A friend has kindly offered to pick me up from Canberra Airport. How much time after the scheduled arrival time would I take to disembark the plane and collect checked-in luggage? 30mins? 45mins?

Just saw a redback spider here for the time. Used to get them a lot in Melbourne but this is the first time I’ve seen one here.

Anyone else get them? Huntsmans and others by the million but only one RB…

I feel like between UC and The Baso, most touring bands/musicians end up in Belconnen/Bruce, especially since ANU Kambri gigs dried up.

So when/why did Belco become the go-to place (i.e. only place) for live music?

My son is turning 11 and would like his first ever birthday party. I said we could have it at home in May. Reasonable sized yard. Less room inside. Any Canberra companies provide kids entertainment?

Is anyone else suffering from hay fever this week? I get an itchy throat, sore eyes and a runny nose as soon as I go outside or open the windows? I've never had issues this late into hayfever season. The tree and grass pollen counts seem to be low. Anyone know what's going on?

As a belco resident who WFH's I am pretty hyped to see we're still on the roadmap for FTTP upgrades!

Copper last leg network just isn't cutting it in 2025.

Table pulled from NBNco's announcement on 13/1/25 here: https://www.nbnco.com.au/corporate-information/media-centre/media-statements/upgrades-for-remaining-homes-businesses-on-fttn

Found a horseshoe in my parents inner north garden that apparently belonged to the pony my mother used to keep there at times when she was a kid - then got the story how the former Lake BG land was horse paddocks and the local blacksmith at the bottom of ANZAC pde was where you used to go to get your horse shod.

(He had a range of base sizes on the wall, then would heat and hammer it out to fit the exact shape of her horse’s hoofs).

Is there a blacksmith around that still “fits” horse shoes? Is that how it still works?

Big Police operation taking place on Jerrabomberra ave. Anyone know what's happening? Seen a few bikies around in their cuts. Assuming the two are related.

If you’re wanting to try a different way to reach the 🧧Lunar New Year of the Snake Festival in Dickson, we’re organising a family friendly bike ride starting 3pm at Parliament House and finishing in Dickson. All wheels welcome. Details and route map https://events.humanitix.com/family-friendly-lunar-new-year-slow-ride

Woke up to this smell of burnt plastic coming from outside and other fire alarms set off so someone's dogs are barking

Any ideas on what the smell could be?

Hey everyone,

Just a friendly reminder that all ACT schools start back next week, so it’ll be 40km/h around school zones between 8am-4pm

I'm after recommendations for neurospicy / autism / ADHD friendly tax agents in Canberra or Queanbeyan.

The regular agent I used to go to was rather unhelpful when I started to ask for a bit of an explanation about what I would need to prepare for my tax return, then rang me one night in the middle of dinner to spruik their services last year and yelled at me when I explained that was a breach of the Australian Privacy Principles. The experience put me off doing my tax despite probably due a return, and it's taken this long to get the courage to look for a new agent. Yes, I know, I'm probably going to get yelled at (again) for not doing it on time, but I'm trying my best.

Can everyone recommend their go to places to get their eyebrows threaded?

Just driving between Murrumbateman and Kuringa Dr, there seems to be a ton of cops out and about. One spot seemed to be setting up an RBT but that was only 4 of the dozen or so around. Anyone know what's up? Can't find anything online besides the crash a few days ago and the ACT courts this morning.

https://www.news.com.au/national/courts-law/act-courthouse-evacuated-as-police-respond-to-bomb-threat/news-story/3e41734452896c376fd7293f2db8863b

I’m talking about no further than ~90minutes away.

I’m looking to buy a 2-3 bedroom house but have pretty much been priced out of the Canberra market.

I’m currently looking at country towns, as I knew that I would return to the country someday but I don’t want to stray too far from Canberra with my family and work being based here (I wouldn’t have to travel to work every day, only sometimes)

So in your opinion, what what is/are the best town/towns to live in in this part of the country?

Does anybody know where I could find a photobooth in Canberra? Plus if it's somewhere to make a nice date out of or close by.

Thanks team

Is it just me or has there been a big increase in the amount of graffiti around civic? Seems to be entire fronts of buildings and in some cases up around the roof levels too.

Hi guys! I bought some jeans recently that need to be hemmed. I wanted to wear these jeans to a party tomorrow, but due to my last minute purchase I can't find any tailor who will be able to return them in 24 hours. Any recommendations?

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Just sitting here scrolling on Reddit at 1.15 am and multiple "shots" followed by a deep boom heard. Scared the living lights out of me. Would appreciate any info will post if I find something out.

Is there any way to get to Canberra from Sydney overnight? Looking at how to get back to Canberra after Laneway in Sydney for work at 9am Monday... It appears there isn't after a very good google search, but I thought I'd check with the brains trust that is r/Canberra before I gave up completely.

Thank you!