Tara Cheyne MLA | Politician
Tara Cheyne MLA
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24.01.2022 Wednesday night check-in No new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the ACT today and thus no active confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the ACT. There have been 480 tests in the past 24 hours, taking us to 94,178 negative confirmed tests. Victoria recorded 13 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 today and four deaths. NSW recorded four new confirmed cases. Queensland again recorded zero. A re-elected ACT Labor Government will build a Big Canberra Battery - 250MW of battery storage... through a distributed network across the city which, when combined, will address network constraints, enable more Canberrans to have solar and shorten the pay-off period of domestic solar systems. The ACT Leaders' Debate will be on ABC TV tonight at 7.30pm and you can listen at 666AM and online. PS. (I think) tonight is either #198 or #199 of these nightly check-ins Thanks so much for continuing to tune in and give me feedback. It REALLY means a lot
23.01.2022 Happy #Diwali to everyone celebrating this year! Diwali is the Indian festival of lights and symbolises the spiritual victory of light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance. #HappyDiwali
22.01.2022 Weekly check-in No new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the ACT since Wednesday; there remains one active confirmed case. The ACT has a total of 117,191 negative confirmed tests. The NSW and ACT borders opened with Victoria today, allowing Canberrans to fly or drive to Victoria. Victoria only has one active confirmed case and it has been 24 days since they had a new case. South Australia had one locally acquired case today with the cluster now at 27 confirmed cases. Sou...th Australia eased its lock down on the weekend after receiving more information about people's movements. NSW will announce the further easing of restrictions on Wednesday. The ACT will receive a repatriation flight later this week, where all those on it will go into hotel quarantine. Today I launched ChooseCBR - a digital discounts initiative designed to boost spending in the ACT in the lead up to Christmas. Registration is open now and discounts will become available on 9 December. We have received a high volume of requests to sign up on the website today. This is great news for businesses - but in some cases it's slowed the website down or resulted in an error when you go to register. We're working to resolve the issue with developers and there is still plenty of time to register www.choosecbr.act.gov.au A reminder that the Check-In CBR app is a great way to record your details when you're at a venue https://www.covid19.act.gov.au/business-and-wo/check-in-cbr Skyfire 2021 has been cancelled. With an unpredictable summer approaching, ACT Emergency Services Agency has prepared a new survival plan - please take the time to sit down with your family and decide your approach in the case of an emergency https://esa.act.gov.au/be-eme/resources-plans/survival-plan The Canberra Short Film Festival has screenings this coming weekend, before more in March 2021 http://csff.com.au/ My office is receiving a very high amount of correspondence at the moment - and I am down a few staff members, too. I assure you that everyone will get a response - but it is taking us just a little longer than usual. As always, if it's urgent please call 62050100
22.01.2022 Quick check-in* There is one new confirmed case of COVID-19 in the ACT today - a returned diplomat (ie not locally acquired) - and thus one active confirmed case. There have been 729 tests in the past 24 hours, taking us to 114,955 negative confirmed tests. The public health emergency declaration in the ACT has been extended for a further 90 days, until 17 February 2021. There were no new locally acquired cases anywhere in Australia EXCEPT in South Australia, which ha...d two. This takes the total confirmed locally acquired cases in South Australia to 22. (Victoria is now at 19 days straight with no new confirmed cases and no deaths.) South Australia goes into hard lockdown tonight for six days. South Australians will be required to stay at their homes, with very few reasons for people being allowed to leave their homes (even exercise is not one of them). People working in hotel quarantine are now required to undergo weekly COVID testing. * This is not a return to nightly check-ins, but given quite a lot happened today I wanted to reach out
22.01.2022 Saturday night check-in No new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the ACT today and thus no active confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the ACT today. There have been 338 tests in the past 24 hours, taking us to 95,456 negative confirmed tests. Victoria recorded eight new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and three deaths. NSW recorded one new confirmed case and has gone one week without community transmission. Queensland recorded no new confirmed cases. The Queensland border will ...open to NSW on 1 November provided there is no community transmission in NSW for 28 days. A re-elected ACT Labor Government will build a new 10,000m2 indoor venue at EPIC, which will accommodate (in non-COVID times) around 1500 people standing and a seated option for 1000 guests. It will cater for large multicultural performances and private events like weddings, as well as being available for regular EPIC users including markets and festivals. Early voting is open again tomorrow from 9am to 5pm. Daylight savings starts at 2am tomorrow, when clocks need to 'spring' forward by one hour. (I daylight savings!) Go Raiders!
