Problems with credit card facilities at Canberra’s new pay parking machines mean people unable to pay will not face fines, according to The Canberra Times. A spokesman for Simon Corbell has said that although people are encouraged to use coins instead, if they are unable to obtain a ticket, they will not be fined. Parking meters using [...]...
Minister for Police and Emergency Services, Simon Corbell, is encouraging Canberrans to nominate individuals or organisations who have made a significant contribution to disaster resilience in the ACT. Nominations for the 2014 Resilient Australia Awards are open until 2 July. “The Resilience Australia Awards are a perfect opportunity to recognise members and organisations in our community, [...]...
A site has been set aside for a potential fertility control trial of up to 500 kangaroos. The culling of over 1,600 Eastern Grey Kangaroos across eight nature reserves was set to begin last week, but was postponed when Animal Liberation lodged a challenge in the ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal (ACAT) arguing there is [...]...
Snapped these new art sculptures out at the Canberra International Airport right next to the runway. Through some investigation the airport informed me that ”Roos” is the latest sculpture from sculptor Jeff Thomson. It is the 14th installation overall through the airports commitment to public art. ...
ACT Policing has seized a quantity of synthetic cannabinoids during simultaneous search warrants executed on three retail outlets throughout Canberra this morning (Monday, 19 May). About 10am, Drug and Organised Crime detectives together with members from Tuggeranong General Duties, executed Crimes Act search warrants after receiving information from the public via Crime Stoppers. During the search...
In a Back to the Future Vaticano style, the PM has whispered in a new attempt to force religion into our schools. No-one cares if the private educational systems have chaplains to administer to their flocks. It has been the case since the year dot and will always be the case. But the push [...]...
