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…
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If Elected Canberra Liberals to overturn plastic bag ban
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In an announcement today ACT Opposition Leader Zed Seselja said that if elected a Liberal Government would overturn the plastic bag ban that was brought in by ACT Labor and the ACT Greens, Mr Seselja commented that the announcement would give choice back to businesses and consumers. ACT Minister for the Environment and Sustainable Development…
2012 Floriade NightFest
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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
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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…
Science Shows at Canberra Libraries during National Science Week
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As a part of National Science Week from Tuesday 31 July to Friday 17 August Graham Walker from Science ShowOffs and the Australian National University will present Going Ballistics and The Big Science Showoff will be hosting a series of free science shows at Libraries across Canberra. “The 45 minute action packed presentations will entertain…
Australian Women’s 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay team stamp released
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The gold medal-winning Australian Women’s 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay team featuring Alicia Coutts, Cate Campbell, Brittany Elmslie and Melanie Schlanger will be the first Australian Gold Medalist featured on Stamps for the London 2012 Olympic Games. Stamps featuring the Women’s 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay team will be on sale at all participating Australia…
Potential cost increase for hospitals being ignored?
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ACT Liberal Senator Gary Humphries commented that the ACT Government is still yet to clearly outline the additional costs that Federal Labor’s carbon tax will have on Canberra’s hospitals. Senator Humphries pointed that Western Australia is the latest state to outline the extra cost their hospitals with an estimated $6-$7 million per year in additional…
African Walnut Tree Planted at the National Arboretum
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ACT Minister for Multicultural Affairs, Joy Burch was joined by The Honourable Morgan Tsvangirai, Prime Minister of the Republic of Zimbabwe when they recently, planted an African Walnut tree at the National Arboretum Canberra. “Not only is the African Walnut an exceptional ornamental tree, it also has a number of other uses. The bark is…
Another Scam to be on the lookout for
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There is another mail scam to be on the lookout for. Australia Post is alerting customers to a scam letter from a sender called “Sullivan Pierce Levin” which tells customers they have won a cash award which can be collected by calling a phone number and entering a PIN number. Australia post recommends that you…
National Year of Reading 2012 competition
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Canberrans are encouraged to share their story about Adult learning as a part of a National Year of Reading 2012 competition celebrating Adult Learners’ Week for a chance to win a share of $30,000. “True stories as well as fiction pieces are eligible, with a special category for those who are new to writing. Entries…