Minister for Territory and Municipal Services, Shane Rattenbury along with former Australian Greens leader, Dr Bob Brown and Senator for the ACT, Zed Seselja officially marked the completion of the Parliament House walk. “13 interpretive signs have been installed along the 3.4km pathway, which runs from the city centre along a safe route adjacent to…
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Some trees on ANZAC Parade to be replanted
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The National Capital Authority (NCA) will commence landscape renewal activities along Anzac Parade in advance of the ANZAC centenary commemorations next year. “Over the next three weeks, 19 dead and one storm damaged trees will be removed along Anzac Parade. There are 620 trees on either side of the Parade, so this represents only three…
Australia Post Scam Email Warning
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Australia Post is warning customers of an email which advises that a “courier company” was unable to deliver a parcel to their address. The email has a sender of no-reply@auspost.com.au. A spokesman for Australia Post explained that the Scam Email requests the customer to print a label before they can collect it from the local…
UK Government Pledges £2.1 million to clear landmines in Northern Sri Lanka
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Prime Minster David Cameron has recently announced a new programme to clear landmines and explosive remnants of war from areas of Northern Sri Lanka. Prime Minister Cameron explained that the UK Government will fund £2.1 million over 2 years for a new demining programme which will clear landmines from some of the most heavily mined…
Ja’mie Smashes Doctor Who’s iview record
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According to the ABC Chris Lilley’s latest show Ja’mie: Private School Girl has registered more than 810,000 plays for Episodes 1, 2 and 3 of the show on ABC TV’s catch-up viewing platform iview. An ABC Publicist explained that the six-part series, which first premiered on Wednesday October 23, has broken all existing viewing records…
ACT Public School enrolments up
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According to the results of the ACT School Census August 2013 enrolments in ACT Public Schools have increased by 921 students in the last 12 months. Minister for Education and Training Joy Burch explained that this increase equates to a 2.3% increase in enrolments between August 2012 and August 2013. Since August 2009 there are…
Christmas stamps!!!!
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Australia Post has officially kicked off the festive season by releasing Christmas stamps, the stamps feature the familiar emblems of Christmas and the traditional Nativity scene. “Even in this digital age, sending a card is still a strong Christmas tradition. Australia Post has a long and proud history of helping connect Australians to their family…
Taylor Primary to reopen in time for 2014 school year
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ACT Minister for Education and Training Joy Burch recently announced that Taylor Primary School which was temporarily closed in March 2012 due to structural damage discovered at the school following heavy rainfall, will reopen in time for the start of the 2014 school year after a $13 million upgrade. Ms. Burch explained that the ACT…
Construction Commences on Royalla Solar Farm
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Minister for the Environment and Sustainable Development, Simon Corbell recently announced that construction of what will be Australia’s largest photovoltaic solar farm, Royalla Solar Farm has officially commenced. “At full capacity, the Royalla Solar Farm will provide 20 megawatts of renewable energy, enough to meet the demands of 5000 households,” Mr. Corbell said Mr. Corbell…
Plan to reduce illegal dumping at charity bins
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The Minister for Territory and Municipal Services, Shane Rattenbury, recently hosted a meeting with charities who have clothing donation bins on public land as one of the last steps in finalising the Code of Practice for the Management of Charity Bins on Public Land. “Charity bins allow the community to support charities with donations of…