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Changes to operation of reusables facilities (Mugga Lane / Mitchell)

The following is a media release from the Department of Territories and Municipal Services: CHANGES TO OPERATION OF REUSABLES FACILITIES The ACT Government advises residents of changes to the operation of the reusables facility at the Mugga Lane Resource Management Centre. This follows Aussie Junk being placed in liquidation earlier today following a meeting of their creditors.  The reusables facility at the Mugga Lane Resource Management Centre will temporarily close from today until further notice. It is anticipated that the facility will open for the acceptance of goods in the near future.

Invitation to comment: Proposal for legislation to increase the energy efficiency of Canberra's hot water services

ACT Greens MLA, Caroline Le Couteur is proposing to introduce a private members bill before the Legislative Assembly to legislate increasing the energy efficiency of Canberra’s hot water services. Ms. Le Couteur is currently soliciting public comment and feedback on her proposed legislation.

Invitation to comment: Sustainable Transport Action Plan 2010-16

The ACT Government has released the Strategic Public Transport Network Plan which was launched at a Sustainable Transport Round table attended by over 70 community leaders on Monday 27 July, 2009. The Plan has been developed by leading transport planning expert Jarrett Walker from McCormack Rankin Cagney, and sets the vision for how public transport in Canberra could operate by 2031, and would help the ACT meet its sustainable transport target of 16percent of work trips on public transport by 2026.

FOMM: Plant a Tree on National Tree Day 2009 (2 August 2009)

Join the Friends of Mount Majura (FoMM), the Mount Ainslie Weeders, the Watson Woodland Working Group and the Hackett Community Association on National Tree Day 2009 to plant local trees in the Mount Majura nature reserve. Boost the feel-good factor and community spirit. Bring your mum and dad, friends, neighbours and colleagues and make the event a real community tree party.

Crimestoppers: Police investigating three bus incidents – Braddon, Civic and Monash (22 July 2009)

ACT Policing is investigating three separate incidents involving ACTION buses since Wednesday night July 22. About 8.40pm on Wednesday, the driver of a bus travelling southbound on Gooreen Street, Braddon noticed a white sedan travelling in the opposite direction. As the car passed, an object struck the front windscreen of the bus causing impact damage however, the object did not penetrate the windscreen. About 9pm, police attended the Civic bus interchange at East Row in response to a report of property damage. The driver of the second bus saw a dark-coloured sedan, possibly with three persons on board, from which …

Invitiation to Comment: Play Space Renewal (closing 3 August 2008)

Territory and Municipal Services will be renewing seven play spaces across the ACT in the 2009-10 financial year. The Playground Safety Program is an ongoing capital works program that renews ACT play spaces in line with Australian and ACT Standards. A consultant will be engaged in August 2009 to prepare the design and manage the construction of the new play spaces. To inform the design of the renewed play spaces TAMS is seeking comment on the play space renewals. In the Inner North, the Cockle Street local play space is scheduled for renewal.