Charlotte Gore

3 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Charlotte Gore |Harry Frost

Former carer Deb Stevens doubts her late mother, Gwen, could have stayed out of full-time aged care for as long as she did without the day program at Burrangiri aged respite care centre. "I retired to care for my mother, and I had her at home for almost three years," Ms Stevens said. "During the very early days I heard about Burrangiri respite … so I started to use that program a few days a week.

3 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Elizabeth Byrne |Charlotte Gore

The 59th annual National Folk Festival is on in Canberra after last year's event faced falling attendance and ticket sales combined with rising costs. Artistic co-director Holly Downes says the festival has turned a corner, in part because it offers a wider range of entertainment than some other music festivals. Organisers are already making plans for next year's milestone, with the National Folk Festival to celebrate 60 years of music and dancing.

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Penny Travers |Charlotte Gore

The outgoing head of orthopaedic surgery at Canberra Hospital says the loss of a sixth surgeon is "not surprising" given changes to operational procedures he says "all of the directors of department hate". "There is no surgeon in the hospital who's happy about this," Professor Paul Smith said. "The system is really not conducive to a satisfactory standard of practice for the clinicians who are progressively being disenfranchised in that whole process.

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Charlotte Gore |Harry Frost

Having started in the industry as a casual bar worker, Canberra restaurateur Ross McQuinn sees merit in a portable long service leave scheme for the sector. "A portable long service leave scheme is a great thing for hospitality. I think that it will encourage retention in the industry," he said.

Jan 31, 2025 | abc.net.au | Charlotte Gore |Lish Fejer

When Tim Ceaser's wallet flew out the window of his car as a 19-year-old, he thought it was gone forever. But 30 years later a friend sent him a stranger's Facebook post in the Queanbeyan Community Notice Board group looking to reunite the wallet with its owner. "Like a lightning bolt struck me, it took me straight back to the time living in Queanbeyan and I lost my wallet," he said.