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EXCLUSIVE: Canberran excited about hometown GWS return

When Emily Pease isn’t on the field with the GWS Giants in the AFLW, she cares for animals at the zoo.

New exhibition cranks up curiosity, sparks imagination

ZAP! CLANK! POW! Your way to Questacon’s latest exhibition.

Light up your night at Canberra icons

CD was given a sneak peek of what’s to come for the Enlighten Festival at the media preview last night, and some of the works are quite impressive.

New Questacon exhibition looks at the magic of mangroves

A new exhibition at Questacon aims to transport visitors to the Northern Territory’s top end, offering a unique perspective on one of Australia’s most interesting ecosystems—mangroves.

To infinity and beyond for Australia’s first female astronaut

From a young age, Katherine Bennell-Pegg just knew she wanted to be an astronaut.

Earthquake House returns to Questacon

Featuring groundbreaking new science and technology, Questacon's famous Earthquake House reopens to the public on Friday 19 July.

What’s on around Canberra this weekend, 3-5 May

There is so much to do around the Canberra region this weekend, 3-5 May no-one in the family will be left disappointed.

Innovation is the word this National Science Week

Celebrating the enormous contributions scientific endeavours make to the world around us, National Science Week returns from 10 to 20 August with an array of interesting and thought-provoking events right here in Canberra.

ACT Honour Walk recognises six Canberrans

Six new recipients were inducted today onto the ACT Honour Walk, acknowledging "their varied and vast contributions to Canberra"

$60 million funding for Questacon

Questacon – the National Science and Technology Centre will receive $60 million in next week’s budget, Federal ministers announced today.

Budget to focus on temporary cost-of-living support

There's still hope for a modest payment bump for job seekers as the federal government puts the finishing touches on its cost-of-living budget package.

Carillon and Questacon light up red for World Tuberculosis Day

Tonight, Friday 24 March, the National Carillon and Questacon will light up red to honour World Tuberculosis (TB) Day.

Questacon donation from Jenny Wanless funds ‘Curiosity Rover’

Questacon’s longest serving volunteer, Jenny Wanless, has generously donated to the institution to create the Curiosity Rover Cart.

Rainy day activities for the whole family

Here are 10 fun rainy day activities around Canberra for the kids and grown-ups to do, no matter their rainy-day mood.

Questacon’s ‘Australia in Space’ shoots for the stars

After countless hours behind the scenes preparing for lift off, Questacon has called all systems go on new exhibition, Australia in Space.

Canberra’s pop-up drive-in movie season extended

The popular pop-up drive-in cinema at the Questacon carpark has extended its season for an additional week, to 29 July.

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