June 15

Hello Canberra,

Hello Canberra,

⛅️ Weather: 13° with a possible early shower.

📆 Today: It’s Saturday 15th June.

News: 🦸 Dee’s Comics to Close

Dee’s Comics in Belconnen is Canberra’s oldest comic book store. The store will close later this year after being in business for over 25 years. The store’s owners said: “Despite growing our customer base over the last 18 months, sales have been very low. People are still spending, but spending far less, and like the cost of living, our overheads have all increased drastically, but cash flow has not. Retail can be brutal, but the last few years have been especially tough for small businesses.”

Sport: 🏉 Brumbies Lose Semi-Final

The Brumbies have missed out on going to the Super Rugby Final with a 34-20 loss to the Blues in New Zealand. Match Report.

Sport: Cowboys Thrash Raiders

The Raiders continued their poor home form with a 34-16 loss to the Cowboys on Friday night. Match report.

News: 👟 JD Sports is Coming to Canberra

JD Sports, known as the “undisputed king of trainers,” is a popular sportswear store from the U.K. JD Sports will open its first store in Canberra at the Canberra Centre in July.

News: 🦺 Athlon Drive Duplication to Begin

Work on the long-promised duplication of Athlon Drive will begin in the coming months. $8.6 million has been allocated to the project in the upcoming ACT budget. Work on moving services, adding walking and cycling paths, and new lighting will start first, with the major works beginning within a year. More.

Eats: 🍷 Beltana Farm x Ravensworth Dinner

One of Canberra’s newer fine dining restaurants, Beltana Farm in Pialligo, is holding a special wine dinner with local winery Ravensworth. It’s happening next Wednesday evening. Details here.

This Weekend: 🪛 Hawker Repair Cafe

The quarterly repair cafe and market is back on this Sunday in Hawker. There will be volunteers to help repair appliances, furniture, gardening equipment, bikes, leather goods, clothes, and more. There will also be a sausage sizzle with hot and cold drinks. Details here.

This Weekend in Canberra

Get the full rundown on what’s happening this weekend here.

Tidbits:

UC Capitals Coach Standing Down: Capitals coach Kristen Veal is standing down for health reasons. She will be replaced by Paul Goriss, who previously coached the team.

Correction: In yesterday’s issue, I mistakenly said there was a charity walk for NMD. It should have been 'MND’.

Canberra Digest will be back on Monday. Have a great weekend.