http://citynews.nessus.com.au/index.php/site/index/ en silas@citynews.com.au Copyright 2008 2008-12-03T23:49:00+10:00 http://www.citynews.com.au/index.php/content/article/tis_the_season_to_be_singing/ http://www.citynews.com.au/index.php/content/article/tis_the_season_to_be_singing/#When:23:29:01Z IT’S that time of the year again and right across the city there are lots of community events, mostly calling for willing voices to sound out the spirit of Christmas. 2008-12-03T23:29:01+10:00 http://www.citynews.com.au/index.php/content/article/taxi_incentives/ http://www.citynews.com.au/index.php/content/article/taxi_incentives/#When:23:49:00Z DRIVERS of wheelchair-accessible taxis will get incentive payments to keep their cars on the road over the festive season, to ensure that Canberrans with disabilities are able to spend time with family and friends. Chief Minister and Minister for Transport Jon Stanhope said the $150-a-day incentive would apply on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. There are 26 official wheelchair-accessible taxis in the ACT and another two taxis capable of carrying wheelchairs. 2008-12-03T23:49:00+10:00 http://www.citynews.com.au/index.php/content/article/katy_confirms_deficit_looms/ http://www.citynews.com.au/index.php/content/article/katy_confirms_deficit_looms/#When:23:47:00Z NEW Treasurer Katy Gallagher has uttered the dreaded “D” word and moved 180 degrees from her predecessor in admitting that the ACT economy is poised to go into deficit. 2008-12-03T23:47:00+10:00 http://www.citynews.com.au/index.php/content/article/heads_happy_to_roll/ http://www.citynews.com.au/index.php/content/article/heads_happy_to_roll/#When:23:45:00Z CYBER-bullying, competition and peer pressure are increasingly significant problems for children, according to David Garratt, deputy chair of the Association of Independent Schools, who is retiring as principal of Daramalan College at the end of this year. 2008-12-03T23:45:00+10:00 http://www.citynews.com.au/index.php/content/article/spiteful_michael/ http://www.citynews.com.au/index.php/content/article/spiteful_michael/#When:23:37:00Z HAVING been personally involved in the development of Canberra’s on-road cycle lane network, I am saddened by Michael Moore’s public display of ignorance in his column (“CityNews”, November 20). After spitefully welcoming magpie attacks on bicycle riders (which have caused serious injuries), Moore claims cycle lanes are dangerous, but without presenting a shred of evidence to back the claim. 2008-12-03T23:37:00+10:00 http://www.citynews.com.au/index.php/content/article/lynne_likes_to_help/ http://www.citynews.com.au/index.php/content/article/lynne_likes_to_help/#When:23:27:00Z MAKING a difference to community health is the highlight of her work, says Lynne Pezzullo, 2008 Telstra ACT Business Woman of the Year. 2008-12-03T23:27:00+10:00