Territory services news

Off-road cycling facility in Gungahlin

Written by Alan Kerlin Wednesday, 25 April 2007 10:00

UPDATE 2: 10 May 2007

Andrew Pearce and Anthony Burton from CORC and I met TAMS Urban Parks Senior Planner Max Hunter today on-site where CORC are proposing to have the off-road cycling track.

We got a good hearing and Max acknowledged that a lot of damage is happening in nature reserves from illegal cycle tracks and jump construction. He also agreed that this site would be a very good one for such a track. I also talked about a vision for the whole site:-

ActewAGL a good citizen?

Written by Alan Kerlin Monday, 23 April 2007 08:44

ActewAGL has been splashing big ads around lately proclaiming themselves as the number one corporate citizen among energy companies Australia-wide. But this claim is based on just 34.5% of customers saying they are a "good citizen/community minded", as quoted in their own ads.

So John Mackay are you really as proud as you claim that some two thirds of your customers do NOT think you are a good citizen? Sounds more like plenty of room for improvement to me.

Suburb is 'over the hump'

Written by Alan Kerlin - GCC President Thursday, 12 April 2007 10:00

In this small article in the Canberra Times following our big meeting in April attended by John Hargreaves, Hargreaves is quoted as supporting the satellite city concept for Gungahlin, and in saying "there should be no reason why they should be forced to leave" he was referring to the need to locate all infrastructure AND jobs in the town, reducing the need to commute out.

What they didn't report were his concessions that:

"There were some incredible lessons learnt in Tuggeranong. They will not be repeated. The Government has no intention of allowing Gungahlin to be a dormitory suburb."

Library Crossing

Written by Alan Kerlin Sunday, 11 February 2007 20:00

Recently GCC Treasurer Barry Dee wrote to Roads ACT about the need for a pedestrian crossing between the Gungahlin Library and the corner outside the Centrelink office. We've received a reply from Roads ACT that says basically that they don't think it is warranted.

Sports in drought grants available

Written by Alan Kerlin Tuesday, 30 November 1999 10:00

The ACT Government has recently opened a grant round for organisations wishing to apply for financial assistance from the Sustaining Sport in a Drought Environment Grant Program for drought related projects to be completed during the 2008 calendar year. This is an ACT Government grant program administered by Sport and Recreation Services.

Information on the program can be obtained through the following link: http://www.tams.act.gov.au/play/sport_and_recreation/funding

The grant round is now open for applications until 21 December 2007.

Erin Clayton
Project Officer
Sport & Recreation Services
Territory and Municipal Services

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