Q Dining turning Vietnamese cuisine into a fine art
It’s Tuesday evening, not even 6 pm, and a steady stream of diners are arriving…
Food + Wine
Emma Macdonald
Associate Editor
Emma Macdonald has been writing about Canberra and its people for nearly three decades, winning numerous awards for her journalism - including a Walkley or two - along the way. Canberra born and bred, she’s fiercely loyal to the city, tribally inner-north, and grateful to tell stories for a living.
Travel
Crystalbrook “tops out” at 10 storeys with a little bit of Canberra history to take over a corner of the ground floor.
Canberra has marked a major construction milestone with luxury hotel Crystalbrook Aurora officially “topping” out…
People
An unexpected diagnosis prompts the decision to “go big” with a small business dream
Last year Maddi Easterbrook reached some pretty lofty life goals. The ANU Law graduate was…
People
From the farm to your door in a day, Southern Harvest helping Canberrans eat deliciously and sustainably
If 2026 is the year you vow to eat more tastefully, ethically and locally, then…
People
Supporting social entrepreneurs: the Snow Foundation’s multi-million dollar gift
A new cohort of dynamic social change entrepreneurs are being empowered by a Canberra-based philanthropic…
Conversation
Want to deep clean your house for 2026 and have no idea where to start? HerCanberra’s cleaning queen shares all her secrets
Our Associate Emma Macdonald has a hidden passion (scrubbing every inch of her home) and…
Food + Wine
Over alcohol? Here’s HerCanberra’s ultimate guide to our favourite alcohol-free tipples and where to find them
Was 2025 the year you drowned your sorrows, maybe to excess? We don’t blame you….
People
My new normal is not buying into the Christmas madness
If you’re on the brink of yuletide collapse, then maybe you need to take a…