Here’s an intriguing idea. If you’ve got something broken, get it fixed. Who hasn’t got a clunky vacuum cleaner that used to suck – and now doesn’t suck much at all? Or maybe that pair of pants with a little tear? Maybe you’ve got no sewing skills and though they only cost $10, you DO [...]

Joy Burch has been celebrating Canberra’s volunteers at the Vounteers of the Year Awards.
Volunteering ACT have announced the winners:
The 2012 ACT Volunteer of the Year was Mary Webb. Mary was nominated by Multiple Sclerosis Limited. Dr Mary Webb has provided invaluable volunteer service to those people in the Canberra Community with Multiple Sclerosis. Having served [...]

Urban Dictionary confirms there is a deal of confusion as to what a poke means on Facebook these days.
We should probably sort it out so here we go.

A facebook poke means…
Would you like to have sex with me?
I have generally warm feelings towards you but nothing specific to say
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Chief Minister Gallagher has announced what we’re doing to celebrate the former Mully Cup winner Queen Elizabeth’s Diamond Jubilee.
“The Diamond Jubilee is an historic occasion, and earlier this year the Prime Minister announced a number of initiatives to mark the event including; the lighting of a beacon on top of Parliament House on 4 [...]

I’d love to start debating, but can’t seem to find any clubs for adults.
And I haven’t done it since year 7, so something for beginners is required.
Does anyone know a club in Canberra that could help?

The Australian Capital Territory Motorcycle Riders Association (MRA ACT) annual Blanket Run to support the work of the Salvation Army was held on Saturday 12 May 2012.
This is a very special event involving about 400 motorcyclists and supporters getting together to raise funds, and donate blankets to help out those [...]

The Capital Region Farmers Market is conducting a survey and it would help us here at RiotACT out if as many of you as possible give it a whirl (and list us in your media consumption):
Is there a particular type of product you’d like to see more of at the Capital Region Farmers Market? How [...]

Richardg has sent in some photographs of this morning’s launch of the Scouts ballooning program in Canberra with this note:
Here are some photos from this morning’s launch by Chief Minister Katy Gallagher and ACT Scouts Chief Commissioner Peter Harris.
The project is part of the ACT Centennial celebrations and it is the only Scouts balloon [...]

(Panorama from Red Hill c1920s, Kingston Power Station in the middle.)
Dug this image up from the Mildenhall Collection, the best known collection of early Canberra.
The problem is with many Govt agencies are that they want property rights over their images in their archives. Good to see that NAA & MOADOPH have put this online.
Even the [...]

[ 12 June, 2012; 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm. ] A Canberra Skeptics Event

Venue: Lecture Theatre, CSIRO Discovery Centre, Clunies Ross Street, Acton,
ACT 2601

Members Free/Non-Members Gold Coin Donation

The topic of illicit drugs in Australia is a topic that attracts continued controversy.  Some argue that drug policy should continue to remain based on the principle of prohibition while others argue that such prohibition should be repealed.

Canberra [...]

Labor’s Minister for Poker Machines Joy Burch has taken the time to congratulate Vikings Clubs ACT Awards winners:
Bryant Howie, is the Sports and Community Manager with the Vikings Group and has been named the Young Achiever while Ray Sweeny, a long-serving director of the Vikings Group, has been recognised with the Outstanding Service Award for [...]

The likes of us are not invited to the unveiling of plaques on the ACT Honour Walk, nor is the internet graced by any media release on the subject.
But there on the southern stubb of Ainslie Avenue are the latest rash of plaques honouring the great and the good of Canberra.
And so in the [...]

Community CPS Australia is encouraging you to get hooked up to volunteer next week:
Leading credit union Community CPSAustralia is connecting Canberrans with worthy volunteering opportunities through their unique ‘Community Volunteers’ program in support of National Volunteers Week from 14th – 20th May 2012.
‘Community Volunteers’ is a national volunteering initiative, run by Community CPSAustralia in partnership [...]

Canberra’s poker machine empires masquerading as community operations are slowly coalescing:
The construction union’s Tradies Clubs, the Catholics’ Southern Cross Clubs, the Hellenic Clubs, Rugby’s Vikings and the Labor Party’s Labor Clubs.
We have no doubt once all the little clubs are swallowed up the elephants will dance.
But to facilitate the process Labor’s Joy Burch has [...]

[ 20 May, 2012; 6:00 pm; ]

The Aids Action Council are giving notice of their upcoming memorial ceremony:

The International AIDS Candlelight Memorial honours the memory of all people affected by HIV and reignites community activism in the response to HIV. With 33 million people living with HIV today, the IACM serves as an important intervention for global solidarity, breaking down [...]

Linda Cox was sadly run down and killed last week trying to cross the road at the end of her shift at Canberra Hospital.
The Health Directorate has announced a memorial fund to assist her family.
We have established the Linda Cox Memorial Fund in response to an overwhelming show of support for Linda’s two young [...]

