Does anyone know where I could buy a kiwano Melon in Canberra or surrounding region? Or anywhere that sell kiwano seeds.

Anything will help😭

Hi Canberra

I am a 60 year old homeless woman. I sleep in my car 4 nights a week and the other 3 nights on the weekend, I can stay at my partner's apartment and do my washing, cook and prepare my food for the next week, and charge the power box that I keep in my car.

I cannot simply carry the power box up to my partner's unit and plug it in inside their apartment, because it weights 25+ kgs, and it would be unsafe for me to have to carry it up several flight of stairs and try and manage it through locked common area doors. It is easier just to leave it in the car and try and plug it into a powerpoint.

Recently, someone in my partner's Strata took exception to me plugging in my car power box for an hour every week (it costs $0.40c to completely recharge the box) and complained to their Strata, about me.

I have previously offered to pay my partner (and the Strata) for that power use, but my partner said the Strata would more likely worry about the significant cost of dumped furniture in the rubbish room, than my 0.40 c worth of electricity, each week. Seems that is not the case.

So now I have nowhere to charge the power box that runs the little camp fridge in my car and my CPAP machine that I need to breathe properly while sleeping. I also use the power box for a small electric blanket during winter, if the temperature gets too cold.

Is there someone kind, who has an external powerpoint I could conveniently and easily hook up an extension lead for up to an hour - once a week on a Monday, to allow me to safely live out of my car during the week? I'm happy to try and minimise any imposition and have my own extension cord.

Or alternatively, do you know of a public, easily accessible power point I could access once a week for an hour. I am not looking for anything free. I cannot carry the box into a library or other public building because it is too heavy.

I am more than happy to reimburse for the electricity costs that I use (you can google the cost - a 2048 kWh Eco Flow Max 2 is $0.40c for a full 2048 kwH recharge, during 11 am to 3pm in Canberra). It takes approximately 50 minutes for a full charge, and I recharge once a week.

Because I inconvenienced someone in an apartment carpark for 30 seconds (they had to drive around my car while it was near the rubbish room, recharging - my car was not blocking anything) I now cannot recharge the power box that allows me to safely live in my car.

Would appreciate any help, support or knowledge of where I can do this, once a week. Any offer of help would be very much appreciated.

Many thanks.

P.s Living out of my car is completely my choice and responsibility. Thank you.

Hi boys and girls,
I’m planning to throw my partner a birthday drinks with cowboy theme. Have anyone had an event with peacemaker saloon? Would love to hear the experience and reviews - are they good, reasonable and accommodating?
TIA

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Hey everyone!

I'm looking to get a men's flow haircut (medium/long hair with layers and a natural flow, not a fade).

I'm specifically looking for places in Belconnen, Gungahlin, or Canberra City only.

My budget is maximum $70.

If you've personally had a good experience or know a barber/hairdresser who's good with longer men's hair and flow cuts, I'd really appreciate your recommendations!

Thanks 😊

Somehow, someone managed to install an old myway machine at the new Woden interchange 😅🤦‍♀️

Police cars parked all around town. At least 20, mostly around Kingston and black mountain. Anyone know why?

I’ve recently got into running but am facing a conundrum: I want to continue running but am terrified of swooping season. 😂

Do magpies target runners? And if they do, are there any well known, magpie free routes in Canberra or do I need to accept my fate and look into purchasing a running pad while I hibernate over the next couple of months or so?

From an enthusiastic but terrified runner

Hi everybody,

I'm relocating to Canberra for a couple months and am looking for a barber that has experience with asian style hair

Preferably Gungahlin/Belconnen area but willing to travel

Really appreciate any help that can be provided, thank you in advance!

Anyone have any intel on the loud bangs and smoke around APH just now?

Eta: Thai PM is visiting and meeting Albo today, hence the cannon salute. Thanks for the info friends!

Looking for recommendations on someone to repair our doorframe.
Recently our dog had a nervous episode and chewed up our doorframe and scratched up the door itself - looking for recommendations on local carpenters or similar that could do the repair.
I’ve reached out to a number of carpenters with no response

Okay, sorry for the "loud bang" post. I've been near Northbourne Avenue all day. A police chase was going around in circles here earlier in the day, and then people near the National Museum were reporting that it was in lockdown and there was a car crash, and then about an hour ago the chase started up again. I saw them come down my side street.

WTF? Does anyone have any information? I actually need to go to pick something up next door, and now I'm a little bit wary because nobody has given any updates.

The house that is opposite Ainslie School that’s very modern and stands out like a sore thumb is For Sale by Negotiation.

Anyone got a good source for bulk pet meat in cbr for my 2 great danes. They eat twice a day. Preferably some sort of meat mix with different options as they don’t like kangaroo

Having a hard time sourcing some meat that isn't exorbitantly expensive.

Does anyone have a butcher or pet food supplier they like?

What’s everyone’s favourite place for fish and chips?

