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Volunteer firefighter Bruce Coffe with Nadia Dennis, 6, of Calwell in 1992.

The pirates of Lake Tuggeranong: Hilary Taylor, Kurt Geyer, Daniel Franic and Nicky Maguire in 1995.

Action from the 1991 Tuggeranong festival street parade.

Linda and Grant Peterson dressed as bees to raise money for the New Creation Ministries in 1992.

Waka the clown of Rent-a-clown Lyons in 1992.

Fairy floss was popular with three-year-old Greg Burkett of Calwell in 1992.

Tuggeranong was the place to be in the 1990s, as various festivals were held with a range of fun activities for everyone, from meeting pirates, to dressing up as bees, to devouring fairy floss. 

Megan Doherty

Jonathan Palmer from the Rotary Club of Hall says work is under way to make the little village at the northern border of the ACT a model bee-friendly community. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

It's World Bee Day on Friday and a bee boulevard is being created in the main street of Hall

Bee-autiful effort: Salesforce, Capgemini join forces to help bees at Hall

Dickson College year 12 student Xanthe Campbell (centre) with her friends Georgie Barnes, Akidi Pickette, Lara Shouten and Vida Rosauer celebrating her place in the semi-finals of The Voice. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

The Dickson College student has reached the semi-finals of The Voice - and her friends and the school couldn't be more proud of the 17-year-old singer.

'An amazing achievement': Canberra student prepares for The Voice semi-finals

Brittney Levinson

The second release of Macnamara sees 117 blocks up for sale. Picture: Supplied

More than 1000 buyers had already registered within a few hours of release.

More blocks of land released for new Canberra suburb

Alex Crowe

Taylor Fleming and Blake Gattringer joined the queue at the Tuggeranong pre-polling centre to cast their votes on Thursday. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

A lot of Canberrans have already voted, and many more will before polling day

Queanbeyan artist Matthew Curtis with his work Field of Light at Iskia Apartments in Campbell.

"It's wonderful [recognition] because otherwise I'm stuck at home in my workshop with the dog and I'm too close to it."

Queanbeyan glass artist wins prestigious prize

Sarah Lansdown

Lanie Tindale

Year 7 to 10 students at St Francis Xavier College will be learning from home one day per week for the next four weeks because of staff shortages. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Canberra's school systems suffer further teacher shortages as virus hospitalisations climb.

Catholic school students go to remote learning

Flashback Friday: The Tuggeranong festival

Tuggeranong's a treat

Tuggeranong was the place to be in the 1990s, as various festivals were held with a range of...

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Flashback Friday: The Tuggeranong festival

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