Put the ho! ho! ho! into the holiday season with this week’s nifty Christmas gift guide featuring inspired ideas from some of Canberra’s finest businesses. We’ve got Christmas covered.
Spend to Win at Canberra Centre
Canberra Centre believes everyone deserves a little extra magic this Christmas. That’s why they’re giving you the chance to win yourself an early Christmas gift for simply doing your Christmas shopping!
To enter, simply spend $250 or more across participating stores in one day between now and Sunday 12 December. Scan the QR code on display throughout the Centre, enter your details and reveal if you are a lucky winner of a $50 Canberra Centre Gift Card.
There is over $11,000 worth of prizes to be won instantly!
Plus, to make life just a little sweeter, all entries will go in the draw to WIN a $1,000 Canberra Centre Christmas shopping spree.
*Terms and conditions apply. Visit canberracentre.com.au for details. ACT TP 21/01833.
Find the perfect gift at Canberra Outlet!
Still on the hunt for the perfect Christmas gift? The Canberra Outlet Centre has a huge range of gifting options from the likes of Nike, Ralph Lauren, Freedom, Adairs, Tommy Hilfiger, Calvin Klein, Guess and more! If you’re still stuck for ideas, take a look at the Canberra Outlet website and use their gift generator. Simply sort through the abundance of options from retailers with the easy-to-use filters, taking all the stress out of your gift shopping. It has hundreds of great ideas at a range of prices, so you can impress and spoil your loved ones on Christmas morning. The Centre is open late most nights leading up until Christmas Day, so you’ve got plenty of time to purchase everything you need. While you’re there, don’t forget to visit Santa for a Covid-safe photo in his Magical Woodland at the Atrium near Caffe Cherry Beans! Make your booking online this year and find the dates and times on the Canberra Outlet website.
- 337 Canberra Avenue, Fyshwick
- T: 6112 6222
- W: canberraoutletcentre.com.au
Christmas at Coolo
This year Cooleman Court is celebrating Christmas and a half. We’re making Christmas extra special … extra long, extra delicious, extra festive, extra sparkly, extra accessible, extra thoughtful, extra safe and extra merry! From Santa photos to DIY ornament kits, there are so many extra exciting things happening at Coolo. And we’re taking it one step further … could you imagine Santa turning up at your place on Christmas Eve with a sack full of presents? You heard right, we’re giving one lucky person the chance to win a visit from Santa.
To find out more about all things Christmas at Coolo and to enter our extra awesome competition, visit coolemancourt.com.au/christmas-2021
Diamonds Manuka for all your Christmas sparkle
Experienced gemmologist and diamond grader, Robert Hunt, has over three decades’ experience assisting Canberrans to acquire the best quality precious jewellery.
Robert and the team at Diamonds Manuka specialise in handmade jewellery, offering a wide range to choose from that features D colour flawless diamonds, South Sea pearls, black opals from Lightning Ridge, and a variety of coloured stone jewellery.
Diamonds Manuka also has a supply of Australian Argyle pink diamonds, including from the Desert Rose collection. These pink diamonds are becoming increasingly rare and valuable since the closure of the Argyle mine. Also on offer are yellow diamonds from Ellendale.
For the unique buyer, why not shop from a comprehensive range of unset stones, from which you may select a gem to have a piece of custom jewellery created.
To provide the best service during the festive season, Diamonds Manuka will extend its opening hours from 12 December to 10am-5pm, 7 days a week.
Shop 4, Manuka Arcade, Manuka
T: 02 6295 6448
E: [email protected]
Celebrate Christmas at Canberra Labor Club Belconnen
Christmas is the most wonderful time to spend with your family and loved ones.
Make the most of your time with your family and join us this year at Canberra Labor Club Belconnen for our Christmas Day Luncheon!
We cook, we clean and you get to sit back and enjoy!
Selections Bistro will be offering three menu options:
- Traditional Four Course (alternate drop) – $98 per person
- Children’s Menu (aged 5-14 years) – $45 per child | Children under 5 years eat free
- Vegan & Vegetarian Four Course – $95 per person
We can also cater to any dietary requirement upon request.
