Lake Tuggeranong has been closed until further notice due to sewage contamination. The cause of the contamination is currently being investigated.
The Canberra Liberals have committed to building a new northside hospital and to hold a royal commission into the state of the ACT health system in an election policy aimed at attracting and retaining health staff in the ACT.
The October 19 ACT Legislative Assembly election will have 149 candidates vying for 25 MLA positions, with five seats available in each of the five electorates.
Here are today’s CityNews headlines.
Two stolen vehicles collided on Kingsford Smith Drive, Latham, at about 5.55am on Tuesday. Stranger still, the driver of one of the cars, a red Subaru station wagon, fled the scene in the other car, a blue Porsche Macan.
The Greens will provide $500 rebates for electric and cargo bikes if they are elected to government at the October 19 poll.
A tobacconist at the Franklin shops was robbed of cigarettes by two women and a man driving a stolen car last week.
"You do not have to follow advice from any political party. Seek the best people for the job, even if your numbering of candidates runs right across independent and party lines," sage voting advice from MICHAEL MOORE.
A private provider will be brought in to boost the number of elective surgeries to 70,000 over the next four years if the Canberra Liberals win government on October 19.
KEEPING UP THE ACT reports verbatim how Nurse Rach took four years (and an impending election) to waffle her way to giving junior doctors what they were owed.
"A decent candidate would have started campaigning late last year, hitting the ground hard… and they should be across at least three big issues in their electorate," writes political columnist ANDREW HUGHES.
Here are today’s CityNews headlines.
