COMMUN TY

NOT CEBOARD The Community Noticeboard will be back on Saturday 9 January 2010

19.12.09 Keeping Canberra in the know.

Handy holiday hints Changes to waste and recycling services for Please note that the Adult Triage team takes all referrals when the children and adolescent
intake is closed.
Christmas 2009
For problems not associated with mental illness, please call the following numbers
Household garbage and recycling collections
Stay safe when swimming in and playing near water Lifeline 13 11 14.
ACT NoWaste advises that garbage and recycling collections due on Christmas Day will instead
• Children should always be supervised – even if they can swim they still need to be watched. be collected on Saturday 26 December 2009. Drug and Alcohol 24 hour help line 6205 4545.
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 lways take note of safety notices – at the coast swim where there are lifesavers and between Those residents who normally put their garbage and/or recycling bins out on Friday should Relationships Australia 6281 3600.
the flags. instead put their bins out on the kerb for collection by 7.00am on Saturday. All other collections healthdirect Australia (previously Health First) on 1800 022 222.
• Don’t leave the pool fence gate open. will be as normal including New Year’s Day.
For further information about ACT Health’s programs and services visit www.health.act.gov.au
Be sun smart Waste management facilities

• Slip on protective clothing. The following waste and recycling services will NOT be open on Christmas Day:

• Slop on SPF 30+ sunscreen. • Mugga Lane Resource Management Centre; and
• Mitchell Resource Management Centre, Flemington Road, Mitchell.
Temporary Road Closures
• Slap on a hat.
• Seek shade. The following green waste recycling facilities will NOT be open on Christmas Day, Boxing Day
and New Year’s Day: Notice is hereby given pursuant to Section 4 of the Roads and Public Places Act 1937, of the
• Slide on some sunglasses.
• Corkhill Bros Green Waste Recycling Service, Mugga Lane; and intention to close the following roads in the ACT.
Travel safely
• Canberra Sand and Gravel Green Waste Recycling Service, Parkwood Road, Belconnen. THARWA
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 repare your car – have it serviced and check that you’re prepared for emergencies with a
For more information please contact Canberra Connect on 13 22 81 or visit THARWA DRIVE: will be closed between the entrance to Lanyon Historic Homestead and North
blanket, torch and first aid kit.
www.tams.act.gov.au Street / Naas Road
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 repare yourself – be rested before a long drive, plan the trip so you share the driving and
Time: 7.00am Monday 11 January 2010 to 5.00pm Monday 1 February 2010
take regular breaks to avoid fatigue.
Reason: Tharwa bridge restoration works
• If you plan to have a drink – plan not to drive.
Evacuation Centres in the ACT DEAKIN
• If you have children in the car ensure they are in the appropriate child restraint.
The ACT Government is committed to working with the community to prepare for emergencies, CARPARK: Deakin Shopping Centre carpark (eastern side) adjacent to Hopetoun Circuit will be
Secure your home including the identification of Evacuation Centres that can be established when members of our closed. (Please note all entry / exit to and from Deakin Shops will be via Duff Place)
• Make sure your house is securely locked – secure garage doors and all windows. community need to relocate from their homes.
Time: 7.00am Monday 4 January to 5.00pm Friday 29 January 2010
• Ask a neighbour to keep an eye out and collect your mail while you’re away. The list of sites designated as Evacuation Centres is included in the ACT Community Recovery Reason: Deakin Shopping Centre refurbishment
Plan which is available at www.dhcs.act.gov.au
• Cancel newspapers and other deliveries. KINGSTON / FYSHWICK
The potential sites designated as Evacuation Centres in the ACT include:
Stay safe when using Christmas lights COMMUNITY PATH: Jerrabomberra Wetlands cycle path will be closed at Newcastle Street
• Canberra College – Woden Campus – Launceston Street, Phillip; Kingston and at Dairy Flat Road.
• Always read the manufacturer’s instructions.
• Copland College – Copland Drive, Melba; Time: 7.00am Tuesday 12 January to 6.00pm Thursday 15 April 2010
• Don’t use old lights with fraying cords and broken or cracked sockets.
• Dickson College – Phillip Avenue, Dickson; Reason: construction of new bridge and cycle path
• Ensure lights have an Australian Standard or approval mark.
• Erindale College – McBryde Crescent, Wanniassa; FYSHWICK
• If you are using lights outside make sure they are weatherproof and suitable for outdoor use.
• Lake Ginninderra College – Emu Bank, Belconnen; COMMUNITY PATH AND
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 on’t run extension cords through doorways or windows and keep them off the ground to
avoid damage or trip hazards. • Lake Tuggeranong College – Cowlishaw Street, Tuggeranong; CARPARK: in front of 179 Gladstone Street will be closed

