakIT’S just a backyard bird, but the Australian crested pigeon – prettier than the feral variety, but just as common – has a rare behavioural quirk, as discovered by ANU graduate Mae Hingee.

The bird makes a whistling sound with its wings that alerts the flock to danger, says Mae.

Along with her supervisor, behavioural ecologist Dr robert McGrath, Mae made the discovery during her honours year studying animal behaviour.

“We found the bird’s whistle changes when it flies off in alarm,” she says. “The sound it makes when it takes off under routine circumstances is subtly different and the flock ignores it.”

Mae says crested pigeons have to fly off to make the sound, so it can’t be cheated like vocal alarms can. It has evolved as a genuine warn-ing that protects the flock.

Mae is hoping to continue with her studies into the crested pigeon’s different whistles, and

other potential communication techniques.“I drove around for months putting out seed

in public places around Canberra every day to create populations of pigeons to test!” says Mae. “But it was worth it to have found out something so special.

“It’s just a common backyard bird, so I love that it has this unique quirk that hardly anyone knows about.”

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Mae Hingee… “I drove around for months putting out seed in public places around Canberra every day to create populations of pigeons to test!”

Mae discovers a bird’s rare quirk

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By Tanya Davies

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NESTLED beneath the trees in Commonwealth Park hides one of Canberra’s hidden treasures: Smaller trees!

The National Bonsai and Penjing Collection has been in Canberra for more than a year and will remain in what was once the park caretak-er’s cottage until it is transported to the National Arboretum.

There are a variety of things we can learn from bonsai and penjing. For many, it is cultivat-ing a relationship with our environment – the tiny, perfect trees, or landscapes of penjing, are a very real way to create and cultivate our own, perfect micro-environment. For others, it is a relaxing or spiritual practice.

Jocelyn Plovits is the chair of the Friends of the International Arboretum and Gardens Inc and volunteers at the collection.

She says maintaining the trees are a peaceful experience.

“They are usually old and seem to share their dignity,” she says. “They are certainly great works of art and so have considerable appeal and they are also natural, need weeding, pruning and so on, just like my own bonsai and, for that matter, any well-cared-for garden.”

She particularly enjoys guiding visitors through the collection.

“visitors are fascinated by the very things that also attract me to the bonsai; the size of the trees, their representation of nature, the Aus-tralian origins of the trees, the age, the artistry

and seasonal shapes and colours,”she says.The donated and loaned trees enable the col-

lection to show the highest-quality examples of bonsai and penjing from around Australia.

Favourites with visitors vary because the trees change with the seasons, just like their full-size counterparts, so in winter many show the bare structure popular with the Japanese, while spring sees many bearing full-size fruits – the trees and leaves can be cultivated to grow in miniature, but the fruits grow at the size of a full-size tree.

Fellow volunteer ruth McLucas, a member of the Canberra Bonsai Society, also enjoys the interaction with visitors. She says: “The look of surprise and delight on people’s faces when they walk in not knowing quite what to expect, and their enjoyment of the trees as they go through, is quite uplifting.”

There is a thriving bonsai community in Canberra, which is a great place to learn about the art. And volunteers at the national collection may even be allowed to cut and shape the trees – after much practice!

The collection is located near the Common-wealth Avenue end of Commonwealth Park.

Curator Grant Bowie… donated and loaned trees enable the collection to show the highest-quality examples of bonsai and penjing from around Australia.

Park’s small trees

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By Kathryn Vukovljak

CATCHING a movie, baking cakes or chatting over morning tea – something as simple as hanging out can make a mas-sive difference to a socially isolated child, says Kathleen Bleakley, field worker for the Kids’ Friends Mentoring and Tutor-ing Program at Barnardos Queanbeyan.

“The program gives six to 16-year-olds the quality time that isn’t readily avail-able in their own family for whatever reason,” she says.

volunteers spend three to five hours a week with their young charges, doing whatever it is the children would like to do.

volunteer Fiona Cox has been mentor-ing 10-year-old Yosha, whose brother has a disability, for two years and says she can see the benefits.