21.01.2022 Let's talk about tax! (Yes, seriously.) Tax reform in the ACT has been about changing the tax mix while being revenue neutral - that is, changing where the Government revenue is being collected from without changing how much is being collected. In the ACT, revenue from taxes doesn't just fund roads, rubbish collections and municipal maintenance. Tax revenue also funds our schools, hospitals and policing. Before tax reform commenced in the ACT, the amount of stamp (or convey...ance) duty collected in the ACT raised about 25% of the ACT's revenue. So, people who were purchasing homes in the ACT were the ones funding 25% of ACT Government services - from roads to schools to healthcare. It also meant that when the ACT Government was budgeting each year, it relied on a decent number of people purchasing homes. While we've been fortunate with the housing market the ACT, it's still highly volatile - and didn't always grow year on year. Volatility from a tax measure difficult to forecast revenue difficult to budget for services. So, the reasons for transitioning away from stamp duty to an increase in rates are two-fold: 1) It means all of our services are funded more fairly - not just by people who are purchasing a home. 2) It's more stable and predictable - meaning the ACT Government can more stably and predictably budget for the important services it delivers. What's happened since? The ACT Government has reduced stamp duty year on year. First home buyers with an annual household income under $160,000 have paid no stamp duty since 1 July 2019 - helping to make it easier to buy a home. This year, the average rates increase was 0 per cent and all ratepayers received a $150 rebate - resulting in a rates reduction for a significant proportion of households. For contracts exchanged up to 30 June 2021: No stamp duty on single residential dwelling blocks No stamp duty on off-the-plan unit (unit-titled apartment and townhouses) purchases up to $500,000 An $11,400 stamp duty reduction for off-the-plan unit (unit-titled apartment and townhouses purchases between $500,000 and $750,000 What's next? If ACT Labor is re-elected, the average increase in general rates will be 3.75 per cent a year over the next five years (aka 'Stage 3' of the tax reform). That is, the 'heavy lifting' of the reform is done. Rates are currently calculated on the average unimproved land value over a three year period - but our plan is to transition this to an average over a five year period. Residential stamp duty reductions during Stage 3 will be targeted to provide the largest benefit to Canberrans accessing affordable housing. These images are drawn from Chapter 4 of the August Economic and Fiscal Update. It's a helpful summary of the why and how of the tax reform and will likely answer any more questions you might have.
