2023
Hello Canberra,
⛈️ Weather: 25° and Showers. 80% chance of rain with a chance of a thunderstorm.
📆 Today: It’s Saturday 23rd December
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New sections of the light rail track will sit in low-lying greenery instead of just concrete. Prototypes of the new ‘green track’ have been built at the National Arboretum. As well as showing Canberra what the new track will look like, the prototype will be used to test out different mixes of grasses and irrigation to make sure they can survive Canberra’s tough climate. The new track designs can now be viewed at the Arboretum.
Good Goodies is a community flea market at Gang Gang in Downer. Local creatives can set up a stall at no cost to share their wares. Discover stalls ranging from arty art, preloved and vintage clothes, pottery, food and much more.
It’s on today from 3pm to 6pm. Details here.
Today is the final Capital Region Farmers Market of the year. The market is held at Epic. Due to the setup of Summernats, access to the markets will be slightly restricted. Details here.
It’s the last Little Burley Market of the year. It’s running lakeside on Queen Elizabeth Terrace. The markets will take a break over January and will be back in February. Details here.
Double Demerit points will be issued in the ACT from now until 11:59pm on January 1
A reminder that if your Bin was due to be collected on Christmas Day (Monday), it is now getting collected today from 7am.
Collections over the rest of the holiday period will occur as normal. More.
I’m sharing things to do on New Year over the coming days:
Bentspoke in Braddon in hosting a 10 years on New Year’s Event. They have created 10 canapés that celebrate Bentspoke history. Tickets include food and drinks. Details here.
Canberra Centre, Westfield Woden and Westfield Belconnen will be open until 6pm tonight. South Point will be open until 7pm.