Canberra Could Be Getting A Cheeky Name Change, All Thanks To Uber Eats

    Move over Hunter Valley wineries, it's Canberra's time to shine.

    Angeline Barion
    by Angeline Barion

    BuzzFeed Staff

    Well, well, well Canberra is on the road to actually becoming interesting — and it's all thanks to a petition to see our great capital renamed.

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    Yep, that's right. Uber Eats is petitioning the Australian government to change the name to something with a little more fizz.

    And the new name that's on the table? Well, drum roll please...CanBEERa

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    Yes, it's all in the name of beer! Craft beer to be specific.

    Other than being Australia's government capital, the Canberra region is also home to a large portion of our nation's award winning craft beer breweries. 

    To celebrate the growth of the craft beer industry in Australia and the launch of Uber Eats' alcohol delivery service in Canberra, they're urging Aussies — brew loving or not — to get behind this cause and sign this very worthy petition.

    Town Crier outside Parliament House with the petition to rename Canberra CanBEERa and Uber Eats General Manager Retail, Lucas Groeneveld
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    This will be presented to Parliament on Friday, August 4, 2023 — aka, National Beer Day.

    "Goulburn might have the Big Merino and Coffs the Big Banana, but nobody has ever had a town named after their most popular export — why can’t CanBEERa be the first?" said Lucas Groeneveld, Regional General Manager Retail at Uber Eats ANZ.

    The announcement of this potential new name was made by a dashingly dressed town crier. He stood in front of Parliament House to officially call upon Canberrans to come forth and support the cause.

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    Look at his glorious pantaloons.

    A sign saying "Welcome to CanBEERa" has also been placed at one of the road entrances to the ACT to let incoming visitors know that it is "The Nation's Capital (of beer)."

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    If you're from NSW, VIC or QLD and feel a little left out, don't worry, you'll get to have some fun too.

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    Uber Eats is giving you 30% off selected brews from a number of stores, so you can get in on the celebration and (responsibly) raise a few cold ones to Questacon, Parliament House and whatever else is out there in the ACT.

    BRB, hopping in the car to find the town crier and ask him where he got his pantaloons.