Comments on: Tharwa School Welcomes New Students http://savetharwaschool.com/2006/07/01/tharwa-school-welcomes-new-students/ A site to protect the best little school in Canberra from closure Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:07:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.2 Comment on Tharwa School Welcomes New Students by: Emily H http://savetharwaschool.com/2006/07/01/tharwa-school-welcomes-new-students/#comment-100 Mon, 03 Jul 2006 02:19:12 +0000 http://savetharwaschool.com/2006/07/01/tharwa-school-welcomes-new-students/#comment-100 Mr Stanhope seems to have conflicting agendas regarding rural villages. In one breathe he closes a rural school with hardly a concern to the impact on the local Tharwa village, an in another he proclaims the benefits of rebuilding Uriarra and Stromlo rural villages..... I'm confused! ------------------------ ACT Government Media Release 3rd July 2006 WORK ON RURAL VILLAGES COULD BEGIN WITHIN MONTHS Work on rebuilding the rural villages at Uriarra and Stromlo could begin in months as negotiations with the Village Building Company had reached a very positive stage, Chief Minister Jon Stanhope said today....... Mr Stanhope said a lot of hard work had gone into getting the rebuilding process to this stage. “After the 2003 bushfires, the ACT Government was determined to see the Territory’s rural villages rebuilt,” he said. “We were also determined to see rural villages which were truly sustainable – places which could offer the lifestyle its residents had valued so highly while still being designed to meet the needs of the future.” The redeveloped Uriarra village would have 100 houses in total, and Stromlo 40. ....... Mr Stanhope seems to have conflicting agendas regarding rural villages. In one breathe he closes a rural school with hardly a concern to the impact on the local Tharwa village, an in another he proclaims the benefits of rebuilding Uriarra and Stromlo rural villages….. I’m confused!

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ACT Government Media Release 3rd July 2006

WORK ON RURAL VILLAGES COULD BEGIN WITHIN MONTHS

Work on rebuilding the rural villages at Uriarra and Stromlo could begin
in months as negotiations with the Village Building Company had reached
a very positive stage, Chief Minister Jon Stanhope said today…….

Mr Stanhope said a lot of hard work had gone into getting the rebuilding process to this stage. “After the 2003 bushfires, the ACT Government was determined to see the Territory’s rural villages rebuilt,” he said. “We were also determined to see rural villages which were truly sustainable – places which could offer the lifestyle its residents had valued so highly while still being designed to meet the needs of the future.”
The redeveloped Uriarra village would have 100 houses in total, and Stromlo 40. …….

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