Summernats in 2025 will kick off with the City Cruise at Exhibition Park in Canberra (EPIC) and along Northbourne Avenue, with 400 cars on display on Thursday 2 January.
One of the biggest...
Belconnen residents are facing a summer without one of their most beloved attractions, with Big Splash in Macquarie seemingly unlikely to reopen for the 2024/25 season.
Libraries ACT will adjust its opening hours for summer 2024–25 across its 10 public library branches, including the ACT Heritage Library.
Christmas shutdown
All library branches, including return chutes, will be closed from 3pm...
With all the recent paranoia about artificial intelligence (AI) – such as panic over job-stealing computers taking over the world - Canberra was way ahead of the curve and in 1974, hosted an AI symposium.
With temperatures set to hit 39 degrees, the Bureau of Meteorology has issued a severe heatwave warning for the ACT, spanning from Saturday 14 December to Tuesday 17 December.
Due to Santa shortages in Australia’s urban shopping centres, Rivett resident Tony Moore – who’s been a local Santa for 25 years - has been flown all-expenses-paid to Perth, Mackay and Brisbane to fill vacancies.
Soaring five storeys high in the middle of Civic’s concrete jungle lies a hidden vegetable garden that is possibly the highest veggie patch in the city.
The much-anticipated restoration of the iconic Sydney and Melbourne Buildings in Canberra's City Centre has gained momentum, with repainting work now underway on the Melbourne Building.
“For my grandkids, it was like being at the Logies!” says June Irving, founder of Bentleys Hair of Canberra, describing the moment she accepted two top honours at the 2024 Local Business Awards.
Daniel Bartholomaeus, the 2025 ACT Young Australian of the Year, was taken by surprise when he received the award at the National Gallery of Australia last month, saying it “was a moment.”
Canberra is a public service town with attitude – even our PM and Federal Arts Minister rock out – and this Sunday, public servants are swapping lanyards for leathers at the Department of Rock grand final at Smith’s Alternative.
