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…
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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…
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’…
Chief Minister plants first tree at Franklin Charity House
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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…
Surfing Australia’s 50th Year Anniversary collectors coin
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Surfing Australia in partnership with the Royal Australian Mint has released a collector’s coin to celebrate its anniversary. “Like thousands of aussies, surfing the local breaks was a treasured bit of my younger years, and it’s been really heartening to see surfing in Australia go from strength to strength over the past half century, which…
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…