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Harrison man arrested for robbery
ACT policing has arrested a 38-year-old Harrison man following the
alleged forced entry of a Ngunnawal residence and the assault of a
42-year-old-man.
Around 10.45pm on Sunday (April 25) two men allegedly broke into the
residence. The victim, who was in bed at the time, attempted to fight
off the alleged offenders but fell to the floor, where he was kicked a
number of times. The alleged...
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Gungahlin wins in the budget
Gungahlin will benefit from the transport funding splash the ACT
Government provided in its budget earlier on May 4.
The 2010/11 budget includes $97 million of funding for measures to
improve the ACTION bus service. This includes funding to design bus
priority measures on Flemington Road between Mitchell and Gungahlin
Town Centre, on Hibberson Street, and on Northbourne Avenue.
A major bus...
> news/94/gungahlin-wins-in-the-budget/
Gungahlin college on track
Detailed information about the Gungahlin College and Harrison School
was presented at the monthly Gungahlin Community Council last week.
Residents were able to see detailed designs for the two public
schools, which when open, will help ease the demand on enrolments in
the area.
The $72.4...
> news/76/gungahlin-college-on-track/
Call for new road consultation
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 drive,...
> news/66/call-for-new-road-consultation/
New Catholic school for Gungahlin
The first sod was turned at Canberra's newest catholic primary school
and early learning and care centre in Gungahlin last week.
Mother Teresa Primary School at the corner of Wimmera Street and
Mapleton Avenue in Harrison will cater for 520 pupils from preschool
to Year 6 from next year....
> news/53/new-catholic-school-for-gungahlin/
Harrison High to be built early
Gungahlin’s rapid growth brings construction forward.
Construction of Harrison High School will start as early as March next
year with next week’s budget to contain $43.5 million to build the
new school.
The funds allocated over three years, should allow the school to be up
and running...
> news/45/harrison-high-to-be-built-early/
Hole-in-the-wall gang's really big steal
Dispensing with traditional 'safe cracking' methods such as a pair of
deft hands and a stethoscope, thieves hot-wired a 20-tonne excavator
to bag their hefty booty from Mitchell tip.
The brazen robbers commandeered the on-site heavy machinery to rip
open the tin wall of the waste management...
> news/33/hole-in-the-wall-gangs-really-big-steal/