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• Canberra Weekender: What's on December 4-6

  

  Mighty feast: Grant Kells and Alicia Doherty want Canberrans to experience the best international barbecue fare.Photo: SuppliedAll weekendAdvertisementBBQ FESTIVALCanberra's first ever Big Smoque AAA Barbecue Festival kicks off in Civic Square Saturday morning. On top of the official barbecue competition, there will be live music, food, drinks, hay bales, dance demos, vintage American cars and more.Read more about it here. Saturday and Sunday. Tickets fromtrybooking.com.CHRISTMAS IN THE CITYThe ..

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• Canberra's November temperatures two degrees above average

  

  Video will begin in5seconds.Wakeboarder Lewy Watt on the Molonglo RiverLewy Watt, 17, wakeboards on the Molonglo River. He is the current NSW Junior Mens title holder. He is ranked 3rd in Australia and fourth in the world.PT1M28S620349November proved to be a warm chaser to Canberra's thirsty October, with temperatures hovering two degrees above average."[November] has been close to the record but not quite there," Weatherzone meteorologist Rob Sharpe said.A severe heatwave throughout southern Au..

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• Canberra named in world's top 20 best student cities

  

  Vice-chancellor Stephen Parker is proud that UC has helped boost Canberra's rise in the world rankings of top student cities.Photo: Rohan ThomsonCanberra has cracked the top 20 best cities for students in the world.The 2016 QS Best Student Cities ranking, announced on Tuesday, has placed Canberra at 17 - up four spots from 21 last year and up 20 spots from 37th in 2014. Canberra is the third Australian city to get a place in the top 20 after Melbourne, in 2nd place, and Sydney in 4th.It comes af..

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• Canberra home values strongest growth in Australian capital cities: RP Data index

  

  Rising values: Auctioneer Dan McAlpine of Peter Blackshaw real estate at a recent Canberra auction.Photo: Jay CronanCanberra - a great place if you're an investor, but not if you're trying to buy or build your first home.The bush capital's residential property values have outshone other Australian cities over the past quarter, growing 2 per cent in the three months to November. However, ACT home values were down 0.5 per cent in the month of November, when houses were down 0.5 per cent and units ..

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• Sutton Forest farmers want Canberra to help them lock the gate on Hume Coal mining exploration

  

  Peter and Kim Martin on their property in Sutton Forest which is under threat of underground mining .Photo: Brendan EspositoA group of landholders at Sutton Forest in the Southern Highlands have lost their battle to stop Hume Coal from drilling test bore holes on their land.The band of farmers and retirees who had chosen Sutton Forest for its bucolic setting close to Sydney has been fighting Hume Coal, owned by the giant Korean steel company POSCO for five years. Some farmers have sold out, but..

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• Uber logs 20,000 trips in its first month in Canberra

  

  A heat map of Uber passenger requests in Canberra in NovemberPhoto: SuppliedUber has logged 20,000 trips in its first month in the ACT, prompting the ride-sharing business to label Canberra its fastest growing Australian market.Since being welcomed by Chief Minister Andrew Barr on October 30, the company has signed up 350 drivers in the ACT and carried about 10,000 passengers. Uber's own data showed most drivers work part-time and drive about 19 hours per week, earning more than $30 per hour in ..

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• Brumbies, Raiders and racing combine for 'triple whammy' in...

  

  The Raiders, Brumbies and Black Opal race day are all on the same weekend next March.Canberra's sporting codes are set to unite for a "triple whammy" of events next year which could open the door for a golden ticket to the ACT Brumbies, Raiders and Black Opal race day.Brumbies boss Michael Jones is keen to initiate talks with cross-code rivals the Raiders as well as Canberra racing officials with a bumper weekend of action locked in for March 4-6.Canberra sports fans will be treated to a jammed ..

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• Australia's public service capital Canberra wins when it comes to work-life balance, says SEEK study

  

  Work-life balance – Canberrans are happy with the balance they have.Photo: iStockA fast-emerging trend could soon have Canberra bashers taking a backward step.Canberra is shaping up as the Australian capital for the perfect work-life balance.Multiple studies have shown a large amount of people in the nation's capital were happy with the way their careers and home lives worked together.AdvertisementThe Australian Public Service Commission's2014-15 State of the Servicereport tabled in parliament o..

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• Belconnen joins Canberra's free outdoor Wi-Fi

  

  Rory Lamont, Tony Caruana of the Canberra Skateboarding Association, Peter-Joe Hunt, Art Soldo and Harmon Marshall enjoying the free CBR Wi-FI at Belconnen Skate park.Photo: Jay CronanFree outdoor Wi-Fi is now accessible along Emu Bank, throughout Lake Belconnen foreshore and around Belconnen mall.Community Services Minister Yvette Berry made the announcement on Monday following the "great take up" of the free Wi-Fi in Civic, which she claims is used by an average of 30,000 people each week.Wi-..

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• Tabcorp sells eight Canberra properties for more than $6 million at auction

  

  Tabcorp has sold the Wanniassa TAB for $950,000 at auction.Tabcorp has sold eight Canberra properties for more than $6 million at auction.JLL sold the properties at a public auction on Thursday, netting $6,171,500 for the gaming company.Three Tabcorp outlets were brought for $800,000 to $1,120,000, with the choice of a two-year or five-year Tabcorp lease.The sales roped in yields of 4.71 per cent to 5.29 per cent.AdvertisementThe remaining five properties were sold as vacant possession, with pri..

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