ACT to have 10 new schools this year
Ten new schools will open in the ACT this year nine Government and one Roman Catholic. Enrolments in Government primary and secondary schools are expected to rise about 89 percent and 6.2 percent respectively with pre schools tallying about 3 500. The openings include Weston Creek High School and Weston Creek Rivett Holder Fisher and Latham primary schools and pre schools plus a new Roman Catholic primary school at Page. Pre schools in Rivett Holder and Fisher may start after the new year.
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Department of Education and Science
Weston Creek High School
Rivett
Holder
Fisher
Latham
Page
Weston Creek
Belconnen Schools Plan New Openings and Transport
Belconnen area sees multiple school reopenings and new openings. St Matthew's Catholic Primary will serve most Belconnen suburbs with about 400 pupils, while St Vincent de Paul’s remains for Cook, Macquarie, and Aranda. Higgins and Latham primary schools will absorb western suburbs. Transport arrangements will be advertised. Canberra Grammar and Girls Grammar reopen with new facilities and enrolments. The Canberra Technical College expects around 2,000 secretarial and commercial course enrolments, with new programs in drafting biology electronics butchery and Pitman script. The Canberra College of Advanced Education invites enrolments for the March 6 term.
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Belconnen
Cook, Macquarie
Aranda
Canberra
Weston Creek
Melrose
Woden Valley
Weetanpera
Cook
Page
Weetangera
Holt
Higgins
Latham
Braddon
Griffithatholic
St Matthew's
Belcon
Canberra Grammar School
Canberra Girls Church of England Grammar School
Canberra Grammar
Zan
Northside
Canberra Girls Grammar
Canberra Technical College
S. S. Richardson
Canberra College of Advanced Education
Quiet Day at Sunbury Pop Festival Draws 35000 Fans
In Melbourne on Sunday, more than 35000 music lovers flocked to a Sunbury farm for the festival's second day. Police report only 17 arrests and praise the crowd for its order. Medical crews treated over 1000 with injuries ranging from broken limbs to appendicitis and labour pains, with 12 admitted to hospital. Swimmers diving on submerged rocks caused several injuries as the creek winds through the site. Festival controllers said expenses were broken even by noon yesterday.
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Melbourne
Sunbury
Australia
R. H. Warne
Hum Today
John Dison
Weather man keen to return to Davis base role
Australian forecaster Gilbert Maher 26 who served a 12-month term as officer in charge of the four-man Davis weather station on Macquarie Island returned to Canberra then Perth after a second deployment. He plans to return for a third stint and notes the Davis year had record highs including a 50 degree maximum and 121 mph wind with the first rainfall recorded at the base.
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Antarctic
Canberra
Davis
Macquarie Island
Gilbert Maher
MacAlister Street
Curtin
Perth
Australia
Community Indoor Recreation Complex survey planned
Mr M. E. Wheeler chairman of the Community Indoor Recreation Complex development committee announced a trial survey for an indoor recreation complex. A door to door canvass will target 300 Campbell houses near the end of February to gauge support and attitudes.
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Community Indoor Recreation Complex Development Committee
M. E. Wheeler
Campbell
Convict Origins Shaping Australia’s Political Decisions
Dr D Crowley of Sydney University argues Australia’s political decision making stems from convict origins, fostering equal opinion value and lack of rational debate. He contrasts with Britain where government intentions are openly discussed, aided by a stronger middle class that supports democratic sophistication.
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Australia
Department of Adult Education
Sydney University
D. Crowley
Dr Crowley
Australian Broadcasting Commission
Britain
Crowley
Labor backs 35 hour week push amid GMH sackings
In Melbourne the ALP pledges support for a 35 hour week to preserve full employment, with Clyde Ron promising a 48 hour week for motor vehicle workers and Cameron vowing to use government resources to back unions at arbitration. He criticizes GMH for job cuts and urges action to sustain employment. The report also notes calls for PM McMahon to resign amid alleged breaches of faith on full employment.
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Labor
Clyde Ron
Cameron
Labour and National Service Department
Arbitration Commission
ACTC
GMH
Labour and National Service
Lynch
Snedden
Bombshell over factory sackings shocks Australian car industry
The Victorian secretary of the Vehicle Builders Union Mr C E Jarrad said the mass layoff of 1297 workers by GMH and Chrysler was a bombshell causing dread among colleagues about job security. He announced an emergency Victorian executive meeting on Tuesday to consider industrial action in response to how the companies treat loyal workers in hard times.
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Jarrad
Gm-H
Chrysler
Melbourne
The
Vehicle Builders Union
C. E. Jarrad
GMH
Dairy milk dating plan sparks protest by Cut Price group
The Cut Price stores led a near boycott after a new milk dating system under dairying rules caused confusion over freshness. Dairy Farmers Co operative Ltd announced plans for an explanatory ad in The Canberra Times.
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Dairy Farmers Cooperative Ltd
Canberra Times
Barry Williams
Williams
Bega Co - Operative Society Ltd
New Can Collection Centre Opens in Fyshwick
A used can collection centre will be officially opened at Fyshwick at Simsmetal yard in NewTon Press. Grange containers will accept cans 24 hours a day. Aluminium cans fetch 2c each during business hours, while steel cans earn nothing. Cans will be sent to Sydney as part of a 12 month feasibility study on aluminium recycling.
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Fyshwick
Simsmetal Yard
Newton Press
Grange Containers
Sydney
Australian Post Office Dispute Threatens Services
Pay claims unsettled as talks in Melbourne on Tuesday and Wednesday may decide ongoing industrial disputes crippling the Australian Post Office. Telephones across Australia suffer, post offices closed, and telegrams halted to and from NSW. Union actions include a ban on all NSW telegrams and a work to regulation campaign starting Tuesday.
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Melbourne
Nsw
E. Lane
Union of
Postal Clerks and Telegraphists
Sydney
Mewcastle
Amalgamated Postal Workers Union
ACTU
Hawke
Post Office
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Mercantile Credits
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Wanda
Ponteau of
Promen
Zealand Ming Sroup
Une. W. Sh Eecuresaes Seica
Ian Vea
National Mutual Life Association
Credits Limited
Ebb Mercantle
Umited
Phosae Yinad Ican
Victoria
Jack
Ition
CTU
Commonwealth Social Service
Chaucer
Stonom Ple
Ford Motor Company of Australia
Ae Leer Ware
Capitol
Ekly
Eric Anderson S
Bex
Westinghouse WeatherWall
WeatherWall
Westinghouse
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