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 [...]

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 [...]

A friend of mine is the only Australian finalist in the international Hooping Idol competition. She’s down to the final 15, and she’s a proud Canberran plus an amazing hula hoop practioner.
See her first video entry here, completely pro-Canberra:
And you can see the latest entry plus vote at http://www.hooping.org/tag/hula-hoop-idol/
If you like her work, vote [...]

Just reminded by the radio presenter that Mark Carmody leaves ABC weather today. Some may cheer and some may actually miss him, but who will replace him?
And what will his final button-hole be?
I reminded Monsieur Cholet just yesterday that back in the day, Morrissey (from The Smiths, not the fashion designer), used to [...]

Rate Canberra: The Biggest Survey of Young People aged 12 – 25 in the ACT!
This 10 minute survey asks about what it is really like to live in Canberra as a young person in 2012. It will help the Youth Coalition of the ACT, the peak body for young people and youth affairs in Canberra [...]

It’s been a busy two months in the Taratory since our last wrap in February – but that’s because there’s been plenty to do in and around Canberra!
First of all, we’ve quite simply done a lot of eating. On johnboy’s recommendation, T1 checked out what all the fuss was about at Sage, and was totally [...]

Adam Ciaccia of Axis Hairdressing has been awarded the title of NSW/ACT Hairdresser of the Year for 2012 at the Australian Hairdressing and Fashion Awards in Sydney on Monday night.
The AHFA’s are the most prestigious Hairdressing awards in Australia and are judge independently by experts in the UK.
Article is in the CanberraTimes today. [...]

I participated in the inaugural 2012 Google+ Photowalk held here in Canberra on Saturday morning. Canberra dawn, lake and balloons … It was an early start (7am at Regatta Point) but the day was an absolute cracker weather wise.
More images of our gorgeous city over on the Lushpup Blog.

[ 31 March, 2012; ] Invitation to the Narrabundah Festival 2012

Sat 31st March 2012 at the Narrabundah Shops,

Iluka St, Narrabundah

10 am to 3pm

Old Narrabundah Community Council (ONCC Inc) invites you to attend our festival this year. In 1952 Narrabundah Infants School opened, this is now Southside Community Services and still intact. Narrabundah Vinnies was their first shop [...]

I returned to Canberra last year after six years of living in Christchurch, NZ. Earthquakes  brought me back – believe me, terra firma is much more conducive to peace of mind.
I ‘ve  spent all my adult working life in Canberra (apart from baby breaks and the above) so of course I began seeking employment here. [...]

Local ‘revolutionary’ John Passant, who has dedicated his life to calling on workers to arise from their slumber and seize control of the state (albeit from the twin ivory towers of academia and the ATO where he was an Assistant Commisioner) appears to be in a bit of trouble.
According to the Fair Work Australia website, he and [...]

[ 8 March, 2012; 6:30 pm; ]

Room to Read’s International Women’s Day celebration event will be held at Tilley’s in Lyneham on 8 March at 6.30pm.

Room to Read works to increase literacy and access to education in the developing world by building schools and libraries, publishing books in local languages, and providing scholarships for girls’ education, across parts of Asia [...]

Howdy Riot-actors,
I was hoping to pick your brain, get some advice, some opinions and God willing some flames.
I am currently (buzz words turned on) seeking a new challenge and I am not having a good time at it, I have updated the resume and sent it out into the wild hoping that it would return with [...]

[ 31 March, 2012; 6:00 pm to 11:00 pm. ]

Its official , Saturday 31st March 2012, Australian nationwide mobile photography photo walk & Canberra photo walk

Calling ALL Australian photographers. At 7am (AEDT) there will be an official Google+ photo walk in capital city, and some regional cities all over Australia. The event will receive national coverage from Channel7′s Weekend Sunrise program and will feature every half hour photo’s [...]

I recently bought a unit and have just moved out of the unit I was renting in the Great Wall.
I didn’t have the time to do the cleaning and settlement was drawing near, so I wound up having to get a professional cleaner in.
I tried a couple of cleaners in All Classifieds and [...]

