Creative pursuits and medical developments made headlines in July, with a variety of colourful characters shining through in a cold, coronavirus-tainted winter.
The pages of The Canberra Times featured profiles of the territory's drag queens, artists and dancers as the region's tourism industry did their best to open for the ski season with social distancing and restrictions in play.
Later in the month, Canberra mother Vanessa Mainwaring highlighted the importance of health checks for young children after her five-year-old daughter Margot was diagnosed with amblyopia.
