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 [...]

The Report on the ACT Legislative Assembly’s Inquiry into the ecological carrying capacity of the ACT and region was recently tabled in the Assembly.
The Report, and the evidence given to the Inquiry, may be read here.

[ 30 May, 2012; 12:00 am to 1:00 pm. ] The RSI and Overuse Injury Association of the ACT presents a free seminar:

Dealing with Depression: For people with a chronic condition, with Professor Kathy Griffiths.

Room 6, Griffin Centre
20 Genge Street, Canberra City

You are invited to join us until 2pm for a light lunch following the seminar.

Professor Kathy Griffiths is the Director of the Centre for [...]

The Director General, or his delegate, of the ACT Governments Environment and Sustainable Development Directorate and Mr Craig Simmons will be our speakers for the May public meeting of the Belconnen Community Council. The ESDD aims to lead the Territory in developing and implementing targeted policies and programs that address environment protection and sustainability, nature [...]

Many people consult the Conflict Resolution Service about neighbourhood disputes – over 500 enquiries every year, and increasing.   Sometimes these callers require information, and CRS is able to refer them to a myriad of different agencies and organizations where they can get the information they need.  This is part of CRS’s role in empowering people [...]

The Australian National Centre for Latin American Studies present:
 
ARGENTINE MUSIC: Genres, Rhythms and Origins
A lecture at the piano by Marcela Fiorillo
Argentine pianist
 
6:30pm Thursday 7 JuneManning Clark Theatre 2
Australian National University

Argentina is a country with a rich history and a background of immigration which has given rise to many different aspects of its culture.
Its culture 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 feel really stupid, but I forgot to move my bicycle to the back after I used it to do my shopping. Left it parked against the front of the house in Watson last night and this morning it was gone.
I brought this bike over on the plane from Belgium over 10 years ago. It [...]

Australian National University Centre for Gambling Research
If you play ‘pokies’ at least once per week and are over 18, please help us with our research by calling 1800 251 880 (freecall) to do a short telephone interview, where you will be asked about yor gambling participation and general questions (like your age, marital [...]

[ 9 June, 2012; 7:00 pm; ] In 2012 the Australian National University Football Club (ANU FC) celebrates its 50th Anniversary as the home of football for ANU students, staff, alumni and lovers of the beautiful game. From humble beginnings in 1962, the club has grown to become an ACT football powerhouse claiming the Capital Football Club Championship in 2011.

On Saturday 9 [...]

Australian National Centre for Latin American Studies and the Embassy of Paraguay presents:
José Gaspar
La soledad de poder (The Solitude of Power)
“One-man show”
6:30pm Wednesday 6 June
College of Business and Economics, Lecture Theatre 1
Building 26C, Kingsley Street Acton, ANU
“José Gaspar (The solitude of power)” presents the philosophy of government of the man who is regarded as the [...]

With many people throwing their thoughts around informally about the many problems with the Kings Highway, the NSW Roads and Maritime Services (formerly RTA) have setup a formal online forum to enable the public to provide feedback on the issues on the stretch of road from Queanbeyan to Batemans Bay.
One nifty feature of this forum [...]

Hey all,
I found some money outside Quick & Go in the city. I’m hoping to re-unite it with its owner- if you believe it is yours, message me with details.
Cheers!

Space geeks should check out this free talk next Tuesday from 6pm at the CSIRO Discovery Centre.
Dr Lisa Harvey-Smith is CSIRO’s Project Scientist on Australia’s bid to win the giant Square Kilometre Array project. This is a massive project of some 3000 radio astronomy dishes and arrays with a total surface area of (you guessed [...]

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 [...]

Australian National Centre for Latin American Studies and the Embassy of the Argentine Republic presents:
The Question of the Malvinas
A public lecture and forumSpeaker:
His Excellency, Mr. Pedro Villagra Delgado
Ambassador of the Argentine Republic
6.30 pm Thursday 10 May
Haydon-Allen Lecture Theatre (The Tank)
Australian National University
Thirty years after the war between Britain and Argentina over the Malvinas/Falkland Islands, the [...]