20.01.2022 Thursday night check-in (#200!) No new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the ACT today and thus no active confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the ACT. There have been 457 tests in the past 24 hours, taking us to a total of 94,635 negative confirmed tests. Victoria recorded 15 new confirmed cases today and two deaths. NSW recorded two new confirmed cases but it has been six days since there was a locally acquired case. Queensland again recorded no new confirmed cases. FlyPeli...can will be offering direct flights to Port Macquarie from Canberra twice a week from 1 November. Cotter Dam is 99.32 per cent full and is expected to spill sometime over the long weekend! As of Wednesday night, 8.1 per cent of the enrolled population had voted. Early voting is open until 8pm tomorrow (Friday) night. A re-elected ACT Labor Government will create a Knowledge Capital Plan which will consist of: A $30 million future jobs fund, providing finance for job creating or saving projects in the tertiary education and growth industry sector; Payroll tax deferrals for local universities to help with cash flow pressures; Sustainability loans to promote investment in renewable energy infrastructure to help universities reduce running costs; The construction of the Northside elective surgery centre in partnership with University Canberra; Expansion of the Canberra Innovation Network to CIT Tuggeranong and University Canberra in Belconnen; and Continued support for Study Canberra to promote Canberra as a safe and inclusive destination in the domestic and international markets. A re-elected ACT Labor Government will expand the age-friendly suburbs program, including to Scullin. See more
19.01.2022 CHOOSECBR DISCOUNTS NOW OPEN FOR REGISTRATION Today the Chief Minister and I launched ChooseCBR - a digital discount initiative worth $500,000 designed to give local businesses a boost in the lead up to Christmas. We know Canberrans love their local, and this is an opportunity to show it. From Wednesday 9 December, Canberrans - and visitors to Canberra - will have access to up to $40 of digital discounts each day. For a $10 minimum spend, two digital discounts of $2.50... will be available. For $20 minimum spend, $5 will be available. For $40 minimum spend, $10 will be available. And for $80 minimum spend, a $20 discount will be available. Eligible businesses are encouraged to sign up - we reckon there could be as many as 2000 eligible in the ACT. The criteria for a business to participate is: have a physical shopfront in the ACT have ever received JobKeeper in 2020 be in the retail, tourism, arts and recreation, hospitality or personal services sector. have a turnover of less than $10 million per year. This trial of $500,000 will run from 9 December to 21 December - or until the $500,000 is spent. We'll be evaluating the trial and looking for feedback from businesses and the community with a view to rolling it out further in 2021, if it's successful. Businesses and the community can sign up here https://choosecbr.act.gov.au/
18.01.2022 We're hiring! The ACT Executive is seeking several proactive, self-motivated, and dynamic people to work in Ministerial Offices - including mine! - across a range of portfolios. Please submit a two-page pitch (identifying the type of role you are applying for - Office Manager, Adviser, Senior Adviser or Chief of Staff ) that includes your experience relevant to the selection criteria. Please also provide a current CV and details for two referees. ... Selection criteria: Demonstrated ability to work in a high-pressure political environment. Demonstrated ability to conduct policy analysis and development. Knowledge of government priorities. High level conceptual, analytical, research and problem-solving skills including a demonstrated capacity to exercise sound judgement. Demonstrated high-level oral and written communication skills, including effective negotiation, representation and liaison skills. Demonstrated capacity to establish and manage links with internal and/or external stakeholders including staff, community members, government agencies and other stakeholders. Demonstrated capacity to manage multiple issues simultaneously while maintaining attention to detail and the ability to identify and assess emerging issues. An individual response to each criteria is not required. More details available here https://www.jobs.act.gov.au//ADL1-SA2,-several-Position-De
18.01.2022 Victoria passed laws to allow for voluntary assisted dying in 2017. Western Australia followed in 2019. Tasmania's Upper House is voting TODAY. And Queensland will be considering it early next year.... But the ACT and the Northern Territory can’t do this. We can’t even contemplate legislation in this space. Why? Because, in 1997, the Australian parliament used federal legislation to ban us. Thank you Neil for sharing your very personal story about the very real and tragic impact this ban is having. All because we live in a Territory, rather than in a State. As Minister for Human Rights, I will be doing all I can to convince the federal parliament to change this untenable law. But I need your help. By proving that this issue matters to us, we can make it matter to them. Have you signed our petition? It's easy https://www.change.org/p/restore-territory-rights For history and more ways to get involved http://restoreterritoryrights.org/ Your Choice TAS Northern Territory Voluntary Euthanasia Society https://www.abc.net.au//act-government-pushes-for/12862300
17.01.2022 Monday night check-in No new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the ACT today and thus no active confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the ACT. There have been 186 tests in the past 24 hours, taking us to 95,895 negative confirmed tests. Victoria recorded nine new confirmed cases and NO deaths. NSW recorded one new confirmed case. Queensland recorded no new confirmed cases. The Federal Budget is tomorrow. We know it includes $140 million of funding which a new ACT Government wou...ld match for infrastructure spending, including upgrades to the Tuggeranong Parkway and building the Molonglo River bridge. A re-elected ACT Labor Government will upgrade cycle paths across the ACT, including: extending the Belco Bikeway to CIT Bruce undertaking a study to determine where and how best to widen the paths at Lake Ginninderra invest in the maintenance of our existing cycle network I've had a few questions about West Basin recently - I've tried to answer them here if it's something you're interested in https://www.facebook.com/1498097880485549/posts/2388603764768285/ Happy Labour Day!
