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Summernats is back - beware of the extra traffic and the linked changes if you live in or venture into the city/inner north.
Don't turn up to the lake at midnight for the end of year fireworks display because there won't be one then, this year the ACT gov is only doing the 9pm fireworks.
They are at least supposed to be combining the two displays in terms of quantity of fireworks, so expect the loud bangs to run longer than usual.
A tracking device has led Canberra police to a large haul of allegedly stolen e-bikes and electric scooters.
Police say they have recovered six e-bikes and 15 electric scooters — all suspected of being stolen — from a home in Ngunnawal in Canberra's north.
An experiment on a new type of light rail track has started at the National Arboretum. ... read full post
Double demerit points apply for motorists in the ACT from Friday, December 22 until Monday, January 1, 2024.
The same applies for NSW if you're heading down the coast or whereever.
Hello, new to the Canberra area and in the need for a mechanic to service my VW Golf.
Can anyone recommend a European mechanic shop that specialises in VWs?
Thanks very much in advance.
From Term 1 next year, students in Preschool up to Year 10 will not be able to use their mobile phone, smart watch or any other personal communication devices at school.
A new telescope at Mount Stromlo will give researchers thousands of times more information.
The Quantum Optical Ground Station, where the telescope is housed, can provide high-quality video transmissions from space.
Professor Anna Moore of the ANU says it's a world-first in terms of global communication capability.
The regulation preventing new gas network connections to buildings in Canberra will begin on 8 December as part of the ACT Government’s plan to transition from fossil fuels.
A wombat has earned the nickname Ian Thorpe after swimming for nearly 40 minutes before being rescued from a Canberra pond after a thunderstorm.
The wombat was rescued from Yerrabi Pond in Canberra's north by a woman in a kayak on Monday evening
Brindabella Christian College will need to cease using its car park that was installed without development approval by next month, the ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal (ACAT) has ruled. ... read full post
A Safe Work Australia report found engineered stone poses an 'unacceptable risk to workers' and should be banned.
The ACT government says its prepared to introduce its own ban if a national agreement isn't reached.
The CFMEU is calling on retailers like Bunnings and IKEA to stop selling engineered stone products.
A 43-year-old woman has been charged after allegedly running onto the tarmac and under a plane at Canberra Airport on Wednesday evening (1 November). ... read full post
They’ve been a peak Canberra experience for decades, but the paddle boats on Lake Burley Griffin have finally paddled their last.
The National Capital Authority (NCA) has announced the boats have “reached the end of their operational life and have been discontinued”.
The first of four Australian-made electric buses ordered for the Transport Canberra fleet has arrived in the ACT and is about to hit the road.
The new Custom Denning ‘Element’ low-floor battery electric bus (BEB) was on show today at the Belconnen Depot where the four will be based and two chargers have been installed.