Media Releases Archive
THE HUNT IS ON FOR CANBERRA'S ICONS
29 August 2006
The search is on for Canberra's greatest icons, with the first to be announced on Canberra Day next year, building to a list of 100 icons by Canberra Day 2013 - the centenary of the national capital.
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INTERNATIONAL LEADERS ASSIST WITH PLANS FOR CANBERRA’S CENTENARY CELEBRATIONS
11 May 2006
Canberra’s centenary celebration plans were today discussed at an exciting forum, Creating a Centenary of Innovation, to investigate how Canberra can best capitalise from its 100th anniversary in 2013.
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HUGE CORROBOREE, GARDEN FESTIVAL, AMONG PROPOSED HIGHLIGHTS OF CENTENARY YEAR
10 March 2006
A World Indigenous Corroboree, an International Garden Festival and a giant rock concert were among the ‘blockbuster’ events proposed for Canberra’s 100th birthday celebrations in 2013, Chief Minister Jon Stanhope said today.
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SIR WILLIAM DEANE NAMED AS CANBERRA CENTENARY PATRON
10 March 2006
Eminent Australian and former Governor-General Sir William Deane has accepted an invitation from the Centenary of Canberra Task Force to become the Centenary of Canberra Patron.
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CANBERRA 100 WINNING IDEAS ANNOUNCED
10 March 2006
A jamboree-style event bringing together the nation’s youth is the winning entry in the Canberra 100 ideas competition, announced by Chief Minister Jon Stanhope today.
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LEGACY PROJECTS WILL SECURE LONG-TERM BENEFITS FROM CANBERRA’S CENTENARY
10 March 2006
Long after Canberra’s Centenary draws to a close, the Canberra community — and Australians as a whole — will continue to benefit from a number of planned legacy projects, Chief Minister and Chair of the Centenary of Canberra Task Force Jon Stanhope said today.
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CANBERRA’S CENTENARY LOGO UNVEILED
10 March 2006
Chief Minister Jon Stanhope and Centenary Patron Sir William Deane today unveiled the new Canberra 100 logo — a striking, modern design evoking celebration, energy and excitement, while hinting at Canberra’s unique physical plan.
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10 March 2006
The same ambitious thinking that saw Australia’s capital built from scratch on the flood-plain of the Molonglo River will be needed again as the city plans for the biggest single year in its history — Canberra’s Centenary in 2013, Chief Minister Jon Stanhope said today.
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COMPETITION DELIVERS A STRONG FIELD OF IDEAS
5 December 2005
The Centenary of Canberra Ideas Competition, which closed today, has been hailed by Chief Minister Jon Stanhope as an outstanding success.
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LAST CHANCE TO ENTER CANBERRA'S CENTENARY LOGO COMPETITION
2 December 2005
The opportunity to submit a design that could go down in history as the symbol of a once-in-a-lifetime event – Canberra’s centenary – is fast drawing to a close.
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FINAL CHANCE TO ENTER CANBERRA’S CENTENARY IDEAS AND LOGO COMPETITIONS
25 November 2005
Canberrans have little more than a week to submit entries for the Centenary of Canberra logo competition and to register their ideas to celebrate the city’s 100th birthday.
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ALBERTA CENTENARY CHIEF TO SPEAK AT FORUM
9 November 2005
The head of this year’s successful centenary celebrations in Alberta, Canada, will be the special guest speaker at a community ideas forum to be held in Canberra later this month, Chief Minister Jon Stanhope announced today.
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CENTENARY OF CANBERRA SCHOOLS COMPETITION LAUNCHED
29 October 2005
Minister for Education and Training Ms Katy Gallagher MLA, will Monday, attend a fun filled morning with the Gecko Gang at the Co-operative School in O’Connor to launch the Centenary of Canberra schools ideas competition.
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CENTENARY EXPERTS AIM HIGH
27 October 2005
A World Indigenous Corroboree and a Trans Tasman Centenary Sporting challenge are among a suite of new ideas for Canberra’s 2013 Centenary celebrations, Chief Minister Jon Stanhope said today.
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OVERWHELMING SUPPORT FOR CENTENARY CELEBRATIONS
21 October 2005
More than nine out of 10 Canberrans believed the national capital's centenary in 2013 should be celebrated as an important occasion and 94% believed there should be high levels of community participation in the celebration, according to a recent survey commissioned by the Centenary Task Force, Chief Minister Jon Stanhope said today.
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CANBERRA'S CENTENARY: HAVE YOUR SAY, AND WIN
5 October 2005
The Canberra community has been encouraged to kick off the process of coming up with ideas for celebrating the national capital's centenary in 2013, with the launch of a discussion paper, an ideas competition and a logo competition by Chief Minister Jon Stanhope today.
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HISTORIC GATHERING OF TERRITORY'S CHIEF MINISTERS
6 September 2005
Every chief minister in the history of self-government gathered today for the inaugural meeting of the Centenary Taskforce.
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CHIEF MINISTERS PAST AND PRESENT TO JOIN NATIONAL CAPITAL CENTENARY TASKFORCE
11 July 2005
Every Chief Minister since the advent of self-government has agreed to join a special taskforce to prepare for the centenary of the national capital in 2013, Chief Minister Jon Stanhope announced today.
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