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Runway to home: Adut Akech

From a Kenyan refugee camp to an international supermodel, Adut Akech is a Sudanese-Australian fashion icon. This week, CW has transformed the goddess’s top looks into a fit-for-a-celeb home makeover, top model-style.

Give the gift of craft this Mother’s Day

Looking for a gift you can handmake for Mum this Mother’s Day? Look no further! CW has found five cute, easy, and sustainable crafts that the kids will love to make themselves.  

5 free or affordable ways to spoil Mum

Mother’s Day is this Sunday (8 May), and not everyone is willing or able to fork out for a spa day or fancy dinner. Truth be told, these celebratory occasions can happily...

Delizia’s sustainable soap opera(tion)

From the remote mountains of Italy, 43-year-old Delizia’s grandmothers created soap from leftover lard and cooking oil. From that era when nothing was wasted and respect for end-to-end produce was innate, decades passed...

Horoscopes: 5 – 11 May 2022

Pattsy Bennett has put together her horoscopes for the week 5 - 11 May 2022. This week’s celebrity birthday is Lauren Jackson.

Best dressed at the 2022 Met Gala

The Met Gala, aka fashion’s biggest night of the year, presented a rehashed theme in 2022. Rather than 2021’s In America: A Lexicon of Fashion, celebs were told to dress for In...

Blake Lively leads sparkling odes to New York at Met Gala

The stars have come out for the fashion world's iconic Met Gala, which has returned to its traditional early-May slot after two years of pandemic disruption.

Mother’s Day homewares gift guide

Whatever your budget, here are some Mother’s Day gift ideas for mums who like nice things around the home.

Food2Soil creates food waste fertiliser right here in Canberra

Over 28,150 cups of coffee, 1,820kg of food waste, and 3,458kg of CO2 emissions saved from being dumped in landfill and polluting our atmosphere. That’s Food2Soil’s environmental legacy so far – and they’ve only just begun.

The Isla boutique retro motel opens at Batemans Bay

Emerging from what have been two challenging years for the tourism industry, boutique luxury motel The Isla has opened its doors at Batemans Bay on NSW South Coast.

Mother’s Day in Canberra feature

Looking for inspired Mother’s Day gift ideas or special ways to spend time with Mum? Check out these offerings from some of the Canberra region’s leading businesses.

Find your classic Canberra style at Arpelle

If gift giving is your love language come Mother’s Day, visit local fashion house Arpelle for an extra special something in store.

Horoscopes: 28 April – 4 May 2022

Pattsy Bennett has put together her horoscopes for the week 28 April - 4 May 2022. This week’s celebrity birthday is Jimmy Barnes.

Local glass artist Ngaio puts broken pieces back together

Canberra glass artist Ngaio Fitzpatrick took the initial leap into her artistic career with a degree in fashion design, spurred on by her innate inner desire to create.

Horoscopes: 21 – 27 April 2022

Pattsy Bennett has put together her horoscopes for the week 21 -27 April 2022. This week’s celebrity birthday is Nick Kyrgios.

When you can’t keep up with creams, try Healthy Skin Solutions

The experts at leading Canberra skin clinic, Healthy Skin Solutions, say it’s never too late to treat a skin disorder that keeps coming back.

Street style at Coachella 2022

After a two-year hiatus, the dust has finally settled on Coachella’s opening weekend, and we have a moment to reflect on festivalgoers’ experimental looks.

Breaking down ‘the Zoom Effect’ with Dr Vivienne Lewis

Have you heard of ‘the Zoom Effect’? Back in June 2021, a study published in the Aesthetic Surgery Journal wrote of 355 adults across Australia, who were assessed to see if increased video-use...

Inside & out: Zero Waste Fest, Easter scents, and autumn gardening

The latest in news, trends and happening for the home... Check out the O'Connor Community Open Day, find out the best Autumn gardening tips, try a delicious Easter scent pack, and head down to the Zero Waste Festival.

Blue Sky House renovation revitalises 1960s cottage

A charming cottage nestled within a leafy, tree-filled garden in a quiet cul-de-sac is where you’ll discover the Blue Sky House, originally built in the 1960s. The renovation transforming it into a light-filled contemporary family home, is nothing short of wondrous.

Home renovation feature 2022

Check out the advertisers in this special Home Renovation feature to find out how they can help optimise your investment and bring your ideas to life.

Horoscopes: 14 – 20 April 2022

Pattsy Bennett has put together her horoscopes for the week 14 – 20 April 2022. This week’s celebrity birthday is Miranda Kerr.

15 Canberra day trips to escape the city

Canberra is situated in one of the best locations for a fun day trip. Here are 15 trips to take for when you feel like escaping the capital city, whatever the season.

5 egg-cellent Easter activity ideas

Desperately searching for activities to keep the kids occupied this Easter long weekend? Look no further! We've complied a list of both indoor and outdoor projects, crafts, and self-motivated activities that will keep the kids entertained for hours.

Inside & out: Tony Penguin, saturated wall colour, and M + Co Living

The latest in news, trends and happening for the home … Tony Penguin is helping fight MND, it's time to bring back saturated wall colour with Jono Flemming, and M + Co Living's new beside table range is reinvigorating the bedroom.

Expert tips to help parents care for student’s mental health

Professor of Psychology at University of Canberra, Dr Debra Rickwood, knows the struggles of being a parent, particularly when it’s time to send your young person off to school. Here, she answers some of the most pressing questions from parents and carers.

Autumn in Canberra is for composting, turn garden ‘waste’ into gold

Composting is the process of decomposing household and garden ‘waste’ into nutrient-rich soil improver, using minimal output (that is, human labour), for maximum gain (enviously abundant, healthy plant life).

Sustainable sewing DIYs for beginners

Inspired by Aims and Indy Bindy to sew “me-made” but have no clue where to start? Try these super simple upcycling ideas from SCRgroup. Idea #1: Fabric gift wrap A sustainable alternative to paper...

‘Indy’ mum brings travels to Canberra’s sewing community

“There’s power in realising that you’re an important person in your own right and making time for that. I want to show my boys that you need to care for yourself to...

Easter egg crafts

This Easter, we’ve gone for a twist on the classic dyed Easter eggs – using foam and papier mache – thanks to two craft projects from Spotlight! Hang your finished eggs around the home, or decorate a tree outside, to celebrate the Easter season.
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