17.01.2022 Friday night check-in No new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the ACT today and thus no active confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the ACT today. There have been 483 tests taking us to 95,118 negative confirmed tests. Victoria recorded seven new confirmed cases and two deaths. NSW recorded four new confirmed cases and Queensland recorded three. From Friday 9 October, restrictions will ease further in the ACT, including: Gatherings up to 200 people, maintaining one person p...er four square metres Hospitality venues sized between 101 and 200 square metres can have a maximum 50 people Cinemas up to 50 per cent capacity Venues like Canberra Theatre can have 50 per cent capacity, up to 1000 people GIO Stadium and Manuka Oval will be able to have 50 per cent capacity From 26 October, the Tasmanian border will be open to Canberrans. Flights will start from NZ to NSW from 16 October with no need for quarantine on arrival and the ACT has been invited to be part of the NSW catchment. The Chief Minister is consulting with other party leaders about this because we are in caretaker. New Zealanders will still need to quarantine when reitrnjng to NZ. US President Donald Trump has contracted COVID-19. A re-elected ACT Labor Government will upgrade sports grounds including: Major improvements to lighting, parking and facilities at Hawker Amenity upgrades at Holt Resurfacing netball facilities Trialling technologies to reduce water needed to maintain sports grounds Upgrading pavilions in line with female friendly guidelines Establishing a permanent home for dragon boating, with a boat house, boat store and spectator space. A reminder that early voting continues all through the long weekend - Saturday, Sunday and Monday 9am to 5pm. As of yesterday, more than 10 per cent of voters had voted. Have a great weekend!
16.01.2022 IMPORTANT Household waste and recycling kerbside collections in a number of Canberra suburbs will be disrupted between Tuesday 17 November and Friday 20 November 2020. This is due to protected industrial action by drivers employed by collection contractor Suez. Bins will NOT be collected and collections will not be caught up. (Green waste bin services, bulky waste collections and the wheeled bin assistance service are not affected and will continue as normal.) ... Affected Belconnen suburbs on Wednesday are: Charnwood waste and recycling Dunlop (north of Ginninderra Drive) waste and recycling Evatt (north of Clancy Street) waste and recycling Flynn waste and recycling Fraser waste and recycling Melba waste and recycling Spence waste and recycling Affected Belconnen suburbs on Thursday are: Aranda waste and recycling Belconnen waste and recycling Bruce waste and recycling Cook waste Dunlop (south of Ginninderra Drive) waste Evatt (south of Clancy Street) waste and recycling Florey waste and recycling Giralang waste and recycling Hawker waste Higgins waste Holt waste Kaleen waste and recycling Latham waste Lawson waste and recycling Macgregor waste Macquarie waste McKellar waste and recycling Page waste and recycling Scullin waste Strathnairn waste Weetangera waste. The following temporary rubbish only drop-off sites will be available from Monday 16 November 2020 until Sunday 29 November 2020 for suburbs affected in Belconnen and Gungahlin that normally have their bins collected on Wednesdays or Thursdays. Up to three large plastic bags of household waste (from the general rubbish bin) can be disposed of for free at: Flynn George Simpson Park, off Sanderson Close (9 am to 6 pm) West Belconnen West Belconnen Resource Management Centre, off Parkwood Road (9 am to 6 pm) Nicholls next to Hu Guo Bao En Temple, near the intersection of Kelleway Avenue and Anne Clark Avenue (9 am to 6 pm) McKellar McKellar Oval, off Bennetts Close (9 am to 6 pm) Giralang Giralang AFL Oval, off Tucana Street (9 am to 6 pm) Mitchell Mitchell Resource Management Centre, Flemington Road (7.30 am to 5 pm). Please bring your ACT driver licence as proof of residency. Recyclable materials can always be dropped off for free at the ACT Government Recycling Drop Off Centres, open 24 hours a day, seven days a week at the following locations: Jolly Street, Belconnen O'Brien Place, Gungahlin Baillieu Court, Mitchell Botany Street, Phillip Scollay Street, Tuggeranong.
