Tributes for violinist killed in motorcycle accident
Julieanne Strachan The Australian Chamber Orchestra is in mourning for the loss of one of its longest-serving musicians, Lorna Cumming.
Carillon chimes in with free concert for the family
Julieanne Strachan The gentle sounds of bells from the Carillon will help ring in the new year on January 1.
Chorus of citizens to celebrate capital
Julieanne Strachan In ancient Greece they were essential: they whispered secrets to audiences, lent advice to heroes and passed judgment on royalty.
Strong family support
Julieanne Strachan Openly-gay ACT Treasurer Andrew Barr has revealed he would like to be a father.
Market warming up
auction Watch By Julieanne Strachan A SUNNY first day of spring greeted buyers at auctions around the capital yesterday.
Plan for fence at Ainslie School divides local community
Julieanne Strachan PROPOSALS to erect a fence around one of the ACT's oldest schools are threatening to divide the community of the inner north suburb of Ainslie.
Nurse tops the hard yards test
Julieanne Strachan THE RACE was on in Canberra this week to find out which profession clocked up the most hard yards during an average day.
Thieves hammering tradies
Julieanne Strachan CARPENTERS' tools have become a hot target for thieves in the ACT this year, with police fielding reports of 76 of the items being taken from building sites in the past few months, and $35,000 worth...
Judith Lucy recounts how she unearthed Canberra
Julieanne Strachan CANBERRANS are so used to having their city derided as boring, that having an outsider compare the place to New York might raise more than a few eyebrows.
End of financial year boosts market
Julieanne Strachan IT WAS an exciting day of auctions in Grose Street, Deakin, yesterday, with three properties selling under the hammer in quick succession.
Follow your nose to buried treasure
Julieanne Strachan ''SNUFFLE'' the truffle dog led foodies through picturesque paddocks at Mount Majura last week on a hunt for rare French black truffles on Ruffles Estate, giving people the chance to get their hands...
Eggcellent choc giant to be won
Julieanne Strachan THE EASTER bunny would need to recruit a draught horse to pull this egg along in time for Sunday, April 8.
Mudder nature: having a go
Julieanne Strachan IT HAS been billed as potentially the most difficult obstacle course on the planet, and in September plenty of ACT residents will line up and see if they can make it through the Tough Mudder...
Depression may lead to obesity says expert
JULIEANNE STRACHAN Anti-depressants could be a major unidentified obesity risk, with researchers at the John Curtin School of Medical Research now focused on probing the nature of weight gain and its relationship to...
ANU health checks reveal weighty issues
Julieanne Strachan HOW much do we weigh and is it going to kill us?
