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WHETHER you want to meet a llama, check out the “Supertank Fishing Show”, ask questions of TV vet Dr Harry or just en-joy the rides and sample bags of Sideshow Alley, the 80th Actew-AGL Royal Canberra Show has something for everybody, says chief executive officer Geoff Cannock.

“It doesn’t matter what you like, whether it’s an extreme ride, or whether you enjoy qui-etly look at the embroidery displays, or whether you’re an animal lover: if you look at a family group, there’s something for everyone, from grandma to a little two-year-old,” Mr Cannock said.

“There are new events this year, but generally it’s what’s old that brings people back to the show.”

The show can trace its history back to the Gininderra Farmers’ Union events of the early 1900s until 1915; and the first Canber-ra Show proper was held in 1927.

“The Canberra Show started off at the Hall Showgrounds in 1927,” Mr Cannock said. [It wasn’t held for two years dur-ing World War II, hence the 2009 80th birthday.] “In those early days, it was all about horses, sheep and poultry.

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that the number-one attraction is the animals, so I’m sure eve-ryone will be glad to know that the horses are back.

“We weren’t quite sure, fol-lowing the equine influenza out-break which affected the show last year, whether or not people would return to showing horses; but we have as many entries as we did in 2007.

“In many ways, some attrac-tions are old-style, such as the arts and crafts displays – visi-tors like to see what’s new each year, but they also love the tra-ditional.”

This year’s showbags have been carefully examined by a panel of experts – otherwise known as kids from Cranleigh School – as well as Fair Trading.

The kids test-drove this year’s sample bags at the show’s of-ficial launch, and gave the bags the thumbs up: the new Wall-E Showbag and old favourites Bertie Beetle and Mega Sumo proved popular.

The Hello Kitty Showbag was judged to be the hottest bag this year, with Cadbury named the best value.

The 2008 ActewAGL Royal Canberra Show will be held from Friday, February 27 to Sunday, March 1. For more information, visit www.rncas.org.au.

Still thrills after 80 showsFOR me, smell triggers memories: The aroma of face powder reminds me of my mother, a leg of lamb baking in the oven reminds me of my childhood, while a particular baby wash al-ways conjures up images of my children as babies. Then there are odours that bring back less-pleasant memories – like the smell of smoke.

My parents were hobby farmers in the Adelaide Hills. On a particularly hot, windy day in 1983, I was 15 and home alone recovering from a wisdom teeth extraction. By lunchtime, there was thick smoke all around. Then the power went out and the phone went dead. By mid-afternoon, the sky was as black as night and there was a strange chemical smell as sparks burnt holes in my nylon dress and singed my hair.

A wall of flame flew down the hill toward our house and I have never been so terrified or felt so totally helpless. This could have ended very badly – and for many it did – but I was lucky.

Being inexperienced farmers, my parents had overstocked the paddocks and hungry animals had eaten just about every blade of grass so that the fire didn’t get much of a hold.

For days after Ash Wednesday the air carried acrid smells of burning bush, burnt out homes and dead animals. I have never forgotten that smell.

So when, decades later, the skies went black as fires tore through the suburbs of Canberra and that old, familiar smell of burning bush brought back unwelcome memories and emotions, I was immediately a nervous wreck and had my bag packed and was out the door in two seconds flat.

The horrific fires in Victoria make me think that no matter where we go in this beautiful but all-too-flammable land, it’s not such a bad thing to be hyper-sensitive to the merest whiff of smoke and to flee.

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THE parliamentary sittings of the past few weeks have really seen the cross benchers flexing muscle to per-form their function. Federally and in the ACT, the voters have forced a move from the arrogance and bully-ing tactics of majority governments to sensible consideration of legisla-tion and proper review by parlia-ments.

The Senate has taken the urgency of the stimulus package seriously. On the one hand, the Greens, and Senators Fielding and Xenophon understood the need for the package and, on the other, the requirement for a fast turnaround of the legisla-tion. Two days of parliamentary en-quiry is extraordinarily fast for any parliament, but it did provide time for briefings from the Treasury and greater understanding of the goals of the package.

In the wash up, Xenophon was able to extract considerable concessions, including meeting the needs of the people in the Lower Murray. He has only one vote. The power was placed in his hands by Malcolm Turnbull in declaring blanket opposition to the legislation and the other cross benchers considering their conces-sions adequate. Xenophon’s brink-manship only delayed the stimulus package an extra day.

In the ACT, the Greens have joined with the Liberals to strengthen the Freedom of Information Act. Secre-cy has only a very limited place in a State or Territory government for the protection of commercial inter-ests or specific advice to government by public servants. However, these protections really need to be very short lived in the interests of open-

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that all MLAs are now engaged more fully in the process. There is a more active cross bench and a much more active Opposition.

The Assembly passed a motion of “serious concern” with a cautionary note from the Leader of the Opposi-tion Zed Seselja: “[Attorney General, Simon] Corbell should pay careful attention to the message the Assem-bly sent him today: the days of hiding poor performance behind a majority in the Assembly are over”.

Such a motion has no real status, but provides groundwork for the pos-sibility of a “no-confidence” motion in a Minister that would force a res-ignation.

This seventh Assembly is still in its infancy, but early indications are that the Greens will ensure that there will be much vigorous debate and a much more robust parliamen-tary process. The same is true of the Greens, Family First and Independ-ents in the Senate.

The first parliamentary sittings of 2009 make it clear that Chief Minis-ter Jon Stanhope cannot simply take the Greens for granted any more than Prime Minister Kevin Rudd can afford to ignore the cross bench-ers in the Senate.

Michael Moore is a former inde-pendent member of the ACT Legis-lative Assembly and as minister for health.

Watch out, wasps about!CHIEF Minister Jon Stanhope has urged Canberrans to be alert to the presence of European wasps, with 350 nests reported so far this breeding season. “European wasps can become very aggressive at this time of year,” he said. “Anyone who finds a nest should keep away from it and seek assistance by a qualified pest controller.” Further information was available from the European wasp hotline on 6162 1914. If stung, a cold compression should be applied to the area to help reduce pain and swelling. Medical attention should be sought if breathing becomes dif-ficult or swelling occurs away from the sting.

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ACTEWAGL CEO Michael Costello, left, ANU vice chancellor Ian Chubb and ACTEW Corporation man-aging director Mark Sullivan at the launch of a $2 million partnership with the ANU to help secure the corporations’ future workforce, offering under-graduate, postgraduate and research scholarships. The undergraduate scholarships will be available from Semester 1 and will include a range of under-graduate scholarships focusing on engineering, IT, finance and economics, as well as postgraduate and research scholarships commencing in 2010.

Trust surveys lakeTHE National Trust of Australia (ACT) is inviting people to participate in a study of the social value of Lake Burley Griffin and its setting with a 30-minute questionnaire on its website at www.national-trustact.org.au/survey/. National Trust Heritage Officer Dr Peter Dowling said information from the study would be presented to the relevant planning authorities as evidence of the social value of the lake. Deadline for responses to the survey is Friday, March 6.

Theatre winnerJULES Baggoley is the winner of the Canberra Theatre’s double pass to the year’s theatre season. “CityNews” thanks the hundreds of entrants for their participation.

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PEACEFUL Jerrabomberra is a marked contrast to the buzz of Beijing – but it’s good to be back home in Canberra, says recently returned expat and self-pub-lished author Tania McCartney.

The busy freelance magazine writer and mum to Ella, eight, and Riley, six, self-published the first of an intended se-ries of children’s books, “Riley and the Sleeping Dragon”, in China just before returning to Australia this year.

Tania and the children followed her husband, who worked at the Australian Embassy, to Beijing four years ago.

“Taking two small children to a place that’s so different to Australia was ac-tually quite terrifying, even though I’m well-travelled and not a fearful person,” she told “CityNews”.

“Getting there was a shock as well, and I wasn’t expecting to fall in love with the people and history of China so quickly.

“I decided to stay in the background at home for a while with the children, but af-ter two years I contacted local magazines, and my work took off exponentially.”

Tania wrote for and edited the expat magazines “beijingkids”, “City Weekend” and “Time Out Beijing”, and at one stage was freelancing and editing four maga-zines at once.

“It was pretty wild, but I loved it – and the undercurrent to all this was that I was writing children’s books at the same time.

“I’ve always had an enormous interest in children’s books, even before I had my children, and I’d dabbled in writing them for a few years; but it was in Beijing that I got the idea for a new type of book.”

“Riley and the Sleeping Dragon”, now in its third print run (which Tania says is an “enormous” success for a self-pub-lished book) includes illustrations over black-and-white photographs of the Chi-nese capital.

Tania says that one reason she pro-duced the book was as a memento of the family’s time in China.