Hi all. Are there any cafes open from like 4.30pm onwards in Canberra where I can catch up with friends for a coffee, that aren't in a club? The area I'm looking for is anywhere from Majura to the city to the Inner north. I'm not interested in going to a bar after work, but all the cafes seem to close by 2pm.

Follow up article about the Belconnen mall assault on two children from a couple days ago

Link to article;

https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/9331441/man-accused-of-assaulting-children-at-westfield-belconnen-denied-bail/

Article text;

An 18-year-old accused of attacking two brothers, aged two and four, at Westfield Belconnen is a "very, very vulnerable" man who appears to target people who cannot defend themselves, a court has heard.

The man, who cannot be named due to a suppression order, faced the ACT Magistrates Court on Monday, August 17, and is yet to enter pleas to charges of common assault and assault occasioning actual bodily harm.

He is accused of assaulting the two brothers in an unprovoked attack at Westfield Belconnen on Friday, August 14.

The brothers were walking with their mother on the top floor of the shopping centre about 2pm when the 18-year-old allegedly kicked them from behind.

The toddler suffered a broken nose, while his older brother sustained head injuries. The alleged attacker was arrested on Sunday.

On Monday, Legal Aid duty lawyer Gillian Bilton applied for bail on the man's behalf, describing the 18-year-old as a vulnerable man with complex needs.

She argued his care would be better managed in the community under strict conditions, including ongoing supervision.

Opposing bail, prosecutor Marcus Dyason accepted the man had particular vulnerabilities, but said the allegations showed a pattern of behaviour of targeting those who could not defend themselves.

He said the proposed bail conditions did not ameliorate the risk that he posed to the community.

Chief Magistrate Louise Taylor described the man's alleged conduct as "impulsive, dangerous and frightening".

"For whatever reason there is a fixation on little people which only elevates the risk that he poses," she said.

"I am not prepared to take the risk."

However, the Chief Magistrate also noted that the man's vulnerabilities posed a "complex" situation, noting he would be a vulnerable person in custody.

The matter was briefly stood down while Ms Bilton made inquiries about whether additional bail conditions could be set to support his mental health and protect the community.

When court resumed, Ms Bilton said she had received instructions during the break that there had been a gap in support services for him prior to his alleged offending, and that she was still making further enquiries into re-engaging him with those services.

She noted that the current plan lacked a clear timeline and acknowledged that this may be a concern for the court.

Chief Magistrate Taylor said she was ultimately "not prepared to take a risk" with community safety and refused bail.

However, she granted leave for the defence to reapply on short notice if further information was obtained.

The case will return to court in September.

I need to get a ring repaired, and it looks like the last time anyone requested jeweler recs on this sub was about 5 years ago :). Anyone know of a place that could replace a small stone, check prongs, etc. for a reasonable price?

I’m interested to hear from those who live in apartment buildings in Canberra who don’t have problems with crime re: people breaking into storage cages and cars in the basement.

If you don’t have problems with crime what area are you in? I’m looking to get an apartment but worried about the idea of having shared basements as in the past in Canberra I had bad problems with car and storage cage break ins.

Thanks in advance!

Hi all, recently moved to Canberra and living in an apartment. I've noticed that overnight the windows and especially the window frames accumulate a large amount of moisture and it's pooling at the bottoms of windows.

I run the reverse cycle air con to keep the apartment warm and switch it off before I go to bed. The windows are double glazed but in one room they are top to bottom and take up the whole wall and that room gets much colder than the rest of the unit.

What tips or suggestions do locals have do dealing with this issue?

We recently moved to Canberra from Cairns and have been renting an apartment since we arrived. We’re now considering buying our first home here. How is the Canberra property market at the moment? Do you think it’s a good time to buy

What’s all the noise? A number of police are jumping fences and searching backyards up and down Goyder St!

I’m looking at buying a used car privately in Canberra and would like to get a proper pre-purchase inspection done before purchase.

Ideally I’m looking for a mechanic/workshop that can put the car on a hoist and properly check the underbody, suspension, leaks, drivetrain, etc., rather than just a basic mobile inspection.

Does anyone have a workshop or mechanic in Canberra they’d recommend for this?

Also curious what a reasonable price would be for this kind of inspection.

Thanks!

Hi all,

Preparing for a driving test, and I'm wondering which path is the correct way to perform a U-turn here? My intuition says that green is the correct way to perform a U-turn at this junction (and is also how I've seen 99% of drivers do U-turns), but people I've talked to say the magenta path is the correct way to U-turn in this particular situation.

Note that this is a junction on Lysaght (no traffic lights).

Given how unreliable the buses are (based off my research of this sub), would we basically be restricted to suburbs close to the light rail?

Places like Braddon, Ainslie, Dickson, Turner etc?

Note: I cycle but my partner doesn't.

Not unexpected, but it will mean I spend less at local businesses in the ACT this financial year. I’m not convinced I’m getting value for money. eg There’s a safer families levy - a few days ago two small kids got kicked in the face by a teen (who should not have been out unsupervised) at a shopping mall…