PRINCIPAL
COLLEEN MATHESON
Friday 31 July 2015
#11 Newsletter
Lyneham High School is built on the traditional lands of the Ngunnawal people.
We acknowledge the traditional owners of this land and pay our respects
to their elders, past, present and future.
The Amazing School Trip to France
The whole group in Sète.
The group in front of Les Pyramides of Le Louvre
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From the Principal
Welcome back to term 3. I hope everyone enjoyed the winter school break. I see term 3 as a very
important term. The second part of the year is a fresh start for those few students who did not perform
so well last semester. For those who had a very positive start to the year, this is the time for consolidation
and further improvement. Students are asked to read their reports carefully, not just look at the grade
earned. Please encourage your child to reflect on their performance and work hard to be the best they
can be. I have seen some excellent end of semester reports and hope to see even more at the end of the
year. I encourage any parents who have concerns about their son’s or daughter’s performance to contact
the appropriate year coordinator. It is important that we keep communication open and that we work
together in the best interests of our students.
Assessment Forum
Next Tuesday evening before the P&C meeting, we will be holding an assessment forum. At 7.00pm Luke
Willsmore (Executive Teacher, Assessment and Reporting) and Barbara Monsma (Deputy Principal) will
give parents some very useful information about how student learning is assessed at Lyneham High
School. I hope to see a number of parents there.
We have had a few temporary changes in staffing this semester. Robin Morrell, our Deputy Principal, is
working across a number of schools in the Directorate for the first three weeks of term as part of an
external validation team. During this time, Barbara Monsma is working in Robin’s role of Deputy (Staff),
Margie McMahon is acting Deputy (Students) and Claire Hirschfeld is acting as Executive Teacher of
Student Services. Tim Bowyer remains in the role of Executive Teacher of Music and we welcome Jason
Peters to the role of Executive Teacher, Visual and Performing Arts. We are very lucky to have so many
talented staff in the school who can step up into these important leadership positions.
I would also like to take the opportunity to farewell Janet Richardson from our school. Janet has worked
at Lyneham High School since 2009 teaching science and agriculture, supporting students with their
numeracy skills and playing a significant role as a year coordinator. Janet has also acted as executive
teacher in areas as diverse as MAZE, Assessment and Reporting, Science and Special Needs. Janet is
currently enjoying overseas travel and will be returning to take up a position at University of Canberra,
Kaleen High where I am sure she will make great things happen in the newly revitalised school farm. We
wish her the best of luck.
Since my last newsletter article we have had a number of big events at the school. A highlight for me was
the school musical, Cats. I felt so proud to be the principal of a school that is able to put on such an
amazing production. A number of the principals from our cluster primary schools came along to a
performance and they were amazed at what so many of their ex-students had been able to achieve.
Congratulations to all those involved – the performers, the band, the student production team and the
backstage crew - and all the parents who helped. A very big and special thank you to the teachers
involved, in particular, Sara Cutler who stepped in part way through term 1 and did an absolutely brilliant
job. Thanks so much, Sara and your team.
The last week of term also included Road Ready training for our year 10 students and both a girls and
boys year 10 Health Day. And – of course, we had the lucky group of French students who got to spend
the last week of term and part of their holidays in France, including attending school in France.
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It is so important to remember that all of these amazing experiences would not be possible without the
goodwill of dedicated staff who take so much time away from their own families and friends to enrich
the learning experiences of our students. As you all know, Care, Quality and Creativity are important
values at Lyneham High School. Our staff really embody these values.
Regards
Colleen Matheson
LHS PARENT FORUM
Assessment
How do we assess student learning @
Lyneham High School?
Come and listen to our staff explain how we assess against the Achievement
Standards of the Australian Curriculum
When: Tuesday 4 July 2015
Time: 7.00 pm
Where: LHS Library
Please park in the Southern Carpark
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Trip to France
If there is one word that we all associated with the trip, it is amazing! The students were amazing, the
language school, Accent Français, and the host families in Montpellier were amazing, the excursions to all
the different places we went to were amazing and Paris was absolutely amazing!
