Chief Minister Gallagher yesterday announced the opening of a new Gungahlin Community Health Centre which is open to the public today:
The new $18 million health centre will offer: community nursing ambulatory clinics; allied health services including physiotherapy and podiatry; dental surgeries for children and youth; and a range of services for women and children including [...]

As has too often been the case in recent years we’re buggered if we can make sense of what Senator Humphries is trying to achieve.
He’s opposed to the NBN and yet disappointed construction has gone slowly? Just happy to be able to give Senator Lundy the bird?
Yet again, Labor’s broadband promises to Gungahlin are [...]

Nothing on the relevant websites but the Canberra Times has word that ACTPLA have approved the Gungahlin Mosque:
In their assessment of the development, ACT planners found surrounding roads could cope with traffic generated by the mosque and that the proposed 43 on-site parking spaces were sufficient.
Planners also said several objections to the mosque on religious [...]

Territory and Municipal Services are displeased with some of you:
The ACT Government today urged members of the public to be vigilant in reporting any acts of vandalism in our reserves and open spaces. This follows several incidences of trees being cut down in nature reserves as well as people painting trees and rocks.
“Our nature reserves [...]

For Gungahlin folk who’ve been wondering about the so-called “Concerned Citizens of Canberra” and their dog-whistle objections against the mosque to be built in our town centre, this interview with the ringleader on 2CC today is revealing and essential listening.
I think Mike Welsh tried really hard to be fair, but this guy is his own [...]

ACT Policing is calling for witnesses to two house fires in Gungahlin this week.
About 10pm on Sunday (August 12), police attended Helby Street in Harrison where they were advised by ACT Fire and Rescue that a fire had been extinguished. There was no structural damage to the house.
Police also attended a burnt out house on [...]

beejay76 has been kind enough to send in the latest leafletting by the Concerned Citizens of Canberra (aka The Klan).
It’s nice to see that spurious objections to parking restrictions have now been replaced by “OH MY GERD THEY’LL KILL US IN OUR SLEEP”.
It’s hard to say though, are they objecting to just the one mosque [...]

ACT Policing’s Criminal Investigation detectives have arrested and charged a 35-year-old Amaroo man for sexual assault offences.
Police will allege the man sexually assaulted the victim, a 29-year-old woman in his vehicle, a black Holden Calais, at an unknown location, believed to be near a red brick building with temporary fencing around the perimeter in Gungahlin [...]

Readers will doubtless be thrilled to learn that Canberra’s answer to the Ku Klux Klan, the Concerned Citizens of Canberra for their vile bit of dog whistling in Gungahlin against the long planned mosque.
It’s true the story kicked off on 28 June but the comments waged long and loud as bigots crawled out of the [...]

So has anyone got any idea what that small brown demountable building is that is on The Valley Avenue just before the Kate Crace Street intersection? We drove past about 9pm a few nights ago and there were a heap of cars parked around it but there appeared to be no lights on in the demountable [...]

Located in two convenient locations, Abode The Apartment Hotel is a unique and cutting edge concept in quality accommodation and is the first of its kind in the Canberra region.
Finished to the highest standard, Abode proves that brand new, stylish hotel accommodation need not be exclusive. Abode’s flagship hotel at Gungahlin boasts 61 apartment-style, self-contained [...]

Mark has sent in the above with this note:
Driving Instructor leading by example (no student)
Today lunchtime in Gungahlin.
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Labor’s Joy Burch has the sad news that, while the Greens and Labor have re-affirmed their commitment to the Gungahlin Mosque proposal, The Liberals’ Steve Dozspot isn’t so keen:
Ms Burch, having strongly stated the ACT Government’s support for the aspirations of the Canberra Muslim community, sought and obtained similar assurances from the Greens through Amanda [...]

With the Klan leafleting Gungahlin hinting that the world will end if a flyblown paddock is turned into a mosque now might be a good time to look at what is actually proposed.
Fortunately the Canberra Muslim Centre has produced a booklet to give you a sense of the scope of the project.
Looks great to me.

Quite a lot of our readers have come home to this nasty flyer and sent it in to us.
A few points:
1. We had the news a mosque was going in there back in January 2011. It hasn’t exactly been done in any secrecy at all. My only surprise is that it hasn’t been finished yet.
2. [...]

