Work begins on new Gungahlin Library - 8 sept 2009 Plans for Gungahlin’s new district library, which will be co-located with the new secondary college and CIT Gungahlin Learning Centre, were released last week. The $12 million library will service Gungahlin’s growing community, which is expected to reach 48,000 by the time the library opens in 2011. At almost 30,000 square...

The first contract for the $85 million Gungahlin Drive Extension (GDE) Stage 2 works has been awarded, with works to commence in two weeks. Chief Minister Jon Stanhope announced the ACT Government was investing $16.1 million to duplicate the GDE from Belconnen Way to the Glenloch Interchange, as part of the $85 million GDE Stage 2 works last week. “Work on this first section of the...

Weather conditions across Gungahlin during August perfectly summed up the winter season this year – warmer, drier and windier than normal. Nights were cool to cold, with an average minimum of 3.1°C; significantly warmer than the average of 1.3°C recorded last August and well above...

The plan to give Alexander Bunyip a permanent home in front of the new Gungahlin Library is pushing ahead after Chief Minister Jon Stanhope said he was taken with the proposal. “(I) believe an artfully executed sculpture of the Bunyip placed outside the new Gungahlin library would be a...

The Gungahlin Bulls will share in $1million worth of new sporting equipment that is being distributed to rugby league clubs across the country. The 2009 round of funding from the Telstra Assistance Fund was launched in May and the Bulls were chosen from more than 600 applications. This means...

If you’re looking for something different for the kids, why not check out some of the activities on offer at the Gungahlin Anglican Church. Each Wednesday, the church offers a fun kids club. The club offers lots of fun activities including, games, songs, craft, afternoon tea and bible...

Developers of one of Canberra’s newest suburbs say despite the current economic climate, homebuyers are continuing to buy land. Almost one block a day was sold in the last two months of the financial year in Forde, a new suburb in Gungahlin. In May and June, 53 residential blocks were...

The generosity of residents of Hall has been officially recognised with the community receiving the first ever Community Spirit Award from the Leukaemia Foundation. The award was presented at the Leukaemia Foundation’s World’s Greatest Shave Top 30 Fundraisers awards night on...

A duel carriageway with an expected volume of 20,000 vehicles per day will be built next to a suburban road and directly across from the front doors of houses in one of Canberra’s newest suburbs. Residents of Harrison say the ACT Government has not consulted with them over Well Station...

A playgroup in Gungahlin has been part of a major milestone reached last week by Playgroup Australia. The organisation is celebrating the recent establishment of 50 PlayConnect Playgroups for children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The playgroups operate all around Australia and...