ACT Minister for Planning, Mick Gentleman, has used his ‘call-in’ powers to approve the demolition of several public housing buildings along the northern parts of Northbourne Avenue. “I have made the decision to call in this development application after being well informed by the heritage council as well as the broader community. This will ensure…
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Bowen Park Works Completed
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Minister for Territory and Municipal Services, Shane Rattenbury, recently announced works have been completed ahead of schedule to upgrade a new path within Bowen Park along the Kingston and Barton Foreshore. “The $600,000 upgrades along a 510 meter section of path from Bowen Place car park to Eastlake Parade were completed this week following final…
Possible Tougher penalties on total fire ban days
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Minister for Police and Emergency Services Joy Burch recently tabled a review in the Legislative Assembly, which makes several recommendations to improve the effectiveness of the Emergencies Act 2004. “The report recommends increasing the penalties for anyone who causes a bushfire on a total fire ban day,” Ms Burch said. “The current penalties need to…
Acton Tunnel incident highlights importance of building city resilience
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The incident involving a truck smashing an excavator into Acton Tunnel, Parkes Way on Tuesday (20/10/15) highlights the importance of building city resilience, say members of built environment body Consult Australia working to reopen the site. Kevin Keith, ACT Manager for Consult Australia explained that City resilience is the capacity of people and places to…
Beer Week is Coming
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ACT Minister for Community Services Mick Gentleman has officially launched Canberra Beer Week which will take place from 5 – 11 November. “Canberra is well renowned for our outstanding wines, and there are a number of events on the calendar each year celebrating this very fact,” Mr. Gentleman commented “But only recently have we added…
Canberra International Film Festival 2015
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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
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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…
Canberrans Embrace Solar Power
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A review of the territory’s roof-top solar Feed-in Tariff scheme has shown the scheme has successfully fulfilled its objectives and resulted in the emergence of a vibrant roof-top solar industry in the ACT. Minister for the Environment Simon Corbell said the review charts the rapid growth in solar installations in the ACT since the beginning…
Capital City Holidays can be Costly
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In the year to June 2015, almost 12 million Australians aged 14+ took at least one domestic holiday, with the average cost per head/per night of their last domestic trip being $150. Without exception, this figure was higher for people whose last holiday was spent in a capital city — but with some striking differences…
Increase in Visitors to National Arboretum
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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…