Mary Porter opened the latest exhibition by Local award winning indigenous artist Duncan Smith during NAIDOC week last month.
As with an exhibition last year Duncan, a Wiradjuri man, donated all the proceeds from the exhibition to CANTEEN, an organisation that works with young cancer...
Mary Porter recently participated in a roundtable forum that led to a number of ideas in Professor Bob Douglas's latest book SEE-change.
The book has been written for Australians of all ages who are concerned at the mounting evidence that humans are placing unprecedented strains on the...
Generosity and community spirit are among the qualities that have earnt Vinh Do the ACT Tenant of the Month Award for September.
Mr Do came to Australia from Vietnam 15 years ago and has lived with his wife in their Belconnen home for the past 12 years.
Speaking at the morning tea...
In 2002 as the CEO of Volunteering ACT, Mary Porter became aware of young people in their early years of high school becoming disengaged from their studies and subsequently dropping out of the education system.
In an endeavour to re-engage these young people, Mary sourced funding to trial...
Pegasus Riding for the Disabled has spread its wings with the launch of the Pegasus Foundation with the aim of securing the financial future of the organisation.
Prominent local equestrian identities Ray Silburn and Niki van Buuren are the Foundation's joint patrons.
"Since the...
The Gungahlin United Football Club began modestly in 1997 with around 120 players in 12 junior teams. From these humble beginnings the club has grown in less than a decade to 830 junior players in 83 teams with boys and girls as young as 4 years of age playing the round ball game. In addition,...