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AM edition, Friday, February 28
Good morning, Canberra. It should be a beautiful day for the first day of the Canberra Show, with a top of 28 degrees predicted. Here's today's top news.

Mogo's meerkats are waiting for Canberrans

Images of giraffes fleeing walls of flames at Mogo Wildlife Park shocked the world on New Year’s Eve. Now, after months of repairs, the zoo is preparing to reopen its doors to the public on Sunday.

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Top ACT projects missed out on sports grants

Five Canberra projects missed out on more than $1.1 million of funding under the controversial community sports grants program.

Rain boosts Canberra dams by just 2 per cent

Eight years after it was built, the $140 million Murrumbidgee to Googong Pipeline was finally used for its intended purpose yesterday.

Major Projects Canberra faces funding uncertainty

The head of the new agency Major Projects Canberra estimated it would need an additional $5 million funding a year to run the office.

Small bus start of large growth for Ginninderry

The residents of one of Canberra's newest suburbs certainly won't have any trouble finding a seat on public transport.

Job cuts feared in National Library restructure

National Library of Australia staff could be made redundant as part of a major reorganisation being undertaken, a union has warned.

Slump prompts call for projects to be fast-tracked 

The Master Builders Association is renewing calls for the ACT govt to speed up the delivery of its $14 billion infrastructure program.

Sport

Bring on the Kiwis after Manuka magic show

Subscriber only: The fate of Australia's Twenty20 World Cup defence rests on a trans-Tasman showdown.

Coronavirus leads to Brumbies to Wollongong

Exclusive: Super Rugby officials are poised to announce an historic blockbuster double-header in Wollongong next week.

Dandenong holds no demons for the Capitals

Subscriber only: Marianna Tolo thinks the Flyers have a reason to feel scared, because Dandenong holds no demons for Canberra.

Canberrans on collision course at Capital Show

Subscriber only: Jorge Kapeen is a throwback to a bygone era. It is fitting he will fight against a man cut from the same cloth.

Times Past

New government house designs were on the way, The Canberra Times reported on this day in 51 years ago. Government houses in the suburbs of Weston Creek would be newly designed contemporary houses, slightly larger, on average, than the previous designs. The designs sought to provide more internal space and make use of various external finishes for a varied street line. READ MORE
 
 
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