Make Canberra's centenary yours

I think the centenary is a great opportunity for Canberrans to show how much they enjoy their city, and perhaps reverse some of the negative stereotyping of Canberra that proliferates in the rest of Australia. I was born and bred in Canberra, I love living here, and I am always keen to tell people from outside the ACT why it is great.

Don’t get me wrong, there is a lot that can be improved with Canberra, as there is with every city. But instead of whinging about it, or waiting for a centenary I also get off by butt and do something to make it better.

Seeing as the chief ministers are so excited about the whole thing, they can be the feature attraction. One of them can stand on top of the flagpole on City Hill, another can stand on that chief minister, and then another on that one etc.

It would bring world press attention:
“Well the cheif ministers of canberra have abandoned the traditional ‘cake and singing’ birthday celebrations in favour of standing on each other on a flagpole…it’s a good thing that Canberra doesn’t have a red flag on the pole and bulls…or is it???”

Who gives a shit about a centenarry other than the oldies who have nothing better to do other than watch Coronation Street and write letters to their local Members of Parliament ?

Me for one am still actively persuing how to get a pet camel transported to Canberra.

If there’s something they want to celebrate, why not come up with something other than John Howards turned 100 and he’s still working, so you should all work till the same age too.

How about a $47million dollar pissup (for no reason whatsoever) with a 2litre bottle of orange juice for the non-drinkers instead ?

Don’t care how ethical it is, it’d certainly keep you in parliament till the occasion, and you’d probably remain there for a long while afterwards as well.

K – I used to wonder about that myself. In most cases – this one included – PR people find the person and pass it on to the media as a story idea.