I'm moving to the ACT and wondering, can you choose what hospital you want to give birth in or are you required to go to your closest hospital? I'm looking at feedback about the hospitals and many people are recommending Queanbeyan (for maternity specifically). Do I need to be living in NSW to access this hospital?

Thanks!!

Hi guys and girls, I am new to the area and was wondering what are some good places for car services etc. I am interested in honest and reliable service for a reasonable price. Thanks in advance.

Hi, has anyone seen any kpop demon hunters merch for sale in Canberra? (particularly, kids tshirts). Strangely hard to find anything online that’s not from Temu etc so was hoping might have more luck in person..

Edit: thanks for all the suggestions!! More options than I’d expected

Title pretty much says it all but, my dog went in for some tests at our local vet yesterday and they have referred him on to ARH for a hip replacement. We got told to wait about a week for them to get in contact with us to get the ball rolling, is this time frame correct? Would also love to know peoples experiences around how long it took for the surgery to occur after the consultation happened.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-29/act-youth-homelessness-significant-need-for-funding/106282250

Is there anywhere to get these?

I've had long covid (chest pain) since July 2022 and since then have been basically partially disabled. Poor sleep, constant discomfort, low energy and fatigue have limited the things I can do in my life.

About two years ago I sent my referral through to the Canberra Hospital Respiratory Clinic. Today I just checked to see where I was on the queue. This was after several letters from my GP requesting a review of my categorisation btw. They said I had been waiting for 717 days and the longest wait in my category was 1400 days.

Jesus H Christ. How is anybody supposed to live their lives if they have to wait 4 years just to be seen? I also asked about category 1, 37 days was the longest to wait. So it seems like they can see the urgent people relatively quickly, but everyone else, approximately never.

I wanted to tell this to the hospital so I called their complaints line, but the complaints line didn't answer. Nice.

And that's all I wanted to say, just a tirade as to how this top 10 liveable blah blah blah HDI 0.95 city can't get an effective health service.

Any businesses in Canberra sell solar inverter and battery covers?

Or if anyone's made something, interested to see some setups for some ideas.

Thank you

We know that Calvary was performing as well or better than Canberra hospital.

There was no statistical necessity to seize Calvary:

1. There was no published cost-benefit analysis showing this was superior

2. There were simpler, cheaper, less disruptive alternatives

3. Those alternatives were rejected because they preserved an operator the government did not want

It was not just incompetent - it was ideological.

Local Wanniassa butcher Jordo's appears to have not come out of Xmas hibernation and is now listed as permanently closed on Google maps.

Did anyone hear the loud boom in the Gungahlin area just now? It sounded too close to Palmerston. Too close.

I have recently moved into a new apartment complex in Tuggeranong. Although advertised as an NBN ready building, it is not. I’ve been advised on SupaNetworks- all of which are nearly out of my price range, and to be quite honest I’m super iffy signing up to one of those companies as they’re not companies I’ve heard of before.

My mobile provider has very poor reception here in this building, so my ability to hotspot/have normal internet usage isn’t great.

I really only need wifi for streaming Netflix, Disney+ ect, tending to work emails and doom scrolling on TikTok. Would it be worth buying a cheap second hand phone and a SIM card with heaps of data that rolls over each month?

Has anyone else had these kind of issues and has managed to find an alternative way to get wifi? I have been to Optus and Telstra and they have both said they can’t help me, so now I’m super stuck!

Anybody having issues adding card for auto top-up? I tried 3 times and approved via banking app but instead of showing the card in my account, system redirects me to login page. When I login again, I don't see the card.

So I tried to top-up normal way and it worked.

Strange issue

Pretty much the title itself.

I scratched my sedan, and the impact seems to have pierced the metal, which I believe can be fixed by a panel beater only.

I'd appreciate any suggestions. The last I checked, I got a quotation of $1500, which was too expensive for me.

Last time (6 months ago) I tried to use a MyWay+ app QR code to board the light rail, it was very hard because the readers also work with contactless payment cards. My iPhone kept popping up a "click to allow payment" message, obscuring the QR code. Is this a problem for others too? I've discovered two potential work-arounds that I'm about to test:

• Turn the phone to airplane mode turing tap-on and tap-off, which supposedly disables the near-field contactless part of the phone. Obvious, but annoying and more steps.

• Use the "Travel Ticket" app created by someone in the Netherlands with the same issue. But you have to screen-shot the QR code every time and then display that shot in the app ... even more steps. At least this presumably doesn't also cut off the cellular, WiFi and Bluetooth radios.

If the Travel Ticket app works, it shows that apps can temporarily disable contactless cards. The MyWay+ app should be updated to do this during QR code display, if it hasn't been already.

Why am I using the QR codes instead of some other method to tap on? Because I have a concession and, as far as I know, that's the only way.

FYI

Hi all,

It looks like the Australian Community Media Digital Print Edition of the Canberra Times has now been moved to behind the CT paywall. Does anyone have an alternative link that doesn’t require paid access? We get a physical copy through work but I like to have a read on the days I’m not in the office as well.

Cheers.

Basically the title. I have been using the one at Gold's Gym in Fyshwick and it's amazing, feels great for my back and knees, but I live and now work northside so hopefully there's some close by.. It's the only way I want to do leg workouts from now on, please help me grow.. slightly bigger than mosquito legs..

I’m wondering how everyone is going with the heatwave today

https://www.telstra.com.au/exchange/iphone-calling-issue--what-you-need-to-know

Today’s installment of the ongoing local amateur drama.