“It’s great to see Yosha become calmer – she doesn’t need to attention seek any more,” she says. “She knows that while we’re together she has my full focus and we can do whatever she wants. At the

moment I’m taking her to horse-riding classes.

“She talks my leg off half the time – we have fun!”

Barnardos provides its volunteer carers with comprehensive training, support and regular information ses-sions. Contact is maintained every week initially, then fortnightly and monthly once a firm routine and good relation-ship between child and mentor is estab-lished.

Kathleen says the program is in need of more volunteers across Canberra. “Mentoring and tutoring is great because it fits in easily with volunteers’ lives – it has to be a long-term commitment but it doesn’t have to take up huge chunks of your time.

“A few hours a week doing recreational activities with a disadvantaged child can improve their self-esteem, educational and living skills.”

For more information, visit www.bar-nardos.org.au.

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Truth, the half-truth and nothing but the…SOMETIMES I feel like detective examining a crime scene and questioning the usual suspects. I’m having problems getting my children to own up to things. Under interrogation, the three-year-old always blames the seven-year-old and vice versa.

In other ways the children are brutally honest. The other night the three-year-old, on seeing a TV advertisement for a wrinkle cream, bluntly told me: “You so need that stuff, mum, it will fix the crinkly bits’’.

While out shopping the very next morning my seven-year-old picked up an exercise program pamphlet and told me in his very sincere, it’s-time-for-a-little-intervention voice, that I’d not been going to the gym much over winter and I really needed to do more exercise, and that I shouldn’t pull a face because he was “just telling me this for my own good’’. All this to acute embarrassment and the amusement of everyone else in the queue.

It’s hard to teach children

the difference between telling the truth including the importance of owning up to things, and the essential diplomacy of social relationships including the half-truths, the white lies, that often protect feelings and save relationships.

After a recent episode involving the puppy, a big jar of paw paw cream and a lot of baby powder spread on my pale-yellow lounge-room sofa, we had a long talk about all of this. But I don’t think they’ve quite got it yet.

My children said they didn’t want to own up to the atrocity because they knew I would be upset if I thought they had done something bad – and they didn’t want that. My speechless, Cujo-like fury as I had gazed upon the wreck of my once-lovely sofa was probably a factor as well. Child rearing – it’s a tricky business.

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Ten-year-old Yosha with her mentor Fiona Cox… “It’s great to see Yosha become calmer – she doesn’t need to attention seek any more,” says Fiona.

By Sonya Fladun

NOMINATIONS for the Barnardos Australia’s Mother of the Year Awards are open. Whether it’s your own mum – biological, foster or adoptive – your wife, partner, sister, friend, daughter or anyone you believe is worthy of the title “Australia’s Number One Mum” – nominate them now at www.barnardos.org.au. Nominations close on January 31. The national Barnardos Australia’s Mother of the Year will be chosen from the State and Territory finalists in May – just before Mother’s Day.

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EVEN with the improvement in financial markets, many people are still seeking a high-return cash alternative to shares and listed investments, says Steve James, chief executive of the Teachers Credit Union.

Established more than 40 years ago, the Teachers Credit Union services the financial needs of teachers and their families.

Today it has grown to be the third largest credit union in Australia based on on-balance sheet assets, with more than 156,000 members and over $2.8 billion in assets.

The Teachers Credit Union is currently offer-ing a term deposit with an interest rate of 5.5 per cent for amounts of $50,000 to $499,999, for a term of seven to eight months.

“We are determined to offer our members and the community competitive rates and have done this by positioning our term deposits at the upper end of market,” says Steve.

This rate will be effective from November 12 and subject to change without notice.

“You don’t have to be a member to take advantage of this interest rate.”

In the recent “Choice” survey on personal banking satisfaction, Teachers Credit Union achieved the joint highest satisfaction levels for overall everyday banking.

Teachers Credit Union was also voted top in the member service category and scored higher than the big four banks for fair fees, product range and internet banking.

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New look brings bonusesHAVE you seen the Weston Club lately? Since it’s been renovated, the club is more comfortable and welcoming than ever, says the Weston Club’s general manager Alison Stanhope.

“The club has been decked out in green, orange and brown shades, and looks very different,” she says. “It’s really modern and stylish.”

