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City Services Minister Chris Steel, left, with ACT Public Cemeteries Authority board chair Stephen Bartos at the site of the future cemetery. CITY Services Minister Chris Steel today (April 14) announced plans to build a “bush cemetery” in Symonston to meet the growing demand for another cemetery in Canberra’s south. Set to be located on Mugga Lane, the development of Southern Memorial Park will take place over a four-stage master plan that will aim to accomodate Canberra’s growing population over the next 100 years. Mr Steel said stage one of the master plan will include road access, preparation for future wetlands, car parking, landscaping and the first 2500 burial plots, and is set to be open within five years following the completion of detailed plans. ....
Premium Content Subscriber only A controversial new proposal to bring a solar battery facility to Mckees Hill will be subject to a public consultation session on Wednesday night. The development, led by company Maoneng, proposes to build a 100MW energy storage facility and ancillary infrastructure at 1348 Bruxner Highway, Mckees Hill, which is located between Tomki and South Gunderimba. The proposal has already attracted a criticism from a group of residents who live nearby the designated development area. The group, which also has a Facebook group called the Mckees Hill Information Exchange, has concerns about the safety of the development and the negative impact it will have on their property values. ....
FEWER cars were spotted on ACT roads amid the COVID-19 pandemic last year, but the ACT government still reaped in millions of dollars in revenue off motorists from speed and red-light cameras. The territory’s top-five earning traffic cameras caught more than 15,000 drivers altogether in the last financial year, according to a nationally privately-owned automotive publisher. Based on the lowest possible traffic infringement – $297 for exceeding speed limit by up to 15km/h – five cameras alone account for more than $5.5 million in fines. Four of the cameras were based on either the Monaro or Barton highways, including the three largest money-earners for the Barr government. ....