Down the rabbit hole, with Pialligo Estate’s Mad Hatter’s High Tea

We may have just found the perfect way to spend a fresh winter’s afternoon in Canberra with your friends, workmates, or – like me – catching up with your mum.

Throughout July, August and September, the team at Pialligo Estate is putting on a series of Sunday high teas, and I was fortunate enough to be invited along as a guest for the first one.

So with a Mad Hatter’s Tea Party theme from Alice in Wonderland, it was down the rabbit hole we gladly went …

Read more at https://the-riotact.com/down-the-rabbit-hole-with-pialligo-estates-mad-hatters-high-tea/311667 

Growing gardens provides a growing business for Canberra woman Suzie Fletcher

A highly successful national not-for-profit, that originated in Canberra, is now helping a new wave of women facing barriers to employment to find purpose and a sustainable income.

Multiple studies and social welfare groups such as The Salvation Army now point firmly to older women as being the new face of poverty and at an increasingly heightened risk of financial crisis and homelessness.

Read more at https://the-riotact.com/growing-gardens-provides-a-growing-business-for-canberra-woman-suzie-fletcher/308178

Canberra Short Film Festival offers opportunities for new and experienced filmmakers

Do you have a burning idea for a film that you’d love to make? Fancy yourself as the next Scorsese, Spielberg or Tarantino? Just watched the latest release on Netflix, and thought, ‘I can do better than that!’?

You have until the first week of July to get your entry in for the Canberra Short Film Festival, which is on again this year in September.

Read more at https://the-riotact.com/you-have-until-the-end-of-this-month-to-get-your-entry-in-for-the-canberra-short-film-festival-which-is-on-again-this-year-in-september/307779 

I hadn’t ridden in over a decade – and then, along came a Spyder…

We’ve asked the question before – are two wheels better than four? That may be true – but what about three wheels?

As The RiotACT‘s resident motoring writer, and one of few staff members who have a valid motorcycling licence, I was recently invited to review the remarkable Can-Am Spyder.

If the name doesn’t ring a bell, you’ll likely recognise these as the pretty tough – if a little odd looking – three-wheeled machines, that will have turned your head if you saw them on the road.

Read more at https://the-riotact.com/i-hadnt-ridden-in-over-a-decade-and-then-along-came-a-spyder/295826

Revhead rendezvous: Dream cars to buy or sell at Canberra’s unique car auction

Local car lovers are likely to be feeling excited – and their pockets, a little lighter – with a brand new classic and unique car auction announced today by ALLBIDS.

It’s hard to believe, given the nation’s capital is also home to Australia’s biggest annual car festival, Summernats, but since the 1990s Canberra hasn’t had its own unique and classic car auction.

Instead, enthusiasts have had to travel to Sydney, Melbourne, or even further, to pursue their passion.

Read more at https://the-riotact.com/revhead-rendezvous-dream-cars-to-buy-or-sell-at-canberras-unique-car-auction/295982 

Cheers for cheese, and Cheese for Change

An alliance of Canberra businesses has joined forces to raise awareness and funds to help prevent violence against women.

I’ll warmly embrace any opportunity to indulge in my favourite cheese and wine for a good cause. Or any cause really.

From fondue to cheesecake, grilled cheese sandwiches to cheesy pasta, cream cheese frosting to cheesy biscuits – there are plenty of reasons why this humble food is loved by so many.

And this weekend brings the perfect opportunity to get cheesy. Really cheesy.

Read more at https://the-riotact.com/cheers-for-cheese-and-cheese-for-change/296056

‘Cheers Mate’: Canberra’s latest vodka, raising awareness of mental health in hospitality

Recently, we brought you news that a brand new variety of glittery colour-changing, unicorn-themed vodka had been launched in Canberra, and it was a huge hit.

Now, the local entrepreneur behind that sparkling drink is on a new mission, to start a conversation about mental health in the hospitality industry.

And it’s a conversation that starts with ‘the world’s most ethical vodka brand’, made right here in Canberra.

Read more at https://the-riotact.com/cheers-mate-canberras-latest-vodka-raising-awareness-of-mental-health-in-hospitality/295866https://the-riotact.com/cheers-mate-canberras-latest-vodka-raising-awareness-of-mental-health-in-hospitality/295866