Editor’s Note this post is by Mr River Night and Developing Australian Communities As a man living with disability, juggling the role of carer, father, national advocate and leader, River describes the loneliness at the centre of one of Australia’s biggest disability communities, the fight and uphill work that it takes to achieve what he…
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#Hello
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#Hello to everyone
Grill’d Announces Retail Range
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For the first time ever, Grill’d, Australia’s favourite beef burger brand, is set to launch a retail range of their delicious, healthy burger patties exclusively at Coles – bringing the Grill’d experience into the homes of millions of customers from Wednesday 6 August. Available in-store and online at Coles stores nationally, the Grill’d range starts…
Symbol of Unity Brightens O’Connor bus stop
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An O’Connor bus stop has become a vibrant symbol of unity and hope thanks to the creative vision of Year 6 student Noah Yong, whose mural design now brightens one of the city’s iconic public spaces. Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs, Suzanne Orr, met with Noah and Wiradjuri artist Kalara Gilbert who…
New Ambulances in the ACT
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The ACT Ambulance Service (ACTAS) has welcomed six new Mercedes Sprinter ambulances into its fleet.These new vehicles replace six older ambulances and feature upgraded technology,
Woden CIT Upgrade Grand Opening
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The ACT Government has celebrated the grand opening of the new state-of-the-art Canberra Institute of Technology (CIT) Woden campus. CIT Woden is part of the ACT Government’s $14 billion Infrastructure Plan, ensuring Canberra remains one of the world’s most liveable cities as our community grows.Up to 6,500 students each year are expected to attend CIT…
Food, Food … Glorious Food
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What foods would you like to make? Maybe I’m going to have to answer a few more of these on a regular basis, even if this blog was originally supposed to deal with current affairs and movie reviews. Just so I write more frequently. So, what foods do I like to make? Well I like…
Four New CDS Locations To Be Opened
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The ACT Container Deposit Scheme (CDS) is celebrating its 7th birthday including seven years of success that has resulted in nearly 400 million bottles, cans and cartons being returned through the return point network. In exciting news for the ACT community, four new drop and go pods will soon open, making it even easier for…
#UpsideDown
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What are your favorite emojis? Time for what could only be described as boredom on a Sunday afternoon moment. Now I’m sure there is more then a few of you out there in internet land know that Jetpack offer daily writing prompts, which is a useful tool especially if you have no clue what you’re…
Yarralumla Nursery 110 Years Old
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For 110 years, Yarralumla Nursery has contributed to Canberra being regarded as the ‘garden city’ through the propagation of millions of trees and shrubs.“Early in Canberra’s development it was realised that trees and shrubs would have to be raised locally if the garden city concept was to be achieved. This was in part due to…