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THE CHRONICLE, Tuesday, November 12 2013 - 18

Kayla Defranceschi, 16, of Hall, with her horse Grace on the Centenary Trail.

Trail trekkers note centenary on horseback

By John Thistleton ....................................................... COMING from all parts of the ACT, 110 horses and their riders marked Canberras centenary on Sunday, trekking along the Bicentennial National Trail. The only city on the trail that stretches from Victoria to Queensland, Canberras leg traverses rural grazing country, nature parks, the National Arboretum and suburban streets. Groups of riders set off at 7am from Hall, the longest leg of Sundays ride over 37 kilometres, Belconnen, the Cook horse paddocks and Kambah. They arrived at Equestrian Park, Yarralumla, about 1pm, where they received a commemorative key ring, before returning to their starting points. Sundays cold snap and showers did not deter the riders. Helena Corkhill, 9, was among the youngest, while the oldest was 71-year-old Simon Bain, who has spent much of his life in the saddle across many equestrian disciplines. These days, he is an endurance rider. Bicentennial National Trail coordinator Jenny Costin said Canberra had exceptional riding opportunities, with numerous agistment paddocks and 16 community horse paddocks for the territorys 2000 recreational horses. It is the only city you can see Parliament House while on a riding trail. The ride took 12 months to plan.

In Canberra Tonight creators Chris Endrey and Meg OConnell are preparing for a future themed edition of their popular production. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

A vision for the future

By Devon McGillicuddy ....................................................... THE Shine Dome is set to take flight at the end of November to an alternate world and youre invited to jump in. Well at least thats what youll get out of In Canberra Tonights latest show, on November 21, 8pm. The show has been created in the theme of a vision of the future. The variety shows creators Meg OConnell and Chris Endrey said they decided on the theme after visiting the Australian Academy of Sciences Shine Dome in Acton.

Audience plays part in the show

This theme is much more specific than our others. Its directly tied to the venue, OConnell said. The duo said that the show would be a forum for discussion about ideas and concepts that could potentially happen but werent likely to. We want to showcase things that wouldnt normally get commercial airplay, Endrey said. Were excited about this being a space to talk. The show will have five or six different speakers discussing different ideas but wont be a standard panel discussion. The show will begin like were taking off, were leaving this place and going to another colony, OConnell said. Audiences are a big part of the show and although In Canberra Tonight

only started in April this year theyve already got a solid following with 50 tickets sold before any guests have even been announced. The duo said they try to incorporate the audience into all of their shows and encourage their participation. They can get rowdy depending on where it is, they want to get involved, Mr Endrey said. In Canberra Tonight presents new shows every month and the venue changes every time. Tickets can be purchased on trybooking.com

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