If you become a member dur-ing November, you’ll get all sorts

of great freebies, Alison says. “We’re offering all new

members this month a free meal off the $10 lunch menu, a free drink and $10 worth of raffle tickets on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday,” she says. “We’ve also finalised our delicious New Year’s Eve menu – come and check it out!”

So if you haven’t been recently, now’s the time to pop in, see what’s going on and join up!

Come on, get happyMCDONALD’S is getting ready to party – and it’s all for a good cause, says Craig Coleman, owner of McDonald’s Weston, Westfield Woden, Manuka and Fyshwick.

For every Big Mac sold on McHappy Day, November 14, McDonalds will donate $1 to Ronald McDonald House Charities.

“It’s a great family day,” says Craig. “From 10.30am, each store will have activities going on, with celebrity visitors, face painting and games.”

Craig says donations will help maintain Ronald Mc-Donald Houses near hospitals across the country, which make it possible for seriously ill children to stay close to their parents and loved ones.

Various Raiders and Brumbies – even Brumby Jack – will be on hand to make the day special.

“Our staff will be pushing the Big Mac obviously, as a whole dollar will go straight to RMHC,” says Craig. “It’s a great cause and you get a Big Mac – it’s win-win!”

RMHC is also aiming to expand its learning program, helping children who have missed school through illness to catch up, and to develop family rooms which provide a relaxing, homely space within a hospital. Establishing Ronald McDonald Family Retreats to provide free holiday accom-modation for families with a seriously ill child is also on the agenda.

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A “STIMULUS package of song and satire” launches the Canberra Theatre Centre’s 2010 subscription season.

The Sydney Theatre Company’s production of “The Wharf Revue – Pen-nies from Kevin” will be in The Playhouse between February 9 and 13. It is written and performed by Australian cabaret veterans Jonathon Biggins (who recently directed “Avenue Q”), Drew Forsythe and Phillip Scott.

The Queensland Theatre Company and State Theatre Company of SA will bring their production of Australian playwright Michael Gow’s “Toy Symphony” to the stage on March 16-20. Directed by Geordie Brookman the cast includes Lizzy Falkland, Barbara Lowing, and Ed Wightman in the story of gifted playwright Roland Henning who is trying to convince his sceptical therapist Nina that he doesn’t have writer’s block – it’s just that, well, he can’t write anymore!

“The Walworth Farce” is an Irish production from theatre company Druid Ireland by celebrated countryman Enda Walsh, will play April 7-10.

Bell Shakespeare is back, of course, with two offerings: “King Lear” (April 17-May 1) directed by Marion Potts and starring Bell himself, and “Twelfth Night” (October 14-23) directed by Lee Lewis. The Sydney Dance Company makes a welcome return with “We Unfold” by Rafael Bonachela on May 5-8.

The “Shorter and Sweeter” 10-minute short play festival will be back May 25-29, showcasing some of the best works written by Australia’s hottest new writers.

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By Helen MusaTWENTY years is a long time in showbiz, and Bangarra Dance Theatre has more than most to celebrate.

The sensational Australian dance company is now 20 years old and its artistic director since 1991, Stephen Page, and his gifted musical brother David, are busy preparing for the touring celebration in that will be called “Fire” after the Wiradjuri word that means “to make fire” – Bangarra.

This is one of the very rare ensembles that got it right from the beginning. Who can forget the first full-length production of the company in the Canberra Theatre “Praying Mantis Dreaming,” choreographed by Page in 1992?

Though still very much under

the stylistic influence of the African-American choreographer Carol Johnson, who founded both the Aboriginal Islander Dance Theatre (where Page studied) and Bangarra, “Praying Mantis” already showed the fascinating mix of Aboriginal dreamtime spirituality and social awareness which continues to stun audiences.

By 1995 with “Ochres”, the creative team had matured through the collaboration with their creative consultant, the charismatic Arnhem Land dancer Djakapurra Munyarryun, and the late Russell Page, judged by his brother to be “one of the country’s finest contemporary dancers.”

Djakapurra was to offer the songs dancers and stories of his own family to the Page brothers, who had grown up in suburban Brisbane, though with a strong awareness of their culture and “the hidden holocaust” that nearly destroyed it.

