Good morning, Canberra. Remember, there's a total fire ban in the ACT today as the mercury heads towards 39. Here are today's top headlines.

New Year's Eve fireworks axed in total fire ban

There will be no fireworks in Canberra on New Year's Eve due to the announcement of a total fire ban.

Sport

Pattinson gets Test reward for patience

If anyone knows the kind of hell Australian fast bowler James Pattinson has been through in the past four years, it's Pat Cummins.

Cavalry implode and miss ABL clean sweep

Subscriber only: Canberra Cavalry were charging towards a clean sweep of Geelong-Korea before a pitcher's brain explosion took hold.

Capitals thrash Perth Lynx on the rebound

Subscriber only: How does someone who's 165 centimetres tall end up with a game-high 14 rebounds? Effort, timing and speed.

Alive sailing a highway of glowing jellyfish

First non-supermaxi past the post and first overall in their division made for a pretty successful Sydney to Hobart for ACT's Shane Gaddes.

Times Past

A tragic accident at Lake George was making news on this day in 1986. A head-on collision caused the deaths of a 59-year-old woman and 28-year-old man and badly injured another man. The 28-year-old Sydney man had been driving a panel van when he collided with the 59-year-old woman's sedan the day before. READ MORE