The best places to make a splash with your PWC

They’re described by some as ‘the most fun you can have sitting down’ but if you’ve never ridden a personal water craft (PWC) – like a Sea-Doo or jet-ski – before, it can be hard to know where to start.

As Kane Piper from the Canberra Motorcycle Centre said to us recently, “PWCs are not a huge part of our business yet, but like many other aspects of our range, we’re really excited about growing this part of our business.”

“A lot of people are interested in a Sea-Doo, but aren’t sure where, when and how they’ll be able to use it.”

Read more at https://the-riotact.com/the-best-places-to-take-your-pwc-this-summer/286023 

Special offer to play it all at Power Karts for one big night only

Canberrans, start your engines. And sharpen your skates. And warm up your gaming thumbs. And, ah, polish your putter!?

If you’re feeling the need for speed, your Friday night options just got a whole lot more interesting. But if you don’t want to miss out, you’ll need to act fast.

Read more at https://the-riotact.com/power-karts-hands-over-the-master-key-to-customers-for-one-night-only/287778

Here’s a fun little road trip you can take this weekend …

You don’t have to drive all the way to the coast to enjoy an awesome day out on the water.

Okay, Canberra. It’s @#$%&*! hot. The kids are really annoying bored, and there are weeks of school holidays left yet. WEEKS.

You’re dying to get out and burn off some of that Christmas, ahem, ‘energy’ – but you’ve already come back from your annual coast trip and there’s no budget (or available accommodation!) for another one. What do you do?

Read more at https://the-riotact.com/you-dont-have-to-drive-all-the-way-to-the-coast-to-enjoy-an-awesome-day-out-on-the-water/281455

There has been something strange happening around Canberra this Christmas season…

“Oh, Christmas … weed, oh, Christmas … weed, how richly Queanbeyanites have decked thee!”

Those lyrics might sound a little unusual at first, but if you live in or around Queanbeyan, Jerrabomberra or Googong, that might be the exact tune you’ve been singing this Christmas.

That’s because there has been a strange phenomenon taking place.

Read more at https://the-riotact.com/there-has-been-something-strange-happening-around-canberra-this-christmas-season/279783 

These older Canberrans are ready to deliver a spray – but not in the way you might think …

A group of mature Canberrans are throwing out all the usual stereotypes. Instead of settling in at home with gardening gloves, knitting needles and bingo cards, they’re picking up spray cans and heading out in search of the nearest dark alleyway …

When you think about street art, graffiti and spray-painting, chances are, you picture youths in hoodies creating illicit art on the walls of a tunnel or alongside the train tracks.

Read more at https://the-riotact.com/these-older-canberrans-are-ready-to-deliver-a-spray-but-not-in-the-way-you-might-think/279838 

Stop the presses! Canberra now has its own sparkly colour-changing Unicorn Vodka …

*faints with excitement*

Popular distiller and local identity Ben Osborne is back in town, and he’s brought with him an exciting new product – just in time for Christmas.

Ben is well-known as the owner and operator of the cleverly-named Local Spirit, running winery and distillery tours throughout the region.

He earned his stripes working behind cocktail bars and as a brand representative in and around Canberra, before travelling to Tasmania to train as a distiller, and expanding his networks throughout Australia (basing himself for some time in Melbourne) as well as the US.

Read more at https://the-riotact.com/stop-the-presses-canberra-now-has-its-own-sparkly-colour-changing-unicorn-vodka/276111

Puppy love: Colourful ‘cuddlepillars’ the new craze for dishlickers

Nature is full of unusual pairings, and more than any other species, dogs seem happy to be friends with just about anyone.

You don’t have to look far to find the lovely story of the Labrador who was best friends with an elephant; the hound who adopted a baby owl; Fred the retriever and his buddy, Dennis the duck; and brave Milo the dachshund, who decided Bonedigger the lion would be his BFF. And who could forget Canberra’s most lovable pair of mates: Solo and Zama?

But you might not be aware that there’s a whole new phenomenon of animal pairings sweeping through the community, right here in Canberra.

Read more at https://the-riotact.com/puppy-love-colourful-cuddlepillars-the-new-craze-for-dishlickers/275150