Hamish Boland Rudder
Canberra's richest residents could be 'flying under radar'
Hamish Boland-Rudder Just because the BRW Rich List for 2013 has only one Canberran on the list does not mean there is only one person from the ACT worth more than $235 million, according to the man who helps compile the...
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.
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...
Fuel price set to rise in coming days
Hamish Boland-Rudder Canberra motorists received a slight reprieve at the pump over the past week, but petrol prices are tipped to rise by up to 5 cents in Australia over the next fortnight.
Robinson takes walk through Canberra's past
Hamish Boland-Rudder Tony Robinson believes Canberra should come up with a cunning plan of its own to fill the lifeless spaces that give the capital an otherwise unfair reputation as soulless.
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...
Welfare services warn budget will bite hard
Hamish Boland-Rudder The ACT's welfare services are gearing up for a surge in people seeking support ahead of what's expected to be a tough federal budget on Tuesday.
Union warns services at risk as PS braces
Hamish Boland-Rudder and Markus Mannheim Labor has confirmed the public service will face reductions in jobs and office space in the federal budget.
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.
Skywhale's flight threatened by rain
Hamish Boland-Rudder The Skywhale’s maiden frolic over the rooftops of Canberra could be a flop, the Centenary team are warning, as poor weather threatens the event.
Man in serious condition after third floor fall
Hamish Boland-Rudder Emergency services responded to an incident at Belconnon earlier on Sunday afternoon, where a man fell from the third floor of the shopping centre.
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.
Arboretum a capital place for a wedding
Hamish Boland-Rudder Gabrielle Everitt and fiance Nathan Spencer have planned their wedding with a view to forever.
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.
ACTEW executive pay report kept secret
Hamish Boland-Rudder Canberra water company ACTEW is seeking to block the release of an independent review into managing director Mark Sullivan’s pay.
A welcome gift to an unwelcoming society
Hamish Boland-Rudder It isn't without a sense of irony that Walter Burley and Marion Mahony Griffin are so widely celebrated and featured in Canberra's centenary year, for 100 years ago they may have been among the...
The springboard to our autumnal hues
Hamish Boland-Rudder Canberrans could be forgiven for uttering an occasional complaint as autumn arrives with its crisp, dry mornings.
IT firms target Canberra in anticipation of government demand
Hamish Boland-Rudder The Canberra IT industry is gearing up for a boom in demand for services from government agencies, with two large firms - one multinational and one local - expanding and consolidating their Canberra...
