December 26

Hello Canberra,

Hello Canberra,

⛈️ Weather: 26° and Showers (90% chance).

📆 Today: It’s Tuesday 26th December. Today is Boxing Day.

News: Raiders Recruit Dies in Accident

In tragic news, Canberra Raider Troy Dargan has died on Christmas Eve. The 26-year-old was on holiday in the Cook Islands with family when he was involved in a motorcycle accident. Dargan had recently been signed by the Raiders in the pre-season. More.

A Reimagined Concept for Braddon Buildings

Architecture firm, DNA Architects, has released a concept for a series of cylindrical towers on Lonsdale Street in Braddon. The towers would feature a robotic parking structure and a hotel. Whether this idea will ever progress past the concept stage remains to be seen. You can see the design of the silo-esque towers here. What do you think?

Boxing Day Sales

If you’re keen to brave the shops on Boxing Day, The Canberra Centre is open from 8am to 6pm. Westfield Woden and Belconnen will also be open from 8am. Canberra Outlet Centre will be open from 8am to 7pm.

Next Week: 🚗 Summernats

Annual car festival Summernats is on next week. The festival runs from Thursday 4th to Sunday 7th of January. The main event is at EPIC and the Fringe Festival will be happening in Braddon on Thursday, Friday and Saturday night. Details here.

Coming Up: 🔦 Top Secret Tour with Tim the Yowie Man

Join local guide, Tim the Yowie Man on an after dark tour of Old Parliament House. Snoop around the secret spaces and discover which legendary parliamentary stories are true. The tours are happening in April, May and June. Spaces are limited and tickets will sell out soon. Details here.

What’s Open on Boxing Day

Most of Canberra’s Museums and Galleries including the National Gallery, Portrait Gallery and Questacon will be open. The Canberra Museum will be closed.

All the cinemas are open on Boxing Day. Most of the pools around Canberra will be open.

Canberra Libraries are closed today.