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Heritage Berkshire pigs bring home the bacon for Canberra couple

This is just one reason a Canberra farmer has chosen to work with a pig breed mentioned by Oliver Cromwell's men in the 1600s. The Berkshire Pig even enjoyed the patronage of no less than Queen Victoria. However it slipped from favour and at one stage ... >> view original

Rangers seeking 'turtle patrol' team for Canberra nature reserve

But rangers say there is no cause for alarm. Locals are not being asked to catch turtles, just help them climb over a fence. Rangers at the Mulligans Flat Woodland Sanctuary in Canberra's north have put a call out for a group of dedicated "turtle ... >> view original

Malcolm Turnbull shows hypocrisy's alive and well in Canberra

Well, he got that dead right, and after the events of this week he has proven to an already sceptical electorate that hypocrisy is alive and well and living in Canberra. This week's coup was brilliantly conducted. Partyroom colleagues were rounded up ... >> view original

Secret City stars come out to play as filming wraps in Canberra

The two-time Academy Award nominee, who plays a Labor powerbroker in the show, said the cast and crew were finishing up filming in Canberra this weekend before heading to Sydney for a further five weeks of shooting. She will then return home to Los ... >> view original

Canberra's emergency departments break treatment record

The ACT government has accepted it must improve hospital processes after a report found errors in non-admitted patient data could have resulted in a loss of up to $3 million. The admission comes as Canberra emergency departments recorded their busiest ... >> view original

Magpie swooping season has Canberra on alert

Canberra's swooping magpies are out in force, ready to take on cyclists, pedestrians, dog walkers and skateboarders who may appear a threat to chicks. To better prepare Canberrans for the nesting season, ACT Parks and Conservation has released a video ... >> view original

Hopes that Aquis $330m Canberra plans will strengthen Cairns' proposal

The two-stage Canberra proposal, including two high-end hotels, a 3300sq m convention centre extension, a dining, entertainment and luxury retail precinct and 420 operational and 200 construction jobs, is contingent on poker machines, currently banned ... >> view original

Students from 35 schools take the Canberra Theatre stage for the 31st Youth ...

This week the Canberra Theatre transformed into explorations of 'attractiveness' in society, impacts of urbanisation and the importance of multicultural history, among 54 other topics... About 1400 experienced and experimenting dancers from 35 Canberra ... >> view original

Rollout of Canberra weekday bus timetable delayed due to planning error

A new requirement for regular 10-minute breaks for Canberra bus drivers has halted changes to the weekday timetable for ACTION buses scheduled to start next month. The 10-minute "out-of-bus break" for a bus driver after driving more than three hours ... >> view original

AFP investigating leak of Canberra Mr Fluffy asbestos homeowners' personal ...

After the investigation was reported on Thursday, The Canberra Times obtained a second version of the list marked "unclassified" and containing 1021 entries. The government's asbestos taskforce confirmed the second version was genuine and asked ... >> view original