Here’s a list of activities happening across Canberra this NAIDOC week – 3 to 10 July

Activities to keep the family entertained during the July school holidays.

We interviewed ACT Reconciliation Council Co-Chair Selina Walker about the showcase of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture, food and entertainment on 30 May.

Check out the jam-packed calendar of things to do this coming school holidays.

Learn new skills, connect and celebrate all things Canberra through creative expression.

There’s plenty to see and do this Canberra Day.

Explore Canberra’s urban art scene and culture at this weekend’s Surface Festival.

The Lunar New Year Festival held in Dickson saw more than 1,500 people gather to celebrate the Year of the Tiger.

Summernats is back for 2022, taking place from 6 to 9 January.

It may be a hidden gem, but Lanyon Homestead has received global recognition.

Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve has reopened with some exciting changes.

How to have a fang-tastic and safe Halloween in Canberra.

A “festival of giving” will give back to Canberra’s hospital patients and health care heroes.

We discovered some of the highlights of Floriade Community in each region and the community effort involved.

What does it take to plan the country’s biggest flower festival?

Rug up and experience the best of Canberra this winter.

Meet the ACT Nurse and Midwife of the Year.

After having to move online due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in-person programs have returned to Libraries ACT.

The Canberra International Music Festival has something for everyone to enjoy.

Canberra’s annual celebration of spring is coming to a suburb near you.

Canberran Josh Lindenthaler is alive today thanks to the generosity of organ donation.

More than $12 million in the upcoming 2022-23 ACT Budget will support Canberra’s maternity services and families.

More funding has been provided to support the health of Canberrans.

Chris Cairns has been using pioneering rehabilitation technology to help him learn how to walk again.

Read about the kindness of Canberra nurses and how they inspired Heather to nominate them for a new award.

A range of certificates will be available to ACT parents who have lost a baby before 20 weeks gestation.

Wiradjuri man, Roy Peterson, will play the instrument at the hospital every second Monday.

The pilot program will make it easier for parents to enrol and register their newborns.

Nick Townsend has state-of-the-art technology to thank for the diagnosis of his rare condition.

The ACT Budget 2020-21 includes funding for a range of mental health programs and services.

The COVID-19 health response and health services will receive a funding boost of over $70 million  as part of the 2020-21 ACT Budget.

Keep your loved ones, pets, and yourself safe on hot days by following these helpful tips.

Construction of the new Strathnairn Primary School will be a female-led project.

The Tuggeranong community will help shape upgrades coming to the foreshore and playgrounds.

Keep up to date with Canberra’s new infrastructure projects, improvements and programs.

The public will soon be invited to provide feedback on Acton Waterfront park designs.

Pop-up markets, live music, extra outdoor dining areas are coming to Dickson shops.

Find out how we are making the Tuggeranong foreshore precinct event better.

Work has started to improve safety and travel times on the Monaro Highway.

Work starts this month on bringing a new playground, bike track, better landscaping and more to Duffy shops.

Get the latest on the Gundaroo Drive duplication.

Find out more about the new ‘superstructure’ rising out of the ground at Canberra Hospital.

Find out how these local students helped name two cranes working on the Canberra Hospital Expansion.

New learning spaces at Franklin School are providing up to 450 additional places for preschool to year 6 students.

We asked for your favourites we as prepare playground upgrades in Tuggeranong, Belconnen and Gungahlin!

A flexible new community space will soon be available in Coombs.

Construction has begun on the new Woden interchange.

Canberra’s arts centres have received a new look, as part of the ACT Government’s Fast Track program.

Design work is progressing for a new cemetery in Tuggeranong.

Several infrastructure projects will commence across Canberra in 2021.

Canberrans are set to benefit from a range of new sporting facilities through funding announced as part of the 2020-21 ACT Budget.

A mini-Woolworths supermarket at The Woden School is supporting the education of students with additional needs.

We interviewed ACT Young Environmentalist of the Year, Jess Fordyce, on her views to encourage the next generation of climate activists.

The new Evelyn Scott School has been named after the reconciliation and indigenous advancement advocate.

School P&Cs across Canberra will fundraise with barbecues and cake stalls this federal election day.

Find out how the expanding JobTrainer program is helping more young Canberrans find employment.

With the summer holidays drawing to a close, it's time to slow down in school zones.

As school returns for 2022, read about the teachers who won awards at the 2021 ACT Public Education Awards.

Many students across Canberra will arrive to new and upgraded facilities when they return to school this year.

Lake Ginninderra College students chase sporting dreams in the US.

A Lake Tuggeranong College student has been named the Australian School-based Apprentice of the Year.

On World Teacher’s Day, we meet a teacher from Amaroo School.

We’ve rounded up 50+ COVID safe activities to keep kids of all ages busy this school holidays.

Female students at Gold Creek School excel in boxing program.

The Deadly Dingoes are passionate about seeing their Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture celebrated at their school.

Students at Bonython Primary have incorporated the ACT Container Deposit Scheme into their learning.

A new space at Evatt Primary School will encourage families and children to connect before class.

A smoking ceremony has marked the start of the Gold Creek School expansion.

High School students put their skills to the test at the CIT Bridge Challenge.

Three schools in Tuggeranong are among the latest ACT public schools to receive upgrades.

Baringa Early Learning Centre has received a Reconciliation Day community grant.

Residents of the new Common Ground development in Dickson will be kept warm with the assistance of quilts knitted by the Canberra Quilters Group.

Here are some great tips and reminders to heat your home safely.

