James Coleman

Mar 18, 2025 | the-riotact.com | James Coleman

Transport Canberra is rolling out a new bus timetable from the start of Term 2, which promises to deliver better connections between our fastest-growing suburbs and the city. The new timetable, which comes into effect from Monday, 28 April, will mean more Rapid, local and school services, particularly to Molonglo Valley and Belconnen. Rapid services out of Molonglo Valley will start earlier on weekday mornings, at 6:05 am, and run every 15 minutes throughout the day.

Mar 14, 2025 | the-riotact.com | James Coleman

It seems a Mecca megastore was only the beginning. The Canberra Centre has announced three “iconic Australian fashion brands” will be joining its retail mix from spring this year as part of a new “Australian Designer Development” section. These include Paris-founded women’s fashion label Kookai, which launched here in 1992, followed by designer dress brand Rebecca Vallance and Melbourne-founded fashion house Scanlan Theodore.

Mar 10, 2025 | the-riotact.com | James Coleman

As if Canberra’s rally stages weren’t close enough to the city, 2025’s Rally of Canberra is bringing the action even closer. Before they take to the dusty fire trails of Kowen Forest and the Cotter Reserve in anger later this month, the cars and their drivers will be parking on Bunda Street in Civic from 5 pm to 6:30 pm on Friday, 21 March, for a show and tell for the public.

Mar 8, 2025 | the-riotact.com | James Coleman

The long-running saga is over, at least for parents of a Genius Childcare centre in Symonston. The ACT Government’s Education Directorate has fast-tracked an approval process to enable a new provider to take over the centre on Tuesday (11 March). The last year has brought a rolling series of strikes and closures at the ACT’s five Genius-run centres, with staff walking off the job due to weeks of unpaid wages and superannuation.

Feb 28, 2025 | the-riotact.com | James Coleman

The ACT Government will “analyse and consider” how civics is taught in the city’s public schools after a damning national report. The National Assessment Program – Civics and Citizenship 2024 (NAP-CC) quizzed Year 6 and Year 10 students from across Australia on their knowledge of our democracy, civic institutions, system of government, and the rights and obligations of Australian citizens.