Together with Russell’s astute “physical choices” and the popular musical sensibility of former child star David Page, they told their own stories and integrated them creatively with Aboriginal spirituality – “a great synergy,” Page says.

Stephen Page was later to direct “Page 8,” the touching but hilarious bio-play about “Little Davey Page” and the brothers’ childhood antics which would later tour Australia and the West End.

He later continued the family theme

in “Kin,” the featured performance at the opening of Queensland’s Gallery of Modern Art, where Page had his nephews jumping in and out of a burnt out Torana and showing that the natural ability of the Page boys continues.

Right now the big problem is to get 20 years of Bangarra’s history down into a 130-minute performance. They have opted to perform extracts from nine to 10 productions by getting David to create a musical layout which they will follow.

Not surprisingly, the “Ochres” section will be the longest at 23 minutes and will represent all the original colours. There will also be extracts from “Fish”, “Corroboree”, “Walkabout” and a tribute to Russell.

An innovation is a strong multi-media back up featuring images of faces and people, but Page prefers to emphasise that the strength of Bangarra is in its “strong spiritual content”.

“Fire”, Canberra Theatre, November 20-21.

Bangarra turning back the Pages

JoRiaN GaRDNeR discovers some surprises among the familiar faces of next year’s Canberra theatre subscription season.

all about living

Artistic director Stephen Page. Photo by LouiseBaker.

Bangarra Dance Theatre… The sensational Australian dance company is now 20 years old.

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DiNiNGBy Wendy Johnson

arts&entertainment

LOCAL company Everyman Theatre will present the cabaret-style musical “The Musical of Musicals (The Musical)!” at the Canberra Theatre Centre’s Courtyard Theatre on December 3-12. The show honours and lampoons five writers who have shaped the modern musical from Rodgers and Hammerstein to Andrew Lloyd Webber. Directed by Duncan Ley, with musical direction by the wonderfully versatile Lucy Bermingham, the show features Louiza Blomfield, Adrian Flor, Hannah Ley and Jarrad West. Bookings and more information from www.canberratheatrecentre.org.au.

JUST opened at the ANU Arts Centre is Phoenix Play-ers’ staging of the musical “Miss Saigon”, the modern adaptation of Puccini’s opera “Madame Butterfly”. The show set in the ‘70s in Saigon during the Vietnam War tells the tale of a doomed romance involving an Asian woman abandoned by her American lover. It runs until November 28. Bookings to 6257 1950.

THE six short-listed nomi-nations for the $10,000 ACT Book of the Year Award are: John Clanchy for “Her Father’s Daughter”, Nicholas Drayson for “A Guide to the Birds of East Africa: A Novel”, Clive

Hamilton for “The Freedom Paradox”, Bruce Moore for “Speaking our Language: The story of Australian English”, Peter Rees for “The Other Anzacs: Nurses at War, 1914 – 1918”, and Peter Stanley for “Invading Australia: Japan and the Battle for Australia, 1942”. The winner will be announced next month.

NOMINATIONS are open for the “CityNews” Artist of the Year award. The artist should be working within a 100km radius of Canberra and has, in the past 12 months, added lustre to the reputation of the national capital through inspiring art practice. The award is announced during the Canberra Critics Circle and MEAA awards and will be handed out by Chief Minister Jon Stanhope at the new Belconnen Arts Centre on November 24. Nominations, via email, to arts editor Jorian Gardner at jorian@citynews.com.au.

WHEN he passed away in 1994, Augustin Petersilka must have been chuffed with the major influence he had on the dining scene in Canberra after moving here from Vienna.

It took sheer determination and a lot of energy for “Gus”, as he was affectionately known, to finally convince the authorities it was perfectly civilised to dine outside. And so it was, in 1967, that the “first open air, late-night café” opened in Civic.

Gus’ Café in Garema Arcade, Bunda Street, is as busy today as it no doubt was 42 years ago when the first diners flocked to it to experience eating outdoors in the fresh air. Today there are two exterior dining areas and a small, rather dark and somewhat cramped interior that doesn’t seem to have changed much over the years, but then that’s just fine. Gus’ is what Gus’ is and no one’s making any apologies about it.

