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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Sep 07, 1968
Page
3
Melbourne report states the Commonwealth Minister for Works Senator Wright announced a contract worth nearly $1 million to open up a new residential area in Darwin. The project aims to develop additional housing and infrastructure to accommodate growth in the Northern Territory capital.
The Minister for Primary Industry Anthony pledged the federal government would safeguard Siralian fishermen off Australia. A $960,365 contract will provide 237 fully serviced residential blocks on Casuarina Peninsula near Darwin, aiding fishing operations. The government plans additional $11 million to develop fishing zones, patrols, and facilities, asserting sovereign rights and international rules while deter ing lawless acts by foreign vessels.
The Federal Ministers at the Australian meeting endorsed policies to bar foreign vessels from entering ports except in emergencies. A chairperson stated ports may be closed to foreign vessels for unforeseen emergencies, with exceptions for certain research vessels. An agreed longline tuna fishery negotiation with Japan may allow limited port entry during the agreement period. A proposal for a joint Commonwealth fisheries fund for research and development was discussed.
Applicants must hold a bachelor’s degree from a university and have adequate knowledge of Greek. A stipend of about F110 monthly is provided, with travel arranged for scholars. The program notes that holders will receive a monthly allowance and that the grant is intended for study in Greece during 1966 59.
Australian yachtsman Wolfgang Hausner sailed a 32 foot taboow hull craft Taboo from Australia to Great Yarmouth in a record single handed voyage of about twenty two and a half thousand miles. He navigated without radio engine or self steering, survived a capsize and a storm off Cape Town, and plans a few months in England before starting the return trip to Australia.
Sir William Gunn, chairman of the International Wool Secretariat and the Australian Wool Board, opened a new wool research centre in Ilkley Yorkshire. He forecast a new era of profitability for producers and processors and consumer satisfaction, citing advances in textile processing and product performance through the centre's technical research and practical facility.
A Canberra article critiques proposed landscaping around City Hill, highlighting the use of mediocre poplars and rigid plantation schemes. It notes foreign garden styles and extensive conifer planting, describing the project as a “vulgar Disneyland” that risks a uniform, artificial look over Canberra’s urban green spaces.
An early planning article describes using computers to forecast city growth and transport needs. It envisions Canberra expanding to around a million residents, with arterial systems, centers, and highways designed to avoid bottlenecks and support rapid development over a three year NEDE study.
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