ACTEW Water’s Enlarged Cotter Dam project has received two national sustainability awards at the Institute of Public Works Engineering Australasia Awards in Queensland overnight. The Cotter sustainability program won both the Sustainable Infrastructure Category and the Overall Winner Award. In addition to securing the Canberra region’s water for generations to come, the massive construction project […]
ACT Policing is seeking witnesses to an aggravated robbery in Rivett this morning (Wednesday July 30). About 7.45am, a man entered the Rivett Newsagency holding a large kitchen knife and demanded cash from the shop attendant. The staff member complied and handed the offender a sum of cash. The offender is described as being a […]
CRICKET Australia has announced the final of the 2014-15 KFC T20 Big Bash League will be played at Canberra’s Manuka Oval on Wednesday 28 January. “We have looked at a number of options for hosting the final of the Big Bash League, given the unique summer of international cricket that lies ahead and the significant […]
ACT Policing seized 32 cannabis plants yesterday (Tuesday, July 29) from a house in Ainslie after emergency services responded to reports of a fire at the location. About 7am yesterday, police attended and entered the unoccupied house. Officers located a room within the house which contained 32 cannabis plants and hydroponic equipment. The plants were […]
SHANE Rattenbury officially launched Cupcake Day for the RSPCA ACT today at CIT Reid with chefs and students baking up a storm to join the fight against animal cruelty. Along with RSPCA ACT CEO Tammy Ven Dange, Shane sampled the creations made on site and chatted with talented pastry students that not only have a […]
