2024
Hello Canberra,
☁️ Weather: 14° and cloudy. A slight chance (30%) of a shower in the morning.
📆 Today: It’s Wednesday 10th July.
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In what's believed to be a world-first, electric vehicles in Canberra fed electricity back into the grid when a storm downed power lines in Victoria, cutting off power generation. In February, charging stations began draining the batteries of ACT government electric vehicles to feed energy back into the grid. While the amount of power from the 16 vehicles was not substaintial, it demonstrated how electric vehicles could be utilised to stabilise the grid in the future. More.
Bentspoke's Truffle Beer is back for another winter. The brew is infused with truffles from the Blue Frog truffle farm just outside Canberra and a blend of fruits and spices. It's available now at the Brewpub (Braddon).
The ACT Brumbies have struck a deal with Rugby Australia to secure the franchise's future. Under the arrangement, RA will take over the running of the ACT Brumbies business and staff in Canberra will continue running the rugby operations. The Brumbies have been given a guarantee the club will remain in Canberra till at least 2030. More.
The Girl Who Glows is a local production that shines a light on the impact of current world events on our young children. The Girl Who Glows is a magical family-friendly musical adventure story told by three musicians/singers/actors/puppeteers called Zeeko. It's coming to The Street on July 18. Details here.
Tuggeranong Arts is offering a six-week introduction to printmaking using mini presses and hand-carved wood blocks. You'll start with black and white prints, gradually expanding your skills each week, culminating in the production of a multi-coloured short run of editioned prints to take home. The short course starts in August on Tuesday evenings. Details here.
Join artist Bohie Blackwood, whose murals are featured in the National Museum's Riding the Olympic Wave: Breakthrough Sports exhibition, in a Skateboard Stencilling session to decorate your own skateboard deck. Details here.
Sandie Docker, author of The Lyrebird Lake Ladies Choir, will be in conversation with local author Abra Pressler at Dickson library this Saturday. Details here.
New-wave Indian cuisine is coming to Rizla. Rizla is hosting a Biji Dining (Melbourne) pop-up from Tuesday to Saturday next week. Details here.
The National Zoo and Aquarium has welcomed its latest resident, a koala joey, who was born as part of the captive breeding program. The new baby has yet to be named. More.
Bowel Cancer Screening Test: The minimum age for taking part in the free bowel cancer screening test has been lowered from 50 to 45. More.
Raiders Las Vegas Bound: The Raiders have been officially confirmed as one of the teams competing in the Las Vegas NRL round on March 1st, 2025. More.
