Tag archive: Canberra

Canberrans are being urged to keep reducing their electrical use as much as possible given the ongoing risk of supply shortfalls later this afternoon. "We've been in conversations throughout the day with the Australian Energy Market Operator. There remains a possibility of supply shortfalls in Canberra especially from mid to late afternoon," Director-General, Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate Dorte...

Road opening creates better access to Gungahlin Town Centre The ring road system on the eastern side of the Gungahlin Town Centre will soon be complete with the opening on Monday (13 February) of the Manning Clark Crescent extension. The extension from Flemington Road to Anthony Rolfe Avenue creates better access to, and around, the town centre. Combined with the...

This year's Federal Budget offers an opportunity to futureproof Australia against economic shocks from at home and abroad, the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry has said in its Pre-Budget Submission to the Federal Government. The Australian Chamber has today released its Pre-Budget Submission, which argues that Australia must prepare for uncertainty in the years ahead by setting our Budget...

The Australian Chamber says the Government's proposed changes to the implementation of the Building Code will help to restore the rule of law to construction sites sooner and should be supported by the Parliament, the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry said today. The Australian Chamber strongly supported last year's Building and Construction Industry (Improving Productivity) Act, which re-established the...

Canberrans now have a central place to park the car for free, grab a coffee, jump on their bike and ride the rest of the way to work with the launch of Australia's first Park and Pedal scheme right here in the ACT today. "It's really exciting to see Australia's first Park and Pedal scheme launched here in Canberra today,...

Statement by ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr: Work on Stage 2 of our city-wide light rail network is one of a number of election commitments delivered in the 2016-17 Budget Review. The Review also details further progress on our path to budget balance. Despite funding cuts from the Federal Government, most recently through reduced GST and grant funding, the Government...

By ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr: After 100 days the Government is already delivering what we were elected to do: building better schools, constructing an integrated transport system to keep Canberra moving and providing essential healthcare where people need it. Our first 100 days of government have included some major milestones, including working to remove hurdles to organ donation, starting...

Registration opens at 10am tomorrow (Friday) for the ballot draw for the opportunity to buy one of the first 126 single residential blocks in the new Gungahlin suburb of Taylor. Registrations for the ballot will be open at www.lda.act.gov.au until 4pm on 20 February. Successful registrants will be notified of their place in the ballot draw on 15 March, with...

Canberra Business Chamber has called on the Federal Government to partner with the ACT Government and private sector to build the Territory's number one infrastructure priority - the Australia Forum. "The ACT Government has provided significant support for the Australia Forum," Canberra Business Chamber CEO, Robyn Hendry commended. "Prior to last year's ACT Election, both Labor and the Greens committed...

The Showtime in the City mini carnival planned for this weekend will now only run 4.30pm to 9.30pm on Friday due to the predicted extreme temperatures. The event had been planned for the city centre on Friday evening and on Saturday but with temperatures of 40 degrees and above expected on both days the government and the Royal National Capital...

A new plan of management for the Eastern Grey Kangaroo released for public comment today looks at kangaroo welfare, managing interactions between humans and kangaroos, managing kangaroo densities and managing captive populations. "Kangaroos are an important part of our natural environment," the Conservator for Flora and Fauna, Dr Annie Lane said. "However, heavy grazing by large populations of kangaroos can...

Prepare your users for the journey and you will be pleasantly surprised at how successful your ICT implementation really can be … We see the projects and hear the stories, year after year and one could say decade after decade, yet we don't seem to learn or address the underlying reality: that the multiple millions of dollars being spent on...