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15 post offices to receive Heritage Listing

Federal Environment Minister Tony Burke recently announced that 15 post offices are to be put on the Commonwealth Heritage List. Minister Burke explained that Queensland, Victoria, New South Wales and Western Australia have been added to the list. “From the central business districts of our capital cities to our remote regional and rural communities, the…

Westpac released Women’s Deposits Survey

Westpac recently released the Women’s Deposits Survey show that 73.4% of women surveyed encourage their children to manage their own finances. The research also revealed that 3 in 4 women saving money each month and 47.4% of women saving over 5% of their monthly income. Director of Women’s Markets at Westpac, Larke Riemer, says the…

Simple Gifts are often the best

With Father’s Day coming up on September 2nd here is something to think about. According to new research released, 53% of Australian Dads do not believe a social media message is sufficient while and 75% of Dads surveyed admit they would prefer a text message to a Facebook message. “Whether by phone or face to…

Curved Coin released by Australian Mint

As a part of national science week the Royal Australian Mint has released a curved $5 coin known as the ‘Southern Sky’ which celebrates astronomy and engineering. “This is the first release dedicated to constellations visible in the Australian sky, and in this new age of space exploration, we look forward to bringing you more…

Time to recover from “Games Flu”

With the London 2012 Olympics coming to an end here something to consider a recent new poll has shown that 44% of Australians have sacrificed sleep to stay up to watch Wimbledon, Tour de France and Olympic Games over the past month. The poll also revealed 52% of those interviewed who had stayed up late…

Sixth Australian Gold Medallist stamp released August 10

After her gold winning performance in the women’s cycle sprint Anna Meares joins Tom Slingsby, Alicia Coutts, Cate Campbell, Brittany Elmslie and Melanie Schlanger as the sixth Australian athlete from the 2012 Olympic Games to have their image featured on a stamp through the Australian Gold Medallists stamp program. Stamps featuring Anna Meares will be…

2012 Floriade NightFest

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

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…