Saturday 3rd February

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Hello Canberra,

⛅️ Weather: 32° and partly cloudy.

📆 Today: It’s Saturday 3rd February. Have a great weekend 😄

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News: ✈️ Direct Flights from Canberra to Bali will Begin Soon

A new international route is coming to Canberra. A direct flight between Canberra and Denpasar, Bali, will start on June 14th. The route will be flown by Batik Air, a full-service airline that is a subsidiary of Lion Air.

The new route will operate three times a week. Batik Air is looking to attract Canberrans to Bali and offer travellers access to secondary destinations in Indonesia serviced by Lion Air. More.

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News: 👨‍🍳 Morks in Kingston is Closing

Morks has been a Canberra institution for the last 15 years. The Kingston Foreshore restaurant has served up a 'rebellious' take on modern Thai food. Morks was a hatted restaurant in the Good Food Guide and named one of Canberra's top 5 restaurants by Gourmet Traveler.

"Morks has accomplished everything we've wanted it to," Mork and Benn shared in an Instagram post.

The good news is that this isn't the end. They have plans for a new venue.

Morks will be open until March 9th. More.

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Today: 🌳 Haig Park Turns 101

Haig Park is celebrating its 101st birthday today. The 100th birthday celebration was postponed due to bad weather. In the Park today, there will be a mini version of the Haig Park markets, a suitcase rummage, live music and a variety of activities for all ages. Details here.

Haig Park was originally developed in the 1920s as an east-west wind break as dust storms were a regular occurrence due to a loss of vegetative cover from overgrazing. 7000 trees were planted in 14 rows. The shape of the Park is unique. It's not very wide, but it's 1780m in length. For a lengthy period, the Park defined Canberra's northern extent and most exposed aspect.

The Park was named after Earl Haig, who was the Commander-in-Chief of the British Expeditionary Forces during the First World War. T.C.G Weston was Canberra's first superintendent of parks and gardens, and he most likely personally designed the Park and chose the species.

And if you've ever wondered what trees were planted in the Park - there are Argyle Apple, Snow Gum, Pin Oak, Arizona Ash, Italian Cypress, Deodar Cypress, Monterey Pine and Desert Ash.

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Something to do: Glass Blowing at The Canberra Glassworks

The Canberra Glassworks runs one-on-one glass-blowing classes where you'll make your own Vessel (Vase or Tumbler) or a Glass Bird. The Glassworks also runs more intensive glass-blowing classes over a weekend. Details here.

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More Weekend Events

You can find a full rundown of what's on this weekend in Canberra here.