A rooftop topping-out ceremony this morning marked the completion of the tallest point of the Canberra Hospital’s new Critical Services Building: the ninth level helipad, just over 40 metres high.
Construction has started this week on a new McDonald’s fast food outlet on Hindmarsh Drive in Phillip, providing an immediate boost for nearby Mediterranean street food van, Little Mez.
The redevelopment of the Belconnen Markets has been shut down after the announcement of an impending collapse of national building company PBS Building.
A long-drawn-out discussion paper for a developer regulation scheme has been published by the ACT Government today, but the CFMEU says “the time for talk is over”.
November started with tragedy after the bodies of a local mother and her two sons were discovered in a Gungahlin waterway. Things continued to seem dark when the ABS released a study saying that mortality rates in Australia had increased this year.
October in Canberra had its up and downs, including a partial collapse of a retaining wall at a building site. Thankfully, it happened when no one was there avoiding what could have been a tragedy.
This year marks 60 years since the National Capital Development Commission defined the boundaries on suburbs and released housing contracts in the Woden region. To celebrate the milestone, the Woden Valley Community Council is hosting a community focused fun day at Eddison Park on Sunday 16 October from 1pm.
Connecting Parkes and the city, the Commonwealth Avenue Bridge is creeping up to its 60th birthday and like many aging things, it is in need of a bit of tender love and care.
Strengthened environment protection guidelines for ACT construction and land development will now see a risk-based framework for erosion and sediment control – and a hefty fine for non-compliance.
