January 18 2025 | CanberraDigest

Hello Canberra,

📆 Today: Batmobile Rides + The Belconnen Bike Bus

⛅️ Weather: 24° and mostly sunny.

Coming Up: 🏎️ Canberra Festival of Speed & Batmobile Rides

Over 200 of the world's most exotic road and race cars will be in action next weekend at the Canberra Festival of Speed. Details here.

The local community foundation Hands Across Canberra is running a charity auction as part of the Festival of Speed, which includes four prizes, including hot laps in a Batmobile and a Championship-Winning Rally Car Experience. Details here.

👉 What's On This Weekend

There's Storytime Ballet, DinoFest, a kite festival, train rides and more this weekend.

Get the full rundown of weekend events here.

Coming Up: ✨ Kath and Kim Drag Bingo

Kath & Kim Drag Bingo is returning to Canberra, hosted by the fabulously foxy Prada Clutch and Conchita Grande. There are $1000 worth of prizes up for grabs and dress as your favourite Kath & Kim character for a chance to win Best Dressed. Details here.

Looking Ahead: 🎶 Alex Lloyd

Australian music icon Alex Lloyd, known for his breakthrough classic single "Amazing," will be performing as part of the Smiths@Belco program in February. Details here.

News and Tidbits:

New Fish: Almost 40,000 Murray Cod fingerlings were released into Lake Burley Griffin yesterday. The fish will support the lake's ecosystem and offer opportunities for recreational fishing. The fish restocking program has operated since the lake was created in 1964. The fish will take around five years to reach the legal size limit for fishing of 60 centimetres.

Dear Evan Hansen Cancelled: Canberra audiences will miss out on the hit Broadway musical Dear Evan Hansen, with the Canberra performances unexpectedly cancelled. The production company behind the musical has not provided a reason for the sudden cancellation. Ticket holders will receive refunds.

Battery Powered Light Rail: Four of five new battery-powered light rail vehicles have arrived in Canberra, with two already in service. These vehicles are equipped with batteries for wire-free operation through the National Triangle, as required by the National Capital Authority. The new additions will enable the existing fleet to be retrofitted with batteries without causing service disruptions.

Something to do: 🛹 Learn to Skateboard

The Canberra Skateboarding Association is running free Learn to Skateboardsessions at skateparks across Canberra. Skateboards and safety gear are provided and all ages and experience levels welcome. Details here.

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🎼 National Carillon Summer Sessions

The Summer Sunday Sessions Series at the National Carillon feature a blend of classical and contemporary pieces, along with compositions created specifically for the instrument. This weekend's session will include Sakura—a Japanese folk song, Salut d'amour by Edward Elgar, and I Still Call Australia Home by Peter Allen. It's happening from 11am to 12pm at the National Carillon. Details here.

🚲 Belconnen Bike Bus

A bike bus is a group of people who cycle to work together, following a set route and timetable—just like a bus—picking up more "passengers" along the way. Sustainability organisation See Change runs the Belconnen Bike Bus, and the first ride of 2025 takes place this Monday. It starts at the Kippax bus interchange and heads along safe routes to Belconnen, UC, AIS, Acton, and Barton. You can find a map of the route here and find out more about taking part here.

Saturday 18th January