The Rudd Government will get the budget back in the black three years ahead of schedule and ahead of every major advanced economy. Senator for the ACT, Kate Lundy said she was proud to be part of a government that had worked so hard to keep the economy in a position of strength. “From a [...]
building and construction
Labor opens facilities at Marist College Canberra funded under historic school modernisation program
The multipurpose facility at Marist College Canberra was officially opened today, built as part of the Australian Government’s Building the Education Revolution (BER). Marist College Canberra received $200,000 under the National School Pride (NSP) element and $2.5 million under the Primary Schools for the 21st Century (P21) element of BER. BER is a key element [...]
Women into Building Housing Showcase launched
Last Friday I had the privilege of participating in the launch of the Buildmore Women into Building Housing Showcase at the Sunshine Coast in Queensland. This groundbreaking construction project boasted an all female work force on the site from start to finish, a fantastic achievement. http://www.womenintobuilding.com.au/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1 Qld Labor Senator Claire Moore, a renowned campaigner for [...]
Construction to begin for ACT joint use education facility
Work is underway on a Local Schools Working Together pilot program project to be shared by the students of Gold Creek School, Holy Spirit Primary School and the local community. This project builds on an existing highly successful model partnership between a government and a non-government school. The project involves the extension and enhancement to [...]
Community News: February 2010
At the bottom of this newsletter is a survey where I want to hear your views. Investing in local jobs and education The Rudd Labor Government’s economic and infrastructure stimulus is supporting local jobs and the Canberra economy. Investments include: $242.705 million for 257 halls and classrooms across the ACT’s public and private schools. $28.68 [...]
Women Into Building Housing Showcase site visit
I was very pleased to be asked by Sam Sheppard of Buildmore to be the national patron for an Australian first project to promote women in the construction industry- The Women Into Building Housing Showcase. My background in the workforce was as a labourer in the building and construction industry, removing asbestos from buildings, including [...]
Australian first for construction industry, Female team create housing and skills showcase
CALL it drive, call it determination or call it girl power. In what has been deemed an Australian first, south-east Queensland’s finest female construction workers have come together to build one of the nation’s most unique display homes. The Women into Building Housing Showcase is the brainchild of multi-award winning Sunshine Coast builder Sam Sheppard, [...]
$1.8 million Woden Youth Plaza creates construction jobs
Senator for the ACT, Kate Lundy has welcomed the announcement by ACT Chief Minister Jon Stanhope that construction work has commenced for the $1.8 million state-of-the-art youth plaza in the Woden Valley, which is expected to employ 58 construction workers. The federal Labor Government provided $1.4 million for the Eddison Park youth plaza, with the [...]
Vodcast: How I became interested in ICT
Senator Kate Lundy describes her personal story of how she became interested in ICT and what meaning it has for her in politics and government. Transcript My interest in ICT really started back when I worked for a Trade Union. I didn’t go to university, so I didn’t know about the Internet before about 1993. [...]
