On Saturday 23 February the Canberra and Area Theatre Awards were held at Llewellyn Hall. The Awards are a chance to promote live theatre and recognise outstanding talent from across the region. Mary, speaking as patron of the awards, was pleased to announce this year’s Professional Development...
The Riverview Group has opened their shopfront at the Kippax Shops and it is now open to visitors to come and have a look the proposed developments in West Belconnen.
Mary attended a community feedback session on Saturday morning and encourages other interested members of the community to...
Bike Culture on Nettlefold Street, Belconnen, in honour of Mr Bob Miller
Bob, a cyclist, retired lecturer from the University of Canberra and now a PhD candidate, is undertaking a 5000 km riding journey, from Perth to Sydney, to raise funds and promote awareness for a charity that...
Recently Mary was invited to Government House to bid farewell to the former Governor-General, Dame Quentin Bryce AD CVO.
Mary was invited to the farewell as a guest of the Duke of Edinburgh Awards (ACT), for which she officiated twice last year on behalf of the ACT Government, and of...
Mary recently made opening remarks at the “Keeping older people and their pets together: supporting older pet owners at home,” information session that was hosted by the Pets and Aged Care Steering Group, at the Hughes Community Centre.
The Pets and Aged Care Steering Group was formed in...
Recently Mary attended the official opening of the Belconnen Community Men's Shed in Page.
The Shed is auspiced by the Mosaic Baptist Church in Belconnen, which donated the land beside their Community Centre in Page, on which the Shed is built.
In February 2011, a committee was...
Last month Mary attended the launch of the Youth Homelessness Matters Day (YHMD) at the ACT legislative Assembly, the only national campaign aimed at raising awareness and the understanding of youth homelessness in Australia.
The launch included a display of art work, created by young...