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Teddy bears and sign removed from Pooh's Corner

Recent travellers would have notice the much-loved site looking a little bare.

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This could be the best view on the South Coast

We've all got our favourite places. This one is pretty close to home.

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'You aren't going to be disappointed': Inside Duntroon's secret bunker

Unfortunately, the best-kept secret on Duntroon was eventually exposed.

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Solving the mystery of the vanishing blue boat

For two two decades, it served countless travellers as a faithful landmark.

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The new claim to fame for Captains Flat

The historic landmark is now fully operational.

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Setting the record straight on the region's leaning landmarks

There are many leaning objects in the area. Some were created that way on purpose.

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Tim the Yowie Man's top three towers might surprise you

This week Tim reveals his favourite towers of the region. His choices may surprise you.

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Will Telstra Tower ever reopen?

What does the future have in store for Canberra's landmark tower?

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Frightful sights: from the grave to truly bizarre

My recent scare in a bush cemetery prompted several readers to recount their own brushes with the macabre at graveyards around the region and further afield.

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Look what I found on my travels!

While readers continue to reveal more historic Annis and George Bills water troughs around Australia, I was thrilled to track one down during our trip to England.

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From fairies to folklore, I'm spellbound by magical Araluen Valley

At the height of the goldrush, this idyllic valley was home to 15,000. Now, if you listen carefully, you can hear the beat of fairy wings.

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Ever heard of the Bowning pheazel?

The origins of this mysterious 'creature' date back to a cold wet Monday afternoon in the mid-1980s when a larger than normal crowd had gathered in the Bowning Hotel.

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Magic Murramarang: the secret is out

Join me as I discover the secluded bays, rugged headlands and sparkling ocean vistas.

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Waterfalls to rainforests, this new South Coast walk has it all

I was lucky enough to be one of the first on the revamped Murramarang walk.

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Big shot's novel way of keeping audience awake

"It took your breath away and most definitely woke people up."

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The colourful history of Canberra's pink ponds

Social media users have been tickled pink by its Insta-worthy presence.

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The hidden caves that lay beneath our city

Many of Canberra's iconic landmarks are built on top of concealed caves.

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The find that proved vital in the decision to settle our vibrant city

Imagine the explorers' jubilation when they stumbled on it near present-day Pialligo.

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Deep into the dragon's den

The burrows are the perfect size and offer ideal protection from predators.

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How artificial spider holes are helping save an endangered reptile from extinction

The Monaro Grassland Earless Dragon is one of our region's most endangered reptiles.

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It couldn't be, could it? The sight that almost scared me to death

Lying in the bottom of the shallow hole is a greyish circular object.

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On the hunt for historic troughs

Over time, many have been broken or discarded as obsolete, but there are still several hundred scattered around.

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The day a bank was put on a truck and moved to escape being flooded

The 1899 two-storey sandstone was dragged up the hill. Thankfully, the nearby cemetery just avoided the highwater mark.

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Outlaw's story prompts memories of myterious flowers and local legends

Readers share their stories about the final resting place of notorious bushranger John Gilbert.

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Acton is where the action was at

In Part 2 of this series on the lost history of Acton Peninsula, we discover the area was the original centre of the emerging capital and home to various movers and shakers

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