14K views · 28 reactions | ✨ ACT Policing and Canberra Metro have joined forces to educate Canberrans to be safe around the light rail network. Authorities say an average of one light rail emergency occurs every three days, and that they're concerned serious crashes are becoming more likely. Canberra Metro general manager Bruno Lancelot says pedestrians don't always understand the risk.  Supplied: ACT Policing | ABC Canberra | Facebook

6.9K views · 71 reactions |  A high-speed train between Canberra, Sydney and Melbourne has been a pipe dream for decades. But it doesn't look like it will be achieved anytime soon. The 320km rail journey currently takes over four hours, longer than by car. But experts say some basic upgrades could drastically improve things. | ABC Canberra | Facebook

All aboard! ‘Camel trains to steel wheels: life on the Trans-Australian Railway’ is on now in Canberra until 19 October🐪🚂 This must-see exhibition features fascinating archival records, photos and footage that capture the events and challenges from the Trans-Australian Railway’s first 60 years. 🎥 National Film and Sound Archive | National Archives of Australia

A site in the suburb of Curtin in Canberra's south will soon be home to the territory's first specialist dementia care village. Following a competitive design-based tender process, the Suburban Land Agency has sold the site to HammondCare for $18 million. The village in Curtin will feature 11 cottages, a cafe, shop, hairdressing salon and 48 supported seniors living apartments. Choose your news on the ABC NEWS app and stay in the know via the link in our bio. #ABCNewsACT #dementia | ABC Canberra