Seventy kilometres north of Canberra, a proposed energy from waste facility will turn thousands of tonnes of waste into electrical energy, powering homes throughout the region – or polluting it, some locals say.
The Federal Government’s decision to reallocate nearly $86 million from road infrastructure to light rail has left many wondering if the tram to Woden is on the right track.
Last Friday, former cricket champion Chris Cairns, paralysed after a spinal stroke last year, used a robotic exoskeleton to abseil 18 metres down Canberra Hospital, to raise funds for the Canberra Hospital Foundation.
Bringing music to everyone who wants it in their lives is important, Canberra Symphony Orchestra bassoonist Kristen Sutcliffe believes. Over the last decade, Ms Sutcliffe, an audiologist in her day job, has put together three community programs, bringing music to people with hearing loss, with dementia, and with autism.