Hamish Boland Rudder on Inner North
Inner north, Gungahlin among nation's most charitable
Hamish Boland-Rudder Residents of Gungahlin are among the most generous in Australia, as the ACT comes out on top of a list of the most charitable jurisdictions in the country, according to a new report released on...
Boom gates to keep workers out of church car parks
Hamish Boland-Rudder Community and church services in and around a proposed Parliamentary Triangle paid parking scheme are concerned the plan could lead to further encroachment on already tight space for their own...
Triangle parking plan draws mixed response
Hamish Boland-Rudder At least one tourism operator has high hopes that paid parking in the Parliamentary Triangle could free up space for leisure-makers, but some public servants believe new fees won’t be enough to deter...
Free space squeeze prompts creative parking
Hamish Boland-Rudder Driving through gardens, parking on dirt mounds, even scraping against walls to find a technically free space – the old Canberra favourite of verge parking takes on a whole new meaning in the...
A beginner's guide to two-up in Canberra
Hamish Boland-Rudder The odds in a game of two-up are simple. The pennies fly in the air, and, in a traditional two-coin game, you can either have two heads, two tails, or one of each.
Age no barrier to a sharing of heartfelt emotions
Hamish Boland-Rudder "I'm here, they're not … I can do it, they can't."
Investigation into ASIO headquarter's impact on small business
Larissa Nicholson and Hamish Boland-Rudder The federal small business advocate is investigating the impact on Canberra's building industry of the capital's new ASIO headquarters.
Teen arrested after police find stolen property
Hamish Boland-Rudder Police searches of two homes in Canberra’s inner north has allegedly uncovered stolen property, and resulted in the arrest of a teenager on Tuesday.
Ainslie Avenue slated as Canberra Station
Hamish Boland-Rudder, Chris Johnson A three-platform station servicing more than 3,000 passengers per hour could be placed immediately behind the Canberra Centre, under a proposed plan for a high-speed rail network on Australia’s east...
Police 'chase down', arrest Ainslie man
Hamish Boland-Rudder A man has allegedly tried to escape arrest after police claim they found a number of stolen items at a home in Canberra’s inner north.
Maserati pinged at 179km/h at Bungendore
Hamish Boland-Rudder A NSW man was caught at 179km/h in a luxury sports car at Bungendore, and a Canberra man had his licence plates confiscated after being caught at 162km/h on the Hume Highway, as NSW police express...
Canberra supermarket robbed at gunpoint
Hamish Boland-Rudder A man has been arrested within 90 minutes of an alleged robbery in Canberra's north, while police are seeking witnesses to a gunpoint robber in the south on Sunday.
Multiple crashes in region leave two injured, one dead
Hamish Boland-Rudder Two people have been taken to hospital in separate traffic incidents in Canberra on Thursday morning, while an elderly truck driver has been killed after his vehicle hit a tree on the NSW South Coast.
Public housing in line of fire
Noel Towell, Hamish Boland-Rudder and Christopher Knaus The troubled Stuart Flats public housing complex in Canberra's inner-south is at least a decade away from redevelopment, despite its history of drugs, crime and poverty.
Food and culture festivities back in Civic
Hamish Boland-Rudder One of Canberra's biggest food and culture events was launched with its trademark colour in Civic Square on Tuesday afternoon, with Multicultural Affairs Minister Joy Burch hailing the 2013 festival...
Dawn of capital's newest wonder
Hamish Boland-rudder The smell of smoke wafting from the visitor centre high on a hill overlooking Canberra was oddly appropriate for the beginning of a new era in Canberra's history - the opening of the National...
2012 in review: as reported at canberratimes.com.au
Hamish Boland-Rudder In an era when a new phone can be obsolete within weeks, when a story can be seen by millions on Facebook within minutes, and breaking news is expected and provided within seconds, 12 months seems...
Cast your eyes on London's public art, Canberra
Hamish Boland-Rudder It takes just two words in Canberra to divide the community: public art.
Construction site strike ends peacefully
Hamish Boland-Rudder, Christopher Knaus A strike by Lend Lease workers at a Barton construction site has ended peacefully this morning, after a deal was struck securing a 20 per cent pay increase for workers.
Bargain time? End of financial year sales could be end of continuous sales
Tegan Osborne, Hamish Boland-Rudder An endless string of poor retail figures and dismal consumer confidence stats have combined to create an end of financial year paradox - according to the experts, now is the time to snare a solid...
