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Do you Play by the Rules?

Posted: 12th May 2013

The 2013 Winter Sport Campaign - to encourage respect, equality and social inclusion in sport - begins today. This year Canberra’s elite sporting teams and identities are again helping to promote the key messages of “Respect, equality and social inclusion in sport”.  Sport...

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New Taxi Smartcard supports vulnerable Canberrans

Posted: 8th May 2013

Cabcharge has been chosen as the successful tenderer for the new ACT Taxi Subsidy Scheme Smartcard.  The new smartcard will replace the current paper-based vouchers, and will make using taxis a much quicker and simpler experience for both clients and drivers.  The smartcard system will be...

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New program launched to ensure local sports clubs are asthma friendly

Posted: 7th May 2013

Today, as part of World Asthma Day, the Asthma Foundation ACT launched their new Asthma Friendly Sports Club Program. The program run by the Asthma Foundation ACT offers asthma first aid training to local sporting club coaches and volunteers on how to recognise the signs of an asthma attack and...

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Government response to the report of the Select Committee on ACT Supermarket Competition Policy

Posted: 7th May 2013

The Government wishes to thank the members of the committee for their report, along with all those members of the community who took time to make submissions.   Supermarkets play a role in almost everyone’s daily life. Notwithstanding the popularity of markets and specialist food...

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Red tape change to deliver up to $400,000 in savings to community sector

Posted: 30th April 2013

A simple change to audit regulations has the potential to deliver $400,000 in savings each year across eligible community sector organisations in the ACT.  The ACT Government is committed to reducing red tape for the community sector in the ACT, including the introduction of changes to...

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