Could Canberra become the world’s most liveable and inclusive city?
Is Melbourne the world’s most liveable city? Or has Vienna pipped it to the post?…
Family
A lover of books and beauty, a seasoned traveller and a creative thinker, Catherine Carter is passionate about Canberra. In 2018, with support from local business leaders, she established Salon Canberra with the aim of bringing together thought leaders and opinion makers to discuss issues that influence the future of the nation’s capital, sparking new conversations and cross-sector collaborations. Catherine is a past recipient of a National Australia Day Achievement Medallion, the Telstra Business Women’s ACT Community and Government Award and the National Association of Women in Construction Crystal Vision Award.
Community
Telstra Tower and other ideas ripe for reinvention
Whether it’s a giant syringe or the first sign of home, the space-age spire on…
Culture
What is Canberra’s personality?
The lovechild of the Australian federation? Like a dysfunctional family at Christmas Day lunch? A…
City
Fixing the nation street by street
There is a simple solution to Australia’s current epidemic of loneliness, says social researcher and…
Family
Woden: Ripe for Reinvention
Could this be Woden’s time? An influx of property investment and a reinvigoration of its…
Business + Career
Our city’s secret weapon
STEM careers may be most often associated with science laboratories and code cutters, but they…
Arts & Exhibitions
Canberra: then, now, when?
Canberra–like every other Australian city–faces a “huge challenge” to control urban sprawl, upgrade unsustainable building…
Film, Theatre & Music
Location, location, location: Why filmmakers love Canberra
“There is a little road in the middle of nowhere in Northern Ireland, fringed by…