Good morning, Canberra. It'll be a warm but windy Friday with a top of 17 degrees. Here's what's making news in the capital.

'Floriade: Reimagined' officially blooms across 130 sites from this weekend

It made sense for a scaled-down Floriade to be launched at Cockington Green Gardens this week - because it proves small things still pack a punch.

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Former Socceroo gives Moore to A-League bid

Subscriber only: Canberra's prospective A-League team has lured former Socceroo Craig Moore to the capital.

On the buses for 45 years: Tony's remarkable ride

The year Tony Reardon started driving buses in the national capital, prime minister Gough Whitlam was dismissed.

French Open resistance from Nick Kyrgios

Subscriber only: The Canberra tennis star opens up on coronavirus, his Boris Becker feud and why he won't play at the French Open.

Is Canberra one of the most unwalkable cities?

The car rules and pedestrians come second in Canberra, according to the organiser behind National Walk Safely to School Day.

Times Past

Canberra was to have its own 20th-century gondolier, Mr Fernando Gregolin of Downer told The Canberra Times 56 years ago today. Mr Gregolin, 51, a painter by trade, and the owner of a gondola, Mr R. P. Greenish, discussed plans for the gondola, crated in Melbourne, to be brought to Canberra as soon as suitable lakeside shelter was found.
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