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Wow - just saw something fall out of the sky over Queanbeyan - like a comet, changed colours on the way down. It burned up before it hit. Looking east from Red Hill/Narrabundah.

I am gay and my boyfriend is coming to visit Canberra for a few days, and my landlord is quite involved in terms of wanting to know who is staying. I live in a 6 person sharehouse- all co-tenants are international students apart from myself who is from Australia.

I asked my landlord if my boyfriend could stay for 4-5 days and she said that if he stays, I should not introduce him as my partner and rather as a close friend since some co-tenants may come from more conservative cultural backgrounds. I actually asked her directly, as I had this concern since some of my roommates seem quite religious and can see them having an uproar about it.

Do I have any discriminatory grounds to dispute this? I would like to leave my place but am not keen on paying a break-lease fee of up to 6 weeks rent since I am on a fixed-term agreement until end of this year.

Any help would be appreciated ❤️

https://region.com.au/two-decade-wait-nearly-over-as-new-act-animal-shelter-fully-funded/966389/

$70 million dollars must get a pretty fancy building. On top of this, RSPCA ACT CEO Michelle Robertson is quoted in other news articles saying that additional fund raising will be required in addition to the ACT Goverment commitment of $40 million and the Federal Goverment commitment of $30 million. The fully kitted out ARH nearby cost less than $20 million. So what exactly is RSPCA ACT spending $80 million on and where is the transparency for the tax payers who are funding this venture?

Do the colours of paint on classic concrete Canberra bus stops have standard names or codes?

Grubs graffitied some ugly unreadable tags on the bus stops near me. I have some time and want to buff over them with matching base cream/beige colour. Guerrilla public service.

Brindabellas wont be snow capped again this year. Canberras climate is changing so much. We are going to be moved up a class to warm temperate before to long.

Does anyone know what's up with the three or so cop cars on Baddeley Crescent? We were driving past but couldn't tell what was happening.

Is there anywhere other than Kevin's Autos in Fyshwick that does NSW car rego safety inspections? (I'm sure Kevin's is great, but there's no appointment system and a long wait that doesn't work with my circumstances)

My mum has recently come out of hospital after some health complications, and I’d really like to take her out for a gentle day around Canberra as she has been wanting to get out of the house.

I’m looking for recommendations for free or low-cost things we could do together (she is currently on the pension and money is tight), especially places that are easy to walk around, sit down when needed, and enjoy at a relaxed pace.

I’ve already thought about the Portrait Gallery and the museum, but I’d love to hear any other suggestions, nice indoor places, gardens, scenic spots, quiet walks, or anything else around Canberra that might be suitable.

Also open to affordable food or café recommendations nearby if anyone has any favourites.

Thanks in advance!

Edit: thank you to everyone who gave recommendations! They were incredibly helpful and we had a wonderful day. I made a list of the responses we didn't get to try so we can do it in the future.

Hello,
CIT seems to be using a Language, Literacy, Numeracy and Digital Skills test to prevent people with learning disabilities like dyslexia, dysgraphia, and dyscalculia from enrolling in a massive swathe of courses. When I spoke to the disability support team, they said there was no support offered for the test. Am I misunderstanding or is CIT discriminating against learning disability?
All apprenticeships, and nursing related certs and diplomas seem to be completely gatekept to people living with these disabilities.
I hope I'm just misunderstanding but I've really hit a dead end here

Looking into security camera for my place and leaning towards wired options for peace of mind.

Keen for recommendations on companies that have experience installing them (assuming electrician?) on an existing homes specifically as seen a lot of the time its done at the time of construction.

Bonus if you can give an idea of how much thr installation cost might set me back also.

Any other heads up or advice also welcomed on the topic. ​

Hello everyone, I am an international student planing to join UC bruce campus for MPH (MASTERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH) want to know how is the atmosphere there and how many international students studying there.
A small response will be appreciated

Thank you.

Hi so it’s my daughter’s 4th birthday soon and I will be our first party hosting kids she has an August birthday and we live in Canberra so parks are ruled out. I was at our local McDonalds the other day and noticed they actually offer Birthday Parties again. I honestly remember some of the best parties I went to as a kid in early 00’s were at McDonalds!

So have anyone recently had their kids party at a McDonalds? Specially Gold Creek, Canberra?

Hi. Yes this is a serious question. What's the best place to look for amateur or hobbyist magicians for a small event? The services I can find online (eg Magic Mike) are more geared towards functions and large events. I'm looking for someone more open to doing a small house party.

Thank you!

Ads for a fun fair keeps coming up on my Facebook feed. So far it’s just ai posters and pictures. The location changed from being ‘impact church Monash’ to “Girrawheen street,Braddon’. Ticket website looks legit but the ai children in the advertisements, and crap posters have me suspicious https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1BDog9pEDc/?mibextid=wwXIfr