“Because the children were so young, I did wonder how much they’d remember of the experience of living overseas, so part of writing the book was about keep-ing those memories alive for them.

“The kids will be able to look at it and say, ‘I was there’.”

Tania’s intrigued by the response from adults: “I’ve had a lot of people ask wheth-er I’m making a political point with the sleeping dragon metaphor!”

The book, as well as “Beijing Tai Tai” – a self-published collection of blogs and columns from “City Weekend”, about life as a wife, mother and writer in the Chi-nese capital – made a splash in Beijing’s tight-knit expatriate community, and Tania says their support was “mind-blowing”.

“I don’t know quite what to do with my-self now that I’m home!” Tania says, but it’s clear that she’s unlikely to slow down. She plans to promote both books to Aus-tralians, as well as pen some more.

She intends to turn Riley’s adventures into a series of books set in different loca-tions around the world – and when asked her daughter Ella’s opinion on the matter, laughs and says, “I have plans for her, too – she’ll get her turn!”

Tania’s books can be purchased online at www.taniamccartney.com or from Aus-tralian Online Bookshop www.bookworm.com.au. She hopes to have books for sale in Canberra bookstores in the coming months, check for stockists at www.tani-amccartney.com.

Author Tania McCartney… “It was in Beijing that I got the idea for a new type of book.” Photo by Silas.

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By Tanya Davies AFTER a season of successful native seed saving, Greening Australia is gearing up for their six months of annual planting.

Supported by the ACT Landkeepers Project, the “seed squad”, as they have been affectionately dubbed, have collect-ed more than 100 kilograms of seeds, and donated some 700 hours of work.

The first big, volunteer seed push col-lected redstem, blackwood and silver wattle, purple coral pea, austral indigo and sticky everlasting, as well as euca-lyptus seeds in a plan to foster hardier plants in the region.

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IT’S that time of the year when Canberra region artists rush to get in their entries in for the Archibald Prize. “CityNews” readers have already seen Ian Hender-son’s portrait of theatre publicist Coralie Wood.

Now Hall artist Judi Power-Thomson has shown us her portrait of cellist David Pereira (at left), whom we featured earlier in these pages.

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Cost has traditionally been seen as the biggest inhibitor to homeowners investing in security solutions such as monitored alarm systems and security cameras, and at no time is this truer than when inflation is high. Unfortunately, it’s also the time that homes are most at risk.

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WHAT a wonderful, warm cover story by Meg-an Haggan (“CityNews”, February 12). Jessica Good is giving very substantial help to the St. Vinnies door knock appeal, and at the same time exemplifying the work of the media and its journalists in coming to the nation’s aid in time of great trial. It’s easy to knock the media, but when disaster has struck over the decades the media has on every occasion fine-tuned the community into the suffering of the afflicted.

And I see no reason for “CityNews” to hide its light under a bushel. I had to read to the footnote to find it is a proud sponsor of the door knock. Colliss Parrett, Barton

Tariff shockTHE recent announcement by the ACT Gov-ernment that the new feed-in-tariff for grid connected renewable energy production will be 50.05 cents per kilowatt hour (KwH) falls well short of community expectations and the ap-proved legislation which states that the figure should be “3.88 times the Transition Franchise Tariff retail price”, which is currently 15.8 cents per KwH. Therefore, people who produce renewable energy should be receiving approxi-mately 61 cents per KwH produced.

Whilst the legislation provides some discre-tion, I believe it is unconscionable for the min-ister to continue to hoodwink the community into accepting this new figure by continuing to say (by sleight of hand) that the new FIT repre-

sents “3.88 times the retail price” (as opposed to the legislation which states “3.88 times the TFT retail price”). Peter Thornton, Wanniassa

Where the stimulation?I HAVE been surprised by the Rudd Govern-ment’s unwillingness to compromise on its stimulus package. Perhaps it’s arrogance, but the more scrutiny that is put on its package the less obvious the benefits seem to be. The Americans found their May 2008 stimulus lead to a record spike in household savings and, in fact, the rate for all of 2008 was three times higher than 2007. For the record, in May 2008 Rudd was passing a contractionary Budget (completely the wrong thing to do). Some of the new Rudd stimulus package certainly shovels money out the door, but for no obvious stimulus and no obvious long-term benefits. What next, a rant against Senate obstruction?

Martin Gordon, Flynn

No more duckingIn an open letter to Federal MHR Annette El-

lis, Dayle Redden, of Kingston, writes:THE time for pussyfooting, buck passing and ducking behind the “Federal” barricades is over. Are you going to stand up and be count-ed?

Pollution knows no boundaries, and the ap-proval for the private, gas-fired polluting power station, which will exceed the 20-metre height limit AND the soon-to-be-revealed 30-metre height limit (and thus be in breach of BOTH limits) is about to be considered by a Federal body, (the NCA) and you (may I remind you?) are a Federal MP.

What are YOU going to do about it?

Letters are invited from “CityNews” readers. Let loose to [email protected] or write to the editor at GPO Box 2448, Canberra 2601. Letters of 200 words or less stand a better chance of publication.

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EYES WIDE OPEN

I’M not the timid type, but I donned my compulsory hijab (not the all-enveloping black chador, rather a modi-fied mantle and coloured headscarf) to embark on a 10-day eye-opening visit to Iran.

I was there because of a Canberra connection. Ira-nian-Australian artist Nasser Palangi is on the commit-tee of the inaugural Fadjr (meaning “Dawn”) Visual Arts Conference at the go-ahead Museum of Contem-porary Art (MOCA) in Tehran and had persuaded them to invite several Australian critics and scholars to give papers.

Palangi’s revolutionary credentials turned out to be impeccable. A young artist at the time of Khomeini’s ascension, he had painted a series of huge murals on a mosque wall in the liberated border town of Khorram-shahr during the Iran-Iraq War. These days, Palangi paints benign murals on bus shelters in Belconnen.

In Tehran, celebration

was in the air. While flags showing the face of the present Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei waved about, black-clad teenagers (about 70 per cent of Iranians are under 25) with jeans visible under-neath, crushed in to a huge photo exhibition commem-orating the revolution.

There were fewer of them at a show of paintings and posters about martyrdom, the unique preserve of the Shia Islam that sets Aryan Iran apart from surrounding Arab Muslim countries.

While the original revolution might have been less profound in mean-ing to those rather critical young Iranians, older ones celebrated the 30 years with high fervour. It had, after all, freed them from the tyrannical rule by the pro-Western Shah Reza Pahlavi, whose crown jewels I gaped at in the vaults of the country’s central bank. I was told that the Shah had left with 900 bags of jewels, but that there were enough

it’s not every day that an arts writer gets invited to a conference in iran, but that’s where HELEn MUsa found herself this month, arriving in Tehran on February �0, exactly �0 years to the day after the ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returned from France to initiate the islamic Republic of iran.

Bright and breezy THEATREIN this bright and breezy new production of

Frank Loesser’s “Guys and Dolls”, director Anne Somes, and her large cast of predominantly young performers, succeed in capturing the style and essence of this classic musical set in the seedy milieu of New York gamblers and their dolls.

Somes has produced a spirited, fast-moving show, notable for its excellent singing and danc-ing. No matter that some of the principals are ob-viously too young to be credible in the roles they are playing, their performances are so engaging that it is easy to forgive this detail.

Georgia Pike almost steals the show as the long-suffering, cold-inflicted Miss Adelaide. She manages to invest real charm and warmth into her role while still nailing all her laughs. Tim Dal Cortivo as her forever unreliable fiancé, Nathan Detroit, also offers an engaging performance.

Sarah Darnley-Stuart, the prim missionary, Sarah Brown, also managed to bring warmth and credibility to her role and her beautifully trained

soprano voice ensured that every one of her songs was a joy. She is well teamed with Adrian Flor as the gambler Sky Masterson, who gives what is possibly his best performance to date.

As the red-suited Nicely Nicely Johnson, Tony Falla almost stops the show in the big second act’s “Sit Down, You’re Rocking the Boat”.

Only some dull patches in the lighting, some repetitive staging, and the fact that some of Fio-na Leach’s otherwise excellent costumes seemed to have missed the ironing board, marred the professional gloss on a production that is thoroughly recommended to anyone seeking an excellent evening of quality music theatre.

“Guys and Dolls”Directed by Ann Somes for Free-Rain Theatre Company.Q Theatre, Queanbeyan, until February 28.Reviewed by Bill stephens

Helen Musa… 10 days under the hijab.

Canberra artist Nasser Palangi in Tehran… His revolutionary credentials turned out to be impeccable.

left to underscore the nation’s currency.

