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Australian Ballet soloist Nathan Brook has won a prestigious dance award ahead of the companys first Sydney performance since the coronavirus outbreak began. Brook on Monday night scooped the Telstra Ballet Dancer Awards, taking out both the Rising Star and Peoples Choice categories. The announcement was made at the Australian Ballets opening night of New York Dialects at the Sydney Opera House. Australian Ballet soloist Nathan Brook has won a prestigious dance award ahead of the companys first...

Australian Ballet soloist claims top dancing award We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Save Normal text size Advertisement Ballet dancing can be a short-lived career – you can only push the body so far, for so long. So to be forced to take more than a year out is nothing short of a disaster; even more so for a young dancer who is trying to make his mark. It’s no wonder then that Nathan Brook seemed to have more than an little extra ...

UPDATED: I can’t stop thinking about this giant pipe organ  Maybe I’ll get rid of my couch to make room for this 20 by 35 foot beaut from a Dartmouth Church. Update March 17: As of an hour ago, the previous organ owners took to our Instagram replies to tell us that the big beaut has found a new home. “No gimmicks here,” says Jonathan Brook, a photoless Facebook user, in the ad for a free pipe organ he posted on Facebook Marketplace Thursday. “Free means free.”  Fo...

February 16 2021, 9:23 am | BY Ricki Green | 4 Comments Telstra and The Australian Ballet have launched their latest social media campaign with six micro-ballets created by R/GA, crafted, choreographed and performed specifically for the mobile screen. The spots showcase the talents of the 2020 Telstra Ballet Dancer Awards nominees and calls the public to vote for their favourite to win the People’s Choice Award.   Many Australian Ballet dancers, along with millions of people in Melbou...

Ballet superstar’s message for Aussie dancers: don’t be afraid of ambition We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Save Normal text size Advertisement David Hallberg has had a simple, confronting message for his dancers since he officially took the helm of The Australian Ballet late last year. “I don’t want them to be afraid of the word ‘ambition’,” he says, as he announces six rising stars nominated for the com...

David Hallberg has danced with assertive Americans and ruthless Russians. He says Australians need to fight their egalitarian instincts to get to the top.

£718,000 for affordable homes in South Cumbria 23/12/2020 An ambitious scheme to provide much-needed affordable housing in a village community has been backed to the tune of £718,244 through grants approved by South Lakeland District Council. The authority has agreed a scheme grant of £350,000 and an infrastructure grant of £368,244 to the Levens Community Project. The money has come from the council’s Community Housing Fund, set up after the Government provided £2.36m to the a...

THE conversion of a landmark town building into affordable homes has been completed. South Lakeland District Council and South Lakes Housing have officially marked the development of the former Town Hall in Ulverston into 17 affordable homes. The completion of the project and tenants moving into their new homes represents SLDC helping to deliver 500 affordable homes for rent since 2014 – half-way towards its target of 1,000 new affordable homes for rent by 2025. The council has made t...

Ulverston town hall apartments complete Ulverston Town Hall apartments South Lakeland District Council and South Lakes Housing have officially marked the development of the former town hall in Ulverston into 17 affordable homes. The completion of the project and tenants moving into their new homes represents SLDC helping to deliver 500 affordable homes for rent since 2014 – half-way towards its target of 1,000 new affordable homes for rent by 2025. The council has made the provision of mor...

Extra accommodation for rough sleepers to be created in South Lakeland 18/12/2020 Extra bed spaces for rough sleepers or people at risk of rough sleeping are to be created in South Lakeland thanks to a successful £388,987 funding bid to government. South Lakeland District Council’s Rough Sleeping Accommodation Programme will create an additional 12 move-on bed spaces, including four complex needs spaces. These will be hosted by Home Group, utilising their housing stock around the district....