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Canberra Active Workplace Challenge set to move employees out of chairs to ...

Sedentary staff have been handed a physical activity challenge as a means of motivating them to keep their bodies moving at work. Canberra adults are heavier than ever before, with the Heart Foundation revealing almost two-thirds of adults in the ... >> view original

Canberra artist Paul Summerfield crowdfunds colouring book Secret Cities

Now, Canberra artist Paul Summerfield has produced a colouring book that draws the user into a world of secret cities and hidden, imaginary places. Secret Cities: Onsens and floating gardens is Summerfield's first foray into the world of colouring ... >> view original

'Boy from Boya' hits Canberra running to work in the office of Malcolm Turnbull

Mr Moran grew up in the Perth Hills – his parents still live in Toodyay and his brother Luke in Perth – but he switched from Channel 10's Perth bureau to its Canberra bureau in 2011 to work in the press gallery. He has won plenty of accolades, most ... >> view original

Long Weekender: What's on in Canberra

FLORIADE Canberra's celebration of all things spring continues, with a month of flowers, live entertainment, fitness sessions, kids activities, markets and more at Commonwealth Park. See the full program at floriadeaustralia.com. GARDEN FESTIVAL ... >> view original

Man injured after apartment fire in Canberra's north

An apartment has been destroyed and a man has been taken to hospital following a fire at a unit complex in the ACT's north. Firefighters were called to the blaze on Berrigan Crescent in O'Connor shortly before 10:30am. A man, a woman and a young child ... >> view original

Canberra's QEII Family Centre at full capacity with opening of six new beds by ...

For 52 years the Canberra Mothercraft Society has been providing the live-in service to help, usually, mothers and babies with anything from breastfeeding to settling to ensuring their child thrives and the family unit remains strong during a stressful ... >> view original

Summer-like weather set for Canberra and the NSW South Coast this long weekend

Canberrans heading to the NSW South Coast this long weekend could be in for the region's hottest day of the year. Sunday is forecast to reach a scorching 34 degrees in Batemans Bay: 12 degrees above average for this time of year and just above January ... >> view original

Man who allegedly lit gas bottle in Canberra McDonald's gets bail revoked

His lawyer told the court that overnight Park was brought back to Canberra from Concord hospital in Sydney, where he had been receiving treatment for his injuries. Prosecutors told the ACT Supreme Court he was a dangerous man who needed to be kept in ... >> view original

Barbara Carter at 'Pooh Corner, on the Clyde Mountain. Photo Jay Cronan

It's at Canberra Museum and Gallery until November 22. Bodywork: Australian Jewellery 1970-2012 brings the work of 42 Australian jewellers out of the National Gallery of Australia and into the city at Craft ACT until October 24. Free. Join education ... >> view original

Canberra man Josh Windolf jailed for eight months for baseball bat attack

A Canberra man who broke a baseball bat on his former partners elbow during a brutal assault has been jailed for eight months. Josh Windolf, 20, was arrested in June after attacking the woman at his home. The ACT Magistrates Court heard the woman was ... >> view original