January 16

Hello Canberra,

Hello Canberra,

Weather: 23° and showers. 70% chance of rain.

Today: It’s Tuesday 16th January

News: 💊 Three Previously Unknown Drugs Found in Canberra

Canberra’s CanTEST pill testing service has discovered three previously unknown drugs within the last 6 months. The mystery drugs were sent to the ANU and were found to contain substances that haven’t been previously recorded. More.

News: ✈️ Two U.S Airlines Forced to Divert to Canberra

There was an unusual sight at Canberra Airport yesterday morning with an American Airlines Boeing 777 and a United Airlines Dreamliner at the airport. This wasn’t the much-anticipated expansion of international flights to Canberra but the result of an error with Sydney Airport’s landing guidance system. Both planes were low on fuel and unable to continue circling Sydney, so they landed in Canberra. Passengers were transported to Sydney by bus.

Something to do: Learn a Language for Free using Mango

Did you know you can use your ACT Library Card to access free language learning tools? Mango is a language learning platform with over 70+ languages available. Details here.

New Cafe: ☕️ Espresso Room

There’s a new cafe in New Acton. Espresso Room is on the ground floor of the Nishi Building. The cafe will serve coffee from Ona, bread from Wildflour, and sushi from Sushi Sushi. Espresso Room is soft launching this week. Details here.

Tomorrow: 🍸 Molly Group Cocktail Class

Have you ever wanted to join one of Molly’s cocktail classes but never had a group big enough to book a private session. That’s what the group cocktail classes are for. It doesn’t matter if you’re on your own, a duo or a group of friends. Tickets are $60pp and include a glass of Prosecco on arrival, two demonstrated cocktails and one hands-on cocktail experience. Details here.