The Australian Public Service Commission is working on a strategy to tap into the labour market outside Canberra. The secretaries board future of work sub-committee is developing the APS Location Strategy and Action Plan, with the expectation it will be finalised by the end of this year. The strategy, which will be principles-based and not … [Read more…]
Oh Burleigh you little beauty, what’s not to love right? Since the dawn of time (or the dawn of the GC at least) Burleigh has been one of the most-loved suburbs amongst a slew of strong contenders. Sure, the beach is beautiful and James Street boasts all the best eats and acai bowls galore but … [Read more…]
The Gold Coast SUNS Academy Under 18 Girls team will open their Coates Talent League campaign this weekend at IKON Park in Melbourne against the Greater Western Victoria Rebels. The SUNS Academy side opened 2023 with back-to-back wins against fellow Northern Academy sides, the Brisbane Lions and Sydney Swans, and now look to extend their … [Read more…]
Michelle Chate, Warrigal volunteer coordinator; Jenni Hutchins, Warrigal CEO (holding image of Warrigal’s founder, the late Norm Rowland); Jan Elliott, Norm Rowland Award recipient and Kim Bradshaw, GM Warrigal Stirling. Picture supplied With National Volunteer Week upon us, it is the perfect time to turn our attention to the remarkable volunteers who form the heart … [Read more…]
Story Links ORLANDO, Fla. – TCNJ fifth-year standout Matthew Michibata conceded a pair of marathon matches at the NCAA Division III individual championships on Thursday, one in singles and another alongside first-year partner Harrison Maitland-Carter in doubles. Michibata was dealt a daunting draw in the singles championship, matched up with fifth-seeded Advik Mareedu … [Read more…]
QT GOLD COAST QT Gold Coast relives the past in the middle of Surfers Paradise. For a slick hotel within Surfers Paradise, QT Gold Coast manages to make guests feel like they’ve slipped back in time 50 years or so. There’s an old VW Kombi by the front door, 1950s-era wooden malibu surfboards and old … [Read more…]
The future USS Canberra (LCS 30) will join the U.S. Navy active fleet on July 22 with the U.S. Navy’s first international commissioning ceremony at the Royal Australian Navy Fleet Base East in Sydney, Australia. Canberra is the first U.S. Navy warship to be commissioned in an allied country. It is the second U.S. … [Read more…]
Need clothes for a job interview, funeral, court, or another important event but can’t afford them? An op shop about to celebrate its one-year anniversary at its Franklin Street location helps Canberrans become their best dressed selves. People who are down on their luck walk in to Communities at Work’s Best Dressed store and walk … [Read more…]
The Western Australian government has allocated land to four companies in its Maitland Strategic Industrial Area, to develop allegedly ‘green’ hydrogen and ammonia projects. The companies to get a slice of the action are Fortescue Future Industries, Hexagon Energy Materials, Yara International, and Perdaman Chemicals and Fertilisers. A joint statement by deputy premier and minister … [Read more…]
Skywhale’s passport has more stamps on it than most of ours (thank you, Covid) and she has just returned home from a two-year-long, nationwide tour from Albury to Alice Springs. Since her launch during Canberra’s centenary in 2013, Patricia Piccinini’s Skywhale has featured at the Trans Art Tokyo festival, Ireland’s Galway Arts Festival and the … [Read more…]