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York Park re-opened
Community

York Park re-opened

The National Capital Authority has the happy news that the refurbished York Park has been officially re-opened. The National Capital…

9 May 2011 | By johnboy
Works to improve York Park begin
Community

Works to improve York Park begin

View Larger Map Back in 2005 we noted that York Park had been saved from conversion into a car park…

17 June 2009 | By johnboy
York Park no carpark
Community

York Park no carpark

Gary Humphries has saved the York Park oak plantation from becoming a carpark. Last year a federal government department thought…

16 September 2005 | By Kerces
Proposed airport road would slay future of earless dragon, environmentalists say
News

Proposed airport road would slay future of earless dragon, environmentalists say

A proposed new road at Canberra Airport would be like a death sentence for the tiny Canberra Grassland Earless Dragon,…

3 November 2023 | By Sally Hopman
Sod turning at Parliamentary Triangle car park marks first step to new national security precinct
Public Sector

Sod turning at Parliamentary Triangle car park marks first step to new national security precinct

It's just a car park, but as car parks go this one will be impressive, and it signals the start…

9 August 2023 | By Chris Johnson
Submission urges shops for the Parliamentary Triangle but less parking
Property

Submission urges shops for the Parliamentary Triangle but less parking

Would a few shops in the Parliamentary Triangle mar one of Canberra's great public precincts? A submission to the National…

6 June 2023 | By Ian Bushnell
Work set to start on multi-level John Gorton car park after contract awarded
Public Sector

Work set to start on multi-level John Gorton car park after contract awarded

The Federal Government has wasted no time awarding a contract for the multi-level John Gorton Campus Car Park in Parkes…

31 May 2023 | By Ian Bushnell
Construction of National Security Office Precinct awarded to Lendlease
Public Sector

Construction of National Security Office Precinct awarded to Lendlease

Lendlease has been awarded a contract to build the new National Security Office Precinct in Barton, adjacent to the York…

27 March 2023 | By Andrew McLaughlin
Conservationists slam Canberra Airport as 'dragon killers' for new road plans
News

Conservationists slam Canberra Airport as 'dragon killers' for new road plans

Canberra conservationists are breathing fire on the Canberra Airport for its plans to build a new road, claiming it will…

2 March 2023 | By James Coleman
National Security Precinct part of big APS shift to Barton
Opinion

National Security Precinct part of big APS shift to Barton

What's Barton got to make it a development hot spot for government? That's what the burghers of Canberra's Town Centres…

31 October 2022 | By Ian Bushnell
Six-storey office building planned for prime Barton site
Property

Six-storey office building planned for prime Barton site

A spectacular new office development is planned for Barton, close to Parliament House and other government departments such as Foreign…

13 September 2021 | By Ian Bushnell
City to Commonwealth Park light rail to be wire-free
News

City to Commonwealth Park light rail to be wire-free

There will be more wire-free running and up to 10 new bridges, including the crossing of Parkes Way and Lake…

18 July 2019 | By Ian Bushnell
Commonwealth puts prime Barton site on the market
Property

Commonwealth puts prime Barton site on the market

A prime but controversial parcel of Commonwealth land in Barton has been put on the market, with scope for several…

24 April 2019 | By Ian Bushnell
Canberra Tales: From a duke's wet feet to an urban park
Opinion

Canberra Tales: From a duke's wet feet to an urban park

Having any urban park is to be celebrated and all efforts should be made to ensure their continued existence. Parks…

28 October 2015 | By Paul Costigan
Delay to introduction of paid parking in the Parliamentary Triangle
News

Delay to introduction of paid parking in the Parliamentary Triangle

The National Capital Authority advises: The National Capital Authority (NCA) today advised that the commencement of pay parking in Parkes,…

27 May 2014 | By m_ratt
The Barton Parking gets ever tighter
News

The Barton Parking gets ever tighter

The NCA are moving in on the acres of free parking around Barton enjoyed by our nation's public servants. The…

27 March 2012 | By johnboy
Happy 90th Aldo!
News

Happy 90th Aldo!

The NCA is celebrating the 90th birthday of the remarkable Romaldo (‘Aldo’) Giurgola. Back in the 1970s Aldo was an…

2 September 2010 | By johnboy
Department of Finance branches into new fields of endeavour?
Lifestyle

Department of Finance branches into new fields of endeavour?

Last week, I spotted this between Kings Avenue and the Blackall St carpark in thr Triangle. Who knew that the…

5 July 2009 | By poptop
Federal Election Email Interview - ACT Liberal Senator Gary Humphries
News

Federal Election Email Interview - ACT Liberal Senator Gary Humphries

The first response to our Email Interviews has been returned from no less than one of Canberra's current Senators -…

31 October 2007 | By Jazz

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