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Canberra Business Chamber has again won an ACT Government contract to help local businesses develop export markets, but this time the term has been extended to enhance its ability to kickstart the Territory's export activity so disrupted by the pandemic. Chamber CEO Graham Catt said that coming out of the pandemic, when businesses would be trying to restore broken trade...

The ACT Government says a significant overhaul of regulations will help businesses like clubs, bars and music venues operate more easily in the nighttime economy. This will form only one part of a regulation agenda that has been released following a review of business regulation in the ACT. It's already been welcomed by the business community. Some of the issues...

A Canberra software company is joining forces with the UK government to help put satellites into space. Nominal Systems has been awarded a contract to develop a spacecraft and missions simulator for the UK's Ministry of Defence. The software is said to reduce the number of satellites failing in space by providing a cheaper and easier testing method. CEO and...

Canberra has never been a city to shy away from green energy options. Five months after the ACT Government announced the Sustainable Household Scheme, more than 800 Canberrans have used it to add solar energy installations to their homes. The scheme, opened in October last year after a successful pilot, offers Canberra households 10-year zero-interest loans of up to $15,000...

The prospect of looming surgery can be daunting. But a new app used by a Canberra orthopaedic practice is designed to calm the nerves as it guides patients through the process every step of the way. The MyRecovery app at In Motion Orthopaedics helps patients educate themselves about everything they need to know before and after their medical procedure. This...

Lockdown has inspired loads of exciting new online businesses, but there's one virtual venture that could help save lives. Canberra first-aid trainer Marcel Green has launched his new First Aid Online business after recognising the need for nationally-accredited first-aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training during the COVID-19 lockdown. "I was working with Canberra First Aid offering an enhanced online course...

A great leadership team is crucial to maintaining happy staff and satisfied customers and ensuring financial success and for Independent Property Group's Strata and Facilities Management division, 2022 is a year of change bringing new faces and a fresh approach to how the business operates. Former Allhomes commercial team leader and Domain state sales manager Julian Ortner-Kemp is the new...

The COVID-19 pandemic has finished off a Canberra cleaning company that has serviced the disability and aged care sector for about 30 years. GeeJayGee Pty Limited, trading as All Suburbs Private Home Care, which contracted cleaning services to organisations such as Communities@Work and BaptistCare, is being wound up. Tony Lane of Beacon Advisory has been appointed liquidator. Mr Lane said...

A memorable three-peat stole the show as the ACT strata community celebrated its best across 11 business, project and individual categories at the Hyatt Hotel Canberra. Vantage Strata took out the night’s big prize at the CHU SCA (ACT) 2021 Strata Community Awards on Friday, 18 February. For the third year in succession, the Canberra team won the Strata Community...

The Health Department's technology chief is leaving the Australian Public Service for a leadership role with Canberra IT services and artificial intelligence firm xAmplify. xAmplify says Daniel Keys will join the company on 1 March 2022 as Head of Futures and Innovation. In his current role as the Chief Information Officer (CIO) at Health, Mr Keys has been instrumental in...

It's been far from a typical week for Canberra-born non-alcoholic beer brewing company Heaps Normal. The young company took out the 'Embracing Innovation' and 'Outstanding Growth' categories at the Telstra Business Awards on Monday (14 February). The win comes less than a month after the release of 'Another Lager', the second product of the Heaps Normal brand, and less than...

It has been a tough past two years for the travel industry but, as the borders open and visitors return, this is the ideal time for opportunistic investors to get a short-term stay property up and running. Leasing your home or apartment in Canberra can become a lucrative investment, with the potential of doubling return compared to long-term leasing. With...

As cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 explode across the country, employers and employees are faced with the dilemma of whether to request or provide rapid antigen testing results as a precaution rather than as a response to a public health order. ACT Health currently requires anyone at high or moderate risk of getting COVID-19 from exposure to a...

As he cycles through the streets and roads of Canberra, Dylan Hopkins is in training, and the mountains of data his ride creates will be analysed on the other side of the world as soon as he's finished. Dylan, who rides professionally in Europe, has been separated from his coach due to COVID restrictions. Dylan is training in Australia and...

Most people's interaction with Geocon might stop with looking up at the nearest skyscraper and thinking, "That's impressive". But one of Canberra's largest building firms is rolling out a new community engagement program designed to develop deeper connections with locals. Geocon is making it easier for community groups and charities to apply for sponsorship thanks to a new dedicated program....

Wealth management firm Dixon Advisory has been forced into voluntary administration due to mounting liabilities arising from potential damages from class actions, consumer claims and penalties owing to the corporate watchdog. Dixon Advisory and Superannuation Services Pty Limited (DASS), a wholly-owned subsidiary of E&P Financial Group Limited, told the Australian Stock Exchange that it had appointed PwC Partners, Stephen Longley...