The nearest I ever came to being harassed was in the form of bumptious teenage school-girls wanting to practice their English by asking where I came from and if I knew their favour-ite hip-hop artists. Mostly, I did.


IT is unusual to start a food review with a story about bricks, but once you visit the new Italian restaurant at Narrabundah Shops you’ll understand why.

The inside of La Cantina is created with 80,000 hand-cut, Roman-style bricks used to build a residence for the French Em-bassy in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. When Dom Celestino – who opened the highly successful La Rustica in Kingston with his wife Ornella in 1990 – heard it was to be demolished and replaced with a high rise, he made a pitch for the bricks.

Dom organised about 20 men to care-fully dismantle the residence, clean the bricks, fumigate the lot and then meticu-lously stack them into crates to be shipped to Australia. After time in quarantine, the bricks arrived in Narrabundah where another team – seven bricklayers trained in the “old school” – took four months to lay them to create La Cantina.

When Dom walks into his restaurant, which opened earlier this month, he takes a trip down memory lane. The “cellar” is designed after one his family had in Italy, where they made and stored oil from their olive grove during his youth.

But a restaurant review wouldn’t be complete without talking about the food and those who love “Dom’s famous origi-nal wood fired pizza”, made with a rich tomato base, smooth mozzarella cheese, quality ham, bacon and hot salami, fresh mushrooms and salty olives, will be de-lighted to see it on La Cantina’s menu.

Entrées range from $13.50 for brus-chetta to $19.50 for Gamberi alla Cantina, large King prawns sautéed with Roman tomatoes, fresh chilli and white wine and served on a bed of spaghetti. It was the carpaccio di salmone, fresh raw Atlantic salmon sliced razor thin, that caught my eye and then melted in my mouth. It went beautifully with an $8 glass ($29 a bottle) of Corte Giara Pinot Grigio, from Veneto, Italy, the setting for Shakespeare’s love story “Romeo and Juliet”.

La Cantina’s menu is extensive and although the daily risotto and fish specials

sounded delicious, we both chose mains from the regular selection of dishes. The Galletto alla Brace – whole spatchcock marinated in olive oil, chilli and bay leaves – has a pepper crust and is served with extra virgin olive oil, lemon and parsley ($29.50). You need to allow 20 minutes for the slow cooking of this dish, described by my friend as “buttery and succulent”.

I might not be able to get beyond the pizza list next time, but if I did I wouldn’t hesitate to once again order the Agnello Balsamico, marinated – and very tender and flavoursome – lamb cutlets with garlic, rosemary and chilli. They’re pan and flame grilled and served with quality balsamic vinegar and sautéed mushrooms ($27.50).

For pastas, you can select fettuccini, spaghetti or penne and then one of the house-made sauces (gluten-free pasta available and the pastas range from $18 to $23.50).

La Cantina also has a small selection of family traditional recipes and the coffee is a special treat. Dom’s family has been roasting since 1909 and the Celestinos own a roasting operation in Vietnam. The blend of coffee served at the new restaurant – branded under the family name – is smooth as silk.

La Cantina, 4 Iluka Street, Narrabundah. Phone 6239 5556.

Tips for victimsSTAFF at The Ginger Room, the Café in the House, Double Happiness (happy hour on Friday evenings) and The Boathouse by the Lake are donating their tips until the end of February to the Red Cross Victorian bushfire ap-peal. So if you’re heading to Old Par-liament House or The Boathouse for a coffee, drink or a meal, place your tip in the collection points available.

CLASSIFYING these 129 minutes of relationship angst invites a range of choices. Perhaps the least misleading is romantic comedy, although the romance is fragmented and the comedy depends heavily on the fatuity of its principal characters.

Gigi (Ginnifer Goodwin) waits for her most recent date to call on her pink phone, failing to control her own destiny, unable to ac-cept that the film’s title truly summarises his position. Her expecting things to go her way is the film’s most infuriating element.

Aspiring singer Anna (Scarlett Johansson) is prepared to begin a full-blooded affair with agent Ben (Bradley Cooper) whose wife

Janine’s (Jennifer Connolly) obsession with renovating their new property in an old build-ing has depressed their bedroom passion.

Beth (Jennifer Aniston) would like her seven-years live-in relationship with Neil (Ben Affleck) to head for the altar, but he says that’s not necessary.

Alex (Justin Long), manager of the bar where Gigi goes to find dates, is savvy about the complex and tortuous rules for relationships, but has difficulty in finding his own niche in them. He and Gigi become platonic friends, although Blind Freddie can see where they are heading.

Ken Kwapis’s film isn’t a “chick flick” in the accepted sense – its masculine presence is in fair balance. Leaving the cinema unsure whether true comedy or serious cynicism was driving the girlish laughter that came from all sides, I saw that the only testicles there were mine. Then I realised a great truth. The char-acters, so concerned to conform with the rules of dating and relationships, miss the Freudian sub-text of its title. More hot and sweaty close

encounters would have provided credibility that it so sadly lacks.

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THIS remake of a 1981 spatter movie about seri-al murder in a Pennsylvania coal town, in which the protagonists were thrill-seeking teenagers, takes no improvement from adult characters behaving less maturely than they might.

Tom returns after a 10-year absence to sell the family mine, an unpopular proposal. In his absence, the girl he loved has married the sheriff.

Then people start dying, as happened a decade earlier until the then-sheriff and a posse hunted the killer down and shot him. The new killer wears a miner’s breathing mask and wields a miner’s pick.

The main elements of a film shot through muddy neutral-density filters are explicit violence shedding copious blood, contrived ten-sions, loose logic, full-frontal nudity, numerous

production goofs and little visible justification for its making.

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NEW York dentist Bertram, recovering after spend-ing seven minutes dead during minor surgery, finds the city full of ghosts with whom only he can communicate. And they all want him to clear their passage to the hereafter by resolving their mistakes during life.

Bertram’s misanthropy has deeply alienated Gwen whose unfaithful husband Frank has just fallen under a bus. The rest of the film is about how Bertram climbs out of his self-pity, goes around do-ing good for the other ghosts and may, in time, win Gwen’s heart. Ricky Gervais misses the chance to make an impression as Bertram; in Greg Kinnear’s hands Frank is snide and unlikable and as Gwen, Tea Leoni, rather misses her bus. Pleasant enough in a limited way, “Ghost Town” lacks substance, not really a hard film to miss.

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A burst of dismal weather has reminded us that autumn’s on its way – and this year autumn will be all about rich textures and luxurious fabrics when it comes to fashion.

Shoes for the 2009 autumn/winter season will see quilted fabrics, patent leathers and suedes come to the fore in opu-lent purples, fuchsias, reds and chocolates, as well as the ever-popular black, says Gail Lubbock, of Escala Shoes.

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Call Beauty Bar International on 6253 4488.AIRBRUSH make-up is the latest way to keep foundation in its place, according to Elise Terry, make-up artist at Bentley’s of Canberra, Jamison Plaza.

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Jessica McAuley, from Blaze Hair Culture in the Jamison Centre, says that while straight hair’s starting to come back into its own, it still has movement.

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6.00 News. (S) 6.30 Sunday Night. (S) 7.30 Border Security – Australia’s Front Line. (PG, S) 8.00 Triple Zero Heroes. (PG, S) 8.30 City Homicide. After a homeless man is found bludgeoned to death, the team must piece together a life lived on the fringes and uncover the victim’s past. (M, S) 9.30 Bones. With some help from a destitute man, the investigators search an abandoned tunnel system beneath Washington DC, hoping to solve the murder of a documentary filmmaker. (M, R, S) 11.30 The First 48. (M)

6.00 News. (S) 6.30 Domestic Blitz. (PG, S) 7.30 60Minutes. (S) 8.30 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. The team needs the help of an eight-year-old, HIV-positive boy to figure out who shot and killed his uncle and his mother during a street party. (M, S) 9.30 CSI: Miami. After the body of a woman who was meant to testify against Kyle is found dead in her car, the evidence leads Horatio to his son’s mother. (M, S) 11.30 Aussie Ladette To Lady. (M, R, S)

6.00 The Simpsons. (G, R, S) 6.30 The Biggest Loser. (PG, S) 7.30 So You Think You Can Dance Australia. (PG, S) 9.30Rove. Celebrity interviews, comedy, music and regular variety segments. Guests include Magda Szubanski, Bruce Beresford and Jimeoin, with music from Jessica Mauboy who performs her single Burn. Hosted by Rove McManus. (M, S) 11.40 The Office. (PG)

