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ACT energy efficiency program makes low income households a priority

21 December, 2017 - Shane Rattenbury, MLA A new partnership between ActewAGL and the ACT Government will help low income households reduce their energy consumpt...

Christmas toy safety inspections: keeping Canberra kids safe

21 December, 2017 - Shane Rattenbury, MLA Access Canberra has now finished its annual toy inspections at a number of ACT retail outlets to ensure that children’...

Helping low income households lower their emissions and their energy costs

19 December, 2017 - Shane Rattenbury, MLA Canberrans living in low income households can significantly reduce their energy bills under a new program announced t...

Want to work with wind turbines? CIT courses now available

14 December, 2017 - Shane Rattenbury, MLA Australia’s wind industry now has the option to undertake accredited wind training without leaving our shores with the...

More investment needed in “neglected” Woden: ACT Greens

12 December, 2017 - The ACT Greens have today welcomed the Planning and Urban Renewal Committee’s report into the Woden Territory Plan Variation (TPV), with the...

Achieving net zero emissions by 2045: Community consultation launched

11 December, 2017 - Shane Rattenbury, MLAMinister for Climate Change and Sustainability Shane Rattenbury will today launch a discussion paper that proposes that...

ACT Greens call for secure funding of dedicated family violence crisis accommodation services

11 December, 2017 - Caroline Le Couteur, MLA Ahead of increased demand during the holiday season, the ACT Greens have called on the Government to provide more s...

ACT Greens call for secure funding of dedicated family violence crisis accommodation services

11 December, 2017 - Ahead of increased demand during the holiday season, the ACT Greens have called on the Government to provide more secure, long-term funding ...

New partnership with Winnunga to deliver services in the Alexander Maconochie Centre

11 December, 2017 - Shane Rattenbury, MLA Winnunga Aboriginal Health and Community Services (AHCS) has commenced enhanced support at the Alexander Maconochie Ce...

Driving change: seven projects funded to improve road safety

8 December, 2017 - Shane Rattenbury, MLA Seven community road safety projects will be funded this year by the ACT Road Safety Fund—among them, a community-desig...

Bail support program provides more support to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander detainees

7 December, 2017 - Shane Rattenbury, MLA The Government has partnered with the Aboriginal Legal Service to develop a two-year bail support program to address th...

Fact-checking fake news: ACT Greens call for Canberra ‘fact checking unit’ to inform public debate

7 December, 2017 - Caroline Le Couteur, MLA The ACT Greens today called on the Government to investigate establishing an ACT-specific fact-checking unit to supp...

Have your say on the new Office for Mental Health

7 December, 2017 - Shane Rattenbury, MLA The Canberra community is invited to have its say on the establishment of the new Office for Mental Health. Minister fo...

Fact-checking fake news: ACT Greens call for Canberra ‘fact checking unit’ to inform public debate

30 November, 2017 - In a dissenting report to the Election Committee, Greens MLA Caroline Le Couteur highlighted the important contributions of informed debate ...

Red Hill Nature Reserve: Community makes a stand against ‘inappropriate development’

30 November, 2017 - Caroline Le Couteur, MLA The ACT Greens have tabled two petitions totalling some 3,112 signatures opposing inappropriate development in area...