On January 21 2010 the federal Minister for Housing, Tanya Plibersek, ACT Minister for Housing, Joy Burch, Senator Kate Lundy and Member for Fraser Bob McMullan were on site to turn the first sod for work commencing on an $11.65 million housing development in Braddon.
The project once complete will feature 42 one and two bedroom apartments and will [...]
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Turning of the sod for 42 social houses in Braddon
ACT recognition in National Work-Life Balance Awards
Senator for the ACT, Kate Lundy has today congratulated ACT small business Take A Break Away Pty Ltd, one of the 2009-10 national winners of the National Work-Life Balance Awards.
The Awards recognise businesses and government and community organisations that are leading the way in delivering policies, practices and initiatives that help people balance their work [...]
NBN urgently needed in Gungahlin
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NBN urgently needed in Gungahlin
Senator for the ACT, Kate Lundy and Gungahlin Broadband activist Mr Russ Gillon have today called for NBN priority in Gungahlin to get around Telstra’s broadband blockers.
Senator Lundy and Mr Gillon from ACT Broadband, a grass roots campaign highlighting the impact of broadband-blocking technologies (RIMs)* in Telstra’s copper network have [...]
Interview with Russ Gillon from ACT Broadband
Senator Lundy spoke to Russ Gillon from ACT Broadband to briefly discuss some of the issues facing ACT contstituents living in areas such as Gungahlin.
This short video is an introduction to the problems, and will be followed up by a longer and more in-depth interview.
Transcript:
Kate: Russ, you’ve obviously been campaigning for quite some time now, [...]
Australian Curriculum trial schools in ACT
The Minister for Education, Julia Gillard, and the ACT Minister for Education and Training, Andrew Barr, today announced that 10 ACT schools will trial the new Australian Curriculum.
Ms Gillard made the announcement during a visit to Telopea Park School which will trial the year 8 history curriculum.
The draft Australian Curriculum was released yesterday in the [...]
$808,345 funding boost for health and medical research in the ACT
Australian Capital Territory researchers have been awarded more than $800,000 in grant funding as part of the Rudd Government’s support for health and medical research work across Australia.
The funding is provided under the National Health and Research Council (NHMRC) Postgraduate Scholarships scheme and the NHMRC Training Fellowships.
The NHMRC Postgraduate Scholarships scheme supports outstanding Australian graduates [...]
New outreach worker to be placed in ACT
National efforts to close the gap in life expectancy between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians within a generation received a boost today with the announcement of 83 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Outreach Worker placements across Australia.
Minister for Indigenous Health, Warren Snowdon, said funding had been approved for 83 positions, more than half of the 160 [...]
National Science Week funding for ACT
Senator for the ACT, Kate Lundy has congratulated the four ACT projects to receive funding for National Science Week in 2010.
The four projects include:
$15,468 for SCINEMA – Festival of Science films by CSIRO Discovery
SCINEMA will distribute a program of science and natural history short films in 400 venues throughout Australia. Where possible, local scientists will [...]
$7046 for ACT Veteran Health and Wellbeing Project
Encouraging veterans, war widows, widowers and their families to become involved in local health and wellbeing activities, the Minister for Veteran’s Affairs, Alan Griffin, today announced more than $1.3 million in funding to support 98 initiatives across Australia.
The ACT received $7046, for the ACT Branch of the Vietnam Veterans Federation to help purchase tools and [...]
Funding boost for newly arrived migrants and refugees in the ACT
Canberra’s migrant and refugee settlement services will receive essential funding under the Australian Government’s Diverse Australia Program, the Parliamentary Secretary for Multicultural Affairs and Settlement Services, Laurie Ferguson, announced today in the lead up to Harmony Day on March 21.
“The Diverse Australia Program promotes a sense of belonging for everyone in a practical way – [...]
