Tuggeranong gets set for noise fight
John Thistleton Tuggeranong Community Council will arm residents with legal advice for any future aircraft noise sharing movements emanating from Queanbeyan's new residential subdivision of South Tralee.
Flight path no problem for these ground birds
John Thistleton In the rising noise and dust stirring up on Canberra's eastern edge from roadworks and airport expansion, there's a place for everyone.
Belconnen traffic congestion dangerous for fire trucks
John Thistleton The sooner Belconnen fire station is moved out of the town centre the better because of traffic congestion, the union representing 350 fire fighters in the ACT says.
Majura Parkway to flank solar fields
John Thistleton We may be the national capital, but on the roads into Canberra we'll soon look like the solar city.
Woolworths stalled? Not so, say minnows
John Thistleton Woolworths' claim of not growing its market share of the Australian grocery market since 2007 has surprised smaller grocery retailers in Canberra.
Creek threat: a hard rain and mine spill
John Thistleton The Majors Creek mine spill has locals and evironmentalists hopping mad.
Woden offices take on second life as hotel
John Thistleton An adaptive re-use project will add more hotel rooms to Canberra's south.
Car set alight
John Thistleton ACT Policing is seeking witnesses to a car fire in Hansel Place, Gordon early on Sunday morning.
Babies by fire's light born on a night covered in embers
John Thistleton Homes and precious lives were lost in Canberra on January 18, 2003, yet in those black, chaotic hours babies arrived regardless.
Locals upset over Nelligen jet boat plan
John Thistleton Overlooking the Clyde River, upstream from Batemans Bay, bed and breakfast operator Frank Loges and his guests prefer watching seals and ducks, rather than a speedboat towing skiers off the banks of...
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Historic city to celebrate in style
John Thistleton A grand cathedral project is one of many events to mark Goulburn's 150th anniversary.
Crews brace for severe threat
John Thistleton Firefighters are on high alert for severe fire danger on Tuesday, with strong winds and sweltering temperatures expected.
Building delays hamper recovery
John Thistleton Tentative signs of a recovery in the home building sector in the ACT have been tempered by complaints that builders cannot start work on new blocks of land for up to two years.
What to do with carp unclear
John Thistleton The ACT government has declined to explain a conflict between its carp reduction strategy and legislation in both the territory and NSW which does not prohibit releasing captured fish back into lakes...
Farmers switch on to apps, social media to make a deal
John Thistleton More farmers are going online to run their businesses, using apps to tackle weed problems and access information on sowing crops and global market conditions.
Carp project treading water
John Thistleton A researcher's daughterless carp project has stalled because of a lack of funding.
Green fingers turn back the ashes
John Thistleton Energetic slashing, strategic burns and battle plans to protect the National Arboretum on Canberra's fire-prone west make for a defiant attitude.
Researchers confirm first 'fire tornado' during 2003 bushfires
John Thistleton Canberra researchers say they have confirmed the first case of a fire tornado from analysis of evidence collected during the January 2003 Canberra fires.
Images of capital in 2003 offer first proof of fire tornado
John Thistleton In a helicopter over fire-ravaged Canberra in January 2003, Alan Walker and Stephen Wilkes photographed the black ruins of homes and trees below, unaware their images would create the world's first...
Repairs begin on De Salis Cemetery
John Thistleton Ground-penetrating radar has scanned an historic, rain-damaged grave at Tharwa to identify the location of 16 bodies.
