Culture change for Government 2.0

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Wordle Cloud

For a bit of fun, I’ve wordled my blog to see how it comes out. The latest posts certainly seem to get priority…

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Does this mean I’m a lazy journalist?

A few minor highlights from the Sydney Writers Festival does blogging (courtesy of that strange Planet Irf person at Crikey):

Journos as detached personas? Mmm…

Journos as advocates? Mmm…

Bloggers as deliverers of superficial reading experiences? Well I don’t know about that…

Bloggers are generally lazy shortformers that can’t help tell something about themselves? Well now let’s see: blog post = 5 lines + heading. Mmm, too short?

Internet Censorship

Says it all really…

Campaign Art

You’ve got to laugh. The winner of the 2008 Election Art competition is:

Community Health Centre for Gungahlin

The announcement in this week’s ACT Budget of the construction of a Community Health Centre in Gungahlin is welcome news for Canberra’s largest growth area.

$18m has been allocated for construction of the Centre, which will form part of the Stanhope Government’s investment in health worth $889m in the 2008/2009 Budget.

As Health Minister Katy Gallagher puts it:

“Located in our town centres, the ACT’s network of community health centres provides a comprehensive range of community based child and family services, mental health, continuing/post acute care services, general preventative and direct care services.

Growth in Canberra’s north requires a new community health centre at Gungahlin as part of this community network.”

The Community Health Centre will provide a range of nursing and clinical services that will help ease pressure on Canberra’s hospital system.

Welcome!

Welcome to my blog about developing a prosperous and sustainable future for Canberra and the region. I look forward to hearing from people in the community and business about how we, through progressive policies, place Canberra at the forefront of innovation and social inclusion in Australia.