Grant Kells, Owner and Head-Chef at Smoque, ‘takes five’ to help you be a barbecue hero this Australia Day.
We have all had barbecue disasters (including me). We buy great meats and produce, marinate our steaks and everything is all-good until we the actual barbecuing begins. Whether it’s the empty gas tank (which happens so often) or burnt food, here are 5 tips to help you avoid barbecue disaster this Australia Day.
1. Plan ahead.
Read MoreAcademy is having the first foam party of 2014 on none other than Australia Day!
This January 24, head down to Acads to Dance in the foam to all of your favourite dance floor bangers in Canberra’s ONLY foamy wonderland!
FOAM PARTY ESSENTIALS
WEAR: Swimmers, board shorts, we advise against thongs because you’ll loose them in the frenzy.
BRING: A glad wrap sandwich bag to put your phone and other water precious items in.
HAVE: a rockin time in the foam!
Read MoreCommonwealth Park is the place to be this Australia Day, offering loads of activities, entertainment and fun for the whole family.
Australia Day in the Park kicks off at 7.30am with the Great Aussie Day Breakfast, proudly sponsored by ActewAGL, the Fyshwick Fresh Fruit Markets and Canberra Milk.
Read MoreWith such extreme heat hitting Australia over the past week, I thought it was timely to look at keeping our bodies well hydrated.
Up to two thirds of the body is water – this equates to 42 litres of water in a 70kg person! Water is absolutely crucial to the functions and metabolism of the body and while we can survive several weeks without food, without water we would not survive beyond a few days.
Read MoreCanberras artists go Galactic!
Canberra artists have been working with CSIRO to ‘capture the cosmos’. The result is an exhibition of astronomically inspired work by the Artists Society of Canberra’s Abstract and Experimental Group that will show at CSIRO Discovery Centre from 1 February.
Astronomical images have inspired people throughout the ages. For the last few decades, however, new technologies have given us new views of space.
