Since COVID-19 spread across the world, many of us have been spending a lot more of our time at home and especially in... [more]
As the popular saying goes, an apple a day keeps the doctor away!
The apple is one of the healthiest foods on Ear... [more]
Many people like to wax lyrical about the 'good old days', especially the way children were like 'back then'. 'Back th... [more]
When you think of iconic Australian animals and birds, several of them come to mind. Such as the kangaroo, the emu, the ... [more]
Welcome to March, everyone!
March is the third month of our calendar year. It's named after the ancient Roman god... [more]
Welcome to February!
February is the second month of our Western calendar year. It's that unusual month that only f... [more]
There are many exciting mountains in Australia. Mount Kosciuszko, for example, is Australia's highest peak. The Snowy Mo... [more]
Happy New Year!
Welcome to a brand new year and the first month of the Western calendar year: January.
Like al... [more]
Queenslanders, I bring you good news this Christmas season!
Online Courses Australia, a leading provider of online sh... [more]
Finally, we've made it to December! The twelfth and final month in our calendar, and what a calendar year this one has... [more]
When you're a new, first-time parent, every first is special (and these days, social-media worthy, too). Such as baby's ... [more]
As the English poet Alfred, Lord Tennyson famously wrote, "In the Spring a young man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts o... [more]
Kingpin Canberra is hosting the best Halloween party in Canberra! Taking place on October 31 from 8pm-12pm, this is an e... [more]
Before my son was even born, I was absolutely determined that I would never, ever be a soccer mum.
I didn't like t... [more]
Thanks to Coronavirus, many community events and celebrations have been cancelled, or have been 're-imagined' in differe... [more]
Hooray, we've made it to the eleventh month of the year!
Welcome to November, everyone. The name November comes fr... [more]
In recent years and especially during the tough year that has so far been 2020, there has been a massive push from gover... [more]
Life is full of curious, strange and unexplainable events-big or small. For example, where do all those socks disappear ... [more]
Once upon a time, children in Australia spent a lot of time playing and being outdoors. Then the Digital Age arrived, an... [more]
With the most ghoulish time of the year almost upon us, it's time for Halloween lovers everywhere to start thinking abou... [more]
What do an octopus, octagon and the month of October all have in common?
Well, an octopus has eight arms. An octag... [more]
With school holidays approaching and Coronavirus lockdown restrictions still in force in many parts of the country, ther... [more]
It may only be September, folks, but the most wonderful time of the year is already here at Costco!
When it comes to ... [more]
With the Canberra school holidays just around the corner, and with the warm fragrant days of spring now upon us, there's... [more]
Welcome to spring, Canberra! What a wonderful feeling it is to finally emerge from our long wintry rest.
Every yea... [more]
Every year I get a bout of spring fever. Which means that around the time when the cherry trees across my part of Austra... [more]
It's that time of the year again, parents/carers: BOOK WEEK. Hosted by the Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA), ... [more]
Be warned, everyone! That other most wonderful (and most spooktacular) time of the year is just around the corner...at y... [more]
The Canberra Miniature Railway is back and open for business!
After months of closure thanks to COVID-19 and rain, Ca... [more]
Let it snow, let it snow in Canberra! Thanks to the low-pressure weather systems brewing in the skies above us from the ... [more]
Welcome to September!
We've now made it to the ninth month of the year and the beginning of a new season: spring.
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Many Canberrans tend to wax lyrical about the season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, as the English poet John Keats ha... [more]
It's wattle season, Canberra!
The Golden Wattle (scientific name: Acacia pycnantha) is Australia's national floral ... [more]
"Hate: it has caused a lot of problems in this world but has not solved one yet." Maya Angelou
Global events and cris... [more]
Australians have long been great travellers and adventurers. However, thanks to COVID-19, many of our overseas travel pl... [more]
National Science Week (15-23 August 2020) is Australia's annual celebration of science and technology. It provides an ... [more]
Get ready, Canberra, for an experience that's out of this world!
During National Science Week (August 15-23), a sat... [more]
Australians have long been great travellers and adventurers. However, thanks to COVID-19, many of our overseas travel pl... [more]
The eighth month of the year has a very imperial flavour to it, and that's because it was named long ago in honour of ... [more]
Once upon a time, Australian Ian Trevaskis was at a dinner party with friends. He was living and working as a teacher in... [more]
Australians have long been great travellers and adventurers. However, thanks to COVID-19, many of our overseas travel pl... [more]
A football gets stuck up a tree. A crowd of kids gather round the tree to get their ball back. They shake the tree, thro... [more]
As the great Andy Williams sang, Christmas is a most wonderful time of the year. Fortunately for those of us in Canberra... [more]
Author Michael Hyde is not afraid to stand up for what he believes in.
When he was in high school, he began a 'rough... [more]
Water is all around us. Earth is a watery planet. About 70% of Earth's surface is covered in water. We live beside it, ... [more]
"Neighbours, everybody needs good neighbours..."These are the opening words of the theme song from the iconic, long-runn... [more]
According to acclaimed French photographer Marc Riboud, "Taking pictures is savoring life intensely, every hundredth of ... [more]
The Coronavirus pandemic affects us all, no matter who we are, what stage of life we're at, or what we do. In previous a... [more]
According to Walt Disney, "All the adversity I've had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles, have strengthened me. Y... [more]
Dear Humans of Canberra,We are Harry, Rafey, Shadow, Sprockett, Daisy, Lester and Lou Lou. In many ways, we are very muc... [more]
George Ivanoff is a Whovian. And what exactly is a Whovian, you may well ask? Why, a Whovian is a fan of the iconic and ... [more]
Meet Pippa. She's a delightful, brave, and adventurous little pigeon with big blue sky ambitions. She decides one day to... [more]
There's something magical about candles. They add ambience and atmosphere to a room; they're warm, cosy and soothing; th... [more]
Meet Tulip and Brutus. Tulip is a neat and cautious ladybug, and Brutus is a wild and messy stinkbug. But because Tulip... [more]
We have now made it to July, the seventh month of the year in our Western calendar. Did you know that July is named af... [more]
Whether you live in Canberra or are just visiting for a short period, there are particular places in the Bush Capital th... [more]
For hundreds of years, their paintings have enraptured us all. Masterpieces such as Rembrandt's Self Portrait at the Ag... [more]
In a future world, thirty years from now, virtual reality (VR) headsets have replaced smartphones as our technology of c... [more]
Over the past several weeks in the ACT, COVID-19 restrictions have gradually been lifting. We are emerging from lockdown... [more]
