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Six endorsed midwives in Canberra can now prescribe medications and order tests without making pregnant patients wait for a doctor's appointment. The trial aims to reduce appointment overload while juggling work and family demands.
After years of community campaigning, Australia's capital territory has promised to build a new 50-meter outdoor pool in Woden by 2028. The announcement is part of a broader aquatic strategy to modernize Canberra's aging pool facilities.
Three new bulk-billing GP clinics are opening across Canberra this week, making healthcare free for thousands of residents who've been priced out of doctor visits. The move comes as only half of medical appointments in Australia's capital currently offer free service.
After years of closure and broken promises, Canberra's beloved Big Splash water park will reopen this November with slides intact. Even better: persistent community voices forced owners to find the right buyer instead of demolishing the site.
A mobile medical clinic is expanding to Canberra, bringing free healthcare directly to people experiencing homelessness who often can't prioritize doctor visits. The volunteer-run service has already helped hundreds in Sydney and Melbourne with a simple promise: no questions asked, no one turned away.
After listening to community feedback, Canberra has chosen the faster, more efficient route for its light rail expansion to Woden. The decision marks a major step forward in connecting the city's north and south with modern public transit.
Teenagers in Canberra now have access to Australia's first free trauma-focused mental health service designed by young people who've been through it themselves. The program combines therapy, peer support, and family care in one safe space.
Australia's capital just hit a major clean air milestone, with electric vehicles jumping from barely 400 to 15,000 in five years. One in every 20 Canberra vehicles now runs on batteries instead of fossil fuels.
A newborn boy found at a Canberra fire station last November is healthy and thriving with loving foster carers. Officials are reaching out with compassion to his birth family, seeking information to help shape his beautiful future.
A small shopping precinct in Canberra is proving that community connection, not competition, creates thriving local businesses. While nearby centers struggle, Chisholm's "village mentality" is bringing neighbors together around coffee and fresh bread.
Young people are taking the initiative to quit vaping through Canberra's first dedicated support program for under-25s. Nicotine Knockout opened in March and is already helping motivated young adults overcome addiction with judgment-free support.
A culturally significant Canberra oval that has hosted everything from football matches to weddings is finally returning to Indigenous community control in 2027. After a decade of government promises, Boomanulla Oval in Narrabundah takes a major step toward coming home.
Nicole Speirs found breast cancer at 32 with no family history, but routine self-checks caught it early. Now cancer-free, she joined thousands at Canberra's Mother's Day Classic to fund research that's pushing survival rates above 93%.
A groundbreaking medical center in Canberra is using personalized genetic analysis to treat complex immune diseases, giving patients years of healthy life they never expected. One father went from wheelchair-bound to climbing ladders after doctors identified his disease's root cause.
Four Australians with intellectual disabilities just became homeowners through an innovative program that transforms their support payments into property equity. The model is now expanding nationwide after proving people with disabilities can thrive as independent homeowners.
Australia's capital territory is tackling its housing shortage with an ambitious plan to build nearly 26,000 homes over five years. The program prioritizes apartments and townhouses to meet the needs of a growing population expected to hit 700,000 by 2050.
After a lifesaving device rescued 16-year-old Rory Pittman from cardiac arrest, Australia's capital is becoming one of the first cities worldwide to place public defibrillators in every residential suburb. The rollout of 124 devices will be complete by year's end.
Australia's capital just locked in one of its biggest land deals ever to tackle its housing shortage. The agreement brings affordable housing and fresh infrastructure to thousands of future residents.
A Canberra primary school replaced Mandarin with Australian Sign Language, transforming how 500 students connect with nine Deaf classmates. Now kids chat silently across playgrounds and struggling learners shine in new ways.
Wildlife officers in Canberra are building 16 special quarantine pens to protect endangered eastern quolls from a potential bird flu outbreak. The plan creates a safety net to preserve one of Australia's rarest marsupials, extinct on the mainland for over 60 years.
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