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December 2011
Tuesday, 13 December, 2011Many of you may not know that the Centenary celebrations will be largely created by Australian talent: this seems appropriate for the celebration of the national capital.
September 2011
Friday, 30 September, 2011Again I find myself moved by an achingly beautiful Spring: the change of seasons continues to dominate my Canberra experience and govern the way I view the unfolding of our 2013 celebrations.
June 2011
Wednesday, 29 June, 2011Winter in Canberra is exquisite: icy mornings, frost on the grass, bare trees, piercing blue sky, warm sun by day and glorious sunsets over a still lake.
March 2011
Friday, 25 March, 2011So, there we go, another birthday been and gone, and the 99th now keenly anticipated. It's been a fairly short sharp shock for everyone to realise that it's now less than one year until we release our Highlights program for 2013.
December 2010
Wednesday, 1 December, 2010We’re pleased to introduce so many new supporters to the Centenary e-newsletter with this edition. The pace of Centenary planning has quickened as we start to delve into the detail of a wide range of projects.
September 2010
Friday, 17 September, 2010Canberra in Spring. The pink and white blossoms are staggeringly beautiful, the buds on trees and wisteria are ready to burst. I adore winter, especially in the national capital, but now even I am taking pleasure in the little previews of warmth in the sun.
May 2010
Saturday, 1 May, 2010The events that surrounded Canberra’s 97th birthday were many and varied:
some tried and true such as Celebrate in the Park, some brand new such as the
extremely well-attended Symphony in the Park and Flipart, and some simply with
a new twist
January 2010
Friday, 22 January, 2010Happy New Year to you all. We begin 2010 with a real sense of shifting gears. Apart from planning content for 2013 itself, my mantra is ‘seed now, blossom in 2013, flower for a hundred years more'.
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October 2009
Firstly, thank you for the warm welcome I have received following my appointment as Creative Director for the Centenary of Canberra. I am delighted to be back in the national capital and I’m enjoying re-exploring Canberra’s wonderfully diverse arts and events scene.
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July 2009
Friday, 10 July, 2009In a major step forward for the centenary project, Ms Robyn Archer AO has been announced as the Centenary of Canberra Creative Director. Robyn Archer is a singer, writer, director, artistic director and public advocate of the Arts.
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March 2009
Tuesday, 10 March, 2009This year we celebrate Canberra’s 96th Birthday and four years to go until the Centenary of Canberra. In 2009 we also commemorate 100 years since Charles Scrivener first produced his famous maps of the newly selected site for the Australian capital.
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December 2008
Wednesday, 10 December, 2008This year we celebrate the Centenary of the selection of the Yass-Canberra area as the site of Australia’s future capital city. That selection was the culmination of a long period of debate and controversy, stretching back well into the years before Federation, as towns and regions across Australia had vied for the honour.
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