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Rocketry: Canberra group meets to launch aircraft in hobby not for the faint ...

It is not a hobby that often receives much attention, but model rocketry in Canberra has a small and devoted following. This weekend the Canberra Rocketry Group travelled to Ardlethan in New South Wales to launch their low, mid and high power rockets. >> view original

Raiders ready to raise the roof

THE Raiders goal to become the first NRL team to play in an enclosed-roof stadium coupled with a new high-performance centre in the heart of Canberra will take its most significant step when club executives travel to the US to tour the facilities of ... >> view original

Million-dollar sales become the new norm in Canberra

Owning a million-dollar property would be out of reach for the average family, but sales within this price bracket are becoming a more frequent occurrence in the ACT. Surprisingly, more often than not the buyer is the average family. In the past eight ... >> view original

W-League: Canberra United recruits bolster defence for reigning champions

She was on the team that got knocked out by Canberra United in last season's finals series. But Melbourne Victory recruit Emma Checker has slotted in seamlessly into her new surroundings as another key addition to Canberra's title defence. Checker and ... >> view original

Canberra pair hoping Girls Own will have the edge

Past the Post. Training partners Barbara Joseph and Paul Jones were hopeful that the Brett Thompson-trained Slate On Edge would race in Sydney, but unfortunately for the Canberra-based pair, the dual acceptor will instead take on their horse at Wellington. >> view original

Canberra community seeks funds for memorial garden for those lost to HIV/AIDS

The Canberra AIDS Memorial Project has raised about $12,000 since Chief Minister Andrew Barr launched the initiative in May 2012. Mr Allen praised both the ACT Chief Minister and the Minister for Territory and Municipal Services, Shane Rattenbury for ... >> view original

Transgrid deal could sell Canberra's data to China

Craig Scroggie, Next DC chief executive, downplayed the risk of having cable to its data centres potentially controlled by a Chinese company saying many other fibre networks also connected to the data centres. Share on twitter · Share on Google Plus. >> view original

Canberra's Rugbytots cheer for a World Cup win for the Wallabies

As Australian rugby fans brace for the Wallabies' second World Cup fixture against Uruguay, Canberra fans as young as two years old are getting a taste for the game. Franklin mother of two Rebecca Marlow said her son Oscar, 4, and daughter Isobel, 6 ... >> view original

NRL: Canberra Raiders halfback Josh McCrone set to join St George Illawarra ...

Canberra Raiders halfback Josh McCrone is set to receive an NRL lifeline and sign a two-year deal with the St George Illawarra Dragons. The 28-year-old is contracted with the Raiders until the end of next season, but it is understood the club is ... >> view original

Haunting fog installations transform banks of Murrumbidgee River near Canberra

A haunting art installation has come to life on the banks of the Murrumbidgee River on the edge of Canberra. Using fog as a canvas, contemporary artist Vic McEwan has transformed static images of historical objects from the National Museum of Australia ... >> view original