Majura Parkway to flank solar fields
John Thistleton We may be the national capital, but on the roads into Canberra we'll soon look like the solar city.
No luck for thieves
John Thistleton Bag snatchers and thieves are not having much luck in Canberra, with a woman in Dickson being the latest to thwart an attempted robbery.
Moves on the fringe to stop the sprawl
John Thistleton Dodging blue tongue lizards and the bureaucracy, John Starr and his son Craig juggle more conflicting interests than most farmers on a growing city's fringe.
Virgin lounge raises stakes
John Thistleton Business-class passengers using Canberra Airport can expect plenty of attention from the two main airlines competing for market dominance on flights out of the national capital.
Fiery reception at airport opening
John Thistleton A truck burst into flames on Wednesday morning during the opening of Canberra's new terminal.
From a tin shed to setting the industry standard
John Thistleton From little more than a tin shed, landing strip and sheep paddocks 15 years ago Canberra Airport has become Australian aviation's benchmark, according to industry leaders.
Woden offices take on second life as hotel
John Thistleton An adaptive re-use project will add more hotel rooms to Canberra's south.
After 100 years, old dam to disappear
John Thistleton Engineers are wondering whether the old Cotter Dam wall will disappear on Canberra's birthday on Tuesday.
Creek threat: a hard rain and mine spill
John Thistleton The Majors Creek mine spill has locals and evironmentalists hopping mad.
New terminal is ready for take-off
John Thistleton Canberra Airport's $420 million new terminal will be unveiled on Wednesday, with plenty of extra capacity for travellers avoiding Sydney Kingsford Smith's congestion woes.
Woolworths stalled? Not so, say minnows
John Thistleton Woolworths' claim of not growing its market share of the Australian grocery market since 2007 has surprised smaller grocery retailers in Canberra.
Prissy paddock no place for this working-class hero
John Thistleton They come in all colours and temperaments and only the skill of their two-legged handlers can distinguish the top working dogs from barking also-rans.
Cod farming scaled-up to tempt Asian markets
John Thistleton Weekly shipments of live Murray cod have begun leaving Goulburn for the high end of Sydney's Chinese restaurant market.
Wind farm opponents in minority: proponent
John Thistleton Grazier Charlie Prell says a noisy minority opposed to wind farms in the Canberra region does not represent more than 70 per cent of people in his shire who support them.
Cockies are back, with mischief on their minds
John Thistleton After a summer of breeding Canberra's white cockatoos are back in town, tearing into mischief.
Trees face the axe despite poplar vote
John Thistleton Anger is boiling over in Braidwood where residents believe they're being snowed by government consultants over the fate of old poplar trees deemed dangerous because of road deaths and injuries.
Protesters on outer at wind farm meeting
John Thistleton The ability of wind farms to split rural communities was evident on Thursday, with farmers and their supporters protesting outside the Yass Soldiers Club barred from attending a meeting of people who...
Gold miner handed clean-up notice
John Thistleton The Environment Protection Authority has issued a mining company building an underground gold mine near Braidwood with a clean up notice, after run off from a sediment basin polluted nearby creeks.
Graziers protest Yass wind farm
John Thistleton Farmers are protesting on Thursday outside a private meeting between the NSW Government and a major wind farm developer at Yass.
Winemakers in sparkling moods over vintage crop
John Thistleton Winemakers say well-timed rain and hot weather have turned this year's vintage into a corker.
