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If I were running #Canberra ...

I'd have a fleet of paddleboats so that workers in the parliamentary triangle could paddle across Lake Burley Griffin from Civic, whilst the main Commonwealth Avenue Bridge is having work done to it.

#Canberra

From instagram - notes on all the infrastructure projects / traffic changes about to hit the city centre / Cwlth Ave bridge.

What could possibly go wrong.

And what a mess for folk visiting CBR for tourism, and attempting to do business with govt - ACT and fed.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DTL4WBEE7SP/?img_index=5&igsh=MW5wZ3J2cWF6NzU1cw==

@skyfire747

I have been keeping an eye on the updates - tl:dr they are almost out and don’t panic

#Canberra

Update reads:

All four bushfires burning in the Namadgi National Park have been set to ‘patrol’ status. Patrol means the fire is almost extinguished, but firefighters will continue to monitor for hotspots or re-ignitions in the days ahead. The very remote location of the fires has required a highly specialised, multi-agency response. More than 75 firefighters from the ACT Rural Fire Service and ACT Parks and Conservation Service (ACTPCS) tackled the difficult to access, steep, and arduous terrain deep in the Namadgi National Park. Access to the Bendora Dam fire has been made possible with support from ACT State Emergency Service and ACTPCS boat operators. Crews were able to enter the dam from an area with vehicle access, then travel to the banks closer to the fire ignition. Firefighters on the ground have been supported by incident management specialists and logistics support staff. A temporary helicopter re-refuelling base was established at Birrigai Outdoor School to maximise flight time. There is no ongoing threat to the community from these incidents. )

@sister_ratched lots of people at Woden Plaza - I had to go in for an overdue haircut. Way too many people for me - and it was very loud! Only popped into Dobinsons on the way out to buy a treat to share with husband at home.
#SchoolHolidays #Woden #Canberra

I'm sitting at Scotts Crossing. I keep hearing noisy cars. Then I realised. It has fucking started.

#canberra #summernats

Took my 10yo and her bestie to #Canberra’s new Ujin #Matcha House. Definitely a splurge but a lovely school holiday treat for the three of us

An iced matcha on a wooden table next to large windows. Behind the drink is a Pusheen with headphones plush and a pair of blue headphones. Both belong to my daughter

@cheryanne I been using IiNet for 10 years. The high speed g.fast is brilliant, we regularly get 800mbs. The NBN can only offer max 100mbs and no FTTP. #canberra is getting a really bad NBN deal, Katie should wake up or she will be Pococked! Andrew Leigh seems to have disappeared.

On the bus to work and I think this might actually be my first time on the new electric buses. It’s super quiet. Otherwise the same as the old bus, but it’s amazing how much calmer it feels in a quieter bus.
#Canberra #bus #PublicTransport

Today will be my first full day of g.fast internet (installed yesterday). So far so good. I gave up waiting for FTTP as it's still going to be a few years yet. I went with iinet because they have a 6 months free deal and no lock-in contract. Installer Tristan was terrific.
#Internet #Gfast #FTTN #FTTP #Canberra #Australia

Things going well this morning.
First the power goes off. It seemed to be an uncontrolled shutdown as it glitched a bit first.
The flat is all electric, so not much to do when there isn't any power.

The power is back for 10 minutes or so, then the internet goes down.

All back now, but I will be saving my work a little more often today.

#Canberra

After playing hard to get all weekend, we finally get a burst of gutters-overflowing storm rain!

#Canberra

Hmmm. Thunder. #Canberra

Sunday 4 January 2026
http://esa.act.gov.au/advice-bushfires-namadgi-national-park-stay-informed

#ESA #Namadgi #Canberra #BushfiresACT

Is that rain? #Canberra

#Canberra #Namadji #Bushfires
ADVICE: Bushfires - Namadji National Park - Stay Informed | ACT Emergency Services Agency
https://esa.act.gov.au/advice-bushfires-namadji-national-park-stay-informed

Bunnings has been visited and the crap from the corner of the carport has finally been taken to the tip. Time for a refreshing swim at Phillip Pool while the thunderstorms roll through to the south.

#Canberra

Yesterday's news:
- Husband has bright green fibreglass cast on his right wrist because we now know he definitely broke something apart from the shower curtain.
- Grand-dog has gone home with daughter (his mum).
- Son is back at our place again.

Today is hopefully a quiet one at home.

#Suburbia #Canberra

First new summit of the new year - Mt Wanniassa, 810m asl. Took my new gaiters for a test run so did a spot of bushbashing on the way up.

#Canberra #Mountains #Hiking

Trig marker at the top of Mt Wanniassa, with suburbs and mountains in the distance.

Looking south over houses below a ridge toward distant mountains.

a fire trail runs along a ridge with a eucalypt forest to the left.

Was planning on updating this yesterday, but just coming back to this now. I went twice yesterday, and I wasn't disappointed. I had tried both the sakura matcha and the matcha float. Matcha is prepared after you order, so when they are busy, there can be a bit of a wait, however it also means that the matcha here is probably one of the best in Canberra.

Here is a photo dump for you.

#canberra #teahouse #matcha

An area of the tea house with some seating. In the background you can see Northbourne Avenue.

Matcha float, which is matcha latte with matcha soft serve ice cream in it.

Another area of the tea house with a bonsai. You can see some shoes in the frame as to the left just outside of the frame is a traditional seating area featuring tatami mats.

The Pelicans are in residence at Dunlop. Monty Loco hadn't walked around the pond there before and he certainly hadn't seen pelicans before. First time he's seen a bird that's bigger than he is. ;? )
#canberra #birds

#Canberra

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