Who’s heard of Orange Sky Laundry? I’ll be honest and say I hadn’t until I saw their mobile laundry service in Queanbeyan. Orange Sky Laundry is the world’s first free mobile laundry service for the homeless and they now have 20 services across Australia which […]
This years Sunset Cinema at the National Botanic Gardens is going to be bigger and better than ever before. The season will kick off on Wednesday the 28th of November with “A Star is Born”. A total of 31 sessions will take place over 6 […]
Never in my wildest dreams did I ever think the Canberra Notice Board Group (Facebook) would reach 40,000 members. Over the years the group has helped so many people in lots of different ways. From finding out what the loud bang noise was, to finding […]
Felicia has always dreamed of meeting her unknown biological father one day. “I use to spend my primary school years crying every Father’s Day because I didn’t know who he was”, she said. After twenty seven long years of wondering, and not knowing, she made […]
Roundabout Canberra is a fantastic local initiative that accepts donations of excellent quality baby items to then forward onto community services and not-for-profit organisations in Canberra and Queanbeyan. These organisations work with vulnerable people who are experiencing hardship, and others who are disadvantaged. They ensure […]
The Track Distance: 2.5km return Difficulty: Medium… just because there are a few stairs Navigation: Easy Last full moon the crew decided that Booroomba Rocks would be a pretty spectacular place to watch the sunset and the full moon rise. So, with our backpacks filled […]
A big shout out to Roberto who has been spending his time off over the Christmas holidays walking around some of the streets in Banks, Gordon and Conder picking up rubbish. Some of the streets he’s been tidying include Tharwa Drive, Box Hill Avenue, Pocket […]
Who else knows about this nice little camping spot called ‘Billy Grace Reserve’? Just as I thought, no-ones saying anything, and that’s why its been a fairly well kept secret up until now! Billy Grace Reserve is located on the banks of the Goodradigbee River […]
On Friday night The Markets Wanniassa had an event called pre-Christmas Christmas. It was a celebration of all things hand made and the upcoming festive season. They had a fantastic turn out from the get go at 6pm, and right through until it wound up […]
Our family was at a community event recently when a volunteer asked us whether we had Nature Play Passports. We didn’t – but we do now! Nature Play CBR is an initiative designed to encourage children into unstructured, active outdoor play. The Nature Play Passport […]