6.00 Thalassa: The Healing Boat. (G, S) 6.30 World News Australia. (S) 7.30 Lost Worlds: Darwin’s Lost Paradise. (S) 8.30 Dateline. A look at a disturbing wave of violence unleashed by the Italian Mafia in their heartland of Naples. (S) 9.30 Movie: Twin Sisters. (2002) Sina Richardt, Julia Koopmans, Thekla Reuten, Nadja Uhl. Separated by their parents’ death, twin sisters lead dramatically different lives during World War II. (M, R) 11.50 Fifty Years Of Love. (PG)

6.00 Landline Extra. (R, S) 6.30 Talking Heads. (G, S) 7.00News. (S) 7.30 The 7.30 Report. (S) 8.00 Australian Story. Unprecedented access to a foster mum, her children and their biological mother sheds new light on the trials and tribulations of foster family life. (S) 8.30 Four Corners. Investigative journalism program. (S) 9.20 Media Watch. Hosted by Jonathan Holmes. (S) 9.35 The Cut. (M, S) 11.10Lateline Business. (S) 11.35 The Russian Revolution In Colour: Freedom And Hope. (PG, R, S)

6.00 News. (S) 6.30 Today Tonight. (S) 7.00 Home And Away. (PG, S) 7.30 How I Met Your Mother. (PG, S) 8.30Desperate Housewives. Dave’s motives for moving to the neighbourhood continue to take shape. (M, S) 9.30Brothers & Sisters. Nora prepares for her new charity venture by cleaning out all of William’s belongings. Holly begins her own investigation into the whereabouts of William’s lost son. (M, S) 11.20 30 Rock. (PG, S) 11.50 LastComic Standing. (Final) (M)

6.00 News. (S) 6.30 WIN News. (S) 7.00 A Current Affair. (S) 7.30 Two And A Half Men. (PG, S) 8.00 Customs. (PG, S) 8.30 Underbelly: A Tale Of Two Cities. An armed robbery in Melbourne sparks a deadly turf war between rival gangland “generals” . (M, S) 9.30 81st Annual Academy Awards. Presented by Hugh Jackman, from Kodak Theatre, Hollywood. Nominees for Best Picture are The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Frost/Nixon, Milk, The Reader and Slumdog Millionaire. (PG, R, S)

6.00 The Simpsons. (G, R, S) 6.30 Neighbours. (G, S) 7.00The Biggest Loser. (PG, S) 7.30 So You Think You Can Dance Australia. (PG, S) 8.30 Good News Week. Hosted by Paul McDermott, with team leaders Mikey Robins and Claire Hooper. (M, S) 9.30 Dexter. Dexter’s latest target is a murderous used-car salesman. Rita forces Dexter into a 12-step program after his inability to explain his midnight activities leads her to believe that he is a drug addict. (AV15+, S) 11.20 Late Show With David Letterman. (PG)

6.00 Global Village: Friuli. (G, R, S) 6.30 World News Australia. (S) 7.30 Top Gear. (Final) (PG, S) 9.00 Drawn Together. Notorious billionaire Bucky Bucks comes to the house and hosts an Apprentice -style boardroom, to answer the demands of the housemates for prizes. (MA15+, R, S) 9.30 World News Australia. (S) 9.55 Market Update. 10.00 The Mighty Boosh. Howard is struggling to find a new musical direction for the band. (PG, R, S) 11.30Movie: Cowboy Bebop: The Movie. (2002) (M, R, S)

6.05 Time Team: The Castle. (G, S) 7.00 News. (S) 7.30 The 7.30 Report. (S) 8.00 Lead Balloon. (PG, S) 8.30 Doctor Who. On a 51st-century ship, The Doctor, Rose and Mickey find time windows leading to 18th-century France, where a young woman is being stalked by a group of clockwork androids. (PG, R, S) 9.15 Doctor Who Confidential: Cut Down: Script To Screen. A behind-the-scenes look at Doctor Who. (G, S) 9.30 Foreign Correspondent. (S) 11.10Lateline Business. (S) 11.35 Four Corners. (R, S)

6.00 News. (S) 6.30 Today Tonight. (S) 7.00 Home And Away. (PG, S) 7.30 RSPCA Animal Rescue. (G, S) 8.00 Find My Family. (PG, S) 8.30 Packed To The Rafters. After a drunken one-night stand, Ben faces a gut-wrenching dilemma. Dave is keen to spice up his marriage and organises a rendezvous with Julie. Sammy and Nathan’s relationship becomes strained when he discovers she has lied to him. (PG, S) 9.30 All Saints. (M, S) 11.30 Dirty Sexy Money. (M)

6.00 News. (S) 6.30 WIN News. (S) 7.00 A Current Affair. (S) 7.30 Wipeout Australia. (PG, S) 8.30 Two And A Half Men. A new girlfriend wants Charlie to sleep over at her place. Alan has trouble enforcing Judith’s grounding of Jake. (M, S) 9.00 Two And A Half Men. Charlie begins acting strangely after spending an evening with his mother. (M, R, S) 9.30 Aussie Ladette To Lady. Putting emotions aside, the ladettes are challenged to prepare and serve afternoon tea. (M, S) 11.30 Just Shoot Me! (PG, R)

6.00 The Simpsons. (G, R, S) 6.30 Neighbours. (G, S) 7.00The Biggest Loser. (PG, S) 8.00 Bondi Rescue. (PG, S) 8.30NCIS. The team attempts to defuse a prison riot that has left McGee in the clutches of a group of angry inmates by exposing the truth behind a guard’s death. (M, S) 9.30 LieTo Me. The team tries to prevent the assassination of the South Korean ambassador at a state wedding. (M, S) 11.15The Late Show With David Letterman. (PG)

6.00 Extra Time. 6.30 World News Australia. (S) 7.30Insight. (S) 8.30 India Reborn: Manufacturing Dreams. Part 3 of 4. Personal stories of Indians whose lives have been impacted by the burgeoning film industry. (PG, S) 9.30 World News Australia. (S) 9.55 Market Update. 10.00Hot Docs: The Times Of Harvey Milk. (S) 11.35 Movie: The Forced March. (2003) (MA15+)

6.00 The Queen’s Cavalry: Just Another Day. (G, R, S) 6.30 The Cook And The Chef. (G, S) 7.00 News. (S) 7.30The 7.30 Report. (S) 8.00 The New Inventors. Showcases the art of invention and design in a national competition that celebrates Australian ingenuity. (S) 8.30 Spicks And Specks. Music game show. Hosted by comedian Adam Hills. (S) 9.00 Chandon Pictures. (M, S) 9.35 Ruddy Hell! It’s Harry & Paul. (M, S) 11.05 Lateline Business. (S) 11.35Midsomer Murders. (M, R, S)

6.00 News. (S) 6.30 Today Tonight. (S) 7.00 Home And Away. (PG, S) 7.30 Australia’s Got Talent. (G, S) 8.30Criminal Minds. The unit assists local law enforcement in catching a serial killer, dubbed “the road warrior” in the media, who is targeting blonde women travelling on freeways in Orange County, California. (M, S) 9.30 Gangs Of Oz: The Bikies – Inside The Band Of Brothers. Reveals the real stories of Australia’s criminal underworld. (M, S) 11.30 Disorderly Conduct Caught On Tape. (PG)

6.00 News. (S) 6.30 WIN News. (S) 7.00 A Current Affair. (S) 7.30 The Farmer Wants A Wife. (PG, S) 8.30 The Mentalist. Patrick and the team head to a small rural town to investigate the case of a National Guard veteran killed in a fire. Questions arise after they discover another veteran perished in similar circumstances. (M, S) 9.30 Flashpoint. The team provides backup for a group of undercover agents involved in a major drug bust. (M, S) 11.30 JustShoot Me! (PG, R)

6.00 The Simpsons. (G, R, S) 6.30 Neighbours. (G, S) 7.00The Biggest Loser. (PG, S) 8.00 Guerrilla Gardeners. A team of six young gardeners transform barren and under-used city spaces into an oasis of greenery. (PG, S) 8.30 House. Cuddy decides to spend more time at home to take care of her newly-adopted baby and passes on her day-to-day responsibilities to Cameron, including supervising House. (M, S) 9.30 Life. (M, S) 11.15 The Late Show With David Letterman. (PG)

6.00 Global Village: The Dance Of The Gods. (G, R, S) 6.30World News Australia. (S) 7.30 Feast India. (G, R, S) 8.00Tales From The Palaces: The Secret Lives Of Palaces. (G, R, S) 8.30 Tribe. Bruce Parry joins the Nenets reindeer herders of the remote Yamal Peninsula in northern Siberia for their annual winter migration. (PG, S) 9.30 World News Australia. (S) 9.55 Market Update. 10.00 Movie: Babylon Disease. (2004) (MA15+) 11.35 Movie: Musa The Warrior. (2001) (MA15+, R)

Triple Zero HeroesSunday, Prime, 8.00pmWho are the people on the end of the line in emergency calls who save lives by calmly instructing panicked callers to perform first aid? This intriguing new series gives a name, a face and a backstory to these unsung heroes. In this episode, a night of partying ends in near-tragedy when a 20-year-old man falls 25m from a clifftop.

