Photos / Fashfest 2016 night 1
Photos by Holly Williams.
The magic still there as the faithful queue for the new iPhones
DESPITE predictions to the contrary the Canberra Centre is playing host to a queue at the Apple Store for the new iPhone 7 range.
Sadly...
B-52s over Canberra
AS PROMISED the Battle of Long Tan commemorations today featured fearsome American B-52 heavy bombers wheeling in the skies over Canberra.
It was some consolation...
As seen in Petrie Plaza / Pokemon real and imagined
"CITYNEWS" was impressed to see "The Fish Shack" on Petrie Plaza getting into the "Pokemon Go" craze and offering a "Crispy Tentacool Chips Bucket".
While...
As seen on London Circuit / The syringe in the stone
A WALL on London Circuit, literally across the road from the Legislative Assembly, is sporting an unusual addition.
While the minds of illicit intravenous drug...
As seen on London Circuit / the pedant of Verity Lane
SOME Canberrans are still coming to terms with the alleys through the Sydney and Melbourne buildings having names at all.
Others it seems can't come...
As seen in Garema Place / The world’s most accurate clock
IT IS said that Mussolini made the trains run on time.
One wonders what it says that our city centre's grand clock manages to be...
Photo / Scrivener Dam in flood
GLENN Martin caught two of the floodgates on Scrivener Dam open last night letting some water out of Lake Burley Griffin.
You can see more...
Downed light pole closes two lanes on Vernon Circle
THE ACT Government is advising motorists and other road users that the left and middle lanes of Vernon Circle (city bound) are temporarily closed...
As seen in Petrie Plaza / Eternity gets a makeover
AS the long weekend is consigned to history we have at least one monument to revelry in Civic's Petrie Plaza.
The much loved "Eternity" sculpture...
Photos / Balloon comes down
MIKE Welsh has sent in these lovely pictures from the other side of the Balloon Spectacular.
Balloon rough landing in field near Will Hovell Dr...
A little spot of mischief in the Mayfair building
AS THE vast Mayfair building on the corner of West Row and Alinga Street nears completion there is a tiny consolation for those in...
Balloon Fiesta follies
PHOTOGRAPHER Andrew Campbell sent in two wonderful pictures from the annual Balloon Fiesta.
Social media has also been abuzz with pictures including the police helping...
As seen on Barry Drive… It’s OK, it’s got orange flags
THIS morning the intersection of Barry Drive and North Road was adorned by the sad wreck of someone's car.
Fortunately it had been surrounded by...
As seen on City Walk / Kenton hands out the roses for Women’s Day
TODAY is, of course, International Women's Day.
This gentleman was seen celebrating the day handing out four dozen roses outside the Canberra Centre.
Seen something around...
Enlighten 2016 in pictures
CHRIS Emery has sent in these pictures from Friday night at Enlighten, taken by Sabine Friedrich.
If you've got photos from around Canberra you'd like...
A sneak preview of Enlighten 2016
ORGANISERS of the Enlighten festival have sent through a preview of what festival goers can expect over the next couple of weeks in the...
Photos / Sunset on Wednesday, as viewed from Mount Ainslie.
PHOTOGRAPHER Andrew Campbell took these photos of the sunset last night from Mount Ainslie and was kind enough to send them in.
Want your photos...
Photos / Inside the prison
SHANE Rattenbury has officially opened the new Accommodation Unit as the Alexander Maconochie Centre's (AMC’s) Accommodation Expansion Project concludes.
The project has been completed four...
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