Canberra residents have been urged not to be alarmed if they heard loud bangs, with scheduled defence department live-firing exercises at Majura on Friday.
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A defence department spokeswoman said the live-ammunition exercises would be carried out throughout the day as part of regular training at the department's facility.
Residents as far away as Tuggeranong and over the border in Queanbeyan had reported hearing the explosions.
The defence spokeswoman said the weather conditions producing large amounts of cloud cover meant the sound from the exercises were travelling further than normal.
Andrew Brown
I've been part of the Canberra Times since 2016, after reporting at local papers in Sydney's north-west. Since starting at the paper I've had stints on the Sunday Times, on the early morning breaking news round, and now as a general reporter, covering the ins and outs of anything and everything happening in Canberra, with a focus on health.
I've been part of the Canberra Times since 2016, after reporting at local papers in Sydney's north-west. Since starting at the paper I've had stints on the Sunday Times, on the early morning breaking news round, and now as a general reporter, covering the ins and outs of anything and everything happening in Canberra, with a focus on health.
