Minister for Economic Development Andrew Barr has released the ACT Government’s Business Development Strategy which is focused around growth, diversification & jobs. This is a real plus for Canberra and builds on strengths in areas such as information technology, education, tourism and cultural & creative industries. Initiatives include: Cutting payroll tax Creating a Red Tape [...]
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Politics of the Personal
ACT politics has come a long way since the days of no-self-government in 1989. Voters now generally accept the validity of the ACT Government and expect Members of the Legislative Assembly and candidates to understand their local area and the issues they face in their day-to-day lives. Not only has the acceptance of local government [...]
Fetherston Gardens to get an upgrade
In great news for Weston Creek, Fetherston Gardens in Weston is to get an upgrade. ACT Chief Minister and Minister for Territory and Municipal Services, Katy Gallagher, has invited Canberrans to provide feedback on the proposed upgrade. Fetherston Gardens, which opened in 1974, was part of the former Canberra Institute of Technology (CIT) School of [...]
New NBN Rollout Map for Gungahlin
NBN Co. has released an interactive map showing the rollout areas in Gungahlin. Work has commenced in Ngunnawal, Amaroo & Gungahlin with the rollout to continue in the next 12 months in Amaroo, Crace, Franklin, Gungahlin, Harrison, Lyneham, Mitchell, Ngunnawal, Nicholls, Palmerston and Watson.
Trend Housing Finance Commitments up in the ACT
Word from the ABS this morning sees trend housing finance commitments up again in the Territory for the fifth month in a row.The numbers have grown just over 6% since August with a 1.6% rise on December 2011 figures. That compares to a 0.76% rise nationally and is good news for the Territory’s economy. According [...]
Regional Development Australia Funding Round
The Expressions of Interest for the 2nd round of Regional Development Australia funding have been released with three ACT projects put forward: Snowy Hydro SouthCare Fund – Snowy Hydro SouthCare Fund Building Territory and Municipal Services – Canberra Avenue Bus Priority Measures and Cycle Lanes West Belconnen Health Cooperative Ltd – Focused Aged Care Primary [...]
ACT Open Government Website
Just a quick plug for the new ACT Government website released this week that will help people obtain access to information and engage with the government. There is a link to the Community Engagement site which provides a snapshot on the various activities going on around the Territory, and a great feature where Cabinet summaries [...]
NBN rollout extended in Gungahlin
Prime Minister Julia Gillard and the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Stephen Conroy, yesterday announced an extension of the NBN rollout in Gungahlin. Work is already under way to deliver the NBN to 6,000 premises in Gungahlin, but that will grow to over 20,000 during the next 12 months. A detailed map [...]
Territory Rights Bill passes the Senate
Yesterday the Territory Rights bill – the Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Amendment (Disallowance and Amendment Power of the Commonwealth) Bill 2010 – passed the Senate with some telling discussion from a range of Senators. Senator Kate Lundy opened proceedings, foreshadowing minor amendments and suggesting: “…the purpose of this bill is to remove the power of [...]
Territory Rights a step closer
The Federal Labor caucus yesterday agreed to support the bill before Parliament for the ACT & NT to be able to set their own laws without the threat of executive repeal. This is an issue I have been actively campaigning on for a long time – the causes group I started on Facebook has attracted [...]
