Canberra Talk

The battle to control a bushfire burning in the Brindabella Ranges, west of Canberra, will continue on the ground and in the air today, after the alert level was downgraded from "watch and act" to "advice". A thunderstorm on Friday afternoon had minimal impact on the blaze, which had grown to 175 hectares by Saturday morning, with rain barely reaching the site. The fire started at Pierces Creek on Thursday night, moved fast towards Canberra on Friday, reaching eight kilometres away from the closest suburb of Kambah for most of the day. By 8:00am on Saturday it was seven kilometres from the suburb. The ACT Emergency Services Agency (ESA) said the fire was still uncontrolled, but there was no immediate danger to the community. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-11-02/canberra-fire-pierces-creek-blaze-reduced-to-advice-alert-level/10458546

You must be having cleanest of homes with sparkling floors and vacuumed carpets, but still every now or when someone is falling sick. It is hard to identify the source, so we blame it on change of season, dust particles in the air and pollution. But hardly do we realise that the cause of this sickness lies right within our house. Yes, that's true! And it is an alarming stage, my friend, as some bacteria are thriving in some corner of your home, mostly kitchen, and you are oblivious of it. Today, I am sharing some valuable information on things in your house that are causing sickness, so that you get aware of it and eradicate the germs from your home immediately. Let's get started! https://www.bondcleaningincanberra.com.au/6-things-house-causing-sickness/

The NRL's senior referees manager Bernard Sutton says the league's officiating needs to improve following the latest high-profile refereeing blunder during the Canberra Raiders' 28-24 loss to the Cronulla Sharks. Canberra was trailing by 16 points early in the second period and managed to cut the Sharks' lead to just four points before the Raiders comeback was interrupted by a mix-up between the touch judge and the referee. Touch judge Ricky McFarlane raised his flag during a Sharks set, prompting referee Gerard Sutton to put his whistle to his lips without blowing it, distracting the Raiders players and allowing Sione Katoa to score an uninhibited try. The try was referred to the video referee to look at a knock-on in the build-up, but the bunker failed to notice McFarlane raising his flag and the try stood. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-07-21/nrl-referee-boss-apologises-for-canberra-raiders-howler/10021536

Jamie's Italian Canberra has closed suddenly, with the Canberra Centre restaurant not opening on Monday after a busy weekend of trade. In a statement, the Jamie Oliver Restaurant Group confirmed the closure, "with immediate effect". They also announced that Brisbane-based Hallmark Group would take over operating the Australian franchises of the chain, with Jamie's Italian restaurants in Sydney, Brisbane, Perth, Parramatta and Adelaide to remain open. The Canberra restaurant is the only one in Australia to shut, with no reason given for its closure. Instead, Jamie Oliver Restaurant Group Australia COO Ben Shaughnessy said Australia was, "one of our best performing international markets" for the restaurant. https://www.canberratimes.com.au/national/act/jamie-s-italian-canberra-has-closed-20180416-p4z9xt.html

There's been a long-standing and deep-seated rivalry between Sydney and Melbourne for years -- which is the better city? Well, clearly neither of them, because Lonely Planet just picked Canberra as the 3rd Best City in Travel for 2018. That's right, the third best city, in the world. To know the right reasons, Check Out the below article link.  http://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/2017/10/24/heres-why-canberra-really-is-one-of-the-worlds-best-cities_a_23254682/