Wednesday 31st January

Hello Canberra,

⛅️ Weather: 26° and Partly Cloudy. There’s a slight (20%) chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon.

📆 Today: It’s Wednesday the 31st January.

News: ♻️ ACT Government to Expand Food Waste Collection

Since 2021, a pilot food waste collection program has been running in Belconnen, Bruce, Cook and Macquarie. So far, 2,844 tonnes of food waste has been collected.

Plans have been released for an industrial in-vessel (to minimise odours) composting facility capable of processing 50,000 tonnes of FOGO (Food Organics and Garden Organics) material per year. It will recycle waste into compost. The facility will be built in Hume.

Once complete FOGO collection will be available city-wide.

The project is currently open to public consultation. Details here.

New Eats: 🥢 Dookki - All You Can Eat Korean Buffet

Dookki is an all-you-can-eat Korean restaurant. It recently opened in Belconnen. This is the second Dookki restaurant to open in Australia. There are a couple of hundred Dookki locations in South Korea. Dookki serves Tteokbokki. There’s a video on their website which shows how it works. Details here.

Something to do: 🧑‍🎤 Sing ‘Somewhere Only We Know’ with Mixtape Chorus

The Mixtape Chorus is an indie-pop choir. They don’t hold auditions, and everyone is welcome. You can go along for a single week or for the rest of the term. This Thursday evening, the Mixtape Chorus is singing ‘Somewhere Only We Know’. Details here.

This Weekend: Tasting Australia Tours

Join a season walk through the National Museum’s Christian and Trevor Kennedy Garden, a living museum of First Nations food and medicine from across Australia. The tour finishes with the opportunity to sample some of the flavours found in the gardens. Details here.

This Weekend: Hall Markets

The first Hartley Hall Markets for 2024 are on this weekend at the Hall Showgrounds. There will be over 200 stalls offering a variety of products, including arts & crafts, produce, gifts and more. Entry via a gold coin donation. Details here.