Queanbeyan & Other

Canberra busker's secret weapon in quest to win The Voice

Megan Doherty Busker Alex Gibson not only has the support of his superstar coach Seal on The Voice - he also his gym plan.

Canberra Mornings Live: Wednesday, May 22

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Gas leak closes Fyshwick street

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Fire Brigade are called to investigate a suspected Gas Leak on Maryborough Street Fyshwick.
21May 2013
The Canberra Times
Photo Jay Cronan

A Fyshwick street was shut down after workmen ruptured a gas line on Tuesday morning.

Housing beyond reach of most vulnerable

Salvation Army case workers. (left) Rebecca Miller age 27 and Wendy Armour age 24.

Peter Jean Canberra's property market may be softening but finding affordable accommodation still remains a struggle for many of the most vulnerable people in the city.

Precious archives at risk from moat leak

Low res but hopefully useable pics of ducks using a ramp at the Australian Academy of Science, the Shine Dome. Photo: supplied.

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Hamish Boland-Rudder The moat around one of Canberra's unique structures is close to springing a leak, putting a priceless archive of science and architectural material and the very foundations of the building at risk.

Gang-gang

From close crop to porn prop

barber's chari seat

David Ellery Canberra's Museum and Gallery is hoping an ACT sex addict may be able to shed some light on the provenance of a recently acquired item in its collection.

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Birthday dance concept concrete nod to House music

News: Three Canberra local ballerina's of the Australian Ballet Company will be performing in their home town this week for the opening of Symmetries at the Canberra Theatre. left: Dimity Azoury, 24 of Queanbeyan, Jasmin Durham, 20 of Gordon and Lana Jones, 30 of Kambah.  21th of May 2013. Canberra Times Photograph by Katherine Griffiths

Jenna Clarke Garry Stewart wants to make one thing clear. His dance production, Monument, only focuses on the grandiose architecture of Parliament House and has nothing to do with the personalities that dwell...

Concern as court installs a dock

Magistrate Lorraine Walker.

Michael Inman The ACT will do away with three decades of tradition by installing a dock in the Magistrates Court.

Canberra Mornings Live: Monday, May 20

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Buyers flock to Belconnen tower

Morris Property Group's Sentinel east tower is nearing completion. Supplied artist impressions.

Meredith Clisby Construction on the 20-storey Sentinel east tower in Belconnen is expected to be completed by September.

Pipe bombs in Hume

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ACT Police and the AFP Bomb response unit responded to suspicious packages found in Hume.

Buyers say they were left in dark over Nishi

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Meredith Clisby A couple who bought an apartment in the Nishi development are frustrated by the lack of communication about the project's delay.

Bomb scare closes road in Hume

Police have evacuated people in a Hume street after reports of a suspicious device.
An ACT Policing spokeswoman said officers had set up an exclusion zone and were waiting on the bomb squad after reports of a suspicious device in Alderson Place.

Stephanie Anderson Two suspicious devices have been removed from a street in Hume on Monday afternoon, after the bomb squad called in a robot to inspect the area.

Robotic device heralds new era

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Fleta Page It looks like a large drill, but this piece of equipment in South Canberra is no construction tool.

Canberra Mornings Live: Tuesday, May 21

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Fighter pilot reunited with tough little Kittyhawk

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David Ellery Kittyhawk pilot Tom Russell was in Canberra to renew his acquaintance with one of Australia's last remaining Kittyhawks.

e-waste a valuable resource, get the picture?

Fleta Page The first year of the National Television and Computer Recycling Scheme has seen more than 3000 tonnes of e-waste recycled in the territory.

Editor's letter

Karen Hardy But some days I do wonder if I’d trade it all for Days of Our Lives -style hair.

Three cars damaged in Commonwealth Avenue pile-up

Cars on the side of Commonwealth Ave following a three-car accident.

Matthew Raggatt At least three cars have been damaged in a pile-up on the entrance to the Commonwealth Avenue bridge this afternoon.

For tree's a jolly good fella - with a bit of luck

Three single women get in some practice for a tree planting event in a few weeks.

Phillip Thomson So far there are not enough men to sprout the seeds of love, but Edwina Wright and her friends are optimistic.