CustomsMonday, WIN, 8.00pmOur fascination with routine airport procedure knows no bounds. Nine’s brazen copy of Border Security is hosted by actor Vince Colosimo (above), well known for playing a murderous thug in Underbelly. The main reason these shows are so popular is that we all get to play detective: It’s fun to study a traveller’s body language, add up the clues and work out whether the suspect is guilty.

Aussie Ladette To LadyTuesday, WIN, 9.30pmOut to prove that Aussie chicks (like Maria De Corrado, right) are just as uncouth and boozed-up as their English counterparts, eight rough lasses from across Australia have arrived at the 1950s-style finishing school at Eggleston Hall. Officially, they’re there to learn deportment, elocution, flower arranging, etiquette and cookery – unofficially, these girls just wanna have fun.

The Farmer Wants A WifeWednesday, WIN, 7.30pmAustralians have taken this lovey-dovey series to heart. And why wouldn’t they? The farmers are almost always charming, genuine and self-effacing, the women they choose are real rather than Barbie dolls and Natalie Gruzlewski’s narration adds to the appeal. The addition of a female farmer, Jenny (above), looking for a husband is just the twist needed to maintain interest in the third season.

In The Bush With Malcolm DouglasSaturday, Prime, 6.30pmWelcome back, Malcolm! We’ve missed the iconic Aussie adventurer since he took a break from TV to fight prostate cancer, among other things. It’s great to have the bearded bushman (above) back showing city slickers all the beautiful scenery and intriguing characters our big brown land holds. If Baz Luhrmann’s Australia didn’t make you start planning a roadtrip across Oz, this certainly will.

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7.30 Report. (S) 8.00 Catalyst. (G, S) 8.30 Bringing Up Baby. Part 2 of 4. The families navigate the crucial first two weeks after the babies’ births, a period when some of the big issues of childcare are addressed – where the child should sleep, maintaining a healthy routine, and the emotive subject of whether to breast feed. (PG, S) 9.30Q&A. Hosted by Tony Jones. (S) 11.00 Lateline Business. (S) 11.30 Live From Abbey Road. (Final) (M, S)

6.00 News. (S) 6.30 Today Tonight. (S) 7.00 Home And Away. (PG, S) 7.30 Ghost Whisperer. (PG, S) 8.30 Grey’s Anatomy. Bailey heads up a team of surgeons performing a “domino procedure” in which each surgery hinges on the one preceding it. Derek gets sole credit for the brain tumour study he did with Meredith. Lexie goes to great lengths to have George notice her romantically. (M, S) 9.30 Private Practice. Charlotte tries to woo Addison to St Ambrose Hospital. (M, S) 11.30 Beauty And The Geek. (PG)

6.00 News. (S) 6.30 WIN News. (S) 7.00 A Current Affair. (S) 7.30 Getaway. (PG, S) 8.30 Adults Only 20 To 01. Host Bert Newton counts down 20 of the most outrageous celebrity temper tantrums – from the crazy to the calculated, some stars are walking time bombs. (M, S) 9.30 CSI: Miami. Calleigh is abducted and her kidnappers use her to try and cover up a murder they committed after a poker game went wrong. (M, S) 11.30 Just Shoot Me! (PG, R)

6.00 The Simpsons. (G, R, S) 6.30 Neighbours. (G, S) 7.00The Biggest Loser. (PG, S) 8.00 Bondi Vet. (PG, S) 8.30Law & Order: SVU. Stabler seeks help from his old mentor after being confronted by the perplexing murder of an astronaut, whose death somehow appears linked to the activities of a serial rapist. (M, S) 9.30 Life On Mars. Sam encounters the younger version of his mother, and is surprised to discover that she is involved with a violent loan shark. (M, S) 11.15 Letterman. (PG)

6.00 Global Village: Liguria. (G, R, S) 6.30 World News Australia. (S) 7.35 Inspector Rex. (PG, R, S) 8.30 Baby Boom To Bust: Missing Children. Part 1 of 2. A look at the looming social, political, economic and human impact of the world’s rapidly ageing population. (G, S) 9.30 World News Australia. (S) 9.55 Market Update. 10.00 UEFA Champions League Hour. Features highlights from the UEFA Champions League. 11.00 Movie: In The Mood For Love. (2000) (G, R)

6.00 Message Stick. (G, R, S) 6.30 Can We Help? (G, S) 7.00News. (S) 7.30 Stateline. (S) 8.00 Collectors. (G, S) 8.30Miniseries: Trial & Retribution XIII: Curriculum Vitae. (2007) Part 2 of 2. A naive charmer or a ruthless manipulator? The truth will be revealed when a nanny with a string of identity thefts in her past goes on trial for murdering a baby. (M, S) 9.40 Dalziel And Pascoe. (M, R, S) 11.10 triple j tv With The Doctor. (R, S) 11.40 Good Game. (R, S)

6.00 News. (S) 6.30 Today Tonight. (S) 7.00 Home And Away. (PG, S) 7.30 Better Homes And Gardens. (G, S) 8.30 Movie: The Guardian. (2006) Kevin Costner, Ashton Kutcher, Sela Ward, Melissa Sagemiller. A young man enrols in a US Coast Guard school, where a jaded rescue swimmer teaches him some lessons about loss, love, and self-sacrifice. (M, S) 11.20 Movie: Hot Shots! Part Deux. (1993) (M, R, S)

6.00 News. (S) 6.30 WIN News. (S) 7.00 A Current Affair. (S) 7.30 Movie: Yours, Mine And Ours. (2005) (PG, S) 9.30Movie: Hitch. (2005) Will Smith, Eva Mendes, Kevin James, Amber Valletta. A self-styled New York “date doctor” forgets all his tricks when he falls for a sassy journalist. (M, R, S) 11.50 WIN News. (S)

6.00 The Simpsons. (G, R, S) 6.30 Neighbours. (G, S) 7.00 The Biggest Loser. (PG, S) 7.30 The Simpsons. (PG, S) 8.00 The Simpsons. (PG, R, S) 8.30 Medium. After visiting a crime scene, Allison’s unusual behaviour puts her family at risk, but it may also be the key to solving a 17-year-old crime. Joe extends a dinner invitation to his new colleague but things take an unexpected turn. (M, S) 9.30 Law & Order. After a stockbroker is beaten to death, the investigation leads to an illegal street-fighting ring. (M, S) 11.30 News. (S)

6.00 Global Village: Grenoble. (G, R, S) 6.30 World News Australia. (S) 7.30 The Thirties In Colour: A World Away. (S) 8.35 As It Happened: Churchill’s Bodyguard – Attack At The Flying Boat Dock. (G, R, S) 9.30 World News Australia. (S) 9.55 Market Update. 10.00 My Big Breasts And Me. Three young British women discuss the problems they encounter having larger-than-normal breasts. (M, R, S) 11.05 Movie: The Miracle According To Salome. (2004) (M, R)

6.00 Totally Frank. (PG, R, S) 6.25 Minuscule: Ladybugs. (G) 6.30 Gardening Australia. (G, S) 7.00 News. (S) 7.30New Tricks. (PG, R, S) 8.25 News. (S) 8.30 The Bill. As evidence mounts, DI Manson and DCs Dasari and Webb struggle with the realisation that 10-year-old Mason Kemble is responsible for the murder of an eight-year-old girl. Trainee DC Fletcher struggles to adapt to DS Turner’s leadership style on his first day on the job. (PG, S) 11.00Rage. (M)

6.00 News. (S) 6.30 In The Bush With Malcolm Douglas. (G, S) 7.30 Kath & Kim. (PG, R, S) 8.00 The Vicar Of Dibley. Geraldine takes on the organisation of the annual autumn fair and promises to feature a guest far more celebrated than the one who appeared at last year’s event. (PG, R, S) 8.40 Movie: Overboard. (1987) Goldie Hawn, Kurt Russell.Struck with amnesia after a fall from a yacht, a snobby millionaire’s wife is made to believe that she is the mother of a carpenter’s four badly behaved children. (M, R, S)

6.00 News. (S) 6.30 Australia’s Funniest Home Videos. (G, S) 7.30 Movie: 50 First Dates. (2004) (PG, R, S) 9.40 Movie: Click. (2006) Adam Sandler, Kate Beckinsale, Christopher Walken. A workaholic architect is given a universal remote that allows him to fast-forward and rewind through his life. (M, R, S)

6.00 The Simpsons. (G, R, S) 6.30 Movie: Center Stage. (2000) (PG, R, S) 8.50 Movie: Kiss The Girls. (1997) Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd, Cary Elwes. A forensic psychologist goes on the trail of a psychopath who is kidnapping and killing women. (M, R, S) 11.10 Football. NAB Cup. Round 2. Collingwood v Richmond. (S)

6.00 Classical Destinations: Paris & Versailles (Saint-Saens & Bizet). (G, S) 6.30 World News Australia. (S) 7.30Prototype This: Traffic Busting Truck. (S) 8.30 Iron Chef. (G, S) 9.20 RocKwiz. Hosted by Julia Zemiro. (PG, S) 10.00Movie: Fearless. (2006) The life of martial arts legend Huo Yuanjia, who overcame personal tragedy to represent his homeland in a tournament that pitted him against fighters from the four major powers occupying China at the turn of the 20th century. (M) 11.50 Shorts On Screen. (PG)

Twin Sisters Sunday, SBS, 9.30pm Earnest Oscar-nominated European drama about two orphaned German girls (Nadja Uhl and Thekla Reuten, above), who are separated in their youth during WWII. The two meet up years later, but the wounds from the war are all too obvious in their relationship. Tessa de Loo’s moving novel is beautifully adapted by Dutch director Ben Sombogaart.

