Vale: It was like a peak-hour traffic jam in the carpark of the Norwood Park Crematorium, as hundreds spilled out of the chapel to pay their respects - to laugh and cry - as they remembered a truly unique person.
Health: The number of known COVID-related deaths in the ACT has jumped by more than 40 per cent, after health authorities undertook an audit of death certificates.
Economics: Reserve Bank of Australia governor Philip Lowe has reiterated that he expects interest rates to go higher despite a surprise jump in unemployment.
Hospitality: The company behind the Old Canberra Inn is taking over Nelligen's Steampacket Hotel after the venue - just inland from Batemans Bay - was sold in January.
NSW politics: Former Canberra Raiders captain and aspiring politician Terry Campese made the shock announcement that he has withdrawn as Labor candidate for Monaro in the upcoming NSW elections.
Court: A former bikie boss will remain behind bars after failing to convince a judge he has reasonable prospects of successfully challenging a jail sentence imposed over an "unequivocally offensive" phone rant.
Good news: Fifteen months ago the park had become "desiccated and dry and unusable, except in the evening for walking", according to local resident Maureen Bartle.