Come enjoy Christmas Day with us at the Canberra Labor Club Belconnen, stress and hassle-free!
Bookings can be made by calling the club on 02 6251 5522 or emailing [email protected]
12 Days of Giveaways and Explore to Score at South.Point!
Shop at South.Point this Christmas for your chance to share in over $11,000 in prizes. Spend $50 or more in a single purchase, at any retailer, and you could win. There’s something for everyone – Mum, Dad, boys, girls, the outdoors, kitchen and more! Simply take your receipt to the Customer Service Desk on the ground floor, fill in your entry form and you’re in the draw. Starts Sunday 12 December. T&Cs apply. See website for details. ACT TP 21/01957
While you’re in the centre, why not join our Explore to Score adventure? Download the South.Point app to receive all the clues you need to find our elusive Elf and receive your very own Elf plush toy to take home. It’s free and fun for the whole family. For T&Cs and more details, go to southpointcanberra.com.au
Celebrate Christmas in style with Stonehenge
This Christmas, have your home ready to show off to visitors – with the help of Stonehenge Beltana. They are Canberra’s boutique landscaping and garden supply centre. Located in Pialligo, Stonehenge has been a preferred landscape supplier to the Canberra market for over 50 years. Specialising in natural stone paving and retaining wall products – decorative rocks, mulches, sands and soils.
For gift giving this Christmas, you can choose from a large range of giftware, gardenware, ponds and pots.
The professional team at Stonehenge Beltana provide exceptional service to their customers to fulfil any landscaping or outdoor design project no matter the scope.
Come in and visit the displays and speak to the expert team at 8 Beltana Road, Pialligo. Open 7 days a week.
The perfect Christmas gift at Thompson Bespoke Jewellers
If you’re stuck for ideas for a Christmas gift for one of your loved ones, swing past Thompson Bespoke Jewellers in Braidwood. With a large selection of reasonably priced and custom-made jewellery, you can rest assured you will find one-of-a-kind pieces like no other. The unique hand-made pieces are filled with beautiful bright gemstones, so whether it is a pair of earrings, a necklace or a bracelet you’re after, Thompson Bespoke Jewellers have you covered. From the moment you walk through the doors to the Braidwood main street store, you will be met by friendly and experienced staff to help you find exactly what you need. With their jewellery being requested by customers all over Australia, you can be sure you’re getting top quality – but get in quick for the widest selection! You might even find a piece for yourself while you’re there.
Shop 7, 119 Wallace Street, Braidwood NSW
Have a Gardens summer adventure!
Head to the Australian National Botanic Gardens for summer adventure and outdoor escape. Enjoy a cool misty walk through the Rainforest Gully and share a shady picnic on the Eucalypt Lawn. While you’re there, you can climb into the canopy of the Paperbark Treehouse, explore the children’s Who Did That? trail or even take a Secrets of the Australian Bush family adventure tour on the Flora Explorer electric bus. Stop in at Pollen café for a snack or meal and get in some special gift shopping at the Botanical Bookshop. Pamper yourself or a loved one at Jindii Eco Spa. Why not end your day at the Gardens with a movie under the stars at Sunset Cinema until February 2022.
W: anbg.gov.au
Pamper yourself at Elegant Image
At Elegant Image Skin, Body and Day Spa Centre, it’s all about you. These holidays, why not treat yourself to the range of services that are sure to make you glow from the inside, out?
With over 30 years of experience, Elegant Image understands all clients have individual skincare requirements and we are committed to ensuring your skincare treatment is delivered with the highest levels of technical professionalism, with all the luxury and pampering expected from a tier one provider.
Featuring a range of services including facials, light therapy and imaging, and salon and spa treatments, you need to visit Elegant Image and experience the difference.
Shop 14 Four Seasons House, 191-203 Anketell St, Greenway
The joy of choice at Escala Shoes
A pair of Escala shoes is polished, chic, and comfortable footwear that takes pride in attention to detail and elegant finishing touches.
Escala’s distinctive range of quality shoes and accessories, hand-sourced from the most in-demand designers in Europe has extended from Spain, to Germany, Austria, and now Italy, with a line of present-red Thierry Rabotin – just in time for the holidays. Spread seasonal joy with a pop of colour in your outfit.
