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Teddi Confetti: Making the most of precious minutes and memories

Alexandra Tolmie — Sun, 15 Nov 2015 19:30:49 +0000

It’s not every day that you meet someone who tells you a story you just can’t stop thinking about. When our writer Alex Tolmie met the effervescent Teddi and...

CMAG for kids: Afternoon workshops

Alexandra Tolmie — Sun, 12 Jul 2015 20:30:23 +0000

Last week, Alex Tolmie visited the Canberra Museum and Gallery with her (almost) four year old for an afternoon workshop exploring ceramics and culminating in a clay tile-making activity. She had...

Leah’s Pawsitive Future

Alexandra Tolmie — Thu, 02 Jul 2015 20:30:58 +0000

Finding forever families for Canberra’s cats..." When Alex Tolmie (a self-confessed cat lady) met Alicia Jaques to hear about Leah’s Pawsitive Future, a cat rescue service in North Canberra, they immediately clicked....

Diane Joseph: Privileged and proud

Alexandra Tolmie — Thu, 11 Jun 2015 20:30:47 +0000

In a follow-up to our series on Canberra’s high quality public, Catholic and independent schools, Alex Tolmie caught up with the Director-General of Education and Training, Diane Joseph, to...

Not drowning, waving: Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month

Alexandra Tolmie — Tue, 19 May 2015 20:30:01 +0000

Imagine having to take as many as 40 different capsules every day and finding it hard to breathe most days. Imagine living with the knowledge that the life expectancy...

Our guide to ACT Independent schools

Alexandra Tolmie — Mon, 18 May 2015 20:30:35 +0000

In the third of our three part series on Canberra's public, Catholic and independent schools, Alex Tolmie explores the ACT Independent School system. Canberra is privileged to have a high quality schooling system...

Delight at the NPG’s Little Faces

Alexandra Tolmie — Mon, 11 May 2015 20:30:50 +0000

I was very excited to be able to take part in the National Portrait Gallery’s (NPG) Little Faces program recently with Miss 2 and Miss 3. Little Faces is a...

Our guide to ACT Catholic schools

Alexandra Tolmie — Thu, 07 May 2015 20:30:20 +0000

In the second of our three part series on Canberra's public, Catholic and independent schools, Alex Tolmie explores the ACT Catholic School system. Canberra is privileged to have a high...