Within the humble capital lie countless war stories and heroes, some immortalised in memorials and some standing next in line at the grocery store. Among them is Kate Munari, Australia’s only female Navy helicopter pilot to ever fly in Afghanistan.
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.
Young Canberra dancer Gabrielle Krinas flew to London on Thursday 19 October after being invited to compete in The Margaret Fonteyn International Ballet Competition.
Canberra’s youngest string players are set to wow audiences when they share their musical prowess at the Canberra Symphony Orchestra (CSO) Fundraising Gala on Friday 3 November.
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).
With formal season on the horizon, the Lake Tuggeranong Lions Club is helping young people find their pride in style. Donations are now closed for the ‘Shopping Day’ to be held at the Lions Youth Haven on Kambah Pool Road, Saturday 14 October 10am-4pm and Sunday 15 October 10am-2pm.
Canberra students in Year 6 to Year 12 are invited to “just rock up” and frock up – no tickets required.
Recently, Canberrans watched with bated breath as Aami ‘Mimi’ Mills, local businesswoman and mum of two, was dropped into the Shark Tank – and walked away with an infectious grin and $100,000 in funding.
When we met with the titular founder of Mimi & Co, she had just finished packing the flood of orders that followed the episode airing on Monday evening (25 September).
Seventeen-year-old rising culinary star, Deb Ridley, made Canberra proud earlier this month winning triple silvers in her first ever culinary competition.
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.
Now that Matilda mania has subsided a little, it’s time to acknowledge Canberra’s (and Australia’s) new world champion – 23-year-old Jamie Gumbrell, who won the Golf Croquet Women’s World Championship in England earlier this month.
Through cataloguing her #NoNewClothes journey on Instagram (@aconsciouswardrobe_) Ren has amassed thousands of followers for her polished and curated wardrobe.
