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Visits to Australia’s Parliament House at record low

The Australian Parliament House has recently recorded its lowest visitors since it first opened 24 years ago in 1988. ACT Liberal Senator Gary Humphries recently questioned the heads of the Department of Parliamentary Services and it was confirmed that the budget available to promote Parliament as a destination to visit and learn from in Canberra…

2012 Healthy Heart Challenge

ACT Chief Minister Katy Gallagher recently invited Canberra women to join her in making a difference in women’s heart health by signing up for this year’s Healthy Heart Challenge. “The Healthy Heart Challenge asks women to choose a small, realistic goal for 10 weeks, including being active every day, improving their nutrition, or quitting smoking,…

Australian Rising Sun badge set of Stamps Released

Australia Post has honoured the contribution around the globe of Australia’s Army personnel both past and present. When a set of five stamps where released depicting the changes in the Rising Sun badge design since it was first issued in 1902. Keith Payne VC OAM, congratulated Australia Post for its ongoing recognition of Australia’s military…

ACTSmart Business and Office recycling program expanded

Minister for the Environment and Sustainable Development, Simon Corbell recently announced that several Queanbeyan businesses have signed up to the ACT Governments’ ACTSmart Business and Office recycling program. “The expansion of the ACTSmart Business and Office program to include Queanbeyan follows an agreement between the Queanbeyan City Council and the ACT Government and furthers the…