Owning a restaurant in Hawker was one of the easiest decisions ever made by long time friends and new business partners Geoff Brooks and Tim Jensen. Both grew up in the area, and still remember the days of attending college in the area.
“We have both been in the Canberra dining scene for a while, and just hit that age and experience level where we were finding it hard to work for other people,” front of house manager Geoff Brooks said.
Read MoreBased on the 1924 play by Noël Coward, Easy Virtue marks the much-anticipated return of Australian director Stephan Elliott (The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert).
Set in the late 1920s,featuring an impressive cast including Jessica Biel, Ben Barnes, Colin Firth and Kristin Scott Thomas, Easy Virtue is effervescent entertainment telling the story of Larita (Biel), a glamorous young American woman who is swept off her feet by young Englishman, John Whittaker (Barnes), and marries impetuously.
Read MoreAs the flagship event of the Canberra Festival, Celebrate in the Park 2009 is warming up to do the biggest yet, as Canberra turns 96 and we count down to the centenary.
Aussie icons Hoodoo Gurus will headline the free event on Monday 9 March at Commonwealth Park’s Stage 88.
Avant pop goddess, Kate Miller Heidke and songstress Jessica Mauboy will play alongside the Hoodoo Gurus and lead an exciting bill of national and local musicians.
In 2008, over 30,000 people celebrated in style as Canberra turned 95 at Commonwealth Park on Monday 10 March.
Read MoreFlint @ NewActon presents ‘Wine Dinner.’ Treat yourself with the very best of the Willow Bridge portfolio, recently awarded 5 stars by James Halliday in the Australian Wine Companion 2008.
Flint has matched these wines with an amazing 5 Course dinner influenced by time spent working in Bordeaux, to offer a modern French menu guaranteed to impress!
Cost is $90 per person including wine.
An evening not to be missed. Seating is limited.
Read MoreLocated in the heart of Garema Place, La Scala and its Italian cuisine first opened in 1988 and has been there ever since.
Named after the famous opera house in Milian, La Scala restaurant mimics the opera house’s interior with images of theatre masks being prominent on all the walls.
Amongst many other things, passion and enthusiasm come through the décor of the restaurant, and the staff are always more than happy to help pick the perfect meal choice.
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