Mary is pleased to announce the release of the Grants Directory for the 2011-12 financial year.

Last year’s Directory was very popular with hundreds of requests for the Directory received throughout the year. As a result of this, Mary decided to produce an updated version.

“As the...

Mary recently joined Mental Health Foundation ACT to celebrate the 10 year of The Rainbow.

The Mental Health Foundation receives funding from the ACT Government to deliver a range of mental health services and programs, including The Rainbow, to the Canberra community.

“Only ten...

Mary recently joined a reunion of current and past students and teachers of Narrabundah College to celebrate the college’s 50th anniversary.

Narrabundah High School, as it was then known, opened as Canberra’s third High School, in 1961, and was later re-formed as Narrabundah College after...

Recently, Mary tabled the Retirement Villages Bill 2011 ‘in principle.’ The Bill represents the culmination of extensive research and consultation by Mary over the last several years.

“While I am aware that for the most part living in a retirement village is a very positive...

Mary recently joined members of the Elsey Street Community Fire Unit at their community display at the Hawker Shops.

The members of a local Community Fire Unit (CFU) were handing out information designed to assist Canberrans to stay safe during the bushfire season which is now with us....

Recently Mary attended the opening performance of the Warehouse Circus, major production for 2011, a tasteful tribute to the traditional travelling circuses of yester-year, aptly named, “The Warehouse Family Circus”.

The youth circus is a not-for-profit organisation, with classes from a...

During late September and early October Mary undertook a study tour in Europe where she visited several government officials and community based organisations.

As part of the tour Mary held constructive discussions with officials of the Big Noise music
program in Stirling, Scotland...