The menu is built around standard café fare – a bit of beef, a bit of chicken, a couple of fish options, several pastas, a mighty good burger and a few salads tossed in for the health conscious.

My friend’s dish was the winner. The forest mushroom risotto ($18.90) looked rather pale, but it was saved by a crimson

ring of beetroot vinaigrette adding a touch of sweetness and, as my friend said, “an interesting layer of taste”. It was a huge portion and she couldn’t fit it all in.

My pesto pasta served with fetta, olives and rocket ($16.90) was equally large and I didn’t finish mine, either. It wasn’t just the size but the garlic that did me in. This is not pasta to order at lunch if you have to go back to the office for the afternoon. Don’t get me wrong – it’s not that I don’t get that pesto is made with lots of garlic but, for my liking, this was so overpowering I felt I had to hide at home for a while.

Other pasta options included a chilli squid and prawn linguini ($21.90). The Atlantic salmon was panfried ($26.70)

and the John Dory fillets grilled ($21.90). For less money you can order the burger ($17.90), a chicken breast ($18.90) or a smallish range of other dishes. Gus’ café caters to those with allergies or other dietary requirements.

The wine list is small but acceptable for a basic café. We didn’t have coffee, but I understand Gus’ makes a great one.

The service was friendly, but slow and I’m hoping that’s because the risotto was made from scratch. Gus’ may not be the most exciting place to dine these days in Canberra, but it’s fun partaking in a bit of history while having lunch.

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aRts iN tHe citYBy Jorian Gardner

Musical tilt at musicals

Gus’ Café in Civic is as busy today as it no doubt was 42 years ago.

Gus would be chuffed

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“CAPITALISM: A LOve STOrY” (PG)

WE remember Oliver Stone’s 1987 film “Wall Street” mostly for Gordon Gecko’s line – “Greed is good”.

In 2009, documentarist Michael Moore turns Gecko’s manifesto on its head in a film both funny and discomfiting. It explains how US financial regulators virtually became branches of banker Goldman Sachs. It shows common folk prevailing against the establishment in a small but significant conflict that saved jobs in a small factory. It conjectures how the second Bill of Rights proposed in FDR’s last “State of the Union” address might have prevented the present catastrophe, had he not died before he could implement it.

It makes me both rejoice and regret that I don’t live in the US (which, despite its many shortcomings, has so much marvellous stuff to offer, both natural and man-made).

Without actually asking it, Moore’s film poses the unnerving question, was Karl Marx right? Seldom going beyond US boundaries for its material, his film nonetheless affects us all while inevitably leaving unanswered the threshold question, why don’t the competing social forces of capitalism and democracy co-operate in reaching an enduring, mutually beneficial accommodation? Stalin didn’t achieve that. Nor has a succession of US presidents.

At Dendy, Greater Union and Hoyts Woden

“GenOvA” (M)

MICHAEL Winterbottom has made some power-ful films (“Butterfly Kiss”, “The Claim”, “Jude”) but “Genova”, after a tense beginning, becomes a disappointment.

In a car crash caused by lack of discipline, a mother dies, her two daughters, of whom the younger, Mary (Perla Haney-Jardine), was the accident’s prime cause, survive. Five months later, their academic father Joe (Colin Firth) whizzes them off to Genoa where former Harvard classmate Barbara (Catherine Keener) has arranged a year’s lecturing.

What ensues is a flaccid plot in which Joe might get it on with Barbara or Italian student

Elena if he were interested, Mary frequently wakes screaming and guilty about her mother’s death and older sister Kelly (Willa Holland) suc-cumbs to her hormones among all that smooth, young, male, Italian flesh. Kelly is not nasty, just normally adolescent.

Sequences that should stimulate our adrenalin instead make us wonder why they take so long to come to their unexciting fruitions. Available light cinematography throughout bespeaks a low budget with old Genoa’s alleys often under-exposed in the camera, while their over-exposure as locations causes them quickly to lose their appeal. That’s less a defect than an annoyance.

At Greater Union

“THe TIMe TrAveLLer’S WIFe” (M)

TIME travel is best encapsulated in Ray Brad-bury’s novella “A Sound of Thunder”, a cracking good read that became a dull movie.

