ACT

SPORT Prime Minister’s XI vs South Africa

31 October Manuka Oval, Canberra cricket.com.au

A team comprising some of the country’s brightest young cricketers – hand-picked by the PM – takes on South Africa for this special annual match held in the heart of the capital.

EXHIBITION Honour Their Spirit

5 October-11 November Australian War Memorial, Canberra awm.gov.au

Commemorating 100 years since the end of World War I, 62,000 hand-knitted poppies will be displayed in a tribute to the number of Australian lives lost.