The ACT Basin Water Quality Project has moved on to the next step. If you go to http://www.environment.act.gov.au/water/act-basin-priority-project/our-catchments you can access a list of the projects which have received funding under the joint ACT/Commonwealth project. On first glance only 4 projects have a possibility of impacting on equestrians: Wetlands – Cotter Road south of Pearlman Street, Wright (BNT route on Dixon Drive) Creek stabilisation –…
ACTEA has just been advised by the Operations Supervisor for Scrivener Dam that their modelling suggests that they will have to open one or more sluice gates on Scrivener Dam if the rain continues today. This means that for the next week at least there will be more water than usual over the Molonglo River crossing below the dam. Please pay attention to the water…
Thursday 9 June will be the ACT Equestrian Association Annual General Meeting. The venue will be 7:30-9:30 at the Weston Club at Liardet Street, Weston, ACT. We will present awards for the previous year’s Young Riders and Volunteers and elect a new Committee for 2017. All members of the equestrian community are welcome to attend. Several Committee positions will become vacant this year and ACTEA…
This weekend, Pegasus is holding its annual Tack n’ Treasure sale to raise funds to purchase specific tack and related aids. 100% of all proceeds will go toward purchasing equipment Sale items include: saddles (prices start at $150) stirrups, bridles, halters, reins, bits, and harnesses martingales and breastplates boots and jodhpurs jackets, rugs and saddle blankets, and much more! SATURDAY 4 JUNE 7AM – 1PM…
A group of biodynamic gardeners has taken responsibility for rehabilitating and caring for the old fruit orchard behind the Orana School at the top of Unwin Street in Weston. Agistees at Illoura Paddocks will know this orchard as they pass it regularly on their way past the new suburb of Featherstone Heights on their way to Streeton Drive. Equestrians use the old dirt track just inside…
Earlier this year the ACT government announced that it was proposing to build a new suburb to the west of the Tuggerenong Town Centre. This suburb, already magically named Thompson, is apparently designed to enliven the local shopping precinct. Unfortunately, all the very rough plans for the location of the suburb indicate that it will be built in part over a section of the route…
On Thursday 26 May, ACTEA and the Bicentennial National Trail attended a focus group run by a facilitator engaged to prepare options for a Vision Statement for the future of the Arboretum. There is a view that the Arboretum has grown by fits and starts and almost by accident but has reached the point where some plan for a future direction is required. Will it be about tourism…
Some people may have noticed that the ACT Government is trialing a new approach to exercising our furry friends. Since earlier this year dogs can be exercised off-leash in public sports grounds as long as there is not formal sport taking place. The Equestrian Park Management Group was concerned that this may have implications for the Park despite it being until now a designated dog-on-leash area.…
Stromlo Forest Park has released its Final Master Plan following a consultation period which attracted 7 written submissions and 744 online responses. Written submissions were received from the Canberra Cycling Club, Cycling ACT, Pedal Power ACT, Weston Creek Community Council, the YMCA of Canberra Runners’ Club and the ACT Equestrian Association. Most respondents were existing park users, 67% using the cycling facilities at the Park.…
This advice is primarily aimed at people who agist their horses at Kaleen Paddocks or who ride there from places to the east of EPIC using the marked trail that crosses Flemington Road and skirts the Crace Grasslands in Mitchell. RoadsACT are adding an extra lane to the Gungahlin Drive Expressway near the Mitchell turnoff. Despite quite obvious equestrian trail signs at the intersection of Hoskins…