The ACT Government, on our behalf, has been collecting art for our public spaces for 60 years and it comes with an annual repair and maintenance budget of $165,000.
Few Canberrans would know we have an extinction vault – a secure collection of about 8 million precious seeds that are an insurance against native plant extinction.
A time capsule has just been sealed at the Australian War Memorial that is expected to be opened 100 years from the completion of the development works - let’s hope it won’t be lost or forgotten like some other Canberra time capsules.
Working at Parliament House since it opened in 1988, Maria Ljubic takes great pride in overseeing the cleaning of its 4,500 rooms and 22 kilometres of corridors.
We’ve recently just enjoyed a balmy October long weekend which, astonishingly, was once the date of the annual Perisher Cup – one of Australia’s oldest ski competitions (since 1953).
As the referendum looms and Canberrans re-acquaint themselves with the Australian Constitution, it seems the closest encounter we have with it is driving down Constitution Avenue or watching 'The Castle'.
As Daylight Saving ticks over this Sunday at 2am, spare a minute to consider the flawless synchronisation of 2,700 analogue clocks automatically jumping to 3am at Parliament House.
On a blue moon five years ago, a Canberra GP decided on a whim to start up an informal drumming session near Lake Burley Griffin to watch the moon rise and to share a love of rhythm.
The AFP Pipes and Drums band has an eclectic mix of professions – not all sworn officers as you may assume – and the best part is that the Pipe Major is a Police Inspector and the Pipe Sergeant is a criminal defender.
During the pandemic it was a different kind of fever that hit public servant Gerard de Ruyter - it was that ‘70s pandemic, Saturday Night Fever.
Gerard, also known as Super Freak, is...
Canberra is home to more than 110 diplomatic missions but none are more resolute in continued diplomacy than the Embassy of Afghanistan, operating without government guidance or financial support since the country fell to the Taliban in 2021.
