Australia Post has released a set of stamps to celebrate 50 years of the Bathurst endurance race. The Bathurst 1000 is an annual 1,000 kilometre touring car race can trace its history back to Phillip Island in 1960 and was moved to Mount Panorama in 1963. The release features Peter Brock’s Torana, Will Davison’s Ford…
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First ever AFL Premiership coin
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The Australian Mint will honour 2012 AFL Premiership winning team with the release of a Premiership coin. “This is the first winning Premiership or Championship Team to have their name appear on a coin, in any sport, in any country, anywhere around the world,” CEO of the Royal Australian Mint, Ross MacDiarmid commented. The release…
NRMA research: Touch parking is on the rise in Sydney suburbs
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According to recent NRMA research 70 per cent of drivers having had their car damaged while it was parked in Sydney suburbs. INRMA Insurance spokesperson Andrew Tubb explained that the inner City where you’re most likely to return to your parked vehicle and find it damaged with no note followed by the Inner West and…
Sydney Aquarium Relaunched as SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium
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Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore was present for the official relaunch of the Sydney Aquarium after a nine-month, $10 million overhaul. The overhaul included the $5 million 100-metre ocean tunnel walk-through, Shark Valley. “For more than 20 years Sydney Aquarium has been attracting visitors to our city. This latest multi-million dollar transformation puts the Aquarium…
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…
Holiday road trip stamp issue
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The holiday road trip is being celebrated in a new stamp release by Australia post. The new stamps will be released on 18 September 2012. “The excitement and fun of travelling to favourite destinations has been the inspiration for this stamp issue. We trust the delightful stamp illustrations will appeal to collectors and general mail-users…
More Schools go Solar
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Under the latest round of National Solar Schools Program funding $24 million will be distributed to 804 Australian schools to install solar power systems and a range of energy efficiency measures. Parliamentary Secretary for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency Mark Dreyfus explained that under the scheme more than 5,300 primary and secondary schools across Australia…
Disability Champions named: people who have overcome disability and illness to study, train, volunteer and find work
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Minister for Human Services Senator Kim Carr announced that eight people who have overcome disability and illness to study, train, volunteer and find work have been named Disability Champions by the Department of Human Services. Senator Carr commented that he is pleased the men and women who where named Champions represented diverse personal circumstances and…