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Abbey Halter

Abbey Halter

Josh Pyke reads to Canberra kids for National Simultaneous Storytime

Australian singer-songwriter and author Josh Pyke's children's book 'Family Tree' was selected for this year's National Simultaneous Storytime, and he spent the morning reading and performing for eager Canberran schoolchildren.

WorkSafe ACT ‘potentially’ prosecuting worksite safety breaches

WorkSafe ACT implemented a strategy aiming to improve safety conditions on building sites, but say to repeat offenders in Canberra that the next step is potential prosecution.

Walk the dog to help RSPCA ACT prevent animal cruelty

The annual Million Paws Walk is back up and dog-walking in the ACT on Sunday 29 May, and the local RSPCA are paw-ssionately aiming to raise $100,000 to support their critical work.

The joyful Serina Bird urges women to ‘listen to your intuition’

Talking with CW about her latest book, The Joyful Startup Guide, Canberran businesswoman and author, Serina Bird, reflects on being unashamedly a writer for women, and the remarkable innovation within a local café.

Is Canberra Australia’s queerest city?

In honour of International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia,. Canberra Daily’s investigative journalism skills were put to the test to find out whether Canberra is in fact Australia’s queerest city.

Local woman Jessica Cameron sumo lifts a world record of 4935kgs

Breaking the Guinness World Record for the heaviest sumo deadlift in 60 seconds, Canberran woman Jessica Cameron lifted a massive 4935kg, and raised $22,000 for Integra Service Dogs.

7 of Canberra’s most haunted places, with Tim the Yowie Man

Whether you’re a believer, a skeptic, or flat-out think they’re a myth, ghost stories and ‘sightings’ have perpetuated popular culture for millennia … and some of them are downright spooky. Tim the Yowie Man, took CW through his personal list the most haunted spots in Canberra.

ACT Government action ‘underwhelming’ on residential cladding issues

Continued community concern around “dangerous combustible cladding” in Canberra has prompted the Strata Community Association and the Owners Corporation Network to host a public forum with the ACT Government next week.

Local nurse reflects on incredible career of over 50 years

With a nursing career spanning more than 50 years, local woman Jill Dexter, 69, has seen and heard more than most.

Leave STEM research to men? This Canberra woman doesn’t think so

Claire Harris, a Canberra woman in STEM and founder of Innovate Communicate, says more diverse STEM workplaces are, the more knowledgeable they’ll be.

Local landlord owed over $20,000 in rental arrears, repairs

A Canberra landlord claims they’ve been left with over $20,000 in accrued rental arrears and over $8,000 worth of damage to their rental property, saying their former tenants “lived like animals”.

ACT ‘disastrous’ poverty levels predicted to worsen

Almost one in 10 Canberrans live below the poverty line, and a quarter of those are children. This grim statistic is predicted to increase even further if the next Federal Government fails to act, says the ACTCOSS.
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