Richard sent in the above with this note:
Spotted about 2.10pm on Wednesday the 27th (today – now) a Navy Sea Hawk helicopter arrived at Burgmann Anglican School oval in Gungahlin, obviously a bit of “show and tell”.
Great to see the Defence Forces engaging with Canberra Youth.
Got an image of Canberra you want to [...]

Joy Burch is letting us know she’s sold more land for the purpose of building childcare places in the increasingly stalinist ACT land release system:
Ms Burch said the Land Development Agency had this week sold the 3,505sqm corner block with frontage to Anthony Rolfe Avenue and Hinder Street for $2.4 million to developer Kai Wen [...]

Paul of Gungahlin has sent in this rather spooky view of a Gungahlin morning taken yesterday.
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Hi Guys,
I Need a builder in Gungahlin
Does anyone have any feedback or opinions from their experiences???

BJ has sent in this one with the following note:
I know there’s been a lot of poor parking, but this one, in the Aldi carpark in Gungahlin, really caught my eye.
I’ve seen this quite a few times in this carpark.
Makes me wonder if there’s something wrong with the spaces?
Got an image of Canberra [...]

5am this morning here was a big bang in nicholls. Shock the house and also friends up the road rang me to see if we heard the same thing.
Nothing on geoscience, nothing on the news.
Was it an earth quake?
Was it a UFO crashing to earth?
Was it the local drug lab trying to boost its productions [...]

This in from Gungahlin Al with a note:
Ever feel like we’re just on the way to somewhere else?
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ACT Light Rail have been invited to speak at the Gungahlin Community Council public forum next Wednesday. Damien Haas, Chair of ACT Light Rail, will discuss the recent ACT Budget, the Gungahlin to Civic transport corridor and the future of light rail in the ACT.
GCC Public Forum
7.30 PM
Wednesday 13 June 2012
Gungahlin Public Library [...]

Burger critic Leigh Sales has tweeted that the most famous shopping trolley man in Australia, Gungahlin’s Captain Emad has been away on his toes in the wake of his new fame.
Captain Emad left Australia on Tues night.AFP Commisisoner Tony Negus says there were insufficient grounds to detain him.
— Leigh Sales (@leighsales) June 7, 2012

Anyone know what the go is with Pizza Hut Gungahlin?
Been shut now for almost a week, with no notices (although I have not checked tonight).
Not a big deal, just interested whether they were closed down due to poor service (especially in the last few months).
The only sign on the door was telling customers to go [...]

The ABC’s Four Corners surprised many last night by revealing that the ACT’s public housing is playing home to an alleged people smuggling ring.
A lot of red faces throughout Canberra this morning as Immigration, ASIO, and the AFP seem to have dropped the ball.
[Image courtesy 4 Corners website]

I need to get from Gungahlin to Fyshwick at 9.00 in the morning.
I don’t normally go that direction, can anyone suggest the least cr@p route to take?
I know they’re all bad, just wonder which way is the least bad?

Simon Corbell is well known for his enthusiasm for busways.
Today he’s pushing survey data which shows we should get one to Gungahlin.
“Around two-thirds of the population believe Light Rail Transit or Bus Rapid Transit should be introduced with only one in eight indicating that the current arrangements are acceptable.
“While Light Rail Transit was chosen over [...]

Acting Justice Neild has shared his thoughts on another case. This time the trial of one Cong Tan Tran pulled over in Gungahlin for want of a hands free kit in his car and found to have quite a laundry list of illegal drugs upon his person.
Interestingly though the prosecution appears to have fallen over [...]

Has anyone yet been to the new Malaysian “Coffeehouse” in Gungahlin close to Yerrabi Pond? The “coffeehouse” is next to a rug/carpet shop which looks like it might be run by the same person. Both shops are adjacent to the (very yummy, and often very busy) Thai Herb restaurant.
The signage on the rug/carpet shop says [...]

The ACT Government never met a trial it didn’t like.
So it should come as no suprise that Chief Minister Gallagher has announced the trial of 40 zones in Woden and Gungahlin is to be made permanent.
ACT Chief Minister and Minister for Territory and Municipal Services, Katy Gallagher, today announced that the 40 kilometre [...]

Some friends and I are looking to move in to a house together. We all study/work in either Belconnen or the City, so rentals on the north side are looking good.
One area that really appeals are the Gungahlin suburbs south of the town centre (big new houses, not far from the City/Belco, [...]