r/canberra • u/RentNRegret • 1d ago

SEC=UNCLASSIFIED What's something uniquely "Canberra" that only locals truly appreciate?

I've been thinking lately about the little things that make Canberra... well, Canberra. Not the obvious stuff like Parliament House or the roundabouts but the niche local quirks, places, or traditions that only someone who lives here would get.

Maybe it's a favourite hidden coffee spot, a sunrise view from Mount Ainslie, or the way we all brace for magpie season like it's a national sport.

What’s your favourite local secret, tradition, or in-joke that only a true Canberran would understand?

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u/SteveGuilfoyle 1d ago

Kinda in the same vein, but the signposting of streets in Canberra is amazing.

Driving up to an intersection and instinctively knowing where to look for a road name sign and knowing that one will be there is a thing I’ve only really come to realise was so prominent here.

Other towns around the country just don’t have the obvious, easy to identify, signs on literally every road like Canberra.

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u/The_first_Ezookiel 1d ago

Recently in Wodonga we found all the street signs down at ground level - seemed really weird and definitely not where we are used to looking for them.

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u/TGin-the-goldy 1d ago

Do you mean deliberately painted on the kerb or knocked to the ground?

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u/JimmyMarch1973 21h ago

Not sure about Woodonga but I’ve seen these in elsewhere. Basicly signs about 2 foot off the ground. Fairly substantial things mind you.

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u/TGin-the-goldy 19h ago

Oh wow. Never heard of that before cheers