More than 8000 votes were made for a new slogan and to keep an existing slogan – “Canberra The Nation’s Capital”.
Canberra drivers will be able to choose between the two slogans when they come into circulation later this year. The other existing slogans will be phased out.
Full results were:
New plate slogan
- CANBERRA – THE BUSH CAPITAL (1671 votes, 38%)
- NGUNNAWAL COUNTRY (1058 votes, 24%)
- CBR – DRIVING THE NATION (479 votes, 11%)
- CBR – AUSTRALIA’S COOL CAPITAL (366 votes, 8%)
- AUSTRALIA’S MEETING PLACE (315 votes, 7%)
- CBR – FOR ALL SEASONS (140 votes, 3%)
- CBR – GREEN AND CLEAN (118 votes, 3%)
- CBR – CITY OF DIVERSITY (87 votes, 2%)
- CBR – BRILLIANT POSSIBILITIES (70 votes, 2%)
- CBR – AN ACTIVE CITY (65 votes, 1%)
Total votes : 4369
Existing plate slogan to retain
- CANBERRA THE NATION’S CAPITAL (2292 votes, 50%)
- CANBERRA – HEART OF THE NATION (1101 votes, 24%)
- PARLIAMENT HOUSE (image) (746 votes, 16%)
- FEEL THE POWER OF CANBERRA (383 votes, 8%)
- CANBERRA – AGE FRIENDLY CITY (45 votes, 1%)
Total votes: 4567
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