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03-06-2005, 01:32 PM
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2 June 2005
DRAGWAY ADVISORY COMMITTEE ANNOUNCED The CEO of the Royal National Capital Agricultural Society, Geoff Cannock, will chair a committee appointed to advise the Government on the construction of a dragway in the Majura Valley, Chief Minister Jon Stanhope announced today. "In accordance with its pre-election commitment, the ACT Government has established a Dragway Advisory Committee, comprising community representatives, individuals with an interest in dragway and motor sports and government officials. The committee will advise the Government on the establishment of a dragway in the Majura Valley," Mr Stanhope said. "The Government remains committed to a dragway and has shown that commitment by allocating $8 million in capital funding for the project. "The construction of a dragway is a significant undertaking. The Dragway Advisory Committee will help work through issues including the appropriateness of a site in the Majura Valley, and help ensure that all factors, including noise and other environmental considerations, are properly considered. "I thank the members of the Dragway Advisory Committee for agreeing to participate in this important process." The members of the Dragway Advisory Committee are: Mr Geoff Cannock (chair) - CEO Royal National Capital Agricultural Society Mr Geoff Develin - Dragway proponent Mr Leon Nolan - Chair, ACT Motor Sport Council Mr Ian Watt - Fairbairn Park (main interest is go-karting) Mr James Koundouris - Business and motor sport (mainly circuit racing) Mr David Dall - Chair, North Canberra Community Council Mr Len Crossfield - President, Hackett Community Association Mr Rod Hanstein - Lessee of Avonley, a property in the Majura Valley next to the preferred site for the dragway Ms Marion Burgess - Acoustics and Vibration Unit, Australian Defence Force Academy Mr Philip Mitchell - Executive Director, Priority Projects Unit, Chief Minister's Department Mr Mark Kwiatkowski - Director, Priority Projects Unit, Chief Minister's Department Statement Ends
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03-06-2005, 06:41 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: round the corner from the pub
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they should have chic henery on the committee cause he is a champ, organizies summernats that goes on like clockwork and i think we should have a input to the new track..
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06-06-2005, 07:00 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2005
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good to hear something is going ahead, the last few years all you hear is rumours.
hope they actually build it within the next few years tho. |
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