For those of you who don’t know I have a T6-T7 incomplete spinal cord injury. Now, why am I telling you all of this? Well there is something that I need to talk about. On more than one occasion, complete strangers have thrust their help on to me while I have been out and about.…
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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,…
Scam to be on the look out for
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There is a new scam to be on the look out for on dating websites where criminals conduct fake criminal background checks. The fraudsters are creating fake profiles and contacting victims suggesting they meet. The fraudsters then send the victim a link to an official looking website. The victim will be asked to pay approximately…
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…
Australia Post Celebrates 50 years of Bathurst racing
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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…
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…