Robert Schwentke’s film, from a novel by Audrey Niffenegger, proposes that the ability to transubstantiate oneself to another time and place has a genetic origin. Rational considera-tion insists that that is utter bosh. But so were “ET” and all those “Star Treks” and “Wars” that we so enjoyed until sequels overstayed their welcome and instead merely bored us.

Henry as an adult meets Claire as a six-year-old, they fall in love, marry in adulthood, get a child, live happily, yada yada yada. Eric Bana is likeable as Henry who, after surviving the car crash that kills his mother (this is a week for new films with that overture), spends his life leaving a heap of empty clothes here and arriv-ing naked somewhere else in another time, over which he may or may not have control. Rachel McAdams is beautiful as grown-up Claire.

It’s a moderately sweet little movie with few real surprises and an ending plagiarising Ferenc Molnar’s stage play “Lilliom”, which later became the hit musical “Carousel.”

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ciNeMaBy Dougal Macdonald

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Funny, unhappyface of greed

continued from page 20Paula Arundell, Wendy Hughes and

William Zappa team up to present “Honour”, another Sydney Theatre Company produc-tion on June 9-12. Wife Honour learns the appalling fragility of love as husband George becomes enchanted by a stunning, young journalist and abandons both his wife and his marriage.

Produced by the Yirra Yaakin Aboriginal Corporation, “I Don’t Wanna Play House” (June 29-July 3) is a one-woman show of boisterous characters, each played with consummate skill by Tammy Anderson.

Based on her own nomadic childhood growing up in Tasmania and Victoria, she conjures up a monologue, movement and song with family yarns, harrowing recollec-tions and hilarious energetic impersonations of family members.

July 13-17 sees what looks like the stand-out show of the season – an adaptation of the Oscar award-winning film “Rain Man”

with Alex Dimitriades and Daniel Mitchell taking on the roles of Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman. This is a rare example where a Hollywood blockbuster is transformed into a more intimate theatrical experience in what will be an Australian premiere. Dance takes centre stage in August and September with The Royal NZ Ballet, headed by choreog-rapher Christopher Hampson, bringing “Romeo and Juliet” on August 10-14 and a new, unnamed, double bill from Bangarra Dance on September 3-4, choreographed by Francis Rings and Daniel Riley.

Opera Australia’s Oz Opera will perform a lavish new rendition of Verdi’s “La Traviata” on September 23-25.

The season ends at The Playhouse on November 10-13 with Andrew Bovell’s “When the Rain Stops Falling”, directed by Chris Drummond.

For more information visit www.canber-ratheatrecentre.org.au.

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health&fitness

By Kathryn Vukovljak

WITH the weather warming up, it’s a great time to exercise outside and get into running for a fat-burning workout, says Angus Harding, personal trainer at Alive Health and Fitness.

“Before you start, make sure you have the right shoes,” he says. “Running is high-impact and shoes that suit your feet will protect your joints.”

Angus says it’s a good idea to eat at least half an hour before running. “You’ll need energy to sustain yourself, but just have something light, like muesli with soy milk or orange juice. Exercising after having cow’s milk can make you feel queasy.”

It’s also important to be prepared, he says. “Have a route in mind that is within your

limits,” he says.“Start off with a brisk walk, if you’ve never run

before. A good way to build up fitness is to walk, then run for five minutes, and then walk again for as long as it takes you to recover.

“When you have your breath back, run again for the same amount of time.

“Aim towards a run that lasts between 40 minutes to an hour for real results.”

Underestimate yourself the first few times, Angus says: “Finish up with the feeling that you could do more – it will help you stay motivated and give you more energy for the next time.

“Work towards building up fitness. There’s no point flogging yourself – you will risk over-train-ing which is counter-productive.

“Weight loss, toning and improvement in fitness levels will come by being consistent and sensible.”

“A good way to build up fitness is to walk, then run for five minutes, and then walk again for as long as it takes you to recover,” says personal trainer Angus Harding.

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From drab to public servant Meg wanted a glamorous, sexy look for her office Christmas party, and needed to go from drab to fab – fast!