After leaving a cold Canberra, we arrived in France in the middle of a heat wave. Jumping on the TGV to
Montpellier after the long flight worked well, and the train did get up to 300 km/h! We were met at the
station by the language school co-ordinator who took us to meet the waiting host families. On Tuesday
morning, the language lessons started.
“Learning French in a French classroom environment helped my pronunciation heaps and staying with a
French family helped a lot as well.” Ben Gianquitto
“Going to the language school in France was an awesome experience. Every morning we studied a whole
week of usual classes and every afternoon you learnt about French culture.” Thomas O’Shannassy
Places we visited were the port of Sète, Pont du Gard, Nimes as well as the city of Montpellier which is an
old city. The classes also had an opportunity to cook crêpes and fruit salad.
From Montpellier, we took the train to Carcassonne also in the Languedoc region. Carcassonne’s first
walls were built in Roman times but the city became more important during the middle ages and a
double wall was built. Carcassonne was a city where the Cathar beliefs were allowed but during the
inquisition, the Roman Catholic church re-established its supremacy and the torture museum shows
many of the methods used to obtain admission of guilt. The city lost its importance and the walls were
neglected, however it was renovated by M. Violet-Le Duc during the 19th century.
“I really enjoyed meeting new people and my favourite place was definitely Carcassonne with its
medieval feel.” Nick Cameron-Nesser
The next two nights, staying in Tours, we went to see the Chateau de Chenonceau as well as Clos Lucé
and the city of Amboise. We were guided by Jeremy through the gardens of Chenonceau. Renovated for
Diane de Poitiers, by King Henri II, his widow Catherine de Medici took over the castle after his death and
erased all traces of
Diane. During the First
World War, the castle
was used as a hospital.
Clos Lucé was the
castle where Leonardo
da Vinci worked at the
end of his life and
models of his different
innovations
are
displayed
in
the
gardens. We had lunch
in Amboise which is a
pretty city on the Loire.
Graduating at Accent Français in Montpellier
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Then, we went to Paris! After an early morning start, we were guided through the Louvre, seeing the most
well-known works of art including the Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo and The Nike of Samothrace. We spent
the day walking, having ice-cream at Berthillon, stopping at the centre-point of Paris, visiting Notre-Dame
de Paris cathedral, going back to the Louvre for a second look and souvenir shopping before dinner.
On the Thursday, we did a day-trip to see the Bayeux Tapestry and D Day beaches in Normandy. The
Bayeux Tapestry is actually embroidered, and it explains the background of William the Conqueror’s (his
French name - Guillaume le Normand) invasion of England. The museum at Omaha Beach gave a
comprehensive explanation of the D Day landings and stressed their importance in the Allies’ victory.
We then spent a day sight-seeing in Paris, going down Les Catacombes and up La Tour Eiffel, to the Arc de
Triomphe and walking along the Champs Elysées. After such an intense program, there was the
opportunity to spend the Saturday morning catching up on sleep and washing, but many chose to do sight
-seeing at the Opera Palais Garnier, or shoping. We all met up for a picnic in the Tuileries before setting
off to shop, visit Palais Garnier or l’Orangerie with the beautiful waterlilies by Monet. The evening was
spent in Montmartre with dinner close to the Sacré Coeur which we visited on our way back to our hotel.
Sunday, we spent the whole day in Versailles. The palace and its gardens are immense, and we were
treated to musical fountains. Some went for a bike-ride in the park, but most of us walked around,
looking at the different statues and fountains. It was amazing – yes, that word again! – to actually be in
the Hall of Mirrors where the Versailles peace treaty was signed in 1918.
Our last day was spent at Disneyland Paris where we all enjoyed the different rides and the Disney
atmosphere. The ride “It’s a Small World” was a welcomed opportunity for the teachers to do
professional development. In the evening, as the sun was setting, a group went to listen to a classical
music concert at Notre Dame Cathedral.
“My favourite place was Disneyland Paris. The best ride was Indiana Jones and Thunder Mountain.
Normandy was pretty cool too.
