Canberra Heritage
Yesterday, the Australian Heritage Council decided they would try and list the entire city in time for its centenary … but what does that actually mean? Adam Shirley speaks with Council Chair, Professor Carmen Lawrence.
Art Leaders
Aboriginal artists are famous worldwide – but whilst there are many indigenous people who create the works, very few are employed to market, conserve or curate them.
The National Gallery of Australia wants to change this – and it invited 10 indigenous art leaders from around the country to learn about the business.History Girl
Narrabundah College student Ellen Trevanion is happiest when she’s uncovering stories from the past …and she’s just won a national history award for her efforts. Adam Shirley reports.
Nil Desperandum
One of Canberra’s pioneering homesteads – now available for rent if you want a weekend away, with an outside loo, no telly and just the sounds of the frogs. Craig Allen reports.
Kimball’s News
6 months after his cancer diagnosis, Chris Kimball talks to his mate Tim Gavel about what’s next and about the support he’s had from the Canberra community.
Closer – Smalltown
An exhibition at the National Archives … far flung towns across Australia through the eyes of author Tim Winton and photographer Martin Mischkulnig.
Barr commits to 50-metre indoor pool at Commonwealth Park, offers possible diving sites
Return on investment isn’t purely financial and there isn’t such a huge demand for another… View
Kit Nelson yes, but big splash isnt just a swimming pool, its a water park. There would be a higher… View
Eben Leaf swimming pools are an important value add to any community. For recreation and in the… View
Property Council joins push for action on Canberra-Sydney rail line
If they'd had any brains at all, they would already have allowed for rails between the up and down… View
A high sped train is a brilliant idea, but it will never happen. We just don't have the population… View
Getting in and out of the Molonglo Valley is the problem View
What to know about the long-awaited upgrades that will close Queanbeyan's main street for months
The climate "experts" said we'd ever have enough rain to even fill, let alone overflow, the dams… View
I hope they have more sense about the design than the ACT Government... I've worked in transport and… View
Driver allegedly clocked doing 218 km/h on Hume Highway unlicensed since 2009
Because we are a civilised society that has a legal process that assumes innocence until proven… View
It's not illegal to not hold a license, it's only illegal to drive without a license. We have no… View
The Police should hold their heads in shame with this case not having held a license for 17 years… View
