Hamish Boland Rudder
When leaves drop, cameras come out to capture the vibrant colours
Hamish Boland-Rudder Sometimes that great shot can be testament to hard work, patience and an excellent camera. At other times it can be as simple as having the mind to pull out your camera phone in the right place at...
Uncertain start to snow season
Hamish Boland-Rudder In the Snowy Mountains it's a fine line between snowy weather and rain, and, judging by current forecasts, the ski slopes could teeter on that precipice for most of the season.
Missing reservist's family vow to continue search
Hamish Boland-Rudder and Tom McIlroy The family of a Canadian hiker who has been missing near Mount Kosciuszko for more than two weeks will hire helicopters, a canine team and private search parties to continue looking for the man after...
Funding cut 'beggars belief': ACT Liberals
Hamish Boland-Rudder The ACT Liberals has slammed a government decision not to continue funding for champion athlete Robert de Castella's anti-obesity program targeting primary school students in Canberra.
Flights divert to Canberra due to Sydney fog
Hamish Boland-Rudder A pregnant woman had to be taken from the tarmac at Canberra Airport to hospital with suspected labour pains after her international flight from Auckland to Sydney was diverted.
Barina driver busted at 170km/h
Hamish Boland-Rudder A Canberra woman's number plates were confiscated after she was caught at 170km/h in her Holden Barina near Goulburn over the weekend.
Crash shuts down Barton Highway
Hamish Boland-Rudder A man is trapped in his car and in a critical condition after a head-on crash that has closed the Barton Highway near Murrumbatemen.
Canberra bucks national trend with fall in fuel price
Hamish Boland-Rudder Canberrans have received a slight reprieve in petrol prices over the past week, while the national average price has jumped by the second highest amount in more than four years, the latest fuel price...
Warning issued as dodgy builder returns to ACT
Hamish Boland-Rudder A rogue, unlicensed builder could be back operating in the ACT, after already being fined by NSW courts and NSW Fair Trading for taking money without completing work.
New radar will give weather warnings sooner
Hamish Boland-Rudder A few minutes can make a significant difference, especially when the safety of a plane full of people is at stake.
Giralang residents lose another service
Hamish Boland-Rudder The Giralang shops will be even emptier by the end of next month, with just one business remaining.
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.
