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The most popular cars sold in Canberra may be Toyota’s, but sales of Audi cars have grown 63%. Toyota remains Canberra’s most popular new car, with 12.2% of the market, followed by Mazda (11.3%), Volkswagen (9.3%), Hyundai (8%) and Holden (7.6%). Latest new car sales figures show BMW sales in Canberra have increased by 7%, Mercedes (47%) and Audi (63%) in the past 12 months. Of all car sales across the State, sales of prestige…
The University of Canberra in Australia has more than 11,000 international alumni in 127 countries with ex-students living and working on almost every continent. You may live overseas but it doesn’t mean that you can’t remain part of the Alumni community and stay connected to the University of Canberra. The University regularly holds overseas events for Alumni including reunions, networking and meet and greets with senior University staff. Overseas Alumni can also become Alumni Representatives…
Canberra’s new light rail project, a multi-million dollar network linking Civic to Gungahlin in Canberra’s north, will be 100% powered by renewable energy. The new Capital Metro project will help the government to achieve a target of 90% renewable energy by 2020 – the time in which stage one light rail will be operational. “This will enable the Capital Metro project to be 100% green energy powered,” said environment minister Simon Corbell. The ACT government…
Canberra’s growing movie industry has received a boost with a new ten year contract to produce a string of feature films. Film companies Jia Films and SilverSun Pictures have signed a 10-year deal with China’s Yuezhong Pictures to produce 10 films in Australia. First in the series will be called Australia Gold, about a Chinese bush ranger, and will have a budget of $15 million. Most of the material used in English language films will…
Average house prices in Australia have risen to almost $660,000 with Darwin showing the largest increase among the capital cities. Sydney’s average house price is close to $1 million but property prices in some cities have fallen. Average property prices overall have increased by almost 9% over the past 12 months, driven by a rising population, a shortage of property and low interest rates. But there is some good news – average price of apartments…
The University of Canberra High School inn Australia is seeking to employ a Classroom Teacher – SoSE / English. The position involves teaching SoSE and English to Years 7 to 10 including students with diverse learning needs. Skill sets in Geography, Economics, Legal Studies and Civics and Citizenship desirable. The school is looking for: Commitment to a whole school learning team approach to literacy and numeracy, differentiation and wellbeing and skill set in these areas…
Adelaide has come out top of a poll for ‘liveability’ but Canberra, Melbourne and Perth scored higher for job opportunities, education and public transport. The nationwide ‘My City: The People’s Verdict’ survey, conducted by Auspoll, asked residents in Australia to judge their city’s performance in 17 areas, including design, safety, education, housing and government. Adelaide came out on top for the second consecutive year, with residents in Adelaide scoring the city top for liveability. The…
