Orlando massacre: Canberra landmarks lit up in solidarity with ...
Orlando massacre: Canberra landmarks lit up in solidarity with LBGTI community Updated June 14, 2016 07:51:25 Landmarks across Canberra have been lit up in rainbow colours in a show of solidarity with the people of Orlando and the LBGTI community. Almost 50 people were killed and another 53 injured after a heavily-armed gunman opened fire at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida - the worst mass shooting in modern US history.Canberra's Kings Avenue bridge, Malcolm Fraser ..>> view originalCanberra Weekender: What's on in Canberra June 17-19
The biggest kids' party in Canberra for grown-ups only is on Friday night at the National Museum, celebrating 50 years of Play School. Photo: Supplied All weekendTRUFFLE FESTIVAL Canberra's truffle season is in full swing, with the festival running until the end of August. There's local black truffles on the menu at restaurants all around town, plus special dinners, events, cooking classes and of course hunts with the dogs to unearth truffles. For the full program and tickets, visit ..>> view originalCanberra: the ultimate winter holiday destination
As a tourist destination, all that Canberra is missing is a slogan selling its wonders to families who love to freeze. (Pic: National Carillon/VisitCanberra)In some parts of the world, they would call me a goose. I’m heading south for the winter. I’m not off to the ski fields to join the happy hordes on the piste. I’m leaving the warmer weather of Brisbane behind and going to Canberra because that’s what I like to do.Opposing the hordes of grey nomads who travel north each year when winter is co..>> view originalCanberra mornings: June 14 2016
When Nathan Edwardson headed out with his cycling club for a relaxed lunchtime ride along Cotter Road last year, little did he know he would be just metres away from a serious injury or death. Canberra Cycling Club president Nathan Edwardson escaped injury after two half-bricks were thrown at his group of cyclists. Photo: Elesa Kurtz As he and a pack of other riders rounded a bend on the popular cycling route, two half-bricks were thrown at them from a passing car and now the ACT governm..>> view originalCost-benefit report on moving Canberra public servants to Armidale ...
A study into the benefits of the forced removal of several hundred Canberra public servants to northern NSW was supposed to be produced on Friday, according to reports. Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce remains adamant public servants will be on the move . Photo: Andrew Meares The news comes as front-bench solidarity on the controversial plan looks increasingly shaky with Treasurer Scott Morrison failing to back the certainty of colleague Barnaby Joyce that the move was a done deal in ..>> view originalRebels bikies speak out against Canberra anti-consorting laws
Rebels bikies have broken their code of silence to protest against the ACT government's moves to introduce anti-consorting laws, warning they threaten the rights of ordinary Canberrans.The government last week published its proposed model for anti-consorting laws in the ACT, a move that all but confirms it will follow others states and territories and introduce the controversial measures. A patched Rebels member who was among riders protesting bikie laws at Parliament House in Canberra in ..>> view original'Spare 10' now offers Canberra's homeless sleeping bags after ...
Two mums who just wanted to keep Canberra's homeless warm have been brought to tears after seeing people wearing the thermals the community bought them.Belconnen mums Soudalay Thammavongsa and Emma Madsen raised 10 times more money than they originally intended after asking Canberrans to spare the $10 note they might have spent on lunch or parking to buy thermal gloves, beanies or socks for the city's rough sleepers. Canberrans Soudalay Thammavongsa and Emma Madsen with more than 100 sleep..>> view originalCanberra supports Orlando
Landmarks around the capital light up in the colours of the rainbow flag to show solidarity with the victims of the Pulse nightclub mass shooting.>> view originalTwo new learn-to-ride centres will help Canberra's budding cyclists ...
Canberra's next generation of cyclists is set to benefit from two new learn-to-ride centres aimed at helping parents, schools and community groups train children to ride a bike safely.The ACT government has revealed concept designs for the new centres planned for Greenway Park in Tuggeranong and Lake Ginninderra in Belconnen to provide a safe place for youngsters to practise their riding skills. Police and children at the old traffic centre in Belconnen, which the new centres have been mod..>> view originalCanberra man sentenced to five years' jail over knifepoint robbery ...
A man who unlawfully confined a woman and robbed her after holding a knife to her throat has been sentenced to five years behind bars.A jury last year found Steven Thompson, 39, guilty of aggravated robbery, burglary, unlawful confinement, theft, and taking a motor vehicle without consent for a string of crimes that took place in less than 24 hours in December 2014. Steven James Thompson will be eligible for parole in May 2018. Photo: Graham Tidy Thompson was on parole for earlier crime..>> view original
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