15.01.2022 Today I visited the Hume Vehicle Inspection Centre to mark the successful completion of the $500,000 hail rebate assistance program. It feels like a lifetime ago, but it was only 20 January this year when we were battered by a hailstorm - in the middle of the fires and just before the pandemic - which caused damage to 44,500 vehicles. The ACT Government established the HAIL (Hail Assistance and Innovation Liaison) Team to assist drivers, primarily through a scheme of rebates... aimed at reducing the extra costs usually associated with purchasing a new car. Examples of rebates included a stamp duty rebate of up to $100 for vehicles under $10,000 as well as registration cancellation fee refunds. The Access Canberra team processed more than 7600 rebates from about 2500 applications (many Canberrans accessed more than one rebate), with the average rebate being about $200. More than $507,000 in rebates was issued. This is in addition to the Vehicle Safety Standards team undertaking a huge number of inspections with a risk-based approach and longer opening hours - all while being COVID-safe - with the aim of getting Canberrans back on the road. Thank you Canberra for your patience - and special thanks to the HAIL team who really stepped up to support Canberrans in this difficult year. See more
14.01.2022 It's Aus Music T-shirt Day! It's about showing support for Australian bands and musicians - especially in a year like what we've had. For many artists, merchandise sales are a big part of how they support their work. In addition to repping a shirt (and buying some more!) you can also donate to Support Act here https://www.ausmusictshirtday.org.au/ If there's a local artist I should know about selling t-shirt merch, tag them below ... #ausmusictshirtday See more
14.01.2022 Sunday night check-in No new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the ACT today and thus no active confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the ACT. There have been 253 tests in the past 24 hours taking us to 95,709 negative confirmed tests. Victoria recorded 12 new confirmed cases and one death. NSW recorded two new confirmed cases. Queensland recorded zero new confirmed cases. A re-elected ACT Labor Government will: work on completing the design work and business case for a new ...Canberra Theatre precinct in the city to create new jobs and attract bigger shows and concerts to the ACT. deliver the Kingston Arts Precinct, with detailed design work already underway to provide new purpose-built facilities for a number of Canberra’s visual arts organisations. invest $2 million in the Tuggeranong Arts Centre for upgrades to the theatre to increase capacity for local events on the south-side. invest $8 million into Gorman House to enhance accessibility, safety and energy efficiency and commence major heritage restorations in time for the centre’s 100th birthday in 2024. establish a creative recovery and resilience sector forum to provide ongoing opportunities to connect, share skills and knowledge. commit to a holistic creative industries policy, drawing together the arts and culture, events, tourism, business and innovation. appoint an ACT Government artist commission artists to create work responding to the city implement a new approach to residency programs while travel is restricted. A re-elected ACT Labor Government will establish a $20 million Healing and Reconciliation Fund to be administered in partnership with the local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community to deliver on the priorities identified through the ACT Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Agreement, including: establishing a Ngunnawal Language Centre and continuing to support opportunities to rediscover and share Ngunnawal culture and language. working with Ngunnawal traditional owners to progress and support a Treaty process for the ACT. supporting the development of sustainable Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community-controlled organisations in areas such as child and family services, justice, housing and disability. returning Boomanulla Oval and Yarramundi Cultural Centre to community control. working with Gugan Gulwan Youth Aboriginal Corporation (Gugan) to deliver a new $10 million purpose-built facility. Early voting is open again tomorrow, Monday 5 October, from 9am to 5pm.
