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Infrastructure consultancy firm GHD has had a major presence here in Canberra since 1966. As an engineering, architecture, environmental and construction services consultancy, they work on big national projects, and in recent years they've had a big (and very serious) focus on Reconciliation. The company's projects in the region including work on the ACT Healthy Waterways and new Courts facilities...

Australian agricultural exporters now have access to new award-winning technology from Canberra to protect their goods from worldwide counterfeiting. The Smart Trade Mark technology will use the Australian Government's digital stamp of authenticity and include transparent information on a product’s provenance to safeguard export goods. The new technology comes from IP Australia, which issues intellectual property rights, and partner, software...

Canberra’s apprentice plumber of the year Aaron Keen left the gleaming world of retailing for a career in plumbing and could not be happier. Aaron won the top award at the Master Plumbers ACT prize-giving which celebrates the excellence of the off-the-job training conducted by Canberra Institute of Technology for plumbing apprentices and tradespeople in the ACT. Aaron won the...

Each quarter, David Robertson, Head of Economic and Market Research for Bendigo and Adelaide Bank, keeps us updated on the state of the ACT economy with a quarterly market update drawing on statistics from the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), and Real Estate Industry of Australia (REIA). January to March, 2019 quarter It’s finally here!...

More than 50 years since the start of the feminist movement in the 1960s which saw greater numbers of women entering the workforce, workplace gender equality is still a contentious topic. While society has come a long way, certain industries still struggle to achieve an ideal balance. The legal profession is undoubtedly one such industry, frequently dominated by “boy’s clubs”...

Four years ago Adam and Brooke Bantock, temporarily in Murrumbateman after five years in hospitality in Hong Kong and Shanghai, took such a shine to Yass they bought a big weatherboard home and opened a 50-seat bistro, Clementine, now a one-hat restaurant with a rising reputation. Four years ago, a juice van operator, Sophie Peer, and a coffee van operator,...

Running a small business is a hard slog. There are ups and downs, winning moments and losing moments. Small business owner Kate Prior says she has experienced the full gamut of emotions running face2face Recruitment, but of late she’s on a mega high. face2face recently won the National Recruitment Services Award, at the Australian Small Business Champion Awards 2019, competing...

Viva Leisure Limited, the owner of Club Lime in the ACT and a leading operator of health clubs and aquatic facilities in Australia, is seeking to become the only health club group listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) after submitting its prospectus and listing application for an Initial Public Offering (IPO). Viva Leisure, which began operations in the ACT...

Vantage Strata’s remarkable growth over its four years in existence is a part of the evolving Canberra story about how we choose to live, and the need for more professionalism and expertise in managing the increasing number of multi-unit properties that more and more are calling home. Vantage's partners saw the changing landscape and a gap in the market, but...

When Erin Osborne was 32, life looked rosy. She had a bubbly two-year-old and was 13 weeks pregnant with her second child. Then came the news. Erin had breast cancer. She had no idea it was coming. “The initial reaction was fear for my unborn child and I was overwhelmed with so many questions,” says Erin. “Would I have to...

The Canberra Times will change hands once again after being sold off as part of the Nine/Fairfax media merger. Former Domain real estate boss Antony Catalano and Thorney Investments are part of a company that will pay $115m for the Australian Community Media and Printing group. The group includes multiple regional mastheads and assets that Nine boss Hugh Marks described...

Braidwood Pharmacy has served the healthcare needs of the community since approximately 1886. In recent years, Julie Ballard and Bente Hart have been the familiar faces at the chemist, supported by their loyal team. From the first of May, the Braidwood community will enjoy the same great service, with a slightly new line-up of pharmacists. Julie Ballard is retiring, with...

Free of screens and the addiction of checking them repeatedly, Carly Saeedi found her children happier, calmer and busy exploring their own backyard over the last summer holidays. “When we didn’t have to worry about screens for homework or any other purpose, they disappeared, the kids forgot about them,” Carly says. “The kids had this wonderful summer outside, we took...

The local brothers behind the PKUP service that drives you and your car home if you're unable to drive have been named the 2019 Young Canberra Citizens of the Year. The entrepreneurial brothers, environmental activists and community leaders were recognised at Friday night's (12 April) award ceremony at QT Hotel for their entrepreneurial spirit, business skills and commitment to community...

When businesses support communities, wonderful things happen. Like the cubby house project that raised $1,500 for not-for-profit Communities@Work. It all started when the team at Independent Property Group Tuggeranong (IPG Tuggeranong) decided to raise money for the local community in which they predominantly work. The first step was to pick a charity active in the Tuggeranong area. The second step...

For almost 13 years, Canberra legal firm Bradley Allen Love Lawyers’ Directors and their staff have been developing their own leading health and wellbeing program. In 2015 BAL sought recognition from ACT Healthier Work for a 12-month health and well-being plan. Four years on, in January 2019, after assessing the comprehensive program that addresses mental health, physical health and wellbeing,...