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Blissiimo has opened on Lonsdale Street in Braddon, with more than 30 independent brands of...
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Feisty first-grader Millie living a full life with Cystic Fibrosis
May is Cystic Fibrosis Month. In 2017, we introduced you to two-year-old Millie, one of...
What We Carry: A new anthology about motherhood
Launched yesterday, ‘What We Carry: Poetry on childbearing’ is a new anthology on motherhood. Edited...
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The weekend that will have you falling in love with Canberra wine
With a rainy weekend ahead, why not visit Canberra’s picturesque wine region? Visit Canberra’s two-day...
Warm and cosy places to eat and drink when Canberra gets seriously cold
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Hold the phone: Canberra is getting its first Selfie Factory
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Attention, collectors: Craft ACT’s celebrates 50th anniversary with luxe limited-edition FINK jug
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Hold the phone: Canberra is getting its first Selfie Factory

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Hold the phone: Canberra is getting its first Selfie Factory

Building on the success of purpose-built social media venues like New York’s The Museum of…

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Attention, collectors: Craft ACT’s celebrates 50th anniversary with luxe limited-edition FINK jug

Arts & Exhibitions

Attention, collectors: Craft ACT’s celebrates 50th anniversary with luxe limited-edition FINK jug

Attention, collectors: Craft ACT’s celebrates 50th anniversary with luxe limited-edition FINK jug

Arts & Exhibitions

The weekend that will have you falling in love with Canberra wine

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The weekend that will have you falling in love with Canberra wine

The weekend that will have you falling in love with Canberra wine

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Yawning already? Here are six simple ways to get more sleep

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Yawning already? Here are six simple ways to get more sleep

Yawning already? Here are six simple ways to get more sleep

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Feisty first-grader Millie living a full life with Cystic Fibrosis

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Feisty first-grader Millie living a full life with Cystic Fibrosis

Warm and cosy places to eat and drink when Canberra gets seriously cold

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Warm and cosy places to eat and drink when Canberra gets seriously cold

What We Carry: A new anthology about motherhood

What We Carry: A new anthology about motherhood

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Potato and Leek Soup, but better

Potato and Leek Soup, but better

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This Week in the Can

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Viral sensation DJ Sue will make a Mother’s Day appearance at Fox and Bow

Viral sensation DJ Sue will make a Mother’s Day appearance at Fox and Bow

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10+ New Places to Eat and Drink in Canberra

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10+ New Places to Eat and Drink in Canberra

Need more new places to eat and drink in Canberra? We’ve got the lowdown on…

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The shop you need to know to create cake masterpieces

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Ask an Exercise Physiologist: Rest days and core strengthening exercises

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Ask an Exercise Physiologist: Rest days and core strengthening exercises

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How to plan a winter walking adventure

How to plan a winter walking adventure

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Ask an Exercise Physiologist: Early-onset osteoporosis and spinal pain

Ask an Exercise Physiologist: Early-onset osteoporosis and spinal pain

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Ask an Exercise Physiologist: Poor sleep patterns and peri-menopause weight gain

Ask an Exercise Physiologist: Poor sleep patterns and peri-menopause weight gain

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Hello, Clubbercise: Clubbing gets a gym-friendly makeover

Hello, Clubbercise: Clubbing gets a gym-friendly makeover

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Get excited, most of Namadgi is reopening this weekend

Get excited, most of Namadgi is reopening this weekend

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Eight steps to recovery from a chocolate binge

Eight steps to recovery from a chocolate binge

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Ask an Exercise Physiologist: Half marathons and kegel training

Ask an Exercise Physiologist: Half marathons and kegel training

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Could you run all of Canberra’s 130+ suburbs? Ken did.

Could you run all of Canberra’s 130+ suburbs? Ken did.

