ACT Chief Minister Katy Gallagher and Treasurer Andrew Barr have today announced that for the first time since 1979 Canberra motorists will have a choice of providers for compulsory third party (CTP) insurance. Chief Minister Gallagher explained that AAMI, GIO and Apia (the Australian Pensioners Insurance Agency) have all been granted licenses to offer CTP…
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Canberra 100th anniversary coin unveiled
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ACT Chief Minister Katy Gallagher and Member for Canberra Gai Brodtmann, representing the Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer, Bernie Ripoll, today unveiled the design for the new commemorative Centenary of Canberra circulating coin. The 20-cent coin shows the original blueprint for Canberra, as designed by Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahony Griffin; the commemorative coin…
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…
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…
Over 16,000 free plants provided under ACT Government’s Plant Issue Scheme
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Chief Minister and Minister for Territory and Municipal Services, Katy Gallagher recently announced that 16,963 plants were provided to 996 new landholders in the 2011/12 financial year under the ACT Government’s Plant Issue Scheme. “The wet weather experienced during much of last financial year has presented perfect conditions for helping to establish new blocks. Residents…
Affordable public liability insurance for community landmarks
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ACT Chief Minister and Minister for Territory and Municipal Services, Katy Gallagher announced that the Albert Hall and Yarralumla Woolshed would soon become easier for the community to hire after the Government took steps to provide affordable public liability insurance. The more affordable public liability insurance for the community landmarks will have a 12-month trial…