Young's cherries show they're sweet and hardy
John Thistleton Young is on track to celebrate one of the best cherry harvests in recent years, despite a fierce storm on Tuesday afternoon and a forecast heatwave on Friday.
What rot: Lyons resident's anger over decaying power poles
John Thistleton An audit of the ACT's electricity infrastructure is needed to prevent trees from clashing with powerlines and sparking a fire, according to a Lyons resident.
Residents feared power lines would start a fire
By John Thistleton Owners of horses in a community holding paddock near Lyons feared arcing power lines on Sunday morning would panic their animals and start a grass fire.
Arcing powerlines in Lyons spark community anger
John Thistleton Owners of horses in a community holding paddock near Lyons feared arcing powerlines on Sunday morning would panic their animals and start a grass fire.
Green fingers turn back the ashes
John Thistleton Energetic slashing, strategic burns and battle plans to protect the National Arboretum on Canberra's fire-prone west make for a defiant attitude.
Village on offensive on Tralee
John Thistleton The federal's environmental watchdog reminded the developers of Tralee last week of their legal obligations.
Tralee continues to escape rigours of scrutiny
John Thistleton South Tralee's contentious housing subdivision has so far avoided being fully scrutinised under federal legislation, which would have considered noise impacts.
Images of capital in 2003 offer first proof of fire tornado
John Thistleton In a helicopter over fire-ravaged Canberra in January 2003, Alan Walker and Stephen Wilkes photographed the black ruins of homes and trees below, unaware their images would create the world's first...
Researchers confirm first 'fire tornado' during 2003 bushfires
John Thistleton Canberra researchers say they have confirmed the first case of a fire tornado from analysis of evidence collected during the January 2003 Canberra fires.
'Nothing sinister' in Tralee talks
John Thistleton The Liberal senator for the ACT, Gary Humphries, says there is nothing inappropriate or sinister in getting information from the developer of the Tralee housing project to help frame questions at a...
Anxious farmers remember 2003
John Thistleton Tidbinbilla Station sheep grazier Michael Shanahan believes the odds of three successive green summers are unlikely.
Red alert for high risk of fires
John Thistleton Two summers of unprecedented rain and unusually cool temperatures have left a large fuel load of grass and unburnt forest areas in and around Canberra.
Working in Woden's octagon pods
John Thistleton See-through walkways stretch out like arms from Callam Offices circular towers, like something borrowed from a Doctor Who episode.
A vision unrealised: what Woden could have looked like
John Thistleton The man who designed offices to put 5000 public servants beyond the reach of treacherous floodwaters at Woden, doesn't hide his contempt for the Commonwealth for drastically scaling back his vision.
Power connections restarted
John Thistleton WorkSafe ACT has lifted a ban on ActewAGL doing underground electricity connections, but customers could be waiting a while yet to move into new homes.
Tuggeranong gets set for noise fight
John Thistleton Tuggeranong Community Council will arm residents with legal advice for any future aircraft noise sharing movements emanating from Queanbeyan's new residential subdivision of South Tralee.
Barton needs third hotel for visitors: developer
John Thistleton A Canberra developer of two hotels in Barton who is planning a third, 120-room hotel in the inner-south suburb believes the market has strong growth potential.
Repairs begin on De Salis Cemetery
John Thistleton Ground-penetrating radar has scanned an historic, rain-damaged grave at Tharwa to identify the location of 16 bodies.
Airport warns of flight path housing deferral
John Thistleton Canberra Airport says the New South Wales government appears to be deferring, not banning, residential development under noisier sections of a flight path south of the airport at Tralee.
Building steady as it goes
John Thistleton A LONE crane rising above a frenetic concrete pour at Lyons is a rare bright spot for Canberra's receding construction sector.