Seeing the American cemetery
was quite overwhelming.” Ellie
Govier
On our journey back, we
stayed for a day in Singapore
and went on a sight-seeing
tour organised by Singapore
Airlines.
“It was an amazing experience,
and the language lessons were
amazing!” Chloe Carruthers
“An amazing experience! I
learned so much and really
miss
France.”.
Aoibhinn
Crimmins
The Swing at Clos Lucé
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Excursion to the Arena in Nimes
Concert at Notre Dame Cathedral with Nick, Caleb, George
Playing at the new fountain in Carcassonne
Aoibhinn and Sophia at le Chateau de Chenonceau
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Combined ACTPSSA & ACT SSSA Cross Country Running Championships
Toward the end of last term a team of very talented runners from the LHS community attended the
cross country championships. This was one of the largest and most successful team we’ve entered in the
event in the past few years. Many of our students were highly competitive in their age group and will be
given the opportunity to represent the ACT at the national competition in Melbourne this August. You
can see the outstanding results listed below.
Congratulations and well done to all athletes who represented Lyneham High School.
12yrs Boys
1
37
43
50
Tomas Palfrey
Diego Falconer
Harry Jones
Mustafa Malik
10.2
12.56
13.31
12yrs Girls
38
Annabelle Hewson
14.21
13yrs Boys
27
37
40
46
51
William Cattle
Charlie Martin
Henry Jayda
Jack Dane
Thomas Allen
11:54:00
12:11:00
12:20:00
13yrs Girls
6
8
23
Layla Rowntree
Emily Pease
Ella Cuthbert
11:43:00
11:51:00
12:39:00
14- 15yrs Boys
13
19
43
George Vahey
Davis Atkin
Tristan Miller
14:21
14:40
15:25.8
15yrs Boys
59
97
Oliver Brissenden
Victor Horvat
15:56
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14-15yrs Girls
45
46
51
85
87
42
Abigail
Zoe
Kailey
Jade
Bridget
Sian
Palmer
Cuthbert
Gorman
Cumberland
Hile
Dyer
18:44.9
18:45
18:59
21:59
22:05
18:43
Braithwaite
Falconer
20:32:00
23:35:00
16-17yrs Boys
7
30
Mitchell
Lucas
The start of the boys 16-17yrs race.
Mitchell Braitwaite receiving his 2nd place ribbon and congratulating the 1st place runner.
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The team
Tom Palfrey with his 1st place ribbon
Tom Palfrey crossing the line first
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Year 10 2015 Key Dates
Date
Event
Cost
Details
On or before 30
October
On or before Friday
11 September
Friday 4 December
Year 10 Ten Pin Bowling afternoon
payment due
Year 10 Formal Balance Due
$32.00
Paid through front office
$Balance
Paid through front office
Final Year 10 School Assembly +
Bowling Afternoon [students only]
$32.00
Tuesday 8
December
Monday 14
December
Monday 14
December
Year Formal – The National
Arboretum
Year 10 Graduation
Assembly at LHS, bus to
Belconnen, students
dismissed from Belconnen
at 2.30pm
6.00pm-11.00pm
Presentation Night
1.30pm - LHS
7.00pm - LHS
***Permission notes, medical consent forms and full payment are required prior to attending all
excursions. Please confirm all costs, dates and times prior to events.***
College Enrolment Timeline
Date
28 April
5 June
19 June
3 July
24 July
14 August
Detail
College Enrolment opens online http://www.det.act.gov.au/school_education
Applications for Year 11 2016 enrolment close
All acceptance and decline letters dispatched by school
Parents and carers advise schools of student’s acceptance/decline of offer
Request of review closing date
Appeals closing date
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SEAL - In the spotlight
In the spotlight this week is our new enrolment and SEAL Individual – tennis student-athlete
Kaitlin Staines. Kaitlin has enrolled in year 10 and has come to Lyneham High for the opportunities she
will receive from the SEAL program, to assist her in her recent selection into the Tennis Australia National
Academy Canberra scholarship.
Kaitlin is currently ranked 88th in Australia in the Open Women’s rankings and fourth in her age group.
She also holds a World (ITF) Junior ranking of 558.
