Good morning, Canberra. After a frosty morning, we're in for another sunny afternoon with a top of 16 degrees. Here’s what’s making news in the capital.
Subscriber: Parents are attempting to pull their children out of Margaret Hendry School as they fail to meet academic benchmarks and suffer from severe bullying and anxiety.
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Canberra playwright Dylan Van Den Berg wanted to know more about his ancestors, so he dreamed up a way to visit them onstage.
Times Past
Jurgis Dehn, 72, of Lyneham, gave $1000 to the Sir Robert Menzies Memorial Trust appeal. Forty-two years ago, a spokesperson from the Bank of New South Wales told The Canberra Times this was the largest private donation received. Mr Dehn migrated from Lithuania after World War II and worked in Canberra for the parks and gardens branch of the Department of the Capital Territory for 22 years. READ MORE