In The Mood For LoveThursday, SBS, 11.00pmA unique love story from Hong Kong director Wong Kar-Wai (ChungkingExpress). Set in the conservative Hong Kong of the early ’60s, the film follows neighbours (Tony Leung and Maggie Cheung, above) who discover their respective spouses are engaged in an affair. With no one else to turn to, the pair endeavour to understand how the affair could have developed.

The PlayerSaturday, SC Ten, midnightFrom the flawless eight-and-a-half-minute opening tracking shot to the surprising final reels, the late Robert Altman’s virtuoso command of camera and cast propel this biting satire on the Hollywood film industry to stunning heights. There’s ample wit and suspense encased in an intelligent murder mystery that dispels the myths on everything from the casting couch to the million-dollar handshake. Stars Tim Robbins (right) and a whopping 65 other celebrities.

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Cocktail Artists6PM – NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC (301)Spirit makers and mixers from around the world are filling glasses with their own dis-tinct styles. London’s Shochu Lounge makes mixology an art form, while hand-made spirits are sought after in India and Chile.

Little Einsteins6.30PM – PLAYHOUSE DISNEY (202) The Little Einsteins blast off for another mis-sion that includes Rocket taking them to the Great Wall of China, the Eiffel Tower and dip-ping through Van Gough’s “Starry Night”.

Movie Extra Tropfest Live 20097PM – MOVIE EXTRA (413)For the first time, the world’s largest festival, Movie Extra Tropfest, will be live from Sydney’s Domain featuring 16 finalist films, red-carpet arrivals and interviews. Hosted by Adam Hills and Alan Brough.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23

Live from the Red Carpet6PM – E! ENTERTAINMENT (253)The 2009 Academy Awards: red-carpet cov-erage of the Oscars with Ryan Seacrest and Giuliana Rancic.

Astro Boy8PM – BOOMERANG (204)Relive this Astro Boy classic – “The Wreck of the Titan”. The maiden voyage of the Titan meets with disaster in the form of a hail of meteorites.

Stranger than Fiction8.35PM – MOVIE TWO (412)When an average man begins to hear a female voice narrating his every action, he tries desperately to take control of his own destiny by finding the person who is writing his story. Starring Will Ferrell and Emma Thompson.

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THE property sector heaved a collective sigh of relief when the Commonwealth Government’s four-year, economic stimulus package finally passed through the Senate.

The package will boost confidence in construction, creating jobs and ensuring a continued supply of skilled workers through apprenticeships. It will provide a much-needed boost to housing availability for key workers and those in need.

“The stimulus package’s individual programs are well-targeted, ensuring each dollar spent circulates around the economy as many times as possible in a manner that helps the most people,” says Property Council of Australia CEO Peter Verwer.

Caryn Kakas, executive director of the Resi-dential Development Council has also spoken highly of the plan.

“In committing this money to the sector, the Government is ensuring projects that are already in the development pipeline are built, and more importantly that new projects get off the ground, which is difficult in the current market,” she says.

“The development industry has the capac-ity to turn this much-needed injection from

the government into bricks and mortar very quickly. This will not only increase supply of public and community housing, but will also keep the industry going, maintaining employ-ment in the sector.”

The package includes $3.9 billion for green initiatives, increasing solar hot water rebates, providing free installation of ceiling insula-tion and doubling the Low Emissions Plan for Renters. It allocates $14.7 billion to schools, for building new libraries, halls, science labs and language learning centres as well as providing every school with funding for maintenance and renewal of old buildings. And it is offer-ing a $6.6 billion boost for housing, which will provide 20,000 new social housing dwellings and 802 new Defence houses, as well as fund-ing maintenance and renewal of around 2500 vacant social houses.

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

ExuDING character, charm and elegance from a bygone era, this spacious Ainslie home has been fully renovated.

Original features such as the high, battened ceilings; picture and chair rails; restored cedar windows and the slow-combustion stove in the

kitchen are complemented by a new country style kitchen with stainless-steel appliances; solid-tim-ber bench tops and plate racks; floating hardwood floorboards and a new bathroom.

The indoor/outdoor flow is enhanced by the din-ing room’s French doors that open out to a deck.

It has three, king-size bedrooms. The property is conveniently located near the Ainslie shops and restaurants and a five-minute drive from the city. EER: 0.

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Address: 12 Officer Crescent, Ainslie.Price: $679,000.Exhibition: Saturday, 11.30-12.15pm.Agent: Fran Pearson, Richard Luton Properties Manuka, 0410 475052 or 6260 8999.

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www.deluxehomes.com.au or phone 0418 632216


Belconnen 6251 911111-13 Lawry Pl, MacquarieLicensed Agent Waltoovey Pty Ltd

Woden 6282 4488Unit 5, 31–35 Curtin Pl, CurtinLicensed Agent Jenny Gowing Real Estate Pty Ltd

Manuka 6295 243327 Bougainville St, ManukaLicensed Agent Blackshaw Real Estate Pty Ltd

Inner North 6262 51221-5 Woolley St, DicksonLicensed Agent Canberra North RE Pty Ltd

Tuggeranong 6296 707751 Comrie St, ErindaleLicensed Agent Canberra South

Real Estate Pty Ltd

Gungahlin 6241 94442/25-27 Ernest Cavanagh StGungahlinLic Agent AMB Property Group Pty Ltd

www.peterblackshaw.com.au

Fully remodelled with absolutely no expense

spared this stunning 4 bedroom plus studio

residence is set on a superb block (2031m2)

overlooking picturesque reserve and is

conveniently located only a few minutes walk to

Bungendore Village. An abundance of

accommodation is on offer including 4 large

bedrooms, segregated master, meals/family

room, separate studio and double car garage.

Features gourmet kitchen, designer bathroom

and ensuites, ducted heating and cooling,

polished Sydney Blue Gum timber floors and

double glazing in family room.

Auction on site 11am Sunday 15th March

Peter Blackshaw Manuka 6295 2433 Paul 0407 099 175 or Robyn 0409 442 48439 MOLONGLO STREET

Bungendore

spectacular residence on half acre

An exceptional free-standing 2 bedroom townhouse in well cared

for complex. Spacious & attractive living area. Kitchen & bathroom

are in excellent condition. The shaded, private courtyard provides a

haven for outdoor entertaining. Single carport plus 2nd parking

space. EER 1.5 Auction on site 11am Saturday 28th February

Manuka 6295 2433 Bronwyn 0412 631 763 or Nicky 0418 285 797

14/46 CATCHPOLE STREET

Macquarie

Beautifully appointed 4 bedroom residence ideally located opposite tree studded parkland in a quiet loop

street. Exuding style & quality it features spacious light filled formal & informal living areas, gourmet timber

kitchen, sunken lounge, large rumpus room, ducted gas heating & air conditioning. A large double garage

with internal access provides car accommodation. Entertain or relax on the private timber deck & enjoy

the special ambience of this leafy setting. Auction on site 6.30pm Thursday 12th March

Manuka 6295 2433 Paul Sutton 0407 099 175 or Robyn Sutton 0409 442 484

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MALUA BAY 2 Karoo Crescent

Timeless Beauty On The Water

Several years ago, our vendors chose to live on this picturesque headland for its privacy and tranquility. Here, you could shut out the world and relish the 240 degree ocean views, enjoy the quietly majestic nature of the residence on 1,195sqm and find your own space; entertain in the Hemingway-style bar; offer guests their own wing, and laze beside the solar heated pool. You could stroll to a quiet beach or walk to a surf one. But, now it is time for our vendors to move on and leave this paradise for someone else to treasure. Is that you?

