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Lights! Canberra! Action! & Enlighten film screenings

As Enlighten continues to enliven the nation’s capital, aside from pretty projections of colour to behold there are also some exciting injections of cinema to enjoy. Tonight, head along to the Senate...

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National Sheep Dog Trials at Hall – the next big thing in women’s sport

Women are making their presence felt at the National Sheep Dog Trials underway at Hall Showground, 25 minutes west of the Canberra CBD. President of the Trials Association, Charlie Cover says 41% of...

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Disability support service L’Arche in Canberra celebrates 40 years

L’Arche is a French word meaning “the Ark”. The L’Arche Genesaret community in Canberra, one of the first co-residential groups for people with an intellectual disability, celebrated its 40th...

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“Frühschoppen” Canberra German Market Day on this Sunday 18 March in Narrabundah

It’s going to be hopping mad at the German Club over the Easter season, starting this Sunday! The Harmonie German Club in Narrabundah holds a German Market Day every three months. The first one for...

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Projects in South East NSW lining up for Snowy Hydro dollars

The full sale of Snowy Hydro to the Federal Government is a $4.2 billion injection into the New South Wales economy, and the Mayor’s of South East NSW are lining up to spend it. Premier, Gladys...

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Ticket Giveaway to biggest ever Canberra Craft Beer & Cider Festival on...

The 11th Canberra Craft Beer & Cider Festival is set to be the biggest ever held, with a record number of exhibitors expected for the event, which will be held on Saturday 24 March between 11 am...

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Le Dîner en Blanc Canberra 2018

Hundreds of people, dressed all in white, carrying tables, chairs, cutlery & crockery all meet for a mass “chic picnic” in a public space with the secret location revealed at the last minute....

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Local Leaders – The team behind Bradley Allen Love, real people at work with...

In an increasingly litigious world, talk of lawyers or the threat of engaging lawyers often sends a shiver up people’s spine. And you have no doubt heard a few lawyer jokes in your time. As is the case...

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Collaborating to achieve Net-Zero Emissions

The impacts of global warming and climate change have challenged the conventional ways in which we deal with our surroundings and have pushed policymakers to pursue instruments that are...

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Brumbies Super W skipper Shellie Milward itching to get back on the park

Brumbies Super W skipper Shellie Milward is back into the starting XV and is eager to get back on the paddock in search of the Brumbies first victory. Milward said she was itching to get back on to the...

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The state of all-ages music in Canberra

Deep in the Facebook algorithm, there’s a not-so-secret chatroom for DIY music lovers. It’s a positive online space populated by journalists, musicians and promoters, and based on the explosive...

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Everything you need to know about Canberra’s Loaded Laneway party

There’s nothing quite like a laneway party. It’s a format that encompasses everything from international music festivals (see Laneway Festival) to the intimate, quirky and wholesome (like that time Bon...

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Parties jockey as AEC redistribition proposes new southern seat of Bean for ACT

The Liberal Party will be talking up its chances of winning the proposed third federal seat of Bean after the Australian Electoral Commission unveiled its redistribution in the ACT, dividing the...

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Why your favourite band (probably) doesn’t tour to Canberra

We all know the feeling – eagerly checking the tour announcement of that band you like, reading it all the way to the end only to discover that, oh… they’re skipping right over Canberra. They’re...

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Canberra’s newest writer’s festival to keep it brief

There’s a lot to be said for brevity in literature. This idea certainly isn’t lost on the team behind Canberra’s newest writer’s festival, the inaugural Flash Fiction Fun Weekend. Set to take place...

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Missing Canberra teen found at Batemans Bay

A teen reported missing from Wamboin, about 28 km from Canberra, has been found on the NSW Far South Coast. 14-year-old Charles Bouwman was reported missing on Monday morning (April 9) when he didn’t...

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Canberra – your vote just got more valuable

With the announcement by the Australian Electoral Commission of the proposed new boundaries for our House of Representatives seats in the ACT, we are starting to get a better picture of what this might...

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Who are Slagatha Christie and why are they so important?

There’s a line at the beginning of Slagatha Christie’s ‘Salad & Boy Problems’ that goes something like this: “I read on the internet that salad makes you smaller / so I ate some but you still found...

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Braddon welcomes new pop-up gallery, Degenerate & Six

I arrive outside 11 Lonsdale Street but no one’s around. Peering through the window I can see that this dormant shopfront is in the process of becoming Degenerate & Six. In a couple of days, it’ll...

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Tragedy on the road as 54-year-old man dies in single-vehicle crash

A 54-year-old man has died following a single-vehicle crash in Murrumbateman, about 40 kilometres from Canberra. About 9:50 am today (Sunday 15 April), emergency services were called to Murrumbateman...

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