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Canberrans reach Nutbush city limits

Nutbush City: population 259. Civic Square: population 350. Canberrans reached Nutbush city limits today as 350 line-dancers kicked up their heels to the Tina Turner smash hit, led by the closest thing to...

Canberra’s last surviving Services Club re-invents itself

In an Australian-first, Canberra’s financially-strapped and last surviving Services Club is re-defining its membership from defence personnel to the wider non-profit community and offering a share in 50 per cent of profits.

A tall order for World Giraffe Day at the National Zoo

Happy World Giraffe Day! Celebrate the much-loved, long-necked creatures at the National Zoo and Aquarium this weekend.

You can leave your hat on at nude charity swim

Lifeline Canberra has a licence for tomorrow’s Winter Solstice Nude Charity Swim, to avoid the maximum penalty for indecent exposure - one-year imprisonment and a $3,200 fine. So with legalities out of the...

Local tradie Jessica Lancaster recognised with plumber grant

Local apprentice plumber Jessica Lancaster has been awarded $1,000 through a Rheem grants round, the only Canberra resident to be recognised.

Not too cold for Canberra’s life models

Mid-winter may seem an unseasonal time to start a register of life models - to connect artists with nude models - but a Canberra entrepreneur has established a database of more than...

Tales from Telstra Tower high-life

News that Telstra Tower is re-opening has caused a flurry of excitement (Black Mountain was like Pitt Street on the weekend) and no-one’s more excited than former elevator operators Sharon Dodds and...

Could Canberra’s Lily O’Brien be Australia’s next Top Model?

Lily O'Brien is one of just five Canberrans heading to the finals of Top Model Australia in Melbourne this weekend.

Canberra twins trade in birthday presents for groceries

For the third year in a row, Canberra Twins Asher and Ellie Barclay have chosen not to receive presents for themselves on their birthday.

Canberra’s 76-year-old kung fu master

At 76, David Crook could probably hold his own in a street fight because he is a master (sifu) in kung fu and runs the oldest Chinese martial arts school in Canberra...

Stylish seniors sashay down the runway on four wheels

We’ve just seen Australian Fashion Week grace the catwalks with the latest designer labels, but now Canberra’s seniors are strutting their walkers on the runway in a four-wheel fashion parade. Clients at Burrangiri...

Actually Angus, it’s a short way to the top if you wanna rock ‘n’ roll

Remember Jack Black in the movie School of Rock? Well, class is in session at ANU Community Music Centre and amateur musos of all ages and abilities are graduating from rock school...

Strike a pawse, Canberra pet calendar to aid crisis support

The Canberra Paws Calendar Contest invites your pet to put their best paw forward, with all funds raised going to ACT Pet Crisis Support.

Heart to heart, Canberra’s new program keeps at-risk kids swimming

Jump Swim Schools has launched a new program to teach children with congenital heart disease swimming and water safety.

Building support for The Woden School brick-by-brick

Major fundraising initiative for The Woden School, Bricks@Woden returns this weekend, 25-26 May to raise funds for students with disability.

Canberra teen bakes treats for cancer research

Canberra teen Genevieve Power is hosting her seventh Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea to raise funds for those impacted by cancer.

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