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Winners of ACT 2023 Climate Choices Business Awards

The Climate Choices Business Awards, awarded today, recognise Canberra businesses for their sustainability achievements.

Renewable energy grants show ACT’s innovation

This year's REIF round: new processes for producing hydrogen, less wasteful solar panels, and more efficient community batteries.

Funds for Canberrans’ grassroots climate projects

Climate toolkits, gas-free kitchens, and worm farms are among the six projects funded in this year’s ACT Community Zero Emissions Grants.

Energy efficiency for vulnerable Canberrans

The ACT Government has included ceiling insulation rebates in the Home Energy Support Program and launched a pilot scheme.

Minimum age bill introduced into ACT Legislative Assembly

Debate on raising the minimum age of criminal responsibility in the ACT has been adjourned to the next sitting.

Have YourSay on a Healthy Waterways raingarden in Higgins

The ACT Government is calling for community feedback on plans to build a mini raingarden in Higgins to improve storm water quality.

Rattenbury: ‘Fair, secure, affordable rental homes’ are priority

Following Anglicare’s Rental Affordability Snapshot, the ACT Government has reaffirmed its commitment to helping Canberra’s renters.

ACT Government apologises to and acknowledges Ngambri

The ACT government will acknowledge the Indigenous Ngambri people as traditional custodians of the land after they were taken to court. 

Nearly $1 million for six Canberra clubs

Six ACT community clubs will receive more than $950,000 from the ACT Government to diversify their income away from gaming machines

Electric vehicles increase by a third in ACT in three months

The number of electric vehicles (EVs) in the ACT is growing rapidly: Canberrans bought 1,000 EVs in the first three months of this year.

Free online tool helps Canberrans transition to all-electric

The ‘Make Your Next Choice Electric’ tool provides free advice to choose energy efficient replacements for old or broken gas appliances.

Police union cannot support spit hood ban in ACT

ACT Policing will no longer use spit hoods, but the AFPA is concerned this makes community policing more dangerous.

Relief fund for Canberrans in rental stress

Canberra is the least affordable city to rent in Australia, but the ACT Government has set up a Rent Relief Fund.

ACT government reviews protection for vulnerable people

Canberrans can have their say on three criminal offences introduced two years ago to better protect vulnerable people from abuse and neglect.  

Verity McWilliam appointed new resident judge for ACT Supreme Court

Verity McWilliam, an Associate Judge since 2017, has been appointed the new Resident Judge of the ACT Supreme Court.

ACT Government says Vehicle-to-Grid services are viable

What the ACT Government terms a “world-first project” demonstrated how Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) services could be technically and economically viable in Australia.

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