Rioter arescarti42 spotter this wonderful little ad on AirBnB.com.au. This couple have a nice room in Harrison available for a “good looking female” who “would have an adventurous and very curious mind”.
if you’ll excuse me I feel very dirty after reading this and might need a shower.
On the plus side they are offering them access [...]

ACT Policing has arrested and charged a woman after she assaulted a man at a party in Harrison this morning (March 3).
Around 4:15am, police responded to a report that a man had been assaulted and his ear lobe bitten off by a woman.
Officers spoke to the 32-year-old victim who sustained facial and ear injuries as [...]

ACT Fire & Rescue and ACT Ambulance Service are responding to reports of a house fire in Mapleton Avenue, Harrison.
Update to follow.
2:00 AM
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ACT Fire & Rescue are working to extinguish the fire which has spread to the roof space.
Three pumpers, the Breathing Apparatus Van, a CAFS unit and two Command Officers are currently on scene.
ACT [...]

A 35-year-old Harrison man is assisting police with enquires in relation to the hit-run collision which occurred in Braddon at the weekend.
Police were called to Henty Street, Braddon around 5.30am on Sunday morning after it was reported that a white traytop utility had struck two pedestrians walking on the roadway, and then had driven away.
The [...]

The ACT Fire & Rescue and ACT Rural Fire Service is working to extinguish a grass fire burning at Horse Park Drive in Harrison.
The Bushfire Alert and Warning Level for this fire has been set at ADVICE.
The ACT Fire & Rescue and ACT Rural Fire Service has multiple units on scene.
The fire is approximately 20 [...]

ACT Policing is urging Canberra drivers to think twice before drink-driving this holiday season, especially the morning after drinking.
This warning comes after police caught a 24-year-old Hawker man drink-driving at 9.40am on Friday (December 14). The man was detected speeding at 68km/h in the 40km/h zone along Barry Drive in Turner and returned a positive [...]

Has been giving me a few chuckles lately.
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A 39-year-old man, of no fixed abode, will face the ACT Magistrates Court this morning after being arrested while attempting to steal from a construction site in Harrison.
Around 4am yesterday (Sunday, October 28), CCTV cameras detected the man entering the secure construction site on Flemington Road, and a security guard was dispatched to the site. [...]

My husband and I are returning to Canberra after three years away and we’ll be renting in Harrison. I’ve never lived in Gungahlin before and I’m sort of familiar with the town centre but not the rest of the area.
I can’t see any Harrison shops on Google Earth but maybe it’s an old picture. Does [...]

Hi guys,
Just relocated from Sydney, first home buyer looking to settle in Canberra.
Wondering if anyone knows much about the Kianga complex of townhouses in Harrison?
Particularly how well they built, any design flaws, or if I should avoid?
Cheers!

Katy Gallagher is letting us know who’s getting the next round of playground renewal:
“The ACT Government has allocated $1 million to the 2011-12 Playground Safety Program which will include upgrades to the play spaces on Muller Street in Yarralumla, Rosman Circuit in Gilmore, Gibbs and Crafer Places in Kambah, and the giant slide at Point [...]

A 28-year-old Harrison man will be summonsed to court for drink driving after police pulled him over yesterday evening (Tuesday, December 20) driving a truck with five passengers on board.
About 6pm, members from Belconnen Police Station were on mobile patrol on Ginninderra Drive near Florey. They observed a white Mitsubishi rigid table truck turn [...]

ActewAGL warn they’re doing what must be done to the water in Gungahlin and Harrison.
ActewAGL customers in Gungahlin and Harrison may experience some discolouration of the water supply tomorrow and Wednesday due to essential maintenance to the water network.
It is difficult to predict which properties the discoloured water may reach, however the discolouration will clear [...]

This warning in from ActewAGL:
ActewAGL customers in Mitchell, Franklin and Harrison may experience some discolouration of the water supply tomorrow and Friday due to essential maintenance to the water network.
It is difficult to predict which properties the discoloured water may reach, however the discolouration will clear with normal water use.
If the discolouration is still apparent [...]