Price high and by negotiationView by appointment Caryl Haslem 0418 564 599John Haslem 0418514399raywhite.com BBY11274

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Award Winning Restaurant + Take Away Outlet

Captain John’s is an icon that has been established for nearly 30 years. Now the owners wish to relocate interstate and reluctantly offer the business for genuine sale. It is situated in an ideal and highly visible location in the central Merimbula CBD, and complementing the restaurant is a separate takeaway fish and chip shop with alfresco eating area. All equipment is in good condition and the business is showing excellent returns. Sale price includes furniture, fittings and equipment plus SAV. Seize the opportunity before it’s too late. Enquire now for details.

Price $259,000 + SAV negotiableView by appointmentHarry Balodis 0412 855 918Ray White Merimbula 02 6495 3200www.raywhite.com 105097407

LILLI PILLI 28 Allinga Close

A Little Slice of Heaven

You’ll never want to leave this stylish architect-designed residence on 1000sqm, tucked away at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac in leafy Lilli Pilli, and a short walk from renowned beaches. Its north easterly aspect bathes it in morning sunlight and its location is so tranquil. Perfectly designed to accommodate family or visitors you’ll especially enjoy the master bedroom suite with own sitting room and secluded deck. It also has a large stand alone garage with adjoining workshop, wired for 3-phase power. Just ten minutes from Batemans Bay town centre, and our vendors are highly motivated!

Price $185,000View by appointmentElise Harrington 0427 950 765raywhite.com BBY11128

2 1 2SURF BEACH 4/724 Beach Road

Inviting Unit Close To Beaches

This beautifully cared for unit is tucked away at the rear of the block and upstairs for extra privacy. Just a short stroll from both Surf and Wimbie Beaches, with a delightful leafy outlook from its deck, it is cosy and compact and has a lock up tandem garage. A quick drive or enjoyable walk to Surf Beach shopping village, it is ideal for permanent living now, or to buy for your holidays whilst enjoying the benefits from holiday letting, knowing we are looking after it for you!

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20 CLYDESDALE CLOSE - Beautifully nestled on the high side of the estate, this spacious abode exudes romantic country charm with relaxed lifestyle living. Occupying a prized 6700m2 allotment and boasting stunning scenic views, this gorgeous residence with a north-easterly aspect to living areas, captures the true essence of family living whilst providing a sense of space and serenity. Fusing classic with contemporary, this stylish “Harkaway” Victorian-style home surrounded by a wide verandah, features 4 large double bedrooms including segregated master bedroom with ensuite and walk-in robe, study, separate formal lounge and dining rooms, magnifi cent, designer kitchen with a huge walk-in-pantry overlooking a massive family and meals rooms, rumpus and a double garage with barn doors and loft.

4 bed | study | 2 bath | 2 car

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By NegotiationSutton | Resort Living with Acreage

162 BIDGES ROAD - Arguably the most beautiful property in Sutton on 8.4 acres approximately of the most prolifi c and picturesque gardens in the area. This solar-passive home of approximately 343m2

offers beautiful garden views from every room with living areas opening to a central courtyard, gazebo and a large pool. Features 5 double-sized bedrooms, segregated master with a walk-in robe and ensuite, spacious kitchen, 2 family rooms, rumpus, huge lounge and dining rooms, 3 bathrooms, double garage, half-size tennis court, water features, reverse cycle air-conditioning, solar hot-water, 2 huge water tanks, bore, remote control entry gate and much more. Truly a welcome oasis for the family or busy executive.

5 bed | 3.5 bath | 2 car | pool | tennis

fMaria Selleck 0417 258 803

Open: Sunday 1-2pm

By NegotiationSouth Bruce | Blue Ribbon Location

5 CLEWS PLACE - The epitome of understated elegance, this stunning entertainers’ home is located in what is arguably one of North Canberra’s most desirable residential enclaves, making an instant impression with its family-friendly layout and premier address. Displaying a sophisticated design, this sleek, fully refurbished residence is a showcase of traditional appeal and stylish contemporary fi nishes. Set amidst beautifully landscaped grounds, the home features 4 bedrooms, master with a large WIR, dressing room with generous ensuite, main bathroom with spa, over-size shower recesses with semi-frameless glass, formal lounge and dining with direct access to large covered timber deck, striking granite kitchen with quality stainless-steel appliances that opens up to the family, meals rooms and the superb outdoor entertaining area. EER 2. Agent Interest.

4 bed | 2.5 bath | 2 car

fMaria Selleck 0417 258 803 f Fred Tehle 0431 602 251

Open: Call Maria for viewing times

TenderIsaacs | Exquisite homes with views

47 A & B BUNTINE CRESCENT - Majestically perched on hillside in one of Isaac’s most exclusive streets, and capturing magnifi cent views, are these two magnifi cent architecturally designed homes. Faultlessly presented, the larger home offers 3 bedrooms, master with ensuite and WIR, study, open-plan kitchen, family and meals room leading out to a large entertaining area, spacious lounge/dining room opening out to a large balcony and huge under house storage rooms. The second home features a private courtyard, 3 bedrooms, open plan kitchen family/dining, large bathroom and laundry. Both homes share 3 spacious garages. Perfect for an extended family or for an investor to live in one while renting out the other. EER 1.5.

6 bed | 3 bath | 3 car

fMaria Selleck 0417 258 803 f Fred Tehle 0431 602 251

Tender: Closes 5pm, Saturday 26th FebruaryOpen: Call Maria for viewing times


• Stunning new residence• Stamp duty only $7,500• 4 Bedrooms plus study• Large ensuite and WIR

• Dbl garage + int access• Quality fl oor coverings• Rumpus room• Contemporary façade

Chisholm Lodge 27 Squares Living $565,000*

$38,000 Bonus for 1st Homebuyers only. $24,000 government grant + $7,000 builders discount + $7,000 developers discount limited time only. All packages are subject to site costs.

PH: 6297 7911Visit Elmslea this weekend Cnr McCusker & McMahon Dr, Sunday 12pm-4pm

Land For Sale — Final Stages Now Selling!

• Either choose from our great range of 3, 4 or 5 bedroom Home + Land’ packages or choose your own builder• 15mins to Queanbeyan, 20minutes to Fyshwick, 30minutes to the City centre• Freehold Land — NO time limit to build and NO Government housing• Close to shops, child care centre, schools, local cafes, restaurants, wineries & antique stores

Chelsea 19 squares living $448,500• Upgraded incl package• 4 bedrooms + ensuite • Stamp duty only $7,500 • Floor coverings included

• Choose your own colours• Dbl garage + int access• Reverse cycle air cond.• Optional alfresco area

Dalton 3 17 squares living $447,500• Amazing value! • 4 bedrooms + ensuite • Stamp duty only $7,500 • Floor coverings included

• Choose your own colours• Dbl garage + int access• Reverse cycle air cond. • Huge fam/rumpus living

Dalton 1 15.3 Squares Living $439,000• 1st Homebuyers & investors• 3 bedrooms + ensuite • Stamp duty only $7,500 • Floor coverings included

• Choose your own colours• Dbl garage + int access• Reverse cycle air cond.• Excellent value!

Allenby 12.5 Squares Living $428,900• 1st Homebuyers & investors • 3 bedrooms + 2 way bath • Stamp duty only $7,500• Floor coverings included

• Choose your own colours• Single lock-up gge + int access• Reverse cycle air cond.• Large open plan living area

Sirocco 6 Elite 22.5 Squares Living $475,700• Excellent fl oor plan• 4 beds + study + ensuite • Reverse cycle air cond. • Large ‘great’ room

• Choose your own colours• Dbl garage + int access• Quality fl oor coverings• Rumpus room

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• Dbl garage + int access• Quality fl oor coverings• Rumpus room• Contemporary façade

Accent 21 Squares Living $497,900• 4 bedrooms + ensuite• Bonus ‘common’ room • Dobl garage + int access• Lg rumpus & family room

• Formal lounge & dining rooms• Modern Knebel kitchen• Quality fl oor coverings• Ducted air conditioning

1,850m2 – 2,105m2 Fully serviced blocks!!! House + Land Packages.

