How It Works
The best local businesses aren’t always the ones with the biggest ad budgets. Canberra Shortlist is the place where you can find the standout businesses in our community.
Our listings are free, but invitation-only. This means you aren't seeing who paid the most to be here. You are seeing business owners who earned their place because they are proud of what they do and willing to stand behind their work.
Knowing the people behind a business matters. When you connect with a local who puts their heart into their work, you build greater trust and accountability.
We also like having fun. So, we regularly run giveaways, raffles, and scavenger hunts to help you discover the best local businesses in Canberra.
Recently Added Local Businesses
Check out these hometown favorites!
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The Skyn Lounge
Meet Chloe Sikimeti, the Heart Behind The Skyn Lounge in Bruce, Canberra Some business owners stumble into their calling. Chloe Sikimeti is not one of them. She has been chasing it since she was 18 years old, studying her Diploma in Beauty Therapy and quickly discovering that skin health was far more than a career…
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The R Clinic
The R Clinic, tucked behind Society Coffee on Grazier Lane in Belconnen, sits at the intersection of medical aesthetics, vascular care, and hair restoration, all under one doctor-led roof. Sibling team Dr Wen-Shan Sung and Dr Melanie Sung first ran a general practice together in Casey for three years, gaining the kind of clinical grounding…
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Elegance Beauty Therapy
Finding a beauty salon that has stood in the same Canberra CBD address for four decades takes some doing. Elegance Beauty Therapy, tucked into Ainslie Place in the heart of the city, has outlasted trends, machinery generations, and more than a few nearby competitors, and it has done so with only three owners in its…
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Figures Matter
For many small business owners, bookkeeping is last thing they want to think about and the first thing that causes them grief. Finding a bookkeeper who actually understands your business, not just your ledger, is rarer than most people expect. Figures Matter, a Fyshwick-based bookkeeping and advisory firm, was built around exactly that gap. Founders…
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Artful Dentistry
A Dental Practice That Actually Changes How You Feel About Going to the Dentist Let’s be honest: most people do not look forward to visiting the dentist. Whether it’s the anxiety carried over from a bad experience, the clinical coldness of most waiting rooms, or just the general dread of someone poking around in your…
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Dream City Cleaning
Finding a cleaner you’d trust with the keys to your home is harder than it sounds. Around 90% of Lee Jackson’s clients hand her one anyway, and most have been doing it for years. Lee has been running Dream City Cleaning since she registered the business in 2013, and the trust the business is built…
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Quintessence Nail & Beauty
Some clients have been seeing the same therapist at Quintessence Nail & Beauty for ten years. That kind of loyalty isn’t built on treatments alone, and owner Alicia Fragopoulos knows it. Finding a beauty salon in Belconnen that feels like a genuine retreat takes some doing. Quintessence, tucked into the Page Shopping Centre, has been…
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Harrison Veterinary Clinic
A Local Vet Clinic in Harrison Built on Real Relationships There are vets, and then there are veterinary clinics that genuinely feel like part of the neighbourhood. Harrison Veterinary Clinic is firmly in the second category. Founded by Dr Karina Harding, a Canberra local who grew up in Gungahlin and spent over two decades working…
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SOLVit Network Support
When something goes wrong with your technology, the last thing you want is to be passed around a call centre, retelling your problem to five different people before someone finally picks up who can actually help. Damien Samios built SOLVit Network Support on the exact opposite of that experience, and after nearly 20 years in…