Kaitlin will be spending week 3 in Fiji competing in an ITF tournament. The tournament is classified as a
B2 event, which is the second highest tournament for juniors to participate in.
Some of Kaitlin’s recent achievements include:
 Winning both the singles and doubles titles
at the 16’s Nationals held in Brisbane,
 Winning the Tennis Australia Cup which was
held at the School Sport Australia
Championships (Pizzey Cup) in Hobart. She
was also named in the Australian Merit team
for the event.
 Making the finals of an U18’s ITF event held
at Melbourne Park.
 Receiving a Tennis Australia National
Academy scholarship.
SEAL 60 Second Shootout with…
Kaitlin Staines
What is your most embarrassing moment?
One time when I was playing in a final I got my hair caught in my racket which took a fair while to get
out.
Who is your favourite sportsperson/people?
Sam Groth and Jack Riewoldt
What is your favourite home cooked meal?
Chicken & vegetable pie
Name the 5 people you would love to have over for dinner –
Channing Tatum, Venessa Hudgens, Usain Bolt, Serena Williams and Zac Efron
What is the best thing about being a SEAL student-athlete?
The flexibility it gives me to be able to train during school time while feeling supported academically.
When you’re not training for tennis, what do you most like doing?
Relax by watching movies and watching the AFL in particular Richmond and keeping fit and healthy.
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SEAL Student-Athlete Achievements
Layla Rowntree (SEAL Study - Athletics) has been selected to represent the ACT in Cross Country in
Melbourne in August.
Hannah Klep (SEAL Individual - Equestrian) represented Lyneham High School at the NSW Interschool
State Championships. She achieved some excellent results and by placing in the top 4, Hannah has
earned the position to apply for the NSW team to attend the National Championships in
September. This is an amazing result in a top level competition.
Hannah’s results:
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1st in the 80cm Combined Training Secondary Class and Champion rider with the best overall
results
3rd in the Novice 2.2 Dressage Senior Class
4th in the Novice 2.3 Dressage Senior Class
8th in the 90cm A2 Secondary Show jumping
Cassie Berg (SEAL Study - Baseball) competed in a baseball
tournament during the school holidays. The team was made
up of 15 players from the U14 age group. They played 8
games and won 3. Cassie was awarded the winning pitcher
for a number of these games.
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A number of our SEAL students represented Capital Football in the National Youth Championships in the
holidays.
The 13 years girls topped their pool and the 15 years girls came second. A great effort from the girls
against some exceptional competition.
13-years team members: Stella De Marco, Jaide Trewin, Elke Aitolu, and
Mackenzie Gibb (all SEAL Football/Futsal).
15-years team member: Alicia Meuronen (SEAL Volleyball).
Important SEAL information
SEAL Uniform
There is going to be an emphasis placed on SEAL uniform for next semester. All SEAL student-athletes
are required to purchase a SEAL polo shirt and a SEAL training shirt. The training shirt must be worn at
all training sessions and the polo must be worn to and from the training venues. Both the older style
and new polo’s and training shirts are acceptable. Failure to comply with this requirement will result in
a SEAL uniform breach. Following the breach notice, should that student-athlete not comply with the
uniform standard, they will be issued with a SEAL strike.
Students are reminded that they are representing Lyneham High and the SEAL program in the
community and must be identifiable.
New polo $30
New training tee $25
Shorts $25
Hoodie $60
Old polo $25
Old training tee $20
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Absences
Student-athletes are expected to inform Mr Morris the day before their training sessions if they are
unable to attend their session and provide a note from home. Next semester all attempts will be made
to contact parents and carers if students are missing from their training session without permission.
Team App – SEAL
As a tool for communication, I have asked all SEAL students, parents and carers to download the Team
App onto their smart phone or tablet. Once you have registered, search for SEAL request to join the
group or groups you are associated with. You will then receive notifications for your SEAL sport, such as
cancellations, workshops, newsletters and other related SEAL documents.
If you have a SEAL student-athlete currently attending Lyneham High or have previously attended
Lyneham High and are achieving some success in their sporting life, I would like to hear from you.