13.01.2022 We will always remember.
11.01.2022 While I hate to burst your stubble, this new look is really growing on me. I moustache that you .
08.01.2022 The Belco Bikeway is officially open - and work has begun on the foreshore link in front of Belconnen Arts Centre! This morning I joined Pedal Power ACT: Canberra Region Cycling, Belco Arts co-CEOs Jack and Moni and local resident Evangeline to mark the completion of the Belco Bikeway. The Bikeway is 4.7 kilometres of cycle and pedestrian pathways which connect the Belconnen Town Centre to Florey and Bruce. The community first identified this as desirable in the Belconnen T...own Centre Master Plan consultations - and it became an ACT Labor election commitment in 2016. In addition to creating wayfinding and easy, safe paths through the Town Centre, it keeps the old Joynton Smith busway - now cycleway! - firmly in the hands of the community. More than 200 trees and 4000 shrubs have been planted to help make for a pleasant experience and reduce the heat. Construction has also begun on the missing pathway link on the lake foreshore in front of the Belconnen Arts Centre. This link will finally connect the pathway all around the lake edge instead of having to pop up onto the road at Emu Bank. The new pathway will be have a raised mesh walkway, viewing platforms and new mini-wetlands. The mini wetlands will filter stormwater runoff from the nearby Belco Arts car park, improving water quality of Lake Ginninderra. It will connect closely with Belco Arts and help enliven the relationship between the Centre and Emu Bank. This was also flagged as highly desirable in the Belconnen Town Centre Master Plan and I'm pleased to be able to deliver on it. Construction will be completed in early 2021.
07.01.2022 In the last four years we've completed 56 kilometres of new paths - and we've got a plan to make it even better by: Extending Belconnen Bikeway from Haydon Drive to CIT Bruce Conducting a feasibility study to determine how and where best to widen the paths around Lake Ginninderra Investing more than $3.7 million in cycle path maintenance... These initiatives make it easier and more comfortable to walk and cycle around our beautiful city - and they're also about protecting and creating jobs as Canberra recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic.
07.01.2022 When someone is talking to me about West Basin, one of the first things I ask is, "Have you seen the map?" I'm a highly visual person and I find the map really helps me understand exactly what's planned for the space - and I hope it helps you too. The red dotted lines show the land that is going to be reclaimed. This will realign the lake edge and there will be a boardwalk along it. This is consistent with the National Capital Plan and Walter Burley Griffin’s plan for Acton... Waterfront. Work on the boardwalk and land reclamation has commenced. This is called stage 2. While the land settles, there will be a temporary parkland to give unrestricted access to the lake. After it has settled, work will begin - in consultation with the community - on a permanent parkland of 40,000 square metres in this area (equivalent to six soccer fields). The permanent park will be stage 3. The white dotted line is the 55 metre setback from the new lake edge - there can be no development within that 55 metres. Development will be limited to up to four storeys closest to the white dotted line, and six storeys south of Parkes Way. These are statutory controls. Development north of Parkes Way will be consistent with current city building heights. Development will be stage 4. The Acton Waterfront Plan is about realising the original Griffin plan and giving people direct access to the waterfront and the lake - rather than it being a separate destination. More here https://www.act.gov.au//Acton-Wa/acton-boardwalk-extension
05.01.2022 I am pleased to announce the 2020-21 Participation (Multicultural) Grants are now open The 2020-21 Multicultural Grants support our community to: plan events for significant cultural days and observances promote and share the value of Canberra’s cultural diversity, and... support access to services, programs and information in culturally appropriate ways A total of $180,000 is available for eligible organisations with the aim of supporting a range of programs, activities and events to be held in 2021. More information for these grants can be found here https://www.communityservices.act.gov.au//participation-mu Applications close 29 January 2021.
