r/canberra

From the same city that brought you "I'm going to lane merge into a 100km/h zone at 50km/h" and "You overtook me 30s ago, so I'm going to run this red light cause that makes me feel like it's a race and I beat you, and my ego is stoked"

And yes, I too am sorry this happened to me. And I would like a hug, a blanket, and some hot chocolate

Hi guys,

I recently moved to Canberra and will be here until the end of the year. I’d love to make the most of my time here, so I’m looking for recommendations on:

• Must-do activities (nature, hikes, hidden gems, day trips, etc.)
• Great food spots (restaurants, cafés, brunch places, anything unique)
• Events or seasonal things I shouldn’t miss

I’m open to pretty much anything — from outdoorsy stuff to chill weekend ideas. Bonus points for underrated/local favourites!

Thanks in advance!!

I'm hoping to hear from current or former residents of Geocon-developed buildings (Infinity, Wayfarer, Synergy, etc.) who have experienced building defects, whether they be waterproofing, structural, fire safety, or anything else.

Specifically interested in hearing from people who have been involved in:

• Insurance claims related to defects
• Legal action (individual or class/group)
• Dealings with the ACT Building Commissioner or ACAT
• Owners corporations trying to navigate remediation

I am in no way looking to name and shame anyone, I'm only trying to understand how widespread this is and how many people have had to deal with such issues.

If you'd prefer to keep your matter private and you don't want to reply in a comment, feel free to message me privately.

Cheers.

What’s on May the 4th for StarWars fans. Fairly new to Canberra and can’t find anything being advertised yet. No Dendy or palace movie times :(

Are there annual community events that you need to be in the know to know?

Multiple times, we’ve caught Civium withdrawing substantial sums of money from our accounts to pay for unrelated bills. We are talking >AUD 10,000. Civium comes up with a range of excuses for these kinds of mistakes, including AI, and then takes months to reimburse the missing money. I suspect this happens a lot and goes unnoticed in other bigger complexes with more invoices to check over.

Furthermore, they charge fees that we were explicitly told we would not be charged. Our property manager doesn’t respond to questions from certain EC members or completely ignores requests for jobs. We are a small strata and we generally don’t even bother them, so I cannot imagine how difficult it might be for other bigger complexes. I have two questions:

1. Is there a way to report them? When does repeated incompetence become illegal activity? E.g. How many times can they “accidentally” take large sums of money from us before it is considered theft?
2. Does anyone have recommendations for better strata companies in Canberra, particularly for smaller complexes?

Thank you all. 

To the guy who found my mum’s handbag on the road, got her phone out and called the emergency contact. Thank you so bloody much. I can’t express how grateful to you I am. Absolute legend.

Want to treat a Swiss friend coming to town with a VEAL schnitzel in a nice atmospheric pub or restaurant. NO clubs or chicken. Price is open.

Hi all, I know stuff like this gets asked a lot but I'm struggling to find specific information.

I've just moved interstate to Canberra and have been here for 2 months, I understand that I'm required to get a new drivers licence, and change my cars plates to ACT and have it registered here.

Along those lines, is there anything else that needs to be done, i.e. enrolling to vote, advising anything of new address (home address is still usable I just don't live there anymore).

Not talking about loose advice such as prepare for the cold, but concrete you should 100% be doing this / it's a legal requirement.

Thanks

Seems like a lot of newer Geocon/Geocon-adjacent developments in Canberra (Gungahlin, Woden, city) have Supa Network as the only fibre option since NBN doesn't cover them. Curious whether other Canberra residents in these buildings have actually had a good experience with it or if it's been a headache.

I'm at The Establishment in Gungahlin and weighing up Supa (via Occom) vs just going Starlink. Would love to know:

• Anyone in a Canberra apartment on Supa — which RSP did you go with and is it actually reliable day to day?
• Has anyone in the Gungahlin/north Canberra area tried Starlink? How does it perform here specifically?
• Is this a common issue across newer ACT developments or just certain buildings?

Feels like this is a gap that affects a lot of people in Canberra's newer high-density suburbs so keen to hear if others have figured it out.

My lamp post got removed, even though I was asking a genuine question, so I’ll ask again with no pics and links

Why do you think such an unassuming piece of city infrastructure has become such an icon and so emblematic of Canberra?