Monday 25th August

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Hello Canberra,

📆 Today: It’s Monday, 25 August.

⛅️ Weather: 19° and mostly sunny.

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📆 This Week in Canberra

Here’s what’s coming up during the last week of winter in Canberra!

Handmade Market: Over 200 stalls selling Australian-made homewares, gifts, fashion, accessories and food, with a gourmet food hall full of street food vans. Details here.

Turn Back Time: Lanyon Homestead is celebrating Family History Month with a day of historical workshops, crafts and tours. Try candle-making or heritage knitting, learn how to preserve heirlooms, and end the day with a bush dance. Details here.

NBL Blitz: 5 nights of electric double-headers at AIS Arena as all 10 NBL teams compete for the Loggins–Bruton Cup. Details here.

Paws Party: Head to Haig Park this Sunday with your pup for a Book Week-themed Paws Party. Dress your dog for the Best Dressed competition, plus there will be free treats and a photographer taking pics. Details here.

Romeo & Juliet: Bell Shakespeare’s critically acclaimed production of the greatest love story ever told—Romeo & Juliet—comes to the Canberra Theatre from Friday. Details here.

Capital Brewing Record Fair: Celebrate the last day of winter with a dig through thousands of vinyl records at the Capital Brewing Co x My Vinyl Revolution Record Fair. Crate-diggers can browse in the laid-back surrounds of the Fyshwick brewery. Details here.

Taiwan Film Festival: The Taiwan Film Festival in Australia is returning for its 8th edition. This year’s festival puts women at the forefront with female-led dramas exploring themes spanning pregnancy, IVF, sexuality and complex family dynamics. Details here.

Acton Emergency Services Station Open Day: ACT Emergency Services Agency is inviting the community to explore the newly opened Acton Emergency Services Station. Join firefighters and paramedics on a guided tour, grab a sausage sandwich and coffee, and enjoy the jumping castle and activities on offer. Kids can also snap a photo with Fire & Rescue mascot “Sparky the Dalmatian” and Ambulance Service mascot “Kirby the Kangaroo.” It’s free! Details here.

Raiders v Tigers: It’s the final home game of the Raiders’ regular season! See the NRL and NRLW teams take on the Tigers in the Saturday afternoon double-header. I’m anticipating a sell-out crowd! Details here.

Top Dog Film Festival: A two-hour cinematic celebration honouring the bond between dogs and their people at the NFSA this Tuesday and Wednesday. Details here.

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Looking Ahead: 🚣 The Golden Oar

A world-class rowing regatta will debut on Lake Burley Griffin this November. The Golden Oar rowing regatta and lakeside festival is a two-day mixed sculling event hosted by the community-driven Red Shed and supported by Rowing Australia and Rowing ACT. The event will have a unique mixed format with an equal number of male and female athletes in each crew, and there’s over $100,000 in prize money up for grabs.

The regatta is already attracting rowing royalty—Croatian brothers Martin and Valent Sinković, widely regarded as one of the greatest crews in history and Croatia’s most successful Olympic athletes, will make their Australian waters debut. They’ll join forces with two of Australia’s finest—Paris 2024 Olympian Tara Rigney and Tokyo bronze medallist Harriet Hudson—in the Open Mixed Quadruple Sculls.

There will be plenty to do for spectators with garden party vibes, local food, beer and wine stalls, live entertainment, activities for the kids, plus plenty more. I’ll have more details for spectators closer to the event.

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Coming Up: 🟡 National Wattle Day at the Arboretum

Celebrate National Wattle Day at the Arboretum with a variety of activities for everyone. Drop by Wattle Corner and get hands-on with displays of wattle, join in a Wattle Day walk, and make sure you stop by The Curatoreum to pick up a packet of wattle seed collected from the Arboretum’s Golden Grove. Details here.

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📰 Tidbits:

Ainslie Oval Development Moves Ahead: Changes have been made to the major Territory Plan to allow 400 homes around Ainslie Oval. The potential development—led by Spacelab and the Ainslie Football Club—will be limited to three storeys. More.

W Cosmetics: Fans of Korean and Asian skincare and beauty products will be pleased to hear that W Cosmetics has opened in Westfield Belconnen.

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