Last Top Stories: Canberra man Brad Carron-Arthur finishes third in World's Toughest Mudder in Las Vegas

• Canberra man Brad Carron-Arthur finishes third in World's Toughest Mudder in Las Vegas

  

  Canberra's Brad Carron-Arthur has just returned home after finishing third in World's Toughest Mudder in Las Vegas last weekend.Photo: Karleen MinneyWhere to start? So many torturous obstacles. So much physical and mental endurance. Just safe to say Canberra's Brad Carron-Arthur is one tough mudder. With brains as well as brawn.The 26-year-old PhD student and former Young Canberra Citizen of the Year last weekend finished third out of 1200 competitors in the World's Toughest Mudder event on the ..

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• Design Canberra festival set to celebrate creative flair

  

  Cecilia North, Georgia Mackay, Isabella Snaidero and Stephanie Macdonald pose at the official launch of DESIGN Canberra at the National Portrait Gallery.Photo: Melissa AdamsMore than a hundred members of Canberra's artistic community gathered at the National Portrait Gallery on Thursday night to launch a nine-day celebration of design.Models showcasing the work of fashion designers posed for photographs at the launch party surrounded by furniture created by Canberra icons.The Design Canberra eve..

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• Weather: Heat stress warning as Canberra braces for a scorching-hot Friday

  

  Friends Jordan Trkulja, Brayden Slobone, Nathan Andrews and Sam Irvine Cool off at Manuka pool.Photo: Jay CronanSummer is still a fortnight away but Canberra already is forecast to reach a scorching 36 degrees on Friday.The Emergency Services Agency is warning Canberrans to prepare for a high fire risk amid potentially damaging winds.The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a severe-weather warning for the region, with damaging winds of about 60km/h and peak gusts of 90km/h forecast for parts of t..

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• Raiders spree continues: Papa re-signs

  

  Canberra Raiders pre-season signing spree continues as Origin forward Josh Papalii extends his dealJosh Papalii has re-signed with the Raiders until 2018.Source:Kym Smith / News Corp AustraliaTHE Canberra Raiders have continued to tie up the most talented players on their roster, with their only Origin player committing his future to the club.Just days after talented young fullback Jack Wighton re-signed until the end of the 2018 season, Queensland enforcer Josh Papalii has followed suit for the..

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• Body linked to missing Canberra man - 9news

  

  A body discovered in Canberra's northeast is believed to be that of a man who went missing earlier this month.Andrew Carville, a 52-year-old from Evatt, hasn't been seen since November 4.Police fear it was him they found in Majura on Thursday, but are yet to formally identify the body. It follows the discovery of a damaged Toyota Landcruiser in the Monlonglo Gorge on Saturday, which detectives say has "firm links" to Mr Carville.The car was spotted by members of the public in the Majura..

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• NRL: Canberra Raiders cast eye over PNG Hunters forward Kato Ottio in training deal

  

  PNG international Kato Ottio (second from left) is training with the Canberra Raiders.Photo: Raiders TwitterThe Canberra Raiders are casting their eye over a PNG international who has only been playing rugby league for the past 12 months with the potential of handing him a second-tier contract next season.Kato Ottio arrived in Canberra on Monday to begin a training deal with the Raiders during the pre-season.PNG Hunters forward Kato Ottio is on a training agreement with the Canberra Raiders.Phot..

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• Gang-gang

  

  Jane Miller watches King O'Malley drive in the first peg, 1913.We all want to believe that Canberra has a heart, its people's Good Samaritanesque sensitivity to the plights of the woebegone of the earth. But what was the first big demonstration of the warmth of our city's vital civic giblet, Canberra's heart?Candidates with claims to being the first organised throbs of that good heart emerge from a fossick through a new on-line exhibitionCanberra Women in World War I: Community at Home, Nurses A..

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• Canberra's arts diary

  

  David Stephanovic. Untitled (detail). Skew-whiff exhibition, M16 Artspace.Photo: SuppliedArts diary – November 20What's on in Canberra's art sceneVISUAL:Sydney Ball , "Pawnee Summer" 1973 Collection: Queensland Art Gallery in "Birth of the Cool" at the ANU Drill Hall Gallery.Photo: suppliedANCA Gallery:The Peculiar Library.An exhibition of artworks made in response to books chosen by curator Narelle Phillips. Until November 29. Open Wednesday to Sunday, noon-5pm. 1 Rosevear Place, Dickson. See..

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• Canberra short film wins national cinematography award

  

  Nik Wansbrough, Michael O'Rourke and Sam Dignand, the trio behind short film Girl + Ghost at the Australian Cinematographers Society Awards.Photo: SuppliedCanberra cinematographer Michael O'Rourke has picked up a silver plaque at the Australian Cinematographers Society Awards for short film,Girl + Ghost.O'Rourke worked with writer/director Nik Wansbrough​ and producer/composer Sam Dignand​ to create the short, which tells the story of a ghost infatuated with the girl next door."It's a really vis..

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• W-League: Canberra United may miss three Matildas stars for Wanderers encounter

  

  Canberra United goalkeeper Lydia Williams may miss her club's round seven match against the Western Sydney Wanderers with Matildas commitments.Photo: Getty ImagesThe importance of Canberra United's clash with Sydney FC this weekend has been magnified with up to three of their stars to miss the following week's game with Matildas commitments.The defending W-League champions will be desperate to keep in touch with the top four when they continue their horrid road schedule at Lambert Park on Sunday..

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