• L ights can generate heat so keep them away from children, and flammable materials such as • Hawker College – Murranji Street, Hawker; Time: 6.00am Saturday 2 January to 6.00pm Sunday 3 January and 6.00am
wrapping paper. • Narrabundah College – Jerrabomberra Avenue, Narrabundah; Saturday 9 January to 6.00pm Sunday 10 January 2010
Reason: building refurbishment works
For more electrical safety advice visit www.actewagl.com.au • Canberra Institute of Technology, Bruce Campus;
CITY
Water restrictions • Canberra Institute of Technology, Reid Campus;
PUBLIC OPEN SPACE: at the corner of West Row and London Circuit City (including footpath
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 on’t forget that Stage 3 water restrictions are in place in the ACT and Queanbeyan and are • Canberra Institute of Technology, Woden Campus; within the public open space)
mandatory and enforcable. Check www.actew.com.au for full details.
• Child and Family Centres, Gungahlin and Tuggeranong; and Time: 7.00am Monday 4 January to 5.00pm Friday 5 March 2010
The ACT Government would like to wish all Canberrans a safe and happy Christmas and
• Therapy ACT site, Holder. Reason: West Row park improvements
New Year.
Evacuation Centres will be opened by the Department of Disability, Housing and Community MACQUARIE
Services in consultation with the Department of Education and Training and Emergency Services CARPARK: a section of the carpark at Birch Place will be closed
Agency. Decisions to open an Evacuation Centre will be based on the location, size, scale, type
Events of emergency and availability of the facility. Time: 7.00am Monday 4 January to 5.00pm Wednesday 30 June 2010
Reason: site compound and storage area
Information to the public will be made available through the media, Canberra Connect and
Emergency Services and Police. DEAKIN

