1+ hour, 7+ min ago   (876+ words) Firefighters and police are urging older Canberrans to check smoke alarms, overloaded power boards, heaters, lithium-ion batteries and unlocked doors as part of a new joint safety campaign to help them stay safe and independent. Every Tuesday and Thursday throughout…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (762+ words) Construction workers die by suicide at twice the national rate, but a three-person Canberra charity is working to reach tradies before relationship, financial or other problems become a crisis. Construction Charitable Works provides free, confidential and practical help to construction…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (1229+ words) The sight of people holding something to their mouth and puffing out plumes of smoke is something we have become used to. Health workers across the globe have for decades continued to wage a David and Goliath war with the…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (675+ words) When 31-year-old Jarrett Anthoney was 14, he and his family faced the unimaginable when his 11-year-old sister, Dainere, was diagnosed with brain cancer. For Jarrett, his parents, Stephen and Yvonne, older sister, Nalani, and Dainere, their lives were forever altered. And…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (583+ words) Ever wondered how to weigh a cheetah? Well, you put it on the scales, of course. But it takes a professional to convince a big cat to step onto them willingly. It’s just one of the many specialised tasks undertaken…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (762+ words) As temperatures drop and we spend more time indoors, winter ushers in the familiar wave of sniffles, coughs, and seasonal bugs. While it’s impossible to avoid every germ this winter, giving your immune system the support it needs can make…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago   (491+ words) A teenager who sent a Facebook message saying she felt her life was over was described as hormonal and “dramatic”. Another distressed young woman who posted she was having trouble staying afloat was dismissed as a “typical female”. A post…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (512+ words) 17-year-old Ava Jazayeri’s grandmother, Zara Jazayeri, raised four children and lived until she was 95 years old. She was also blind. Zara (or ‘Bibi’ to her family) lost her sight as a teenager through trachoma, a bacterial eye infection that timely…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (468+ words) For the last decade, Directions Health has brought healthcare to Canberrans who are least able to reach it: people facing homelessness, addiction, mental illness, and poverty. For many clients, the service is their only connection to the wider health system....

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (527+ words) Project Independence will hold a gala cocktail night at the National Arboretum this month to raise funds for more homes for Canberrans with intellectual disability. The not-for-profit social enterprise helps residents live independently and buy equity in their own homes…...