Reporter ELIZABETH KOVACS traces the Canberra City Band's century of musical contribution to the city that started with a small brass band of construction workers in 1925.
Elizabeth Kovacs
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Elizabeth Kovacs is journalist with CBR CityNews.
Popularised in movies such as Heathers, Alice in Wonderland and, more recently, Netflix’s adaptation of Bridgerton, croquet has seen a resurgence in interest in Canberra and surrounds, reports ELIZABETH KOVACS.
Academic and Canberra author Dr Alison Booth’s latest book is her first foray into crime fiction.
Four years ago mandatory standards for overnight boarding kennels in the ACT were introduced, but "the ACT government hasn’t policed or enforced any of the legislation since 2021,” says Snuggles Pet Resort owner Noel Martin.
Recognised for her work in wastewater technology, postdoctoral research scientist Dr Samantha McGaughey is the 2025 ACT Emerging Scientist of the Year.
Jane Austen, born in 1775, in Steventon, Hampshire, England, is known for her six novels penned anonymously “By a Lady” until after her death, reports ELIZABETH KOVACS.
Misdiagnosed with Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder, teenager Chelsea Bagnall was put on a supervised eating plan. She knew it was all wrong, but the doctors weren't listening to her, she tells reporter ELIZABETH KOVACS.
Local record shop owner Brian "Frog" Harris is rolling up his sleeves and personally supporting Believe, the first album in 11 years from star singer John “Swanee” Swan, reports ELIZABETH KOVACS.
Canberra public servant Dwaine McMaugh, 51, has achieved something startling; he has coerced a co-author to write about their own dangerous trajectory and predicted demise. Reporter ELIZABETH KOVACS reveals the twist to the plot.
Canberra local, Dr Susan Orgill, a renowned "soil influencer", is one of three finalists in the 2025 Landcare General Jeffery Soil Award, reports ELIZABETH KOVACS.
The wartime exploits of two Australian servicemen in Europe as double agents, spies and guerilla fighters for British Intelligence are the subject of Canberra author and historian Edmund Goldrick's upcoming first book Anzac Guerrillas.
Like many teens his age, Beau McCarroll is into sports, but this 17-year-old is dreaming above his weight, of the Olympics, reports ELIZABETH KOVACS.
