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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Skin Wellness Academy
The Skin Clinic That Starts With “The Why” If you’ve spent years cycling through skin products, treatments, and clinics without lasting results, Skin Wellness Academy in Canberra (SWA) is worth your attention. Kim Le Sambolec is a university-qualified dermal clinician with more than 22 years of experience, and the approach she has built at SWA…
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PB Physiology & Rehab
There are plenty of gyms and rehab clinics in Canberra. What there are fewer of are places where the people working with you genuinely care about where you started, where you are now, and where you want to go. PB Physiology and Rehab, led by Michael, Harry and Jasper, is one of those places. What…
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Tax Fig
Local accounting firm for individuals and small businesses Tax Fig is a small, independently run accounting firm based in Woden with over 15 years of experience serving individuals and businesses across Canberra and the Queanbeyan region. The firm has a straightforward focus: helping clients keep more of what they earn and stay on top of…
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The Runners Shop
Canberra’s specialist running store since 1990 The Runners Shop has been part of Canberra’s running community since July 1990, founded by Brian Wenn and widely regarded as one of the best running specialist stores in Australia. For over three decades, the shop has operated from Dundas Court in Phillip, building long-standing relationships with local runners,…
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Spotless4u Cleaning Services
Residential and commercial cleaning Spotless4u is a Canberra-based cleaning company operating across a broad range of residential, commercial and specialised cleaning needs. Led by Ras, the team services homes and businesses throughout Canberra, Queanbeyan and surrounding areas, with same-day and 24-hour availability for certain services. The scope of what they offer is substantial. On the…
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Watts Needed
Licensed electricians serving Canberra and surrounds, 24/7 Watts Needed Electrical is a family-owned electrical business based in Monash, serving homes, businesses and industrial sites across Canberra. The team of six electricians and apprentices brings over 40 years of combined experience to the work. Director Nathan handles quotes and client communication, with electricians James, Sam and…
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Level Electrical & Air Fyshwick
Heating, cooling and electrical services across Canberra and Queanbeyan Level Electrical & Air Fyshwick has been part of the Canberra trades landscape since 2019, growing out of Level Plumbing Canberra after years of handling heating and cooling work through that business. Previously trading as Landmark Air, the company is based in Fyshwick and services residential…
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Miko Designs
Designer furniture, lighting and rugs in Fyshwick Miko Designs started, as many good things do, over a glass of wine. Stuart Finlayson and Stephanie McKenzie were on a furniture shopping trip in Melbourne in the mid-2010s and found themselves frustrated by what wasn’t available in Canberra. The Australian design scene was genuinely flourishing, and the…
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The One Beauty & Spa Canberra
A private day spa for women in Yarralumla The One Beauty & Spa occupies a quiet spot on Musgrave Street in Yarralumla, tucked away from the busier parts of the city in a setting that feels appropriately calm from the moment you arrive. It is a female-only spa, which shapes the experience in a meaningful…
