No number_6 , honu lives on the South Coast of NSW, somewhere near Merimbula, Canberra is her closest major airport. Anyway, there's nothing wrong with living in Canberra (although strictly speaking I live just over the border in southern NSW). Canberra has all the benefits of a big city, with a world class art gallery, two major museums, two major universities, good live theatre, lots of multicultural restaurants, and a world class rugby team , but doesn't have the big city problems of gridlocked traffic and violent crime. If you like sport, Canberra is a great place to live, with over 500km of cycleways plus the Institute of Sport facilities. The main ski resorts are a two-hour drive and the South Coast beaches are 1.5-2 hours away.

And if you really have to get a dose of a big city, Sydney is 2hrs45 on the motorway and 50 mins by QF 737 or Dash8 (see, I got it on-topic willyroo).