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Leonardo da Vinci – 500 Years of Genius Heads to Canberra for the Enlighten Festival

Five centuries after his death, Leonardo da Vinci remains the archetype of the restless mind – artist, engineer, anatomist, philosopher, futurist. From this Friday, 27 February, his notebooks and ideas will be refracted through light, scale and technology as one of the world’s most celebrated immersive exhibitions, Leonardo da Vinci – 500 Years of Genius,…

One Man’s 5 Year Struggle and Fight to bring Australia’s biggest Disability Events to Life

Editor’s Note this post is by Mr River Night and Developing Australian Communities As a man living with disability, juggling the role of carer, father, national advocate and leader, River describes the loneliness at the centre of one of Australia’s biggest disability communities, the fight and uphill work that it takes to achieve what he…

Grill’d Announces Retail Range

For the first time ever, Grill’d, Australia’s favourite beef burger brand, is set to launch a retail range of their delicious, healthy burger patties exclusively at Coles – bringing the Grill’d experience into the homes of millions of customers from Wednesday 6 August. Available in-store and online at Coles stores nationally, the Grill’d range starts…

Symbol of Unity Brightens O’Connor bus stop

An O’Connor bus stop has become a vibrant symbol of unity and hope thanks to the creative vision of Year 6 student Noah Yong, whose mural design now brightens one of the city’s iconic public spaces. Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs, Suzanne Orr, met with Noah and Wiradjuri artist Kalara Gilbert who…

Woden CIT Upgrade Grand Opening

The ACT Government has celebrated the grand opening of the new state-of-the-art Canberra Institute of Technology (CIT) Woden campus. CIT Woden is part of the ACT Government’s $14 billion Infrastructure Plan, ensuring Canberra remains one of the world’s most liveable cities as our community grows.Up to 6,500 students each year are expected to attend CIT…

Food, Food … Glorious Food

What foods would you like to make? Maybe I’m going to have to answer a few more of these on a regular basis, even if this blog was originally supposed to deal with current affairs and movie reviews. Just so I write more frequently. So, what foods do I like to make? Well I like…

Four New CDS Locations To Be Opened

The ACT Container Deposit Scheme (CDS) is celebrating its 7th birthday including seven years of success that has resulted in nearly 400 million bottles, cans and cartons being returned through the return point network. In exciting news for the ACT community, four new drop and go pods will soon open, making it even easier for…

#UpsideDown

What are your favorite emojis? Time for what could only be described as boredom on a Sunday afternoon moment. Now I’m sure there is more then a few of you out there in internet land know that Jetpack offer daily writing prompts, which is a useful tool especially if you have no clue what you’re…