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30/05/2026

Civic remains relatively safe, but staff at businesses around Petrie Plaza say antisocial behaviour is on the rise.

The doorbell outside McGlades Jewellers feels more like something you would expect at a warehouse or private office than one…

30/05/2026

In the days when flats were flats and apartments were only found in countries like the United States.
We can't help but wonder what these units sold for in the Woden Valley in 1969?

Photo: National Archives of Australia.

30/05/2026

The train to Sydney has many issues but the fact it takes over four hours isn't one of them, says John Coleman.

No Canberran aboard the train to Sydney wants it to go faster. Sometimes we just wish it would go. The…

29/05/2026

No shirts, no safety gear (except for a hard hat), no worries? That's how it was done back in 1985 by men helping to build Parliament House.
Today, thankfully, we have learned to do it differently.

Photo: National Archives of Australia.

29/05/2026

Tucked away in Odgers Lane, this new diner is for the revellers. 🍔

While the party goes on into the wee small hours in Civic, late-night eats can be few and far between…

29/05/2026

The Belconnen suburb of Giralang photographed in 1978, four years after it was established.
Although many homes look finished, the streetscape appears to be just growing into the garden suburb it has become today.

Photo: National Archives of Australia.

29/05/2026

Canberra, we've got you sorted this week 👉

Canberra is a busy place this week, with wine tastings, cooking classes, art exhibitions, a whole lot of sport, events…

28/05/2026

Opening on March 6, 1963, Canberra's Monaro Mall was the first retail centre of its kind in the country.
In its heyday, it boasted many of the big department stores like Marcus Clark and Co, which became Waltons, Mark Foys and David Jones which remains there today, but also about 60 specialty stores. Who remembers Peter Pan's Children's Wear, Willis' Sports Store and Rumble's MIlk Bar?
Today we know it as The Canberra Centre.

Photo: Terry Stuetz.

28/05/2026

Gungahlin's 'kindness rock' painter Chris Bell didn't think she'd ever see this little stone again - until a traveller stumbled across it nearly 8000 km away.

A tiny painted rock that began its journey in Canberra has surfaced thousands of kilometres away in Hiroshima, Japan -…

28/05/2026

They might not look too thrilled about going to school, but in 1957 Canberra, such buses were the only way to go for these kindergarten kids.
Also looks to be the time when the teacher, not the naughty kids, got to sit at the back of the bus.
School buses were run by the City Omnibus Service, part of the Department of the Interior.

Photo: National Archives of Australia.

28/05/2026

Half an hour out of Canberra, you can order a plate of fried crocodile. And you should, says food writer Lucy Ridge.

Aranya Acres is a new restaurant at Wamboin, taking over from Contentious Character. And sunny autumn days are perfect for…