Please email me or contact me on the number below so that I can include them in future Lyneham High
newsletters.
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Craft Group at Lyneham High
The school youth worker program holds lunchtime craft groups at Lyneham High. These groups run
during Tuesday and Wednesday lunch in room 2, and on Thursday lunch as part of ‘Creative
Makerspace’ in the library.
Students learn to make all kinds of crafts from jewellery, upcycling photo frames and coasters,
decoupage, loom bands, cross stitch, tapestry, paper quilling, and greeting cards. These items (mainly
greeting cards and jewellery) are available for sale at the front office from $2.00-$8.00.
Recently, the craft group donated a range of cards, earrings and loom bands to Lyneham Primary, to sell
in their front office.
Stay tuned for upcoming Father’s Day Cards towards the end of this term. In term 4, we will be selling
Christmas cards and gifts at discounted rates.
Anne Flynn, Youth Worker
Ursa Bennett (year 7) and
Jessica Tuttle (year 7)
create jewellery in our
library
‘Makerspace’.
(above)
Kanwal Batool, (year 8) and her handmade card
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Year 10 2016 Jumpers and Jackets
Current Year 9 students have had the opportunity to view and try-on sample sizes for their year 10 tops
for 2016.
We no longer have sample sizes to try on, however, you are still able to place orders online.
Designs:
Hoody Front
Hoody Back
Cost: $65.00
Jacket Front
Jacket Back
Cost: $84.00
(includes list of all student names on the inside of
the Jacket)
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The year 10 top is not compulsory. Ordering is completed online and payment is made exclusively
through the website at the time of order by credit card or debit card. Please note that payment must be
made in full before the order is processed. This will ensure that tops are available from the start of the
2016 school year.
Instructions for ordering
Go to orders.reformclothing.com
Enter the shopping cart code: L57023
Follow the steps on the website to make your individual order
Please submit payments as soon as possible. We will need to close and place orders in the near
future.
If you have any questions please contact the year 9 team.
Cheryl Pole, Lisa Price, Emma Lendrum, Kellie Brazier
Phone: 62056394
World of Maths Day
On Wednesday 1 July around ninety year 7 and 8 students participated in the World of Maths Day. We
were given sixteen challenging maths problems to solve in small groups during the ninety minutes we
were there. It was nice to experience how maths can actually be FUN!
Some of the challenges that were given were:
Escape
Two convicts are chained up in handcuffs. Their 2 chains are looped together and they must untangle
themselves without taking their hands out of the cuffs. How is it done?
Warehouse
A warehouse company must sort blocks of different colours into particular orders but is only able to do
two movements.
Move the middle block to the very front (left) pushing the rest down the line.
Move the very end block (very right) to the very front (left) pushing the rest of the blocks down the
line.
Starting with the 5 blocks in the following order
How can the order be changed to the following only using the 2 moves stated above?
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Below are some responses from students on their World of Maths experience.
“The most enjoyable activity for me was grazing. This involved placing a cow in various positions,
attached to a moving post. In each position, the post could move in a certain way and distance. We had
to work out which position the cow had the greatest grazing area.” Jessica Hill.
“The most enjoyable activity for me was the mouse in the house. This involved different pathways that led
to different rooms. After counting the paths leading to each room, deciding where to put the mouse trap
to have the most chance of catching him.” Nada Vidyattama.
“Challenging”, “Different sorts of hands on activities”, “Had to think differently to solve each problem”
Mahony Davis, year 8 level 2 maths.
“Interesting, not what you traditionally think of as maths.”
Griffyn Hurst, year 8 level 2 maths.
“Good fun”, “parts Hard”, “enjoyed challenge”
Yawen Xie, 7 level 1 maths.
“Activities were entertaining and sometimes applicable to real life”
Leo Hughes, year 7 level 1 maths
“Puzzles were hard, well not all.”
Shreyas Joshi, year 7 level 1 maths.
“Doing stuff that was physical-that’s a bit different manipulating the dioramas.”
Connor O’Brien, year 7 level 1 maths.
“It was really fun because we got to know the real use of maths in our world.”
