| Celebrating Canberra's Community Spirit |
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Hello Canberra!
ABC Radio Canberra’s Community Spirit Awards are underway and we can’t do it without you!
At a time when good news can be trickier than finding a free park in the Parliamentary triangle, we want to highlight some of the inspiring people and organisations making a difference in our community.
Over the last few weeks and during our Your Stories initiative, the ABC Canberra team and I have met amazing individuals who have made an invaluable contribution to life in Canberra. Check out some of their stories below.
If you know someone or a team who deserves to be recognised, nominate them now. Nominations close this Thursday at midnight so don’t just sit back and wait to see who is recognised.
Make sure you listen to ABC Radio Canberra on 666AM or online in the coming weeks as we announce the finalists.
Tune in to Afternoons as I announce the finalists for the School Community Champion category.
All the best!
Georgia Stynes
ABC Radio Canberra host of Afternoons |
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| Final chance to nominate for Awards |
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| It's your last chance to nominate for the ABC Canberra Community Spirit Awards. Celebrate those individuals and groups making a difference in our community by nominating now. Nominations close this Thursday at midnight so get in quick! |
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| Meet IWiN chair Dr Madhumita Iyengar |
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ABC Canberra's Adrienne Francis interviewed Dr Madhumita Iyengar founding chair of Initiative For Women In Need Inc. She spoke about how a simple encounter with a Paralympic athlete proved to be the catalyst for her own pathway to leadership and taking action. Catch up on her interview here. |
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| Do you know a multicultural community champion in the Canberra region? |
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Cindy Mitchell,The Mill House CEO, spoke with Adrienne Francis about her journey towards leadership, where she finds personal inspiration and the often hidden multicultural champions in our community. |
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| Bill Aldcroft has contributed to Canberra's most important welfare organisations |
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| Imagine being able to look across Canberra and know you've contributed to some of our most important welfare organisations. 99-year-old Bill Aldcroft has helped some of Canberra's key organisations such as Ainslie Village, Family Planning and Lifeline. ABC Canberra wants to recognise those like Bill who have had a positive impact on our community, nominate someone who deserves to be celebrated here. |
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| Are you feeling burnt out from the unrelenting COVID-19 news cycle and want to reconnect with nature? This new ABC series is just the thing for you. In this visually stunning series, Aaron Pedersen and Holly Ringland will guide viewers through the wonder and awe of the Australian landscape, exploring our land’s unique stories, inviting us to deepen our connection with nature. Tune in 8pm tonight on ABC TV and iview. | | WATCH NOW |
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| New YWCA home to provide safety to women over 50 |
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| Across the country, women aged over 55 are currently the fastest-growing demographic of people experiencing homelessness.The YWCA in Canberra is building units specifically for women over 50, with a few set aside for women with children fleeing domestic violence. YWCA chief executive Frances Crimmins says demand for housing amongst older women is "off the record". |
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| ACT businesses urged to give employees COVID vaccination leave |
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| Canberra businesses are being urged to give employees paid leave so they can get their COVID-19 jab and recover from any side effects. The call comes as the ACT strives to become the first Australian jurisdiction to reach a 70 per cent vaccination rate. Half of all eligible adults in the ACT have already received their first dose of a vaccine and more than 25 per cent are fully vaccinated. Canberrans aged between 12 and 15 years old who are at greater risk from the effects of COVID-19 can now book a Pfizer vaccination. | | READ MORE |
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| You're never too old to achieve your dreams |
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| A Queanbeyan grandmother has just achieved her dream of running a marathon. Annette Christou is a Yidinji Mbabaram woman from the Atherton Tablelands in far North QLD. The 66-year-old retired primary school teacher only started long distance running in 2014 with Aboriginal running group the Queanbeyan Deadly Runners. She completed her first 42.4 km virtual marathon in Queanbeyan in a time of 6 hours and 43 minutes. ABC Canberra's Adrienne Francis spoke to Aunty Annette about her deadly achievement. | | JOIN THE CONVERSATION |
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| Make dinner fun with Hetty's Chinese Takeaway |
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Put down the takeaway menu and try cooking your favourite Chinese dishes at home, with new ABC Everyday recipe series Hetty’s Chinese Takeaway.
Cookbook author and food writer Hetty McKinnon has put a vegetarian twist on classic Chinese favourites for you to try at home like sweet and sour eggplant, wonton soup and oven-baked spring rolls.
The ABC Everyday newsletter will share a new and exclusive recipe every week across August. You can’t get them anywhere else, so make sure to sign up here. |
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| How to grow fruit and veg while renting |
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| Anna Matilda has lived in five different rental houses in the past decade — and sustained a thriving veggie patch at each one. She even has fruit trees that travel happily with her from home to home. How does she do it? | | FIND OUT |
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| Crunchy edges, gooey cheesy top and a saucy interior - can anyone resist a yummy Italian pasta bake?
Add a generous amount of cheese, drizzle with a little virgin olive oil and bake until the top is golden and crunchy... Bellissimo! A dinner favourite for the whole family! |
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