Good morning, Canberra. After a frosty start, we're in for a calmer day than the last few with a top of 14 degrees. Here’s what’s making news in the capital.

Getting women ready for the workshop

Frustrated with a lack of resources to further their handy-woman skills, a Canberra pair approached Thor Diesendorf of Thor's Hammer in Griffith with a proposition - to provide a workspace.

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Gutsy victory for the green Green Machine

Subscriber only: They rested half their team, and lost Ryan Sutton to a knee injury, but the rookie Raiders scored a win for the ages.

The book about living your twenties shamelessly

Subscriber only: Authors Michelle Andrews and Zara McDonald knew there was more to your twenties than cheap tacos and tequila.

Are we there yet? How to survive family road trips

Opinion: With the right preparation, the family holiday road trip can be a lot of fun, writes Christy Kidner.

Counter culture is a kid's rite of passage

Opinion: The death of the corner shop is to be lamented because it provided a portal for kids into the adult world, writes B. R. Doherty.

Times Past

On this day in 1978, Black Mountain Tower began its service as the television transmitter between Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra and long-distance phone calls. Supervising engineer of Telecom's radio communications construction branch in NSW, Brian Penhall said Telecom equipment had been moved from the Red Hill station to the tower ready to begin its role. READ MORE