Megan Doherty

Harry Konstantinou is Canberra's fitness king, the brains behind the $160 million homegrown company Viva Leisure which on Thursday launches a new budget gym network called Zoo Fit, with locations planned across the nation.

Canberra College student Murphy Carr reckoned it was "surreal" when he hauled in a Murray Cod more than a metre long on a line and tackle designed to catch much smaller fish.

Anyone who wants to save the Big Splash water park at Macquarie is being urged to be there on Saturday at 3pm.

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Canberra public servant Nick Weickart has a tattoo on his right arm bearing the date August 11, 2020. It's the day his best mate Robbie died by suicide.

Canberra public servant Nick Weickart has a tattoo on his right arm bearing the date August 11, 2020. Subscribe now for unlimited access. Login or signup to continue reading It's the day his best mate Robbie died by suicide. The tattoo is a...

On a cold autumn day, when taking a dip was the last thought on anyone's mind, the Canberra community on Saturday turned out to show its love for the Big Splash water park in Macquarie.

Ex-navy diver Paul de Gelder, who grew up in Canberra, lost his right hand and leg in an horrific Sydney Harbour bull shark attack, and is now