“The capacity to engage with comfort and quality has been Escala’s policy for over two decades,” says owner, Gail.
“We have such a wide range that a gift from Escala could please almost everybody. And if choosing the perfect gift is too difficult, we offer gift vouchers to allow your special somebody the joy of choosing themselves.”
Shop 1, 21 Bouganville Street, The Lawns, Manuka
It’s beginning to look a lot like a Fishco Christmas!
Christmas trading hours have been set, trucks have been serviced and summer staff rostered – FishCo Fish Market is fully stocked and gearing up to help thousands of customers choose their fresh fish and seafood for their summer celebrations!
Along with FishCo’s great range of fresh fish and seafood, customers will find fresh fruit and veggies, fresh baked bread, and shelves upon shelves of condiments and packaged groceries.
With fresh fish and seafood arriving daily, FishCo typically sells five to seven tonnes of fresh seafood every Christmas. They pride themselves on supplying a variety of fresh prawns and oysters – and even encourage customers to taste fresh oysters and cooked prawns before buying.*
FishCo have extended trading hours for Christmas, opening 5am on Christmas Eve. Go to their website for more information and follow FishCo on Facebook for recipes, product information and competitions.
*Subject to COVID safety rules.
- T: (02) 6239 6415
- W: fishco.com.au
Shop fresh this Christmas at Fyshwick Markets
There’s no place like home this Christmas. And at Fyshwick Markets, we have everything you need to keep your family food traditions alive this festive season. From juicy cherries to fresh seafood, glazed hams and more, allow us to help you serve up home-cooked meals with family and friends this Christmas.
The atmosphere is festive, the parking is free, and our hours are extended, with trade from Thursday 16 December right up to Christmas Eve.
Celebrate family traditions this Christmas with the Fyshwick Markets.
Extended Christmas trading hours:
Open every day from Thursday 16 to Friday 24 December
Gates open 5am on 23 and 24 December
Closed 25 – 29 December
Reopen 30 December 7am and 31 December 6am
Closed New Year’s Day
36 Mildura Street, Fyshwick
Christmas baking and gifting sorted!
What’s a party without cake?… Declarations of love without chocolate?… Or a special dinner without dessert? Trends may come and go but baking as a love language is here to stay.
Latorta specialises in ingredients and equipment for the cake decorator, the baker, and the chocolatier. We have over 4000 products tailored to meet every need for home cooks, hobbyists, and professionals. We welcome you to browse our store and let your food dreams run wild.
Our team of professional cake decorators provide advice and tips so everyone can achieve success in their baking and decorating projects.
For Christmas and Teacher gifts, consider the hugely popular cookie trend where cookie embossers have made it so easy to create stunning effects with minimal effort.
Latorta is located at Shop 17 Majura Park Shopping Centre, Canberra Airport.
- T: 6257 1248
- W: latorta.com.au
LUMI-FI brings you the best brands at best prices
Specialist lighting, audiovisual and home automation supplier, LUMI-FI, is offering massive Black Friday Fortnight discounts on world famous audio products like Rotel, Marantz, Pro-ject and more!
All lighting products have been slashed by 25 per cent and there are sound systems packages available on knock down prices. Promotions end on 5 December, so you have to be quick.
Owner of LUMI-FI, Humayun Afridi, said he’s excited to welcome Canberra to visit his spectacular showroom.
“We are experts in lighting design and control systems. Our strip lights, downlights and wall lights will surely impress everyone,” Humayun said.
“We have the most amazing down lights and some amazing stereo packages on display for a range of budgets.”
- W: lumifi.com.au
- T: (02) 6156 4895
- E: [email protected]
Gifts for everyone from Scott Leggo Gallery
Looking for the perfect gift this Christmas? Then consider a beautifully framed print from renowned Canberra landscape photographer, Scott Leggo.
Scott’s impressive collection of world-class Australian landscape photography traverses the entirety of our Great Southern Land, spanning in subject from the snow-capped Victorian Alps to bright sunny beaches, red deserts, tropical rainforests, and idyllic rural scenery.
The breadth of his portfolio means his work caters to a plethora of tastes and interests and can cater to a size to suit a range of spaces.
