Canberra celebrated it’s 97th birthday on 12 March 2010, meaning the Centenary while still 3 years away. This has not stopped the ACT Government and Chief Minister Jon Stanhope making sure we clearly mark each milestone towards this event.
For example, on Friday 12 March, the Centenary of Canberra’s Creative Director, Robyn Archer, introduced the new [...]
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100 years of the Garden City
Celebrate Canberra’s centenary at our National Botanic Gardens
Environment Protection Minister Peter Garrett will plant Canberra’s first centenary flower, Correa ‘Canberra Bells’ at the Australian National Botanic Gardens today.
Joined by ACT Senator Kate Lundy and Centenary of Canberra Creative Director Ms Robin Archer, Mr Garrett said the planting was part of the build up to Canberra’s 100th anniversary celebrations in 2013.
“The Correa ‘Canberra [...]
Friends of the ANBG Art Exhibition
Senator for the Australian Capital Territory, Kate Lundy, is today officially opening the Friends of the Australian National Botanic Gardens third annual art exhibition – Art in the Gardens with Friends.
More than 70 Botanical paintings, drawings and prints of native Australian plants feature in the new exhibition. The exhibition is the work of a small [...]
$2.9 Million Water Project for the Australian National Botanic Gardens
Work will begin in the new year on a multimillion dollar construction project to pipe water from Lake Burley Griffin to the Australian National Botanic Gardens in Canberra.
Environment Minister Peter Garrett and ACT Senator Kate Lundy today announced the successful tenderer, the NSW construction firm Draincorp.
The project secures a long term water supply for the [...]
Doorstop Interview with Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts, Peter Garrett AM MP and ACT Senator Kate Lundy- Australian National Botanic Gardens
SUBJECTS: $2.9 million water project for the Australian National Botanic Gardens; Peter Spencer protest; Liberal candidate for Bennelong; Parliament House artworks
GARRETT:
And knowing that this is a commitment that the Rudd Government has made – we are delivering on an election promise on hot and dry summer day in this really important national institution. And I [...]
Optimism for future of Australian National Botanic Gardens
After some difficult times a note of optimism is emerging for the future of the Australian National Botanic Gardens.
This was the strong feeling that emerged at a forum held on 9 December at the Australian National University, convened by Senator Kate Lundy and the Friends of the National Botanic Gardens.
ANBG is a vital national institution [...]
