Canberra Talk

 Have you decided to do an end-of-lease cleaning on your own to help you get your bond back? This kind of cleaning is more intense than a normal clean up and will require a lot of elbow grease, time and effort. If you are not sure how to go about this process or where to start, I will share an article with you here that properly describes what end-of-lease cleaning details and what kind of checklist would help you in this kind of cleaning. From the kitchen to the bathroom, carpet cleaning, pest control and more, there are numerous tasks that you can follow and get your bond back easily. https://www.bondcleaningincanberra.com.au/what-are-end-of-lease-cleaning-requirements-in-canberra-act/

 When Clifton Plummer donned his cricket kit and took the field last week, it was the first time he'd played in five years. Not because he didn't want to, but because there wasn't a team for him to join. Despite playing representative cricket for Queensland and then Australia, a move to Canberra meant Plummer's talents took a back seat. Plummer has a hereditary vision impairment called congenital retinoschisis, where the eye's retina peels off and destroys itself, meaning he has no vision in one eye and is legally blind in the other. Read More: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-02-18/act-vision-impaired-cricketers-team-up-with-tasmanian-players/101992392

 Former NRL player and Labor hopeful Terry Campese has withdrawn his candidacy for the seat of Monaro in the upcoming NSW election. He is the fourth Labor candidate to resign ahead of the election. His decision comes after a media report revealed he visited a school friend convicted of drug dealing at Macquarie Correctional Centre last year to raise money for his charity — the Terry Campese Foundation. Mr Campese said he has stepped down over growing media scrutiny in the up-coming election campaign.  Read More: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-02-17/terry-campese-monaro-candidate-nsw-election-labor/101989032

 An audit of death certificates has revealed COVID-19 played a role in killing 61 more people in Canberra than previously thought. ACT Health has adjusted its official tally of COVID-19-related deaths to 224 since the beginning of the outbreak in 2020 — a 37 per cent increase. Chief Health Officer Kerryn Coleman said the under-reporting was the result of doctors submitting death certificates to the ACT registrar of births, deaths and marriages, but forgetting to report COVID-19-related deaths to ACT Health. Reviews of deaths in other states and territories have revealed similar oversights. Read More: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-02-17/act-covid-19-death-toll-far-higher-than-reported/101989422