Just a reminder - Canberra 100

Yes - but you will still be able to see MLB and get a latte.

I'm talking about you may need recovery gear!!!!

You got me there Terry, I wouldn't go to Dandenong for a Latte..but you might need a tow truck to get your car back..

Driving a few minutes is way too long. Out the front is the southern half of Canberra in a valley. Out the back is bush. We just walk out the back.

There is one in O'connor which is just on the outskirts of the CBD. Don't know what it's like. Just Googled it. Maybe next time.

Here: Canberra Motor Village

G'day Bob

Ans another option at Watson , and Eagle hawk on the Federal Highway.

It's the National Folk Festival at EPIC over Easter that takes up that particular park.

Good luck

John

Thanks fellas. It's been a few years since our last vist so that gives me a few more options. Bob.

What a delightful way to describe some people's home. Nice.

Although we live in NSW we are just over the ACT border, so Canberra is "our home town".

When we travel we hear frequent negative comments about Canberra, often from people who have never been there, let alone lived or worked there. Usually that negativity is based on the image of "Canberra" presented by the media, where "Canberra" equates to "Federal Parliament". We then respectfully remind those "Canberra bashers" that Parliament is made up of members from ALL OVER Australia that have been put there by ALL AUSTRALIANS voting for them.

There is much more to Canberra than the parliament, with the national repositories of our history and culture (War memorial, national gallery, museum and the list goes on) offering great tourist attractions as well as fulfilling their primary role.

Away from the city centre Canberra just like a big country town where ordinary folk like you and I and a few others that frequent this forum,live. It has the usual range of good and not so good points to enliven our daily living.

Bow and Nan, maybe you could enlighten us as to the reasons for your negative attitude?

Cheers,

Val.

I love living in this big country town with access to wild Canberra only minutes away. The problem we have is that the rest of Oz keeps sending us politicians for a few days each term who give us good guys a bad name.

But then also one must think if all the Federal programs went missing what would your state govts do?

G'day Bow & Nan

Canberra's centenary has evoked heaps of criticism, and little of it is original, clever, or constructive. Hopefully your's is just a stir, or maybe you will yet enlighten us, as J&V's invited you to do.

I think most Canberrans, other than those elected representatives who have a very well paid FIFO job, are learning to shrug our shoulders and just suck up the criticisms. Nevertheless, when you live here and are proud of the place, some criticism can hit a raw spot.

You still have nine months left to plan a visit and see for yourself what it's all about here in Canberra.Check out the canberra100 website as David suggests.

One question (if you weren't just stirring) - would you include the Australian War Memorial as a stone around Australia's neck?

Cheers
John

I remember celebrating the bicentenial of the settlement at Sydney in1988; went to Perth for 150th anniversary of Perth in I think 1980.

It is indeed Australia that we celebrate - all of it. Unless you all want to become self-governing colonies again.

OK by me. Couldn't think of anything better not to have politicians from either side in Canberra doing their thing and getting in the way of good government.

I live 10 minutes from PH grass.

Just my experience but Canberra and its national institutions make you welcome irrespective of your race, religion or place of origin - or your politics for that matter. Lots to see and do and much of it free.

C'mon Ross

You are invited! and you still have nine months of the year left to get here. You can park on our front lawn if you like.

Cheers
John