Randomly I'm in #Canberra for a nanosecond.

Wants to: go to blochaus, visit people, a million Canberra things.

Is: doing paper at the vibe airport hotel. 😫 And planning an 07:30 departure...

#AerialSurveyLyfe

Well this is a little disappointing:

https://www.transport.act.gov.au/news/news-and-events-items/december-2025/fare-free-periods

Free travel on Friday and Saturday evenings is fine (though I wonder about take-up from the outer suburbs where you might want to set off before 6 if you're travelling by bus), but all day Friday gave a bit of incentive to leave the car at home. I would have preferred for it to be made permanent.

#canberra #publictransport

Free public transport on Fridays and Saturdays from 6pm

From Saturday 13 December 2025, a new initiative will provide free travel on all buses and light rail every Friday and Saturday evening from 6:00 pm onwards.

Transport Canberra
The kindness of strangers: I couldn’t afford a pricey hotel, then a student let me sleep on her dormitory floor https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/dec/08/kindness-of-strangers-couldnt-afford-hotel-student-dormitory #Australianlifestyle #Lifeandstyle #Canberra
The kindness of strangers: I couldn’t afford a pricey hotel, then a student let me sleep on her dormitory floor

In retrospect, I can appreciate what a big chance she took. I hope the universe has repaid her many times over

The Guardian

Concerns for the future of Canberra's public pools amid closures and redevelopments

https://aussie.zone/post/27393956

Concerns for the future of Canberra's public pools amid closures and redevelopments - Aussie Zone

There are fears that Canberra’s growing population may not have enough public pools, as some are replaced with smaller facilities or more commercial outfits. The city’s underwater rugby team is one of a number of local sporting groups lobbying to keep Civic Pool — which is slated to close — as its training facility. Public submissions for the new aquatic centre in Commonwealth Park closed last month, and it’s not yet known if the facility will have a deep pool to accommodate diving and water sports like underwater rugby.

From Friday the 12th, it will be free to use buses and lightrail from 6pm Fridays and 6pm Saturdays until the end of February.

"Go out for dinner or a drink over the summer and you can enjoy a free ride home on a bus or light rail." - Chris Steel

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-05/canberra-bus-network-changes-fare-free-weekend-evenings-summer/106105054

#canberra #publictransport #transportcanberra #canberrametro #mywayplus #CommonwealthAvenueBridge

ACT government flags bus network changes from February, fare-free summer weekend evenings

The ACT government says the bus network will change from term 1 next year as it flags major disruption from work on Commonwealth Avenue Bridge.

ABC News
Aviation weather for Canberra International airport (Australia) is “YSCB 062330Z AUTO 30012KT 9999 // NCD 20/M03 Q1011” : See what it means on https://www.bigorre.org/aero/meteo/yscb/en #canberrainternationalairport #airport #canberra #australia #yscb #cbr #metar #aviation #aviationweather #avgeek vl
Canberra International airport (Australia) aviation weather and informations YSCB CBR

Aviation weather with TAF and METAR, Maps, hotels and aeronautical information for Canberra International airport (Australia)

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Aviation weather for Canberra International airport (Australia) is “YSCB 062300Z AUTO 33009KT 9999 // NCD 20/M03 Q1011” : See what it means on https://www.bigorre.org/aero/meteo/yscb/en #canberrainternationalairport #airport #canberra #australia #yscb #cbr #metar #aviation #aviationweather #avgeek vl
Canberra International airport (Australia) aviation weather and informations YSCB CBR

Aviation weather with TAF and METAR, Maps, hotels and aeronautical information for Canberra International airport (Australia)

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