Scott says his customers are often astonished by how well his photos hold their detail and sharpness when printed in large formats.
When gifting a Scott Leggo print, you can rest assured it is a quality product. Printed using archival, museum-grade ink and paper, the photograph will maintain its striking look for years to come.
For other gift ideas, consider a Scott Leggo Canberra jigsaw puzzle or his stunning new coffee table book, AUSTRALIA. Shop online and in-store. Open 7 days.
45 Jardine Street, Kingston
- T: (02) 6179 7422
- W: scottleggo.com
Exquisite gifts at the museum shop
If you’re looking to buy a considered, premium quality gift this Christmas, look no further than the National Museum of Australia’s museum shop for a wide range of exquisite products.
Whether buying for him, her, children or pet lovers, indulge them in designer fashion, jewellery, quirky Australiana Christmas decorations, homewares and beauty products; whether it’s a pair of funky dot painting socks, deluxe dog treats, a jigsaw puzzle celebrating Australiana, fine soap scented with an intoxicating blend of native ingredients, or any one of a range of native Australian-made condiments and seasonings for the foodie in your life.
If sending gifts across the country or even the world, buying through the museum shop online allows you to circumvent the local post office by mailing presents out directly – Christmas order cut-off dates can be found on the museum shop’s website.
- W: shop.nma.gov.au
- T: (02) 6208 5222
Canberra Glassworks gifts to blow your mind
Support amazing local makers at Canberra Glassworks this festive season!
Canberra Glassworks is one of Australia’s leading centres for contemporary glass art, craft, and design and dedicated to championing the extraordinary skills of artists. Thoughtfully designed and skilfully crafted, find something unique and exclusive for that person who has everything. Watch art made live from the Viewing Platform as this season’s gifts are blown, formed, engraved and polished before your eyes.
Shop 7 days a week with extended trading from Monday 13 December until Christmas Eve.
11 Wentworth Avenue, Kingston
- W: canberraglassworks.com
- T: (02) 6260 7005
Come to Cassidys for Christmas fashion
Cassidys at Jamison Plaza has a wide range of known brands in the right colours and styles to make you look and feel great this Christmas.
Whether you’re buying for yourself or you’re after the perfect gift for a loved one, Cassidys has something for everyone.
New styles and ranges of daywear, sleepwear, underwear and accessories for ladies and men have arrived just in time for Christmas.
From classic elegance to boldly beautiful, come in and let our friendly staff help you to find your style at Cassidys.
Jamison Plaza, Bowman Street, Macquarie
Solar Heating + Ventilation = Comfort
In a COVID world, ventilation is more important than ever to keep air free-flowing, moving and changing within your home and workplace. This reduces bacteria, mould, condensation and keeps the environment healthier and cleaner. If you combine this with heating, it’s even better!
Australian made and owned solar heating system, EcoHeat, offers both solutions. It fills your home with a large volume of fresh warm air in winter, and cool evening air in summer.
EcoHeat’s technology is patented, and the system has been tested and refined by the team at the University of Wollongong’s Sustainable Building Research Centre.
Hudsons Catering for any occasion
Award -winning Hudsons Catering is all about you – your event and what you have in mind! Our enthusiastic team of Chefs prepare options that are fresh, colourful and plentiful to suit every occasion and any budget.
“We take pride in using quality fresh produce, prepared fresh daily, ensuring a quality catering experience,” says owner Yvette. “If you can’t find what you are looking for, allow us to tailor a menu to meet your individual needs.”
Call today or pop into the Gourmet Takeaway at Higgins Shops to get the ball rolling for your event!
Book helps children overcome fears
Husband and wife health professionals, Michael and Alysia Ssentamu, live in Canberra with their children and pets. In 2019, they decided to write a book that inspired children to believe that, no matter what, they had the power to choose to overcome their fears.
The result was Sticky Icky Vicky – Courage over Fear, an age-appropriate story for children six to ten.
Sticky Icky Vicky loves the outdoors but has a fear of water. When she receives an invitation for a party at a water park, Vicky really wants to go. Will she have the courage to get over her fear once and for all?
Buy it now: www.stickyickyvicky.com
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