Turned the first sod on the $11.65 million development in Braddon. The development will be made up of 42 one- and two-bedroom appartments, 20 of which are being funded by the Federal Government’s Nation Building Program, with the ACT Government funding the remainder. A quarter of the units will go to public housing, a quarter [...]
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Help available for workers affected by insulation changes
Minister for Employment Participation Mark Arbib recently announced the Federal Government will provide $10 million for 2000 structural adjustment places in the Productivity Places Program for insulation workers affected by changes to the Home Insulation Program. These are training places available to re-train insulation workers for new jobs and are on top of the 4000 [...]
Changes announced to Home Insulation Program and Solar Hot Water Rebate
The Government recently announced a series of changes to the administration of the environmental programs to boost safety and improve environmental performance. The changes announced by the Government will include the establishment of a new household Renewable Energy Bonus Scheme to replace the Home Insulation Program and the Solar Hot Water Rebate, which have been [...]
Official Opening of Eddison Youth Park
Kate Lundy, Senator for the ACT, will officially open the redeveloped Eddison Park in Woden today, which will add life and colour into the heart of Canberra. Senator Lundy will open the new Youth Recreation Facility in conjunction with the Woden Valley Community Festival in the Canberra suburb which is geographically the heart of Canberra. [...]