Have you ever thought about volunteering your time for a great community organisation?
Snowy Hydro SouthCare (the primary rescue helicopter in Canberra) would love to hear from you!
We offer a range a tasks for volunteers of all ages**
There are office admin roles, helicopter appearances at schools during the week (to name a few).  For those that work [...]

As the title suggests I’m getting hitched next weekend and I’ve forgotten about the flowers. My jobs included beer/wine, entertainment and flowers. To be honest I was too excited about the beer and forgot all about the flowers… until now.
I have a $300 budget to get anything in season the bride is not a zilla [...]

My partner and I plan to get married at the beginning of next year and are looking for a  celebrant.
Looking online there are a vast number of possibilities – but how do we know any are good?
We don’t have any specific religious persuasions but don’t really want to end up with any crazy new-age stuff [...]

Even with milestones tumbling in the cricket crowds were out in force to see the Summernats SuperCruise / CityCruise rumble through town.
Everyone seemed very happy and well behaved Here’s a couple of shots I got through the throng.
Feel free to send yours in to images@the-riotact.com .
KB1971 has sent in a swag of pix, including this [...]

Canberra Artist desperate to get to workshop in Colombia posts for help on Riotact…

North Canberra icon Limp Jimmy makes a lot of hang gliding videos, but this is his latest over Lake George.

Caught this one on my dashcam the other week in North Canberra:
Aside from crossing a solid white centre line, I don’t know what is else illegal about this move if anything…
Besides it being a stupid thing to do at a red light of course.
Any police officers or legal experts care to comment?

Hello
I’m doing some research over the next few months about wedding budgets and prioritising wedding expenses.  I’m interested in whether couples feel they made the right choices and what would they recommend to couples planning their own weddings now?
The link to my 15 minute, anonymous survey is:
http://freeonlinesurveys.com/rendersurvey.asp?sid=dpwodlrnz9cff16996665.
The only requirement is that each respondent has married, ie. had [...]

Just saw this in the Canberra Times classifieds and although the photo I took of the print didn’t turn out very well, the online copy delivers.
Peter doesn’t want to pay or be paid for his pleasure, but I think he could get more than he bargained for if he follows any leads that come is [...]

I took this on Saturday afternoon in Fyshwick as it struck me as a true “images of Canberra” photo.
[Got an image of Canberra you want to share with the world? Email it to images@the-riotact.com .]

Chief Minister Gallagher has made it known that the ACT Australians of the Year are:
– ACT Australian of the Year for 2012 – recently retired Chief of the Defence Force, Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston AC AFC.
Air Chief Marshal Houston has been an exemplary role model and servant to the nation during his six [...]

It has long occurred to me that Canberra has a distinct lack of places where you can take your young’uns at the weekend – and by that I mean a place where kids can have:

a bit of freedom to run around safely,
decent, challenging, safe and non-vandalised play equipment 
decent healthy affordable food
insode activities for rainy/wintery days

and where [...]

Why isn’t everyone up in arms or excited about Princess Mary and her family coming to Canberra?
The lights on the bridge will be red and white (starting to think they’re going to have issues if they only have three colours), a tree will be planted and roads will be closed (again)…
hey at least she’s [...]

[ 3 December, 2011; 12:00 pm; ]

THE AUSTRALIAN BEER PONG SQUAD IS PROUD TO PRESENT THEIR OFFICIAL LAUNCH PARTY & BEER PONG TOURNAMENT

 This will be the FIRST big beer pong event hosted here in the ACT!

 LAUNCH PARTY

- Come down to check out the sport and what it’s all about, play a game or two, or just have a beverage or ten [...]

I note that the much fan fare accompanied Pete and Biggzy for Breakfast is seemingly no more. 
Does anyone know what transpired there? 
From my limited listening to them, I did feel that they didn’ actually get on that well. 
Seems 106 has a bit of a habit of not checking the ‘chemistry’ of their [...]

Canberra Author Troy Simpson has set his ambitions high — in fact, 34,000ft high.
He’s just been named 1 of only 10 Finalists in Stoli Vodka Australia’s nationwide search for Australia’s “most original person”.
If Troy wins, he will be sent on a zero-gravity flight, will attend a party in Los Angeles, and [...]

What are Canberrans searching for on Google this week?
Battlefield 3 the computer game edging out the Melbourne Cup in rising searches.
I love this town.