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#EndoMarch: GP and women’s health specialist Dr Kelly Teagle talks Endometriosis diagnosis and care

#EndoMarch: GP and women’s health specialist Dr Kelly Teagle talks Endometriosis diagnosis and care

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Five picnic spots for cooler weather—yes, really

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Five picnic spots for cooler weather—yes, really

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First Look: Blissiimo

First Look: Blissiimo

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Home Stories: Melanie Vicary

Home Stories: Melanie Vicary

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Canberra’s Liv Hewson promoting a non-binary message

Canberra’s Liv Hewson promoting a non-binary message

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Domestic Violence Crisis Service ACT welcomes Sue Webeck as Chief Executive Officer

Domestic Violence Crisis Service ACT welcomes Sue Webeck as Chief Executive Officer

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Tell us your Canberra ‘missed connections’ and we’ll try and find them for you

Tell us your Canberra ‘missed connections’ and we’ll try and find them for you

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Celebrating the gift of midwives.

Celebrating the gift of midwives.

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Avneesha: Meet the Canberra TikTok star with 1.1 million followers—and a new radio gig

Avneesha: Meet the Canberra TikTok star with 1.1 million followers—and a new radio gig

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Two Canberra icons have joined to celebrate craft

Two Canberra icons have joined to celebrate craft and design with the reveal of @craft.act 50th-anniversary @fink_australia jug, a luxe golden vessel that pays homage to late and great F!NK founder Robert Foster while celebrating five decades of Canberra’s peak craft body—and they’re now available to purchase. Tap link in bio for the full story.

PHOTOGRAPHY @leantimms

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Fancy a Mixology Masterclass with @thecanberradist

Fancy a Mixology Masterclass with @thecanberradistillery or a Wine and Cheese Pairing Workshop with @gallagher_wines for just $20 per person...? Taste Local Festival at @canberracentre is offering all this and more across the month of May. Tap link in bio to get your tickets now or see @canberracentre.

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Happy Mother’s Day to all the mums in our reader

Happy Mother’s Day to all the mums in our readership. Today we're also thinking of all the mums whose arms are empty because of heartbreaking circumstances or distance, and those whose own mothers are no longer with us.

We're also thinking about the people for whom this day is painful because of miscarriage or infertility. Here are some words from our Founder @amanda.hercanberra.

"For some, Mother’s Day isn’t a day to celebrate. Rather, it’s a day where grief is at its most acute.

For those women who desperately want children, but have not been able to, or for those mothers who have lost children, it’s a day of mourning.

I battled infertility for two years. It seemed like an aeon but I know there are women who’ve been fighting for much, much longer. And, at the end of the day, I’m one of the lucky ones. We got there in the end, and that made the sickening rollercoaster ride worth it ten times over. But others aren’t so fortunate.

In the end, we resorted to assisted conception and, two cycles in, fell pregnant with our big girl. The rest, as they say, is history.

With our little miss, the battle wasn’t to make a baby, but to keep her.

I started to bleed at 25 weeks, spent six weeks on hospital bedrest, and she arrived—all 1.43kg of her—at 30 weeks. It was a long and harrowing journey.

Absolutely nothing can prepare you for watching your baby struggle to breathe and to actually have to contemplate ‘what if she dies?’

But we got to take our baby home. And that’s all that matters.

Those mums of babies who don’t make it…my God, I’m in awe. They are just so incredibly, incredibly strong. Those women who carry their baby in their womb, give birth and then go home to an empty crib have more grit than almost anyone I can think of.

Spare a thought for all these women today. And be there for them—give them empathy, a chance to talk or vent if they want to do that. Give them space if they’d rather just shut out the world. But don’t forget them.

While they may not be mothers in body, they are in their hearts."

2) Amanda Whitley with her daughters
3) Associate Editor Emma Macdonald with her daughter. Credit: Thorson Photography

Picnics? In autumn? Really? Yes—they’re lovely

Picnics? In autumn? Really? Yes—they’re lovely. We've got your guide to the best spots for a cooler weather picnic and given it’s a top of 21 degrees and sunny today, why not give it a chance? Tap link in bio to read 🍂

IMAGE via Pexels

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You asked for it, we delivered. Read about 10+ new

You asked for it, we delivered. Read about 10+ new places to eat in Canberra via link in our bio 🍔

PHOTO @ilydining by @christophernpearce

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