ActewAGL are warning that water in Gungahlin and Harrison might not be up to the usual standard until Wednesday:
Due to essential maintenance to the water network, ActewAGL customers in Gungahlin and Harrison may experience some discolouration of the water supply from today until Wednesday.
It is difficult to predict which properties the discoloured water may [...]

ActewAGL are warning they’ll be disturbing the pipes tomorrow in Gunaghlin and Harrison.
If your water is still distressing by Wednesday afternoon they’d like you to call 13 11 93

Beejay76 has sent this on in with this note:
Pure genius at Harrison
‘Nuff said.
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A 23-year-old Harrison man will be summonsed to court after police caught him travelling at nearly double the speed limit early this morning (Friday, May 20).
About 2.35am a Gungahlin Police Sergeant was conducting laser speed detection on Flemington Road, Franklin when he saw a car travelling at high speed. The car was detected travelling at [...]

The ABCbrings word on the contractors for the Harrison school site getting hit with a stiff fine after failing to keep their workers’ compensation insurance up to date.
The Construction Union’s Dean Hall says authorities were notified after an injured worker tried to get his medical bills reimbursed.
“After unsuccessfully getting those reimbursed by the employer, [...]

Jon Stanhope has announced that the Harrison and Franklin blocks on Flemington Road have been sold:
Spirited bidding by 15 registered parties has seen the sites sell for a total of $12.3 million.
Three of the sites permit the development of multi-unit housing, restaurants, shops and non-retail commercial uses, with the blocks ranging in size from 6,318 [...]

ACT Policing arrested a Harrison man for receiving stolen property yesterday (Wednesday 19 January).
Around 4.30am police were called to a burglary at a music store in Mitchell early Tuesday morning (18 January), where a number of guitars were stolen.
Around 11.20am yesterday police executed a search warrant on a Harrison home. During the execution of the [...]

“Kazza the blank one” has sent in this image taken from a park in Harrison.
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1. The Great Car Barbecue:
ACT Policing were called to three separate incidents overnight where vehicles were set alight. (Thursday October 14)
About 2am police were called to Baillieu Court in Mitchell in response to a vehicle fire. A 1989 model Toyota Lexcen was seen to be well alight on police arrival. ACT Fire Brigade [...]

ACTEWAGL are warning that the normal high standards of water in Canberra are going to slip on Monday:
On Monday 11 October, ActewAGL customers in Kaleen, Giralang, Mitchell, Harrison, Palmerston and Franklin may experience some discolouration of the water supply due to essential maintenance to the water network.
It is difficult to predict which properties the [...]

My house in Harrison was burgled last night between 6:15pm and 8:00pm.
The thieves took away a lot of jewellery, computers and cash that belonged to myself and other people living with me.  
The worst part is that most of the jewellery is for my wedding today so I will have almost nothing to wear. [...]

Andrew Barr has taken a moment out from hobnobbing with Ashton Kutcher at AFL games to announce that Phillip Oval has been re-opened after seven years and the new Harrison District Playing Fields are now ready for action:
“Phillip Oval’s elite sporting complex now boasts a $2.3 million pavilion as well as tiered seating on the [...]

1. Unlicensed, drunk, and behind the wheel:
ACT Policing has arrested two men after they were allegedly caught driving on cancelled licences and each with an extremely high Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) today (April 26).
ACT Policing’s Superintendent Mark Colbran said this behaviour is extremely reckless.
“Both these men were driving on cancelled licences. This simply reinforces [...]

Does anyone know what the deal is with some recent proposals for supportive housing in Canberra? After seeing a planning notification go up at the car park on the corner of Henty, Ijong and Ipima streets in Braddon (just over the road from the Rex Hotel), I checked the ACTPLA website (http://apps.actpla.act.gov.au/pubnote/index.asp). There are no [...]