Broadband equipment rollout gets a step closer
John Thistleton About 8500 TransACT customers in Canberra will be issued with new equipment in coming months to prepare for the National Broadband Network, following the sale of its fibre-to-the-premises network.
NBN deal to clear up confusion for northern suburbs
John Thistleton NBN Co's acquisition of TransACT's fibre-to-the-premises network should clear up confusion in new suburbs in Canberra's north about access to the high speed infrastructure.
A man, his dingo and the dogs of war
John Thistleton Mick Clarke has turned the skills of a dingo he trapped to his advantage, yet the call of the wild holds on 12 years later.
Flight path no problem for these ground birds
John Thistleton In the rising noise and dust stirring up on Canberra's eastern edge from roadworks and airport expansion, there's a place for everyone.
Sale plan raises wind-chill factor
John Thistleton The owner of a wind farm on Lake George's eastern fringe could sell it, stirring criticism from opponents.
Residents hope train will derail project
John Thistleton Whether a flight of fantasy or visionary, the high-speed train is already affecting development.
Fatal glider crash mystifies onlookers
John Thistleton and Louise Thrower Onlookers who saw a glider collide with another glider is mystified how the fatal accident happened.
Police investigate Belconnen aggravated robbery
John Thistleton Three men threatened a young Belconnen couple and made off with their wallets on Saturday night.
One dead following mid-air glider collision
John Thistleton Police are investigating a mid-air collision between two gliders north of Goulburn on Saturday afternoon.
Shooters set sights on club centenary
John Thistleton A rush of blood would often lead men in earlier times to take up arms and join new rifle clubs around Australia to defend their communities.
Aboriginal youth reconnect to the past
John Thistleton An elder once told Adrian Brown that when Aborigines with stone axes cut away a great slab of bark from a trunk to make a canoe the old tree would sigh.
Axe to fall on councils in merger plan
John Thistleton Conceived in an unhappy local government marriage only nine years ago, Palerang Council is being lined up for another one.
Engineers warn of wall collapse threat
John Thistleton The ACT's building laws need overhauling urgently to prevent a tragedy like the recent wall collapse in Melbourne which killed three people.
Bad Qbn finances now good
John Thistleton Queanbeyan Council's financial sustainability is not so weak after all. After initially accepting a NSW Treasury assessment that its finances were in a poor position, the council now says this was...
Qbn lags in report cards for councils
John Thistleton Local government councils around the ACT are financially sustainable in the short term, but the biggest of them, in Queanbeyan, has scored a weak assessment from the NSW Treasury.
Residents seek tougher protection
John Thistleton Inner south residents want precinct codes enforceable by law to protect the character of their neighbourhoods.
Belconnen traffic congestion dangerous for fire trucks
John Thistleton The sooner Belconnen fire station is moved out of the town centre the better because of traffic congestion, the union representing 350 fire fighters in the ACT says.
Gold miner polluting creek, says author French
John Thistleton Unity Mining is either unaware or underplaying another discharge of pollution from its gold mine development into surrounding creeks at Majors Creek, east of Canberra, says a downstream landholder.
Farmers take matters in hand as dry spell hits
John Thistleton Sheep and cattle farmers in the Canberra region already hand-feeding their stock face a bleak winter if steady rain fails to arrive soon.
Taxpayers to fund new airport fire station
John Thistleton ACT taxpayers will pay for a new fire station for Canberra Airport's retail and business park as well as surrounding suburbs.
