Chief Minister Katy Gallagher today planted a Crimson Sentry tree to recognise the substantially complete construction of the Franklin Charity House. The Charity house will be auctioned in early 2013 to raise funds for YWCA Canberra, YouthCARE Canberra, Canberra Men’s Centre, Innana and Toora Women. “This home showcases the high standard of sustainable and accessible…
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800 new trees planted
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Territory and Municipal Services announced today Over 800 new trees have been planted in Canberra’s streets and parks over the past few weeks. Michael Brice, Manager, Urban Treescapes, Territory and Municipal Services explained that trees were planted long major arterial roads, residential streets and in open space areas including parks and reserves. “Trees were planted…
Garden Waste Bin for Canberra Households under Lib Government
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ACT Opposition Leader Zed Seselja and ACT Shadow Nature Conservation Minister Vicki Dunne announced today that if elected, a Canberra Liberals Government would provide Canberrans with a third bin for garden waste at no additional cost and the construction of a $10 million garden waste processing facility. “This initiative would save Canberra home owners up…
NXTBUS tracking system for Action Buses
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ACT Chief Minister and Minister for Territory and Municipal Services Katy Gallagher recently announced that Trapeze Austrics Pty Ltd has been selected as the preferred supplier to design, supply and install ACTION’s real time passenger information system. The Chief Minister explained that the new system will be known as NXTBUS and will track ACTION buses…
If Elected Canberra Liberals to overturn plastic bag ban
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In an announcement today ACT Opposition Leader Zed Seselja said that if elected a Liberal Government would overturn the plastic bag ban that was brought in by ACT Labor and the ACT Greens, Mr Seselja commented that the announcement would give choice back to businesses and consumers. ACT Minister for the Environment and Sustainable Development…
2012 Floriade NightFest
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Tickets to Floriade NightFest 2012 have gone on sale today and will run from 6.30pm to 10.30pm from Wednesday 26 September to Sunday 30 September 2012. “Last year’s NightFest attracted strong crowds, and I encourage Canberrans to buy tickets in advance to avoid missing out. I also encourage locals to invite their interstate friends and…
ACTION Disabled Accessible Buses Launched
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ACT Chief Minister and Minister for Territory and Municipal Services, Katy Gallagher recently launched the first of 20 new accessible, articulated, large-capacity and environmentally friendly buses for the ACTION fleet. “Between now and March 2013, twenty easy access articulated buses will be progressively delivered replacing ACTION’s ageing articulated fleet, some of which are now up…
Potential cost increase for hospitals being ignored?
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ACT Liberal Senator Gary Humphries commented that the ACT Government is still yet to clearly outline the additional costs that Federal Labor’s carbon tax will have on Canberra’s hospitals. Senator Humphries pointed that Western Australia is the latest state to outline the extra cost their hospitals with an estimated $6-$7 million per year in additional…
African Walnut Tree Planted at the National Arboretum
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ACT Minister for Multicultural Affairs, Joy Burch was joined by The Honourable Morgan Tsvangirai, Prime Minister of the Republic of Zimbabwe when they recently, planted an African Walnut tree at the National Arboretum Canberra. “Not only is the African Walnut an exceptional ornamental tree, it also has a number of other uses. The bark is…
30,000 tress planted in the Gigerline Nature Reserve
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Brett McNamara, Operations Manager, Namadgi National Park, Territory and Municipal Services recently announced that 30,000 tress where planted in the Murrumbidgee Corridor’s Gigerline Nature Reserve to help rebuild the ecosystem. “The planting was a joint effort between ACT Parks and Conservation Service and Outward Bound volunteers and is a significant step towards restoring the Gigerline…