School crossing supervisors are managing safety and traffic flow at our busiest crossings.

Supporting opportunities for children to learn, enjoy and develop through nature play spaces in the ACT.

A new community centre for the Molonglo Valley has opened, providing a space for community groups and residents to gather.

Belconnen’s famous owl statue has been symbolised in the region’s postal stamp.

With National Volunteer Week taking place next month, it's a great time to explore how you can give back.

An alternative reporting site is open in Fadden for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people involved in the ACT criminal justice system.

Fostering strong LGBTIQ+ communities with the Capital of Equality Grants Program.

Discover the more than 150 activities taking place during the 2022 Heritage Festival in April.

Members of ACTF&R are climbing the elevation of Mt Everest to raise funds for Lifeline.

Meet the volunteers and vendors behind one of Canberra’s longest-running community markets, Trash and Treasure in Jamison.

Outstanding Canberrans have been recognised in the 2022 Gold Chief Minister’s Awards.

Mohammed Ali, a dedicated Canberran, has been named Canberra Citizen of the Year for 2022.

Applications now open for 2022 Heritage Grants. Read about the 8 Tracks success story.

Kelli-Ann Jackson has been named the 2022 ACT Woman of the Year.

Thanks to a new Find a Park website, discovering Canberra’s nature parks has never been easier.

The Forage's street food event will return to the Enlighten Festival in March.

Nominate a gold-standard Canberran for the 2022 Canberra Gold Awards.

Celebrating its 1st birthday this week, the Percy Begg Pantry in Dunlop was started by locals Ali and Erica last year.

If you’re driver licence is up for renewal, you can now get a text message reminder sent directly to your mobile number.

With kids heading back to school, Canberra drivers are reminded to slow down and park safely in school zones.

The ACT Government will be running a series of community information sessions on the light rail to Woden.

A Tuggeranong man has celebrated his 100^th ride on the Ginninderry minibus service.

UC students have been asked to reimagine the iconic Canberra bus shelter.

We meet the winner of the Light Rail Safety Poster Competition.

As e-scooters are embraced, new videos focus on safety.

Bin collection day is about to get more colourful, thanks to two Canberra students.

Over 6.6 million passenger trips on board light rail since its maiden voyage.

Survey shows light rail has enticed Canberrans to try public transport.

Several projects will get underway this year on Canberra’s roads.

The next stage of light rail from Alinga Street to Commonwealth Park has passed another significant milestone.

Did you know you can complete more than 450 Access Canberra transactions online at a time that suits you?

With the help of the Domestic Animal Services adoption program, Kita has found her new owner.

Food and fame inspired, here are the top and hilarious cat names from across the ACT.

Products designed to keep you warm like heaters and electric blankets can pose a safety risk if they are faulty, used or stored incorrectly.

Lights, surfacing, fencing, and more, learn how the grass is getting greener at Canberra’s sporting fields.

Meet Rocky and his team who disbursed the destruction of the storm.

When kelpies Spud and Humphrey when missing, these local rangers came to the rescue.

ACT Government appoints first dedicated coroner, strengthening the territory’s judicial system.

A Libraries ACT program is using dogs to help young students grow into more confident readers.

18 firefighter recruits have graduated training and will now join their fellow firefighters at stations across Canberra.

We meet WorkSafe ACT inspector Tamara.

As the ACT enters bushfire season, we meet the all-female firefighter crew at the Hall Volunteer Rural Fire Brigade.

The ACT Government will pilot a food waste collection service for selected Belconnen suburbs.

Canberra’s parking inspectors are keen to bust the stereotypes that surround their role.

A range of infrastructure upgrades are underway or have recently been completed across our city.

A preschool class put their problem-solving skills to the test to fix a set of traffic lights.

For more than 90 years, Yarralumla Nursery has been providing Canberrans with free plants.

Dickson’s Access Canberra Service Centre has reached a milestone of more than 22,000 transactions.

The ACT community has the opportunity to help shape the new Access Canberra Service Centre.

Construction is well and truly underway across the Belconnen road network.

Nine local projects have been selected to receive funding as part of the Community Garden Grants program.

Canberra community groups have received grants to conserve and protect our local environment.

The future of the critically endangered Northern Corroboree Frog looks a little brighter.

Top tips for using or replacing your wood heater through the cold Canberra winter.

Applications are open for the 2022-23 Community Garden Grants program.

A new electric garbage truck is being trailed as part of the transition to a zero-emissions fleet.

An additional $14 million has been allocated to boost the ACT Healthy Waterways program.

The Sustainable Household Scheme win at the 33rd Banksia National Sustainability Awards.

Applications now open for 2022 Environmental Grants. Read about the Friends of Grasslands success story.

The Royal Canberra Show now has less plastic thanks to food vendors reducing their single-use plastics.

Applications now open for 2022 Community Zero Emission Grants. Read about The ReCyclery grant success story.

A new reverse vending machine located at Erindale allows Canberrans to return their cans.

The last month of winter will give platypus-watchers their best chance of seeing these much-loved animals.

New electric tools are helping staff at Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve reduce carbon emissions.

Canberrans will have another year to trial electric bikes and accessories at the Canberra Electric Bike Library.

A Ngunnawal couple’s street pantry has helped people in need.

A Braddon food truck has reduced its environmental impact through the ACT Container Deposit Scheme.

Work on a Big Canberra Battery is underway.

A new wetland has been created in Lake Tuggeranong to help keep our water clean.

Lower energy bills and increased household sustainability are just some of the benefits of the ACT Government’s new Sustainable Household Scheme.