Philip Kouvelis Real EstateGarran Shopping Centre, Garran, ACTTelephone: 6285 1590

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agent in a personal and professional manner please

contact Philip today either by phone 62851590 or

0412622420, email [email protected]

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artners.com.auwww.bryanrumble.com.auwww.canberraexchange.com.auwww.canberrarealestate.com.auwww.canhomes.com.auwww.canreps.com.auwww.capitalrealestate.com.auwww.cbre.com.auwww.colmcintyre.com.auwww.elders.com.auwww.fi rstnational.com.auwww gogecko c

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Braddon, ACT:92 Northbourne Avenue

cbre.com.au/5448496

FOR LEASE

• Landmark offi ce building

• 709sqm - 1455sqm* available

• Quality existing fi t-out in place

• Generous on site car parking

• Available now

• Within easy walking distance to Canberra Centre

• Tenant profi le includes CB Richard Ellis and IAG

• Pleasant outdoor entertaining area

• Naming rights opportunity

• Negotiable lease terms

Vicki Williams 0409 225 010/(02) 6232 2733Helen Davies 0418 478 092/(02) 6232 2733

MINUTES FROM THE CBD

*approx Level 4, 92 Northbourne Ave, Braddon


Here Is Your First Home!!!Very Spacious and open plan. Start paying offyour mortgage, not that of your Lessor. This charming3 bedroom townhouse is open plan, A carport,storage & a compact backyard with a pretty ferneryat the front door. It is very neat & features gas wallfurnace. The location can not be faulted. EER 0 Ewa Skoczek 0414 665 626

CALWELL $300 000 - $330 000

ABSOLUTELY SPECTACULAR INSIDE & OUTExecutive home that is overflowing with class, spaceand attention to detail. Large formal lounge & diningwith solid hardwood floors, superb kitchen, greatfamily room, purpose built office, 5 bedrooms, ensuite,dramatic pergola covered deck, landscaped grounds,4 car garage. EER 1 Paula Guy 0418 285 737

CHISHOLM $640 000

Big is Beautiful.Well, I reckon this home is. At 169m2, it’s so muchbigger than most other 3 bedroom homes. Hugekitchen/family room, mega cupboards and benchspace, ensuite/powder room, ducted heating anddouble garage with internal access. Good blockand in one of Gordon’s best streets. EER 3.5

Andrew York 0418 624 411

GORDON $445 000

This Home Must be SoldLarge (217m2) split level 4 bedroom ensuitefamily home with rumpus, designed & positionedto maximize the magnificent views on offer witha large covered wrap around deck. Ductedheating, cooling & vacuum, alarm, spa, underhouse storage, & heaps more!. EER 1.5 Wayne Kennedy 0414 622 926

GORDON $520 000

Neat as a Pin from the Street to the Back Fence!New Listing! If you are looking for a lovely home in an outstanding location where all the work hasbeen done for you, this one has all the perfect ingredients!! Featuring separate lounge & familyrooms wrapped around a functional kitchen with plenty of preparation & storage space. 3 spaciousbedrooms – 2 with robes & for comfort & convenience, the main has an ensuite. Ducted gas heatingadds to the appeal as does the attached brick garage with internal access. The yard is small, easycare and secure making it a great place for children, pets and outdoor entertaining. EER 3.5 Betty Wark 0408 166 833

CONDER $399 000

Great Value for Money!!New to Market! There is so much on offer & somuch potential here!! 3 bedroom home withducted gas heating plus a large enclosed rearpergola & a single attached garage, garden shed& large rear yard. Some work to do – but wellworth the effort!! Be Quick!!! EER 3 Betty Wark 0408 166 833

BANKS $349 000

Semi Rural LifestyleRustic partially renovated two bedroom home, includinga two bedroom studio / sleepout on a large 2023mblock overlooking the majestic Murrumbidgee, in theunique peaceful village of Tharwa. Work with theexisting home or build your dream home, direct riveraccess, and parkland at your back door step. EER 0 Wayne Kennedy 0414 622 926

THARWA $550 000+

Excellent Family Home!Occupying a very neat & easy to maintain blockthis 4 bedroom/ensuite family home will appeal tomany. Alfresco entertaining area greets you at thefront,. The interior is original but very neat! Naturallight is abundant in all the rooms. There is a veryneat backyard with 2 sheds & a side gate. EER 4.5

Ewa Skoczek 0414 665 626

RICHARDSON $380 000 - $410 000

New Buyer Enquiry Range.Serious sellers offer intriguing log cabin on largeelevated private block. Huge, open plan livingarea, stone fireplace + 3 x R/C A/C AND centralheating, spacious rumpus or dining, 4 beds,ensuite, spa, full length front verandah, garageand super private outdoor area. EER 0 Andrew York 0418 624 411

WANNIASSA $475 000 - $525 000

Great Size, Great Location!!* Walk to Work or stroll around the lake.* Space to spare - 4 Bedrooms, ensuite, WIR & more* Extra Powder room downstairs* Double Garage with internal access & Remotes* No Body Corporate Fees–Do as you please!! EER 4

Betty Wark 0408 166 833

BONYTHON $499 000

4 Bedrooms, Ensuite - Loads of Potential• 4 Bedrooms – all with Built-in Robes• Renovated, Modern Ensuite• Separate Lounge, Family & Dining areas• Timber Deck with Covered Pergola• Double Carport & power to garden shed ER 2.5

Kate Williams 0408 186 532

BANKS $410 000

Rare River Frontage LandFreehold elevated land with Murrumbidgee Riverfrontage, 18ha (44 acres) not far from fromLanyon. Approved building envelope with severalhouse sites all with river views in unspoiled nativeforest. All the privacy of country life just a shortdrive from the ACT. Build your dream home!!!! Wayne Kennedy 0414 622 926

CLEAR RANGE $380 000 - $420 000

Massive Potential.New to Market! Very private 3 bedroom home on1286m2 block. 2 of the bedrooms over 5 m long –won’t the kids love that, and the swing and climbingframe on the adjoining reserve. 10 x 6m garage withhalf partitioned as workshop. Tenant may be preparedto sign 3 yr lease for an investor. EER 0.5 Andrew York 0418 624 411

WANNIASSA $360 000 - $420 000

Calling All First Home Buyers, Downsizers!New Listing! When you see this 3 bedroom home, situated on a compact block you will appreciateits many attributes! It boasts a good size lounge, kitchen & family room. Two of the bedroomshave built-in robes. The bathroom is 2way with a new shower screen. The property has beenfreshly repainted and the lounge room has attractive built-in storage. The kitchen boasts awindow and gas cooking. Neutral tiles throughout living areas, air-conditioner, covered pergola,carport and sheds. The front garden is low maintenance. EER 1 Ewa Skoczek 0414 665 626

BANKS $329 000

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In Canberra's premium lakeside suburb, sits a home built to craftsmanship quality. Offering sumptuous formal and informal

entertaining. Accommodation including a secluded master suite downstairs with three additional queen size bedrooms and billards/rumpus room on the upper level. Security and privacy is assured with remote gates and back to base alarm system.

Enjoy warm days around the resort style pool/spa and BBQ area,

surrounded by private manicured gardens. With many additional features this residence offers a lifestyle hard to match.

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Ask a LocalDUE TO OVERWHELMING HIGH DEMAND - ALL OUR 1ST HOME OWNERS STOCK HAS SOLD OUT!

If you are thinking of selling now is the time

SOLD 13 McGill Street Evatt $612,000 EER 1

SOLD 8/10 Gould Street Turner $520,000 EER 4.5

SOLD 104/72 Wentworth Ave Kingston $348,000 EER 6

SOLD 11/19 State Circle Forrest $595,000 EER 5

SOLD 623 Bentley Suites Forrest $460,000 EER 5

SOLD 4 Driver Place Evatt $480,000 EER 1

SOLD 44 Bungonia Street Narrabundah $387,500 EER 4

SOLD 19 Laptz Close Palmerston $500,000 EER 3

SOLD 24 Stacy Street Gowrie $377,000 EER .5

SOLD 2/50 Wanganeen Ave Ngunnawal $325,000 EER 2

SOLD 4/64 Jabanugga Ave Ngunnawal $380,000 EER 4.5

SOLD 17/9 Howitt St Kingston $360,000 EER 4

SOLD 53/53 Dawes Street Kingston $489,000 EER 5

SOLD 11 Frankland Street Holder $410,000 EER 0

SOLD 146/56 Eyre Street Kingston $585,000 EER 6

SOLD 114 Christina Stead Street Franklin $655,000 EER 5

CALL ONE OF OUR PROFESSIONAL SALES AGENTS NOW! - FOR YOUR FREE MARKET APPRAISAL

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Jeremy FrancisSales Manager0418 429 470

Terry & Michelle CooperSales Director0417 710 772

Gay SpoonerSenior Sales Consultant

0448 281 395

Justin IngramSenior Sales Consultant

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Michael RyanSales Consultant

0407 999 124

James BurnsSales Consultant

0438 172 911

Matthew WenmanSales Consultant

0421 350 518

canberra citynews february 19-25, 2009

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