Australian National Centre for Latin American Studies presents:
“Why Study the History of Tourism and Leisure in Latin America? Comparing the Development of Acapulco and Cancun in Mexico 1927-2012″
 
Public Lecture by Professor Barry Carr
6:30pm Thursday 3 May
Haydon-Allen Lecture Theatre (The Tank), ANU
Mexico now occupies fifth place among countries with major tourism industries and  after petroleum and [...]

Hullo!
Need to recruit some button pressers to win a race against other charities to win an award…
The charity is a very awesome project I support in Rwanda helping people work through trauma, giving them space to laugh, and helping them to access school and training to set up their own business.
If you click [...]

Hi All,
My wife lost her oroton wallet at Riverside Plaza today and is offering a reward for its return, no questions asked.
Thanks

G’day Everyone.
I live in Spence and was Burgled lastnight between 6pm and Midnight. Nothing in the house was disturbed or stolen other than a Nikon D3100 Camera and an Asus E52XF laptop.
I had recently returned from Pyongyang for the 100th Birthday Celebrations of the Eternal President and had over 1500 photos and videos of [...]

Hello good people.
I have a dream … to bring my favourite band, The Shins, to Canberra.
Please go here and ask the Shins to come to Canberra during their next Australian Tour in July (they will be out here for Splendour in the Grass).
You can listen to their latest album here.
Comments discussing the pointlessness of online [...]

This is a reminder as to the importance of putting a tag with your phone number on it on your dog’s collar. Sure, you dog might be micro chipped but that is not always going to be helpful. Last night, coming home in the dark and rain, I chanced about a large elderly black dog [...]

[ 22 April, 2012 to 6 May, 2012. ] “The Elephant Stamp”, a fine-art photography exhibition by Jeff Moorfoot, opens at 5pm, Sunday April 22 at Manning Clark House, 11 Tasmania Circle Forrest ACT.

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 [...]

[ 19 April, 2012; 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm. ] Join the ACT Fabians and ANU Associate Professor Frank Bongiorno in
discussing whether Blue Labour offers any lessons for Australia.

If you’re wandering around Garema Place at noon today, you might want to check out the Youth Coalition’s Youth Homelessness Matters Day (YHMD) event. There will be competitions, performances and stalls- all the usual Garema Place event type shenanigans.
Considering that nearly half of the 105,000 people who are homeless (in Australia) on any given [...]

Interested in joining a book group?
Two friends and I, in our mid 20’s, would like to start a book group for people who enjoy good conversation and literature.
If you’re interested send an email to Iain at thebookgroupact@gmail.com

Australian National University Centre for Gambling Research
If you play ‘pokies’ at least once per week and are over 18, please help us with our research by calling 1800 251 880 (freecall) to do a short telephone interview, where you will be asked about yor gambling participation and general questions (like your age, marital status).
You may [...]

Celebrity Chef Jamie Oliver in recent years is known for his commitment and passion when it comes to fresh produce and healthier meals, so it is no surprise that he has launched a world wide day in which people all over the world will host dinner parties and various other gatherings in support of freshly [...]

Inner South Canberra Community Council (ISCCC) will hold a Transport Forum on Tuesday 17 April at Eastlake Football Club, Kingston at 7pm.
We have invited the ACT Government Transport planners to let us know what’s in the draft strategy and where it’s up to following the recent consultation.  This strategy has broad implications for everyone – [...]

Ok, so a bunch of friends and I (we are all about 19) have made a band, it’s a pretty interesting combo of genres… But we need a drummer.
The band is a mix of death metal with fast, melodic phrases like Amon Amarth, odd time signatures here and there, with quite a few technical [...]

Our two beloved spoodle dogs went missing from a friend’s property at the back of Bonner, Gungahlin on Good Friday (6/4/12).
They are almost two years old and may both be wearing collars. ‘Jack’ is a bit bigger than his sister ‘Ruby’. They are both black all over except Jack has a small white beard. Being typical spoodles, [...]