Priceline Pharmacy Canberra Centre makeover

Before: Meg looks smart and professional for work, but needs to glam up at the office before heading out to celebrate the party season with her colleagues.

Heavy shading gives Meg’s eyes a sexy, smoky look. “Choose an eyeshadow palette with a range

of colours,” Ben says. “The lightest shade can be a highlighter and the

deepest can be used instead of eyeliner – just pick the colour up with an angled brush and carefully draw across the lash line to make it appear fuller.”The rest of Meg’s make-up was neutral – pink lip-gloss and a peachy blusher, all held in place with airbrush mist.

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THE easiest way to go from office to party is to vamp up your eyes, says make-up artist Ben Veenkamp, from Priceline Pharmacy, Canberra Centre.

“You want to walk into the room and have everyone look into your eyes… nowhere else!” he laughs.

Ben applied a cream foundation over the eyelid to create a base, then added a pearly-white shadow and blended it with his finger.

The next step was heavy shading with a dark aubergine colour. “It’s all in the blending,” says Ben. “Use the shadow all around the eye – go halfway across the eyelid underneath the lashline to get that soft, smudgy feel.”

Use the lightest colour in your eye-shadow palette as a highlighter, he says – draw a ‘C’ shape under your eyebrow and over your cheekbones to make the eye make-up pop.”

Go for broke with your eyelashes, says Ben. “It’s party time, after all. Trim the lashes first then carefully apply the adhesive, and press into place.

“Mascara will connect the lashes with your own and prevent an alien double-lash look!”

Keep the rest of the make-up simple, says Ben. “I’ve used a subtle blusher and applied foundation over the top, so it looks as though the blush comes from within. Get just-licked lips with a gloss in a slightly deeper colour than your natural shade.”

Meg’s hair was curled with tongs and given a shake to look tousled and natural. “Soft waves are feminine, laid-back and fun,” says Ben. “It doesn’t take long to achieve and gives a gorgeous party look.

“It’s easy to create this sexy look in front of a little mirror on your desk before you head out.”

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After: Meg loves her makeover. “I feel great, and it will be so easy to recreate the look myself!” she says.

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general knowledge crossword No. 237

ACROSS1 Name an alternative term for parsonages.8 Which amphibious, egg-laying, monotreme looks like it was "put together by a committee"?9 What is a state of suspended sensibility?10 Name the applied plant science dealing with crops.11 Which Australian airline has latterly failed?12 What is another word for a strongbox?13 Which sleeveless garments do Batman and Robin wear?16 Damascus is the capital of which W. Asian republic?19 What is a stalk-eyed decapod crustacean?21 Colloquially, what are racecourse tipsters called?22 What, perhaps, is a six-shooter?23 Name the tree that is also known as the sweet bay.24 What is the more common term for schizomycetes?25 What is potassium carbonate?

DOWN2 Name another word for a TV aerial?3 Which term describes the highest rank or authority?4 What are small herring-like marine fish?5 Name those who act on behalf of another, especially in a secret fashion.6 Who "invented" the slip of the tongue whereby initials or other sounds of words are transposed?7 Which ancient empire in SW Asia was at its highest about 750 - 612 BC?13 Name the celestial beings, often represented as beautiful winged children.14 What is another term for seclusion?

15 Name a person who sells tickets at inflated prices outside sporting events, etc.17 Which custard-like prepared food is made from curdled milk?18 Name the Australian author of “Lasseter's Last Ride”, Ion ...20 What is another name for hessian?

Solution next week

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 success-fully solve the puzzle just by using logic and the process of elimination.

Solution next week

Sudoku hard no.19

Solution Sudoku medium No.19

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your week in the stars With Joanne Madeline Moore november 16 - 22

LIBRA (Sept 23 – Oct 23)

Librans aspire to a luxurious lifestyle, but do you have the cold hard cash to finance your super-sized dreams? If you don’t, then you’d better start saving, get a second (or higher-paying) job or find a cheaper dream. With the New Moon in your money zone, your revised financial plan for the next 12 months starts now!

