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PAUL O’CONNOR, of Hawker.
COLUMNIST Paul Costigan is on the mark again in “Canberra Matters” on April 22 (“Time for leadership in good landscape design”) with his remarks about poor retail sales outside the Canberra Centre.
One major reason for this was passed over, namely, car parking. You park in the multi-storey car parks, walk directly into the centre, shop then go home.
There’s no foot traffic through the old heart of Canberra, through places such as Garema Place.
These desolate areas and closing shops will increase if and when the current government surrenders the current car parks outside the Magistrates Courts and the Canberra Museum and Gallery to apartment builders. Farewell Sydney and Melbourne Buildings’ restaurants and shops. We do not all ride push bikes or catch the tram .
Minister for Water, Energy and Emissions Reduction Shane Rattenbury
A NEW Canberra office block that is housing around 1100 public servants is being powered by gas that directly contradicts ACT government policy on smart energy.
The government was forced to make the admission in the ACT Legislative Assembly, but Minister for Water, Energy and Emissions Reduction, Shane Rattenbury, excused the deal.
“This is a new policy the ACT government has brought in; this building was commissioned prior to this becoming formal government policy,” he said.
Mr Rattenbury has been urging Canberra householders for six months during the new term of the coalition government to switch from gas to a more fuel efficient electricity system.
ACT Budget shows Canberra doing better than optimistic projections, Andrew Barr says
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The ACT s Budget position has improved by $300 million in the past six months.
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Canberra has weathered the economic storm brought on by COVID-19 better than expected, ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr has said, handing down a post-election Budget with few surprises apart from a significantly improved financial position.
Key points:
The ACT Budget has posted a deficit of $600 million much better than projected six months ago
The Budget contains few surprises, and relies on Australia continuing to prevail against COVID-19