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THE former head of disability service provider Focus ACT, Torrien Lau is the new CEO of YMCA Canberra. “My first encounter with the Y was at a holiday program in Canberra in the ’70s and […]
A TRACTOR was used to cause damage the artificial turf field, perimeter fence panels and large bags of rubber compound stored near the soccer fields of Gold Creek Primary School on Kelleway Avenue, Nicholls. A […]
By MARK KENNY
THE political down time over summer can be something of a respite for an embattled government. But for Scott Morrison, it has just brought more setbacks. The weekend announcement by cabinet minister Kelly O’Dwyer that […]
A HONDA Jazz was deliberately sideswiped by a car, which allegedly drove onto the wrong side of the road in a road rage incident on Monday (January 7). The Honda was travelling northbound on William Hovell […]
TWO areas where bushfires were started by lightning in the ACT yesterday (January 18) are being monitored by the ACT Emergency Services at Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve and Mount Gingera, west of Corrin Dam The fire at Tidbinbilla […]
IT was a “near-miss” at an accident site this afternoon (Friday, January 18) when a vehicle, which is of interest to police, sped through a road block, putting people in danger. A motorcycle officer, who […]
A SEVERE thunderstorm predicted to hit Canberra this afternoon will likely produce damaging winds, according to the Bureau of Meteorology. Braidwood, Goulburn, Cooma and Yass also might be affected. ACT emergency services says Canberrans can […]
PROF Ken Lampl’s move back to teaching and composition is entirely of his own volition, “CityNews” discovered this afternoon in an exclusive interview with the head of the School of Music, who will step down […]
ALL eastbound lanes on Parkes Way have been closed eastbound and access will be restricted for the next hour after a small tipper truck rolled over. A man has been taken to hospital and ACT […]
ON the anniversary of the January 2003 bushfires, the ACT Emergency Services Agency has released confronting footage from the fire to urge Canberrans to get “bushfire ready”. The video, shot by “Channel 9” cameraman Richard […]
PROF Ken Lampl has stepped down as head of the ANU School of Music, it was announced to staff yesterday (Thursday, January 17) by Dean of the College of Arts and Social Sciences Rae Frances. […]
MITCHELL workers were left confused just after 10am this morning (Friday, January 18) when a commercial building on Flemington Road in Mitchell shook for a few seconds. Not long after earthquakes.ga.gov.au reported a 3.1 magnitude […]
A FIRE has ripped through and “extensively damaged” a home in Isabella Plains this morning (Friday, January 18). Multiple firefighting crews tackled the fire on Bucknel Circuit at about 10.15am after neighbours noticed the home was […]
A COOMBS woman was arrested after a series of vehicle thefts from July 2018 to early January. The 24-year-old was charged yesterday (Thursday, January 17) with five counts of riding or driving a motor vehicle […]
LIGHTNING hit and ruptured a gas mainline at 2 Barkly Crescent, Forrest, during last night’s (January 17) storm. The street was closed off in both directions until ACT Fire & Rescue isolated the gas leak. Contractors […]
THE fire-like haze visible across the ACT is caused by dust from southern Australia. ACT ESA says the haze is expected to last into the evening. There are currently no fires in the ACT. ACT […]
CHILDREN have died from being left alone in cars, yet media reports show parents and caregivers are still ignoring warnings, according to the ACT Children and Young People Death Review Committee and Kidsafe ACT. Kidsafe CEO […]
FOUR children and one adult have been taken to hospital after a fire sparked in the kitchen of a Duffy home today (January 17). Firefighters extinguished the fire but the rear of the property on […]
AN unexplained note written on a story about Megan Mulquiney in “The Australian Women’s Weekly” magazine has sparked fresh calls for information on the Canberra teenager who went missing in 1984. Police are trying to locate […]
THE former head of disability service provider Focus ACT, Torrien Lau is the new CEO of YMCA Canberra. “My first encounter with the Y was at a holiday program in Canberra in the ’70s and […]
A TRACTOR was used to cause damage the artificial turf field, perimeter fence panels and large bags of rubber compound stored near the soccer fields of Gold Creek Primary School on Kelleway Avenue, Nicholls. A […]
By MARK KENNY
THE political down time over summer can be something of a respite for an embattled government. But for Scott Morrison, it has just brought more setbacks. The weekend announcement by cabinet minister Kelly O’Dwyer that […]
A HONDA Jazz was deliberately sideswiped by a car, which allegedly drove onto the wrong side of the road in a road rage incident on Monday (January 7). The Honda was travelling northbound on William Hovell […]