[ 12 May, 2012; ]

This has come in and looks like fun:

The Long Ride to Stop the Poverty Cycle
FINAL LEG: YASS TO CANBERRA

SATURDAY, 12TH MAY
CALLING ALL CYCLISTS

Matt Napier is riding from Perth to Canberra to raise awareness of world poverty. Join Matt for the final leg into the GWS Giants vs Gold Coast game at Manuka Oval and [...]

[ 13 May, 2012; ]

We’ve had this in for your attention:

ANU Women’s Football Club & the Gungahlin Jets Women’s Football Club in conjunction with AFL Canberra invite you to attend

PINK FOOTY DAY

Date Sunday 13th May 2012
Venue South Oval, Corner of Ward and Garran Road, ANU Campus

To acknowledge and pay tribute to all those affected by Breast Cancer, and in [...]

I’ve had a quick look through the thread’s but haven’t been able to find anything – Anyone got any knowledge on the work currently going on in the Kingston shopping precinct? They’ve ripped out all the shopfronts on the corner of Giles and Kennedy streets, and I think they are doing something on the corner [...]

Do you want to get out and enjoy all the adventurous, outdoor activities in Canberra and beyond? with like minded women to share your adventures with?
Then the Canberra Women’s Adventure Group is for you.
The plan is for a monthly activity to be picked by the group, for the group, and include a [...]

I’m associated with a Canberra Sporting team that imports a number of overseas players for each winter season.
While some of their expenses(flights, accommodation and shared vehicle access) are covered they still need day to day spending money.
A complicating factor is that they rarely have a weekend free and train three nights a week.
Anyone out there [...]

We had a major traffic accident yesterday afternoon, and a major arterial road was closed just before evening rush hour/s began.  This was Pialligo Avenue, between Canberra Airport and Queanbeyan.  Used by thousands of cars and motorbikes in both directions… in fact it’s become so busy in the evenings that it clogs up east-bound, and [...]

[ 12 May, 2012; 9:00 pm; ]

The Chromites are taking another swing with Krave in the Civic, posting this to Facebook:

Chromies! The decision has been made. It was not an easy choice. The Core Chrome Corps have been negotiating, discussing, meeting and analysing feedback like people possessed.

We have worked our little butts off to give you the best event we can. [...]

The National Capital Authority is asking for your feedback on the successor to Immigration Bridge.
Our working title of Immigration Thing has for some reason been rejected and instead we’re being offered Immigration Place.
Immigration Place Australia (IPA), proponent of the monument, is asking the community to help identify important issues to be considered and addressed [...]

Local artist Victoria Lees has been mystifying and amusing Canberrans at festivals around town, and notably down the middle of Northbourne Avenue, with her geometric string sculptures.
I asked her about it via email last week and this is what we got:
John Johnboy Griffiths (JG): Thanks Victoria,
So to kick off,
How many of these installations have you [...]

Not since the Joel Monaghan global media firestorm has a Canberran attracted the attention of the Taiwanese animators at NMA.tv.
So congratulations to Canberra’s Martyn Yang whose legal stoush with Hasbro has made the grade!

Over the weekend the comprehension impaired at the Canberra Times got very excited that US late night talk show host Craig Ferguson had apologised for his Canberra bashing.
Last night, in pretty good form, he explained that “a Canberra newspaper” had failed to understand him.
He suggests if we’re still offended we should concentrate on something else. [...]

On the very slight chance that someone from Canberra/Queanbeyan wins the $50mil, what would you do with all that money?!

This in from Briony at the Thoroughbred Park:
I am assisting the folk at Rooftop Foundation to hold a race day on Sunday 8 July 2012 to raise much needed funds for this local Canberra organisation. Rooftop Foundation assists with the homeless community right on our doorstep and its a scary thought to think 1 in [...]

Simon Corbell has announced that Uriarra Village is being determined under the Public Place Names Act.
“While the decision to formalise the name of the „Uriarra Village? will only affect a small number of Canberrans, it is an important change that gives certainty about postal, GPS, and safety issues for these residents,” Mr Corbell said.
“This issue [...]

[ 1 May, 2012; 7:00 pm; ]

From Facebook:

The ENVIRONMENT COLLECTIVE and the FOOD CO-OP SHOP present to you, friends, the very FIRST Skill Share!

** Bike Maintenance **

Hosted by a man who sure knows his derailleurs from his downtubes, Mr. Dan Hunt.

Bring your bike, tools (if you have any) and a collaborative spirit!

When? 7pm,Tuesday 1st May,
Where? Food Co-Op Shop, [...]

Hey lovers/haters, thought we would get you a bit of an update from our last Gaycrash event
So as our Facebook friends would know, last friday (the third of every month) was our fourth Gaycrash.
113 people RSVP’d to the event, and we estimate approximately 90+ gays, lesbians, queers, trannies et al descended on [...]