Introducing, Canberra's centenary babes
Megan Doherty With an affectionate tone and a twinkle in his eye, Centenary of Canberra patron Sir William Deane sympathised with the mothers who made all the effort to give birth on the national capital's 100th...
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Note to Giants: hands off Buddy
Megan Doherty Treasurer Andrew Barr has been keeping a stiff upper lip in the face of bad news this week.
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Laurie flags retirement
Megan Doherty After 24 years as Canberra’s flag man, Laurie Corey is retiring at the end of the year.
A hi-tech way to lose those kilos
Megan Doherty RSPCA ACT chief executive officer Michael Linke is looking buff after losing 31 kilos in 15 months.
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Mum's on board for tour of duty
Megan Doherty Not all mums will be enjoying breakfast in bed with their kids on Mother’s Day on Sunday morning.
Material help for those in need of TLC
Megan Doherty Between the liquor store and the pie shop in Phillip sits Addicted to Fabric, where inside there is an explosion of colour and out the back the chat is spirited.
Circus makes presence felt
Megan Doherty Here’s one way around anti-billboard laws – put a ruddy great inflatable clown in someone’s backyard.
Doyen of the dahlia
Megan Doherty John Woodfield planted his first dahlia in the backyard of his Hughes home in 1953 just to cover the back fence.
Generations keep love of Canberra in the family
Megan Doherty Sarah Abbott, who turns 15 on March 12, Canberra's official birthday, comes from a family with long and proud links to the national capital.
McDermott returning to where it all began
Megan Doherty When former Canberran, ex-member of the Doug Anthony All Stars and artist Paul McDermott was asked for one word that he thought summed up the national capital, he was emphatic: ''Nice.''
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A heart for Canberra and the Raiders
Megan Doherty The star of former Canberra reporter Erin Molan continues to rise with Channel Nine - as a sports reporter and regular panellist on The Footy Show.
Pitch and putt club plays its final round
Megan Doherty After nearly 14 years, 956 holes-in-one and plenty of last-day tears, the Southern Cross Pitch and Putt Club closed on Thursday evening, its members convinced the lush greens will soon be replaced by...
Canberra stronger decade after fires, says Deek
Megan Doherty Canberra legend Robert De Castella, who lost his Chapman home in the 2003 firestorm, believes the national capital is a stronger city 10 years after the disaster.
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We remember
Megan Doherty It was our worst day. Our blackest day. The day fire, smoke and ash blocked the sun and hurled Canberra into a nightmare that some still struggle with a decade later. But it was more than that.
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For all tastes great and small
Megan Doherty Jimmy Barnes and Peppa Pig on the one weekend? Canberra really is the place to be for next week's Australia Day festivities.
Signed, sealed, delivered: our very online Christmas
Megan Doherty The commercial version of Christmas may be all about the presents but increasingly, it's also all about the deliveries.
Denial art delayed to avoid poll pain
Megan Doherty The ACT government says there was no conspiracy to delay the release of the final artworks in its controversial and now-defunct public art scheme until after the October election.
Post-war workers celebrate 60 years
Megan Doherty Labour shortage gives way to a 60 year adventure for Canberra's Jennings Germans.
Who said going shopping is no fun for children?
Megan Doherty On a steamy afternoon in Canberra, the children were heading to the bumper boats in Civic. And their parents were admitting to a little wallet-loosening in the shops.
