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Mary Porter Image Gallery 2010 - Image 27
Mary with Roman Quaedvlieg (ACT Chief Police Officer) and Glenn Withers (Chief Executive– Universities Australia)
Gallery 2010 Image 27

Australia hosts some 650,000 overseas students, 10,500 of whom are likely to be in the ACT. International students have so many things to consider when they arrive in a foreign country.

Recently Mary launched the Think Before – A Student Safety Initiative in the ACT, a social media-driven...

This image appears in the Porter Report - Porter Recognises Invaluable Project
Mary Porter Image Gallery 2010 - Image 26
Right-Left: Gerard Brennan, Mary, David Marshall and a member of the Public at the “What’s It Worth” at Albert Hall
Gallery 2010 Image 26

Mary relaunched the recently refurbished Albert Hall during the ‘What’s it Worth Day’, organised by the Rotary Club of Canberra and the National Trust.

“Most of us who have lived in Canberra for any length of time have great memories of events we have attended at Albert Hall, and in the...

This image appears in the Porter Report - Albert Hall Is Open For Business
Mary Porter Image Gallery 2010 - Image 35
FOTPIN- Mary Porter Weeding
Gallery 2010 Image 35

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...

This image appears in the Porter Report - Weeding At The Pinnacle
Mary Porter Image Gallery 2010 - Image 36
Mary with Artist in Residence, Ms Erica Seccombe
Gallery 2010 Image 36

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...

This image appears in the Porter Report - Art And Science Connects At Open Day
Mary Porter Image Gallery 2010 - Image 37
Mary with Samson the Mascot
Gallery 2010 Image 37

Mary recently attended the Launch of the Belconnen Festival at the Belconnen Theatre.

“This year’s festival had much on offer for young and old; from learning about how to live more sustainably to just a chance to have pure fun!” Mary said.

The Festival coincided with the opening...

This image appears in the Porter Report - Belconnen Community Festival
Mary Porter Image Gallery 2010 - Image 15
Mary with Lola
Gallery 2010 Image 15

On Sunday16 May, Mary, and her newly acquired dog Lola, joined thousands of others in the RSPCA’s Million Paws Walk, setting off from at Commonwealth Park.

“The annual fundraising event is now in its 16th year and is crucial in supporting the ongoing work of the RSPCA,” Mary said....

This image appears in the Porter Report - A Million Paws
Mary Porter Image Gallery 2010 - Image 16
Mary with Michael Freeman, Alannah Alley Freeman, Rachael Alley Freeman and Neville Tomkins
Gallery 2010 Image 16

Mary joined Neville Tomkins, Chief Commissioner Scouts Australia, ACT Branch, recently in turning the first sod for the rebuilding of Stromlo Forest Scout Hall in Duffy that was destroyed in the 2003 Canberra bushfires.

“The rebuilding of the Hall represents yet another important step...

This image appears in the Porter Report - Turning The Sod
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Mary Porter AM Retired MLA

Labor Member for Ginninderra in the ACT Government from 2004 until retirement, Feb 2016

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