Australian Hotels Association awards honour Canberra's best ...
Canberra's hospitality industry appears to be thriving more than ever, as it celebrated a record number of entries to the ACT Australian Hotels Association awards on Monday night.Brian Smith was honoured three times at the annual awards, taking away the John Press award for his two venues Hopscotch in Braddon and Young & Frisky in Gungahlin, while Hopscotch also co-won the best pub bistro with The Meating Room in Weston Creek.. Award winning: Hopscotch Bar co-owners Brian Smith and Nick Pa..>> view originalSnow expected in Canberra overnight
Snow expected in Canberra overnight Updated July 12, 2016 17:57:50 Weather experts are predicting Canberra suburbs could wake up to a dusting of snow on Wednesday.A combination of plummeting temperatures and showers are expected to bring snow down to 600 metres."We've got some late showers developing [on Tuesday] and they'll continue into [Wednesday] as well," Bureau of Meteorology forecaster Ilona Coote told 666 ABC Canberra."But overnight we're expecting the temperatu..>> view originalCar collides with fallen tree on Streeton Drive, with number of ...
Emergency services in Canberra were kept busy on Tuesday night as wild weather downed multiple trees and caused traffic woes on several roads.A car reportedly crashed into a fallen tree on Streeton Drive on Tuesday night, as wild weather downed trees and caused traffic woes on several Canberra roads. A car reportedly crashed into a fallen tree on Streeton Drive in Canberra on Tuesday night. Photo: sylvia liber It is understood the driver was not injured in the crash, which happened on S..>> view originalWinter Storm Set To Smash Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Canberra
It's arriving. And it's wreaking wintry havoc right now. All week, the coldest, fiercest Southern Ocean storm system of the year has been screaming northwards from Antarctica to southern Australia. And now it's here. Here's what you need to know. Snow is falling pretty much anywhere above about 400 metres above sea level in Victoria and South Australia. Half of Adelaide has been waiting atop Mt Lofty on the city's eastern fringe in a strange, half-frozen vigil. Their prayers were eventually..>> view originalCanberra Weekender: What's on in Canberra July 15-17
Dami Im, who represented Australia at the Eurovision Song Contest this year, will perform a sold out show at Canberra Theatre Centre. All weekend COLLECTING DR WHO Starting on Saturday, new exhibition Bigger on the inside: Collecting Dr Who will display the Dr Who memorabilia collection of Canberra collector Timothy Kirsopp, who is attempting to break the Guinness World Record for the world's largest collection of Dr Who related memorabilia. Canberra Museum and Gallery, 176 London Ci..>> view originalCanberra Raider Junior Paulo backs an NRL return for Jarryd Hayne
Canberra Raiders prop Junior Paulo says his former Parramatta teammate Jarryd Hayne "puts bums in seats" and has backed an NRL return for the code-hopping star.Paulo and Hayne played together at the Eels for two seasons before the latter embarked on his brief NFL career with the San Francisco 49ers and his even shorter stint with the Fiji Sevens team in a bid to make the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro next month. Paulo felt Hayne's return could only be a positive for the NRL and backed a ..>> view originalBecome a Canberra Times member today
The ACT government is pushing to re-establish a low-cost air route to Melbourne, and has announced it will hire a "commissioner for international engagement" to enhance Canberra's ties with cities abroad. The ACT government is trying to attract low-cost, budget airlines such as Jetstar to Canberra. Photo: Paul Rovere It has been five years since the last budget carrier, Tigerair, flew from Melbourne to Canberra. Road closures:A number of road closures will remain in place until Septemb..>> view originalCanberra man charged with string of child sex offences against girl
A Canberra man has faced court charged with a string of sex crimes, including rape and producing child pornography.Jeffrey David Lee, 47, was formally charged with 23 offences when he appeared in the ACT Magistrates Court on Tuesday. Accused: Jeffrey David Lee. Photo: Facebook He faced three counts of sexual intercourse with a child, eight counts of using a child to produce child pornography and accessing child pornography.Lee has also been charged with assault, intentionally inflicting ..>> view originalCanberra Raiders junior Josh Chudleigh relives childhood with try ...
Canberra Stadium brought back memories of junior grand finals for North Queensland hooker Josh Chudleigh, especially when he heard his mum screaming as he scored a spectacular try on debut.While Chudleigh got his NRL career off to a bright start, Canberra Raiders fullback Jack Wighton says "things are starting to brighten up" for himself and he was thankful for the faith his coach Ricky Stuart showed in him. While Josh Chudleigh would have loved the win, he was excited about making his NR..>> view originalOrigin: Canberra Raider Josh Papalii says Gavin Cooper's inclusion ...
Despite starring in the first two State of Origins, injured Queensland forward Josh Papalii thinks the Maroons might be stronger without him.The Canberra Raiders second-rower was desperate to play in Origin III but said it would have been "selfish" to go into camp at "less than 40 per cent" fitness after suffering a knee injury against the Newcastle Knights. Papalii was brilliant off the bench for Queensland in the opening two games of the series. Photo: Getty Images But he'll still be t..>> view original
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