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Canberra Hospital Foundation Golden Gala

Canberra Hospital Foundation Golden Gala, QT Hotel Canberra. Photos: Ayu Srimoyo

Canberra theatre creative sets out to make feature film

Canberra theatre creative Dianna Nixon, managing director of Music Theatre Projects Ltd, has embarked on a thrilling new adventure – to make her first full-length feature film.

Former AFP federal agent signs up to ‘The Traitors’

A former AFP federal agent, whose core values for 17 years were integrity and trust, has been cast in reality TV show about deception - The Traitors - and whether or not...

17-year-old chef proves age is no barrier to success

17-year-old Deb Ridley may have missed her high school graduation but has become an award-winning chef, snagging the gold at the ACT Nestlé Golden Chef’s Hat Awards last month. The young commis chef...

NAIDOC ACT Person of the Year making a real difference

While NAIDOC Week (2-9 July) has ended, Papunya (Panya) Connors reminds Canberrans that the most supportive action from non-Indigenous members of the community can be taken year-round.

No such thing as a weak Achilles amongst the disabled

If I told you a Canberra mother of five runs half-marathons regularly, you’d be impressed. If I said she was blind, you’d probably doubt my journalistic integrity. Liz McLarnen, 66, is nothing short...

Renovations – not legislation – pass through both houses of parliament

Just as legislation must pass through both houses of parliament, so too do renovations – and the House of Representatives at Old Parliament House is undergoing its first major upgrade in 100...

The Last Post buglers of Canberra

The buglers who go to work at 4.45pm every day at the Australian War Memorial to perform The Last Post for visitors are not all military personnel, but rather an eclectic group of talented, local musicians.

What is Canberra Core? Trendsetters talk local street style

Despite appearing less than two months ago (27 May), the titillating Instagram @canberra.core has already made a name for itself as the only page “doing the street style thing” in Canberra.

Canberra pianist, scientist and philanthropist a rare breed

You’ve probably heard of science in the pub but how about birds and blues, a monthly piano session with local musician and CSIRO scientist of 18 years, Dr Leo Joseph. To clarify, this...

Lexi Sekuless: My Favourite Things

Lexi Sekuless has been gracing screens and theatres at home and abroad since graduating with a Bachelor of Acting from the Royal School of Speech and Drama in 2013.

28-year-old Canberra woman heads towards Homeless World Cup

In about 10 days’ time, a team of eight street soccer players, brought together by backgrounds in homelessness and disadvantage, will represent Australia at the 2023 Homeless World Cup. Among them is Caity, the only Canberran, and the only woman on the team.

Canberra Raiders mascot a well-oiled green machine

Victor the Viking is celebrating his 40th year as the Raiders’ mascot but he didn’t want to make a fuss - so Queanbeyan’s Mayor and the people’s pub – Hotel Queanbeyan –...

Do not pass Canberra roundabout, do not collect $200

You’re just about to finish a perfect day in Canberra when suddenly, at the throw of a die, a political upheaval occurs and you have to go back three spaces. That’s the...

Canberra potter’s ‘little men’ remind us we are made

Meet local potter Wai Ling Yiu, affectionately known as Bling, who handcrafts her ‘little men’ to remind us that ‘We Are Made.’

Canberra’s first dedicated GP clinic for LGBTIQA+ community

Canberra’s first dedicated GP clinic for the LGBTIQA+ community is set to open in Turner next month, following a national survey that found many LGBTIQA+ people experienced stigma, discrimination and abuse at...

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