Emi Callaway, year 7.
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Second Hand Uniform Shop
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Polo Shirts
Hoodies and Jackets
PE and SEAL Polo Shirts
Prices from $5.00 to $15.00
For all orders, please email our Youth Worker [email protected]
Homework Club
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Have homework?
Have a project or an assignment that needs
research?
Want to study with friends?
Come and do your homework in the library straight
after school until 4.15pm on Wednesdays and
Thursdays
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TERM 3 - WEEK 3 & 4
3 August
4 August
5 August
6 August
7 August
Year 9 Band Farewell
Concert
Women in
Shakespeare Year 7
Year 10 Dickson
College Interviews
Maths Enrichment 7- Year 10 Dickson
10 LEAP
College Interviews
SS U16 Hockey Perth
SS U16 Hockey Perth
10 August
11 August
12 August
13 August
14 August
Assembly (Year 9
Band)
SSA 12Y Rugby
League Darwin
SSA 12Y Rugby
League Darwin
SSA 12Y Rugby
League Darwin
SSA 12Y Rugby
League Darwin
SSA 12Y Rugby League SSA 17Y Golf
Darwin
Canberra
SSA 17Y Golf
Canberra
SSA 17Y Golf
Canberra
SSA 17Y Golf
Canberra
DARE Cap Sydney
Star Girls Trip Sydney Star Girls Trip Sydney Star Girls Trip
Sydney
13Y & O South
Netball
SS U16 Hockey Perth ACT 12Y & U Girls
ACT 12Y & U Boys
Tennis
Tennis
SSA 12Y Hockey Perth SSA 12Y Hockey Perth SSA 12Y Hockey
Perth
SS U16 Hockey Perth SS U16 Hockey
Perth
SSA 12Y Hockey
Perth
SSA 12Y Hockey
Perth
13Y & O North Netball
ASC Boys Hockey
ASC Girls Hockey
Dear Families,
We have been advised by the Department that during the school holidays, Westpac have deployed the
ability for families to make payments from their mobile devices (phones, tablets and PCs) through the
payment tab on the schools website.
You could do this with the old Quickweb but it appeared in tiny writing which made it difficult to input
information.
The new change now makes the page easy to read and input information and credit card details.
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NDIS Pre Planning Workshops
Would you like help to prepare for your planning conversation with the National Disability Insurance
Agency (NDIA)?
Are you unsure of what an NDIS planning conversation might be like?
The NDIA are running regular workshops for participants, families and carers to assist with understanding NDIS processes.
In these sessions the NDIA will:
• Explain how the NDIS works
• Provide tools to help you identify your goals and aspirations
• Explain and assist you to prepare for the planning conversation
Please RSVP by emailing [email protected] or call (02) 6146 8200.
Please advise the names of those attending, contact phone number and any support requirements.
Both Libraries are fully accessible and have ample parking.
Friends, family members and carers are welcome.
Workshops scheduled for:
Location
Day
Date
Time
Gungahlin Library
Monday
27th July 2015
10:00am - 11:00am
NDIA Braddon Office
Monday
27th July 2015
4:00pm - 5:00 pm
Tuggeranong Library
Monday
3rd August 2015
10:00am - 11:00am
NDIA Braddon Office
Monday
3rd August 2015
4:00pm - 5:00 pm
Gungahlin Library
Monday
10th August 2015
10:00am - 11:00am
NDIA Braddon Office
Monday
10th August 2015
4:00pm - 5:00 pm
Gungahlin Library
Monday
17th August 2015
10:00am - 11:00am
NDIA Braddon Office
Monday
17th August 2015
4:00pm - 5:00 pm
Venues:
Gungahlin Library, Cnr of Hibberson & Gozzard St, Gungahlin ACT 2912
Tuggeranong Library, Cowlishaw Street 212, Tuggeranong ACT 2900
NDIA Braddon Office, Northbourne Ave, Braddon ACT 2612
If you have any enquiries about preparing for your planning conversation please call the ACT Trial
Site on 6146 8200.
Please RSVP by emailing [email protected] or call (02) 6146 8200
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