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Canberra to run entirely on renewable energy by 2025, leading Australia in targets

Environment Minister Simon Corbell said shifting the target to 100 per cent would make Canberra a leader both nationally and abroad. "It means more jobs and more investment in the ACT economy, it means a complete decarbonisation of our electricity ... >> view original

Planting underway at Canberra's first shared food forest in Lyneham

The first of many fruit and nut trees have been planted at a new shared food forest in Lyneham, in Canberra's north. The Lyneham Commons, an initiative of the local community, will see about 40 trees planted behind the Lyneham Primary School and looked ... >> view original

Canberra stargazers gather for Guinness World Record attempt

Belconnen's Blasius Kim, 18, spotted Saturn as onlookers gathered to break a stargazing world record. 21 August 2015 Photo: Rohan Thomson The Canberra Times Photo: Rohan Thomson. Canberrans who set their sights on the skies at the Australian ... >> view original

Canberra Weekender: What's on in Canberra August 21-23

ANTIQUE AND COLLECTABLES FAIR Twenty-two antique dealers from around Australia will be on display at the Rotary Club of Canberra City's spring antiques fair.Funds raised go to Snowy Hydro SouthCare. Entry Adult $7/Concession $5/under 14 free. >> view original

A-League clubs tapping into Canberra's football potential with feast of pre ...

How long is the appropriate time to hold a grudge? Because one year after Canberra was snubbed for the third and final time for an A-League licence, the pain was still raw. Two years - starting to heal, but the anger remained bubbling under the surface. >> view original

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ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr announced on Saturday that Canberra will be the first capital and the largest city in Australia to be fully powered by renewable energy, building on a previous target of 90 per cent renewable energy by 2020. The ... >> view original

Litbits: Could your kid be a published author in Canberra?

September 1-10: At the University of Canberra, Poetry on the Move is a poetry festival put together by UC's International Poetry Studies Institute. It's the first of its kind in Canberra and almost all of the sessions are free to attend. See ipsi.org ... >> view original

Easter Sunday declared a public holiday in Canberra

Easter Sunday will be a public holiday in the ACT from next year. Photo: Jeffrey Chan. Canberrans will enjoy another public holiday from next year, with the ACT government to add Easter Sunday to the list. Good Friday, Easter Saturday and Easter Monday ... >> view original

AIS helping give Canberra javelin thrower Kelsey-Lee Roberts a secret weapon ...

It's the technology that proved Sri Lanka spin king Muttiah Muralitharan wasn't a chucker, but Canberra javelin thrower Kelsey-Lee Roberts is using it to make her a better one. The same motion capture technology Muralitharan used is shaping as Roberts' ... >> view original

Canberra Night Markets more than double in size for September

Night Market Canberra is on Friday September 11 from 4pm-9pm, free entry. You can find out more at nightmarketcanberra.com. And it will be a big weekend of markets, with Hustle and Scout and The Forage on the next day, September 12 from 2-7pm at its ... >> view original