New community library opens in Kingston COMMUNITY PATH: Kent Street (western side) between Strickland Crescent and Alfred Deakin
High School will be closed
A community day will be held today to celebrate the opening of the new community library
in the Kingston shopping precinct on Giles Street. The state-of–the-art library is the first in the
Pet care Time: 7.00am Tuesday 5 January to 5.00pm Friday 26 February 2010
ACT to provide free wireless internet access. It will accommodate 15,000 books, CDs, DVDs, Domestic Animal Services would like to remind Canberrans to avoid leaving their dog in a Reason: construction of new roundabout
newspapers and magazines. parked car for any period of time during the holiday period. MACGREGOR
Drop by from 9.00am today for story-time, face painting and fun activities for the kids. Leaving a dog in a parked car for even the shortest period of time could end in tragedy. Dogs PRAM CROSSINGS: pedestrian access across Osburn Drive at Cannan Crescent and Graham
can die from heat exhaustion and dehydration in a matter of minutes, even if you leave your car Street will be closed. Pedestrian detours will be provided
For library opening hours over the Christmas and New Year period visit www.library.act.gov.au
window open.
or phone 6205 9000. Time: 7.00am Monday 11 January to 5.00pm Tuesday 30 March 2010
If you are going out shopping or to parties in the festive season, plan ahead and leave your dog
Reason: construction of new pedestrian refuge islands
at home with plenty of shade and water.
Any person wishing to comment on the above notices may contact Colin Evans on
New Year’s Eve in the City When taking your dog for a walk this summer make sure you leave it on a lead, except when you
02 6207 6821.
are in specifically designated off-lead area.
Canberra’s city centre will be the place to party and welcome in 2010. A huge New Year’s Eve is CITY
guaranteed as two sites in Civic play host to a packed program of entertainment, including a In addition to the fenced dog parks at Lake Ginninderra and Lake Tuggeranong, a number of
family concert in Civic Square from 7.00pm, a dance party in Garema Place from 9.00pm, and areas are set aside throughout the ACT for dog owners.  For information on where you can NORTHBOURNE AVENUE: southbound between Cooyong Street and Vernon Circuit
two dazzling fireworks displays at 9.00pm and midnight. exercise your dog off-leash visit www.tams.act.gov.au/live/pets Time: Thursday 31 December 2009 (8.50pm – 9.30pm) and 11.50pm Thursday 31
For more information visit www.events.act.gov.au or phone Canberra Connect on 13 22 81. Please take care if taking dogs to lakes or ponds as there are many dog prohibited areas around December 2009 to 12.30am Friday 1 January 2010
these. Dogs must be kept at least 10 metres from any playgrounds, barbeques or areas where
LONDON CIRCUIT: between Petrie Plaza and Akuna Street
people are swimming.
MORT STREET: between Cooyong Street and Bunda Street
Notices Time: 5.00pm Thursday 31 December 2009 to 5.00am Friday 1 January 2010
ACT Health Services over the Christmas period Reason: New Year’s Eve celebration
ACT public hospitals MITCHELL - LYNEHAM - WATSON
Removal of hazardous trees at Manuka Oval The Emergency Departments of both Canberra Hospital and Calvary Hospital will be open over FLEMINGTON ROAD: southbound between Lysaght Street and Randwick Road
Territory Venues and Events (TVE) have undertaken a tree hazard assessment for all trees at the Christmas/New Year period and operating theatres will remain open for emergencies. Time: 10.00pm Thursday 7 January to 12.00am Sunday 10 January 2010
Manuka Oval. As a result 22 trees have been identified as hazardous and requiring removal. Community Health services STIRLING AVENUE: between Knox Street and Northbourne Avenue
A tree replacement strategy has been developed and includes recommended suitable • Most Community Health services are closed on public holidays during the festive season. Time: 10.00am Thursday 7 January to 12.00am Sunday 10 January 2010
replacement species and an identified planting framework. Replanting will begin in
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 ecessary community nursing services for priority patients will be provided on all public Reason: Street Machine Car Festival - Summernats
Autumn 2010.
holidays. 
Any person wishing to comment on the above notices should contact Slobodan Paunovic on
Tree removal will begin in the New Year and residents are invited to attend a public tour of
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 ivic, Phillip, Tuggeranong and Belconnen Health Services will open on 30 and 02 6207 6601.
the site on Monday 21 December at 5.30pm.
31 December 2009.
The tour will include an inspection of the trees and an explanation of the tree replacement GLENLOCH INTERCHANGE
Please call the Community Health Intake Line on 6207 9977 for more information.
strategy. The arborist and landscape architect responsible for the respective tree assessment WILLIAM HOVELL DRIVE
and replacement strategy will be available to answer any questions residents may have. Emergency numbers
EASTBOUND DIRECTION: will be closed at Bindubi Street
• Alcohol and Drug Program 6207 9977.
Time: 7.00am Saturday 16 January to 6.00pm Sunday 17 January 2010
• Dental Health Program 6205 1653.
TAMS Christmas and New Year services Reason: bridgeworks associated with the Gungahlin Drive Extension Stage 2 works
• healthdirect Australia (previously Health First) on 1800 022 222. TUGGERANONG PARKWAY
For information about Territory and Municipal Services during the Christmas and New Year
period and operating hours for the following services please visit www.tams.act.gov.au Mental Health ACT services CITY BOUND LANE: will be closed at the Glenloch Interchange
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 anberra Nature Parks and Reserves (Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve, Namadgi National Park and Mental Health Triage provides a 24-hour, seven days a week telephone screening/assessment Time: 7.00am Saturday 23 January to 6.00pm Sunday 24 January 2010
Googong Foreshores). and referral service for ACT residents who have a mental illness, their families and their carers.  Reason: bridgeworks associated with the Gungahlin Drive Extension Stage 2 works
• Canberra Connect Shopfronts. Mental Health Triage will be operational every day of the Christmas period and will refer to the Any person wishing to comment on this notice may contact Ben McHugh on 02 6207 2738.
Crisis Assessment and Treatment Team or other services as appropriate. 
• Canberra Connect Contact Centre. Barriers, warning and diversion signs to be erected on site.
How to contact Triage
• ACTION Buses. Rifaat Shoukrallah
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 dults: phone 1800 629 354 (free call) or 6205 1065. Delegated Officer
• ACT Public Library Service.
Available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. Roads ACT
• Household Garbage and Recycling Collections.
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 hildren and Adolescents: phone 6205 1971. Locked Bag 2000
GREY 18969

• Domestic Animal Services (DAS) Shelter. Available Monday to Friday (8.45am – 4.45pm). Civic Square ACT 2608

Phone Canberra Connect on 13 22 81 I www.communityengagement.act.gov.au