I don't really care about the cafe, shop, or cultural displays but it'd be good to have the observation deck again (ideally free this time, but I don't like my chances).
Yes, it's amusing to think of him going to what have been a fair effort to catch a lyrebird all to find it probably went straight back down the hole after it'd been lugged up to the top.
It is indeed a surprisingly big hole, worth the short walk if you're in the area with some time for sightseeing.
I'd be thinking something like 30mm hardwood tri quad to create a sloping transition (ideally something reasonably close in colour to the floor). Leaving a vertical edge on the inside seems too likely to end up with stubbed toes at some point.
It's one of these things that logically you know must happen occasionally (and I've even seen pictures of it) but still doesn't seem right.
I am impressed the shark got it out again and didn't end up with a permanent internal echidna spine collection.
It is a bit of an odd name really. I suspect it's due to a combination of their size, many having some orange colouring, and their habit of making off with your fruit come night time.
To be fair, Canberra didn't score that highly on anything else so the overall score was considerably lower.
It does seem to get consistent usage - I think it'd make a lot of sense for the commute if you lived along the route and worked normal hours in the city. The increase in development was also noticeable - Flemington Rd has a lot of housing built along it now which would have been at least helped along by the presence of the light rail (I expect a lot would have been built regardless, but maybe not as quickly).
You're right that I wouldn't recognise an unknown word/phrase, but since train announcements are operating in a limited context and I'd be seeing people respond by getting off the train at multiple stops you'd hope I'd figure it out before too long.
This is of course assuming I know some of the language and can recognise basic words such as their equivalent of passengers, going in completely blind would be a real mission (just as it would be coming here with absolutely no English).
Must have been pretty chilly - I'm out of town at the moment but I was looking at the forecast the other day and thinking it was looking like good weather for snow in the Brindies.