Friday 5th July

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Hello Canberra,

⛅️ Weather: 14° and partly cloudy. Getting down to -3° tonight.

📆 Today: It’s Friday 5th July.

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❄️ What’s On This Weekend

Find out what’s happening this weekend in Canberra, including an Urban Cocktail Trail, Winter In The City, a Roller Rink at The Vault and much more. Get the full rundown here.

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Coming Up: Lifeline Open Book Event

Lifeline Canberra is hosting Open Book featuring political journalists Jack Waterford, Niki Savva and Christine Wallace. The deep-dive panel discussion will cover the careers, successes and adventures of the three prominent political journalists. There will also be a range of donated books available to purchase, including a collection of rare, valuable, and signed books. Details here.

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Eats: 🇫🇷 Bastille Day at Les Bistronomes

French fine dining restaurant Les Bistronomes will be celebrating Bastille Day this year with a special 5-course menu featuring French classics like Cassoulet and Crêpes Suzette. The special menu will be available from the 9th to 13th of July. Details here.

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Kids: 🥇 Champions Arena at Canberra Centre

Take part in a range of sporting-themed activities during the school holidays at the Canberra Centre. Face off in Wii Sports, Guess Who Sports Edition, and Twister Champion. Have a go at sports commentating and record your own commentary in the sports commentary box. And snap a photo on the podium. Details here.

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Eats: 🍷 Corella Wind Down

Lonsdale Street restaurant and wine bar Corella has launched a budget-friendly wind down happy hour from 5pm to 6:30pm, every Tuesday to Friday. Corella has discounted a number of snack menu items to under $10 and have $6 beers and $10 wines. I’d recommend making a booking. Details here.

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Kids: 👩‍🎨 Natural Science Art Holiday Program

The National Archives is running a holiday program for budding young artists. They’ll be guided through the Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize exhibition before getting a chance to create their own natural science work of art. Details here.

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Tidbits:

Guardian Childcare: The ABC covered concerns raised by parents over Guardian Childcare centres in Canberra. More.

Engineered Stone Ban: ACT’s ban on engineered stone came into effect on July 1st. More.

Tesla Loses Top Spot: Tesla was the number one selling car in Canberra this time last year. Toyota has taken the number one spot in the latest half-yearly sales data report. Tesla is still the number two best selling vehicle in the ACT.