Tag Archive for ACT

Canberra International Film Festival 2015

The Chief Minister for the ACT, and Minister for Tourism and Events, Andrew Barr MLA launched the Canberra International Film Festival (CIFF) which is in its 19th year at the National Film and Sound Archive, Acton. The Chief Minister switched on the large neon film festival sign which was constructed this year to mark the…

School Uniforms in ACT Public High School from 2017

Minister for Education and Training Joy Burch today visited Calwell High School to announce that ACT public schools will move to adopt more traditionally styled school uniforms from 2017. “Calwell High School’s new uniform is a practical demonstration of the growing school pride and sense of identity that students have in their school, and I…

Increase in Visitors to National Arboretum

Minister for Territory and Municipal Services, Shane Rattenbury announced that over half a million visitors made their way to the National Arboretum during the last financial year. “In its second year, the National Arboretum continued to attract visitors from across Australia and the world. Over 530,000 visitors walked through the Village Centre in 2014/15 compared…

NSW and ACT Sign Initiative to Move Scrap Metal

Minister for Planning, Mick Gentleman has recently announced a new transport initiative to move freight from Canberra by rail. The ACT Government and the NSW Government have signed up to a two year trial whereby scrap metal will be transported to Sydney on rail via an arrangement between the Rail Infrastructure Corporation (now John Holland…

2014 ACT Book of the Year Announced

Minister for the Arts Joy Burch recently announced that local author Gordon Peake’s book Beloved Land: Stories, Struggles and Secrets from Timor-Leste has triumphed over a record field of 48 nominations to win both the 2014 ACT Book of the Year Award and the inaugural People’s Choice Award. The ACT Book of the Year Award…

ACT Arts Funding Announced

Minister for the Arts Joy Burch recently announced the successful applicants for the fund, which is part of the ACT Arts Fund and is managed by ScreenACT. Ms Burch explained that a film adaptation of one of Canberra’s most notorious crimes, a sci-fi horror movie about dangerous Australian wildlife, and a documentary about a local…

ACT trials new road resurfacing technique

Minister for Territory and Municipal Services, Shane Rattenbury, today announced the ACT Government has commenced trialling a cost-effective new road resurfacing technique for locations where road noise is a problem. It has also been used in recent months in car parks. “Earlier this month Roads ACT used microsurfacing – or slurry seal – on Bowen…