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Heritage village site to be considered for housing

The ACT Government is proposing to rezone a portion of Watson in north Canberra to allow for more affordable housing to be built.

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Police seize 200kg of cannabis from Canberra home

Police have seized nearly 200 kilograms of cannabis from a Canberra house.

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ABC 'superheroes' up for Bald Archy

A portrait depicting well-known ABC personalities as superheroes among Bald Archy entries.

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Govt considers moving Islamic school

The ACT Government is looking to relocate Canberra's only Islamic school so it can expand to accommodate high school students.

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Housing plan 'unacceptable fire risk'

Conservationists are concerned about plans for a 316 home development near Canberra's Mt Majura Nature Reserve.

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Compromise on Majura housing plan

The Village Building Company (VBC) has stopped a possible appeal against a proposed housing development near Canberra's Mt Majura Nature Reserve.

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Mock Canberra village teaches Afghan survival skills

Australian police sent to Afghanistan have been trained in a mock village on the outskirts of Canberra.

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ACT police warn of armed robberies

A supermarket in Holt, a service station in Watson and an apartment complex in Braddon have been held up.

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Watson roads blocked in gun scare

Police set up several road blocks in the Canberra suburb of Watson last night in response to a report of a man with a gun.

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Rains causes problems for motorists

Wet weather has resulted in poor visibility and slippery conditions on Canberra's roads causing one truck to become perched on a roadside barrier.

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Body found after Watson fire

The body of a 65-year-old man has been found after a house fire in Canberra's inner-north.

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Body found after Watson house fire

The body of a 65-year-old man has been found after a house fire in Canberra's inner-north.

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Watson house fire death not suspicious

Police say the death of a man in a house fire in Canberra's inner-north on Sunday was not suspicious.

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Punk musician pleads not guilty to murder of Canberra music fan

A Canberra punk musician has pleaded not guilty to the murder of popular local music fan Nicholas Sofer-Schreiber.Watson man Christopher David Navin, 27, was arrested and charged on Friday after a...

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Canberra video game developer wins national award

A Canberra-based video game designer and philanthropist has taken out a national technology award.

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Man yelled 'you're finished' before machete attack: court

A Canberra man allegedly yelled "you're finished" before attacking a man with a machete, the ACT Magistrates Court has heard.

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ACT Policing releases image of man over suspicious truck fires

ACT police want to interview a man filmed at a Canberra service station about two suspicious truck fires at Watson last week.

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ACT man pleads guilty to machete attack that severed victim's Achilles tendon

A 37-year-old Canberra man pleads guilty over a machete attack in Watson last year that left his victim with a severed Achilles tendon.

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Canberra cameraman restores 1927 Austin

An ABC cameraman restores a rusty 1927 Austin, and searches for more information on the relic.

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Video killed the drive-in, but Starlight sign lives again

The iconic Starlight drive-in sign in Canberra is re-erected, after an online campaign calling for its restoration.

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