SCORPIO (Oct 24 – Nov 21)

Pluto (your ruling planet) and Saturn form challenging aspects between now and next August. During this period you need to “prune” your life and remove all the people, possessions, beliefs and attitudes that have passed their used-by date. Only then can abundant new growth begin.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22 – Dec 21)

The New Moon stimulates your spiritual side, so mid-week is the perfect time to tune into your intuition (which is trying to steer you in the right direction). Come the weekend, you’re in the mood for stimulating conversa-tion as Mercury moves through your sign and increases your Sagittarian gift of the gab.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22 – Jan 19)

You may experience professional problems between now and next August, as Saturn (your ruler) and Pluto (currently in Capricorn) form a difficult angle, and contribute to your frustrated ambitions. Keep what’s working in your life and discard what isn’t. The trick is knowing which is which!

AQUARIUS (Jan 20 – Feb 18)

The New Moon signals it’s time for a fresh approach at work or school. Perhaps you should move to a different school (or tertiary institution) in 2010, change your job – or even your vocation. Aquarians rarely stay in the same occupation for long periods. Use your imagination and cast your net wide.

PISCES (Feb 19 – Mar 20)

It’s time to broaden your horizons, both physically and mentally. The New Moon activates your zone of overseas contacts and higher learning, which highlights travel and study. Expect a busy week as you meet up with fabulous friends and adventurous acquaintances, whether in person or online.

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ARIES (Mar 21 – Apr 20)

The New Moon brings hidden parts of your life to the surface (and secrets out into the open). Expect an intense week when passions will be running high and patience running low. Be careful you don’t hurt loved ones with thoughtless remarks or critical comments. Think before you speak!

TAURUS (Apr 21 – May 20)

Love is in the air! This week’s New Moon reboots a rickety relationship, as you clear the air and get things moving in a new romantic direction. Single Bulls – you’re in the mood for some fabulous flirting, and may fall for someone who’s as sensual and hedonistic as you (look out for a luxury-loving Libra or a sexy Scorpio).

GEMINI (May 21 – June 21)

Are you spending too much time talking and not enough time moving? The New Moon activates your health zone so it’s the best time of the year to get fit and fabulous. Exercise will clear your head and good food will lift your energy levels. Focus on being the best Twin you can be.

CANCER (June 22 – July 22)

Your romance and creativity zone is receiv-ing attention from the sultry New Moon in Scorpio. So you’ll feel like declaring your love for someone special, or beginning a project you’re passionate about. You’re also feeling more assertive than usual so loved ones will have to get used to you calling the shots.

LEO (July 23 – Aug 22)

Are you optimistic about love one moment – and completely confused the next? Or are you stuck in the middle of a family fiasco? You’ll go through many changes of heart this week as the New Moon stirs up your emotions. If you keep the lines of communication open, it will make all the difference.

VIRGO (Aug 23 – Sept 22)

With the New Moon in enigmatic Scorpio, you’re out to solve a mystery or uncover a secret. Communication is bound to get complicated but don’t take what others say too literally – read between the lines. On the weekend, get together with like-minded friends or spend quality time with the children in your life.

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Address: 39 Liverpool Street, Macquarie.Inspection: By appointment.Auction: Onsite,11am, Saturday, November 14.Agent: Gabrielle Hume, 0413 432335 or Gay Spooner, 0400 281395, of PRD Nationwide Canberra Central.

OLIVE and lemon trees shade the “secret garden” to the front of this Macquarie property. Magnolias, a lilac tree, multiple established bottlebrushes, spruce trees, roses and Japanese windflowers further enhance the mature and sheltered garden.

The rear garden extends over two levels with a shaded, paved entertaining area and garden shed on the upper level. The feature crabapple tree is surrounded by camellias, agapanthus, roses, azaleas, crab myrtle, jasmine and a dogwood tree.

The entrance to the upper level is through an arch of white banksia roses.

A full-length, enclosed sunroom embraces the front of this residence and features electric blinds to the glass ceiling, for year-round comfort.

This split-level residence offers a formal lounge, a formal dining room and a well-appointed, functional kitchen with Miele appliances.

The master bedroom has an ensuite bathroom, a feature wall of frosted glass bricks and built-in robes to either side of the entry.

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