04.01.2022 Victoria has now had no new confirmed cases of COVID-19 for three weeks! Provided there is no significant change in the Victorian COVID-19 situation over this coming weekend, free travel will again be permitted between the ACT and Victoria from 12.01am on Monday 23 November. Exemptions will no longer be required to enter the ACT and there will be no quarantine requirements for people visiting or returning from Victoria.... With NSW also opening its border with Victoria at 12.01am on Monday 23 November, it will once again be possible to travel to the ACT from Victoria by road or rail.
04.01.2022 ACT Labor made Canberra the renewable energy capital of Australia. Our next big step is to be globally recognised as a centre for renewable energy innovation and investment. That's why ACT Labor will deliver a Big Canberra Battery of at least 250MW of battery storageensuring lower electricity prices and a more resilient power grid. This major project will be significantly bigger than the Hornsdale Battery in SA, which is being upgraded to hold 150MW of storage.... ACT Labor’s Big Canberra Battery will involve a distributed network of batteries that will be built around the city. As a combined network, this renewable energy will address network constraints, enable more Canberrans to have solar, and shorten the pay-off period of domestic solar systems. The global battery storage market is predicted to be worth $400 billion by 2030. This investment will: continue driving down energy costs support sustainable national energy infrastructure facilitate greater community participation in renewables and ensure economic and environmental benefits for the Territory. Fundamental to our economic recovery is creating sustainable, local jobs that cut emissions and power bills. ACT Labor will deliver this.
04.01.2022 With the further easing of restrictions in the ACT today, the Chief Health Officer has also updated COVID-19 rules for formals, graduations and other end of year events. The gathering limits for these events have increased from 200 to 500. If the event is being held at school, the 500 people limit is for guests and visitors, and does NOT include students and staff. GRADUATIONS...Continue reading
03.01.2022 CHANGES TO RESTRICTIONS AND EVENTS OVER THE SUMMER One person per two square metres From 9am next Wednesday, venues in the ACT will be able to move to restrictions of one person per two square metres inside a venue - if they are using the Check-In CBR app....Continue reading
02.01.2022 I hope you have as good a weekend as we've already had
01.01.2022 Weekly check-in (Monday 16 November) No new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the ACT recently and thus no active confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the ACT. We are at 113,476 negative confirmed tests in the ACT. We had some minor easing of restrictions on Friday, allowing you to stand outdoors at venues to consume food or drink, and some easing of restrictions for formals and graduations https://www.education.act.gov.au//covid-school-arrangements The next checkpoint is at th...Continue reading
01.01.2022 Tuesday night check-in No new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the ACT today and thus no active confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the ACT. There have been 255 tests in the past 24 hours, taking us to 96,150 negative confirmed tests. Victoria recorded 15 new confirmed cases today and one death. NSW recorded 11 new confirmed cases but all of these were in hotel quarantine. Queensland recorded no new confirmed cases. The Federal Budget has been handed down. I'm still learning... as I'm typing this but the website is here https://budget.gov.au/ I hope to have more information for you tomorrow. The Canberra Times is covering it live here https://www.canberratimes.com.au//tax-cuts-brought-forwa/ A re-elected ACT Labor Government will establish a $2.5 million digital discount voucher initiative to encourage spending in retail, tourism, arts, recreation and hospitality businesses, launching in time for Christmas 2020. See more
01.01.2022 A re-elected ACT Labor Government will launch a new campaign and a $2.5 million digital discount voucher initiative to encourage spending at local businesses. ACT Labor’s ‘Choose CBR’ imitative will help stimulate spending in some areas that have been hit hardest by the ongoing pandemic. It's expected that local businesses will be able to participate if they:... Have a physical shopfront in the ACT Are receiving Jobkeeper Are in the retail, tourism, arts and recreation and hospitality sectors (per ANZIC codes) Have less than $10 million in turnover per annum Have been operational for at least six months. If ACT Labor is re-elected, we will work to finalise the scheme before launching in time for Christmas 2020. This is another initiative that forms ACT Labor's plan to keep Canberrans employed and grow jobs to reach a target of more than 250,000 jobs by 2025.
