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      • Collective Agreement 2006 - 2008 (PDF - 349 Kb)
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    • History of the NCA
      • 1913 - 1920: Walter Burley Griffin, Federal Capital Director of Design and Construction
      • 1921 - 1924: Federal Capital Advisory Committee
      • 1925 - 1930: Federal Capital Commission
      • 1938 - 1957: National Capital Planning and Development Committee
      • 1958 - 1989: National Capital Development Commission and the National Capital Planning Committee
      • 1989 - Present Day: National Capital Authority
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        • There are currently no lake closures
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      • Communication Strategy 2003
      • Environment Policy 2003
      • Events in the National Capital
      • Lake Burley Griffin Water Quality Management Plan
        • 1: Introduction
        • 2: Objectives
        • 3: Process of the Plan
      • Part 1: Explanatory Paper
        • 4: Context
        • 5: Past Water Quality Trends
        • 6: Development of Benchmark Levels for Water Quality
      • Part 2: Management Response
        • 7: Management Response
        • 8: Overview of Water Quality Monitoring Programs
        • 9: Actions Arising from the Management of Pollutants
        • 10: Conclusion
        • 11: References
        • Appendix A: Water Quality Testing Methods
        • Appendix B: Lake map with water quality sampling sites
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        • Application for Works Approval Form: (PDF - 417Kb)
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  • Visiting
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    • Attractions of National Significance
      • National Capital Exhibition
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      • Blundells Cottage
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      • Old Parliament House Gardens
        • History of the Gardens
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        • The Centenary of Women's Suffrage Commemorative Fountain
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        • OPH Gardens Rose Guide - PDF 3 Mb
      • Commonwealth Place
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      • Reconciliation Place
      • Anzac Parade
        • Australian Hellenic Memorial
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      • Captain Cook Memorial Jet
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      • The National Police Memorial
      • Old Parliament House
      • Parliament House
      • Questacon - The National Science & Technology Centre
      • The Australian War Memorial
    • Lake Burley Griffin & Surrounding Parklands
      • Boating on Lake Burley Griffin
        • Power Boating Policy
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      • Lake Operators
      • Lake Management
      • Weekly Lake Reports
      • Lake and Surrounds Organisations
  • Events & Venues
    • Overview
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    • Major Event Venues
      • Commonwealth Place
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      • Reconciliation Place
      • Stage 88
      • Commonwealth Park
      • Patrick White Lawns
      • Lake Burley Griffin
    • Community Event Venues
      • Commonwealth Place
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      • Stage 88
      • Commonwealth Park
      • Patrick White Lawns
      • Magna Carta Place
      • Kings Park
      • Rond Terrace
      • Aspen Island
      • Springbank Island
      • Lake Burley Griffin
      • Parkes Place
      • Anzac Parade
    • Function Venues
      • Magna Carta Place
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      • Peace Park
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    • Planning an Event on National Land
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      • Contact the Events Team
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  • Enhancing & Maintaining
    • Maintenance Overview
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    • Administration of National Land
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    • Boating on Lake Burley Griffin
    • Lake Burley Griffin Management
    • The Griffin Legacy
    • Canberra Central Parklands Competition
    • St. John's Church Design Competition
    • Kiosks in the Parliamentary Zone
    • Suffrage Fountain
    • Anzac Parade Lighting Project
    • Magna Carta Place
    • National Emergency Services Memorial
    • RAAF Memorial Redevelopment
    • Commonwealth Place
    • Commonwealth Place Forecourt
      • Stage 2 Project Summary
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    • Reconciliation Place
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    • Anzac Parade Roundabout
    • The Humanities and Science Campus, Parliamentary Zone
    • Australian Peacekeeping Memorial
    • World War I and II Memorials
  • Education & Understanding
    • Overview
    • History of the Capital
      • The Search for a Site
      • Design Competition for Canberra
      • Walter Burley Griffin
      • Marion Mahony Griffin
      • Griffin's Federal Capital Design
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      • The 1930s Depression
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