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Unhappy street cruelled by endless traffic woes
Unhappy residents… Elizabeth Wetherill with Daniel Harrison and Molly. Photo: Danielle Nohra SEVENTY household representatives from the upper part of Goyder Street, Narrabundah, have signed a petition...
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Michael looks for ways of doing good in the world
Incoming Rotary district governor Dr Michael Moore… “I want the community to see Rotary as an organisation that does good in the world.” Photo: Danielle Nohra WHEN former ACT health minister Dr Michael...
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Libs vow to pull the plug on West Basin ‘secret’ deal
Liberal MLA Giulia Jones and leader Alistair Coe at West Basin… “The community still can, should and will have a say about the future of West Basin if the Canberra Liberals are elected,” says Mr Coe....
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‘Welcome to Ngambri country’, says Paul House
Paul House… “I’ve got twin daughters that are nearly 18, and they go to school here and all they see is welcome to Ngunnawal. They’re actually Ngambri people, they’re born here, our ancestors were born...
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W-H-O-O-S-H… here come those damn magpies!
The Australian magpie, Gymnorhina tibicen… at its worst during mating time. WITH magpies out and actively swooping, DANIELLE NOHRA has compiled a swoop scoop on why magpies swoop, when they swoop, what...
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Winning Melissa sprints cheerfully into retirement
Melissa Breen… “I’ve travelled the world because of running, I’ve met my partner, Matt, because of running. There’s so many things that running has given me.” Photo: Holly Treadaway AUSTRALIA’S fastest...
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Trees and talk, it doesn’t get much better for Scott
Scott Saddler… “Wherever I’ve gone with work I’ve mentored Aboriginal staff.” Photo: Holly Treadaway SCOTT Saddler was going down a “scary path”, he had friends in jail, others dead and if it wasn’t...
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Directorate keeps millions from open tendering
ALMOST $190 million worth of contracts were awarded without competitive tender by the ACT Community Services Directorate in its most recent year of public reporting. Reporter Danielle Nohra. In the...
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Few cheers in Caterina’s sobering drink warnings
Caterina Giorgi… “We’re seeing more risky drinking in older people than we’ve ever seen.” Photo: Danielle Nohra ALCOHOL marketing needs to change, according to the Foundation for Alcohol Research and...
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Hugh’s deep dive into discovering the inner self
Author Hugh Mackay… “The best way to find ourselves, is to lose ourselves in the services of others.” “WHO am I, really?” asks social researcher and psychologist Hugh Mackay, in his latest book “The...
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Tennis clubs give ‘derelict’ government a serve
Terry Lennard, left, and Steve Ryan… “We’ve taken a lot of kids through to national ranking but we can’t coach them on these courts properly because the bounce can be so variable,” says Terry. Photo:...
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To Matt, it’s about making room to tell the stories
War Memorial director Matt Anderson… “The memorial is not a glorification of war, it’s a place where we celebrate ordinary Australians who proved capable of the extraordinary.” Photo: Danielle Nohra...
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Schools failing but no-one knows why, says educator
Dr Karen Macpherson… “I think we owe a duty to our young people to give them the best education that a jurisdiction like ours can deliver.” Photo: Danielle Nohra DESPITE remarks from ACT Labor about...
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Major parties show different sides to development
Kowen pine forest, January, 2020… Libs wouldn’t dismiss releasing land for houses, Labor says no. DEVELOPMENT is often an important and often controversial issue in the ACT. In the past year Planning...
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Devastated Coe takes responsibility for the party’s loss
Canberra Liberals leader Alistair Coe… devastated. DEVASTATED by Saturday’s results, Canberra Liberals leader Alistair Coe today (October 20) took full responsibility for the party’s loss. In a media...
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Canberra braces for summer of severe rain storms
With an increase in moisture in the air, the storms that will be seen in Canberra, will likely be thunderstorms, says bureau senior climatologist Felicity Gamble. Photo: Andrew Campbell THE Bureau of...
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The Will to make the most of renewable energy
Will Steffen… “My cooking, my cleaning, whatever I’m doing around the apartment is 100 per cent renewable, no emissions to the atmosphere. So Canberrans can say that for anything that they use...
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Teacher CJ sings himself an ARIA nomination
Christopher “CJ” Shaw… “[If I win] I would be humbled, I would be moved, [and] it would mean the world to the school, who have been so supportive.” Photo: Nathan Schmidt.WHEN Christopher “CJ” Shaw...
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‘Fake’ probe drives business star to rock bottom
Louise Curtis… “I’ve had photographers outside my house three times, I’ve been followed twice; we got to school one morning and my kids were being photographed as they got out of the car.” Photo:...
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Thinking small is tireless Kate’s big calling
Kate Carnell. Photo: Holly Treadaway FOR a woman who doesn’t like to talk about herself, the inaugural Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise ombudsman and former ACT chief minister, Kate...
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