Friday 26th July

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Hello Canberra,

📆 Today: It’s Friday 26th July.

⛅️ Weather: 15° and partly cloudy. A sunny afternoon with a low of -2° tonight.

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🏅Canberra at The Olympics

The Paris Olympics officially begin early tomorrow morning. Here are some of the local athletes:

• Patty Mills - Basketball
• Catriona Bisset - 800m
• Brett Robinson - Marathon
• Andrew Charter - Hockey
• Michael Matthews - Road Cycling
• Rebecca Henderson - Mountain Biking
• Monique Suraci - Boxing
• Michelle Hayman - Football

Let me know if I missed anyone.

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This Weekend: 🐶 Paws Party

The Paws Party is back at Haig Park this Sunday with a Taylor Swift-themed edition. There will be a friendship bracelet station to make your own bracelets/collars, A DJ will be playing Taylor hits non-stop, and there will be prizes for dogs in costume. It's happening this Sunday from 11am to 1pm. Details here.

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News: 🎟️ Tourism Grants Awarded

The latest round of ACT Tourism Development Fund grants have been distributed. The fund was introduced in 2021 to assist the tourism sector after COVID. The program requires a 1:1 matched investment from the business. Some of the recipients included:

• Gang Gang (Downer) received funds to build and upgrade outdoor dining infrastructure to host live music events.
• Beltana Farm (Pialligo) received funds for building a shop focused on the truffle industry and other local produce.
• Share-a-bike received a grant for setting up a pop-up bike hire facility on Lake Burley Griffin (LBG)."
• Yarralumla Play Station is getting funds to build 'The Canberra Maze'.
• Lunetta Trattoria received funds to establish a Red Hill lookout and ground-floor wine bar.

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Tonight: 🎷 Lakeside at 5

Lakeside at 5 is Tuggeranong Arts' monthly Jazz series. It happens on the 4th Friday of the month. Enjoy a drink from the bar, sit back, and enjoy the live jazz from Harrison Whalan and Imogene Blake, an exciting new double-bass and vocal duo from the ANU. Details here.

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This Weekend: 🧶 Pearce Crafters Christmas in July Market

The popular Pearce Crafters market is back this weekend with a special Christmas-themed edition. The market showcases amazing products and artisans from the region. It's happening this Saturday and Sunday at the Pearce Community Centre. Details here.

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This Weekend: 🥾 Geology Walk at Wildbark

Join local geoscientist Megan Lech on a guided Mulligans Flat Woodland Sanctuary walk. You'll go on a 430-million-year journey - from the warm tropical seas of the Canberra Formation, past violently explosive volcanoes of the Mount Ainslie Volcanics, to the present-day rolling hills and chain-of-ponds drainage system. It's happening tomorrow. Details here.

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This Weekend in Canberra

Find out what's happening this weekend in Canberra with the rundown of events here.

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Tidbits:

Missing Person: Police are seeking the public's assistance to locate missing 13-year-old boy Farhad Ata. More.

Undercurrent Market: The Undercurrent Market, one of Canberra's most popular design markets, is moving from the Portrait Gallery to The Vault event space in Dairy Road this year.

✈️ Canberra to Singapore Flights?: In a recent interview with Executive TravellerQantas CEO Vanessa Hudson named Canberra-Singapore as a possible route when the airline starts flying Airbus A321XLR planes in 2025. The plane is a single-aisle long range aircraft.