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Canberra is the home of the world’s most successful paracyclist. Sue Powell, who is based in the city, won gold and silver medals at the London Olympics three years ago. After a string of cycle race victories since then, Powell this week won a silver medal at the C4 women’s road race in Switzerland, four minutes behind winner Shawn Morelli from the USA. A day earlier Powell, 48, finished fourth in the C4 women’s individual…
The total value of housing in Australia has increased by more than half a trillion dollars over the past twelve months. Rising property prices in Australia have seen the value of homes increase by an average of 11.1% over the past year. But in Sydney prices have risen by 18.4%, the highest rate of growth in the city since 2002. Across the country, the value of homes in Capital cities increased by an average 2.8%…
There is no shortage of fun to enjoy in Canberra this winter, with over 35 exciting and engaging events being staged around the city. Embrace winter with a wonderful array of warming events, frosty fun activities and indulgent dining. It is the perfect time to snuggle up in front of a fire with a big glass of Canberra District cool climate wine during events like the month-long Fireside Festival. Winter is a great time for…
Rents have fallen in Darwin by 16.4% for houses and 9.8% for units over the past year. Rents also fell in Perth (6.2% for houses and 4.9% for units), according to latest research. The number of empty properties available for rent across Australia rose by 2.4% last month. Almost 73,000 houses and units (apartments) were available for rent in June, compared to 71,970 in May, according to latest research. Perth and Canberra saw the biggest…
Officials from the ACT Government have been promoting Canberra as the world’s most liveable city and coolest small capital during the Asia Pacific Cities Summit. The summit in Brisbane, attended by over 1000 Mayors and city leaders from across the Asia Pacific region, focussed on four themes – global cities, digital cities, future cities and cities for people. The ACT Government’s participation in the Summit included a trade stand in the ‘Market Square’, and provided…
Scientists in Canberra, Australia are playing a key role in the New Horizons Pluto mission. A space centre in Canberra is a transfer station for images and data being beamed back from NASA’s New Horizons satellite that is passing the distant planet. The satellite is 5.3 billion kilometres away and is now at the start of a 16 month process to beam back a decade’s worth of saved data from its journey. Canberra’s Deep Space…
Only four state capitals in Australia saw an increase in house rents in the past 12 months. Sydney was the only city to see house rents rise in the past quarter, with the weekly average rate up 1.9% to a record high of $530. Rental growth in two capital cities remains flat while prices have fallen in two capital cities. Latest figures from Core Logic RP Data show capital gains ranged from +16.2% in Sydney…
Canberra Tree Week is a chance to appreciate and celebrate the beautiful and exceptional trees and forests to be found in the city. Tree Week begins on Monday 20 July 2015 and will come to a close on Sunday 26 July 2015, which is National Tree Day. Discover the many benefits trees give to our community, local wildlife and the Canberra environment at one of the many activities happening around Canberra from Monday 20 July…
Canberra 104.7 FM is the most popular radio station in the ACT but it’s losing many of its’ young listeners. Canberra 104.7 FM remains the most-listened-to station with an 18% share of total audience. The station plays mainly chart-based music and well-known ‘oldies’. It is also the most-listened-to station during afternoons and drive-time periods. Despite its popularity 104.7 FM has suffered the biggest loss of listeners aged between 10 and 17, with a drop of…
The University of Canberra and the Australian National University are to spend $17m on construction of new clinical training facilities at hospitals in southeast New South Wales. The project will provide student accommodation and focus on medical, nursing, midwifery and allied health training. The multi-purpose training facilities will be based at the new Bega hospital and existing Cooma and Moruya hospitals, allowing students to share the classrooms with health professionals. The new facilities will strengthen…
