Canberra Now: Trams get ready to roll; buildings get ready to rise
Good morning Canberra,
The reprieve from the heat continues (somewhat, with a high of 34 forecast) - and a brolly might come in handy in the afternoon.
Here's what's making the news in the nation's capital.
The Gungahlin tram is on its way for Civic for the very first time
Canberra's new trams have begun testing on the final stretch of the light rail route, heading south of Dickson for the first time.
Until Tuesday, testing had only been done on the section between Gungahlin and Antill and Mouat streets. It's now heading to the Alinga Street terminal, in the first day of final tests.
Daniel Burdon has the details.
Plans to reshape city include 15-storey buildings on Northbourne Avenue
Consultation has started on plans to reshape the gateway to Canberra's heart, including allowing buildings of up to 15 storeys on parts of Northbourne Avenue.
The National Capital Authority wants to hear from the public on the City and Gateway Urban Design framework, which seeks to pave the way for construction of 37,000 new dwellings between Federal Highway and the city.
Dan Jervis-Bardy reports on the latest upward movement of the city.
Dolce Bar is up for sale - and you could buy in for $300
There's a plan get community involvement in the ownership of East Row nightclub Dolce Bar.
In the model proposed, 200 Canberrans would buy into The Dance Co-op at $300 each and have complete ownership and control over the venue - from a potential events program and the drinks menu to operating hours and security.
Bree Element explains how the innovative financial plan would work.
Could the Israeli way with water help Australia?
One of the world's leading experts on water and how to use it has a message: don't let politics cloud the planning.
Professor Noam Weisbrod said in Canberra that planning had to be decades ahead, particularly with global warming making problems tougher to solve. He's a world authority as the director of the Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research which is based in the middle of the Negev desert in Israel.
The Barty party is over
For those who missed the match overnight, Petra Kvitova was well cast as the Barty-pooper, overwhelming Australia's Ashleigh in just more than an hour in their Australian open quarter-final.
The prelude was full of speculation about how Barty might beat Kvitova, but the match was all about how Kvitova always had the beating of Barty.
You can read Greg Baum's match report here.