Members of the Belconnen Bowling Club have held another successful charity day and raised $3,600 for the Prostate Cancer Support Group of the ACT.
The club have been conducting charity days for a number of years. However this is the first time that funds have been donated to a men's organisation and the Prostate Cancer Support Group was chosen as many of the club's members are themselves survivors of prostate cancer.
Mary Porter has joined with the Giralang Primary School community in burying a time capsule to help commemorate the school's 30th anniversary.
To ensure that the capsule is able to be safely recovered, a plaque has been placed at the site of the interment. A similar capsule was buried 30 years ago when the school first opened . However, no records were kept to confirm its location and, despite sophisticated equipment having been used in the search, the original capsule remains undiscovered.
Like many who become volunteers for our junior sports teams, Stathe Georgiou began volunteering with the Belnorth Football Club when one of his sons began playing in 1997.
Stathe says that one of the great benefits he has gained from his volunteer work has been his bonding with his two sons in a way that would not have been possible had he not been involved with his boys through his work with Belnorth.
Over the years of his involvement, Stathe's roles have been many and varied and have included coaching, team management and preparing grounds on game day.
A total of $269,000 in heritage grants has been handed out to 22 Canberra organisations and programs to protect the history of the region.
One recipient is local historian Alan Foskett whose grant will be used to research and produce a document on the history and settlement of the suburb of Campbell.
Mr Foskett was part of the team that worked on the planning and development of Canberra 50 years ago when Campbell was developed.
The grants also include funding for restoration of historic homestead sites and cultural heritage training for indigenous organisations.
Member for Ginninderra Mary Porter has presented special commendations to 14 sporting volunteers at a ceremony to recognise the outstanding contribution that volunteers make to sport.
"Our sporting volunteers have a tremendous impact on the delivery of sport and recreation activities within our community" Mary said.
"Sporting volunteers contribute more than 2 million hours of work annually in the ACT, undertaking a wide range of roles as diverse as coaching, umpiring, timekeeping, canteen duties, administration and committee work.
Erindale College Community Education Program has again scooped the pool when it came to the awards for Adult Learners' Week, winning the Award of Excellence for the 3rd year in a row.
The College also won the awards for Service Contribution as well as Outstanding Adult and Community Education.
The Service Contribution Award went to Bob Le Febvre, the Manager of the Erindale College's Community Education Program.
Members for Ginninderra, Mary Porter and Jon Stanhope, joined with parents, current and former students as well as present and former teachers, in a special assembly at Giralang Primary School to celebrate the school's 30th anniversary.
A special guest was the architect who designed the school, the award winning Enrico Tanlietto.
For almost 25 years Les and Val Selkirk have operated their antique business in Canberra and for over 20 years they have been the driving force behind the ACT Antiques and Collectables Fair which is now held twice a year in the Albert Hall.
The Fair quickly became very successful. However, Les and Val believed they could make it even bigger if they were able to enlist the support of a service organisation to assist with the logistics, and for the last 16 years have partnered with the Rotary Club of Canberra City raising tens of thousands of dollars for local charities.