Extensive plans and drawings for the Gungahlin town centre have been revealed by the Gungahlin Community Council. The plans include provisions for Gungahlin College, a world class library, tennis courts, a theatre, a gymnasium and an outdoor entertainment area with a stage. The council believes all facilities will be complete by the start of the 2011 school year. The project is set to...

Low numbers have forced organisers to cancel a weed survey which was set to take place on Saturday, January 17, in Yerrabi Pond and Gungahlin Pond. Both bodies of water have been attacked by aggressive aquatic plants like alligator weed and hairy willow herb. The survey was to follow a short information session providing details on garden plants to avoid, remove or control. Survey...

Weather conditions to start the summer season in Gungahlin were much cooler, cloudier, windier and wetter than usual. Nights mild, with an average minimum of 11.6°C; down on the 12.5°C recorded last December. The warmest night for the month occurred on December 6, when the temperature...

What can be a small but steady stream of rubbish dumped outside charity bins and shops during the year can turn into a veritable river over the Christmas and New Year period as workers take time off. Koomarri ACT general manager Margaret Spalding said dumping over the holiday period was a...

Gungahlin was lashed by two severe thunderstorms on December 27. According to the Gungahlin Weather Centre in Ngunnawal, the first storm hit shortly before noon and caused localised flooding as Gungahlin was pelted by 10mm of rain in as many minutes. Higher totals were recorded in Palmerston...

Gungahlin came alive to celebrate Christmas on Saturday (13 December), with the LDA's Christmas in Gungahlin party. The unseasonably cold weather didn't deter families from around the region joining in the fun of jumping castles, swing chairs, a petting zoo, roving Christmas characters,...

Gungahlin Police Station will be a spectacle of colour after Sergeant Bob Muir was presented with artworks by the Active Art Girls (AAG) of Ngunnawal Primary School. The artworks will be used to decorate the station until at least next year and are sure to brighten it up this festive season....

Gungahlin is set to become a safer place with police to walk the beat 24/7 from January, 2009. An additional 19 constables and five sergeants will patrol Gungahlin around the clock, bringing the police presence in line with other ACT police stations. The Gungahlin Police Station currently...

Gungahlin residents and business operators have expressed the need for increased employment opportunities and enhanced entertainment and recreation facilities in the town centre. The results of the Gungahlin planning study were released in September, which also indicated residents would like...

Two new doctors have started at the Ngunnawal Medical and Skin Clinic, meaning new and old patients may be able to see a doctor sooner than at other practices where doctors' books can be full. The two new doctors are Dr Carolyn Khin-Chin, who has a diploma in child health and started in...