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Christmas at the Canberra Centre
For 31 years (57 if you include its time as the Monaro Mall), the Canberra Centre has been somewhere to meet friends, grab a bite to eat, and take part in a bit of retail therapy. It...
Summer holidays are on their way, but where can we go?
As freedom of travel slowly increases for Canberrans, we thought it was a great time to look at our options for the upcoming holiday season. If you have stopped keeping track of where you can and can’t go, and what it means for you on your...
Canberra and Region Visitors Centre finding new ways to connect with visitors
Much like all of us, the Canberra and Region Visitors Centre (CRVC) was affected severely by this year’s pandemic. After shutting down for a couple of months, they were lucky to be able to reopen on Reconciliation Day (June 1). Manager of the...
The Royal Australian Mint strikes gold with their latest display
If you’re not a numismatic (coin collector) or the parent of a primary school aged child, you could be forgiven for not having visited the Royal Australian Mint in recent years. But for many, the 3-month period between March and June when the...
NCAA Provides ACT Parties with Opportunity to Respond to Industry-Specific Questions
On September 14, the NCAA sent a list of questions related to our industry to representatives of the three major political parties ahead of the October 17 election. These questions related to strategies to engage tourism, investments and grants,...
The Australian National Botanic Gardens on celebrating 50 years during a challenging year
2020 hasn’t been kind to many of our Canberra institutions, but the Australian National Botanic Gardens, in particular, has had to make the most of a rough start which coincided with the Gardens celebrating its 50th birthday. Julie Akmacic, the...
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