In August, heavy rainfall continued across Canberra – just four days in, emergency services had received over 120 calls for assistance. A single shooter was apprehended at Canberra airport – thankfully with no one injured. In good news, sustainability was in the spotlight, both through Canberra’s prolific reuse centre, the Green Shed, and Strathnairn’s sustainable home, The Banksia. Northside received their first Men’s Table, letting men of all ages know they’re not alone.
Single shooter arrested as Canberra Airport evacuated
On 14 August, a man was arrested after shots were fired inside Canberra Airport, which was evacuated with flights stuck on the tarmac. ACT Policing was called to Canberra Airport around 1.30pm. Shortly after, the 63-year-old man was taken into custody and a firearm was recovered. In December it was revealed the gunman, Ali Rachid Ammoun, was on parole after serving a sentence in a WA jail for attempted murder of his ex-wife.
ACT SES flooded with calls for help as heavy rain continues
On 4 August, heavy rainfall continued across Canberra; The ACT State Emergency Service had received more than 120 requests for assistance from the Canberra community. Crews worked into the evening, responding to leaking roofs, water inundation, and a small number of trees at fall-risk.
Canberra’s Green Shed gives used goods a second chance
The Green Shed recovers 8,000 tonnes of ‘waste’ a year – and proves that one man’s trash is another’s treasure. CW’s Nick Fuller dived into Canberra’s most prolific reuse centre, in which 20,000 visitors snatch up ‘stuff’ saved from landfill every week.
Canberra sustainable home: The Banksia
Paul Nagle, from Commonsense Sustainability Solutions, and Jodie Pipkorn, from SEE Change Canberra, opened up their incredible sustainable home to the public as part of Sustainable House Week. The Banksia is an energy efficient demonstration home built by Paul in Strathnairn, Ginninderry.
Men’s Table doesn’t just talk about ‘footy and sh*t’
CW caught up with Warren (78) and Jeff (49), two Canberra men about to attend the first ‘entrée night’ for the newly formed Eastlake Gungahlin Men’s Table. Over dinner once a month, Men’s Table creates a unique, safe environment for men to share openly about their lives, the highs, and the lows.
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