As we know the ACT has hugely benefitted from the Building the Education Revolution (BER) projects. Mary saw these positive impacts at both McGregor and Maribyrnong Primary Schools, where she recently attended the official launch, with her Federal colleague Andrew Leigh, Member for Fraser....

Recently Mary was pleased to announce that there were already eight multi-organ donors in the ACT up to August this year, already equalling the total for 2009! She was speaking at the 12th Australian Transplant Games Gala Dinner at the Great Hall, Parliament House.

“The 12th Australian...

Mary recently opened a new trail at Stromlo Forest Park in memory of the late James ‘Willo’ Williamson.

The new trail, which is 1.5 km long, starts at Wombat Junction and links to the western mountain bike trails near Slick Rock.

“James Williamson, or Willo, as he was more...

Last month Mary opened an expanded and revamped community care centre at the Canberra Christian Life Centre (CCLC) in Charnwood, which coincided with the Anti -Poverty Week in the ACT.

“I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate the
Canberra Christian Life Centre for...

Mary recently joined a weekday working party of Fotpins (The Friends of the Pinnacle) to hoe weeds at the Pinnacle Nature Reserve. Mary joined Bob Hodgson, Vaughn Cox and Vaughn’s daughters, Chelsea and Laura, to weed (technically called grubbing!) pest species that have been targeted by the...

Recently, Mary attended the first open day of the High Resolution Plant Phenomics Centre at the CSIRO Plant Industry in their Black Mountain Laboratories.

“Today’s event is very exciting and further proof that the ACT is a powerhouse of scientific innovation, recognised worldwide for...