Neighbours and residents of Flora Place, Palmerston, have spent the last five months fighting to have their street cleaned up of dirty mattresses and rubbish.
Taking the best part of 20 years to write, author Tanya Davies has just published her second novel, “Then Eve”. “I got stuck at times definitely, and I put ‘Then Eve’ away a couple of times,” she tells reporter LILY PASS.
Jane Cottee has been passionate about plants since she was five. Now 66, she’s enjoying plants in a new role as president of the Southern Tablelands Ecosystems Park, which has a dedicated garden in the north-west of the National Arboretum.
Thomas and Joseph Frawley started their business selling shoes to Parliament House builders from the back of a T-Model Ford in 1927. Now, 95 years on, Thomas’ son Ted, 87, and Ted’s daughter Lisa Mudge, 61, are closing Frawley’s Shoes.
“Expect to fail,” is sport and exercise psychologist Dr Richard Keegan’s advice to anyone setting New Year’s resolutions. But failure shouldn’t be final, he tells LILY PASS.
William Potter, 12, has only been playing futsal for a year, and he has already been selected to represent Australia in an international competition.
Writing doesn’t come from inspiration, inspiration comes from writing, says Canberra author Chris Hammer. And he should know, the former journalist has just published his seventh book. LILY PASS reports.
There's a lot of interest in growing native plants in the Canberra Bonsai Society, says president Tony Gill.
Tom Smithson is nine and already a two-year veteran of karate. He recently returned from Japan after competing in his first Junior Okinawa Karate World Tournament where he earned a ranking in the top 16, reports LILY PASS.
Samara Parish, award-winning author of "How to Survive a Scandal", is “absolutely convinced” romance novels saved her life.
When founders William (Bill) Findlay and John (Jack) Esmond played the first match for their new Eastlake Cricket Club in October, 1922, a century of cricketing history began.
Got a bike in the back shed you're not using? The Rotary Club of Canberra would love to have it for the return of its annual BuyCycle fundraiser.
