Hamish Boland Rudder on Places
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...
Precious archives at risk from moat leak
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.
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...
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...
Canberra fuel price 15c higher than national average
Hamish Boland-Rudder Canberra remains the second most expensive capital city in the country to buy fuel at 15 cents more than the national average, and is more expensive than most regional centres around the ACT.
Homesteads combine the pastoral with luxury
Hamish Boland-Rudder They're more than the icons of Australia's pastoral history - they're also the last vestiges of a luxurious rural colonial lifestyle which is slowly being reinvented on Canberra's rural fringe.
Blade runners: 56-metre trucks make special deliveries to wind farms
Hamish Boland-Rudder Emerging from fog amid an array of flashing lights, trucks more than 50 metres in length carry the beginnings of a new wind farm beneath the nose of the now-not-so-big Merino in Goulburn.
Ngunnawal shop robbed at knifepoint
Hamish Boland-Rudder Police are investigating after two knife-wielding men robbed a supermarket in Canberra’s north on Saturday night.
Police chase leads to arrest in Griffith
Hamish Boland-Rudder A man was arrested after a police pursuit in Canberra’s inner south on Tuesday, despite police terminating the chase.
Man threatened with knife in Kingston
Hamish Boland-Rudder A man was grabbed by the shirt and threatened with a knife by three men in Canberra’s inner south overnight.
Canberra, but not by any other name
Hamish Boland-Rudder An idealist might say that the word Canberra means something different to each Canberran. But what does the word mean to the rest of the world?
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.
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...
Cannabis bust comes from public help
Hamish Boland-Rudder A public tip-off has led police to a large cannabis stash in a home in Canberra’s south on Wednesday.
Government to update Canberra speed signs
Hamish Boland-Rudder Improving more than 150 speed limit signs on the ACT’s arterial roads is a good start, but upgrades should extend to more residential areas, according to one local road safety campaigner.
Hands off say the experts: Old Parliament House isn't 'junk'
Hamish Boland-Rudder A call to pull down parts of Old Parliament House has been labelled “total and absolute nonsense” by one former prime minister who served there, as heritage and political experts leapt to the...
Bomb scare keeps residents out of homes for night
Hamish Boland-Rudder and Matthew Raggatt Homes in Ngnunnawal were evacuated, and residents kept out for much of the night after a suspicious package was found during a search warrant on Thursday night.
Spate of dog attacks 'distressing'
Hamish Boland-Rudder Queanbeyan dog owners have been warned to keep their animals under control after a spike in dog attacks over the past four months.
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.
Veterans march in National ANZAC Day Ceremony
Stephanie Anderson, Hamish Boland-Rudder The National ANZAC Day Ceremony has taken place at the Australian War Memorial.
