Dog and cat owners should remember to make suitable plans for their pets during the Christmas and New Year period. “By taking a few simple precautions you reduce the risk of your beloved pet getting lost, hit by a car, impounded at the Mugga Lane facility, involved in a dog attack, or harassing neighbours.” Peter…
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Canberra Libs to spend $6 million on nature reserves, walking tracks and rangers
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ACT Opposition Leader Zed Seselja and ACT Shadow Nature Conservation Minister Vicki Dunne announced that if elected a Liberal government would inject $6 million into Canberra’s nature parks, hire extra rangers, and improve management by bringing all nature conservation functions into one Directorate. “The Canberra Liberals believe our natural environment creates many opportunities for preservation,…
Canberra Libs to build state-of-the-art health paramedic learning facility
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ACT Opposition Leader Zed Seselja announced today that if elected, a Canberra Liberals Government will establish a state-of-the-art health paramedic learning facility. “A Canberra Liberals Government would provide $2 million to refurbish existing space at the Australian Catholic University for a simulation-based training facility. This would include human patient simulators and state-of-the-art recording and feedback…
Canberra Libs to build Canberra’s First ASD school
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ACT Opposition Leader Zed Seselja and ACT Shadow Minister for Disability Steve Doszpot announced today that if elected a Liberal Government would build Canberra’s first ever school for children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Mr. Seselja explained that the school would be for up to 40 children with ASD aged between two and a…
Solar Power Facility to be built in Royalla
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Minister for Environment and Sustainable Development Simon Corbell announced recently that Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV) The facility will be built 25km south of the Canberra CBD on the Monaro Highway in the vicinity of Royalla and have about 83,000 PV panels and generate enough electricity to supply approximately 4,500 Canberra homes. Construction of the solar…
Canberra Libs: $1 million over four years for Canberra’s street sweeping program
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ACT Opposition Leader Zed Seselja and ACT Shadow Urban Services Minister Alistair Coe announced recently that if elected a liberal government would invest an additional $1 million over four years into the ACT’s street sweeping program. Mr Seselja explained that the $1 million over four years so that Canberra’s street sweeping program could: • Lease…
Community Group LEAD to run Canberra Merry-Go-Round
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ACT Chief Minister and Minister for Territory and Municipal Services, Katy Gallagher, announced that the Canberra community group LEAD (Live, Experience, Access, Develop) has been awarded the contract to run the iconic Civic Merry-Go-Round. “This venture will give people with a disability the opportunity to be part of the community and contribute to the legacy…
Canberra’s Longest Bookmark 85% complete
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Dickson Library is well on its way to its goal create Canberra’s longest bookmark as a part National Year of Reading challenge. So far Dickson Library has received 16,729 individual bookmarks out of 19,381to create a bookmark which covers the four kilometres between Dickson and Civic libraries. “We have achieved just over 85 per cent…
ACT Chief Minister announces new hospital on UC Campus
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ACT Chief Minister and Minister for Health Katy Gallagher signed a Heads of Agreement with University of Canberra Vice-Chancellor Professor Stephen Parker and announced that a new hospital will be built on built on the northwest of the University’s Bruce campus, the hospital is scheduled for completion by 2017. “The hospital will be a ‘sub-acute’…
Independent Living Centre Australia online database launched
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ACT Chief Minister and Minister for Health, Katy Gallagher welcomed the launch of an online database by The Independent Living Centre Australia. “The new database will support people with disabilities and older Australians to find information that will help them continue to enjoy a high quality of life and, importantly, to continue to live their…