Thursday 4th January

Hello Canberra,

⛈️ Weather: 27° and Showers and the chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.

📆 Today: It’s Thursday 4th January

🚊 Light Rail Changes and Road Closures for Summernats

Due to the Summernats City Cruise happening today, the light rail won't operate between the Alinga (City) and Sandford (Mitchell) Street stops between 12pm and 1pm.

Northbourne Avenue all the way up to the federal highway and Antill Street will be have rolling closures. City Services and The Summernats festival haven't given details on exactly when they will start closing intersections on Northbourne.

Some bus services will also be affected. Details here.

Sport: ⚽️ Canberra United Draw with Sydney

Michelle Heyman scored her 99th A-League goal as Canberra United came from behind to earn a point in their match with Sydney. Canberra still sits at the bottom of the A-League ladder. Match report.

Coming Soon: 🎨 Ralph Heimans at The National Portrait Gallery

The National Portrait Gallery's next major exhibition will be Ralph Heimans: Portraiture. Power. Influence.

The exhibition will feature a collection of Heimans renowned portraits and commissions including HRH Crown Princess Mary of Denmark, Dame Judi Dench and King Charles III. The exhibition will open on the 15th of March. Details here.

News: Kingston Development Knocked Back

ACT Planning has refused a development application to build a mixed-use Apartment and Serviced Apartment building in Kingston. The project by developer Zapari would have featured 57 serviced apartments and 54 apartments. Some of the serviced apartments would have been below ground.

There were a number of issues identified in the plans, including excessively long corridors, problems with pedestrian access and a lack of accessible street frontage. You can see an overview of the plan here.

The refusal of the development application was welcomed by the Kingston and Barton Residents Association.

On Now: 🍿 Sunset Cinema

Sunset Cinema is running over the next few days. Tonight's movie is Pirates Of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl. Barbie is playing on Saturday. Details here.